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WELCOME
WELCOME TO THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC’S AUTUMN SEASON This autumn, in the centenary year of the Russian Revolution, we join with the Philharmonia Orchestra for its series Voices of Revolution: Russia 1917. Led by Vladimir Ashkenazy, our Symphony Orchestra performs at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall with a programme including Rachmaninov and Shostakovich, and to complement this, a series of themed chamber concerts illustrates the musical strands of this turbulent period of history. Sir David Willcocks was RCM Director from 1974–84, and to celebrate his life we are joined by the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, in a performance of Mozart’s Requiem. Other distinguished visitors include Maxim Vengerov, our Polonsky Visiting Professor of Violin, presenting another of his highly successful orchestral concerto masterclasses. Sir Thomas Allen CBE performs the rarely heard Richard Strauss melodrama, Enoch Arden, and there are also inspirational masterclasses from internationally renowned musicians, including Dame Gwyneth Jones, Jordi Savall, Alina Ibragimova, Stefan Dohr and Barry Douglas. A feast of orchestral performance includes Canteloube’s ravishing Chants d’Auvergne, and a showcase of Wagner’s best-known music led by our Visiting Professor of Conducting Martyn Brabbins. This year we also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the RCM Studios, including works by Tristram Cary, who set up the UK’s first conservatoire-based electronic studio. In a unique collaboration, we join with the Vienna Conservatoire for multi-site performances using live-streaming technology. The Harlem Quartet returns with a programme showing its extraordinary versatility, and with our Viol and Double Bass international festivals, the RCM Big Band and a brand-new production of Janáček’s delightful opera, The Cunning Little Vixen, there is much to enjoy for all tastes. We look forward to welcoming you. Stephen Johns Artistic Director
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SEPTEMBER Sunday 17 September
VOCAL FACULTY OPEN DOOR From 11am | Parry Rooms
Our annual Vocal Faculty Open Door offers prospective vocal students the opportunity to sing to a panel of RCM vocal professors and receive invaluable feedback within a supportive and friendly environment. For more information see www.rcm.ac.uk/opendoor Tickets: £30 Friday 22 September
PROFESSORS’ CONCERT 1.05pm | Britten Theatre
Professor Colin Lawson clarinet Gabrielle Lester violin Mark Messenger violin Thomas Carroll cello
Sunday 24 September
ANNE BOLEYN’S MUSIC BOOK 2pm | Britten Theatre
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SEASON EVENTS Professor Iain Fenlon and Dr David Skinner The University of Cambridge Professor Thomas Schmidt The University of Manchester Alamire The Anne Boleyn Music Book is one of the most significant books of Renaissance music in Britain and one of the RCM’s greatest treasures. Join us for short talks by experts from the universities of Cambridge and Manchester, and a performance of excerpts of the manuscript music by Alamire ensemble, as we celebrate the rebinding of this precious manuscript and publication of a full facsimile. This unique event also marks the 50th anniversary of the Society for Renaissance Studies. Generously supported by The Cayzer Trust Company Limited and The Hon. Mrs Gilmour with additional support from the Society for Renaissance Studies. Tickets: Free but required
Bliss Clarinet Quintet Howells Rhapsodic Quintet op 31 RCM professors perform two sublime 20th-century works for clarinet quintet: Arthur Bliss’ masterpiece in memory of his brother killed at the Somme alongside Herbert Howells’ warmly romantic rhapsody. Tickets: Free but required
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OCTOBER Thursday 5 October
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF EUROPE: SCHUMANN’S SYMPHONY NO 2 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe: Mats Zetterqvist director and violin Jasper de Waal horn RCM Chamber Orchestra Schumann Symphony no 2 in C major op 61 We’re delighted to welcome back principal players from the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, who are renowned for their enthusiastic performances and shared love of music-making between members of various cultural backgrounds. They perform Schumann’s uplifting Second Symphony with the RCM Chamber Orchestra. Tickets: £5 HEAR MORE: Masterclasses with Mats Zetterqvist and Jasper de Waal (page 28).
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To see the devotion and passion in their eyes and to enjoy the wonderful result of the project is a great experience for me every time. Mats Zetterqvist on working with RCM students
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Marmen Quartet
Thursday 5 October
Friday 6 October
RCM SWING BAND
MARMEN QUARTET
Mark Armstrong director RCM Swing Band
Marmen Quartet
7.30pm | Britten Theatre
Jazz trumpeter Mark Armstrong and the RCM Swing Band chart the development of swing band style from ‘old’ to ‘new’ testament swing with a selection of toetapping tunes from the libraries of Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Tickets: £5
7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Haydn String Quartet in C major op 74 no 1 Janáček String Quartet no 1 Kreutzer Sonata Brahms String Quartet in A minor op 51 no 2 The Marmen Quartet – the RCM’s new Artist Diploma in Chamber Music string quartet – perform lyrical quartets by Brahms and Haydn, which frame Janáček’s emotional depiction of Tolstoy’s dark fable. Tickets: £5
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Wednesday 11 October
SIR THOMAS ALLEN: ENOCH ARDEN 6.15pm | Britten Theatre
Sir Thomas Allen narrator Michael Rosewell piano R Strauss Enoch Arden op 38 Set to Lord Alfred Tennyson’s poem of the same name, Enoch Arden tells the tale of a shipwrecked sailor who returns home after many years to find that his wife has long given him up for dead. RCM alumnus and renowned opera star Sir Thomas Allen CBE performs this heart-breaking melodrama in English, accompanied by Michael Rosewell. Tickets: £5 HEAR MORE: Vocal Masterclass with Sir Thomas Allen CBE (page 29).
