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
A Child of Our Time – Performance Opportunity 8 January 2014 The RNCM is looking to recruit young people aged 15-25 to take part in a pioneering musical event where you are the composers, creators and performers. This culturally diverse group… Read more
Hough and Maxwell Davies Receive New Year’s Honours 2 January 2014 RNCM alumnus Stephen Hough and RMCM alumnus Sir Peter Maxwell Davies have been recognised in The Queen’s 2014 New Year’s Honours list. Stephen, who graduated in 1981 and is also… Read more
Legendary Violin Donated to RNCM 11 December 2013 The RNCM recently received a very special violin, used to accompany stars such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr and Shirley Bassey. The 1762 Nicolaus Gagliano instrument, worth an estimated… Read more
BBC Performing Arts Fund Supports RNCM Outreach 9 December 2013 RNCM Outreach is one of 58 community organisations to be awarded a grant from the 2013 BBC Performing Arts Fund. A total of £5000 has been given to the department… Read more
Students Perform with KorVest 3 December 2013 Following the launch of The Platform earlier this year, the School of Vocal Studies and Opera has embraced its new partnership with KorVest, the ensemble of Bergen Opera and the… Read more
Alpesh Chauhan is CBSO’s First Conducting Fellow 3 December 2013 RNCM postgraduate conductor Alpesh Chauhan has been appointed the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s first Conducting Fellow. Alpesh, aged 23, is currently studying for an MMus in Solo Performance (Conducting)… Read more
RNCM to Benefit from Doctoral Training Partnership 3 December 2013 The RNCM is one of seven higher education institutions within the North West Consortium (NWC) to benefit from a £14 million grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)… Read more