What's On

18 May 2024, 7:00pm
Holy Trinity Church, Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HQ

RCM musicians join forces with the Sacconi Quartet to perform R Strauss’ Metamorphosen, and JS Bach’s Orchestral Suite in B minor and Brandenburg Concerto no 5.

19 May 2024, 10:00am
Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

Vocal students from the Royal College of Music Junior Department will take the stage to perform solos, duets and ensembles by Handel, Mozart, Humperdinck, Massenet, Bernstein and others.

19 May 2024, 1:30pm
606 Club, 90 Lots Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0QD

Young jazz musicians from the Royal College of Music Junior Department perform at London's 606 Club.

24 May 2024, 12:30pm
RCM Museum

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Enjoy polished chamber performances in the midst of a beautiful collection of historic artefacts and instruments.

24 May 2024, 1:05pm
St Mary Abbots, Kensington High Street, London W8 4LA

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from Royal College of Music musicians at this lunchtime concert at St Mary Abbots Church in Kensington.

31 May 2024, 12:30pm
RCM Museum

Limited Availability

Enjoy polished chamber performances in the midst of a beautiful collection of historic artefacts and instruments.

31 May 2024, 1:05pm
St Mary Abbots, Kensington High Street, London W8 4LA

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from Royal College of Music musicians at this lunchtime concert at St Mary Abbots Church in Kensington.

01 June 2024, 1:10pm
St James's Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, St. James's, London W1J 9LL

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from talented Royal College of Music musicians at this lunchtime concert.

02 June 2024, 11:00am
Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

Royal College of Music musicians, Morassi Quartet, perform pieces by Haydn, Janáček and Webern.

07 June 2024, 12:30pm
RCM Museum

Enjoy polished chamber performances in the midst of a beautiful collection of historic artefacts and instruments.

07 June 2024, 1:05pm
St Mary Abbots, Kensington High Street, London W8 4LA

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from Royal College of Music musicians at this lunchtime concert at St Mary Abbots Church in Kensington.

08 June 2024, 5:30pm
Performance Hall

Limited Availability

Join us for a vibrant programme of music featuring new works composed by RCM Junior Department composers for RCMJD ensembles.

14 June 2024, 12:30pm
RCM Museum

Enjoy polished chamber performances in the midst of a beautiful collection of historic artefacts and instruments.

14 June 2024, 1:05pm
St Mary Abbots, Kensington High Street, London W8 4LA

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from Royal College of Music musicians at this lunchtime concert at St Mary Abbots Church in Kensington.

16 June 2024, 11:00am
Various locations

The RCM's inaugural Festival of Woodwind and Brass comprises outstanding performances, visiting artists, trade stands and an opportunity to experience the RCM’s cutting-edge Performance Laboratory.

15 June 2024 - 16 June 2024
Various locations

South Kensington's Great Exhibition Road Festival features an array of family friendly workshops, talks and performances including impressive RCM brass ensembles. Expect a feast of music,
art, science and culture!

17 June 2024, 1:05pm
Austrian Cultural Forum, 28 Rutland Gate, London, SW7 1PQ

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from Royal College of Music musicians at this lunchtime concert at the Austrian Cultural Forum.

18 June 2024, 1:05pm
The Carne Room

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from RCM musicians at this lunchtime concert. 

18 June 2024, 3:30pm
Performance Hall

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from RCM musicians at this afternoon concert. 

18 June 2024, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from RCM musicians at this rush-hour concert. 

19 June 2024, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Head of Conducting Toby Purser and postgraduate conductors direct College musicians in a  range of chamber works including Suite for nine instruments by RCM alumna Grace Williams.

19 June 2024, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

Limited Availability

New Generation Baroque Ensemble, Ensemble Augelletti, performs a glittering selection of Baroque gems including Purcell’s glorious Golden Sonata for two violins and keyboard.

20 June 2024, 7:30pm
Performance Hall

The Fiora, Inverno and Sonora quartets present a varied programme of celebrated works in the final performance of this year’s inaugural String Quartet Platform programme. 

21 June 2024, 12:30pm
RCM Museum

Enjoy polished chamber performances in the midst of a beautiful collection of historic artefacts and instruments.

21 June 2024, 1:05pm
St Mary Abbots, Kensington High Street, London W8 4LA

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from Royal College of Music musicians at this lunchtime concert at St Mary Abbots Church in Kensington.

21 June 2024, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM organists perform in the RCM’s Organ Interludes series, exploring a variety of works on the Flentrop Orgelbouw organ. 

22 June 2024, 5:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Junior Department ensembles, comprised of young musicians aged eight to 18, perform in their annual summer celebration.

23 June 2024, 11:00am
Recital Hall

Discover little-heard gems and under-explored composers from within the Chinese piano repertoire.

23 June 2024, 11:00am
Various locations

Visit the RCM for FestivALL, a student-led celebration showcasing compositions from under-represented groups and individuals across the classical music sector.

23 June 2024, 11:30am
Performance Studio

Hear a variety of emotive solo and duo works by both women composers and RCM composition students.

23 June 2024, 12:00pm
Performance Hall

The RCM Electronic Music Society presents a programme of works inspired by diversity and protest.

