RNCM and MMU Award First Joint PhD 14 October 2013 Danielle Sirek is the first RNCM student to be awarded a PhD under the RNCM-MMU joint doctoral programme. Danielle, who moved to the UK from Ontario, Canada, to complete the… Read more
RNCM Welcomes New Artistic Director 14 October 2013 The RNCM is delighted to welcome Dr Michelle Castelletti as its new Artistic Director. Michelle joins the College from her role as Festival Manager of the Sounds New Contemporary Festival… Read more
Violinist Renaud Capuçon Joins RNCM 14 October 2013 French violinist Renaud Capuçon joined the RNCM in September as an International Chair in violin. Born in Chambéry in 1976, Renaud studied at both the Paris Conservatoire and the Berlin… Read more
PRS for Music Foundation Supports New Music North West 16 September 2013 The RNCM has been awarded £5000 by the PRS for Music Foundation to support several artists participating in New Music North West (NMNW), the UK’s largest festival of new music… Read more
RNCM Awarded £2.8m to Transform Facilities 9 September 2013 The RNCM has been allocated £2.8 million by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to significantly transform its teaching, learning and performance facilities. The grant, from HEFCE’s Catalyst… Read more
Inspiring Project Shortlisted for Education Award 9 September 2013 A research project undertaken by a team of researchers at the RNCM and University of Liverpool has been shortlisted for a Times Higher Education Award. Funded by the Arts and… Read more
Apostles Wins Gramphone Award 3 September 2013 A recent recording of Elgar’s The Apostles featuring a specially recruited semi-chorus of young RNCM singers has won a 2013 Gramophone Award. Tenors Sean Boyes, Thomas Kelly, Timothy Langston and… Read more
RNCM Musicians Win Inaugural Award 30 August 2013 Recent RNCM alumnus Alastair Penman and International Artist Diploma cellist Mikhail Nemtsov have both been selected for a City Music Foundation Inaugural Award. Established to aid young aspiring musicians at… Read more
RNCM Top Place for Music Students 12 August 2013 The RNCM has been recognised as the highest scoring UK music college in the 2013 National Student Survey (NSS) for overall student satisfaction. The results, published today (13 August), give… Read more
The RNCM: Celebrating 40 Years 7 August 2013 Read our commemorative 40th Anniversary magazine here. Read more
RPS Prizes for RNCM Composers 31 July 2013 RNCM alumni Michael Cutting and Daniel Kidane and current MMus student Thomas Stewart are three of five composers to win a 2013 Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize. Open to composers… Read more
Session Drummer is Student of the Year 21 July 2013 RNCM drummer Joe Luckin has been chosen as the RNCM Popular Music Performance Degree Student of the Year at the 2013 British Music Students Awards. Hosted by Access to Music… Read more
Return to Oz – Matthew Wood and the Darwin Symphony Orchestra 11 July 2013 In 2005, Australian conductor Matthew Wood became an RNCM Junior Fellow in Conducting . After working extensively with UK orchestras, including the Bournemouth Symphony, he recently returned to his homeland… Read more
Panfilov Wins Brant Prize 3 July 2013 RNCM pianist Alexander Panfilov has won First Prize in the 2013 Robert William and Florence Amy Brant Piano Competition, held in Birmingham last month. The annual event was founded by… Read more
John Miller is RNCM’s New Head of Wind, Brass and Percussion 3 July 2013 The RNCM is pleased to announce that Professor John Miller has been appointed the new Head of the School of Wind, Brass and Percussion, commencing on September 1 2013. John joined the staff of… Read more