Proms Inspire Success for Junior RNCM 8 July 2014 Three students from Junior RNCM are among the winners of this year’s BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition. Harry Johnstone, aged 18, was one of three Senior Category winners thanks… Read more
Craig’s Top of the Pops this Summer 7 July 2014 RNCM alumnus and Tutor in Guitar, Craig Ogden, had reason to celebrate this weekend when his fourth album, Summer Guitar, soared to the top of the Classic FM charts. Following… Read more
RNCM Pianists Win 2014 Brant Prizes 7 July 2014 The RNCM made a big impression at this year’s Brant International Piano Competition with postgraduate pianist Oliver She (pictured) winning First Prize and undergraduate Dominic Degavino both Third Prize and… Read more
RNCM Conductor Signed by Hazard Chase 30 June 2014 Conductor Alpesh Chauhan has been signed for general management by Hazard Chase. The news comes just months after the 24-year-old, who has just finished his postgraduate studies at the RNCM,… Read more
Alumna Takes Lead Role at Junior Trinity 19 June 2014 RNCM alumna Tabby Estell has been appointed Head of Junior Trinity, replacing Marion Friend who retires this summer. Tabby, who graduated in 1993, has worked in music education for over… Read more
RNCM’s 2014 Gold Medal Winners 16 June 2014 The RNCM held its ninth Gold Medal Competition on Saturday featuring 10 of the College’s finest performers and four of its aspiring young composers. This year’s winners were Russian postgraduate… Read more
Cirtina Makes History in New York 11 June 2014 Undergraduate trombonist Josh Cirtina has become the first UK student to win the George Roberts Bass Trombone Competition. Held earlier this month in Rochester, New York, the competition is open… Read more
RNCM Professorships for Top Brass Musicians 9 June 2014 Two leading figures in the world of brass have been granted the title of Professor (Personal Chair) by the RNCM. Steven Mead, a Tutor in Euphonium and Baritone Horn (pictured),… Read more
Alumnus John McCabe Honoured at the Ivors 23 May 2014 Congratulations to composer and alumnus, John McCabe CBE, who received The Ivors Classical Music Award at yesterday’s 59th Ivor Novello Awards ceremony. The prestigious award celebrates the outstanding achievements of… Read more
Alumnus Wins Dutch Classical Talent Award 22 May 2014 Cellist and RNCM alumnus Joris van den Berg has won the prestigious 2014 Dutch Classical Talent Award. Held at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam on Sunday 18 May, the competition is open… Read more
RNCM at the National Opera Studio 13 May 2014 RNCM mezzo-sopranos Hanna-Liisa Kirchin and Heather Lowe, and repetiteur Eda Seppar have all been offered places to study at the National Opera Studio (NOS), commencing in September. Established by the… Read more
Wiggin Strikes Gold at this Year’s ROSL ARTS Final 8 May 2014 The RNCM is immensely proud to announce that saxophonist Huw Wiggin has won the Gold Medal in what has been an outstanding Royal Over-Seas League ARTS competition for RNCM students… Read more
Sir John Tomlinson Joins as International Chair in Singing 7 May 2014 The RNCM is delighted to announce the appointment of Sir John Tomlinson as International Chair in Singing, commencing in September. The critically-acclaimed bass has a strong connection to the College… Read more
Singing from the Heart – Isabelle Peters Raises Awareness of Cardiac Risk in the Young 1 May 2014 Last October Isabelle Peters’ life hung in the balance when she suffered a cardiac arrest at the Manchester Aquatics Centre. Now, after months of recuperation, the 21-year-old singer is back… Read more