Programme to include:Music by Handel and Brahms, new commissions by Julia Simpson and Dan Jenkins, as well as reimagined gems by John Williams and Chick Corea.Philip Cobb – TrumpetPhilip is Principal Trumpet of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, having previously held the same position in the London Symphony Orchestra from the age of 21. He studied at...
Alessandro Borgomanero and Sarah-Jane Bradley Recital Programme: W.A. Mozart – Duo in G Major for Violin and Viola KV 423 J. S. Bach – Chaconne from the Partita No. 2 in D Minor for Violin Solo BWV1004 David Matthews (b1943) "Darkness Draws In" (2005) and "Elegiac Variations" (2024) Ernani Aguiar (1950-) – “Duos de Prados”...
Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the best of West End theatre. Experience the drama and joy of your favourite show tunes performed by outstanding vocal talent and live musicians.Featuring hits from:SixGhostWest side StoryEveryone's talking about JamieAnd many more.The concert is free to attend but donations are kindly received. No booking required.More details to...
The Purcell School Chamber ChoirTom Winpenny, directorPhoebe Tak Man Chow, organ
We are very pleased to welcome Natalia Trull to give piano masterclasses to some of our piano students. Natalia Trull began studying piano in her native St. Peterburg. She later moved to Moscow where she graduated from the Moscow Conservatory. Among her teachers were professors Y. Zak, M. Voskresensky and T. Kravchenko. Her performance career was launched...
Wigmore Hall Lunchtime Concert2 May 2025 1.00PMWigmore Hall 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BPThe Purcell School Chamber Soloists return to Wigmore with a programme celebrating the anniversaries of Ravel and Berio. They include a work written for them by Robert Saxton, who studied with Berio. Saxton is deeply immersed in Ravel’s music, and closely involved...
Students from the Purcell School perform in an afternoon concert at Benslow Music. For more information and to book tickets, please see the Benslow Music website: https://benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=3312Programme to follow.
Piano Through the Ages, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and more...Some of the Purcell School’s most talented young pianists present a programme that explores how music for keyboard has developed with the advances in the instruments themselves. From Bach, writing for early keyboard instruments (harpsichord, clavichord, organ), to Beethoven who composed for fortepiano, through to Chopin, Janáček...
The Instrumentalist | A journey through colour & music…Harriet Constable author & readerLucy Russell violinMusicians from the Purcell SchoolRead by the author herself, excerpts from Harriet Constable’s debut novel, The Instrumentalist, are woven together here with music by Vivaldi, Correlli and Tartini to tell the story of young Anna Maria, a musical prodigy studying under Vivaldi at the Ospedale...
Join us for CONCERT CELEBRATION '25, a mini-festival of four concerts featuring music composed and performed by pupils in Years 7,8 and 9. This project will be the highlight of an exciting new composition assessment programme. Each pupil was asked to choose from 5 different briefs, and compose music for a small group of instruments, or electronics. ...
Join us for CONCERT CELEBRATION '25, a mini-festival of four concerts featuring music composed and performed by pupils in Years 7,8 and 9. This project will be the highlight of an exciting new composition assessment programme. Each pupil was asked to choose from 5 different briefs, and compose music for a small group of instruments, or electronics. The...
Join us for CONCERT CELEBRATION '25, a mini-festival of four concerts featuring music composed and performed by pupils in Years 7,8 and 9. This project will be the highlight of an exciting new composition assessment programme. Each pupil was asked to choose from 5 different briefs, and compose music for a small group of instruments, or electronics. The...
Join us for CONCERT CELEBRATION '25, a mini-festival of four concerts featuring music composed and performed by pupils in Years 7,8 and 9. This project will be the highlight of an exciting new composition assessment programme. Each pupil was asked to choose from 5 different briefs, and compose music for a small group of instruments, or electronics. The...
We are very pleased to welcome Anna Wolstenholme to take a flute masterclass at The Purcell School.Anna Wolstenholme is Principal Flute of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (Norway) having held the same position in OSESP (Sao Paulo, Brazil). She is also a Senior Lecturer in Chamber Music, Artist Development Lecturer and Postgraduate Tutor at the Royal...
DescriptionJoin exceptional Year 13 students from The Purcell School—winners of numerous performance prizes— in a lunchtime concert of outstanding music-making. The programme features a wide-ranging selection of works, from the intricate beauty of Bach’s Cello Suite No.4 to the intense emotions in Lowell Libermann’s flute sonata. Programme: Bach Cello Suite No 4: Prelude Allemande Bourrée...
Programme:F. Schubert (1797-1828)Sonata No.14 in a-minor, D.784 Allegro giustoAndanteAllegro vivaceN. Medtner (1880-1951) Fairytales, Op.20 No.1 in b-flat minor Forgotten Melodies, Op.39 No.4 'Canzona matinata' Sonata in c-minor, Op. 39 No.5 'Sonata tragica'- Interval -R. Schumann (1810-1856)Arabesque in C-Major, Op.18 (7min)R. Schumann (1810-1856)Symphonic Studies, Op.13 “Though there are dozens of fine accounts of Davidsbündlertänze out there, hers is one full of character. Grewe never...
Three short lecture recitals by year 13 Oxbridge Music offer holders.
