RCM Autumn 2014 Season Event Guide

AUTUMN

EvENTS 2014

Highlights Participatory Events Lectures & Seminars Masterclasses & Workshops Chamber Music Series

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Events Guide Autumn Season 2014 Listings for September – December Diary Out and About Ticket & Booking Information Visiting Us Supporting Us In Brief

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Diary events are colour coded for easy referencing H PE LS MW CS

Highlights Participatory Events Lectures & Seminars Masterclasses & Workshops Chamber Music Series Box Office – Ticketed event See page 30 for details or call 020 7591 4314.

Junior Department events. Please call the Junior Department on 020 7591 4345 for more details.

RCM Sparks and the Royal Albert Hall work in partnership to deliver innovative learning and participation opportunities for all ages. This unique combination of education expertise and diverse concert programming offers exciting and engaging activities for all and gives access to two iconic institutions.

See www.rcm.ac.uk/sparks for further details.

The RCM is grateful to the Royal Garden Hotel for its generous support of the RCM’s visiting International Conductors Programme.

All public performances in the RCM Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall and the Britten Theatre operate under rules of management for places of entertainment issued by Westminster City Council.

All information in this publication was correct at time of going to print.

The Royal College of Music is a registered charity. No. 309268

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WELCOME TO A NEW AUTUMN SEASON AT THE RCM! A rich variety of music and events feature this autumn at the Royal College of Music, reflecting the vibrant and multi-faceted culture that you can experience here. A number of themes run through the programmes, including a focus on Beethoven and Richard Strauss.

Contemporary music features highly, and we are delighted to be welcoming Steve Reich to a concert of his music in our Britten Theatre, and the conferment of an honorary doctorate. Brett Dean, as our composer in residence, leads programmes of contemporary music from his homeland. Other special concerts include a performance of Michael Gordon's Timber with PERC'M and the Aurora Orchestra, iconic works by Stockhausen, Cage and Varèse, and the remarkable music of Romitelli.

The life hereafter is thrillingly evoked in Mahler's great ‘Resurrection’ Symphony, and we welcome back RCM alumnus Andrew Gourlay to lead our Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Also featuring in this concert is the music of William Lloyd Webber, former student and composition professor at the Royal College of Music, in this his anniversary year. Themes of death and resurrection also feature in the RCM Chamber Choir's diverse programme, ‘Paradise’.

We introduce a new series this autumn, Chamber Essentials, featuring classic works from the repertoire. And we bring new insights into Beethoven's celebrated op 131 string quartet in an innovative performance led by cellist Richard Lester. There is a further focus in String Week, with Pinchas Zukerman, the RCM String Band and the welcome return of the String Quartet Collective.

Historical Performance is one of the cornerstones of our programmes, and we are delighted to host both Vittorio Ghielmi and the viol consort Fretwork once again at the International Festival of Viols, now in its eighth successful year. We are also pleased to welcome our ensemble in residence, Florilegium, to a concert of Bach, Rebel, Marais and Telemann in the intimate surroundings of the Britten Theatre.

Masterclasses from Sarah Connolly, Emanuel Ax and Julian Lloyd Webber; a day of discovery of Richard Strauss songs; a celebration of Great British Dance Bands; and to round off the year, Mozart's fabulous opera of love and symbolism, The Magic Flute. These and many more are the highlights of our autumn season, and we look forward to welcoming you.

Stephen Johns | Artistic Director

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TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014 – FRIDAY 27 MARCH 2015

The RCM and WW1 RCM Museum of Music

To mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this special exhibition in the RCM Museum of Music pays tribute to the work of RCM students and staff during those years.

Many RCM students enlisted: some, such as Butterworth, did not return; others, such as Gurney, never recovered from their experiences. Happily, many others did come back to forge musical careers. The exhibition also highlights other war work, from nursing to fundraising and charitable concerts held at home and abroad, and shows how life went on at the RCM during the war years.

