Julian Perkins

[2] As a conductor, Julian Perkins has been praised for his 'heartening dramatic energy' and 'dynamic direction',[3][4] while his harpsichord playing has been described as 'superbly creative' and 'wonderfully adept and stylish'.

[8][9] His solo discography includes world premières of virtuosic harpsichord suites by James Nares, John Christopher Smith and John Worgan,[10][11][12] clavichord works by Herbert Howells and Stephen Dodgson,[13][14] Johann Sebastian Bach's French Suites and a clavichord programme entitled Handel's Attick.

[15] His numerous ensemble recordings include two discs of Italian cantatas, and one of songs by Henry Purcell featuring the soprano Anna Dennis with Sounds Baroque.

[16][17] Duo recordings comprise Franz Schubert's violin sonatas of 1816 with Peter Sheppard Skærved, a programme entitled Chit Chat with Terence Charlston featuring contemporary works for two clavichords and, with Emma Abbate, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's complete sonatas for keyboard duet, Carl Maria von Weber's complete works for keyboard duet and a disc of twentieth-century pieces by English composers.

He has given solo recitals in international festivals at St Albans, Buxton, Canterbury, Deal, King's Lynn, Lammermuir, Northern Aldborough, Oundle, Petworth, Roman River, Ryedale, Swaledale, Two Moors and Tel Aviv.