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Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights! Just a reminder that there will not be an edition of the Weekly Highlights next week however we will be sending out the March edition of The Purcell School’s Official Magazine ‘Crescendo‘ next Friday!   Upcoming Events   Society of Recorder Players Composers Competition 2019 The…

Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Bromley Music Festival Purcell students took to Bromley Music Festival with great success! Congratulations to Fern Brooks on winning the Sidonie Goosens Cup and 1st Place Medallion and The Clive Morley Prize for her Class Intermediate Recital at The Bromley Music Festival last week! Fern…

Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Masterclass with Josephine Knight The School recently played host to British cellist Josephine Knight, one of the most sought after performers of her generation, who led a Cello Masterclass on Monday 6th March. Josephine has performed as a soloist with leading orchestras across the world…

Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   Grand Prize Virtuoso competition 2019 Congratulations to students Zara Williams and Deniz Cengiz on being First Prize winners of the Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition 2019 for their chamber performance, four hands, and have been selected to perform at the Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall on…

Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights! (Just a reminder that next week will not feature a Weekly Highlights as students are on Half Term break) Arad Philharmonic Orchestra Congratulations to Purcell student Ioan-Octavian Pîrlea on being invited to play the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Arad Philharmonic Orchestra at The Cultural Palace…

Welcome to the first February edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   PRIDE AND MUSIC Audience members were welcomed by Tristan Boldy who introduced our host for the night, Mr Paul Elliott. Composers were interviewed by the event’s organiser Josh Mock (pictured is Josh Mock chatting to Jasmine Morris regarding her piece) Audience members and performers…

Welcome to the last January edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   English National Ballet Recording Current Purcell student Chelsea Becker has been invited to play oboe with musicians from the English National Ballet as part of a collaboration ‘2019 Dance Journeys’ between ENB and the Royal College of Music to produce a recording which will…

Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   MILTON COURT SHOWCASE On Sunday, five of our students; Brian Luo, Alexandra Peel, Elissa Street, Cherry Ge and Chea Woom Lee gave spectacular recitals at the lovely Milton Court Concert Hall. With the help of Musicarta and BMP The Sound Recording Company we were able…

Welcome to the latest edition of Purcell’s Weekly Highlights!   YOUTHFUL PIANO SOUNDS IN CONCERT Pharos Arts Foundation openED the new year with a recital by alumni Tyler Hay – First Prize winner of the Royal Overseas League Piano Competition and the Liszt Society International Piano Competition in the UK. Described as a “phenomenal, virtuoso”,…

Welcome to the first Weekly Highlights of 2019! We are pleased to have everyone back at Purcell after a relaxing break and already have great news to share!   2019 YOUNG DRUMMER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION Seven independent judges have worked their way through the shortlisted 40 to come up with 2019 Final 10 which…