Royal College of Music Autumn 2018 Events

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WELCOME

WELCOME TO THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC’S AUTUMN SEASON This season, in the anniversary year of the Armistice, John Wilson conducts Vaughan Williams’ poignantly reflective Pastoral Symphony as part of our moving Passing Youth series. We also remember former RCM Director Sir Hubert Parry in a concert which brings together choristers from the schools – Eton and Twyford – that he attended. Elsewhere, the music of Lili Boulanger, who died tragically 100 years ago, features alongside Fauré’s masterpiece, Requiem, led by Jac van Steen.

Our Orchestral Masterworks series continues with performances of Shostakovich, Berlioz and Elgar, and we also see the return of members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, who will perform Brahms side-by-side with RCM performers. There are many treats for chamber music fans too including a new feature on Haydn’s opus 33 quartets throughout the year. And we continue to celebrate our glorious Flentrop Organ with a new rush-hour series, Bach Bites.

This autumn we're also delighted to welcome back our Quartet in Residence, the Harlem Quartet, who will contrast Haydn with more of their inimitable arrangements from the jazz world. And there are further jazz delights on offer in November with the return of Mike Lovatt and the Big Fat Brass project.

Our festival programme, meanwhile, includes the highly popular International Festival of Viols, featuring Vittorio Ghielmi, while our Guitar Festival promises an international line up including John Williams and Xue Fei Yang. We also look forward to visits from Maxim Vengerov, Alina Ibragimova, Steven Osborne, Thomas Trotter, Sir James Galway and more to lead our autumn masterclasses.

Finally, we round off the year with a very special and truly unmissable event – Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, directed by Sir Thomas Allen. The combination of Mozart’s perfectly sublime and witty opera, seen through the eyes of RCM alumnus and one of the greatest opera performers of our time, promises to be a truly unforgettable occasion.

We look forward to welcoming you here.

Stephen Johns, Artistic Director 020 7591 4314 / www.rcm.ac.uk/events

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SEASON EVENTS SEPTEMBER Friday 21 September

ENSEMBLE PRIZEWINNERS 1.05pm | Britten Theatre

Prince Consort Trombone Quartet Artha Quartet Come along to our Ensemble Prizewinners concert to hear the very best of RCM talent in string quartet, wind quintet and brass ensemble form.

Tickets: Free but required Friday 21 September

Wednesday 26 September

ESSENTIAL HAYDN 7.30pm | Britten Theatre

Osvaldo Golijov Tenebrae (Version II) Piazzolla (arr Voirpy) Histoire du Tango Dan Potter New work (world premiere) Haydn String Quartet in B minor op 33 no 1 Often referred to as the 'father of the string quartet', it was with opus 33 that Haydn truly mastered the form.

This new concert series explores a different string quartet each evening. In the first quartet of the set, hear the music move from a brief Scherzo to a slow, stately dance before climaxing in a breathless Presto that demands technical brilliance from the first violin.

Tickets: £5

BACH BITES

6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Xiaoting Chang organ Our new Bach Bites series offers an exciting menu of 30-minute rush hour concerts where you can hear the best of Bach’s toccatas and fugues performed on our Flentrop Orgelbouw organ.

The RCM organ is in recognition of James Zheng Huang HonRCM Tickets: Free but required Sunday 23 September

VOCAL & OPERA OPEN DOOR 10.30am | Parry Rooms

Are you an aspiring singer? This is an unmissable opportunity to sing to a panel of RCM Vocal & Opera professors and receive immediate feedback within a supportive and friendly environment.

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OCTOBER Wednesday 3 October

THE GIFT OF MUSIC: UNCOVERING THE RCM COLLECTION 6.15pm | Inner Parry Room

Locatelli Trio Sonata in G major Jacobs Three Inventions Leigh Trio Quantz Sonata in C minor Britten Insect Pieces Dring Trio

To find out more please visit www.rcm.ac.uk/opendoor

We continue our Gift of Music series with a celebration of some of the most striking donations received by the RCM in recent years, including the manuscript for Britten’s Two Insect Pieces, which was written for Sylvia Spencer, oboist of the Sylvan Trio.

Tickets: £30

Tickets: £5

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Thursday 4 October

SONG PLUS SCHUBERTIADE: MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS AND STREAMS 7.30pm | Inner Parry Room

A fantastic opportunity for Schubert aficionados to come together in an informal setting to celebrate the work of Austria’s musical genius, complete with full period costume and introduced by RCM Head of Costume Jools Osborne.

Tickets: Free but required

Thursday 4 October

RCM BIG BAND: BRITISH BEBOP AND BEYOND 7.30pm | Britten Theatre

Mark Armstrong director RCM Big Band Programme to include: Heath Skin Deep Hayes Suddenly Last Tuesday Wheeler Sweet Time Suite (selected pieces) Explore the exciting sound of British Big Band from the 1950s and beyond. The unique style hints at American bebop trends with influences of great composers like Johnny Dankworth, Tubby Hayes and Stan Tracey.

Join the RCM Big Band as they put on a colourful and varied programme that’s guaranteed to delight and entertain.

Tickets: £10

020 7591 4314 / www.rcm.ac.uk/events

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Friday 5 October

ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS: DISCOVERY WORKSHOP

Mats Zetterqvist violin and director Romain Guyot clarinet Nicholas Thompson trumpet RCM Chamber Orchestra

Martyn Brabbins, Christopher McMullen Laird, Vicente Chavarria and Avi Taler conductors RCM Philharmonic

6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Brahms Symphony no 2 in D major op 73

7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Shostakovich Symphony no 10 in E minor op 93

The talented RCM Chamber Orchestra is joined by three celebrated musicians from the Chamber Orchestra of Europe – violinist Mats Zetterqvist, trumpet player Nicholas Thompson and Principal Clarinet Romain Guyot – in a performance of Brahms' richly textured Symphony no 2.

Visiting conductor Martyn Brabbins takes some time out from the English National Opera to introduce and direct this sweeping symphonic work. Making the most of the full orchestral sound of the RCM Philharmonic, discover Shostakovich’s dark and brooding symphonic masterpiece, composed in the wake of Stalin’s death and still every bit as compelling 65 years later.

Tickets: £5

Tickets: £5, £8

HEAR MORE: Mats Zetterqvist, Nicholas Thompson and Romain Guyot lead RCM musicians in three masterclasses on 2 and 3 October.

