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Just one month left to apply for the Young Double Reed Programme, an exciting opportunity to meet fellow enthusiasts and learn from RCM professors!
Open to: 11–18 year olds
Standard: Grade 6+
Dates: Selected Sundays Jan-March 2026
Learn more and apply by 28 November: www.rcm.ac.uk/events/detai...
Open to: 11–18 year olds
Standard: Grade 6+
Dates: Selected Sundays Jan-March 2026
Learn more and apply by 28 November: www.rcm.ac.uk/events/detai...
October 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Just one month left to apply for the Young Double Reed Programme, an exciting opportunity to meet fellow enthusiasts and learn from RCM professors!
Open to: 11–18 year olds
Standard: Grade 6+
Dates: Selected Sundays Jan-March 2026
Learn more and apply by 28 November: www.rcm.ac.uk/events/detai...
Open to: 11–18 year olds
Standard: Grade 6+
Dates: Selected Sundays Jan-March 2026
Learn more and apply by 28 November: www.rcm.ac.uk/events/detai...
One week to go until the RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus take to the stage for a vibrant evening of music!
RCM alumna Sofi Jeannin conducts Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Meg Blane, Poulenc’s joyful Gloria and Ravel’s much-loved Bolero 💃
30 & 31 October: bit.ly/chorusconcerts
RCM alumna Sofi Jeannin conducts Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Meg Blane, Poulenc’s joyful Gloria and Ravel’s much-loved Bolero 💃
30 & 31 October: bit.ly/chorusconcerts
October 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
One week to go until the RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus take to the stage for a vibrant evening of music!
RCM alumna Sofi Jeannin conducts Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Meg Blane, Poulenc’s joyful Gloria and Ravel’s much-loved Bolero 💃
30 & 31 October: bit.ly/chorusconcerts
RCM alumna Sofi Jeannin conducts Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Meg Blane, Poulenc’s joyful Gloria and Ravel’s much-loved Bolero 💃
30 & 31 October: bit.ly/chorusconcerts
Ever wanted to take a peek at the process behind the performance?
Next week, go behind the scenes with the Marmen Quartet in a fascinating masterclass! Book your tickets now for what is sure to be an invigorating afternoon.
📅Tuesday 14 October, 2pm
📌Performance Hall, RCM
🎟️: bit.ly/marmenmaster...
Next week, go behind the scenes with the Marmen Quartet in a fascinating masterclass! Book your tickets now for what is sure to be an invigorating afternoon.
📅Tuesday 14 October, 2pm
📌Performance Hall, RCM
🎟️: bit.ly/marmenmaster...
October 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Ever wanted to take a peek at the process behind the performance?
Next week, go behind the scenes with the Marmen Quartet in a fascinating masterclass! Book your tickets now for what is sure to be an invigorating afternoon.
📅Tuesday 14 October, 2pm
📌Performance Hall, RCM
🎟️: bit.ly/marmenmaster...
Next week, go behind the scenes with the Marmen Quartet in a fascinating masterclass! Book your tickets now for what is sure to be an invigorating afternoon.
📅Tuesday 14 October, 2pm
📌Performance Hall, RCM
🎟️: bit.ly/marmenmaster...
Did you see the supermoon this week? It reminded us of our production of Haydn’s 'Il mondo della luna' a few years ago…
Why not come along to this term’s opera and immerse yourself in another magical world – The Cunning Little Vixen is on sale now!
🎟️: bit.ly/rcm_opera
Why not come along to this term’s opera and immerse yourself in another magical world – The Cunning Little Vixen is on sale now!
🎟️: bit.ly/rcm_opera
October 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Did you see the supermoon this week? It reminded us of our production of Haydn’s 'Il mondo della luna' a few years ago…
Why not come along to this term’s opera and immerse yourself in another magical world – The Cunning Little Vixen is on sale now!
🎟️: bit.ly/rcm_opera
Why not come along to this term’s opera and immerse yourself in another magical world – The Cunning Little Vixen is on sale now!
🎟️: bit.ly/rcm_opera
Join us next Wednesday for an exciting collaborative concert celebrating the centenary of legendary French composer, Pierre Boulez. Musicians from the RCM and Conservatoire de Paris are busy rehearsing for this special project in Paris! 🇫🇷
Learn more and book: www.rcm.ac.uk/events/detai...
Learn more and book: www.rcm.ac.uk/events/detai...