Wednesday 11 October
RCM BRASS ENSEMBLE
7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Stefan Dohr director and soloist Nigel Black director RCM Brass Ensemble Dukas Fanfare pour précéder La Péri Dukas (arr Joshua Davis) Villanelle Thierry De Mey Musique de tables Debussy (arr Michael Levin) Trois chansons Bozza Prélude, Danse and La Chasse from Suite for four horns Tomasi Procession du Vendredi-Saint from Fanfares Liturgiques Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Chou Wen-Chung Soliloquy of a Bhiksuni Wagner (arr Herman Jeurissen) Tristan und Isolde fantasy Bernstein (arr Eric Crees) West Side Story Stefan Dohr, Principal Horn of the Berlin Philharmonic and RCM Visiting Professor of Horn, joins Nigel Black and the RCM Brass Ensemble for an exhilarating programme. They perform 20th-century showpieces, fanfares and contemporary miniatures, ranging from the expressive melodies of Dukas and Debussy to the rousing American tunes of Copland and Bernstein. Tickets: £5 HEAR MORE: Horn Masterclass with Stefan Dohr (page 28).
Stefan Dohr © Monika Rittershaus
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SEASON EVENTS Martin André
Thursday 12 October
Monday 16 October
ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS: SONGS OF THE AUVERGNE
SHANGHAI CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC CHAMBER CONCERT
Martin André conductor Katie Coventry mezzo soprano RCM Philharmonic
Programme to include: Zhao Dengshan Wind-bell in Chinese temple
6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Piyawat Louilarpprasert To nowhere am I straying (world premiere) Canteloube Chants d'Auvergne, series I Prokofiev Suite from The Love for Three Oranges op 33bis Martin André conducts the RCM Philharmonic and mezzo soprano Katie Coventry in Canteloube’s lush collection of folk songs from the Auvergne region of France, sung in the Occitan language. Also, we hear a new work by Piyawat Louilarpprasert, alongside the suite from Prokofiev’s satirical fairy-tale opera. Katie and Piyawat are both RCM Concerto Competition winners.
7.30pm | Britten Theatre
RCM musicians from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music perform a varied programme of western and traditional Chinese music as part of a week-long visit to the College. A highlight of the programme includes a performance of a guzheng, a rare 21-string Chinese zither, on loan to the RCM from HRH The Prince of Wales. Tickets: Free but required
Tickets: £5, £8 ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS SERIES DISCOUNT Book for both concerts in this series (12 October and 30 November) and save 10%. See page 35 for details.
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VOICES OF REVOLUTION: RUSSIA 1917 The Royal College of Music is delighted to be a part of the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Voices of Revolution: Russia 1917 series. From chamber music concerts to a performance with conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy at Royal Festival Hall, we explore the varied music from the extraordinary period of the Russian Revolution. For full event details visit www.philharmonia.co.uk
CHAMBER MUSIC
Tuesday 31 October
WARTIME & ALLIANCE 7.30pm | Britten Theatre
Wednesday 18 October
LAMENT & INSPIRATION 7.30pm | Britten Theatre
Rachmaninov Trio élégiaque no 1 in G minor Glazunov Saxophone Quartet op 109 Tchaikovsky Piano trio in A minor op 50 Dedicated ‘in memory of a great artist’ to pianist Nikolai Rubinstein, lament is at the heart of Tchaikovsky’s piano trio. Mournful and lyrical, Rachmaninov was inspired to use the same form for his first Trio élégiaque. In between we hear Glazunov’s landmark saxophone quartet, dedicated to Le Quatuor de la Musique de la Garde Républicaine ensemble. Tickets: £8 Monday 23 October
SEASONS & SOUNDSCAPES 7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Tchaikovsky Les saisons op 37b Rachmaninov Etudes-tableaux op 39 Scriabin Préludes op 11 Mussorgsky Pictures from an Exhibition From paintings of gnomes, witches and medieval castles to the final pealing bells of the Great Gate of Kiev, Mussorgsky’s most famous piano work takes listeners on a musical tour of an art gallery. Alongside, RCM pianists bring to life excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s characterful pieces for each month of the year and Rachmaninov’s richly complex Etudes-tableaux. Tickets: £8
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Khait March of the Aviators Stravinsky Ragtime Prokofiev H umoresque Scherzo op 12bis Overture on Hebrew Themes op 34 Stravinsky Three Pieces for string quartet Suite from The Soldier's Tale ’We were born to make fairy tales a reality’: so proclaims Yuli Khait's rousing March of the Aviators, an anthem to the advances in technology and the optimism of the early Soviet age. Also performed is Stravinsky’s powerful wartime description of the encounter between a soldier and the devil. Tickets: £8 Monday 13 November
POETRY & PIANO
7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Reading: Bely – Petersburg (1914) Prokofiev V isions fugitives op 22 Reading: Balmont – Visions Fugitives (1917) Reading: Babel – Red Cavalry (1926) Medtner Piano Sonata in A minor op 30 Prokofiev Sarcasms op 17 Shostakovich Piano Sonata no 1 op 12 RCM musicians perform avant-garde piano music from early 20th-century Russia, which both inspired and was inspired by revolutionary poets, interspersed with readings by students from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Tickets: £8
RCM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Thursday 26 October
YOUTH & OPTIMISM
7.30pm | Royal Festival Hall, SE1 8XX Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Daniel Kharitonov piano RCM Symphony Orchestra Kabalevsky The Comedians suite op 26 Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no 1 in F sharp minor op 1 Shostakovich Symphony no 1 in F minor op 10 The RCM Symphony Orchestra returns to Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall to perform an all-Russian programme under the baton of Vladimir Ashkenazy, in the centenary of the Russian Revolution. ‘My music is a product of my temperament and so it is Russian music.’ So said Rachmaninov of his compositional style, whose First Piano Concerto reflects all the youthful freshness of a student composer. Similarly written whilst studying, Shostakovich’s symphonic masterpiece arguably remains one of the finest first symphonies ever composed, gaining worldwide recognition after its premiere. Tickets: £5, £10, £15, £20, £25 Pre-concert event: Mystics & Modernists 6pm | Royal Festival Hall RCM students perform chamber music from the time of the Russian Revolution, with cultural, musical and historical context provided by broadcaster and RCM professor Ivan Hewett. Free, no tickets required
Vladimir Ashkenazy
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Saturday 4 November
ALBUM LAUNCH: VIOLIN MUSE
RCMJD SOLOISTS CONCERT
Join us to celebrate the launch of violinist and RCM professor Madeleine Mitchell’s latest album of new music by British composers. Madeleine and her accompanist Nigel Clayton will give a short performance, following a discussion chaired by Head of Composition William Mival with composer Guto Puw on his concerto, Soft Stillness, which was written for Madeleine and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Don’t miss this delightful programme presented by leading soloists from the RCM Junior Department.
