SUMMER2019 EVENTS

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 HoskinsDirector of Music

Thursday 25 April

LIVE AT LUNCHTIME1:00pm I Recital Room, The Purcell SchoolFree admissionLutoslawski Paganini Variations (excerpt)Milda Daunoraite & Kasparas Mikuzis - pianoMcLearnon - Single Yellow LineFlute Ensemble: Francesca Biescas RueSofiia Matviienko; Simone Qiu; Hannah Capstick; Elise Furber; Lydia CochraneNihal - OttmanoPercussion Duo: Massimo Martone; Lewis IsaacsBeethoven - Sonata No.8 for pianoand violin Op.30 (i) Lina Jukneviciute - violinMilda Daunoraite - pianoWatch live on the School’s YouTube channel.

The Purcell School

Thursday 25 April

ALIM BEISEMBAYEV PIANO RECITAL7:00pm I Constance Pilkington Hall, The Purcell School£10; £5 concessions On the door and in advance from alimbeisembayev.eventbrite.co.uk Former Purcell student, Alim Beisembayev, winner of the prestigious Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition (2015), and the Jaques Samuel Intercollegiate Piano Competition (2018), performs a programme of works by Scarlatti, Schumann and Stravinsky.

APRILWednesday 24 April

ROSSETTI ENSEMBLE7:00pm I Constance Pilkington Hall,The Purcell School £10; £5 concessionsOn the door and in advance from rossettiensemble.eventbrite.co.uk Mozart - Piano Quartet No. 2 K493 Klughardt - Schilflieder, Op. 28Bridge - Phantasy Piano Quartet, H. 94Ravel - Tombeau de Couperin (arr. Messiter) Malcolm Messiter - oboe; Sara Trickey - violin Sarah-Jane Bradley - viola; Tim Lowe - celloJohn Lenehan - piano Formed in 2018 from long-standing collaborations, the Rossetti Ensemble is named after Dante Gabriel, the British poet and Pre-Raphaelite artist, and includes Purcell School viola teacher, Sarah-Jane Bradley.

Monday 29 April

FREDDY MORGAN PIANO RECITALS 7:45pm I Purcell Room at Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX Tickets: £10 - £15. Booking fee: £3.00 (Members £0.00). Concessions 25% off (limited availability) southbankcentre.co.uk

Schumann Toccata in C, Op.7; Scriabin Etude in D sharp minor, Op.8 No.12; Schumann Novellette in F sharp minor, Op.21 No.8; Liszt Grande étude de Paganini in E flat, S.141 No.2; Chopin Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op.50 No.3; Scherzo No.4 in E, Op.54; Mendelssohn Variations serieuses in D minor, Op.54; Albéniz El Albaicín from Iberia, Bk.3; Chopin Berceuse in D flat, Op.57; Schumann No.1 (Des Abends); No.5 (In der Nacht) from Phantasiestücke, Op.12; Liszt Mephisto Waltz No.1Pianists: Joachim LimBradley NgChindanai NukulvutthiopasCarmen Sánchez LabradorYumeka Nakagawa

Monday 29 April

PURCELL CHAMBER SOLOISTS1:00pm I St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJFree admissionBrahms - Cello Sonata No 1 (i)Chea Woom Lee - piano; Rhys Herbert - celloElgar - Piano Quintet A Minor (i)Lina Jukneviciute & Alexandra Peel – violinsHugo Max – viola; Chian-Chian – celloYumeka Nakagawa - pianoSchumann - String quartet in F major (i)Anya Robins & Rebeca Lazar – violins Catherine White – viola; Tianao Pan - celloPiazzolla - Libertango arr. for brass quintetBrinley Heywood-Snell & Tristan Boldy – trumpets; Joseph Longstaff – hornCarl Davis – trombone Ramon Branch - tubaLotti - Crucifixus; Morley - April is in my mistress’ face; Farmer - Fair Phyllis I sawMorley - My bonny lass she smilethVocal Ensemble: Emily Price; Gayatri NairElissa Street; Jaison Jeyaventhan; Ka Youn Yoo