The RCM Museum of Music is open Tuesday to Friday (11.30am – 4.30pm) and is free to visit. www.rcm.ac.uk/museum

WEDNESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

Symposium: Recent Advances in the Science of Singing, Wellbeing and Health 10.00am

Britten Theatre

Can singing with others improve your health?

Contributors from leading research institutions across the UK, Sweden, Norway, Germany and Australia – including the RCM’s own Professor of Performance Science Aaron Williamon – gather together to present findings from recent scientific research on the value of group singing for wellbeing and health.

This symposium is jointly organised by the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health, Canterbury Christ Church University, and the RCM’s Centre for Performance Science.

Visit www.rcm.ac.uk/scienceofsinging for further details Tickets: £125 (£75 students)

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WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER

Vocal Masterclass with Sarah Connolly 2.00pm

Britten Theatre

Described as “an artist incapable of singing a broken or ugly phrase” by The Daily Telegraph, RCM alumna Sarah Connolly is one of the foremost British mezzo-sopranos. Her career highlights include performances at The Met, La Scala and the Last Night of the Proms, so we’re delighted to offer audiences the chance to observe her working with leading RCM singers in the intimate surroundings of the Britten Theatre.

Tickets: £5

WEDNESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER

SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER

Symposium: Recent Advances in the Science of Singing, Wellbeing and Health

Vocal Masterclass with Sarah Connolly

RCM Sparks – Springboard: Get Creative!

10.00am

Britten Theatre

2.00pm

Britten Theatre

See panel above for details

THURSDAY 18 SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 12 SEPTEMBER Sam Sweeney's Fiddle: Made in the Great War 8.00pm

Britten Theatre

In 2009 Sam Sweeney, fiddle player with Bellowhead, bought a violin.

Research revealed that the violin had been made by a World War I soldier, and inspired this performance in music, story and film featuring Sam, Hugh Lupton, Paul Sartin and Rob Harbron.

An independent promotion Tickets: £15

1.30pm

various

Ages 13 to 18

See page 4 for details

Professors’ Concerts: Florilegium 1.05pm

See page 6 for details

Britten Theatre

Explore the diverse musical world of Nitin Sawhney, the world-class producer, DJ, songwriter, multiinstrumentalist and orchestral composer. From video games to theatre, discover his distinctive and versatile approach as you create your own musical masterpiece in a day with the support of the Royal Albert Hall and RCM musicians.

Then watch Nitin Sawhney live in concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

Run in partnership with the Royal Albert Hall Tickets: £30. Includes a ticket for each participant to see Nitin Sawhney live at the Royal Albert Hall. Free tickets available subject to eligibility.

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Florilegium

Mark-Anthony Turnage

Sacconi Quartet

Trio Apaches

Professors’ Concerts This lunchtime concert series features pieces and performances by RCM professors and Ensembles in Association.

Joining them are a few special guests and RCM students.

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 18 SEPTEMBER

MONDAY 17 NOvEMBER

Florilegium

Trio Apaches & Friends

1.05pm

Britten Theatre

Ashley Solomon flute Bojan Čičić violin Reiko Ichise viola da gamba Terence Charlston harpsichord J S Bach

(arr Florilegium) Trio Sonata in G major BWV 525 Rebel Les caractères de la danse Marais La sonnerie de Sainte-Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris Telemann Quartet in E minor no 6

1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Matthew Trusler violin Thomas Carroll cello Ashley Wass piano Jonathan Barritt viola Mark Messenger violin Debussy (arr Sally Beamish) La mer Part III Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat major op 44

MONDAY 1 DECEMBER Horovitz & Turnage

MONDAY 3 NOvEMBER

1.05pm

Kyle Horch

Joseph Horovitz String Quartet no 4 Mark-Anthony Turnage Two Memorials for soprano saxophone Mark-Anthony Turnage True Life Stories for solo piano Mark-Anthony Turnage Sarabande for soprano saxophone and piano Joseph Horovitz Clarinet Sonatina

1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Kyle Horch saxophone Yshani Perinpanayagam piano Planel Prokofiev Wiedoeft David Amram

Prélude et saltarelle Five Mélodies op 35 Valse Vanité Greenwich Village Portraits

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER Sacconi Quartet 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Mendelssohn String Quintet in A major op 18 Beethoven String Quartet in A minor op 132

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RCM Prize Winners 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Just getting a place at the RCM is in itself a feat only achieved by outstanding musicians, but this lunchtime concert series showcases the best of the best: winners of the RCM’s major prizes in a number of solo recitals.