2pm | West Parry Room
Tickets: Free but required
NOVEMBER Friday 3 November
SERENADE FOR STRINGS
7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Mark Messenger conductor Philip Nelson double bass RCM String Band Tchaikovsky Serenade for strings in C major op 48 Bottesini Double Bass Concerto no 2 in B minor Mozart Symphony no 39 in E flat major K543
5.30pm | Recital Hall
Tickets: Free but required Sunday 5 November
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Wednesday 25 October
RCM INTERNATIONAL DOUBLE BASS FESTIVAL From 11am | Various locations
The RCM International Double Bass Festival returns with another action-packed day of inspiring performances, masterclasses and seminars. This year’s line-up includes world premieres of works by David Heyes and John Alexander plus special guests Alberto Bocini, Petru Iuga and Simon Garcia. The day also features sessions on auditioning for conservatoires and beyond, drop-in coaching sessions with our roster of RCM professors and a trade fair featuring leading double bass makers and manufacturers. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/bassfestival Tickets: Free but required
The RCM International Double Bass Festival opens with double bass virtuoso Bottesini’s second concerto, played by RCM Concerto Competition winner Philip Nelson. It’s framed by Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for strings, a work he described as ‘a piece from the heart’, and one of Mozart’s final and grandest symphonies. Tickets: £5
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SEASON EVENTS
Thursday 9 and Friday 10 November
MOZART’S REQUIEM
7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Michael Rosewell conductor Stephen Cleobury conductor* Arina Lazgiian piano Neil Ferris chorus master Marmen Quartet RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Choir of King’s College, Cambridge* Howells Elegy op 15 Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto no 2 in G minor op 22 Mozart Ave verum corpus in D major K618* Mozart Requiem in D minor K626 Monumental, mysterious and tragic, Mozart died before finishing what turned out to be his own Requiem. The circumstances of its completion are enigmatic, yet it remains a timeless and much-loved choral classic. Famously caricatured to ‘begin like Bach and end like Offenbach’ by pianist Sigismund Stojowski, Saint-Saëns’ Second Piano Concerto is performed in these concerts by RCM Concerto Competition winner Arina Lazgiian. For the Thursday performance, we’re delighted that the renowned King’s College Choir and its director Stephen Cleobury will join us for Mozart’s hauntingly beautiful Ave verum corpus. This concert is also in memory of Sir David Willcocks CBE, Director of the Royal College of Music (1974–84). Tickets: £10, £15 *Thursday 9 November only ONLINE: Watch the 9 November concert live at www.rcm.ac.uk/live
I would happily sit in King’s College Chapel listening to this choir sing for the rest of my days. The Times on the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge King’s College Choir © Kevin Leighton
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Wednesday 15 November
Monday 20 November
TRIO APACHES: BRAHMS
TELEMANN: A CELEBRATION
Trio Apaches RCM Piano Trio in Association
Professor Ashley Solomon and Dorothee Oberlinger directors RCM Historical Performance musicians Musicians from Universität Mozarteum Salzburg
6.15pm | Recital Hall
Brahms Piano Trio no 2 in C major op 87 Piano Quartet no 3 in C minor op 60 Trio Apaches performs Brahms’ second piano trio, which was declared by Clara Schumann as ’a great musical treat’. The trio is then joined by an RCM violist for Brahms’ third piano quartet, a brooding, turbulent work which took nearly 20 years to finalise. Tickets: £5 Saturday 18 November
RCMJD CHAMBER MUSIC 5.30pm | Recital Hall
Chamber ensembles from the RCM Junior Department perform music for piano trio, string quartet and wind quintet.
7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Telemann Suite in E minor TWV55:e3 Paris Quartet in D major TWV43:D1 (1730 collection) Trauer-Music eines kunsterfahrenen Canarienvogels TWV20:37 Concerto à 7 in A minor TWV44:42 Concerto in A major TWV53:A2 Join us for a celebration of German composer Georg Philipp Telemann in the 250th anniversary year of his death. Musicians from the RCM’s Historical Performance Faculty and the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg come together to perform a selection of his most important works. Tickets: £5
Tickets: Free but required Wednesday 22 November
SERENADE FOR WIND INSTRUMENTS
7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Simon Channing and Giorgio Mandolesi directors RCM Wind Ensemble Koechlin Wind Septet op 165 Stella Fiorenzoli New work (world premiere) James Gaddas-Brown New work (world premiere) Dvořák Serenade for wind instruments in D minor op 44 The RCM Wind Ensemble performs exciting new works by RCM composers, followed by Dvořák’s evocative serenade which makes use of Slavonic folk music set to classical forms. Tickets: £5 HEAR MORE: Bassoon Masterclass with Giorgio Mandolesi (page 29).
