Henk Guittart Joins RNCM School of Strings 24 March 2014 The RNCM is pleased to welcome Dutch violist and conductor Henk Guittart as its new International Tutor in Strings Performance and Pedagogy, commencing in September. Founder and former member of… Read more
Harish Shankar is New Junior Fellow in Conducting 20 March 2014 The RNCM is delighted to announce that Harish Shankar is the new Junior Fellow in Conducting, commencing in September 2014. Malaysian-born Harish was one of 13 candidates chosen to attend… Read more
Zoltan Kiss Appointed International Tutor in Trombone 17 March 2014 The Philip Jones Centre for Brass at the RNCM is delighted to announce the appointment of Zoltan Kiss as its International Tutor in Trombone. Zoltan visited the RNCM at the… Read more
Mezzo Emma Wins Harwood Award 13 March 2014 Postgraduate mezzo-soprano Emma Stannard has won the 2014 Elizabeth Harwood Memorial Award for Singers. Emma, who is studying for an MMus in Solo Performance with Peter Wilson, performed pieces by… Read more
Winning Streak for RNCM Pianists 11 March 2014 The RNCM’s School of Keyboard Studies has been celebrating impressive successes recently. Not only has Simon Passmore won First Prize in the Grand Prix Pianos Maene, but Alexander Panfilov won… Read more
It’s Three in a Row as RNCM Secures Another ROSL Prize 6 March 2014 It’s a hat-trick for the RNCM as the Solem Quartet makes it three ensemble wins in a row at the Royal Over-Seas League ARTS competition. Solem, comprising violinists and 2013… Read more
Hughes Makes ROSL History 5 March 2014 Second year student Toby Hughes has made history by becoming the first ever double bassist to win the Strings Section Final of the Royal Over-Seas League ARTS competition. Toby, currently… Read more
New York Post for RNCM Conductor 27 February 2014 RNCM alumnus Courtney Lewis has been named as the New York Philharmonic’s Assistant Conductor, commencing in September. Courtney, who studied for a Postgraduate Diploma in Conducting with Clark Rundell, replaces… Read more
Jette Parker Success for RNCM Junior Fellow 18 February 2014 Jonathan Santagada has been announced as the new Opera Conductor/Repetiteur on the prestigious Jette Parker Young Artists Programme (JPYAP), based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Jonathan, the RNCM’s… Read more
Clonter Opera Prize for RNCM Tenor 14 February 2014 RNCM tenor Kang Wang has won this year’s Clonter Opera Prize. Kang, who joined the College in 2013 to study for an International Artist Diploma and starred as Nemorino in… Read more
RNCM Students Reach BBC Brass Final 10 February 2014 RNCM students David Gillson and Ryan Watkins (pictured) are two of four musicians to reach the finals of the 2014 BBC Young Brass Award. Cornet player David and trombonist Ryan,… Read more
Alumnus Wins ROSL Section Final 6 February 2014 RNCM alumnus Huw Wiggin has won the Wind and Percussion Section Finals of the 2014 Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL) ARTS competition. Saxophonist Huw, who graduated in 2008, walked away with… Read more
RNCM Students Compete for BBC Young Musician Title 27 January 2014 One student from the RNCM and four from Junior RNCM have been selected to compete in the category finals of the 2014 BBC Young Musicians of the Year. Undergraduate pianist… Read more
RNCM Pianists to Break World Record 14 January 2014 New year, new record. On Thursday 23 January 16 students from the RNCM will attempt to break the world record for the most musicians to play the piano simultaneously. In… Read more
RNCM to Host 2015 ESCOM Conference 13 January 2014 The Ninth Triennial Conference of ESCOM (the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music) will be held at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) between Monday 17 and… Read more