Amy Green

Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/bestofthebest Free no tickets required

Monday 22 September Soprano Sarah Hayashi, tenor Ben Smith, baritones Huw Montague Rendall and Milo Harries.

Tuesday 23 September Saxophonist Amy Green and the Manon Quartet.

Thursday 25 September Tenor Peter Aisher and baritone Timothy Nelson, accompanied by Lucy Colquhoun.

Monday 29 September Pianist Kausikan Rajeshkumar and the Oracle Saxophone Quartet.

MONDAY 22 SEPTEMBER RCM Prize Winners 1.05pm

Monday 6 October Flautist Taylor MacLennan and horn player Alex Edmundson.

Monday 13 October Guitarist Jack Hancher and cellist Jamal Aliyev.

Monday 20 October Trumpeter Ryan Linham and double bassist Jim Vanderspar.

See panel above for details

Milo Harries

Monday 27 October Pianist John Granger Fisher and harpist Valeria Kurbatova.

FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER Music in the Museum

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

John Granger Fisher

1.15pm

RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER Locatelli Chamber Music Masterclass with Adrian Butterfield 10.00am & 2.00pm

TUESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER

RCM Prize Winners

RCM Prize Winners 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

1.05pm

Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation Free but tickets required

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Durrington Room

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER Composition Masterclass with Eric Whitacre 2.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER RCM Prize Winners 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

CS RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

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Ludwig van Beethoven

THURSDAY 2 OCTOBER

Beethoven and the Secret Life of the String Quartet 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Adrian Bradbury speaker Richard Lester cello RCM String Quartets Beethoven String Quartet in C sharp minor op 131 This fascinating event promises to shed light on the innermost workings of the string quartet. In the first half, Adrian Bradbury explains how musicians in a quartet make millisecond timing corrections to stay together. Analysis of these adjustments reveals the group’s hierarchy, with ‘followers’ adjusting to ‘leaders’. After the interval find out how this translates into performance, as four string quartets come together for a performance of Beethoven’s late String Quartet in C sharp minor, led by cellist Richard Lester.

Part of the Grove Forum series Tickets: £5

THURSDAY 2 OCTOBER

FRIDAY 3 OCTOBER

TUESDAY 7 OCTOBER

Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop

Double Bass Masterclass with Dan Styffe

Piano Masterclass with Alexander Bonduriansky

5.30pm

2.00pm

10.00am

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

Beethoven and the Secret Life of the String Quartet 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

Recital Hall

Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation Free but tickets required

Clarinet Masterclass with Karl Leister 2.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Harpsichord Recital with Terence Charlston 6.00pm

Recital Hall

Terence Charlston launches his latest CD – The Harmonious Thuringian – with a short harpsichord recital.

Free but tickets required

MONDAY 6 OCTOBER RCM Prize Winners 1.05pm

Highlights Participatory Events Lectures & Seminars Masterclasses & Workshops Chamber Music Series

See page 7 for details

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

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WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Steve Reich at the RCM 7.30pm

See page 9 for details

Britten Theatre

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Steve Reich at the RCM 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

Steve Reich, David Hockings percussion Ruisi Quartet New Perspectives “Real composers have two moments of fame. The first comes when they’re young and fashionable, the second when they’re venerable masters. Steve Reich, amazingly, combines the two.