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SACCONI QUARTET
7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Sacconi Quartet RCM Quartet in Association Haydn String Quartet in F minor op 55 no 2 The Razor Janáček String Quartet no 2 Intimate Letters Haydn String Quartet in E major op 54 no 3 Shostakovich Two Pieces for string octet op 11 It is said that Haydn traded his ‘best manuscript’ for a pair of razors, resulting in the unusual nickname of the opening quartet in tonight’s concert. An RCM string quartet joins forces with the Sacconi Quartet for Shostakovich’s pieces for string octet, which he began writing at the same time as his first symphony. Tickets: £5
Monday 27 November
RCM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF VIOLS: CONCERT WITH HILLE PERL 7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Hille Perl viola da gamba and altra gamba Lee Santana theorbo and electric guitar L Couperin Prélude en re mineur Sainte-Colombe Les Couplets Marais S uite du troisième livre de pièces de viole Le Badinage and Le Labyrinthe from Troisième livre de pièces de viole Martha Bishop Macquam Hijaz Egberto Gismonti Palhaço Anon Saltarello Forqueray Zeus/Jupiter Lee Santana Amsterdam-Pascal's Gaillard-Virtual Pearl Sainte-Colombe La Vignon
Saturday 25 November
Virtuoso viola da gamba player Hille Perl performs in our 11th International Festival of Viols. The programme features key works of the baroque era alongside contemporary pieces by Martha Bishop and Lee Santana.
5.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Tickets: £5
RCMJD PETER MORRISON CONCERTO COMPETITION FINAL Musicians from the RCM Junior Department compete for one of the RCMJD’s most coveted prizes. Tickets: Free but required
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Friday 24 November
HEAR MORE: The festival also features lectures and masterclasses (pages 27 and 29). For full details visit www.rcm.ac.uk/viols
Hille Perl © Foppe Schut
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Thursday 30 November
ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS: WAGNER 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Martyn Brabbins conductor RCM Philharmonic Wagner G ood Friday Music from Parsifal Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre Siegfried's Rhine Journey from Götterdämmerung Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde In our final Orchestral Masterworks concert of the year, the RCM Philharmonic and Martyn Brabbins showcase some of Wagner’s greatest orchestral music. Much-loved favourites – the triumphant Ride of the Valkyries and the Prelude and Liebestod, significant for its landmark ‘Tristan chord’ – are interspersed with the ethereal Good Friday Music, and Siegfried's Rhine Journey from the last opera of Wagner’s epic Ring cycle. Tickets: £5, £8 ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS SERIES DISCOUNT Book for both concerts in this series (12 October and 30 November) and save 10%. See page 35 for details.
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The talented young musicians were so attentive to every intimation. ***** Classical Source, November 2016
SEASON EVENTS
Harlem Quartet © Amy Schroeder
Monday 4 December
DECEMBER
HARLEM QUARTET
Saturday 2 December
Harlem Quartet RCM Quartet in Residence
RCM SPARKS JUNIORS END OF TERM CONCERT 1pm | Recital Hall
RCM Sparks Juniors present their annual Christmas concert. Tickets: Free but required Saturday 2 December
RCMJD SYMPHONY AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRAS 7pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Jacques Cohen and Chris Hirons conductors Programme to include: Wirén Serenade for strings op 11 Walton Symphony no 1 in B flat minor
7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Turina La oración del torero op 34 Beethoven String Quartet in F major op 135 Webern Langsamer Satz Mendelssohn String Octet in E flat major op 20 Continuing its three-year residency, we’re delighted to welcome back New York’s Harlem Quartet. The ensemble performs Beethoven’s last string quartet, composed in his final months when he was completely deaf, with Webern’s quartet inspired by a hiking holiday in Austria. These are bookended by Turina’s La oración del torero, a Spanish folk piece originally written for lute quartet, and Mendelssohn’s brilliant octet performed with RCM musicians. The Harlem Quartet Residency is generously supported by Victoria, Lady Robey OBE. Tickets: £5
Our talented young musicians perform Swedish composer Wirén’s pastoral Serenade for strings, and William Walton’s powerfully intense First Symphony. Tickets: £5
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Tuesday 5 December
FROM THE SOUNDHOUSE: RCM STUDIOS AT 50
Thursday 7 December
RCM NEW PERSPECTIVES
7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Timothy Lines director
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the RCM Studios, significant works from each decade will be performed by professors and students who have been associated with the Studios during this time. The concert will include works by Tristram Cary, Lawrence Casserley, David Burnand, Michael Oliva, Gilbert Nouno, Javier Álvarez and other current students.
Maeve McCarthy New work (world premiere) Harrison Birtwistle Secret Theatre Nathanael Gubler New work (world premiere) George Benjamin Three Inventions for Chamber Orchestra
Tickets: £5
The RCM’s flagship contemporary music group presents two exciting world premieres from RCM composers, with Harrison Birtwistle’s tour-de-force of unstoppable musical energy, and three contrasting inventions from George Benjamin that were commissioned for the 1995 Salzburg Festival. Tickets: £5
Saturday 9 December
RCMJD END OF TERM CONCERT 5.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
The RCM Junior Department gives a rousing end to the autumn term with something for everyone, including a brass dectet, choral ensembles and much more. Tickets: £5
Tristram Cary, founder of the RCM Studios, in 1967
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SEASON EVENTS
Sunday 10 December
Sunday 10 December
VIENNA CALLING
RCM BIG BAND
Christian Adolph narrator* Victor Maslov piano*
Mark Armstrong director RCM Big Band
Georg Friedrich Haas Tria ex uno Benjamin Heim New work (RCM) Kaveh Azimi Entfemung (MDW) Yongbom Lee New work (MDW) Stella Fiorenzoli New work (RCM) Schoenberg Ode to Napoleon op 41*
Programme to include: Stan Kenton Cuban Fire! Suite
3pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
In this unique collaboration with the Vienna Conservatoire for the Performing Arts (MDW), state-of-the-art technology meets composition in astounding style. Musicians in London and Vienna perform four world premieres made possible by live-streaming software, alongside music by Georg Friedrich Haas and Schoenberg’s rarely heard Ode to Napoleon.
