Professor Nicholas Reyland joins as Head of Undergraduate Programmes 10 May 2018 A very warm welcome to Professor Nicholas Reyland, who joined the RNCM this month as Head of Undergraduate Programmes. Professor Reyland studied Music at the University of Surrey before undertaking… Read more
RNCM Head of Operations made MBE 10 May 2018 Congratulations to Neil Bohanna, Head of Operations, who was made an MBE at Buckingham Palace by the Princess Royal on Wednesday 9 May. Neil joined the College in 2009 as… Read more
Alumna wins Ferrier Song Prize 1 May 2018 Congratulations to soprano Catriona Hewitson, winner of the Ferrier Loveday Song Prize at the 2018 Kathleen Ferrier Competition. The 63rd competition took place at Wigmore Hall on 27 April and… Read more
RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition 25 April 2018 The 2018 RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition (RNCM JMIPC) will take place between 26 November and 1 December. This major biennial event offers an all-round learning experience for young… Read more
Jess to perform at Last Night of the Proms 25 April 2018 Saxophonist Jess Gillam will perform at the Last Night of the Proms. The 19-year-old, who made her Proms début last year, will join Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC Symphony… Read more
Leeds Lieder Artists 2018 23 April 2018 Congratulations to current students Caroline Taylor (soprano), Anna Chiu (piano accompaniment) and Rachel Fright (Junior Fellow in Piano Accompaniment) and alum Peter Edge (bass-baritone), chosen as 2018 Leeds Lieder Young Artists.… Read more
RNCM musicians chosen for Jazz North’s touring scheme 18 April 2018 Artephis, Manchester Jazz Collective and Täpp have all been selected as ambassador artists for Jazz North’s northern line touring scheme 2018 – 2019. Launched in 2013, northern line is an… Read more
Carly Paoli signs with world’s top publishing company 17 April 2018 Singer, lyricist and RNCM alumna Carly Paoli has been signed to Sony/ATV as part of a deal struck between the world’s No 1 music publishing company and the independent publishing… Read more
RNCM backs Plastic Free Greater Manchester campaign 13 April 2018 The RNCM is backing Andy Burnham’s environmental pledge to remove single-use plastics by 2020 and make Greater Manchester one of the leading green cities in Europe. To help realise these… Read more
David Butt Philip shortlisted for RPS Music Award 13 April 2018 Congratulations to alum David Butt Philip, shortlisted in the Singer category of the 2018 RPS Music Awards. Presented in association with Radio 3, the RPS Music Awards are the highest… Read more
Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe Scholarship Awards 13 April 2018 Congratulations to postgraduate clarinettist Antonio Perez-Barrera, winner of a Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe Scholarship Award. The annual competition, which focuses on a different instrument discipline each year, provides performance… Read more
Pianist receives Making Music UK PDGYA award 9 April 2018 Pianist Ugnius Pauliukonis has been selected as one of the 2018 recipients of Making Music UK’s Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artists (PDGYA) award. The PDGYA awards help to kick… Read more
RNCM pianist wins Bromsgrove 9 April 2018 Third-year pianist Luke Jones has won the 2018 Bromsgrove International Musicians Competition. Held between 3 and 7 April, the competition is open to instrumentalists and singers aged 18 to 25… Read more
RNCM Wind Orchestra releases 10th Chandos CD 6 April 2018 The RNCM Wind Orchestra has released its 10th CD with Chandos. Read more
Jess Gillam nominated for Classic BRIT Award 4 April 2018 Congratulations to Jess Gillam, who’s been nominated in The Sound of Classical poll at the 2018 Classic BRIT Awards. Aimed to promote the best emerging artists and ones-to-watch in classical… Read more