Success for Aeris Trio at European Festival 18 May 2015 The Aeris Trio achieved a great result at the European Music Festival, winning First Prize ‘cum laude’ in their chamber music category. Taking place in Neerpelt, Belgium between 30 April… Read more
RNCM and MMU Combine for Unique Interactive Project 8 May 2015 The RNCM has joined forces with students from Manchester School of Art to present a series of three-minute pop-up performances on city trams and stations as part of Manchester After… Read more
Alumnus to Join Met’s Young Artist Programme 5 May 2015 Alumnus Kang Wang has been accepted onto the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Programme, commencing in September. Over the course of 12 months, the 27-year-old tenor will benefit from… Read more
Henning Kraggerud Joins as International Chair in Violin 23 April 2015 The RNCM is delighted to announce that Norwegian musician Henning Kraggerud will officially join the College in September as International Chair in Violin. Born in Oslo in the early 1970s,… Read more
Alumnus Appointed Director of Scottish Opera 22 April 2015 Alumnus Stuart Stratford has been appointed Director of Scottish Opera. The former RNCM Junior Fellow in Conducting was selected for the position following an international search and will officially join… Read more
Jamie Phillips is Hallé’s Associate Conductor 14 April 2015 Congratulations to RNCM alumnus Jamie Phillips who has been appointed Associate Conductor of the Hallé following three years as Assistant Conductor. Jamie, who graduated in 2013, will now conduct the… Read more
RNCM Repetiteur Joins Northern Ballet 8 April 2015 Ewan Gilford, the RNCM’s Sir John Fisher Foundation Junior Fellow – Repetiteur, has been offered a full time repetiteur post with Northern Ballet. Founded in 1969 and recently becoming a… Read more
RNCM Welcomes New Director of Research 2 April 2015 Professor Barbara Kelly joins the RNCM this month (April) as Director of Research. An internationally-renowned scholar of late 19th and early 20th century French music and culture, Barbara has published on… Read more
Panfilov Wins Hastings Competition 12 March 2015 RNCM postgraduate Alexander Panfilov has won the 2015 Hastings International Piano Competition. The Russian virtuoso secured the £10,000 First Prize after impressing judges with a powerful performance of Rachmaninov’s Piano… Read more
RNCM Partner Launches Free Music App 10 March 2015 Buffet Group, the world’s leading wind instrument manufacturer which supports exceptional RNCM and JRNCM wind and brass students, recently launched the first app for wind instruments. Premiering in Paris at… Read more
Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble 3 March 2015 Over the past few days the RNCM has received a significant amount of negative correspondence relating to the booking of Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble on Thursday 5… Read more
Mark Simpson is BBC Philharmonic’s New Composer 26 February 2015 The BBC Philharmonic has announced JRNCM alumnus Mark Simpson as its new Composer in Association, starting in September. Aged 26, the appointment makes him one of the youngest ever composers… Read more
Brass Students Reach BBC Final 16 February 2015 RNCM students David Gillson and Adam Bokaris are two of four musicians to make it through to the Finals of the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Award. David, a… Read more
John McCabe: 1939 – 2015 13 February 2015 It is with great sadness that the RNCM announces the death of eminent composer and alumnus John McCabe on Friday 13 February 2015. John McCabe studied at the Royal Manchester… Read more
Manoj Kamps is RNCM Junior Fellow in Conducting 11 February 2015 The RNCM is delighted to announce Manoj Kamps as its new Junior Fellow in Conducting, commencing in September 2015. Sri Lankan-born Manoj was one of 14 candidates chosen to attend the… Read more