7pm | Britten Theatre
The RCM Big Band returns with a lively programme, including Stan Kenton’s suite commissioned for jazz composer Johnny Richards, which later inspired a concept album of Latin-inspired sounds and styles for full orchestra. Tickets: £10
This concert is part of the RCM Studios 50th anniversary celebrations. Tickets: Free but required
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Tuesday 12 December
PERCUSSION SHOWCASE 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
The RCM’s Percussion Faculty returns for another thrilling showcase, featuring one of John Cage's iconic works for percussion. Tickets: £5
Wednesday 13 December
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE CONCERT 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Professor Ashley Solomon and students from the Historical Performance Faculty present a programme of music to celebrate the festive season, including works by Bach, Telemann, Handel and Leclair. Tickets: £5
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THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN 7pm | Britten Theatre
Michael Rosewell conductor Janáček The Cunning Little Vixen The RCM International Opera School and conductor Michael Rosewell present this year’s autumn production of Janáček’s tragi-comic opera The Cunning Little Vixen.
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Monday 27 and Wednesday 29 November, Friday 1 and Saturday 2 December
An enchanted forest comes to life in a wooded glen on a summer afternoon. A clever Vixen is captured by a Forester, but she outwits him and escapes. As the story unfolds, she encounters many woodland animals along the way before finding love with a Fox and having cubs of her own. But her dealings with the Forester are far from over – he sets a trap, but then realises the splendour of nature all around him in a life-affirming final scene. Exploring the cycles of life and nature, Janáček combines dance, folk music and sensuous orchestral interludes in this beguiling and thought-provoking opera. Tickets: £10, £20, £30, £40, £50 Available from Wednesday 4 October. Benefactors and Patrons have priority booking from Wednesday 20 September and RCM Friends from Wednesday 27 September.
The RCM International Opera School’s 2008 production of The Cunning Little Vixen
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You can enjoy a wide range of chamber music for a variety of ensembles performed by the exceptionally talented musicians of the Royal College of Music at our free lunchtime and rush-hour concerts. www.rcm.ac.uk/chamber
CHAMBER MUSIC
CHAMBER MUSIC Tickets: Free but required
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
Tuesday 26 September
Wednesday 4 October
Wednesday 1 November
6.15pm | Grove Room
1.05pm | Farinelli Room
1.05pm | Grove Room
Thursday 28 September
Thursday 5 October
Tuesday 7 November
6.15pm | Inner Parry Room
1.05pm | Grove Room
6.15pm | Grove Room
Tuesday 10 October
Wednesday 8 November
6.15pm | West Parry Room
1.05pm | Farinelli Room
Wednesday 11 October
Thursday 9 November
1.05pm | Farinelli Room
1.05pm | Grove Room
Thursday 12 October
Thursday 16 November
1.05pm | Grove Room
6.15pm | Grove Room
Tuesday 17 October
Tuesday 21 November
6.15pm | Grove Room
6.15pm | Grove Room
Tuesday 24 October
Wednesday 22 November
1.05pm | West Parry Room
1.05pm | Farinelli Room
Wednesday 25 October
Tuesday 28 November
1.05pm | Grove Room
6.15pm | Grove Room
Monday 30 October
Thursday 30 November
6.15pm | Grove Room
1.05pm | Grove Room
Tuesday 31 October 1.05pm | Grove Room
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TALKS AND SEMINARS
TALKS AND SEMINARS Whatever your musical interests, we invite you to further your knowledge in a stimulating range of talks and presentations given by specialists from across the music profession. www.rcm.ac.uk/talks Tickets: Free but required
Thursday 21 September
MUSIC AND IDEAS: WHAT DO EXCELLENCE AND INCLUSION REALLY MEAN? 6.15pm | Britten Theatre
Dr Jennie Henley and Professor Lee Higgins speakers Dr Jennie Henley and Professor Lee Higgins host a debate that explores the notions of excellence and inclusion within music programmes in community and social contexts. Musicians and scholars are brought together for this evening of lively discussion, the first of a series of events organised as part of an Arts and Humanities Research Council‑funded research network project. Thursday 28 September
MUSIC AND IDEAS: HÉLÈNE DE MONTGEROULT 6.15pm | Britten Theatre Edna Stern speaker A French marquise who lived during the French Revolution, Hélène de Montgeroult was an esteemed figure in her lifetime and a student of Clementi, Dussek and Hüllmandel. In this lecture recital RCM keyboard professor Edna Stern examines Montgeroult’s music and her influence on the next generation of composers, including Mendelssohn, Schumann and Chopin.
