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Austrian Cultural Forum
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West Parry Room
January
23 January 2019, 6:30pm
Grove Room
We invite RCM Friends to join us for drinks and nibbles before the evening's RCM Big Band concert.
23 January 2019, 6:15pm
Inner Parry Room
Two charming chamber works make up this rush hour concert, including one of Mozart's longest yet most intriguing string quartets, which was dedicated to Josef Haydn.
23 January 2019, 7:30pm
Britten Theatre
The RCM Big Band is joined by versatile clarinettist Giacomo Smith for a swinging, soulful celebration of New Orleans music.
25 January 2019, 1:05pm
St Mary Abbots
Michelle Candotti performs Pokofiev's Piano Sonata no 7, one of the three 'War Sonatas', where the composer wrote some of his most dissonant music for the piano.
25 January 2019, 5:30pm
Britten Theatre
Limited Availability
We’re thrilled to welcome Polly Graham to direct our first opera scenes of 2019.
26 January 2019, 5:30pm
Recital Hall
Join us for the first concert in our contemporary music series, featuring JD students performing works from JD composers
29 January 2019, 1:05pm
West Parry Room
Sold Out
RCM musicians perform Mozart's Sonata for Bassoon and Cello, which may have originally been written for two bassoons with accompaniment.
30 January 2019, 7:30pm
Britten Theatre
An intriguing concert curated by Gabriella Jones, this year's RCM Constant & Kit Lambert Junior Fellow.
31 January 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Limited Availability
Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare returns to the Royal College of Music this spring to direct a thrilling evening of symphonic poetry.
February
01 February 2019, 5:30pm
Britten Theatre
RCM musicians take to the Britten Theatre stage under the direction of Sebastian Harcombe for the second set of Opera Scenes this season.
01 February 2019, 6:15pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Our bite-sized Bach series continues this spring with a 30-minute programme of fantasias performed on our new organ.
01 February 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
In this varied concert, musicians from the Artist Diploma in Performance programme showcase their honed skills with a range of impressive solo performances.
04 February 2019, 1:05pm
Austrian Cultural Forum
RCM musicians perform Respighi's contemplative Poema autunnale.
04 February 2019, 6:15pm
Inner Parry Room
RCM musicians perform Mendelssohn's second Piano Trio, a theme of which appears in two Brahms pieces, and was also dedicated to composer Louis Spohr.
04 February 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Limited Availability
Celebrate the Year of the Pig as we welcome in the Chinese New Year with a special concert of traditional and western repertoire curated by RCM musicians.
04 February 2019, 7:30pm
Recital Hall
Join us for an exploration of British music for saxophones.
05 February 2019, 5:30pm
Britten Theatre
RCM musicians take to the Britten Theatre stage under the direction of William Relton for the final set of this season's Opera Scenes.
06 February 2019, 1:05pm
West Parry Room
Written when he was 20 years old, Brahms' homotonal first Piano Trio follows Prokofiev's second violin sonata in this lunchtime chamber concert.
07 February 2019, 6:15pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Award-winning conductor Holly Mathieson returns to the RCM to direct an evening of late-Romantic music, featuring solo flute performances from RCM Concerto Competition winner Sirius Chau.
08 February 2019, 6:15pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Our bite-sized Bach series continues with a 30-minute programme of Fantasias performed on our new organ.
10 February 2019, 3:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
RCM conductors lead this diverse programme, beginning with a world premiere from RCM composer Matthew Lomax.
10 February 2019, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
Experience the world of Gustav Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn Lieder as seen through the eyes and ears of pianist Roger Vignoles.
11 February 2019, 6:15pm
East Parry Room
A concert of romantic Russian and French music, including Debussy's seminal violin sonata and Rachmaninov's first piano trio, written when the composer was 19 years old.
11 February 2019, 7:30pm
Recital Hall
Our Essential Haydn series continues with another string masterpiece from the composer.
12 February 2019, 1:05pm
West Parry Room
A chamber concert culminating in Tchaikovsky's tricky Piano Trio, the only work Tchaikovsky ever wrote for the combination of piano, violin, and cello, which premiered in 1882.
12 February 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
The RCM Chamber Choir and Baroque Orchestra come together under the baton of Chair and Head of Historical Performance Ashley Solomon to perform popular Baroque works.
13 February 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Join us for works by two giants of the chamber music repertoire, performed by the critically-acclaimed Artha String Quartet.
14 February 2019, 1:05pm
West Parry Room
Limited Availability
RCM Director Colin Lawson and conductor Christopher McMullen-Laird introduce one of Mozart's great masterpieces ahead of a performance on both modern and historical instruments.
14 February 2019, 3:00pm
Grove Room
Enjoy a varied musical programme inspired by objects and stories from the collections housed in the RCM Museum, and featuring performances on a variety of instruments.
14 February 2019, 6:15pm
Recital Hall
Join us on Valentine’s Day for a special recital of songs and duets from Russia, France, Spain, Germany, Italy and Britain.
14 February 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Berio's song cycle comprises highly varied arrangements of folk melodies from different countries and cultures.
15 February 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
The Sacconi Quartet present the only surviving complete string quartet by Edvard Grieg, alongside Mozart's String Quintet no 4.
16 February 2019, 1:05pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
The fantastic Fidelio Trio performs Gerald Barry’s exuberant piano quartet.
16 February 2019, 3:00pm
Recital Hall
Dr Angela Slater brings her fascinating concert series to the RCM with an afternoon dedicated to the inspirational work of both emerging and established female composers, performed by RCM musicians.
16 February 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Grammy Award-winning Harlem Quartet brings our Chamber Festival to a thrilling close with a vibrant and diverse programme of classical and jazz works from all over the world.