See page 26 for more details.

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Thursday 11 October

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF EUROPE

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ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS TICKET OFFER Book two or more concerts in the series and save up to 20%.

Monday 15 October

BACH BITES

ESSENTIAL HAYDN

Graham Thorpe organ

Haydn String Quartet in E flat major op 33 no 2 The Joke Missy Mazzoli Harp and Altar Nathanael Gubler Allegro for string quartet & flute (UK premiere) Farrenc Sextet for piano and winds in C minor op 40 Barber Summer Music

6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Our bite-sized Bach series continues with a 30-minute programme of toccatas and fugues, performed on our new organ.

Tickets: Free but required Friday 12 October

SACCONI QUARTET 7.30pm | Inner Parry Room

Sacconi Quartet RCM Quartet in Association Haydn String Quartet in C major op 76 no 3 Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser Mozart Horn Quintet in E flat major K407 Debussy String Quartet in G minor op 10

7.30pm | Inner Parry Room

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Friday 12 October

Appropriately nicknamed The Joke, the second instalment in our Haydn series promises lots of surprising twists, disconcerting silences and playful dynamics – and listen carefully for the punch line at the end.

Tickets: £5 LISTEN AGAIN: This concert will be repeated at Conway Hall on 28 October. To find out more, and for ticket details, visit www.conwayhall.org.uk

The Sacconi Quartet returns to the RCM for an evening of stirring string playing. Marking 100 years since the death of Debussy, the award-winning alumni will display the full breadth of their technical brilliance with a performance of the composer’s one and only string quartet.

Tickets: £5

Sacconi Quartet © David Merewether

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Wednesday 17 October

CAPRICCIO STRAVAGANTE 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Bojan Čičić director RCM Baroque Orchestra Farina Capriccio Stravagante Schmelzer The Fencing School Biber Battalia à 10 Muffat Concerto no 12 Propitia Sydera In this evening of early music, newly appointed leader of the Academy of Ancient Music Bojan Čičić directs the RCM Baroque Orchestra from the violin. Farina’s Capriccio Stravagante is the highlight of the programme – an extraordinarily clever composition that uses the string instruments to mimic other instruments, such as the trumpet and organ.

Tickets: £5

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Wednesday 17 October

SAXOPHONE RECITAL WITH NIKITA ZIMIN 6.15pm | East Parry Room

We welcome internationally acclaimed saxophonist Nikita Zimin, current President of the All-Russian Association of Saxophonists, for an early evening recital.

Tickets: Free but required HEAR MORE: Saxophone Masterclass with Nikita Zimin. See page 26 for more details.

RECITAL WITH MAXIMILIANO MARTÍN

Friday 19 October

BACH BITES

6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

1.05pm | West Parry Room

Samuel Ali organ

Spanish soloist Maximiliano Martín, Principal Clarinet of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, joins RCM woodwind musicians for a lunchtime of charismatic clarinet performances in the intimate setting of the West Parry Room.

Our bite-sized Bach series continues with a 30-minute programme of toccatas and fugues, performed on our new organ.

Tickets: Free but required HEAR MORE: Clarinet Masterclass with Maximiliano Martín. See page 26 for more details.

Tickets: Free but required

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Friday 19 October

Friday 19 October

RCM CHAMBER CHOIR

7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Michael Rosewell conductor Rossini Petite messe solennelle Conductor Michael Rosewell leads the RCM Chamber Choir in this special performance of Rossini's sombre mass, Petite messe solennelle.

Tickets: £5

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Thursday 25 October

JOHN WILSON CONDUCTS RAVEL AND VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall John Wilson conductor Nikola Avramovic piano RCM Symphony Orchestra Ravel Piano Concerto for the left hand Ravel La valse Vaughan Williams Symphony no 3 'A Pastoral Symphony' We welcome BBC Proms favourite and alumnus John Wilson to the conductor’s podium to direct the RCM Symphony Orchestra in an unmissable evening of celebrated concert works. Revered for his original arrangements with the John Wilson Orchestra, the esteemed conductor will bring three very different classical compositions to life.

Nikola Avramovic opens the programme with Ravel’s powerfully imaginative Piano Concerto, composed for a concert pianist who lost his right arm in WW1. Next, find out why Ravel's tribute waltz to Johann Strauss, La valse, became one of his most popular works.

Finally, we finish with Vaughan Williams’ Symphony no 3, a richly orchestrated work that promises to provide an exhilarating ending to an enjoyable evening.

Part of the Passing Youth series, commemorating 100 years since the end of WW1.

Tickets: £10, £15 ONLINE: watch the concert live at www.rcm.ac.uk/live

John Wilson © Sim Canetty-Clarke

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John Wilson is a stylish showman, but contained, precise, and has the air of a conjuror, eager to enthral with the unexpected.

Radio Times, August 2016

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Friday 26 October

ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS: SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE

FOLLOW THE STORY: Enjoy enhanced listening with real-time digital programme notes during this performance.

Timothy Lines conductor RCM Philharmonic

HEAR MORE: Enjoy the incredible full orchestral sound of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique at our RCM Sparks Family Concert on 27 October. See page 28 for more details.

6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique A lovesick Berlioz composed his epic programme symphony in 1830 after becoming infatuated with the charismatic Irish actress Harriet Smithson, and the quintessentially romantic masterpiece has delighted concert audiences ever since.

An increasingly hallucinatory piece of musical melodrama, the unique work is renowned for its psychedelic depiction of unrequited love and delivers a concert experience quite unlike any other.

Visit www.rcm.ac.uk/fantastique for further details.

Tickets: £5, £8

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Sunday 28 October

SIR HUBERT PARRY: CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

NOVEMBER

5pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Thursday 1 November

Richard Farnes, David Hall, Tim Johnson and Mark Messenger conductors David Goode organ RCM String Band Eton College Chapel Choirs Twyford School Senior Choir

7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Programme to include: Parry Ode to Music Parry I was Glad Parry Lady Radnor's Suite Parry Blest Pair of Sirens Parry Jerusalem We are delighted to bring together singers and musicians from Eton College and Twyford School to commemorate the centenary of their past pupil, and one of Britain’s most loved composers, Sir Hubert Parry (1848–1918).