23 June 2024, 1:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM composers of contrasting cultural heritage present works with international inspirations including Turkish dances, Portuguese folk tunes, and Cantonese nursery rhymes.

23 June 2024, 1:30pm
Recital Hall

RCM trombonist Jamie Tweed platfroms the little-heard concerto by African-American jazz pianist, composer and arranger Phil Moore. 

23 June 2024, 2:00pm
Recital Hall

This concert explores underplayed and unrepresented works for the clarinet trio and its component parts.

23 June 2024, 2:30pm
Performance Hall

This concert presents a varied programme centered around concepts of mythology and culture, featuring a number of works by RCM composers.

23 June 2024, 3:00pm
Performance Studio

This two-part concert showcases the ensembles on the RCM's flagship String Quartet Platform, followed by a thought-provoking performance of SKIN by RCM composer Connie Harris.

23 June 2024, 3:30pm
Inner Parry Room

RCM cellist Ezra Escobar presents an array of works for solo cello based on the Filipino art, music and culture celebration, the 'tertulia'.

23 June 2024, 4:00pm
Performance Hall

RCM's New Light Duo present works centred around dialogue and light for harp and cello, including a dazzling array of extended techniques and instruments.

23 June 2024, 4:30pm
Inner Parry Room

RCM musicians present a programme of works by under-represented composers focussing on nature, time and the seasons.

23 June 2024, 6:30pm
Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ

The RCM Junior Department Chamber and Symphony orchestras perform a programme of Mozart, Ravel and Bonis at Cadogan Hall.

24 June 2024, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

Junior Fellows from the RCM’s Artist Diploma programme take centre stage in this ongoing series.

25 June 2024, 1:05pm
Performance Studio

Limited Availability

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from RCM musicians at this lunchtime concert. 

25 June 2024, 6:00pm
The Carne Room

This intimate song recital traces explore songs by 19th- and 20th-century composers linked by a tangled web of friendships, mentorships, marriages and affairs.

26 June 2024, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Enjoy a rare opportunity to hear Mahler’s Symphony no 4 in a chamber arrangement made by Iain Farrington.

27 June 2024, 1:05pm
Performance Hall

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from RCM musicians at this lunchtime concert. 

27 June 2024, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Director Colin Lawson and RCM soloists join the RCM Symphony Orchestra to perform a programme of sparkling scores featuring music by Druschetzky and Bartók.

27 June 2024, 9:30pm
Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

The Junior Department Big Band led by saxophonist Mornington Lockett makes its fifth appearance in the RAH Late Night Jazz series.

28 June 2024, 12:30pm
RCM Museum

Limited Availability

Enjoy polished chamber performances in the midst of a beautiful collection of historic artefacts and instruments.

28 June 2024, 1:05pm
St Mary Abbots, Kensington High Street, London W8 4LA

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from Royal College of Music musicians at this lunchtime concert at St Mary Abbots Church in Kensington.

29 June 2024, 5:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Musicians from the RCM Junior Department present a summer celebration featuring performances from the Sinfonia, String Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Orchestra.

01 July 2024, 1:05pm
Performance Hall

Mills Williams Junior Fellow Sofía Medina curates and performs in a unique concert.

01 July 2024, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Immerse yourself in an evening of invigorating percussion works, with performances on a dazzling array of instruments including the RCM’s Javanese gamelan.

02 July 2024, 1:05pm
Performance Studio

Limited Availability

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from RCM musicians at this lunchtime concert. 

02 July 2024, 6:00pm
Performance Studio

Pianist and Constant and Kit Lambert Junior Fellow Rieko Makita curates and performs in a unique concert.

02 July 2024, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

The RCM Saxophone Ensemble takes on Steve Reich’s most mesmerising scores, New York Counterpoint as well as UK premieres of music by Nicola LeFanu and Yasuhide Ito.

03 July 2024, 1:10pm
St James's Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, St. James's, London W1J 9LL

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from talented Royal College of Music musicians at this lunchtime concert.

03 July 2024, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

The RCM Brass Ensemble performs an arrangement of Richard Strauss’ epic journey through the mountains in An Alpine Symphony as well as a world premiere by an RCM composer.

04 July 2024, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

Violinist and Carne Trust Junior Fellow Lucilla Mariotti curates and performs in a unique concert.

06 July 2024, 2:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Junior Department musicians come together to celebrate their successes with a range of performances.

06 July 2024, 12:00pm
Performance Hall

Winners of the RCMJD Chamber Music Prize and soloists from across the Junior Department perform in this varied and lively concert.

20 July 2024, 1:10pm
St James's Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, St. James's, London W1J 9LL

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from talented Royal College of Music musicians at this lunchtime concert.

09 August 2024, 2:00pm
Performance Hall

Enjoy this interactive concert inspired by objects, stories and exhibitions from the Royal College of Music Museum. 

25 August 2024, 7:30pm
Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London SW7 2AP

Holst's suite The Planets is one of classical music's most extraordinary acts of imagination. Student musicians from Helsinki and London unite to perform the work alongside Sibelius's The Wood Nymph and a new piece from Finnish-American composer Lara Poe.