Sunday 28 April

PURCELL CHAMBER SOLOISTS3:00pm I Stanborough Park Church, Watford WD25 9JLFree admissionLiszt - Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S.514Yumeka Nakagawa - pianoBrahms - Cello Sonata No 1 (i)Chea Woom Lee - piano; Rhys Herbert - celloElgar - Piano Quintet A Minor (i)Lina Jukneviciute & Alexandra Peel – violinsHugo Max – viola; Chian-Chian – celloYumeka Nakagawa - pianoSchumann - String quartet in F major (i) Anya Robins & Rebeca Lazar – violins Catherine White – viola; Tianao Pan - celloPiazzolla - Libertango arr. for brass quintetBrinley Heywood-Snell - trumpetTristan Boldy – trumpetJoseph Longstaff – hornCarl Davis – tromboneRamon Branch - tuba

MAYWednesday 1 May

MIDDLE SCHOOL SOLOISTS7:00pm I Recital Room, The Purcell School Free admissionProgramme to include Bach Partita No. 2 in C Minor and Glinka The Lark for piano, Falla Spanish Dance for violin, Schumann Fantasiestücke I & III for cello, Wieniawski Légende Op.17 for violin Maddie Hunt - guitarAnastasia Gould; Djordje Jovanovic; Alexandra Pereira - pianoHana McDowell; Christine Amirashayeri - violinJennifer Baek - celloFreddie Faragher - trumpet

Tuesday 7 May

LIVE AT LUNCHTIME1:00pm I Recital Room, The Purcell SchoolFree admissionA lunchtime concert performed by The Purcell Jazz Ensemble.

Watch live on the School’s YouTube channel.

The Purcell School

Wednesday 8 May

LIFE GOES ON:A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC AND DANCE7:00pm I Constance Pilkington Hall,The Purcell School Free admissionFeaturing new works written by Purcell students, choreographed by Holly Penny. Performed by dancers from Momentum Performing Arts Academy and musicians from The Purcell School.

Wednesday 22 May

LOWER SCHOOL CHOIR AND SOLOISTS7:00pm I Constance Pilkington Hall,The Purcell School Free admissionProgramme to include Vieuxtemps Ballad and Polonaise Op.38 for violin, Brahms Rhapsody No. 2 Op.79 for piano, and choral works: Caccini/Vavilov Ave Maria, Morricone Nella Fantasia, and Rachmaninoff Spring Waters Arunima Peshwe - bamboo fluteHana Shah - violin; Tifany Rodas - violaAdrian Eggleston and Shixin Zhang - piano Rocca Dal Cin - guitarLower School Choir conducted by Irina Waters

Thursday 23 May

LIVE AT LUNCHTIME1:00pm I Recital Room, The Purcell SchoolFree admissionGrieg - Violin Sonata No.3 (i)Ilai Avni – violinCarmen Sanchez Labrador - pianoSasha Scott - Tiger Teeth Sasha Scott & Mikako Shimatani - violinsHugo Max - viola; Fiore O’Sullivan - cello Watch live on the School’s YouTube channel.

The Purcell School

Friday 24 May

LOWER SCHOOL ORCHESTRA, SOLOISTS & COMPOSERS2:30pm I Constance Pilkington Hall,The Purcell School Free admissionProgramme to include Chopin Nocturne No.1 Op.33 for piano, Sarasate Romanza Andaluza No.1 Op.22 for violin, and orchestral works written by composition students from Year 9.Antonia Zadrag - violin, Yazdi Madon - piano, Angelica Coupland - voice, Lower School Orchestra

JUNETuesday 4 June

LOWER SCHOOL SOLOISTS1:00pm I St. Mary’s Church, Watford Free admissionProgramme to include Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso Op.14, Kramer Dedication to Peterson (Etude), Rachmaninoff Elegie No.1 Op.3 for piano; Cardoso Milonga and Dyens Tango en skai for guitar; Popper Polonaise de Concert Op.14 for celloPhoebe Papandrea - piano Chloe Jiang - pianoMelody Jiang - pianoDa In Kim- celloRebecca Nicolas - violinPolina Matyusheva - violin Ashton Hunt - guitarSo-Hee Han - clarinet