October 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Join us next Wednesday for an exciting collaborative concert celebrating the centenary of legendary French composer, Pierre Boulez. Musicians from the RCM and Conservatoire de Paris are busy rehearsing for this special project in Paris! 🇫🇷
Learn more and book: www.rcm.ac.uk/events/detai...
Learn more and book: www.rcm.ac.uk/events/detai...
Priority booking is now open for the RCM Opera Studio’s autumn production, The Cunning Little Vixen 🦊
Be moved by Janáček’s whimsical opera, drawing playful parallels between animal and human life.
24, 26, 28 & 29 November – RCM Friends book now: www.rcm.ac.uk/rcmopera
Be moved by Janáček’s whimsical opera, drawing playful parallels between animal and human life.
24, 26, 28 & 29 November – RCM Friends book now: www.rcm.ac.uk/rcmopera
October 1, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Priority booking is now open for the RCM Opera Studio’s autumn production, The Cunning Little Vixen 🦊
Be moved by Janáček’s whimsical opera, drawing playful parallels between animal and human life.
24, 26, 28 & 29 November – RCM Friends book now: www.rcm.ac.uk/rcmopera
Be moved by Janáček’s whimsical opera, drawing playful parallels between animal and human life.
24, 26, 28 & 29 November – RCM Friends book now: www.rcm.ac.uk/rcmopera
We’re delighted to announce two new appointments to the prestigious Vocal & Opera Faculty!
Award-winning bass Jonathan Lemalu becomes Deputy Head of Vocal & Opera, and distinguished pianist, coach and conductor Mark Austin joins as Assistant Head of Vocal & Opera.
bit.ly/RCM-VandO-appointments
Award-winning bass Jonathan Lemalu becomes Deputy Head of Vocal & Opera, and distinguished pianist, coach and conductor Mark Austin joins as Assistant Head of Vocal & Opera.
bit.ly/RCM-VandO-appointments
September 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
We’re delighted to announce two new appointments to the prestigious Vocal & Opera Faculty!
Award-winning bass Jonathan Lemalu becomes Deputy Head of Vocal & Opera, and distinguished pianist, coach and conductor Mark Austin joins as Assistant Head of Vocal & Opera.
bit.ly/RCM-VandO-appointments
Award-winning bass Jonathan Lemalu becomes Deputy Head of Vocal & Opera, and distinguished pianist, coach and conductor Mark Austin joins as Assistant Head of Vocal & Opera.
bit.ly/RCM-VandO-appointments
Tell us your news! 📣 We love to hear from RCM staff, students and alumni – from performances to projects to publications. Send your updates to news@rcm.ac.uk by Friday 26 September, and you could feature in the autumn edition of Upbeat magazine.
📸 Chris Christodoulou
📸 Chris Christodoulou
September 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Tell us your news! 📣 We love to hear from RCM staff, students and alumni – from performances to projects to publications. Send your updates to news@rcm.ac.uk by Friday 26 September, and you could feature in the autumn edition of Upbeat magazine.
📸 Chris Christodoulou
📸 Chris Christodoulou
Meet the extraordinary musicians who will be Royal College of Music Fellows for the 2025/26 academic year - congratulations to all! 🎉
Find out more about them: bit.ly/RCM-Fellowsh...
Find out more about them: bit.ly/RCM-Fellowsh...
September 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Meet the extraordinary musicians who will be Royal College of Music Fellows for the 2025/26 academic year - congratulations to all! 🎉
Find out more about them: bit.ly/RCM-Fellowsh...
Find out more about them: bit.ly/RCM-Fellowsh...
This #FlashbackFriday listen to RCM flautist Samantha Rowe perform Brett Dean's effervescent work for solo flute, 'Demons' 🫧
Learn more about the piece and watch the full performance on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/aOaqyNmgql8
Learn more about the piece and watch the full performance on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/aOaqyNmgql8
September 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This #FlashbackFriday listen to RCM flautist Samantha Rowe perform Brett Dean's effervescent work for solo flute, 'Demons' 🫧
Learn more about the piece and watch the full performance on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/aOaqyNmgql8
Learn more about the piece and watch the full performance on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/aOaqyNmgql8
Tra le fiamme, the latest recording on Channel Classics, brings together the RCM's innovative new 3D printed instruments with rare originals from the RCM Collection, performed by alumni and leading professors from our Historical Performance Faculty!
Discover the recording: bit.ly/RCM-Tralefia...