Tickets: £10, £15

RCM WIND ENSEMBLE: THE HAPPY WORKSHOP Simon Channing director RCM Wind Ensemble

Stravinsky Octet Lara Poe Contradanse Zoë Darbyshire Amduat The Coming Forth by Day (world premiere) R Strauss Symphony for Winds Fröhliche Werkstatt Head of Woodwind Simon Channing leads the RCM Wind Ensemble in a colourful programme of both wellknown and contemporary works featuring Stravinsky’s neo-classical Octet; Strauss’ technically challenging sonatina, Fröhliche Werkstatt (The Happy Workshop); plus two new pieces from RCM composers Lara Poe and Zoë Darbyshire.

Tickets: £5

ONLINE: watch the concert live at www.rcm.ac.uk/live Friday 2 November

RCM STRING BAND: POULENC AND PARRY

7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Mark Messenger conductor RCM String Band Schubert Symphony no 8 in B minor D759 Unfinished Poulenc Organ Concerto Parry Movements from Lady Radnor's Suite Shostakovich Chamber Symphony op 110a The finely honed talents of the RCM String Band are complimented by the powerful sound of the Flentrop Orgelbouw organ in this evening chamber concert.

Programme highlights include Poulenc's only organ concerto, composed for Princesse Edmond de Polignac, and Shostakovich's intensely melancholic Chamber Symphony, penned in 1960 and inspired by war-torn Dresden.

Tickets: £5 Drawing of Parry by Sidney Kent, courtesy of RCM collections

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Saturday 3 November

Sunday 4 November

5.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

11am | Various locations

RCMJD SOLOISTS CONCERT Leading soloists from the RCM Junior Department take centre stage for a varied concert of instrumental music.

Tickets: ÂŁ5

GUITAR FESTIVAL The RCM presents some of the finest players on the international guitar scene in a one-day festival of concerts, masterclasses and lectures celebrating all things guitar.

Featuring performances by classical virtuosos John Williams, Xufei Yang, Gary Ryan, Laura Snowden and Carlos Bonell, as well as the Vida Guitar Quartet, the Eden-Stell Duo and the National Youth Guitar Ensemble.

This is a fantastic chance for guitarists of any age and ability to pick up tips from the experts on how to improve their playing and to hear solo and chamber music performances from RCM guitarists past and present. Kent Guitar Classics and the London Guitar Studio will also be on hand to offer advice on instruments, strings and all the latest accessories.

Visit www.rcm.ac.uk/guitarfestival to find out more.

Tickets: Free but required

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Tuesday 6 November

BIG FAT BRASS

7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Mike Lovatt trumpet and director Nigel Black director RCM Brass Ensemble Billy May Big Fat Brass Big Fat Brass is back with a new programme of works from Billy May’s iconic album, superbly brought to life by the RCM Brass Ensemble. The American composer and trumpeter found critical acclaim when he released Big Fat Brass in 1958, and his inventive arrangements of big band classics promise an uplifting evening for all.

Friday 9 November

SONG PLUS SERIES: PASSING YOUTH 7.30pm | Inner Parry Room

Our Passing Youth series continues as we commemorate 100 years since the end of WW1 in a concert that showcases the music of RCM alumni and celebrated greats such as Schubert, Poulenc, Butterworth, Gurney and Bridge.

Tickets: Free but required

Tickets: £5

Lead trumpet players are rare birds; they must possess a faultless technique, a four-octave range, and be able to read anything perfectly at sight ... Michael Lovatt has all of these capabilities.

John Wilson

Mike Lovatt © Graham Ibbetson

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PASSING YOUTH: CHAMBER CONCERT 3pm | East Parry Room

FS Kelly (arr Mari Funabashi) Elegy In Memoriam Rupert Brooke Butterworth (arr Richard Miller) The Banks of Green Willow Matthew Lomax New work (world premiere) Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin Gurney (arr Farrington) Sleep

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Sunday 11 November

Our Passing Youth series continues with four composers who served in WW1, featuring FS Kelly’s elegy for poet Rupert Brooke and Ravel’s piano suite, dedicated to various friends who perished in the war. The programme also includes Butterworth's meditative Banks of Green Willow, and ends in a rocking lullaby of a finale with Gurney's Elizabethan Sleep.

Tickets: Free but required

Ole Kristian Dahl

Sunday 11 November

BASSOON DAY

11.30am | Various locations Come along to a full day of events and classes dedicated to the bassoon.

Learn all about the baroque bassoon -- the instrument that a young Bach once defended in a street fight – and enjoy a special concert programme designed to showcase the talents of RCM bassoon students. There’ll be the chance to take part in both group bassoon classes and private lessons with RCM professors, as well as a masterclass with Norwegian soloist Ole Kristian Dahl from Cologne’s WDR Symphony Orchestra.

A drop-in clinic with bassoon menders will also be available throughout the day, and world-renowned woodwind makers Howarth of London will be showcasing their finest instruments too.

To find out more please visit www.rcm.ac.uk/bassoonday Tickets: Free but required

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Wednesday 14 November and Thursday 15 November

JAC VAN STEEN CONDUCTS FAURÉ 7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Jac van Steen conductor RCM Symphony Orchestra RCM Chorus Lucy Griffiths chorus director Franck Les Éolides L Boulanger D'un soir triste Dutilleux Sur le même accord Fauré Requiem

Esteemed Dutch conductor Jac van Steen leads the RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in this all-French programme featuring a symphonic poem, a nocturne and a requiem. Gentle but powerful, Fauré’s undeniably beautiful Requiem provides an exquisite centrepiece for the evening. RCM instrumentalists and singers combine for a truly moving performance, carrying the audience through a breathtaking array of emotions.

Our evening of French music also marks 100 years since the death of Lili Boulanger, the first woman to win the Prix de Rome composition prize. D'un soir triste was the last piece Boulanger composed by hand – she died mere months later at the age of 24. Hear the exquisitely sad composition masterfully handled by the full symphony orchestra in a performance that is not to be missed.

Tickets: £10, £15 ONLINE: watch the concert on Thursday 15 November at www.rcm.ac.uk/live

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Wednesday 21 November

6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

7.30pm | Inner Parry Room

BACH BITES

Domenico Gioffre organ Our bite-sized Bach series continues with a 30-minute programme of toccatas and fugues, performed on our new organ.

Tickets: Free but required Saturday 17 November

RCMJD CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

5.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall RCM Junior Department chamber ensembles take to the stage to showcase their talents in a varied programme of piano trios, string quartets and wind quintets.

