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
Barbara Robotham: A Tribute 2 July 2013 It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Barbara Robotham, internationally-renowned vocal teacher at the RNCM, who made such an incredible contribution to the College over so… Read more
Beethoven Turns Heads for Festival Finale 2 July 2013 Beethoven himself made an appearance at The Bridgewater Hall on Friday 28 June to witness the end of a year-long festival dedicated to his music. An audience of over 1300… Read more
RNCM Orchestra Helps Create Britten App 1 July 2013 Benjamin Britten’s vision of introducing children to classical music by using the mass media of the day began in 1946 with a film featuring what became his most famous work,… Read more
JRNCM Student Is BBC Young Composer 25 June 2013 Junior RNCM celebrated success recently when 18-year-old Grace Evangeline Mason won the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition for her composition Convergence. The BBC Proms Inspire scheme is for budding… Read more
Sir Willard Raises the Roof at Bridgewater Hall 24 June 2013 The President of the RNCM, the world-famous bass-baritone Sir Willard White, presented An Enchanted Evening of Song at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 12 June to mark the College’s 40th… Read more
Alumna Competes in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competion 18 June 2013 RNCM and Junior RNCM graduate, Katherine Broderick is currently representing England in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. The soprano, who graduated in 2004 after completing a BMus degree, performed… Read more
Ugnius Pauliukonis Is RNCM Gold Medal Winner 16 June 2013 Pianist Ugnius Pauliukonis was the only student to be awarded the prestigious RNCM Gold Medal during the 2013 competition. The three day event, held at the RNCM Concert Hall between… Read more
Student-Led Teaching Awards Celebrate RNCM Staff 9 June 2013 The RNCM Students’ Union presented the second Student-Led Teaching Awards ceremony on 16 May, giving students the chance to celebrate and recognise RNCM Staff. Over 40 nominations in four categories… Read more