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
Ina’s Scottish Highlight 29 January 2015 Bulgarian pianist Ina Selvelieva, the RNCM’s Sir John Fisher Foundation Junior Fellow – Repetiteur, was recently invited to be music director and repetiteur for Scottish Opera’s Opera Highlights tour. Starting… Read more
Michael Kennedy: 1926 – 2014 5 January 2015 It is with great sadness that we report the death of Michael Kennedy CBE on Wednesday 31 December at the age of 88. Former chief music critic of The Daily… Read more
World-leading research ranks RNCM highest of UK music colleges 18 December 2014 The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has announced the outcomes of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), ranking the RNCM as the UK’s leading music college for research.… Read more
RNCM Students Reach Semi-Finals of 2015 BBC Young Brass Award 15 December 2014 RNCM brass students David Gillson, Josh Cirtina and Adam Bokaris are three of eight musicians to reach the semi-finals of the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Award. 2014 finalist… Read more
RNCM’s 2014 Fellows and Honorary Members 15 December 2014 The RNCM is pleased to announce its 2014 Fellows and Honorary Members. This year Fellowships (FRNCM) have been awarded to Japanese composer and marimba player Keiko Abe, conductor and Music Director… Read more
Wigmore Hall Masterclass with Wolfgang Holzmair 11 December 2014 Postgraduate soprano Michaela Parry and pianist Simon Passmore were selected to take part in a masterclass with Austrian baritone Wolfgang Holzmair at Wigmore Hall last month. The class focussed on… Read more
RNCM Students Join NBE this Christmas 8 December 2014 Three undergraduates have been chosen to join the Netherlands Blazers (Wind) Ensemble for a series of festive Family Concerts this month. Forming part of the College’s Platform initiative, members of… Read more
Pianist Tom Hicks Reaches Finals of Ferruccio Busoni Competition 8 December 2014 Fourth year pianist Tom Hicks has reached the Finals of the 60th Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition. Established in 1949 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the death of pianist… Read more