ESSENTIAL HAYDN

Kevin Puts Lento Assai Zoë Darbyshire New work (world premiere) Haydn String Quartet in C major op 33 no 3, The Bird Jennifer Higdon Autumn Music Mozart Divertimento in F major K213

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Friday 16 November

Our Essential Haydn series continues with The Bird: a playful, unpredictable quartet that gets its nickname from its chirping violins, fluttering motifs, twittering duets and harmonic bird calls.

Tickets: £5 LISTEN AGAIN: Hear this programme repeated at Conway Hall on Wednesday 19 December.

Visit www.conwayhall.org.uk for more information.

Tickets: £5

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Thursday 22 November

RCMJD PETER MORRISON CONCERTO COMPETITION FINAL

Martin André conductor Indira Grier cello RCM Philharmonic

Join us for the culmination of this year’s RCMJD Concerto Competition, the winner of which will perform with the RCMJD Symphony Orchestra in the spring.

Brahms Academic Festival Overture Lara Poe Taivaanranta (world premiere) Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor op 85

Tickets: £5

6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

The RCM Philharmonic, under the direction of Martin André, opens this Orchestral Masterworks programme with a rousing rendition of Brahms’ merry medley of student drinking songs: the ever-popular Academic Festival Overture. Afterwards, we bring you a world premiere of Lara Poe's Taivaanranta before Indira Grier closes the programme with the performance that won her this year’s Concerto Competition, Elgar’s Cello Concerto.

Tickets: £5, £8 ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS TICKET OFFER Book two or more concerts in the series and save up to 20%.

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Saturday 24 November

ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS: ELGAR’S CELLO CONCERTO

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5.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

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Monday 26, Wednesday 28, Friday 30 November and Saturday 1 December

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO 7pm | Britten Theatre

Sir Thomas Allen director Michael Rosewell conductor Lottie Higlett designer Rory Beaton lighting designer Mozart Le nozze di Figaro K492 Esteemed baritone and RCM alumnus Sir Thomas Allen returns to direct a rousing performance of Mozart's much-loved comic opera, The Marriage of Figaro.

Composed in 1786, Mozart’s classic opera has all the ingredients of a modern rom com: love, revenge and deception. In the intimate setting of the RCM’s Britten Theatre, watch courtship turn to chaos for two servants, Figaro and Susanna, as their plans to wed are thwarted by the lecherous Count Almaviva. Lose yourself in Mozart’s timeless melodies and witty libretto as the talented cast lead us through a myriad of mistaken identities, mishaps and misunderstandings. Will our hero finally get his bride, or will the marriage of Figaro ultimately descend into mayhem?

Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

Tickets: £10, £20, £30, £40, £50 Available from Wednesday 3 October.

Benefactors and Patrons have priority booking from Wednesday 19 September and RCM Friends from Wednesday 26 September.

The RCM International Opera School's 2012 production of Le nozze di Figaro

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RCM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF VIOLS Our annual International Festival of Viols returns with two days of masterclasses, lectures and an evening concert.

The festival begins on 26 November with the first of six masterclasses led by visiting Professor of Viol Vittorio Ghielmi, plus RCM professors Richard Boothby and Reiko Ichise (see page 27).

Then, on Monday evening and Tuesday afternoon, join us for a series of lectures to hear Professor Ghielmi, Christophe Urbanetz, Dr Lucy Robinson, Dr Sam Stadlen and Richard Boothby share their vast knowledge in the repertoire and performance practices of the viola da gamba (see page 30 for more information).

FIND OUT MORE: for full details visit www.rcm.ac.uk/viols

Tuesday 27 November

GRAND FINALE: FANTASIES AND CONSORT WORKS 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Byrd Pavan & Galliard Jenkins 2 Fantasies in 5 parts Purcell 2 Fantasies in 4 parts Ferrabosco I Di sei bassi Parsons 2 In Nomines in 7 parts Gibbons Fantasy in 4 parts ‘to the great double bass’ Lawes Consort set in 6 parts in C minor Lawes Fantazy, Fantazy, In Nomine, Aire On the final evening of the festival, we bring you a charming programme of consort music by some of the most popular English composers of the 17th century, performed by students from the RCM and Salzburg Mozarteum.

Tickets: £5

Wednesday 28 November

BRASS CHAMBER MUSIC

6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall An evening chamber concert featuring performances from leading RCM brass musicians, including the RCM Brass Quintet.

Tickets: £5

Vittorio Ghelmi © L Montesdeoc

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HARLEM QUARTET IN RESIDENCE

DECEMBER

Harlem Quartet RCM Quartet in Residence

Saturday 1 December

7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Haydn String Quartet in E flat major op 33 no 2 The Joke The Harlem Quartet has been praised for its ‘panache’

by The New York Times and celebrated for ‘bringing a new attitude to classical music’ in the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Now, as part of its three-year residency, the string quartet brings its authentic playing style to the RCM stage for a thrilling evening of classical and jazz works from all corners of the globe.

RCMJD SYMPHONY AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRAS

6.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Jacques Cohen and Chris Hirons conductors

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Friday 30 November

Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C major op 48 Elgar Symphony no 1 in A flat major op 55

The Harlem Quartet Residency is generously supported by Victoria, Lady Robey OBE HonRCM and the Freakley Family.

The Junior Department’s premier orchestra perform an impressive programme featuring Tchaikovsky’s sweeping masterpiece, Serenade for Strings, and Elgar’s Symphony no 1, often hailed as the greatest British symphony ever written.

Tickets: £5

Tickets: £5

Harlem Quartet © Amy Schroeder

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Sunday 2 December

NEW PERSPECTIVES

Christopher McMullen-Laird conductor Vicente Chavarria conductor Avi Taler conductor

Timothy Lines conductor

2pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Milhaud Le bœuf sur le toit op 58 Korngold Much ado about nothing op 11 (incidental music) Elgar The Starlight Express op 78 (incidental music and songs) Milhaud's surrealist ballet forms the centrepiece of this afternoon concert devised and led by RCM conductors.

Tickets: Free but required HEAR MORE: Explore some of the music featured from this afternoon’s programme at the RCM Sparks Conductors’ Podium creative workshop on Sunday 2 December. See page 29 for more details.

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Tuesday 4 December

CONDUCTORS' PODIUM

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7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Robin de Raaff Piano Concerto Hugues Dufourt L'Origine du monde Joel Jarventausta New work (world premiere) Ji Heng Lee New work (world premiere) Carter Conversations from Two Controversies and a Conversation New Perspectives, our flagship new ensemble directed

by Timothy Lines, performs new and recent works by RCM composers and eminent names in contemporary piano music.