He’s both achingly hip and a grand old man”

Steve Reich Clapping Music Double Sextet Different Trains We’re delighted to announce that this autumn Steve Reich himself will be visiting the RCM. On Sunday 12 October at the Southbank Centre, the Colin Currie Group will be giving the world premiere of Reich’s Quartet for 2 vibraphones & 2 pianos. Ahead of this performance, Reich will be our very special guest at the RCM on Wednesday 8 October for a celebration of his life and work.

Ivan Hewett, The Daily Telegraph

To start proceedings, Steve Reich will be awarded the rare and prestigious accolade of an honorary doctorate from the RCM, recognising his outstanding contribution to international musical life. He will then join forces with RCM Head of Percussion David Hockings – who as principal percussionist with the London Sinfonietta has worked with Reich many times – for a performance of the iconic Clapping Music.

The concert also features Grammy Award-winning Different Trains – Reich’s ground-breaking and often haunting combination of recorded voices, sound effects and live music – and his exuberant 2007 work Double Sextet, winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

Don’t miss this chance to see one of the great composers of our time.

Tickets: £10

Steve Reich

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East Parry Room

Simon Brown RCM LED is gathering records of people’s experiences of listening to music of all kinds, from any culture or period.

This session gives an overview of the project, highlights the variety of evidence that has been found so far and provides details of how you can get involved.

Part of the Grove Forum series

THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER

Free but tickets required

RCM Philharmonic 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Philharmonic 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See left panel for details

Martin André conductor Naoka Aoki violin RCM Philharmonic

FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER

Beethoven Overture: Egmont op 84 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor op 64 Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides op 26

1.15pm

To open our autumn orchestral season the RCM Philharmonic presents a not-to-be-missed programme of two of Mendelssohn’s most sublime works: his atmospheric ‘Fingal’s Cave’ seascape, famously inspired by the composer’s 1829 trip to the Scottish Isles, and his exquisite Violin Concerto in E minor – the final large orchestral work he wrote in his short life.

To perform what is widely considered to be one of the greatest violin concertos of all time will be violinist Naoka Aoki, winner of the RCM’s Concerto Competition for a second year.

Opening the concert is the brooding Egmont overture by one of Mendelssohn’s greatest musical influences, Beethoven.

Music in the Museum RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

Viola Masterclass with Jennifer Stumm 2.00pm

Durrington Room

Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation Free but tickets required

Chamber Essentials: Spohr, Nielsen & Dove 7.30pm

See page 11 for details

Tickets: £5, £8

Naoka Aoki

Britten Theatre

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Joseph Haydn

Chamber Essentials This brand new series gives you the opportunity to hear the world’s greatest chamber music, performed by the very best RCM performers.

The series is launched with a gala concert in the Britten Theatre, featuring classic works by Spohr and Nielsen as well as Jonathan Dove’s wistful and witty saxophone quartet, quoting the famous line: “Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home!”

Free but tickets required

FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER

TUESDAY 11 NOvEMBER

Spohr, Nielsen & Dove

Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven

7.30pm

Britten Theatre

Jonathan Dove Tuning In for saxophone quartet Nielsen Wind Quintet op 43 Spohr Nonet in F major op 31

7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Ruisi Quartet Haydn String Quartet in G major op 76 no 1 Mozart String Quartet in G major K 387 Beethoven String Quartet in A major op 18 no 5

WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER THURSDAY 27 NOvEMBER

Schubert Trios 7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Schubert Piano Trio in B flat major D 898 Schubert Piano Trio in E flat major D 929

WEDNESDAY 5 NOvEMBER Beethoven Trios 7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Beethoven Clarinet Trio in B flat major op 11 Beethoven String Quartet in F minor op 95 'Serioso' Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat major op 97 'Archduke' In memory of Bernard Roberts

Music for Woodwind 7.30pm

Vivaldi E Carter Reicha Berlioz

Recital Hall

Trio in C major for flute, oboe and bassoon Canonic Suite Wind Quintet in E minor op 88 no 1 Trio for two flutes and harp from L’enfance du Christ R E Miller Masquerading and Parading for wind quartet R A Moulds Three Russian Songs Françaix Wind Quintet

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Julian Lloyd Webber

FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER

Cello Masterclass with Julian Lloyd Webber 2.00pm

Britten Theatre

Julian Lloyd Webber’s announcement of his enforced retirement from performing earlier this year made headlines and prompted an outpouring of tributes from across the country, proving (if proof were needed) his status as one of the UK’s best-loved performers.

