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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Tell us your news! 📣 We love to hear updates from Royal College of Music alumni, students and staff, whether it's a musical achievement or an interest you'd like to share with our community. Email news@rcm.ac.uk by Friday 9 October. We can't wait to hear from you! 📷 Chris Christodoulou

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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: www.rcm.ac.uk/events/festi...

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Opera Double Bill: Debussy & Ravel

Stellar singers from the Royal College of Music Opera Studio bring to life Debussy’s biblical parable and Ravel’s magic realist fantasy.

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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: www.rcm.ac.uk/strings/

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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: www.rcm.ac.uk/events/festi...

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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. www.rcm.ac.uk/hp/

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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 📸: Chris Christodoulou

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Congratulations to this year's RCM Accelerate awardees! 🎉 Six new creative projects have been awarded funding from the Royal College of Music'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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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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 a series of hourly fanfares on 19 September. Learn more: bit.ly/rcm-jd100 #JD100

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

As we start the new academic year, a warm welcome to our new and returning RCM students and staff🎶

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, we remember all whose lives were lost in such tragic circumstances, including Graham Berkeley and Katherine Wolf (née James), two Royal College of Music alumni. www.rcm.ac.uk/upbeat/artic...

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Announcing our 2026/27 Fellowships! The RCM awards several fellowships to experienced musicians who aspire to take their performing careers to the very 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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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

More RCM musicians feature in the Proms this week! 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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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The UEFA Champions League 2026/27 phase draw takes place today! ⚽ Did you know that the composer of the Champions League anthem, Tony Britten, studied at the Royal College of Music? RCM pianist Dida Condria recently recorded the anthem in our Performance Laboratory ✨

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

New research from the Royal College of Music 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. Read more: bit.ly/express-rcm

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Top UK business brains rank music 'best' for developing essential work skills

So we all agree it matters, then

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Happy Birthday to the extraordinary Dame Janet Baker, who turns 93 today! We were delighted to hear Dame Janet speak at our Honorary Awards Ceremony last December, when she received an honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Music.

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The Song of Hiawatha by RCM alumnus Samuel Coleridge-Taylor is performed tonight at the Edinburgh International Festival! Did you know that Hiawatha's Wedding Feast, the first part of the work, was premiered at RCM, with people queueing round the block to get a seat? Read more: bit.ly/SCTHiawatha

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

An epic timpani battle! 🥁 Missed the RCM Symphony Orchestra's performance of Nielsen's 'Inextinguishable' Symphony last month? Watch the full performance on our YouTube channel now – including this brilliant moment in the final movement. youtube.com/live/S4jppmB...

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

More RCM soloists feature at the BBC Proms this week! Alumna Alina Ibragimova performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, while alumni Charlotte Bowden and Jessica Cale join RCM International Visiting Artist Nicky Spence to sing Weber’s Oberon 🎶 📸: Joss McKinley, Helena Cooke, Julian Guidera, Ki Price

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

After a fantastic first week, RCM musicians continue to shine at the Proms! Acclaimed soprano and alumna Louise Alder sings Canteloube’s Songs of the Auvergne tonight, and RCM composition professor Mark-Anthony Turnage's Festen Suite receives its UK premiere tomorrow ✨ #BBCProms

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

With all the excitement around the new film version of The Odyssey, this Throwback Thursday we’re casting our minds back to Odysseys, one of our innovative operatic collaborations with Tête à Tête: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja0w...

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RCM Singers and Composers in association with Tête à Tête: Odysseys

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

'It's important for performers to think of ourselves as athletes and look after ourselves.' As violin professor @madeleinemitchell.bsky.social says, health & self-care are part of thriving in today's music industry. Be inspired by RCM musicians incorporating movement into their work: bit.ly/TeamRCM

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The BBC Proms start tonight, kicking off a season filled with RCM musicians!🎶 Three alumni feature this week, with a world premiere by Josephine Stephenson at the First Night, tenor Laurence Kilsby sings with the Jupiter Ensemble, and John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London.

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

How do you prepare for performance? Whether it's playing music in a concert hall or football in a stadium, the RCM Centre for Performance Science is at the cutting edge of research into optimising these crucial moments. Find out more in the latest edition of Upbeat magazine: bit.ly/PerformanceS...

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Top of the class! ✨ Following last week’s inspiring graduation ceremonies, the Royal College of Music has once again excelled in the National Student Survey, achieving outstanding results in teaching areas, academic support, wellbeing and resources. Read more: bit.ly/rcm-nss-26

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Still on a high after that England World Cup game? ⚽ Keep the buzz going with the latest edition of Upbeat, the Royal College of Music magazine, this term focusing on music and sport! 💫 Pick up your copy at the RCM Box Office, or explore online: bit.ly/UpbeatSummer26

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Upbeat magazine Summer 2026

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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN @icareifyoulisten.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

"On 3 July, the RCM collaborated with adventurous opera company Tête-à-Tête. This year’s theme was ‘Fantasy and Fairytales’" icareifyoulisten.com/2026/07/revi...

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Out now on YouTube: three brand new pieces of music by RCM composers. Here's a link to one of them 📽️ These were written for Bridging Worlds: a boundary-crossing concert hosted at the RCM and curated in partnership with the @royalalberthall.bsky.social

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Dance of the Oilliphéist by Robert IJserinkhuijsen | New music for bodhrán and orchestra

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

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Upbeat magazine Summer 2026

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Mayor of London's Culture team @ldnculture.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Fantasy & Fairytales✨ Hear five world-premiere short operas by @rcmlondon.bsky.social composers🎶 📅3 July Discounted tickets available for those under 35⬇️ www.rcm.ac.uk/events/choos...