Tickets: £5

Saturday 8 December

ARTIST DIPLOMA SHOWCASE

RCMJD END OF TERM CONCERT

In this varied concert, musicians from the Artist Diploma in Performance programme showcase their honed skills with a range of impressive solo performances.

Students of the RCM Junior Department lead us in a rousing concert to celebrate the end of the autumn term.

This lively programme features something for everyone, with brass and wind dectets, a number of the RCMJD’s top choirs and much more.

7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tickets: £5

2.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tickets: £5

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Wednesday 5 December

Friday 7 December

FROM THE SOUNDHOUSE 7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Michael Oliva electronics Programme to include: Denis Smalley Piano Nets Stockhausen Klavierstück XVI Edwin Hillier Analogue for piano trio Our From the Soundhouse series returns this season with an eclectic programme of electronic music, and continuing on from our New Perspectives concert on Tuesday, the evening will also include three stand-out contemporary piano pieces.

Tickets: £5

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Saturday 8 December

RCM SWING BAND: KINGS OF SWING 7.30pm | Britten Theatre

Mark Armstrong director RCM Swing Band Programme to include: Prima Sing Sing Sing Goodman Don’t Be That Way Miller Caribbean Clipper Ellington Mood Indigo Meet the ‘King of Swing’ in this toe-tapping programme exploring the music that made swing an international phenomenon. Join Mark Armstrong and the RCM Swing Band as they perform works from the famous 1938 Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall concert alongside music from other major figures of the era.

Tickets: £5

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Tuesday 11 December

PERCUSSION SHOWCASE 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Join us in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall for a funpacked evening of good vibrations as we showcase the full breadth of RCM’s percussive talents with an electric programme of music, featuring show-stopping performances from RCM’s brilliant PERC’M quartet.

Tickets: £5

You can enjoy a wide range of chamber music for a variety of ensembles performed by the exceptionally talented musicians of the Royal College of Music at our free lunchtime and rush-hour concerts. www.rcm.ac.uk/chamber

CHAMBER MUSIC

CHAMBER MUSIC Tickets: Free but required

SEPTEMBER

Monday 22 October

Tuesday 6 November

1.05pm | Grove Room

1.05pm | West Parry Room

Monday 24 September

Tuesday 23 October

Wednesday 7 November

1.05pm | West Parry Room

1.05pm | West Parry Room

Wednesday 24 October

Tuesday 13 November

1.05pm | West Parry Room

1.05pm | Grove Room

Tuesday 30 October

Wednesday 14 November

OCTOBER

1.05pm | West Parry Room

1.05pm | West Parry Room

Wednesday 31 October

Monday 19 November

Tuesday 2 October

1.05pm | West Parry Room

6.15pm | Inner Parry Room

1.05pm | Farinelli Room Wednesday 26 September 1.05pm | Grove Room

1.05pm | West Parry Room Monday 8 October

Tuesday 20 November

6.15pm | Corelli Room

NOVEMBER

Wednesday 10 October

Thursday 1 November

6.15pm | Corelli Room Thursday 11 October 6.15pm | Inner Parry Room Tuesday 16 October

1.05pm | West Parry Room Monday 5 November 6.15pm | East Parry Room

1.05pm | Grove Room Wednesday 21 November 1.05pm | West Parry Room Wednesday 28 November 1.05pm | West Parry Room Thursday 29 November 6.15pm | Grove Room

1.05pm | West Parry Room Thursday 18 October 6.15pm | Grove Room

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MASTERCLASSES

MASTERCLASSES The Royal College of Music regularly welcomes some of today’s greatest artists to work with star RCM musicians. Our masterclass series is a great way to find out more about the process behind the performance. www.rcm.ac.uk/masterclasses Tickets: Free but required, unless otherwise stated

Wednesday 17 October

VIOLIN: MAXIM VENGEROV

Maxim Vengerov © Benjamin Ealovega

6.15pm | Britten Theatre

Maxim Vengerov, the RCM's Polonsky Visiting Professor of Violin, has appeared with the world's finest orchestras and conductors and given solo recitals around the globe. He works with talented RCM musicians in this violin masterclass.

Tickets: £5

OCTOBER

Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Tuesday 2 October Horn: Nicolas Fleury 6.15pm | East Parry Room

Tuesday 2 October Chamber Music: Mats Zetterqvist 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Belle Shenkman International Masterclass Clarinet: Romain Guyot 6.15pm | West Parry Room Wednesday 3 October Trumpet: Nicholas Thompson 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

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Tuesday 9 October Cello: Denis Brott 6.15pm | West Parry Room Tuesday 16 October Piano: Marios Papadopoulos 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Tuesday 16 October Saxophone: Nikita Zimin 6.15pm | East Parry Room Tuesday 16 October Violin: Alina Ibragimova 6.15pm | Britten Theatre

Tuesday 27 November

SIR JAMES GALWAY 6.15pm | Inner Parry room

One of our most celebrated alumni, Sir James Galway, returns to the RCM for this early evening masterclass.

Belle Shenkman International Masterclass Tickets: £5 ONLINE: watch the masterclass live at www.rcm.ac.uk/live

Friday 19 October Trumpet: David Elton 2pm | East Parry Room Belle Shenkman International Masterclass Friday 19 October Cello: Gemma Rosefield 2pm | Grove Room Friday 19 October Clarinet: Maximiliano Martin 3pm | West Parry Room Monday 22 October Cello: Andrew Shulman 10am | West Parry Room Tuesday 23 October Tuba: Alessandro Fossi 6.15pm | East Parry Room Tuesday 30 October Piano: Steven Osborne 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Tuesday 30 October Trombone: Håkan Björkman 6.15pm | East Parry Room Tuesday 30 October Viola: Jennifer Stumm 6.15pm | West Parry Room

NOVEMBER Friday 2 November Violin: Lewis Kaplan 2pm | West Parry Room Thursday 8 November Baroque Violin: Monica Huggett 10am & 2pm | Farinelli room Friday 9 November Bassoon: Ole Kristian Dahl 2pm | West Parry Room Friday 9 November Baroque Violin: Monica Huggett 2pm | Farinelli room Friday 9 November Harp: Marisa Robles 2pm | Grove Room Tuesday 13 November Piano: Read Gainsford 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tuesday 20 November Viola: Jerzy Kosmala 6.15pm | West Parry Room Friday 23 November Organ: Thomas Trotter 6.15pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall RCM International Festival of Viols Monday 26 November Vittorio Ghielmi 10am | West Parry Room 2pm | Inner Parry Room Reiko Ichise 10am | Farinelli Room Richard Boothby 2pm | West Parry Room Tuesday 27 November Vittorio Ghielmi 10am | West Parry Room

Includes a short recital of Debussy’s Douze Études by Read Gainsford.

