Jamie Cochrane, pianist – a profile

Jamie Cochrane is playing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no. 2 along with Petersfield Orchestra on Thursday 21 March at 7.30pm in Petersfield Festival Hall. What are you looking most forward to when performing at the Petersfield Musical Festival this year? Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is one of my favourite concertos to perform as the piano … Read more

Richard Pearce, organist and conductor – a profile

Richard will be presenting a varied programme of pieces from much-loved Bach fugues to works by lesser-known modern French composers such as Alain and Langlais, alongside a sonata by Elgar and a chorale by César Franck at 7.30pm on Wednesday 20 March at St Peter’s Church. What are you looking most forward to when performing … Read more

Milly Forrest, soprano – a profile

Milly will be singing soprano in “A Century of English Music” at 7.30pm on Saturday 23 March at Petersfield Festival Hall. What are you looking most forward to when performing at the Petersfield Musical Festival this year? Hierusalem by Dyson is new to me. It is a prayer sung by someone longing to be in … Read more

Rebecca McNaught, cello – a profile

Rebecca will be playing the cello at the Festival Lunchtime Recital on Tuesday 19 March at 1pm in St Peter’s Church. Read a review. What are you looking most forward to when performing at the Petersfield Musical Festival this year? I spent a long time with Emily Hoh, my amazing pianist, discussing a programme that … Read more

Profile – Philip Young, Musical Director of the Petersfield Musical Festival, and the Festival of Young Composers

On Sunday 4 February at 10 AM at TPS Studio Petersfield Musical Festival is hosting its eighth competition for young composers, giving an ideal opportunity for imaginative musicians to share their creations with new audiences and receive expert feedback from a panel of judges. This was very much the brainchild of Philip Young. After more … Read more

Profile: Jeremy Backhouse, conductor – leading the 2023 Petersfield Musical Festival open choral workshop

Jeremy will be directing the 2023 Petersfield Musical Festival open choral workshop, featuring the Bob Chilcott Songbook, on 23 September 2023 in Petersfield. What are you looking most forward to when directing this workshop? In these kinds of workshops I’m always keen to take the singers well beyond simply learning the notes towards sharing my … Read more

Alexander Bower-Brown, baritone – a profile

Alexander will be singing the role of Zebul in Handel’s oratorio Jephtha at this year’s Festival alongside soloists from London’s top conservatoires and backed by local choral societies. The concert, conducted by Paul Spicer and accompanied by Southern Pro Musica, takes place on 18th March at 7.30pm. What are you looking most forward to when … Read more

Magnus Walker, tenor – a profile

Magnus will be singing the role of Jephtha in Handel’s oratorio Jephtha at this year’s Festival alongside soloists from London’s top conservatoires and backed by local choral societies. The concert, conducted by Paul Spicer and accompanied by Southern Pro Musica, takes place on 18th March at 7.30pm. What are you looking most forward to when … Read more

Clara Orif, soprano – a profile

Clara will be singing the role of Iphis in Handel’s oratorio Jephtha at this year’s Festival alongside soloists from London’s top conservatoires and backed by local choral societies. The concert, conducted by Paul Spicer and accompanied by Southern Pro Musica, takes place on 18th March at 7.30pm in Petersfield Festival Hall. What are you looking … Read more

Ed Ballard, baritone – a profile

Ed will be singing in Stanford’s Songs of the Fleet and Puccini’s Messa di Gloria at this year’s Festival, backed by local choral societies. Paul Spicer and Stephen Scotchmer will conduct the singers alongside the Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra on 25th March at 7.30pm at Petersfield Festival Hall. What are you looking most forward to when … Read more