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What's On | Royal College of Music

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The RCM is pleased to welcome flautist Amy Yule, piccolo player Kathleen Stevenson, oboist Philippe Tondre, bassoonist Theo Plath and the Alinde Quintet to its Woodwind Faculty as International Visiting Artists from September! Find out more: bit.ly/rcm-ww-iva

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Wimbledon starts today! Did you know that Royal College of Music alumni Benjamin Britten and Frank Bridge were both tennis fans? Look out for the printed summer edition of Upbeat magazine next week, featuring articles on the surprising connections between music and sport. What's not 'two-love'?

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The Royal College of Music has launched a pioneering new songwriting collaboration with the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, bringing together student composers and performers with patients to create a collection of original songs. Learn more: bit.ly/rcm-rhn

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Dr Ingrid Pearson has been awarded a £100,000 research grant by UKRI to explore how additive manufacturing (including 3D printing) can be used to produce playable replicas of historical woodwind instruments at the RCM 🪈 Discover more: bit.ly/rcm-ukri 📸: Chris Christodoulou

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The Royal College of Music is delighted to welcome new professors Neal Davies, Robert Murray, Benjamin Appl, Arwel Treharne Morgan, Neil Baker and Matthew Marriott to the Vocal & Opera Faculty this September! Find out more: bit.ly/rcm-vocal26

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The RCM is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Martyn Brabbins, Professor Neta Spiro and Professor Tania Lisboa to Personal Chairs in their fields, and Dr George Waddell as Reader in Performance Research and Innovation. Find out more: bit.ly/rcm-appoints

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Discover stories of migrant musicians from Nazi Germany in this new animation, based on research from the RCM. The video celebrates the impact of the Music, Migration and Mobility project, showing how exiled composers reshaped Britain’s musical life. Learn more: bit.ly/rcm-mmm-26

Black and white images of 8 men and 1 woman in a row. Text beneath reads 'Robert Kahn, Hans Gal, Matyas Seiber, Egon Wellesz, Eric Sanders, Karl Rankl, Franz Reizenstein, Erika Fox, Berthold Goldschmidt. Music, Migration & Mobility. How is music shaped by migration?'

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Today we mark the centenary of the birth of composer Joseph Horovitz, a much-loved member of the RCM Composition Faculty for nearly 60 years. Joe's legacy is celebrated in the largest composer archive housed by the RCM Library, now available to explore online. Find out more: josephhorovitz.co.uk

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The winner of the Royal College of Music's Larks Ascending composition competition, inspired by Eurasian Skylark recordings to highlight the species' long-term decline in the UK, has been announced:

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Royal College of Music competition highlights plight of declining skylarks

Alec Imamovic has won the Royal College of Music's Larks Ascending composition competition, inspired by a new archive of Eurasian Skylark recordings created to highlight the species' long-term decline in the UK.

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome drummer Jas Kayser and timpanist Tomohiro Ando, who will be joining the Timpani and Percussion Faculty as International Visiting Artists from September! Learn more: bit.ly/rcm-percussi...

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Wigmore Hall @wigmore-hall.org.uk · 15/05/2026

We’re delighted to announce the winners of this year’s CAVATINA Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition 🎶 First Prize ⋅ Trio Rossetti from the Royal College of Music 🥇 Second Prize ⋅ Chiarina Trio from the Royal Northern College of Music 🥈   

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English Folk Dance and Song Society @efdss.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

We've loaned some items from our collection for the Royal College of Music’s exhibition! @rcmlondon.bsky.social Shared Airs: Our Thriving Folk Musics explores the world of contemporary folk traditions, celebrating how and why folk music continues to evolve, live and thrive. bit.ly/rcm-shared-a...

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Explore folk music at the Royal College of Music Museum

The Royal College of Music Museum’s upcoming special exhibition explores the world of contemporary folk traditions, celebrating how and why folk musics continue to evolve, live and thrive.

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Feeling inspired by Bridging Worlds at RCM last week ✨ It was a joy to bring together @royalalberthall.bsky.social Associate Artists Rushil Ranjan & Abi Sampa with students from RCM, Trinity Laban, @rncmlive.bsky.social and the Sunshine Orchestra, celebrating music and movement across cultures 🌎🎶

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The 2026 BBC Proms are here – and RCM musicians feature from the First to the Last Night! 🌟 World premieres, BBC commissions, leading conductors and star soloists showcase the breadth of RCM talent across the season. Find out who performs this year: bit.ly/rcm-proms-2026

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Royal College of Music musicians take to the stage at the 2026 BBC Proms

Students, alumni, professors and International Visiting Artists from the Royal College of Music feature from the First to the Last Night of the 2026 BBC Proms.

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The RCM Museum's upcoming exhibition, Shared Airs: Our Thriving Folk Musics, explores the world of contemporary folk traditions, celebrating why folk music continues to thrive. The exhibition is free and opens on Tuesday 19 May. Learn more: bit.ly/rcm-shared-a... 📸: Ellen Seidell

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

For visitors who are joining us for #RCMOpenDay tomorrow, please make sure to check tfl.gov.uk/tube-dlr-ove... for live travel updates. For further travel details, please see our visitor information page. We look forward to welcoming you to the Royal College of Music tomorrow👋

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Inspired by Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, five RCM composers create new works using recordings of lark song. The works will be performed for a special panel including Nicola LeFanu on 29 April. Learn more: bit.ly/rcm-larks 📸 of RVW: Gerald Festus Kelly, RCM Museum Collection

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The RCM Museum is now on the Bloomberg Connects app! With the Bloomberg Connects app, you can explore the musical treasures of our museum and discover 500 years of music-making history straight from your phone, wherever you are in the world. Learn more: bit.ly/rcm-bloomberg

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