In the 52nd of a series of articles, David Bird discusses the work of Redbridge Music Society and introduces Madeleine Perring and Matthew Clemmet, who will be performing in Wanstead this month
One of Redbridge Music Society’s central aims is to introduce, promote and support new generations of young musicians. In Wanstead this month, soprano Madeleine Perring and collaborative pianist Matthew Clemmet will perform a variety of songs and arias, including those by Mozart, Debussy, De Falla and Grieg.
Soprano Madeleine Perring started her musical career as a chorister, and subsequently head chorister, at Wells Cathedral. Later, at the Royal College of Music (RCM), she graduated with first-class honours and, continuing there under soprano Rosa Mannion, gained a Master’s degree with distinction. She has been winner at a number of competitions, including the RCM Lieder Competition and the prestigious Royal Over-Seas League Singers Final 2025.
Madeleine has taken part in masterclasses with Sir Thomas Allen and tenor Nicky Spence, has performed operatic soprano roles, notably in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, and recently took part in the Wigmore Hall French Song Exchange, performing at Wigmore Hall and the renowned Salle Cortot in Paris. She recently joined the Royal Academy Opera Studio for which she will perform as Micäela in Bizet’s Carmen and will join the Academy Song Circle for performances at the Leeds Lieder Festival and the Wigmore Hall. Madeleine is currently a Garsington Opera Emerging Artist, an Andrea Bocelli Foundation Scholar and a Phillip and Dorothy Green Young Artist.
British collaborative pianist and chamber musician Matthew Clemmet read music at Christ Church, Oxford where he held academic and instrumental scholarships and graduated with a first-class degree in 2024. Whilst at Oxford, Matthew studied piano with Anna Tilbrook, worked as a répétiteur for student productions of Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni and frequently performed around Oxford as a soloist and accompanist. He made his concerto debut in 2024 playing Grieg’s A minor Piano Concerto with the Oxford University Philharmonia.
Matthew is a Shipston Song Festival Young Artist and won the pianist prize in the RCM Lieder Competition. He has performed in masterclasses at Wigmore Hall and accompanied Madeleine Perring’s winning recital in the Royal Over-Seas League Competition. He is currently pursuing postgraduate studies at RCM under the tutelage of Simon Lepper, Roger Vignoles and Kathron Sturrock, and is Russell Race Scholar for the 2025–26 academic year.
Please come along to hear and support these two outstanding young musicians.
The recital will take place at Wanstead Library on 17 March from 8pm (tickets on the door: £12; members: £9). Call 07380 606 767. Redbridge Music Society is affiliated to Making Music.