In the wake of his announcement, Julian affirmed his desire to commit his energies to inspiring the next generation of classical musicians. We’re absolutely delighted to welcome him back to the RCM to work with some of our most talented cellists.

Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation Tickets: £5

MONDAY 13 OCTOBER

THURSDAY 16 OCTOBER

FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER

Corps Sonore: Homage to Jean-Philippe Rameau

Cello Masterclass with Julian Lloyd Webber

See page 7 for details

5.15pm

2.00pm

TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER

Jane Chapman RCM Jean-Philippe Calvin RCM Trio Aporia

RCM Prize Winners 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER Chamber Essentials: Schubert Trios 7.30pm

RCM Museum of Music

Britten Theatre

See panel above for details

Jean-Philippe Calvin and Jane Chapman discuss new musical worlds on period instruments with Trio Aporia, illustrated with examples from this specially commissioned work.

Part of the Grove Forum series Free but tickets required

Inner Parry Room

See page 11 for details

Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop 5.30pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

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THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER & FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER

RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus 7.30pm

THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER Pre-concert talk 6.15pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Question and Answer session with Julian Lloyd Webber and Petroc Trelawny.

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Symphony Orchestra RCM Chorus Andrew Gourlay conductor Neil Ferris chorus master

Free to concert ticket holders

W Lloyd Webber Aurora Mahler Symphony no 2 ‘Resurrection’ Mahler’s mighty and enormously popular Symphony no 2 forms the centrepiece of our autumn orchestral concert. Scored for the huge forces of orchestra, chorus and two vocal soloists, the symphony takes audiences on an epic musical and spiritual journey in the course of its five contrasting movements: a funeral march; a simple folk dance; a dramatic scherzo; a song; and the choral finale, featuring the words “Rise again, yes, rise again!”

The symphony is preceded by an enormous treat: a rare performance of the sensuous tone poem Aurora by William Lloyd Webber, former student and professor at the RCM, whose centenary we are celebrating this year.

Tickets: £10, £15

William Lloyd Webber

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TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER

RCM Sparks – Family Discovery: The Great Classics

7.30pm

Exploring the Archives

9.45am

various

Age 6 + Join us as a family and discover popular works including Rossini’s William Tell overture and Dvořák’s New World Symphony. Working with inspirational musicians from the RCM and Royal Albert Hall, the music will be brought to life through this fun, family friendly workshop at the RCM. Then attend The Great Classics as a family at the Royal Albert Hall.

Run in partnership with the Royal Albert Hall and part of the nationwide Family Arts Festival. Visit www.rcm.ac.uk/sparks for details of other family events during half term.

Tickets: £20 for 1 adult and 1 child. £7.50 for extra tickets.

Includes a ticket for each participant to The Great Classics at the Royal Albert Hall. Free tickets available subject to eligibility.

Inner Parry Room

Bridge

Miniatures for Piano Trio Set 1, 2 & 3 Parry Capriccio from Piano Trio in G major Darke Two Romances for violin and piano H W Davies ‘Prospice' for baritone and string quartet Dyson Cello Sonata

THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus 7.30pm

See page 13 for details

FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER CS Music in the Museum 1.15pm

Deputy Librarian Peter Horton introduces this fascinating concert of works by five composers closely connected to the RCM. The original manuscripts will be on display.

