RNCM New Music Education Appointments 12 December 2016 The RNCM is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr John Habron and Robert Gardiner as Head of Music Education and Assistant Head of Music Education (PGCE) respectively. John, who… Read more
RNCM Wins 2016 Times Higher Education Award 25 November 2016 The RNCM has won the Outstanding International Student Strategy title at the 2016 Times Higher Education Awards for its Read with the World project. Now in their 12th year, the… Read more
Alumni Receive Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards 11 November 2016 RNCM alumni Daniel Kidane and Aílís Ní Riain are the only UK composers to receive a prestigious 2016 Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award. Established in 1994, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards… Read more
Alumna is Rambert’s New Music Fellow 31 October 2016 Alumna Anna Appleby has been appointed Rambert’s new Music Fellow. Anna, who completed her Master’s in Composition this year, will now work with the London-based company for one year, composing,… Read more
Alumni Shortlisted for British Composer Awards 25 October 2016 Alumni Emily Howard, Lucy Pankhurst and Sir Harrison Birtwistle have been shortlisted for a 2016 British Composer Award. Announced today (Tuesday 25 October), this year’s nominations features 33 works across… Read more
RNCM Partners Peking University Academy of Opera 19 October 2016 The RNCM has announced a new professional partnership with Peking University Academy of Opera (PKU). Commencing on 1 November 2016 and lasting a period of three years, the exciting partnership will… Read more
New Partnership for RNCM and NYWOGB 10 October 2016 The RNCM has announced a new partnership with the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain (NYWO) to enhance the experience of talented young musicians and promote best practice in wind… Read more
Solem wins Tunnell Trust Award 6 October 2016 The Solem Quartet – the RNCM’s Junior Fellows in Chamber Music – has won a Tunnell Trust Award. The foursome, violinists Amy Tress and Catherine Landen, violist Alistair Vennart, and… Read more
RNCM Launches New Campaign Celebrating its Supporters 6 October 2016 The RNCM has launched a new campaign celebrating the vital role supporters and donors play in ensuring every talented young musician can access a conservatoire education. From the high level… Read more
Alumnus Wins International Piano Competition 4 October 2016 Alumnus Alexander Panfilov has won First Prize and the Audience Prize at the Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition based in Monza, Italy. The 2016 graduate was one of 32… Read more
Alumna Wins Concord Competition 20 September 2016 Alumna Alison Willis has won the London Concord Singers’ 50th anniversary composition competition. Selected from over 50 entries, Thou has made me endless will receive its première as part of… Read more
Heath Quartet Wins Gramophone Chamber Award 19 September 2016 The RNCM’s Heath Quartet has won the Chamber Category of the 2016 Gramophone Awards for its recordings of Tippett’s String Quartets for Wigmore Hall Live. The ensemble, comprising violinists Oliver… Read more
Philip Higham is SCO’s New Principal Cello 19 September 2016 RNCM alumnus and Tutor in Cello, Philip Higham, has been appointed Principal Cello of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The 2010 graduate is one of three new musicians to join the… Read more
One Direction’s Jon Shone Joins RNCM Teaching Staff 16 September 2016 Jon Shone, former Music Director of One Direction, is one of three new Popular Music Tutors to join the RNCM this academic year. After a stint arranging strings for Radio… Read more
RNCM Alumni at the BBC Proms 14 September 2016 It’s been a great season for RNCM alumni at the 2016 BBC Proms. Throughout the eight week extravaganza, we witnessed everything from world premières by leading composers to outstanding performances… Read more