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  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Wigmore Hall On Monday Purcell students took to the stage of London’s iconic Wigmore Hall to perform a programme of works by Andres, Chausson, Ravel, Mozart and Liszt. It was a wonderful evening of extraordinary talent, and we would like to congratulate all of…

  Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Lucia Breslin Year 12 saxophonist Lucia Breslin has reached the final of the Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain (CASSGB) Young Saxophone Soloist Competition 2020.   Sofiia Matviienko Year 13 flautist Sofiia Matviienko has reached the second round of the BBC Young Musician…

Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   The Purcell School Brass Ensemble On Sunday 17th November, The Purcell School Brass Ensemble were honoured to take part in The High Sheriff’s Justice Service for the County of Hertfordshire. The service, which is held annually in St Alban’s Cathedral, recognises those who administer law…

Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights! Chelsea Becker Year 12 student Chelsea Becker has been invited into the National Youth Orchestra (NYO) as a Composer, and has got through to the second round of the BBC Young Musician 2020 category auditions in early December. Alexis Ffrench Alumnus, pianist and contemporary composer Alexis…

Keep up to date with everything Purcell: Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Phoebe Papandrea During half term Year 8 pianist Phoebe Papandrea performed in Carnegie Hall, New York at The Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition. She was awarded First Prize and the Exceptional Young Musician Prize. Our congratulations Phoebe,…

Keep up to date with everything Purcell: Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights! Tristan Vermeulen On 15th November Year 11 pianist Tristan Vermeulen will be performing Rachmaninov as part of The North London Festival of Music, Speech and Drama’s centenary celebrations. The concert will showcase performances from some of the country’s most…

Keep up to date with everything Purcell:   Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Zara Williams Year 12 pianist Zara Williams has been invited to take part in the 4th Feuerwerk Einbeck International Winter Piano Academy. Feuerwerk is an invitation-only academy which will run from 30th December 2019 to 6 January…

Keep up to date with everything Purcell: Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Art Department Trip to Kew Gardens Purcell’s Year 10 art students, accompanied by a group of Upper Sixth, visited Kew Gardens on Monday 30th September. The purpose of the trip was to take photographs of the stunning plants…

Keep up to date with everything Purcell:   Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   The Giovan Battista Viotti International Music Competition Year 13 pianist Yumeka Nakagawa has been selected to take part in the prestigious G.B. Viotti International Music Competition in Vercelli. The competition, which is celebrating its 70th year, will…

Keep up to date with everything Purcell:   Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Award News for Year 8 Pianist September has been an award-filled month for Phoebe Papandrea. The Year 8 pianist was awarded First Prize in the 2019 International Music Competition ‘Vienna’ Grand Prize Virtuoso, and performed a piano…