RNCM appoints conservatoire’s first Professor of Baritone Horn 10 January 2024 The RNCM has become the first UK conservatoire to appoint a dedicated baritone horn tutor. Read more
RNCM graduate scoops top industry prize 14 December 2023 A new RNCM graduate has scooped a top prize at the prestigious industry awards show in London. BMus Popular Music alumnus Matteo Tontodonati rubbed shoulders with the likes of Duran Duran,… Read more
Sound business sense: the entrepreneurial conservatoire teaching Tchaikovsky and tax returns 13 December 2023 Fresh from collecting the RNCM’s prestigious Times Higher Education Award 2023 for Outstanding Entrepreneurial University, Head of Enterprise (Academic) Michelle Phillips talks about the critical role institutions must play in… Read more
RNCM wins THE Outstanding Entrepreneurial University Award 8 December 2023 We’re proud to announce that the RNCM was crowned Outstanding Entrepreneurial University at this year’s Times Higher Education Awards. The awards – dubbed the ‘Oscars of higher education’ and now… Read more
RNCM, WFEL Fairey Band and Aardman present Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas 6 December 2023 The RNCM, in partnership with the WFEL Fairey Band and Aardman, is presenting Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas with live accompaniment on Sunday 17 December. A festive treat… Read more
Jung Eun Séverine Kim wins James Mottram International Piano Competition 4 December 2023 Jung Eun Séverine Kim has won the 2023 James Mottram International Piano Competition (JMIPC), held at the RNCM between 27 November and 2 December. The South Korean pianist, who studies at… Read more
Professor Linda Merrick receives CBE from HM The King 20 November 2023 Congratulations to our Principal, Professor Linda Merrick, who received her CBE from His Majesty The King last month. The investiture ceremony took place at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday 25 October.… Read more
Olympias Music Foundation wins King’s Award for Voluntary Service 14 November 2023 Congratulations to the Olympias Music Foundation (OMF) on receiving The King’s Award for Voluntary Service. Created in 2002 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee and previously known as The… Read more
Deborah Harry appointed RNCM Director of Finance 14 November 2023 The RNCM is delighted to announce the appointment of Deborah Harry as its new Director of Finance, commencing in February. Deborah has extensive experience of the Higher Education sector, having been… Read more
RNCM launches appeal to safeguard instruments in critical decline 13 November 2023 The RNCM has today (13 November) launched a fundraising appeal to safeguard several instruments now in critical decline. Decades of underfunding music education in schools means that instruments such as… Read more
RNCM announces recipients of 2023 Honorary Awards 9 November 2023 We are thrilled to announce that the RNCM will be honouring exceptional individuals with the College’s most prestigious awards at our graduation ceremony on Thursday 14 December 2023. The awards… Read more
RNCM composers shortlisted for Ivors 19 October 2023 Congratulations to Larry Goves, Emily Howard, Simon Knighton and Athanasia Kontou, who are amongst the 34 names shortlisted for the 2023 Ivors Classical Awards. Formally The Ivors Composers Awards, the… Read more
RNCM nominated for two Manchester Culture Awards 4 October 2023 We’re proud to share that the RNCM has been shortlisted for two Manchester Culture Awards: Best Performance (Bernstein’s Mass at The Bridgewater Hall) and Young Creative of the Year (Fehintola… Read more
RNCM awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework 28 September 2023 The RNCM has been awarded Gold in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). Announced today (28 September) by the Office for Students (OfS), the TEF is a national scheme that… Read more
May Payne wins inaugural Casio competition 24 September 2023 Congratulations to fourth year Popular Music student May Payne, one of two multi-talented singer-songwriters to win Casio Music UK’s Casio Sessions competition. Taking place at Ninety One Living Room jazz… Read more