Purcell Summer Events Guide 2019

WELCOME
It is my pleasure as Director of Music to
introduce this Events Guide for my first Summer
Term at Purcell. I always enjoy building any
artistic programme, and I hope that there is
something here for everyone.
We very much look forward to seeing you
at any of the concerts and masterclasses in
the booklet, either at school or in one of our
prestigious London venues, including the
Southbank Centre and Wigmore Hall. In a
particularly exciting new venture, we shall be live
streaming a series of concerts online, bringing
The Purcell School Recital Room to you; enabling
you to attend virtually, from wherever you are in
the world.
One of the joys of this place is the enormous range of work that happens every
week, even in a term heavy with public exams. You will find every department of
the school represented here, contributing to a rich menu of jazz, classical, romantic
and 20th Century repertoire, alongside work by some of our many student
composers. Solo recitals appear side by side with chamber ensembles, orchestras,
choirs and many jazz ensembles. You will also see that we draw not only on the
talents of our exceptional students: we also showcase some of our alumni, teaching
staff, and world-renowned guest artists.
I am looking forward to working with Stephen Isserlis at the Deal Festival in
what will be my first public performance here as a conductor. I am also excited
about the visits of Cambridge Professor John Rink and LSO oboist Juliana Koch.
New collaborations this term include the Hertfordshire Festival of Music, and
we continue to welcome longstanding friends such as Guy Johnston and Remus
Azoitei.
Every day at the Purcell School includes something extraordinary – please come
and share it with us.
Paul Hoskins
Director of Music