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
David Thornton Appointed Senior Tutor of Brass Band 12 April 2016 The RNCM has appointed Dr David Thornton as Senior Tutor of Brass Band. This exciting new position will see David, an internationally-renowned euphonium player, teacher and conductor, steering the RNCM’s… Read more
RNCM Pianist Wins International Competition 12 April 2016 Russian pianist Alexander Panfilov has won the 2016 Jaén International Piano Competition. The 26-year-old postgraduate secured the 20,000 euros First Prize thanks to an impressive performance of Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto… Read more
RNCM Double Bassist Wins Bromsgrove Competition 11 April 2016 Postgraduate double bassist Toby Hughes has won the 2016 Bromsgrove International Musicians’ Competition. The 23-year-old, who is studying for an International Artist Diploma, walked away with the £5000 First Prize… Read more
Jette Parker Success for RNCM Répétiteur 7 April 2016 Pianist James Hendry has been announced as one of three new Conductors/Répétiteurs on the prestigious Jette Parker Young Artists Programme (JPYAP), based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. James,… Read more
Alumni Shortlisted for RPS Music Awards 5 April 2016 RNCM alumni Kathryn Rudge and Gavin Higgins have been shortlisted for RPS Music Awards. Mezzo-soprano Kathryn, a 2011 graduate who was recently selected as a BBC New Generation Artist, has… Read more
RNCM Library Wins Third Excellence Award 5 April 2016 The RNCM Library has secured its third Excellence Award from the International Association of Music Libraries (UK and Ireland). Presented every two years, the Awards acknowledge music libraries which demonstrate… Read more
Hayley Parkes is RNCM’s New SU President 24 March 2016 Pianist Hayley Parkes has been appointed the RNCM’s next Students’ Union President. Hayley, a former BBC Young Musicians of the Year finalist who was recently awarded a Yamaha Scholarship, will… Read more