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RCM at St James’s Piccadilly

Dates
30 October 2026, 1:10pm

Venue
St James Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL

Tickets
Free, no ticket required

Learn more at www.sjp.org.uk

A piano inside the stone hall of St James's Piccadilly

30 October 2026, 1:10pm

Venue
St James Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL

Tickets
Free, no ticket required

Learn more at www.sjp.org.uk

Penglei Liang soprano
Yuyao Qu piano

Debussy La Flûte de Pan, from Trois Chansons de Bilitis
Debussy Green, from Ariettes oubliées
R Strauss Ständchen op 17 no 2
R Strauss Freundliche Vision op 48 no 1
Jonathan Dove Between Your Sheets
Verdi Caro nome, from Rigoletto
L Hughes Songs to the Dark Virgin
Louise C Wallace Night
L Hughes Hold Fast to Dreams
Donizetti Prendi, per me sei libero, from L’elisir d’amore
Britten The Last Rose of Summer
C Schumann Ich stand in dunklen Träumen op 13 no 1
Schubert An den Mond, D 193
Grieg Ein Traum, from Sechs Lieder op 48
R Strauss Morgen! op 27 no 4

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from Royal College of Music musicians at this lunchtime concert at St James's Piccadilly.

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Location Transport Food & drink Access

Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS

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   South Kensington: 0.5 miles
   Gloucester Road: 0.6 miles
   High Street Kensington: 0.8 miles

   Paddington: 1.5 miles
   Victoria: 2 miles

   Santander Cycles docking station and public cycle locking facilities adjacent to RCM

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The RCM provides light refreshments throughout the year. There is also a range of restaurants, cafés and other establishments nearby, most adjacent to South Kensington station.

RCM Café

The RCM Café serves barista-style coffees, sandwiches, snacks, salads and hot food. There is also access to outside seating in our new 1851 courtyard.

Opening hours: 

Monday-Friday: 8.30am-4.30pm

Saturday: 8.30am-4.30pm (term time only)

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The main entrance to the RCM has eight steps up from the pavement and two inside the main doors. A lift is available for visitors with limited mobility. The lift is built into the smaller staircase to the left of the main entrance steps. There is an intercom button on the control panel, which can be seen and reached easily from the street. On arrival, press the buzzer to notify a member of RCM staff, who will come out to meet you and operate the lift for you.

All our event venues can be accessed by visitors with limited mobility via the lift at the main entrance.

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