Alumnus is Principal Conductor of Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini 14 September 2016 Alumnus Alpesh Chauhan has been appointed Principal Conductor of the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, commencing in September 2017. The 2014 graduated made his Italian début with the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, one of… Read more
RNCM Opera Presents La Vie Parisienne 18 August 2016 Glitz and glamour head to the College this season as RNCM Opera presents Offenbach’s La Vie Parisienne. Directed by Stuart Barker, Director of Training and Productions at British Youth Opera, and… Read more
RNCM Singers Awarded Independent Opera Support 18 August 2016 Alumna Katie Lowe and postgraduate soprano Samantha Clarke have been awarded support in the form of a Postgraduate Fellowship and Vocal Scholarship from Independent Opera at Sadler’s Wells. Awarded annually,… Read more
RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition 18 August 2016 Applications are open for the 2016 James Mottram International Piano Competition (JMIPC) which takes place at the RNCM between 28 November and 3 December. Now in its fifth year, the competition… Read more
Autumn 2016 at the RNCM 4 August 2016 The RNCM has launched its Autumn 2016 season. Between September and December the Manchester venue hosts everything from classical music, big band and opera to conversations with Margaret Atwood and Vivienne Westwood (pictured)… Read more
Alumna Wins Merseyside Women of the Year Award 3 August 2016 Vocal alumna Kathryn Rudge has won the Merseyside Women of the Year Arts and Culture Award. Celebrating the achievements of women across the North West county, the Merseyside Women of… Read more
Alumni Shortlisted for Gramophone Awards 2 August 2016 RNCM alumni Stephen Hough, Alice Coote and the Heath Quartet have been shortlisted for 2016 Gramophone Awards. Stephen, the RNCM’s International Chair in Keyboard Studies who graduated in 1981, appears… Read more
RNCM Achieves 100% in 2016 DLHE Survey 1 August 2016 The RNCM has achieved 100% in the 2016 Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey. The outstanding result indicates that the College’s 2014/15 graduates are either working or undertaking… Read more
RNCM at the BBC Proms 26 July 2016 RNCM alumni feature heavily in this year’s BBC Proms. From pianists and singers to conductors and composers, there’s plenty to look forward to over the next few weeks, including a… Read more
Percussionist’s Solo with a Difference 25 July 2016 RNCM percussionist Delia Stevens made a great impression on Phil Williams’ Radio 5 Live programme last week, performing a quirky set on office equipment. The 24-year-old, who graduated in 2014, showcased… Read more
RNCM Alumna Wins 2016 Chilcott Award 19 July 2016 Vocal alumna Soraya Mafi has been awarded the £10,000 Chilcott Award for young British opera singers. Offered biennially to an opera singer between the ages of 23 and 33 who… Read more
Alumni Chosen for PRS Composers’ Fund 29 June 2016 RNCM alumni Laura Bowler and Gavin Higgins are two of nine young composers chosen to receive funding from PRS’ inaugural Composers’ Fund. Announced on Tuesday 28 June, the ground-breaking new… Read more
RNCM 2016 Gold Medal Winners 12 June 2016 The RNCM held its Gold Medal Competition on Saturday 11 June featuring 10 of the College’s finest performers and four of its leading young composers, who wrote new works for the… Read more
Alumnus Wins JUNO Composition Award 11 May 2016 RNCM alumnus Dinuk Wijeratne has won the JUNO Classical Composition of the Year Award for his string quartet pieces Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems. The Sri Lankan-born composer, who… Read more
RNCM Acknowledged as World-Class 9 May 2016 The RNCM is proud to have been recognised by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) as one of the world’s leading music conservatoires. The only music conservatoire outside the… Read more