Meet our Alumni

Master of Music graduate 2021, professional composer and jazz pianist, former Royal Philharmonic Composer, advocate for new music and widening access.

Master of Music in Composition (MMus) graduate 2019, Elgar Memorial Prize for Composition recipient and winner of the Bowdoin International Music Festival Composition competition.

Master of Composition (MComp) graduate 2021, video game composer and BAFTA Connect member.

Artist Diploma in Opera (ArtDip) graduate 2018, Welsh National Opera Associate Artist and RCM doctoral student.

Master of Performance (MPerf) graduate 2021, winner of first prize at the International Conducting Competition Jeunesse Musicales, Principal Assistant Conductor of Ensemble Intercontemporain and mentee of Peter Eötvös.

Master of Performance (MPerf) 2020 graduate, winner of the Sir James Galway Rising Star Award, and in-demand performer and recording artist.

Bachelor of Music (BMus) graduate 2020, Principal Clarinet with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, in-demand soloist and chamber musician.

Bachelor of Music (BMus) graduate 2015, composer whose pieces are regularly performed internationally by major orchestras.

Bachelor of Music (BMus) graduate 2007, Official Harpist to the former Prince of Wales, chart-topper and Classic FM favourite.

Master of Composition (MComp) 2021 graduate, international film and video game composer.

Master of Composition (MComp) 2022 graduate, video and tabletop games composer blending east and west styles.

Bachelor of Music (BMus) graduate 1989, piano teacher and author of over 50 books.

Bachelor of Music (BMus) 2012 graduate, performer, teacher and leader of community music groups, and creator of the World Harmony Orchestra, a social enterprise supporting vulnerable people through music.

Artist Diploma in Performance graduate 2021, international prize-winner and solo performer.

Bachelor of Music (BMus) graduate, first ever Artistic Director of the Royal Albert Hall and AEG Presents, former Social Secretary and Vice-President of the RCM Students’ Union.

Artist Diploma graduate 2013, Artistic Director of Up Close and Musical, solo violist, founding member of Trio Klein, teacher at Royal Holloway and Guest Principal for several major orchestras.

Artist Diploma and PhD graduate, performing across America, Europe and Asia, designer of the world’s first six-string 3D printed electric violin.

Bachelor of Music (BMus) graduate 2002, Editor of BBC Music Magazine, arts writer and active chamber music musician.

Master of Performance (MPerf) graduate 2017, busy conductor and violinist, leading and performing with major orchestras around the world.

Master of Music in Performance (MMus) graduate 2014, horn player and conductor, semi-finalist at the Maestro Solti International Conducting Competition, Principal Conductor of Orchestra Vitae and charity ambassador.

Master of Music in Composition (MMus) 2002 graduate, composer, orchestrator and educator, and BBC Radio 3 Producer.

Master of Performance (MPerf) graduate 2011, champion of new music and forgotten repertoire, orchestral pianist and co-founder of the music and visual arts collaboration ‘The Pierrot Project’.