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
Sir Harrison Birtwistle Wins British Composer Award 4 December 2014 Congratulations to RMCM graduate and RNCM Fellow Sir Harrison Birtwistle on winning a 2014 British Composer Award for Songs from the same Earth. The work was nominated in the Vocal category… Read more
Postgraduate Panfilov Wins International Piano Competition 2 December 2014 RNCM pianist Alexander Panfilov has won the 2014 James Mottram International Piano Competition (JMIPC), concluding what had been an exceptional and highly competitive week at the College. Alexander, who was… Read more
Christopher Yates: 1938-2014 24 November 2014 It is with great sadness that the RNCM reports the death of Christopher Yates on Friday 21 November. Chris joined the RNCM in 1980 as Dean of Postgraduate Studies, becoming… Read more
Alumnus Wins Raducanu Jazz Competition 12 November 2014 Alumnus Sam Healey recently won the Grand Prize and 5000 euros at the Raducanu Jazz Competition held in Braila, Romania. Named after pianist Johnny Raducanu, the uncle of RNCM alumnus… Read more
Fantastic Start for Popular Music Masterclasses and Industry Seminars 10 November 2014 Students from the RNCM’s Popular Music course have enjoyed masterclasses and industry seminars from exciting guests recently, getting the new academic year off to a flying start. To date, the… Read more
RNCM Unveils Refurbished Concert Hall 5 November 2014 The RNCM opens the doors to its newly refurbished Concert Hall today (Thursday 6 November) following the completion of a £7.1m redevelopment project. Established in Manchester in 1972, the RNCM… Read more
Kaleb Rose is Face of Roland BOSS 27 October 2014 Guitarist and popular music alumnus Kaleb Rose is the official face of Roland BOSS’ campaign to promote its new guitar effects pedals, expanding on the near-legendary status of these invaluable, sound-manipulating… Read more