News & Events

Congratulations to the following pupils who have taken up their places in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain for 2016. Millie Ashton – Leader Ilai Avni – violin 1 Yasmin…

Performers onstage post-concert Audience mingling at the bar Milton Court Concert Hall On Monday evening, five of our senior pupils gave recitals at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama‘s…

On Tuesday, pupils and staff at The Purcell School had the privilege of hosting a visit by  Judith Weir CBE, Master of the Queen’s Music.   The famous composer attended…

A short opera written by ex-Purcellian Lucy Treacher, will be performed as part of the Tete a Tete Opera Festival on Thursday 24 July & Friday 25 July at Central Saint Martins…

In collaboration with the John Ireland Charitable Trust, a weekend of concerts was organised by the Deal Festival to celebrate the composer’s association in the late 1930s with the Kentish…

Congratulations to Lower Sixth pianist, Bocheng Wang, who has won the Croydon Performing Arts Festival Concerto Competition.  Bocheng won over the judges with his performance of Prokofiev‘s notoriously difficult 3rd Piano…

Sebastian Kozub has won 1st Prize in his age category and a prize for best performance of a work by a 20th century composer at the Talents for Europe String Competition in Slovakia.   …

GCSEs may be only days away, but that didn’t stop Year 11 getting thoroughly involved by a visit from three staff from Imperial College, who spent a day with us…

Alumna, Lucie Treacher has been selected to be one of the 2014 UK Junior Chamber International Ten Outstanding Young People (JCI TOYP).  She was recognised as an outstanding singer/songwriter who…

Rehearsing on-stage at QEH with Colin Metters Martin James Bartlett Full orchestra in rehearsal at QEH On Monday evening, The Purcell School Symphony Orchestra played to a full Queen Elizabeth…