Julian Perkins

Julian Perkins is a British conductor and keyboard player (harpsichord, fortepiano and clavichord).[1] He is Founder Director of the early music ensemble Sounds Baroque and Artistic Director of Cambridge Handel Opera Company.[2]

Julian Perkins has been praised for his 'heartening dramatic energy' and 'dynamic direction',[3][4] while his harpsichord accompaniment has been described as 'superbly creative' and 'wonderfully adept and stylish'.[5][6] His solo discography includes premières of harpsichord suites by James Nares and John Christopher Smith,[7][8] and clavichord works by Herbert Howells and Stephen Dodgson.[9][10] He directed the first recording of Daniel Purcell's opera-oratorio The Judgment of Paris,[11] which he subsequently performed in London at St John's, Smith Square.[12] Other recordings include Johann Sebastian Bach's French Suites on clavichord,[13] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's six sonatas for keyboard duet with Emma Abbate,[14][15] and two recordings of Italian cantatas with Sounds Baroque.[16]

In 2009, Julian Perkins performed and recorded solo harpsichord at the Royal Opera House. In 2013, Julian Perkins worked with the Academy of Ancient Music performing in the exhibition about Johannes Vermeer at London's National Gallery.[17] Julian Perkins has conducted staged opera productions for organisations including the Buxton Festival,[18] Dutch National Opera Academy, Grimeborn Festival and Guildhall School of Music & Drama,[19][20] and devised an opera pasticcio about Casanova with librettist Stephen Pettitt that he directed for the Baroque Unwrapped series at London's Kings Place in May 2016.[21] He has appeared live on BBC Radio 3,[22] featured on The Early Music Show and contributed to the station's pioneering podcast about George Frideric Handel's Orlando with Welsh National Opera.[23][24] Concert performances have included appearances as music director for Coram with Simon Callow,[25] Peter Capaldi, Rebecca Evans,[26] Dame Emma Kirkby and David Wilson Johnson,[27][28] and solo recitals in international festivals at St Albans, Buxton, Canterbury, Deal, Lammermuir, Northern Aldborough, Oundle, Petworth, Roman River, Ryedale, Swaledale, Two Moors and Tel Aviv. He wrote an introduction to the clavichord for BBC Music Magazine,[29] and his article about John Christopher Smith was published by Early Music Today.[30] He is a harpsichord tutor at the Royal Northern College of Music.[31]

References

  1. ↑ Andy Campbell. "The National Centre for Early Music – Early Music Directory". NCEM. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  2. ↑ http://cambridgehandel.org.uk
  3. ↑ Lindsay Kemp (2014-06-06). "D PURCELL The Judgment of Paris". Gramophone. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  4. ↑ Anna Picard (2013-08-31). "Edinburgh Festival 2013 classical review: Dido and Aeneas/Bluebeard's Castle: Lament for broken-hearted heroines". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  5. ↑ Cooke, Rachel (2013-09-26). "Breeches, brocade and bonbons". New Statesman. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  6. ↑ http://www.criticscircle.org.uk/?ID=606&PID=5
  7. ↑ Title: Eight Harpsichord Setts (2007-11-14). "Eight Harpsichord Setts". Avie Records. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  8. ↑ "Smith & Handel: Works for Harpsichord – Julian Perkins Harpsichord Early Music Chaconne". Chandos.net. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  9. ↑ http://ascrecords.com/primafacie/howells_clavichord.html
  10. ↑ "DODGSON Diaalogues cameo2088 [WH]: Classical CD Reviews – November 09 MusicWeb-International". Musicweb-international.com. 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  11. ↑ "Daniel Purcell: The Judgment of Paris | RES10128". Resonusclassics.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  12. ↑ Valori, Charlotte (2014-03-07). "The Also-Ran Who Outran Fate: Daniel Purcell's Judgement of Paris | by Bachtrack for classical music, opera, ballet and dance event reviews". Bachtrack.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  13. ↑ "J.S. Bach: French Suites, BWV 812–817 | RES10163". Resonus Classics. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  14. ↑ "W.A. Mozart: Piano Duets, Volume 1 | Julian Perkins & Emma Abbate | RES10172". Resonus Classics. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  15. ↑ http://www.resonusclassics.com/mozart-piano-duets-volume-2-abbate-perkins-res10210
  16. ↑ "Julian Perkins". Avie Records. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  17. ↑ Hewett, Ivan. "Music is the one thing Vermeer couldn't provide". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  18. ↑ "Event details: Pimpinone". Artsderbyshire.org.uk. 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  19. ↑ "Handel Furioso". Arcola Theatre. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  20. ↑ "Julian Perkins, conductor :: Schedule". Operabase.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  21. ↑ oscar (2016-05-05). "Rich ingredients for seduction". Camden Review. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  22. ↑ "BBC Radio 3 – In Tune, Julian Perkins, Dominic Peckham, Tom Verney, Lucy Parham – Clips". BBC. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  23. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09r3qj1
  24. ↑ "Opera on 3 – Handel's Orlando". BBC. 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  25. ↑ "Simon Callow stars in our annual Handel Birthday Concert". Coram.org.uk. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  26. ↑ http://www.coram.org.uk/event/handel-birthday-concert
  27. ↑ "Join Dame Emma Kirkby and Peter Capaldi at Coram's annual Handel Birthday Concert | Coram". www.coram.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  28. ↑ "Handel Birthday Concert | Coram". www.coram.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  29. ↑ "What is a... Clavichord?". BBC Music Magazine. 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  30. ↑ "Early Music Today Magazine – June – Aug 2015 Subscriptions". Pocketmags.com. 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  31. ↑ "Julian Perkins – Royal Northern College of Music". Rncm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
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