“I feel tremendously lucky to be able to earn my living playing the piano. I am constantly stretched and stimulated by the music I play and I’m inspired by many marvellous friends and colleagues with whom I share the platform. I am very privileged.”
“Julius Drake, the nonpareil collaborative pianist.”
– The New Yorker
News
Wigmore Hall’s Fauré Song Gala: a showcase for the composer’s mélodies (Bachtrack)
✬ ✬ ✬ ✬ Bachtrack Mark Valencia "Both [Susan Manoff and Julius Drake] playing with secure, idiomatic familiarity... a generosity of spirit both to their singers and to each other." "A concert of heavenly length that grouped songs from the composer’s early, middle, and...
Wigmore Hall Fauré Song Gala review (The Guardian)
✬ ✬ ✬ ✬ The Guardian Andrew Clements "A beautifully conceived, finely executed centenary tribute." To read the full article please click the following link: Fauré Song Gala review – subtlety and sensitivity mark centenary of composer’s death
2024 Jean Meikle Duo Prize Winners: Clara Barbier Serrano & Joanna Kacperek
2024 Jean Meikle Duo Prize Winners: Clara Barbier Serrano & Joanna Kacperek The Jean Meikle Duo Prize at the Wigmore Hall/Bollinger International Song Competition has been awarded to soprano Clara Barbier Serrano and pianist Joanna Kacperek. About the Artists:...
Future Engagements
Future Engagements
Curated Projects
“Over the last few years, since the inauguration of Temple Song in 2006, I have performed in the glorious Middle Temple Hall with an array of the best singers in the world, most of them discovering the hall for the first time…”
“Middle Temple Hall, the setting for a first-rate concert series, is one of those London spaces that would make a tourist swoon. With its suits of armour and coats-of-arms it seems the perfect setting for stirring songs of martial derring-do.”
– Ivan Hewitt, The Daily Telegraph
Professorship & Masterclasses
Julius Drake is a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music in London. Up until 2024, he held a Professorship at Graz University for Music and the Performing Arts in Austria, where he tought a class for song pianists andHe is regularly invited to give master classes worldwide; recently in Aldeburgh, Brussels, Utrecht, Cincinnati, Toronto, Minneapolis, Ann Arbor, Vienna and at the Schubert Institute in Baden bei Wien.
Contact
Julius Drake is represented worldwide by Askonas Holt.
For availability and general enquiries:
Angelica Conner
Artist Manager
Email: angelica.conner@askonasholt.com
Charlotte Bateman
Assistant Artist Manager
Email: charlotte.bateman@askonasholt.com
