On Sunday 1st March, The Purcell School presented a whole day of stunning music-making in memory of Oliver Knussen, with four concerts given by over 100 outstanding Purcell students, staff, alumni and guests at the Southbank Centre.

Oliver was a Purcell student before he became the famous, beloved giant of the music world. These programmes honour his memory and all he did to promote music in the school, in the UK and throughout the world. Three daytime recitals took place in the Purcell Room followed by an orchestral concert in the QEH in the evening, showcasing music with links to Knussen, as well as Beethoven’s 250th anniversary plus Sonya Knussen, the composer’s daughter and a Purcell alumna, narrating Britten’s ‘Young Person’s Guide’.

The Purcell School Celebrates Oliver Knussen
March 1st 2020, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre

The Purcell School Symphony Orchestra
Conductors: Paul Hoskins, Jack Gonzalez Harding*
Narrator: Sonya Knussen
Piano: Milda Daunoraite

Programme:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra - Britten
Piano Concerto in G Major - Ravel
Shapeshifter* - Original Work by Purcell Student Sasha Scott
Flourish with Fireworks - Knussen
Symphony No. 4 – Lutoslawski

Special thanks to Black Swan Film & Video and BMP for the video and sound recording:

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