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On the theme of ‘Stage & Screen’, this edition features interviews with three Royal College of Music alumni: countertenor Hugh Cutting, screen composer Alexandra Harwood, and pianist Cyrill Ibrahim, star of Sky Arts show Mozart: Genius for Hire.

Cyrill also visits the RCM Library to view our treasured Mozart manuscript in a new Upbeat video, plus inspiring updates from RCM students, alumni and staff.

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A man wearing a black jumper playing the piano under a spotlight.
A man wearing a black jumper playing the piano under a spotlight.

News

Several Royal College of Music staff appointed to Personal Chairs and Readerships

The Royal College of Music is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Martyn Brabbins, Professor Neta Spiro and Professor Tania Lisboa to Personal Chairs in their fields, and Dr George Waddell as Reader in Performance Research and Innovation.

New animation tells the forgotten stories of migrant musicians

A newly released animation reveals the forgotten stories of migrant musicians from Nazi-Europe, demonstrating how composers forced into exile went on to reshape Britain’s musical life, based on research from the Royal College of Music.

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