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October

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RCM Jazz Orchestra: Big Band Visionaries

14 October 2026, 7:30pm
Britten Theatre

Limited Availability

Directed by Jon Stokes, the RCM Jazz Orchestra pays tribute to the pioneering bandleaders, arrangers and musicians of the 1930s and ’40s.

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Woodwind Festival

25 October 2026, 11:00am
Various locations

Join us for a packed day as the RCM celebrates woodwind music-making!

The RCM Symhphony Orchestra and Chorus perform on stage

RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus: The Firebird

29 October 2026, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

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Two of this season’s heavyweights, Stravinsky and Beethoven, go head to head in a concert bristling with energy and innovation.

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RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus: The Firebird

30 October 2026, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Limited Availability

Two of this season’s heavyweights, Stravinsky and Beethoven, go head to head in a concert bristling with energy and innovation.

November

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Orchestral Masterworks with Martyn Brabbins

12 November 2026, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

The RCM Philharmonic sheds light on the often-misunderstood Shoenberg with his enigmatically beautiful Variations for Orchestra.

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RCM Chamber Orchestra: Eroica

19 November 2026, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Reinhard Goebel conducts Beethoven’s symphony widely recognised as one of the turning points of Western music for its innovative form and sweep.

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Opera Double Bill: Debussy & Ravel

23 November 2026, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre

Stellar singers from the Royal College of Music Opera Studio bring to life Debussy’s biblical parable and Ravel’s magic realist fantasy.

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Opera Double Bill: Debussy & Ravel

25 November 2026, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre

Limited Availability

Stellar singers from the Royal College of Music Opera Studio bring to life Debussy’s biblical parable and Ravel’s magic realist fantasy.

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Opera Double Bill: Debussy & Ravel

27 November 2026, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre

Stellar singers from the Royal College of Music Opera Studio bring to life Debussy’s biblical parable and Ravel’s magic realist fantasy.

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Opera Double Bill: Debussy & Ravel

28 November 2026, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre

Stellar singers from the Royal College of Music Opera Studio bring to life Debussy’s biblical parable and Ravel’s magic realist fantasy.

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year

30 November 2026, 7:30pm
Britten Theatre

See the world through a new lens as RCM composers present innovative compositions inspired by evocative images.

February

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Chamber Festival

13 February 2027 - 14 February 2027
Royal College of Music, London

This two-day Festival is the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the vast world of chamber music, with music-making in all corners of the RCM!

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Keyboard Festival

28 February 2027, 11:00am
Royal College of Music, London

Immerse yourself in the world of the keyboard as musicians from the RCM Keyboard Faculty present music spanning time and place.

May

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Percussion Festival

09 May 2027, 11:00am
Royal College of Music, London

Experience a spectacular celebration of percussion at the Royal College of Music's annual Festival of Percussion!

June

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Strings Festival

27 June 2027, 11:00am
Royal College of Music, London

Delve into the soundworld of all things bowed, plucked and strummed in our Strings Festival.