Consort coaching: Reiko Ichise 10am | Inner Parry Room

Friday 16 November Violin: Peter Herresthal 2pm | West Parry Room

Please see page 20 for more information on this year's Festival of Viols.

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RCM SPARKS

RCM SPARKS

FOR FAMILIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE – MAKE MUSIC WITH US! Whether you are introducing children to classical music for the first time, or looking for inspiring ways to delve deeper, families and young people can experience the unforgettable thrill of exciting workshops and performances to ignite a passion in music.

HOW TO BOOK All events must be booked in advance through the RCM Box Office. Free tickets are available subject to eligibility. Visit www.rcm.ac.uk/sparks for full details.

Wednesday 3 October

LUNCHTIME CONCERT FOR SCHOOLS: PROVE YOUR GROOVE 12.30pm | Britten Theatre Key Stage 2 The RCM Big Band performs an impressive and electrifying mix of showstoppers! Strike up the band for a toe-tapping big jazz sound that explores the idiom, style and instruments and take part in the exciting audience participation piece led by presenter, composer and band director, Mark Armstrong.

Tickets: Free but required Key Stage 2 parties only. All school bookings receive a specially written teacher resource pack to accompany this concert.

Saturday 27 October

THRILLS, CHILLS AND TRILLS Ages 4+ Family Create! Workshop 10.30am | Parry Rooms Suitable for all the family, this fun, practical and creative morning of activities and immersive workshops is guaranteed to get you in the spooky spirit for the very first RCM Sparks Family Concert in the evening.

Family Concert 2pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Join presenter Fraser Trainer and the RCM Philharmonic as they explore Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique on a spooky musical journey involving a love story, a spinning ballroom, a day in the countryside, a nightmare and a Witches’ Sabbath.

We'll explore instruments, themes and engaging musical extracts with guaranteed audience participation. Don’t forget to dress up for Halloween!

Workshop & Concert Package: £25 for one adult and one child. £10 for additional family tickets. Includes entry to both the workshop and concert.

Family Concert only: £4, £8

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Sunday 4 November

FAMILY CREATE! GUITAR FESTIVAL 11am | Parry Rooms

Sunday 2 December

IGNITE & EXPLORERS: MAESTRI IN THE MAKING

Join us for a fun festival of RCM Sparks events especially for budding young guitar players.

10.30am | Inner Parry Room

Part of the RCM’s Guitar Festival: see page 13 for more details.

Join RCM conductors and musicians for a creative musical journey involving an ox on the roof, a double wedding, and a train ride to the North Pole. Following the workshop, we'll learn what makes a maestro and explore engaging musical extracts with guaranteed audience participation!

Bring your baton – a chop stick will do!

Tickets: £15 for one adult and one child

Ages 6–9 and 10–12

HEAR MORE: Hear some of the music from the workshop performed in full at the Conductors' Podium afternoon concert. See page 22 for more details.

Tickets: £15 per child (price includes two tickets to the Conductors’ Podium concert).

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TALKS AND SEMINARS

TALKS AND SEMINARS Whatever your musical interests, we invite you to further your knowledge in a stimulating range of talks and presentations given by specialists from across the music profession. www.rcm.ac.uk/talks Tickets: Free but required Thursday 20 September

MUSIC AND IDEAS: NEW TONALITIES – MUSIC FOR CLARINET AND PIANO 6.15pm | Britten Theatre

Janet Hilton and Jakob Fichert Janet Hilton and Jakob Fichert explore the works of Ferruccio Busoni, Egon Wellesz and Paul Hindemith in the context of the crisis of traditional harmony that occurred at the end of the 19th century and first half of the 20th century.

Thursday 27 September

MUSIC AND IDEAS: CURATING COUNTERPOINT 6.15pm | Britten Theatre

Professor Terence Charlston (Chair of Historical Keyboard Instruments) The performance of counterpoint has always fascinated keyboard players, and the 17th-century virtuoso Froberger appears to have shared this enthusiasm. His remarkable fugues combine arcane method and melodic invention in a very original manner. Using Stephen Keene’s 17thcentury bentside spinet, this lecture-recital investigates Froberger’s fugal technique and his preservation of counterpoint.

Thursday 25 October

MUSIC AND IDEAS: MUSICAL LIVES 6.15pm | East Parry Room

Martin Gatt in conversation with Ingrid Pearson Launching our new initiative exploring the careers of distinguished musicians is Martin Gatt, RCM alumnus and former principal bassoon with the LPO, ECO and LSO. Martin will be reflecting on his life in music, including activities across performance, recording, teaching and arranging.

Sunday 28 October

HUBERT PARRY AND THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF MUSIC HISTORY PEDAGOGY 10am | Parry Rooms

This study day, co-organised by the Royal College of Music and the University of Southampton, will examine Parry’s work at the RCM and his legacy throughout the 20th century. Parry was the RCM’s first Professor of Music History and his approach to the subject – driven by active student participation and shaped by contemporary doctrines of evolution – was visionary in its time. The day will conclude with a keynote address on the past and present of music history pedagogy in higher education by Alexander Rehding, Fanny Peabody Professor of Music at Harvard University.

Tickets: Free but required

Sir Hubert Parry pictured aboard his yacht.

Anonymous, taken ‘off Sark’, c 1900.

Photo courtesy of RCM collections

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RCM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF VIOLS LECTURES Monday 26 November 6.15pm | West Parry Room Christophe Urbanetz: The bow technique of Marin Marais – new insights and documents on the French viol school Vittorio Ghielmi: ‘Tic-tac, par les coups d’archet tout en l’air’ – The flying-bow as the historical basis of gamba bow technique Tuesday 27 November 2pm | West Parry Room

MUSIC TALKS Discover how Wagner's famous 'Tristan' chord changed music forever in Music Talks' new autumn course, Music in Time and Place: New Directions after Tristan. The course takes places on Wednesdays, 10.15am–12.15pm at Christ Church Kensington, Victoria Road, London W8 5RQ, just a ten-minute walk from the RCM. Visit www.musictalks.org.uk for more details.

