THE PURCELL SCHOOL – Young Artist Series

A talented cohort of students from specialist music school, The Purcell School, make Festival debuts to open our 2026 Series, with pieces for solo piano, string quartet and piano quintet. Part of our America250 season, their programme will include works by Prokofiev, Chopin, Liszt and extracts from Dvorak’s American Quartet.

Dvorak Excerpts from String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 ‘American’
Prokofiev Sarcasms, Op. 17
Chopin Etude Op. 25, No. 5 in E minor 
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 11
Dvorak Excerpt from Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81

Event sponsor: Valerie & Chris Cartwright

LFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 9th April | Silver/Bronze: 16th April | General Booking Opens: 23rd April

We offer a wide range of discounts, including concessions for students, benefits recipients, carers/essential companions, and Under 30s, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team.

Pay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction, discount applied at checkout)