Discover the recording: bit.ly/RCM-Tralefia...
September 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Tra le fiamme, the latest recording on Channel Classics, brings together the RCM's innovative new 3D printed instruments with rare originals from the RCM Collection, performed by alumni and leading professors from our Historical Performance Faculty!
Discover the recording: bit.ly/RCM-Tralefia...
Discover the recording: bit.ly/RCM-Tralefia...
Last week #RCMSparks kicked off the Springboard Young Composers Course with a special rehearsal visit at the Royal Albert Hall and a trip to the RCM Museum's Kurt Cobain Unplugged exhibition. Well done to the new students for creating amazing work inspired by music from the BBC Proms! 🎶
September 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Last week #RCMSparks kicked off the Springboard Young Composers Course with a special rehearsal visit at the Royal Albert Hall and a trip to the RCM Museum's Kurt Cobain Unplugged exhibition. Well done to the new students for creating amazing work inspired by music from the BBC Proms! 🎶
We’re thrilled to welcome three outstanding new professors to the Strings Faculty! 🎶
Joining our faculty are principal harp of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Elizabeth Bass, award-winning harpist Oliver Wass, and internationally acclaimed violinist Esther Yoo.
Read more➡️ bit.ly/RCM-Stringsp...
Joining our faculty are principal harp of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Elizabeth Bass, award-winning harpist Oliver Wass, and internationally acclaimed violinist Esther Yoo.
Read more➡️ bit.ly/RCM-Stringsp...
September 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
We’re thrilled to welcome three outstanding new professors to the Strings Faculty! 🎶
Joining our faculty are principal harp of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Elizabeth Bass, award-winning harpist Oliver Wass, and internationally acclaimed violinist Esther Yoo.
Read more➡️ bit.ly/RCM-Stringsp...
Joining our faculty are principal harp of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Elizabeth Bass, award-winning harpist Oliver Wass, and internationally acclaimed violinist Esther Yoo.
Read more➡️ bit.ly/RCM-Stringsp...
RCM singers take centre stage at the BBC Proms this week!
Tonight, alumna Ava Dodd joins Visiting Professors Brindley Sherratt and Nicky Spence in Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth. Then on Sunday, look out for alumni Laurence Kilsby and Elizabeth Watts in Bliss’ cantata The Beatitudes.
Tonight, alumna Ava Dodd joins Visiting Professors Brindley Sherratt and Nicky Spence in Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth. Then on Sunday, look out for alumni Laurence Kilsby and Elizabeth Watts in Bliss’ cantata The Beatitudes.
September 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
RCM singers take centre stage at the BBC Proms this week!
Tonight, alumna Ava Dodd joins Visiting Professors Brindley Sherratt and Nicky Spence in Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth. Then on Sunday, look out for alumni Laurence Kilsby and Elizabeth Watts in Bliss’ cantata The Beatitudes.
Tonight, alumna Ava Dodd joins Visiting Professors Brindley Sherratt and Nicky Spence in Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth. Then on Sunday, look out for alumni Laurence Kilsby and Elizabeth Watts in Bliss’ cantata The Beatitudes.
Can you name that character? 🐺🦆🐦
Hear Prokofiev’s iconic Peter and the Wolf, brought to life by RCM musicians in this intimate arrangement.
Watch the full performance on YouTube, led by RCM conductor Sam Scheer & narrated by the wonderful Lucy Hollins: youtu.be/25Jt_Dklkzs
Hear Prokofiev’s iconic Peter and the Wolf, brought to life by RCM musicians in this intimate arrangement.
Watch the full performance on YouTube, led by RCM conductor Sam Scheer & narrated by the wonderful Lucy Hollins: youtu.be/25Jt_Dklkzs
August 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Can you name that character? 🐺🦆🐦
Hear Prokofiev’s iconic Peter and the Wolf, brought to life by RCM musicians in this intimate arrangement.
Watch the full performance on YouTube, led by RCM conductor Sam Scheer & narrated by the wonderful Lucy Hollins: youtu.be/25Jt_Dklkzs
Hear Prokofiev’s iconic Peter and the Wolf, brought to life by RCM musicians in this intimate arrangement.
Watch the full performance on YouTube, led by RCM conductor Sam Scheer & narrated by the wonderful Lucy Hollins: youtu.be/25Jt_Dklkzs
#RCMSparks is delighted to once again be partnering with GALSI (Gender and the Large and Shiny Instruments) to offer an exciting two-day course at the RCM!