Wednesday 5 June

MIDDLE SCHOOL SOLOISTS7:00pm I Recital Room, The Purcell School Free admissionProgramme to include: Sarasate Introduction and Tarantella for violin; Mark Glentworthh Blues for Gilbert for marimba; Beethoven Piano Sonata in B-flat Major; Vivaldi Sonata No.3 in A Minor, Chopin Nocturne in B-flat Minor No. 1 Op 9 and Prokofiev Suggestion Diabolique for pianoEric Wei - pianoAlexander Traykov - pianoTristan Vermeulen - pianoBertie Beaman - tromboneBeste Gurkey - percussionMaria Noskova - violinHenrietta Dalgleish - violin Bethany Higgs - double bass

Wednesday 12 June

LOWER SCHOOL SOLOISTS7:00pm I Constance Pilkington Hall,The Purcell School Free admissionProgramme to include Hindemith Sonata for flute and piano (i); Scarlatti - Piano Sonata in C Major; Debussy - First Arabesque for pianoFern Brooks - harp; Elise Furber - fluteTianyu Zhou & Gabriella Delia - pianoTheadora Griffiths - viola; Rhea Jo - oboeKokoro Ryu - Cello; Elijah Tolefe - Violin Louis Richardson - double bass

Sunday 16 June

LEES CHAMBER RECITAL3:00pm I The Ballroom, Lees Court, Sheldwich Lees, Faversham, ME13 0NQ Tickets: £15 including champagne.To reserve tickets, please call 01923 331109, or email concerts@purcell-school.orgSchubert - Piano Trio No.1, D.898Alexander Gonzalez Pavlova - violinAnna McClean - cello; Bradley Ng - pianoRachmaninoff - Trio élégiaque No.2, Op.9 Iohan Coman - violin; Chian-Chian Hsu - cello Joachim Lim - piano

Thursday 20 June

HERTFORDSHIRE FESTIVAL OF MUSIC

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: COMPOSING FOR PIANO WITH FLORIAN MITREAConstance Pilkington Hall, The Purcell School 11:00am - 1:00pm Composer Masterclass3:00pm - 5:00pm Piano Masterclass 7:00pm RecitalTickets £15 hertsmusicfest.org.uk Florian Mitrea - Piano; Hertfordshire Festival of Music Featured Living Composers: James Francis Brown, Alan Mills, Peter Fribbins; Purcell School Composers: Chelsea Becker, Asli Emre, Juliana Niu

Friday 21 June

CHAMBER ENSEMBLES AT ST. JAMES’ PICCADILLY1:10pm I St. James’ Church, Piccadilly Free admissionBeethoven - Sonata for Piano and Violin, No.8 Op.30 (i)Milda Daunoraite – pianoLina Jukneviciute – violin Schumann - Piano Quintet Op 55 (i, ii)Eugenie Dalgleish & Mine Ibrahim – violinAlex Papp – violaJasmine Blackshaw Britton – celloKasparas Mikuzis – pianoBartok - Contrasts (iii) Lily Payne – clarinet; Laura Koscielska - violinMagdalene Ho – pianoKodaly - Duo for Cello and ViolinMikako Shimatani – violinChian-Chian Hsu – celloDvorak - Piano Trio in F MinorAlpay Inkalip – violin; Emily Henderson – cello Magdalene Ho - piano

Monday 24 June

WOODWIND AND SINGERS’ SOIRÉE6:30pm I Recital Room, The Purcell School Free admissionAn early evening soirée, with a selection of music performed by the school’s singers and wind players.

Tuesday 25 June

COMPOSERS’ CONCERT7:00pm I Recital Room, The Purcell School Free admissionAn evening of new music written by Purcell School composers.

