Purcell School Chamber SoloistsSchoenberg Pierrot LunaireMahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arranged by Iain Farrington)A performance of Pierrot Lunaire is always a special event, all the more so when played by young people. Students from the UK’s oldest music school are joined by two international, prize-winning singers in a unique project to mark Schoenberg’s 150th anniversary. Iain Farrington’s ingenious arrangement of Mahler’s...

Please come and join our sixth form performing solo pieces in this, the first Sixth Form concert of the academic year.Programme:J.S. Bach Flute Sonata in B minor, BWV1030 i) Andante ii) Largo e dolce iii) PrestoMozart Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major, K.218i) Allegro (with cadenza)Chopin Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23Brahms Viola Sonata No.1...

An afternoon masterclass with cellist Robert Cohen. During forty years of his distinguished international career, Cohen has been hailed as one of the foremost cellists of our time. “It is easy to hear what the fuss is about, he plays like a God” (New York Stereo Review), “A virtuoso of genius” (Nurnberg Nachrichten), “Robert Cohen...

An evening recital by Robert Cohen, accompanied by Daniel Swain (piano).Programme:David Popper - Polonaise de ConcertDavid Popper - Spanish SerenadeGabriel Fauré - PapillonGabriel Fauré - Après un RêveBarbra Streisand/Michel Legrand - 'Papa can you hear me'Schubert - Winterreise D911 No.20 Der WegweiserSaint-Saëns - The SwanDuring forty years of his distinguished international career, Cohen has been hailed...

Come along to a Purcell Concert as part of the Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival in the wonderful Marble Hall of Hatfield House https://www.hatfield-house.co.uk/explore/the-house/the-marble-hall/.Programme:Beethoven Piano Trio in D, Op. 70 No.1 'Ghost'Mozart String Quartet in Bb, KV 458 'The Hunt'For more information and to book tickets, please see the Hatfield House Music Festival website:https://hatfieldhousemusicfestival.org.uk/2024-festival/programme/

Stephen Johnson and Paul Hoskins explore the moonstruck musical world of Pierrot Lunaire with Claire Booth and Purcell School students in the wonderful Marble Hall of Hatfield House https://www.hatfield-house.co.uk/explore/the-house/the-marble-hall/For ticket information please see the Hatfield House Music Festival website:https://hatfieldhousemusicfestival.org.uk/2024-festival/programme/

Grammy nominated pianist/vocalist, Judy Carmichael is one of the world’s leading interpreters of stride and swing piano. Count Basie nicknamed her “Stride," acknowledging the command with which she plays this technically and physically demanding jazz piano style. Judy has taken this infectious style of music and her equally infectious personality everywhere from posh nightclubs in Paris and...

Rafael Gutiérrez Vélez is an accomplished pianist with extensive performance experience in Europe and internationally. He has performed in prestigious venues such as Steinway Hall and St. Martin-in- the-Fields in London, the Rachmaninoff Hall in Moscow, and the Petit Palau de la Música in Barcelona. His repertoire spans a wide range of styles, and he...

Rafael Gutiérrez-Vélez began playing the piano at the age of five. At nine he was admitted to the Jose Jacinto Cuevas Music School to study with Alberto Alvarez Iñiguez, who up to this date continues to be his mentor. In the UK he studied at the Purcell School of Music with Tatiana Sarkissova and Ilana...

Students from Purcell, joined by violinist, conductor and Patron of the school Dmitry Sitkovetsky, return to Sinfonia Smith Square for their flagship autumn concert. Ensembles from all classical departments present a varied programme of music linked by themes of Remembrance.Benjamin Britten Fanfare for St EdmunsburyArvo Pärt Fratres (soloist Dmitry Sitkovetsky)Richard Strauss (arr. Dmitry Sitkovetsky) Sextet from Capriccio,...

We are very pleased to welcome Nicholas Bayley, Principal Double Bass of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, to take a masterclass with our double bass students. At the age of 24 Nicholas Bayley was appointed as principal bassist with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and led the section until 2009, when he assumed his current position as principal...

Please do come and listen to our sixth form concert.This concert will feature a selection of soloists performing their solo pieces.The concert is free to attend but donations to a retiring collection will be gratefully received.Programme:Hoffmeister Concerto in D major i) AllegroMozart Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major, K.218 i) AllegroDvořák Silent WoodsLiszt Années de pèlerinage...

"The Russia of the composer existed only in his art”, – highlighted Simon Morrison, Professor of Music and Slavic Languages and Literatures at Princeton University, describing the complicated relations between Tchaikovsky's music and the context in which it was composed.In anticipation of Morrison’s Discourse event stemming from his latest book, Tchaikovsky's Empire: A New Life of...

The Purcell School Chamber Choir, together with organist Tom Winpenny, will perform a Lunchtime Concert at St Mary’s Church in Watford. The concert is free to attend. For more information, please visit the St Mary’s website:https://www.stmaryswatford.org/newsRefreshments will be available at the church at 12pm. Programme:Vivaldi - MagnificatDurante - MagnificatMozart - Dixit and MagnificatThis concert is sponsored...

Pianist Gila Goldstein is known as a versatile musician and has captivated audiences around the world with her unique artistry and soulful interpretations. Ms. Goldstein has performed as a solo artist and collaborative pianist throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Korea, the Philippines, Europe, and Israel. Her most notable performances included the Berliner Symphoniker,...

We are very pleased to welcome Gila Goldstein to take a masterclass with some of our pianists.Works performed by students will include:Beethoven Sonata in C Major, Op.53Mendelssohn Variations Sérieuses, Op.54Pianist Gila Goldstein is known as a versatile musician and has captivated audiences around the world with her unique artistry and soulful interpretations. Ms. Goldstein has...