📅28–29 October
🎟️Pay What You Can – Free places also available
Learn more and apply: bit.ly/galsi2025
📅28–29 October
🎟️Pay What You Can – Free places also available
Learn more and apply: bit.ly/galsi2025
August 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
#RCMSparks is delighted to once again be partnering with GALSI (Gender and the Large and Shiny Instruments) to offer an exciting two-day course at the RCM!
📅28–29 October
🎟️Pay What You Can – Free places also available
Learn more and apply: bit.ly/galsi2025
📅28–29 October
🎟️Pay What You Can – Free places also available
Learn more and apply: bit.ly/galsi2025
Meet the two wonderful vocal studies professors joining the Royal College of Music this autumn!
We look forward to welcoming sopranos Mary Nelson and Sarah Tynan to the Vocal and Opera Faculty, adding their expertise to our world-class teaching staff.
Find out more about them: bit.ly/RCM-vocal
We look forward to welcoming sopranos Mary Nelson and Sarah Tynan to the Vocal and Opera Faculty, adding their expertise to our world-class teaching staff.
Find out more about them: bit.ly/RCM-vocal
August 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Meet the two wonderful vocal studies professors joining the Royal College of Music this autumn!
We look forward to welcoming sopranos Mary Nelson and Sarah Tynan to the Vocal and Opera Faculty, adding their expertise to our world-class teaching staff.
Find out more about them: bit.ly/RCM-vocal
We look forward to welcoming sopranos Mary Nelson and Sarah Tynan to the Vocal and Opera Faculty, adding their expertise to our world-class teaching staff.
Find out more about them: bit.ly/RCM-vocal
Missed out on the RCM Opera Studio’s spring production of Le nozze di Figaro? You are in luck – the production will be streamed worldwide this Friday on OperaVision!
Don’t miss out on a fantastic performance of Mozart’s beloved opera. Watch from 6pm: operavision.eu/performance/...
Don’t miss out on a fantastic performance of Mozart’s beloved opera. Watch from 6pm: operavision.eu/performance/...
August 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Missed out on the RCM Opera Studio’s spring production of Le nozze di Figaro? You are in luck – the production will be streamed worldwide this Friday on OperaVision!
Don’t miss out on a fantastic performance of Mozart’s beloved opera. Watch from 6pm: operavision.eu/performance/...
Don’t miss out on a fantastic performance of Mozart’s beloved opera. Watch from 6pm: operavision.eu/performance/...
Using performance nerves as your superpower! 💪
In her inspiring horn masterclass earlier this year, hear Sarah Willis' wise words with RCM musician Jack Bradley-Buxton on using nervousness to benefit your musicality. Have you ever felt that being nervous helped you perform better?
#FlashbackFriday
In her inspiring horn masterclass earlier this year, hear Sarah Willis' wise words with RCM musician Jack Bradley-Buxton on using nervousness to benefit your musicality. Have you ever felt that being nervous helped you perform better?
#FlashbackFriday
August 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Using performance nerves as your superpower! 💪
In her inspiring horn masterclass earlier this year, hear Sarah Willis' wise words with RCM musician Jack Bradley-Buxton on using nervousness to benefit your musicality. Have you ever felt that being nervous helped you perform better?
#FlashbackFriday
In her inspiring horn masterclass earlier this year, hear Sarah Willis' wise words with RCM musician Jack Bradley-Buxton on using nervousness to benefit your musicality. Have you ever felt that being nervous helped you perform better?
#FlashbackFriday
Celebrating Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s 150th anniversary!
Hear the RCM alumnus' spirited Novelleten for string orchestra, performed by talented young musicians of the RCM Junior Department earlier this year.
Read more about his legacy and life at the RCM: bit.ly/3V0UJtT
#FlashbackFriday
Hear the RCM alumnus' spirited Novelleten for string orchestra, performed by talented young musicians of the RCM Junior Department earlier this year.
Read more about his legacy and life at the RCM: bit.ly/3V0UJtT
#FlashbackFriday
August 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Celebrating Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s 150th anniversary!
Hear the RCM alumnus' spirited Novelleten for string orchestra, performed by talented young musicians of the RCM Junior Department earlier this year.
Read more about his legacy and life at the RCM: bit.ly/3V0UJtT
#FlashbackFriday
Hear the RCM alumnus' spirited Novelleten for string orchestra, performed by talented young musicians of the RCM Junior Department earlier this year.
