Royal College Of Music
Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 00:00
Thursday: 10:00 - 16:00
Friday: 10:00 - 16:00
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About Royal College Of Music
The RCM is rated top conservatoire for performing arts in the UK and second across all institutions worldwide in 2017 QS World University Rankings
Royal College Of Music Description
The Royal College of Music is a world-leading music conservatoire with a prestigious history, contemporary outlook and inspiring location, rated top conservatoire for performing arts in the UK and second across all institutions worldwide in 2017 QS World University Rankings
The RCM trains gifted musicians from all over the world for international careers as performers, conductors, composers and other significant leadership roles within the arts.
With around 800 students from more than 60 countries studying at undergraduate, masters or doctoral level, the RCM is a community of talented and open-minded musicians where creativity, innovation, collaboration and diversity are prized.
Founded in 1882 by the then Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), the RCM has trained some of the most important figures in British and international music life, including composers such as Holst, Vaughan Williams and Britten; conductors such as Leopold Stokowski, Sir Colin Davis and Sir Roger Norrington; singers such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Sir Thomas Allen and Alfie Boe; and instrumentalists such as James Galway, John Lill and Natalie Clein.
Regular visitors include the likes of Lang Lang, Dame Kiri te Kanawa and Bernard Haitink. The RCM’s many performing groups – including five orchestras, two jazz bands and the RCM International Opera School – are celebrated for the vitality and excellence of their performances, and are regularly invited to perform at significant venues both in the UK and overseas.
The RCM’s buildings, facilities and location are the envy of the world. The RCM’s iconic building – housing a concert hall, opera theatre, state-of-the-art studios, library and museum – is situated directly opposite the Royal Albert Hall in the cultural heart of London, one of the world’s great musical cities.
The RCM’s recently launched campaign, 'More Music: Reimagining the Royal College of Music' will transform the RCM's South Kensington estate, future-proofing high-quality music education and guaranteeing access to excellence for generations to come. Visit www. rcm. ac. uk /moremusic for details.
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Our Summer Season this year sees RCM musicians performing with Vladimir Jurowski and Tommy Igoe, presenting fun-filled festivals and showcases, and visiting Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall and the Southbank Centre!
Check out our upcoming events, now live on our website and available to book for RCM Friends...
The Great Exhibitionists series returns with brand new compositions created and performed by RCM musicians.
Discover a world of captivating contemporary music, in diverse settings around the College, and featuring lots of special guest performers!
Bringing together four years dedicated to redefining the boundaries of conservatoire training, Virtual Conservatoire presents Otis & Eunice at the Royal College of Music and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School on 29 & 30 March. Tickets available at www.rcm.ac.uk/otisandeunice
The Virtual Conservatoire project has been an ambitious collaboration between Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Central School of Ballet, LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art), RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music. The result is an immersive piece of music theatre which creates a unique multimedia experience for audiences in both London and Bristol.
We were honoured to partner with Triborough Music Hub and the Royal Albert Hall to bring young musicians together for the world premiere of CONVO by RCM alumna Charlotte Harding!
From Victorian Bristol to a remote desert island, the RCM Opera Studio's production of Robinson Crusoe is a fun musical adventure for all!
Here are our two glorious casts in this memorable operetta...
Watch RCM Director Colin Lawson CBE and RCM musicians perform for His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales in the space that will become a new Performance Hall.
Read more about President's Visit 2019 here: bit.ly/2C5Spd4
The annual President's Visit from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales took place today. Professor Colin Lawson joined RCM students for a special performance during The Prince's tour of the #MoreMusic building development and Maxim Vengerov was awarded an Honorary Doctorate: http://bit.ly/2C5Spd4
This time next week there will be over 1000 children on the Royal Albert Hall stage taking part in their final rehearsal for Convo 2019!
With a combination of hard work from these talented young people, and a beautiful piece of music by alumna composer Charlotte Harding, this incredible concert on Thursday 7 March is not to be missed…
We enjoyed meeting prospective students and their families at yesterday’s Open Day! We hope you all had a wonderful time at the Royal College of Music.
A very warm welcome to all of our Open Day guests. We hope that you enjoy your day at the RCM and leave feeling inspired!
Our 2019 Festival of Percussion is now on sale!
Join us on Sunday 5 May for a day of performances, workshops and talks, featuring headliner Tommy Igoe, the Band of the Royal Marines and musicians from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, plus fun family workshops 🥁 bit.ly/2VjkGnI
Thomas Zehetmair conductor RCM Symphony Orchestra
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E flat K297b Simon Holt An icicle of moon... Dvořák Symphony no 8 in G major op 88
Austrian violinist and conductor Thomas Zehetmair skilfully directs the RCM Symphony Orchestra in this varied evening concert. Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante opens the programme, treating us to rich textures, delectable harmonies and dazzling solo writing.
RCM composition professor Simon Holt follows with a work dedicated to the 80th birthday of fellow composer Harrison Birtwhistle. An icicle of moon is an evocative piece scored for a small orchestra which takes its name from a line in the Garcia Lorca poem, Romance Somnámbulo.
Finally, Dvořak’s masterful Symphony no 8 closes the programme and promises to delight with its charming Czech melodies and unexpected Slavonic waltz movement.
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Look what's arrived in time for our Open Day next week!
Check out our brand new prospectus for entry in 2020-21, available to order and online.
Ahead of tonight's Gift of Music concert, the RCM Museum has released a new digital exhibition of some of Milein Cosman's most dynamic drawings.
Painting a vivid picture of musical life in Britain during and after the Second World War, 1300 of these beautiful artworks now reside in the RCM collections.
We have a stellar line-up for International Women's Day: RCM New Perspectives features works from Charlotte Bray, Helen Grime and Anna Meredith and Clara's Circle is our Keyboard Festival celebrating Clara Schumann http://bit.ly/2IomJW7
The Gift of Music series returns this Wednesday with a concert combining the artworks of Milein Cosman with the music which inspired her drawings: bit.ly/2t6acvT
Hear from RCM Museum Curator Gabriele Rossi Rognoni as he introduces this gorgeous collection of 1300 portraits, with subjects including Britten, Vaughan Williams and Maria Callas.
'Norah darling, don’t believe them. Never heed their flattering wiles, Trust a heart that loves thee dearly, Lives but in thy sunny smiles!'
... For Valentine's Day, the RCM Museum has released 'For The Love of Music' - a new digital exhibition of romantic sheet music covers, including this beautiful cover for an Irish ballad.
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Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 00:00
Thursday: 10:00 - 16:00
Friday: 10:00 - 16:00
Saturday: -
Sunday: -