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
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 International Student Scheme Shortlisted for THE Award 1 September 2016 An RNCM scheme designed to support international students and enhance their learning experience has been shortlisted for the 2016 Times Higher Education Awards Nominated in the Outstanding International Student Strategy category, the Read… 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
RNCM Takes Part in Charity Culture Crawl 5 August 2016 The RNCM will host an exclusive recital next month for walkers raising funds for cancer support charity, Maggie’s. Walkers participating in Maggie’s Culture Crawl Manchester on Friday 30 September will stop by the College as… 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
Competition Prize for RNCM Cellist 1 August 2016 Third year cellist Jack Bailey has won Second Prize in the 2016 Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition. Held in Townsville, Queensland last month, the five-day event attracts outstanding musicians from… Read more