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Thursday 26 October
MUSIC AND IDEAS: MUSIC, ART AND POETRY 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert hall
This round-table session celebrates Simon Holt’s visionary contribution to music with the launch of a new book edited by David Charlton. Joining Simon to explore aspects of his piano music and his settings of Emily Dickinson’s poetry will be William Mival, RCM Head of Composition, along with contributors Stephen Gutman and Steph Power, and the book’s editor, David Charlton. Thursday 23 November
MUSIC AND IDEAS: DEVELOPING REPERTOIRE FOR NEW INSTRUMENTS 6.15pm | Recital Hall
The Magnetic Resonator Piano is an electronically augmented instrument which opens up new creative possibilities. For this presentation, RCM professor Jonathan Pitkin is joined by pianist Kate Ryder and engineer Andrew MacPherson to present a new work for this recent addition to the keyboard family, in the context of an emerging corpus of repertoire.
Monday 27 November
RCM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF VIOLS LECTURES 2.30pm | Farinelli Room
Join us for three lectures given by visiting experts, as part of the RCM’s International Festival of Viols. Christopher Simpson: An English Viola Bastarda Player? Lucy Robinson Royal Welsh College of Music The Poetic Viol: The Language of the Pièces De Viole Sam Stadlen RCM viol consort professor Ferrabosco and Shakespeare: Ayres and Sonnets Richard Boothby RCM viola da gamba professor
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MUSIC TALKS Music Talks’ new autumn course Looking at Music explores associations between music and art. The course takes place on Wednesdays, 10.15am–12.15pm at Christ Church, Victoria Road, London W8 5RQ, which is just a ten-minute walk from the RCM. Visit www.musictalks.org.uk for more details. Full Autumn Season Ticket: £215 Wednesday 11 October Introduction
Wednesday 8 November
Wednesday 18 October
Wednesday 15 November
Bach – Domenichino Wednesday 1 November Weber – Friedrich
Schumann – Soane
Liszt – Whistler Wednesday 22 November Sondheim – Seurat
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MASTERCLASSES The Royal College of Music regularly welcomes some of today’s greatest artists to work with star RCM musicians. Our masterclass series is a great way to find out more about the process behind the performance. www.rcm.ac.uk/masterclasses Tickets: Free but required, unless otherwise stated † Part of the RCM International Festival of Viols
Sunday 1 October
VIOLIN: MAXIM VENGEROV 3pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Maxim Vengerov, the RCM’s Polonsky Visiting Professor of Violin, has appeared with the world’s finest orchestras and conductors and given solo recitals at major concert halls and festivals around the globe. In this masterclass he works with RCM violinists on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the RCM Chamber Orchestra. Tickets: £5
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OCTOBER
Wednesday 20 September Vocal: Gerald Finley 2pm | Britten Theatre
Tuesday 3 October Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Tuesday 26 September Violin: Alina Ibragimova 6.15pm | Britten Theatre
Chamber Music: Mats Zetterqvist 6.15pm | Corelli Room
Belle Shenkman International Masterclass
Horn: Jasper de Waal 6.15pm | East Parry Room
Tuesday 3 October Piano: Boaz Sharon 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Friday 6 October Viola: Jennifer Stumm 2pm | West Parry Room Friday 6 October Saxophone: Gerard McChrystal 6.15pm | Inner Parry Room Tuesday 10 October Horn: Stefan Dohr 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
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Wednesday 11 October
VOCAL: SIR THOMAS ALLEN 2pm | Britten Theatre
Sir Thomas Allen CBE is an established star of the great opera houses of the world. He has sung over 50 roles at the Royal Opera House, and as an acclaimed recitalist he is equally renowned on the concert platform. We’re delighted to welcome him back to the College to work with exceptional RCM singers. Tickets: £5 Belle Shenkman International Masterclass
Tuesday 10 October Cello: Torleif Thedéen 6.15pm | East Parry Room Friday 13 October Violin: Oleksandr Semchuk 2pm | West Parry Room Tuesday 17 October Tuba: Andrew Cresci 6.15pm | West Parry Room Tuesday 17 October Piano: Barry Douglas 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Wednesday 18 October Vocal: Dame Gwyneth Jones 2pm | Britten Theatre Friday 20 October Violin: Anna Kandinskaya 2pm | West Parry Room Tuesday 24 October Flute: Petri Alanko 6.15pm | West Parry Room
NOVEMBER Wednesday 8 November Vocal: Roger Vignoles 2pm | Britten Theatre Wednesday 15 November Vocal: Ann Murray 2pm | West Parry Room Tuesday 21 November Bassoon: Giorgio Mandolesi 10am | West Parry Room Tuesday 21 November Trombone: Peter Moore 6.15pm | East Parry Room
Tuesday 28 November Clarinet: Maximiliano Martin 10am | West Parry Room Tuesday 28 November Viol: Hille Perl † 10am and 2pm | Farinelli Room Tuesday 28 November Viola: Isabel Villanueva 6.15pm | Corelli Room Tuesday 28 November Piano: Kathryn Stott 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Friday 24 November Double Bass: Rüdiger Ludwig 1.30pm | West Parry Room Monday 27 November Viol: Hille Perl † 10am | Farinelli Room
Monday 30 October Viol: Jordi Savall 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Tuesday 31 October Trumpet: Matthias Höfs 6.15pm | Recital Hall
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FOR FAMILIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE – MAKE MUSIC WITH US! Whether you are introducing children to classical music for the first time, or looking for inspiring ways to delve deeper, families and young people can experience the unforgettable thrill of exciting workshops and performances to ignite a passion in music.
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HOW TO BOOK All events must be booked in advance through the RCM Box Office. Free tickets are available subject to eligibility. Visit www.rcm.ac.uk/sparks for full details. In partnership with the Royal Albert Hall Monday 23 October
EXPLORE FANTASIA
10am | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall and Parry Rooms Ages 6–12 Join RCM musicians and members of the Royal Albert Hall's resident ensemble Albert's Band for a fun and creative workshop composing music for clips from Disney's Fantasia. Afterwards, experience the thrill of the film accompanied by live orchestra on stage at the Royal Albert Hall.
