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On Tuesday 19 January,  Year 12 art students visited the Wallace Collection, to take part in ‘Naked Bodies’, a life drawing workshop set within the context of the museum.  Purcellians…

  Many congratulations to our Head Boy and Head Girl, who have received Oxbridge offers for next year.  Tom Sparkes to read Music at Girton College Cambridge and Jenny Clarke to…

16 year-old Joe Parks has reached the Percussion category final of BBC Young Musician, the UK’s leading contest for young classical musicians. After an extensive audition process, judges have announced…

  Hailed by The Telegraph as ‘potentially one of the greatest pianists of the 21st century’, Purcell alumnus Yevgeny Sudbin‘s latest recording for BIS Records has been given an International Classical Music…

European Pianorama logo   Purcell pupils onstage, introducing the Greek piece   Italy – very appropriately represented on our new Italian Fazioli piano!     On Tuesday 12 January, our…

Kevin Hathway leading a side-by-side orchestral rehearsal with Purcell pupils and the Berkshire Maestros Last Sunday afternoon Mr Hathway and Mr Sewart took 14 Purcellians to Stoneham Court in Reading to…

Carols by Candlelight at St. James’s, Bushey   Toby and members of Purcell Symphony Orchestra giving a workshop to local Primary School children (2013)     We are pleased to…

  On Sunday 23 November, the first ever Prozone Music Brass Extravaganza Day was held at The Purcell School. Coaches and artists included: Philippe Schartz – Principal Trumpet, BBC NOW…

Angela Hewitt giving a masterclass   Paolo Fazioli with James Harding   Angela Hewitt meeting pupils after her recital     Wednesday marked a milestone in The Purcell School’s history:…

Juliana Myslov, Dutch Harp Festival 2014 We are very proud that two finalists in the prestigious Royal Overseas League Annual Music Competition are Purcell School alumni.  Harpist, Juliana Myslov was…