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We are delighted to announce Margaret Casely-Hayford CBE as the RCM's next Chair of Council from August 2027 🎼
A respected leader in governance, education and the arts, Margaret brings a wealth of experience and a lifelong passion for music.
Read more: bit.ly/rcm-chair
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Ten 3D-printed copies of an 18th-century alto recorder from the Royal College of Music Museum's collection have featured in a collaboration with LSO St Luke's 🪈
Learn more about how 3D printing can offer opportunities for musical heritage and research: bit.ly/rcm-3d-lso
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of George Fenton.
As a former Visiting Professor in Composition for Screen, George was a valued member of the RCM Composition Faculty. He received a Fellowship in 2011 to recognise his significant contribution to music.
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Congratulations to the nine RCM musicians who have gained places on the LPO’s Future Firsts programme for 2026/27, constituting over half of this year’s cohort 🎉
Learn more about the musicians and valuable opportunities on offer: bit.ly/rcm-future-firsts
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Two operas, one magical evening ✨
From heartfelt drama to mischievous fantasy, immerse yourself in a colourful double bill of operas by Debussy and Ravel – our autumn opera is on sale now!
23, 25, 27 and 28 November: rcm.ac.uk/events/festival-de…
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We are delighted to announce that violinist Laura Rickard and violist Rachel Roberts have both joined the Royal College of Music Strings Faculty from the start of the autumn term 🎻
Learn more about the RCM Strings Faculty: rcm.ac.uk/strings/
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The Royal College of Music is delighted to announce esteemed composers Michael Finnissy, Colin Matthews, Errollyn Wallen and Judith Weir as International Visiting Artists!
Learn more: bit.ly/rcm-comp-iva
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Priority booking is now open for RCM Opera’s enchanting autumn production of music by Debussy and Ravel: ‘L’enfant prodigue’ (The Prodigal Son) and ‘L’enfant et les sortilèges’ (The Bewitched Child) 🪄
23, 25, 27 & 28 November – RCM Friends book now: rcm.ac.uk/events/festival-de…
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Welcome to Daniel Murphy, who has joined the RCM as Historical Lute professor!
Daniel is recognised as one of the leading lutenists of his generation, having won international awards and his performances and recordings repeatedly met with critical acclaim.
rcm.ac.uk/hp/
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Congratulations to Mariamna Sherling, who has been awarded the Benjamin Britten Piano Fellowship for 2026-28 by the Royal College of Music, generously supported by the Philip Loubser Foundation.
Find out more: bit.ly/rcm-bbpf
📸 credit: Chris Christodoulou
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Congratulations to this year's RCM Accelerate awardees! 🎉
Six new creative projects have been awarded funding from the RCM's Accelerate scheme to help kickstart graduate careers and encourage entrepreneurship.
Learn more about the 2026 awardees: bit.ly/rcm-accelerate
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Join us to celebrate 100 years of the RCM Junior Department! 🎉
A century of musical training at the RCM Junior Department will be celebrated through a programme of special events this year, launching with hourly fanfares on 19 September.
Read more: bit.ly/rcm-jd100
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As we start the new academic year, a warm welcome to our new and returning RCM students and staff 🎶
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Announcing our 2026/27 Fellowships!
The RCM awards several fellowships to musicians who aspire to take their performing careers to the highest level, providing them with bespoke mentoring to develop their skills.
Discover this year's Junior Fellows: bit.ly/rcm-jf
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RCM musicians continue to feature in the Proms!
On Sunday alumnus John Wilson returns for his second 2026 Prom, followed by a performance from Junior Department alum Ben Goldscheider in the evening.
Next week, alumni Hugh Cutting & Nick Pritchard feature in Bach’s B Minor Mass.
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New research from the RCM shows that business leaders rank music as the top subject for equipping graduates with valuable workplace skills. The report argues for a coordinated coalition across the music education ecosystem to grow music’s future.
bit.ly/express-rcm
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RCM musicians continue to take centre stage at the BBC Proms!
Coming up: RCM composition teacher Bushra El Turk's 'Mosaic' is performed, alumna Amy Harman features in the premiere of Thea Musgrave’s Bassoon Concerto and alumnus Gerald Finley stars in ‘The Damnation of Faust’
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