18 February 2019, 6:15pm
Inner Parry Room
RCM musicians perform Debussy's early piano trio, composed when Debussy was just 18 years old, and thought to be lost in autograph form for many years before its discovery in 1982.
19 February 2019, 1:05pm
West Parry Room
A trio of pieces for small chamber ensemble, featuring Lili Boulanger's works for piano trio, and Beethoven's rarely performed sixth violin sonata.
20 February 2019, 1:05pm
Grove Room
RCM musicians perform some of Bach's solo violin works, plus Brahms' shortest piano trio, written after the composer had stopped writing larger-scale works in favour of chamber pieces.
20 February 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Join us for an evening of art, music and history as we celebrate the eminent German artist Milein Cosman.
21 February 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
This concert showcases talented ensembles from the RCM Brass Faculty, with performances from the Trombone Choir, Horn Ensemble, Trumpet Ensemble and Tuba Ensemble.
23 February 2019, 5:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Ensembles from across the RCM Junior Department perform a delightful programme of chamber music including music for piano trio, string quartet and wind quintet.
25 February 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
The RCM Wind Ensemble performs concert hall favourites, Mozart's overture from The Magic Flute and his Serenade no 12.
March
02 March 2019, 5:30pm
Holy Trinity Church
The young musicians of the RCM Junior Department come together for an enjoyable concert of choral works at Holy Trinity Church.
07 March 2019, 6:15pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Experience the full orchestral sound of the RCM Philharmonic as they perform three symphonic masterpieces from Czech composers Janáček, Dvořák and Smetana.
08 March 2019, 6:15pm
Inner Parry Room
Sold Out
A musical and poetic celebration for International Women's Day including songs by Clara Schumann, Amy Beach and Cécile Chaminade.
08 March 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Hear a full line up of contemporary works from celebrated RCM alumnae Helen Grime and Charlotte Bray, and RCM composer Zoë Darbyshire.
09 March 2019, 5:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Join us for a rousing concert of orchestral works with RCM Junior Department musicians, including pieces for wind, saxophone and brass ensembles.
10 March 2019, 11:00am
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
This spring our annual keyboard festival explores the life and music of Clara Schumann and the extraordinary circle of composers and musicians she moved in.
11 March 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Join us for an unmissable evening of contemporary music in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall.
13 March 2019, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
The RCM Opera Studio marks the 200th birthday of Jacques Offenbach with a performance of his immensely fun operetta, Robinson Crusoe.
15 March 2019, 6:15pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Our bite-sized Bach series continues with a 30-minute programme of fantasias performed on our new organ.
15 March 2019, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
The RCM Opera Studio marks the 200th birthday of Jacques Offenbach with a performance of his immensely fun operetta, Robinson Crusoe.
16 March 2019, 5:30pm
Recital Hall
Join us for this exciting culmination of a collaborative project between RCM Junior Department composers and musicians.
16 March 2019, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
The RCM Opera Studio marks the 200th birthday of Jacques Offenbach with a performance of his immensely fun operetta, Robinson Crusoe.
16 March 2019, 7:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
The RCM Junior Department Symphony Orchestra is joined by the winner of the 2018 Peter Morrison Concerto Competition for a concert of thrilling orchestral works.
18 March 2019, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
The RCM Opera Studio marks the 200th birthday of Jacques Offenbach with a performance of his immensely fun operetta, Robinson Crusoe.
19 March 2019, 1:05pm
West Parry Room
We welcome internationally acclaimed saxophonist Anna Wytko for a lunchtime recital.
20 March 2019, 6:15pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Hear selected works from one of the Royal College of Music’s greatest treasures – the Anne Boleyn Music Book – a manuscript that almost certainly once belonged to the Tudor queen.
21 March 2019, 6:15pm
Recital Hall
Hear new works from RCM composers played by an ensemble of professional musicians in the first of our Composers' Studio events.
22 March 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Austrian violinist and conductor Thomas Zehetmair directs the RCM Symphony Orchestra in a varied programme that includes music by RCM composition professor, Simon Holt.
23 March 2019, 5:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Join us for a showcase of exceptional talent from the RCM Junior Department, including music for chamber ensembles, choirs and the RCMJD Chamber Orchestra.
24 March 2019, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
From the sassy and satirical to the solemn and spiritual, let our RCM conductors take you on a whirlwind tour of the French Baroque.
29 March 2019, 4:30pm
Britten Theatre
Limited Availability
A multi-location theatrical performance, Otis & Eunice sees six music, dance and
drama institutions create a specially commissioned show curated by immersive theatre
makers Raucous.
29 March 2019, 6:30pm
Britten Theatre
Limited Availability
A multi-location theatrical performance, Otis & Eunice sees six music, dance and
drama institutions create a specially commissioned show curated by immersive theatre makers Raucous.
29 March 2019, 8:30pm
Britten Theatre
A multi-location theatrical performance, Otis & Eunice sees six music, dance and
drama institutions create a specially commissioned show curated by immersive theatre makers Raucous.
30 March 2019, 4:30pm
Britten Theatre
A multi-location theatrical performance, Otis & Eunice sees six music, dance and
drama institutions create a specially commissioned show curated by immersive theatre makers Raucous.
30 March 2019, 6:30pm
Britten Theatre
A multi-location theatrical performance, Otis & Eunice sees six music, dance and
drama institutions create a specially commissioned show curated by immersive theatre makers Raucous
30 March 2019, 8:30pm
Britten Theatre
A multi-location theatrical performance, Otis & Eunice sees six music, dance and
drama institutions create a specially commissioned show curated by immersive theatre makers Raucous
July
02 July 2019, 7:30pm
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
Limited Availability
Hear the Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra this summer performing unforgettable works by Holst and Rachmaninov.
Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS
United Kingdom