Full Autumn Season Ticket: £220 Wednesday 10 October Claude Debussy: L’après-midi d’un faune

Dr Lucy Robinson: The impact of the Civil War on English Viol Players Richard Boothby: Why is Bach’s Art of Fugue unfinished?

Dr Sam Stadlen: Jacques Morel’s livre de pièces de violle: A forgotten gem?

Wednesday 17 October Arnold Schoenberg: The ‘Scandal’ Concert

See page 20 for more information.

Wednesday 7 November Kurt Weill: Der Dreigroschenoper

Wednesday 31 October William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor

Thursday 29 November

Wednesday 14 November Aaron Copland: Quiet City

6.15pm | East Parry Room

Wednesday 21 November Witold Lutoslawski: Paganini Variations

MUSIC AND IDEAS: EXPLORING FÊTES GALANTES Xavier Bray, Richard Langham Smith and RCM singers Antoine Watteau's celebrated fête galante paintings were an innovative genre, juxtaposing Italian and French characters with stylish contemporaries in pastoral and idyllic settings. These works provided the inspiration for Debussy’s song cycle, Ariettes oubliées (Forgotten Songs), based on poems by Paul Verlaine. Xavier Bray, curator of The Wallace Collection, joins Professor Richard Langham Smith and RCM singers to explore the paintings, the poems and the music.

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BECOME AN RCM FRIEND

BECOME AN RCM FRIEND Join the Royal College of Music as a Friend today and you can enjoy a range of attractive benefits. Your support also helps us to provide world-class education and training to our talented students. Membership starts at just £40 a year and includes: • P riority booking and access to the best seats for all RCM concerts and opera performances • Invitations to an exclusive programme of RCM Friends events • Subscription to the termly RCM Events Guide and Upbeat magazine To become a Friend or for more information about the RCM Friends programme please contact our Supporter Engagement Officer on 020 7591 4331 or email friends@rcm.ac.uk

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© Nick Rutter

In addition to concerts at the Royal College of Music in South Kensington, RCM performers regularly appear at a number of venues across London and beyond.

Free, no tickets required, except where otherwise stated Kings Place

St Stephen's Church

Royal Albert Hall

5.45pm | 90 York Way, N1 9AG

Kensington Gore SW7 2AP

21 October 11 November

6.30pm | Gloucester Road, SW7 4AL

Classical Coffee Mornings 11am | Elgar Room 16 September 14 October* 4*, 11 November *RCM Junior Department Tickets: £12.50, including coffee and a pastry

Austrian Cultural Forum 1.05pm | 2 8 Rutland Gate, SW7 1PQ 1, 15, 29 October 12, 26 November Charlton House 1pm | Charlton Road, SE7 8RE 12 October 16 November Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 1pm | 3 69 Fulham Road, SW10 9NH 25 October 29 November Foundling Museum

OIUT AND ABOUT

OUT AND ABOUT

15, 22, 25, 29 October 5, 12, 19, 26 November 3 December

Leith Hill Place 2.30pm | Leith Hill, Surrey RH5 6LY 11 October

Victoria and Albert Museum 6.30pm | Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL

Regent Hall 1pm | 275 Oxford Street, W1C 2DJ 19 October 9 November

5, 12, 19 October 2, 9, 16, 23 November 7 December Supported by the Friends of the V&A

St James's Piccadilly 1.10pm | 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL 28 September 29 October 16 November 12 December

Royal Festival Hall 7.30pm | S outhbank Centre, SE1 8XX 8 December

St Martin-in-the-Fields 1pm | Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ 23 October 11 December St Mary Abbots 1.05pm | K ensington Church Street, W8 4LA

The Swingling Sixties RCM soloists join in this London Philharmonic Orchestra performance of Stravinsky’s Threni as part of their Changing Faces series.

Tickets: £10–£46, available from the London Philharmonic Orchestra Box Office.

5, 12, 19, 26 October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 7 December

1pm | 4 0 Brunswick Square, WC1N 1AZ 13 September 8 November

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MORE MUSIC

MORE MUSIC After ten years of planning, the building work for More Music: Reimagining the Royal College of Music has begun. The £40 million development of our South Kensington home will enable us to create dynamic, vibrant spaces, provide more support for our talented students and increase access to music worldwide.

More Music will provide: • Increased scholarships and bursaries • Two new performance spaces • Additional practice rooms for our students • A new café and courtyard area • A permanent and accessible home for our Royal College of Music Museum • Enhanced step-free access for students and visitors We have much still to achieve. Help us to raise the remaining £10 million we need to realise our vision and transform the RCM. Contact the development team on 020 7591 4331 or development@rcm.ac.uk

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HOW TO BOOK

BY PHONE Telephone 020 7591 4314, open weekdays 10am–4pm.

ONLINE Visit www.rcm.ac.uk/events IN PERSON The RCM Box Office, located in the main foyer, is open weekdays 10am–4pm.

Please note, there is a £1.95 booking fee per transaction for online and telephone bookings. This fee covers administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students.

For more information on booking tickets, terms and conditions please visit www.rcm.ac.uk/ticketing BOOKING OPENS FOR THE AUTUMN SEASON on Wednesday 15 August. RCM Friends and Patrons have priority booking from Wednesday 8 August.

Tickets for Le nozze di Figaro (26, 28, 30 November and 1 December) will be available from Wednesday 3 October. RCM Benefactors and Patrons have priority booking from Wednesday 19 September and RCM Friends from Wednesday 26 September.

BOOKING OPENS FOR RCMJD EVENTS on Saturday 13 October. Please call the Junior Department on 020 7591 4334 for more details.

GROUP BOOKINGS of ten or more receive a 10% discount where applicable. Maximum group booking size is 33. School parties must be chaperoned at all times by school staff.

REFUNDS Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless a performance is cancelled; when an event is sold out refunds may be possible, at the discretion of Box Office staff.

TICKETS ON THE DOOR Tickets are available on the door for many RCM events. However, we recommend that tickets are purchased well in advance and cannot guarantee availability on the day.

LATE ARRIVALS To ensure that other audience members are not disturbed, latecomers’ admission cannot be guaranteed.

