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Inspirational Bach from Robert Cohen, Old Purcellian

Robert Cohen and Charles Sewart, Head of Strings Last night we were honoured to welcome cellist Robert Cohen for the second instalment in his three part masterclass series on the Bach Suites. Three pupils participated in the masterclass followed by a recital performance from Robert himself. Since leaving The Purcell School for Guildhall School of…

Jacob Collier accepts Jazz FM Award ahead of debut album launch

The talented and innovative former Purcell pupil, Jacob Collier was on Jazz FM at the weekend, ahead of his appearance at Love Supreme Festival. Recipient of ‘Digital Initiative of the Year’‪ ‎Jazz FM Awards‬ trophy, the multi instrumentalist, composer, performer and music technology pioneer releases his debut album ‘In My Room’ on July 1st.

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