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An image of Maxim Vengerov holding a masterclass
We celebrate the music of America this season in a series of concerts both orchestral and chamber. We explore works by a variety of composers ranging from Gershwin to Reich, Bernstein to Ellington, Florence Price to William Grant Still, and led by conductors including Wayne Marshall and Joana Carneiro.

We also have three concerts featuring Japanese composer Jō Kondō in his 75th birthday year, including his mesmerising and powerful work for orchestra In Summer.

We are joined for the first time by conductor Vasily Petrenko for a performance of Richard Strauss’ monumental tone poem, Also sprach Zarathustra, alongside Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto, and Grażyna Bacewicz’s energetic Overture for orchestra.

In contrast, members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe return to lead a conductor-less ensemble in Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, and Jessica Cottis conducts two ravishing French works – Debussy’s Nocturnes and Ravel’s Suite from Daphnis et Chloé.

In a season of festivals, we feature music for four hands and more in our annual Keyboard Festival. The International Festival of Viols returns, along with a day dedicated to the highly influential pianist virtuoso, Adolf von Henselt, and our annual Chamber Music Festival.

We also celebrate the memory of two of our much-respected colleagues, pianist Andrew Ball and composer Joseph Horovitz – the latter including his witty songs and familiar theme tunes.

Other highlights include jazz with trumpeter Georgina Jackson; Bach Cantatas; an orchestral concerto masterclass with Visiting Professor of Violin Maxim Vengerov; talks on Music, Migration and Mobility; music in celebration of International Women’s Day; and our regular performances by the RCM Junior Department.

The season ends with two stunning fairytale operas – Ravel’s intriguing moral tale L'enfant et les sortilèges, and a rare performance of Respighi’s atmospheric Sleeping Beauty.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Royal College of Music.

Stephen Johns
Artistic Director

 

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03 January 2023 - 23 April 2023

Book your ticket online or just turn up on the day. Explore our unique collection of instruments, artworks and manuscripts. We're open Tuesday - Sunday.

The word Metamorphosis written in black stratchy writing on an almost blank score sheet

27 March 2023, 5:30pm

“Metamorphosis: Music Visualised” is an hour-long installation of music for four pianos and four visual artists composed by RCM composer John William Griffith II.

The title of the event on top of a brown Japanese painting with one character on each side

28 March 2023, 2:30pm

“AMANARI” is a stage production featuring music, dance, and projection-mapping technology, allowing the audience to enter the world of two 300-year-old hallmarks of the Japanese Rinpa school of art.

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29 March 2023, 4:00pm

Eluned Davies' composition is a provocative installation piece in which the audience is quasi-participatory just in their existence.

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29 March 2023, 7:00pm

Dancer Magdalena Charisi from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance joins RCM composer Tymon Zgorzelski in creating a sequence of imagined, futuristic news headlines turned into dreamy soundscapes.

An abstract image of old Microsoft folders interspersed with images of anime characters

30 March 2023, 7:00pm

Delyth Maiya Field's multi-media composition unfolds how a supposedly conflicting idea of classical music and modern digital culture can coexist in harmony.

A blue, silver and grey metallic water-colour abstract painting

31 March 2023, 7:00pm

Collaborating with artists of different disciplines, PhD student Diana Krasovska warmly invites you to experience a performance across genres, with no edges or boundaries: a shared journey of Wonder.

A dark blue painting with the moon and a little house with the light on

01 April 2023, 2:30pm

Jasper Eaglesfield presents a short ballet based on the story of The Three Little Pigs, choreographed and performed by students of the English National Ballet School. 

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01 April 2023, 5:30pm

RCM pianist Elizaveta Velikhova and RCM professors Dina Parakhina and Dinara Klinton present a selection of Rachmaninov's piano music for multiple hands and pianos.

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03 April 2023 - 05 April 2023

This popular three-day course for children aged 8–11 focuses on creative music-making, storytelling, arts and crafts, instrumental playing and singing inspired by items from the RCM Museum collections.

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07 May 2023, 11:00am

The RCM's annual celebration of percussion returns this spring with an incredible roster of world-class musicians, headlined by internationally renowned virtuoso drummer Jojo Mayer.

07 May 2023, 11:00am

Join us for an exciting selection of family friendly activities as part of the RCM's popular Festival of Percussion. 

Drummer Jojo Mayer playing the drumkit

07 May 2023, 7:15pm

The RCM's annual celebration of percussion culminates in a lively performance with the RCM Jazz Orchestra featuring special guest Jojo Mayer.

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23 June 2023, 7:30pm

Conductor Ryan Bancroft leads the Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra through enchanting works from Debussy, John Adams and Hannah Kendall.

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