Wednesday 26 June

CHAMBER ENSEMBLES AT WIGMORE HALL1:00pm I Wigmore Hall, London, W1U 2BPTickets: £10. Transaction fees applywigmore-hall.org.uk

Poulenc - Sonata for Flute and Piano (i)Chindanai Nukulvutthiopas – pianoSofiia Matviienko - fluteGrieg - Violin Sonata No.3 in C (i)Ilai Avni – violinCarmen Sanchez Labrador – pianoAlex Papp - new work for wind quintetFrancesca Biescas Rue – flute, Ellen Wilkinson – oboe, Elissa Street – clarinet; Joseph Longstaff – horn, Verity Burcombe – bassoon Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No.2 in C Minor (i)Ioan-Octavian Pirlea – violin, Rhys Herbert – cello, Radu Stoica – pianoSingelée Premier Quator (i, iii, iv)Saxophone Quartet: Ivan Varchenko, Lucia Breslin, Lydia Cochrane, Fiore O’Sullivan Ottmano Nihal Schmitt Flow Massimo Martone & Lewis Isaacs – Marimba

Wednesday 26 June

JAZZ ENSEMBLES WITH BRANDON ALLEN7:00pm I Constance Pilkington Hall,The Purcell School Free admissionPurcell jazz ensembles perform with tenor saxophonist Brandon Allen. Described in Jazzwise magazine as “arguably the most exciting tenor player in Britain today”, Allen has performed with Eric Clapton, Mica Paris, Jools Holland, and Paloma Faith, among others. He is a Professor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Thursday 27 June

LOWER SCHOOL COMPOSITION HIGHLIGHTS7:00pm I Recital Room, The Purcell School Free admission, refreshments providedA programme in three acts! New music written by composers in the Lower School.

Sunday 30 June

SOLO COMPETITION FINALSConstance Pilkington Hall, The Purcell SchoolFree admission10:30am - 11:40am 12.00pm - 1:10pm 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Verity Burcombe - bassoon Milda Daunoraite - piano Cherry Ge - piano Joseph Longstaff - horn Sofiia Matviienko - flute Olwen Miles - violin Yumeka Nakagawa - piano Bradley Ng - piano Ioan-Octavian Pirlea - violin

The final of a new solo competition for senior Purcell students, adjudicated by conductor and pianist, Chris Hopkins

Friday 28 June

DEAL MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL

STEVEN ISSERLISTHE PURCELL SCHOOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: PAUL HOSKINS7:30pm I St.George’s Church, Deal, KentTickets: £22 - £28 dealmusicandarts.com

Steven Isserlis joins The Purcell SchoolOrchestra to open the Deal Festival.Tchaikovsky - Rococo VariationsBoccherini - Cello Concerto No.6Copland - Appalachian Spring Mozart - Sinfonia ConcertanteEllen Wlikinson - oboe; Elissa Street - clarinet Verity Burcombe - bassoonJoseph Longstaff - horn

JULYTuesday 2 July

THE ARTHUR FELSENSTEIN LEAVERS’ AWARD RECITAL11:00am I Constance Pilkington Hall,The Purcell School Free admissionA competition, adjudicated by an external musician, open to members of the Upper Sixth who are proceeding to music college or university to read music. Designed to support the winner’s musical career, the award is a generous monetary prize, presented to the winner once they commence their undergraduate studies

Tuesday 2 July

BUSHEY FESTIVALPURCELL SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA7:00pm I Constance Pilkington Hall,The Purcell Schoolpurcellchamberorchestra.eventbrite.co.ukCopland - In The BeginningCopland - Appalachian Spring Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante for WindEllen Wlikinson - oboe; Elissa Street - clarinet Verity Burcombe - bassoonJoseph Longstaff - hornConductors: Paul Hoskins & Edward Longstaff

Wednesday 3 July

ALDA DIZDARI: A MEMOIR OF ELGAR7:00pm I Recital Room, The Purcell School £10; £5 concessions on the door and in advance from aldadizdari.eventbrite.co.uk Tickets include a glass of Pimms.Alda Dizdari discusses her book ‘Kiss me Again - A Memoir of Elgar in Unusual Places’ The evening will include a performance of Elgar’s Violin Sonata with pianist Deborah Shah, and a book signing. Both Alda and Deborah are members of the instrumental teaching faculty at Purcell.

