RNCM Announces 2016 Honorands 31 May 2016 Music producer and songwriter Pete Waterman OBE is amongst the RNCM’s 2016 list of Honorands. The Coventry-born entrepreneur, who has sold over 500 million records during his 40 year career,… Read more
Donald Grant is New Deputy Head of Chamber Music 24 May 2016 The RNCM is delighted to announce the appointment of Elias Quartet violinist Donald Grant as Deputy Head of Chamber Music, commencing in September. Donald studied at the RNCM with the… Read more
Royal Schools and ABRSM Show Support to EUYO 19 May 2016 The RNCM has joined forces with other UK Royal Schools of Music and the ABRSM to show support for the European Union Youth Orchestra in an urgent request to restore… Read more
Sir Mark Elder Awarded Companionship of RNCM 16 May 2016 The RNCM is delighted to announce that British conductor Sir Mark Elder CBE is to become a Companion of the College. Sir Mark Elder is recognised one of the world’s… 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
JRNCM Saxophonist Through to BBC Final 10 May 2016 Junior RNCM Saxophonist Jess Gillam has reached the Final of the 2016 BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. The 17-year-old, who studies at JRNCM with Ruth Bourn, is one… 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
RNCM Pianist Wins International Competition 5 May 2016 Undergraduate pianist Dominic Degavino has won the Piano Section final of the 2016 Tunbridge Wells International Young Concert Artists Competition. Held at the Mayfield Festival of Music and the Arts… Read more
Vershinina Wins International Piano Competition 3 May 2016 Postgraduate pianist Yulia Vershinina has won the Senior Category of the 2016 Wales International Piano Competition. Forming part of the Wales International Piano Festival held in Galeri, Caernarfon between 29… Read more
RNCM Announces New Honorary Associate Artists 27 April 2016 Five exceptional recent graduates have been announced as Honorary Associate Artists of the RNCM. Pianist Alexandra Dariescu, composer Tom Harrold, cellist Mikhail Nemtsov, mezzo-soprano Kathryn Rudge, and percussionist Le Yu,… Read more
Junior Musicians Through to BBC Semi-Final 26 April 2016 Junior RNCM students Jess Gillam and Andrew Woolcock are through to the Semi-Finals of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. Saxophonist Jess, aged 17, won the Woodwind category… Read more
Alumnus Appointed Chief Executive of the SCO 21 April 2016 RNCM alumnus Gavin Reid has been announced as the new Chief Executive of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Currently Director of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Gavin will take up the… Read more
RNCM Flautist Wins International Competition 21 April 2016 RNCM flautist Meera Maharaj has won the 2016 Dutch International Flute Competition. Held at Adams Flute Centre in Ittervoort between April 13 – 15, the competition is divided into three… Read more
Sir John Tomlinson Appointed RNCM President 18 April 2016 The RNCM is proud to announce the appointment of Sir John Tomlinson CBE as its new President, commencing in January 2017. The critically-acclaimed bass has a strong connection to the… Read more
JRNCM Students Reach BBC Category Finals 13 April 2016 Junior RNCM students Jess Gillam and Andrew Woolcock have reached the category finals of the 2016 BBC Young Musician of the Year. Saxophonist Jess, aged 17, participated in the Woodwind… Read more