SECURITY Please note that all visitors to the RCM may be required to sign in on entry and bag searches may also be in operation.

BOOKING INFORMATION

BOOKING INFORMATION

KEEP IN TOUCH To stay up to date with events at the Royal College of Music you can register online to receive news and updates about our events, exhibitions, products and activities by email at www.rcm.ac.uk/subscribe You can also follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RCMLondon or find us on Facebook /royalcollegeofmusic To receive event information by post, call the RCM Box Office on 020 7591 4314 or email your contact details to boxoffice@rcm.ac.uk

FEEDBACK We welcome comments and suggestions from Patrons on information that can be found in this guide, online or following your visit to the RCM. Please email comments@rcm.ac.uk, or write to: RCM Box Office Royal College of Music Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BS

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VISIT US

VISIT US TRANSPORT

FOOD AND DRINK

BY TUBE The nearest underground station is South Kensington, which is about ten minutes’ walk from the RCM. South Kensington is on the District, Circle and Piccadilly lines. Gloucester Road and High Street Kensington stations are both approximately 15 minutes’ walk from the RCM.

The RCM Restaurant offers a great range of hot and cold snacks and beverages each weekday between 9am and 4pm, as well as delicious full lunch options between 12pm and 2pm.

BY RAIL The nearest mainline railway stations are Paddington and Victoria.

BY BUS Buses 9, 10, 52 and 452 pass the Royal Albert Hall, whilst 9a runs from Palace Gate and 70 along Queen’s Gate. The number 360 stops very close to the RCM on Prince Consort Road. Many other services run to South Kensington, Kensington High Street or Knightsbridge from surrounding areas.

BY ROAD There is metered parking on Prince Consort Road and the surrounding area. It costs £3.70 per hour for a maximum of three hours and is free after 6.30pm and on Sundays. There are a limited number of disabled parking spaces and designated motorbike bays in the surrounding area.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND RECORDINGS

Filming, recording and commercial photography are not permitted during concerts and events without prior written permission. Photographs may be taken during applause following a performance unless otherwise notified. Many events at the RCM are filmed and recorded. By attending a performance, you consent to any photography, filming or sound recording which may include you as a member of the audience. For further details, please see our Public Recording Policy at www.rcm.ac.uk

ACCESS The Royal College of Music has easy access to most areas and is mostly accessible via lifts and ramps, with the exception of the RCM Restaurant which will not have wheelchair access due to refurbishment taking place this term. There are spaces for wheelchair users and seats for their companions in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall and Britten Theatre. Please contact the Box Office in advance for bookings and directions. Guide and companion dogs may be taken anywhere on site.

MAIN ENTRANCE There are eight steps up from the pavement and two inside the main doors. A lift is available for wheelchair and disabled access assisted

by RCM staff.

AMARYLLIS FLEMING CONCERT HALL There are ten steps down to the main seating area. A lift is available for wheelchair and disabled access assisted by RCM staff. The Balcony is accessible via 18 steps only.

BRITTEN THEATRE Access to the Britten Theatre is through the Main Entrance. A lift is available for wheelchair and disabled access by RCM staff. The Dress Circle (auditorium left) is accessible to wheelchair users.

Please contact the Box Office in advance if you require step-free access or assistance to access a venue for public performance.

For more information or to request an alternative format of publicity or programmes, please contact the RCM Box Office on 020 7591 4314.

RCM photography by Chris Christodoulou (pages 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 19, 29, 32 and 34) and Phil Rowley (pages 22 and 24).

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RCM Chamber Music Horn Masterclass with Nicolas Fleury Chamber Music Masterclass with Mats Zetterqvist Clarinet Masterclass with Romain Guyot RCM Sparks Lunchtime Concert for Schools: Prove Your Groove Trumpet Masterclass with Nicholas Thompson The Gift of Music: Uncovering the RCM Collection Song Plus Schubertiade: Mountains, Valleys and Streams RCM Big Band: British Behop and Beyond Chamber Orchestra of Europe RCM Chamber Music Cello Masterclass with Denis Brott RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Orchestral Masterworks: Discovery Workshop Bach Bites Sacconi Quartet Essential Haydn RCM Chamber Music Saxophone Masterclass with Nikita Zimin Violin Masterclass with Alina Ibragimova Piano Masterclass with Mario Papadopoulos Capriccio Stravagante Violin Masterclass with Maxim Vengerov Saxophone Recital with Nikita Zimin RCM Chamber Music Recital with Maximillano Martín Trumpet Masterclass with David Elton Cello Masterclass with Gemma Rosefield Clarinet Masterclass with Maximiliano Martin Bach Bites RCM Chamber Choir Cello Masterclass with Andrew Schulman RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music

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Tuba Masterclass with Alessandro Fossi RCM Chamber Music Music and Ideas: Musical Lives John Wilson conducts Ravel and Vaughan Williams Orchestral Masterworks: Symphonie Fantastique RCM Sparks Family Create! Symphonie Fantastique Workshop RCM Sparks Family Concert: Symphonie Fantastique Hubert Parry and the Past, Present and Future of Music History Pedagogy Sir Hubert Parry: Centenary Celebrations RCM Chamber Music Piano Masterclass with Steven Osborne Viola Masterclass with Jennifer Stumm Trombone Masterclass with Håkan Björkman RCM Chamber Music

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RCM Chamber Music RCM Wind Ensemble: The Happy Workshop Violin Masterclass with Lewis Kaplan RCM String Band: Poulenc and Parry RCMJD Soloists Concert Guitar Festival RCM Sparks Family Create! Guitar Festival RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Big Fat Brass RCM Chamber Music Baroque Violin Masterclass with Monica Huggett Baroque Violin Masterclass with Monica Huggett Baroque Violin Masterclass with Monica Huggett Harp Masterclass with Marisa Robles Bassoon Masterclass with Ole Kristian Dahl Song Plus Series: Passing Youth Bassoon Day Passing Youth: Chamber Concert RCM Chamber Music Piano Masterclass with Read Gainsford RCM Chamber Music Jac Van Steen conducts Fauré Jac Van Steen conducts Fauré Violin Masterclass with Peter Herresthal Bach Bites RCMJD Chamber Music Concert RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Viola Masterclass with Jerzy Kosmala RCM Chamber Music Essential Haydn Orchestral Masterworks: Elgar’s Cello Concerto Organ Masterclass with Thomas Trotter RCM Sparks Creative Quarter

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