Thursday 4 July

STRAVINSKY SOLDIER’S TALE6:00pm I Recital Room, The Purcell School Free admissionA narrated performance of Stravinsky’s theatrical Soldier’s TaleConductor: Alicja Herma

Thursday 4 July

SOUND IMAGE MOVEMENT7:30pm I Constance Pilkington Hall,The Purcell School Free admissionElectronic music, film scores, multi-media andimprovisation.

MASTERCLASSESWednesday 1 May2:00 - 5:00pm

GUY JOHNSTONCELLOWednesday 8 May2:00 - 5:00pm

GILLIAN DIBDENAND MARK GRIFFITHS CHOIRSMonday 13 May4:00 - 6:00pm

JOHN RINKCHOPIN LECTUREWednesday 22 May2:00 - 5:00pm

CRAIG OGDENGUITAR

Thursday 23 May4:00 - 6:00pm I 6:30 - 7:30pm

BARBARA SZCZEPANSKAPIANO

Free AdmissionAll classes held at The Purcell School

Thursday 27 June4:00 - 6:00pm I 6:30 - 7:30pm

AMY DICKSONSAXOPHONE Saturday 29 June9:30am - 12:30pm

ANA SAGALOVAPIANOMonday 1 July2:00 - 6:00pm

JULIANA KOCHOBOEWednesday 3 July2:00 - 5:00pm

REMUS AZOITEIVIOLIN

Sunday 20 October

PURCELL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA3:00pm I Watford ColosseumProgramme to include Stravinsky Symphony in Three MovementsThe Purcell School Symphony Orchestra Paul Hoskins - conductor / indo

AUTUMN TERM 2019 - SAVE THE DATES!e

Wednesday 16 October

DARKNESS ILLUMINATED7:30pm I St. John’s, Smith SquareBeethoven, Clara Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, StanchinskyThe Purcell School Chamber Orchestra Nafis Umerkulova - piano Paul Hoskins - conductor

HOW TO FIND USTRANSPORT

BY CARLeave the M1 at Junction 5, then at the roundabout, take the exit onto the A41 (signposted C. London). At the next roundabout, take the third exit onto Hartspring Lane - B426 (signposted Watford [South], Oxhey). The Purcell School is half a mile on this road, on the right. Once inside the School gates, follow signs for parking.

BY RAILThere are regular services to Bushey and Watford Junction mainline stations and Stanmore and Watford Met tube stations. We recommend getting a taxi from these stations - fares range from £6-10.

ACCESS

RECITAL ROOMLocated on the first floor of the New Music Centre at the rear of the original Victorian building. Ample parking is available in the School car park adjacent to Bushey Mill Lane with limited disabled parking immediately outside the New Music Centre. When entering from Aldenham Road, turn right and follow the drive around to the rear. Fork right to reach the car park.

CONSTANCE PILKINGTON HALLLocated at the front of the main School building. Please park in the Bushey Mill Lane car park or, when indicated, the Metropolitan Police Club car park opposite the School.

NURTURING THE MUSICIANS OF THE FUTURE - FRIENDS OF THE PURCELL SCHOOLHave you thought about becoming a Friend of The Purcell School? Whether you play a musical instrument yourself of simply enjoy music for relaxation, this is a real opportunity to touch the lives of some very remarkable people.

Friends receive a pair of complimentary tickets to our annual symphony orchestra concert at a London venue, priority booking and discounted tickets for all Purcell events as well as an invitation to an exclusive annual Friends Reception & Concert held at the School.

For more information on joining the Friends Scheme, please contract Emma McGrath:

e.mcgrath@purcell-school.org01923 331 131

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