An exciting varied celebration of new music written by young composers from all age groups throughout the school.
Begin your Sunday morning with a delightful 45-minute performance by two students from The Purcell School. Programme:HarpHenriette Renié - LegendeE.A. Walter-Kühne - Fantasy on Themes from Eugene OneginPaul Patterson - Tarantula, from SpidersPianoScriabin - Sonata No.5Chopin - Scherzo No.3To book tickets, please visit the Bechstein Hall website: https://bechsteinhall.com/events/sunday-student-series/Tickets include bottomless coffee, and freshly baked pastries will be...
We are very pleased to welcome Paul Rickard-Ford to take a masterclass with our piano students.Paul Rickard-FordAfter completing his BMus at the Melbourne Conservatorium, Paul Rickard-Ford was awarded the Clarke Scholarship to undertake postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Music, London where he gained the ARCM and the Dannreuther Prize for the most outstanding concerto...
Join us at Purcell for a departmental showcase featuring soloists and chamber ensembles from the Wind, Brass & Percussion departments.The concert is free to attend but donations are kindly received. No booking required.Programme:Johann Neruda Trumpet Concerto i. Allegro Nikolaus von Krufft Horn Sonata in E Major ii. Andante Espressivo Kent Kennan Sonata for Trumpet and Piano i. With...
We are very pleased to welcome Niklas Pokki to take a masterclass with our piano students.Dr. Niklas Pokki is a founder and artistic director of the Mänttä Music Festival, the most important annual piano festival in Finland, since 1999. He currently works as Head of Piano Department at the University of the Arts Helsinki, Sibelius...
We are delighted that the renowned pianist Irina Nuzova will visit us again to take a masterclass with our piano students.Irena NuzovaCritics have applauded classical pianist Irina Nuzova for her “rise above mere virtuosity” (The Washington Post), “intensity of feeling” (La Nazione, Italy) and “profound interpretation” (Il Resto de Carlino, Bologna). Nuzova has appeared in...
Do join us at Purcell for a wonderful evening concert presented by our String Department. Students will be performing solo and chamber works. The concert is free to attend but donations are kindly received. No booking required. Programme to follow.
Please do come along and listen to the fantastic compositions composed by our year 10 students. The concert is free to attend but donations are kindly received. No booking required.
DescriptionThe Purcell School chamber musicians return to Benslow Music Trust for an enchanting afternoon of guitar, piano and violin music.Tickets are £10 (free admission for under 27s) and available to purchase here. Programme to include: Mario Gangi Suite Italiana for Guitar DuoFranz Schubert Fantasia in F minor for Piano Four HandsW.A. Mozart Violin Sonata No. 17 in C Major, K....
Programme:Beethoven: Sonata in E Major, Op.109Chopin: Sonata in B flat minor, Op.35Ravel: Gaspard de la NuitWilliam FongWilliam’s international career was launched in 1984 when he won the first prize, gold medal and Rosa Sabater prize at the Concurso Internacional de Piano in Jaén, Spain. His concerto début at St. John's Smith Square with the Philharmonia Orchestra...
Join our Middle School Orchestra students performing their orchestral repertoire. The concert is free to attend but donations are kindly received. No booking required. Programme to follow.
This is a special concert of new piano pieces by Middle School composers, created by Purcell’s Composer-In-Association, Robert Saxton. They analysed and discussed Voiles (from Preludes, Book 1) by Debussy and each young composer was invited to use the piece as a starting point for a piano piece of their own. In this concert, we...
