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
Young Musician Elliott Reaches BBC Semi-Final 28 April 2014 Junior RNCM percussionist Elliott Gaston-Ross has reached the semi-final of the 2014 BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. The 15-year-old, who studies with Ian Forgrieve, performed Eugene Novotney’s A… Read more
Calleja Supports Your RNCM 23 April 2014 Award-winning tenor Joseph Calleja is the latest musician to pledge his support to Your RNCM. Joseph, who was born in Malta and is recognised as one of his country’s biggest… Read more
RNCM Library Wins Second Excellence Award 16 April 2014 The RNCM Library has secured its second 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
RNCM Produces Single in Support of Concert Hall Campaign 14 April 2014 RNCM postgraduate conductor Daniel Parkinson and students from the School of Strings have teamed up with British pianist and Junior RNCM alumnus David Schofield to release a charity single in… Read more
Alumna to Perform in Nyman’s Hillsborough Memorial 9 April 2014 Mezzo-soprano Kathryn Rudge will sing the names of the 96 football fans who died at Hillsborough as part of a new symphony commemorating the disaster by composer Michael Nyman. Symphony… Read more
ROSL Award for Zelkova 4 April 2014 The Zelkova Quartet has received the Elias Fawcett Award after being recognised as the most outstanding chamber ensemble in this year’s Royal Over-Seas League ARTS competition. Violinists Caroline Pether and… Read more
He Comes Out on Top in Sydney 1 April 2014 Alumnus Yelian He has won the inaugural Australian Cello Awards (ACA) competition, held in Sydney last month. Yelian, who graduated in 2011, was one of three cellists aged 18 to… Read more