Julian Perkins

Julian Perkins is a vital presence on the early music scene, equally well known as a conductor and keyboard player. He also sings, teaches, and is a noted researcher. Perkins was born in London. He was the youngest of four siblings, taking up keyboards, violin, and recorder to keep up with his brothers and sisters, and becoming frustrated that his legs were not long enough to allow him to play the organ. As a child, he sang in a performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 ("Symphony of a Thousand") under conductor Klaus Tennstedt, recalling to The Cross-Eyed Pianist site: "A grum...