Sunday 19 and Sunday 26 November
SPRINGBOARD COLLECTIVE: PRODUCE A CONCERT IN TWO DAYS! 10.30am | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Ages 13−18
Wednesday 25 October
Grow musical creativity and performance skills by being part of an eclectic ensemble producing an original concert in two days. Attend the exhilarating Classical Spectacular at the Royal Albert Hall complete with rousing classical favourites, cannons and lasers. Then, working side-by-side with inspirational composers and musicians from the Royal Albert Hall and Royal College of Music, take responsibility for choosing, arranging and composing repertoire for the Springboard Collective's very own concert spectacular.
10am | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Tickets: £45. Price includes a ticket to see Classical Spectacular at the Royal Albert Hall at 3pm on Sunday 19 November.
Tickets: £25 for one child. Price includes a pair of tickets for one child and accompanying adult to attend Fantasia at the Royal Albert Hall at 1.30pm.
MY GREAT ORCHESTRAL ADVENTURE Families with children aged 4+ Give your family a magical introduction to the orchestra! Play or sing alongside a team of fun and inspiring RCM students and Albert's Band to create a family orchestra, learn more about different instruments and even have a go at conducting. Then, experience a symphony orchestra live on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in an interactive family concert, My Great Orchestral Adventure. Bring an instrument if you play one. Tickets: £30. Price includes a pair of tickets for one child and accompanying adult to attend My Great Orchestral Adventure at the Royal Albert Hall at 1.30pm. £10 for additional child or sibling tickets.
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OUT AND ABOUT In addition to concerts at the Royal College of Music in South Kensington, RCM performers regularly appear at a number of venues across London and beyond. Free, no tickets required, except where otherwise stated
Royal Albert Hall Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP Classical Coffee Mornings 11am | Elgar Room 24 September 8, 15, 22*, 29 October 5, 26* November 10 December *RCMJD Tickets: £12.50, including coffee and a pastry Afternoon Tea and Opera 3pm | Verdi Restaurant 7, 28 October Tickets: £38, including afternoon tea Regent Hall 1pm | 275 Oxford Street, W1C 2DJ 15 September 6 October 1 December
Austrian Cultural Forum
1pm | Charlton Road, SE7 8RE
1.05pm | 2 8 Rutland Gate, SW7 1PQ
29 September 20 October 24 November Pallant House Gallery 12pm | 9 North Pallant, Chichester PO19 1TJ 30 September 28 October 25 November Steinway Hall 1.10pm | 4 4 Marylebone Lane, W1U 2DB 4 October 8 November St Mary Abbots 1.05pm | K ensington Church Street, W8 4LA 6, 13, 20, 27 October 3, 10, 17, 24 November 1, 8 December Victoria and Albert Museum
St James’s Piccadilly
6.30pm | Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL
1.10pm | 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL
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Supported by the Friends of the V&A
9, 23 October 6, 20 November 4 December Visit www.acflondon.org for ticket details Leith Hill Place 2.30pm | L eith Hill Lane, Dorking RH5 6LY 12 October Tickets: £20 Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ events for ticket details St Stephen’s Church 6.30pm | Gloucester Road, SW7 4RL 16, 23, 30 October 6, 13, 20, 27 November 4 December St Martin-in-the-Fields 1pm | Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ 20 October 4 December Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 1pm | Fulham Road, SW10 9NH 26 October 30 November
OPERA: PASSION, POWER AND POLITICS 30 September 2017–25 February 2018 V&A Museum This autumn, singers from the Royal College of Music are taking part in the V&A’s landmark exhibition. Opera: Passion, Power and Politics presents a vivid story of opera from its origins in late-Renaissance Italy to the present day. Hear spellbinding performances by some of the most talented young musicians from the Royal College of Music, including rush-hour concerts and scenes from well-known operas. To book and for details of performance dates and venues visit www.vam.ac.uk/opera
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SUPPORT OUR CAMPAIGN MORE MUSIC: REIMAGINING THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC For more than 130 years we have welcomed, trained and nurtured the musicians of the future. Our £40million campaign represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform our facilities and invest in innovation, enhancing the way students and visitors experience the RCM for generations to come. More Music will provide: • More scholarships and bursaries • More innovation • More rehearsal and practice spaces • More performance spaces • More social spaces – including a café and a reconfigured Students' Union bar • More heritage – with a new home for our Royal College of Music Museum To support More Music: Reimagining the Royal College of Music please visit www.rcm.ac.uk/moremusic or contact the Development team on 020 7591 4862
BECOME AN RCM FRIEND Join the Royal College of Music as a Friend today and you can enjoy a range of attractive benefits including: • Priority booking for all RCM concerts and events • Access to an exclusive programme of RCM Friends events • Copies of the termly RCM Events Guide and Upbeat magazine delivered to your door Membership starts from just £40 per year. Visit www.rcm.ac.uk/friends for more information. To become a Friend, or to arrange a gift membership, please contact Rachel Bowden, Friends and Patrons Officer on 020 7591 4331 or email friends@rcm.ac.uk
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HOW TO BOOK BY PHONE Telephone 020 7591 4314, open weekdays 10am–4pm. ONLINE Visit www.rcm.ac.uk/events IN PERSON The RCM Box Office, located in the main foyer, is open weekdays 10am–4pm. Please note, there is a £1.95 booking fee per transaction for online and telephone bookings. This fee covers administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students. For more information on booking tickets, terms and conditions please visit www.rcm.ac.uk/ticketing BOOKING OPENS FOR THE AUTUMN SEASON on Wednesday 16 August. RCM Friends and Patrons have priority booking from Wednesday 9 August. Tickets for Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen (27, 29 November and 1, 2 December) will be available from Wednesday 4 October. RCM Benefactors and Patrons have priority booking from Wednesday 20 September, and RCM Friends from Wednesday 27 September. BOOKING OPENS FOR RCMJD EVENTS on Saturday 14 October. Please call the Junior Department on 020 7591 4334 for more details. GROUP BOOKINGS of ten or more receive a 10% discount where applicable. Maximum group booking size is 33. School parties must be chaperoned at all times by school staff. REFUNDS Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless a performance is cancelled; when an event is sold out refunds may be possible, at the discretion of Box Office staff.