Read more about his legacy and life at the RCM: bit.ly/3V0UJtT
#FlashbackFriday
Looking for exciting concerts and performances in London?
Look no further – booking is now open for our Autumn Season of events! With chamber music, family events, orchestral concerts and masterclasses, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Book now: www.rcm.ac.uk/events
Look no further – booking is now open for our Autumn Season of events! With chamber music, family events, orchestral concerts and masterclasses, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Book now: www.rcm.ac.uk/events
August 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Looking for exciting concerts and performances in London?
Look no further – booking is now open for our Autumn Season of events! With chamber music, family events, orchestral concerts and masterclasses, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Book now: www.rcm.ac.uk/events
Look no further – booking is now open for our Autumn Season of events! With chamber music, family events, orchestral concerts and masterclasses, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Book now: www.rcm.ac.uk/events
Enjoy some peaceful Purcell this #FlashbackFriday 🧚
Performed by the RCM Baroque Orchestra, hear the delightful Rondeau from Henry Purcell’s Suite from The Fairy Queen. Learn more about the RCM Historical Performance Faculty: www.rcm.ac.uk/hp/
Performed by the RCM Baroque Orchestra, hear the delightful Rondeau from Henry Purcell’s Suite from The Fairy Queen. Learn more about the RCM Historical Performance Faculty: www.rcm.ac.uk/hp/
August 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Enjoy some peaceful Purcell this #FlashbackFriday 🧚
Performed by the RCM Baroque Orchestra, hear the delightful Rondeau from Henry Purcell’s Suite from The Fairy Queen. Learn more about the RCM Historical Performance Faculty: www.rcm.ac.uk/hp/
Performed by the RCM Baroque Orchestra, hear the delightful Rondeau from Henry Purcell’s Suite from The Fairy Queen. Learn more about the RCM Historical Performance Faculty: www.rcm.ac.uk/hp/
Priority booking is now open for our Autumn Season!
If you are an RCM Friend, take advantage of the seven-day priority booking period and secure your seats for rousing concerts and events this autumn.
Want to become an RCM Friend? Learn how at www.rcm.ac.uk/support/frie...
If you are an RCM Friend, take advantage of the seven-day priority booking period and secure your seats for rousing concerts and events this autumn.
Want to become an RCM Friend? Learn how at www.rcm.ac.uk/support/frie...
August 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Priority booking is now open for our Autumn Season!
If you are an RCM Friend, take advantage of the seven-day priority booking period and secure your seats for rousing concerts and events this autumn.
Want to become an RCM Friend? Learn how at www.rcm.ac.uk/support/frie...
If you are an RCM Friend, take advantage of the seven-day priority booking period and secure your seats for rousing concerts and events this autumn.
Want to become an RCM Friend? Learn how at www.rcm.ac.uk/support/frie...
Our production of Mozart’s timeless masterpiece, The Marriage of Figaro, will be streaming worldwide on OperaVision later this month!
🎥 Stream free from 29 August - available for 6 months.
Find out more: bit.ly/RCM-OperaVis...
🎥 Stream free from 29 August - available for 6 months.
Find out more: bit.ly/RCM-OperaVis...
August 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Our production of Mozart’s timeless masterpiece, The Marriage of Figaro, will be streaming worldwide on OperaVision later this month!
🎥 Stream free from 29 August - available for 6 months.
Find out more: bit.ly/RCM-OperaVis...
🎥 Stream free from 29 August - available for 6 months.
Find out more: bit.ly/RCM-OperaVis...
We’re delighted to announce that Dr Sarah K Whitfield (@sarahinthepark.bsky.social) has been appointed Reader in Musical Theatre at the Royal College of Music and has also been appointed Head of Doctoral Programmes.
Read more about Sarah’s achievements: bit.ly/RCM-Sarah-Wh...
Read more about Sarah’s achievements: bit.ly/RCM-Sarah-Wh...
August 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
We’re delighted to announce that Dr Sarah K Whitfield (@sarahinthepark.bsky.social) has been appointed Reader in Musical Theatre at the Royal College of Music and has also been appointed Head of Doctoral Programmes.
Read more about Sarah’s achievements: bit.ly/RCM-Sarah-Wh...
Read more about Sarah’s achievements: bit.ly/RCM-Sarah-Wh...