SERIES DISCOUNTS: ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS SERIES Book both concerts and receive 10% discount. Offer only available within each series. TICKETS ON THE DOOR Tickets are available on the door for many RCM events. However, we recommend that tickets are purchased well in advance and cannot guarantee availability on the day.
BOOKING INFORMATION
BOOKING INFORMATION
LATE ARRIVALS To ensure that other audience members are not disturbed, latecomers’ admission cannot be guaranteed; although it is offered whenever possible, this service may not be available. SECURITY Please note that all visitors to the RCM may be required to sign in on entry.
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FEEDBACK We welcome comments and suggestions from patrons on information that can be found in this guide, online or following your visit to the RCM. Please email comments@rcm.ac.uk, or write to: RCM Box Office Royal College of Music Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BS
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VISIT US TRANSPORT
ACCESS
BY TUBE The nearest underground station is South Kensington, which is about ten minutes’ walk from the RCM. South Kensington is on the District, Circle and Piccadilly lines. Gloucester Road and High Street Kensington stations are both approximately 15 minutes’ walk from the RCM.
The Royal College of Music has easy access to most areas and is fully accessible via lifts and ramps. There are spaces for wheelchair users and seats for their companions in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall and Britten Theatre. Please contact the Box Office in advance for bookings and directions. Guide and companion dogs may be taken anywhere on site.
BY RAIL The nearest mainline railway stations are Paddington and Victoria. BY BUS Buses 9, 10, 52 and 452 pass the Royal Albert Hall, the 70 runs along Queen’s Gate and the 360 stops very close to the RCM on Prince Consort Road. Many other services run to South Kensington, Kensington High Street or Knightsbridge from surrounding areas. BY ROAD There is metered parking on Prince Consort Road and the surrounding area. It costs £3.70 per hour for a maximum of four hours and is free after 6.30pm and on Sundays. There are a limited number of disabled parking spaces and designated motorbike bays in the surrounding area.
FOOD AND DRINK The RCM Restaurant offers a great range of hot and cold snacks and beverages each weekday between 9am and 4pm, as well as delicious full lunch options between 12pm–2pm.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND RECORDINGS Filming, recording and commercial photography are not permitted during concerts and events without prior written permission. Photographs may be taken during applause following a performance unless otherwise notified. Many events at the RCM are filmed and recorded. By attending a performance, you consent to any photography, filming or sound recording which may include you as a member of the audience. For further details, please see our Public Recording Policy at www.rcm.ac.uk
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MAIN ENTRANCE There are eight steps up from the pavement and two inside the main doors. A lift is available for wheelchair and disabled access assisted by RCM staff. AMARYLLIS FLEMING CONCERT HALL There are ten steps down to the main seating area. A lift is available for wheelchair and disabled access assisted by RCM staff. The Balcony is accessible via 18 steps only. BRITTEN THEATRE The main entrance to the Britten Theatre on Prince Consort Road contains 33 steps. Step-free access is available by using the lift at the main entrance to the RCM or via the rear of Imperial College. The Dress Circle (auditorium left) is accessible to wheelchair users. Please contact the Box Office in advance if you require assistance to access a venue for public performance. For more information or to request an alternative format of publicity or programmes, please contact the RCM Box Office on 020 7591 4314. RCM photography by Chris Christodoulou (pages 2, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 33), Phil Rowley (page 4) and Sheila Burnett (page 31). Other photography: Eva Vermandel (page 2), Amy Schroeder (page 2) and Benjamin Ealovega (page 2). Designed by www.splashofpaint.com All information in this publication was correct at the time of going to print. The Royal College of Music is a registered charity. No 309268
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Violin Masterclass with Maxim Vengerov Chamber Music Masterclass with Mats Zetterqvist Horn Masterclass with Jasper de Waal Piano Masterclass with Boaz Sharon RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Chamber Orchestra of Europe: Schumann’s Symphony no 2 RCM Swing Band Viola Masterclass with Jennifer Stumm Saxophone Masterclass with Gerard McChrystal Marmen Quartet Cello Masterclass with Torleif Thedéen Horn Masterclass with Stefan Dohr RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Vocal Masterclass with Sir Thomas Allen Sir Thomas Allen: Enoch Arden RCM Brass Ensemble RCM Chamber Music Orchestral Masterworks: Songs of the Auvergne Violin Masterclass with Oleksandr Semchuk Shanghai Conservatory of Music Chamber Concert Tuba Masterclass with Andrew Cresci RCM Chamber Music Piano Masterclass with Barry Douglas Vocal Masterclass with Dame Gwyneth Jones Russian Chamber Music: Lament & Inspiration Violin Masterclass with Anna Kandinskaya RCM Sparks: Explore Fantasia Russian Chamber Music: Seasons & Soundscapes RCM Chamber Music Flute Masterclass with Petri Alanko RCM Sparks: My Great Orchestral Adventure
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