Free but tickets required

RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus 7.30pm

WEDNESDAY 22 OCTOBER

MONDAY 27 OCTOBER

Chamber Music Masterclass with the Oberlin Fortepiano Trio

1.05pm

2.00pm

RCM Prize Winners

East Parry Room

Free but tickets required

RCM Prize Winners 1.05pm

See page 7 for details

Oberlin Fortepiano Trio Recital

TUESDAY 28 OCTOBER Clarinet Masterclass with Maximiliano Martin Free but tickets required

Violin Masterclass with Pinchas Zukerman

Elizabeth Wallfisch violin Sebastian Comberti cello David Breitman fortepiano

10.00am

Beethoven Piano Trio in E flat major op 70 no 2 Schubert Piano Trio in E flat major D 929 Free but tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

West Parry Room

Recital Hall

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 7 for details

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Recital Hall

Belle Shenkman International Masterclass

6.00pm

10.00am

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 13 for details

10.00am

Oboe Masterclass with Jacques Tys

RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

MONDAY 20 OCTOBER

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 15 for details

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER

String Quartet Collective: Open Rehearsal

Piano Masterclass with Emanuel Ax

6.00pm

11.00am

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Inner Parry Room

See page 15 for details

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STRING WEEK Join us for an action-packed week of string playing at the RCM. Visit www.rcm.ac.uk/stringweek for full details.

TUESDAY 28 OCTOBER

SATURDAY 1 NOvEMBER

Violin Masterclass with Pinchas Zukerman

String Quartet Collective: Concert

10.00am

Marc Danel violin Emma Parker violin Simone van der Giessen viola Richard Lester cello

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

We are delighted to welcome legendary artist Pinchas Zukerman to work with talented RCM violinists.

THURSDAY 30 OCTOBER

RCM String Band Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Mark Messenger conductor RCM String Band Jian Ren violin R Strauss Elgar Berio R Strauss

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Haydn String Quartet in F major op 77 no 2 Beethoven String Quartet in F major op 59 no 1 Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor op 115

Free but tickets required

7.30pm

7.30pm

String Sextet from Capriccio op 85 Sospiri op 70 Corale Metamorphosen

This 150th birthday tribute to Richard Strauss includes the lyrical String Sextet from his final opera Capriccio, and his masterfully complex Metamorphosen.

You can also hear this programme at the Bishopsgate Institute on Friday 24 October and Oundle School on Sunday 2 November.

The RCM’s String Quartet Collective returns! Once again, members of world-leading chamber ensembles visit the RCM to create a brand new group, and you can witness the entire process at an open rehearsal, performance and concert.

This season we are thrilled to bring together Marc Danel (Danel Quartet), Emma Parker (Badke Quartet), Simone van der Giessen (Navarra String Quartet) and Richard Lester (Florestan Piano Trio).

Tuesday 28 October String Quartet Collective: Open Rehearsal 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Thursday 30 October String Quartet Collective: Performance Class 2.00pm

Tickets: £5, £8 All events are free but tickets required

Recital Hall

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FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER

String Quartet Collective: Performance Class

7.30pm

2.00pm

Recital Hall

See page 15 for details

C P E Bach’s Preferred Keyboard Instruments 5.15pm

RCM Museum of Music

Miklos Spanyi Miklos Spanyi demonstrates the various possibilities of performing the music of C P E Bach on the clavichord, harpsichord and early piano, and discusses the choices and difficulties faced by the modern player.

Soundings

Professors’ Concert: Kyle Horch East Parry Room

Now in its 11th year, Soundings is a unique platform for contemporary music in the UK, bringing together young composers from the UK and Austria for several days of workshops, open rehearsals, discussions and concerts. This final concert of the 2014 programme sees RCM musicians join forces with the Fidelio Trio to present an intriguing programme of new works by six composers, including RCM composer Ruaidhri Mannion. For details of all Soundings events visit www.soundings.co.uk.

Promoted by the Austrian Cultural Forum London

Part of the Grove Forum series Free but tickets required Free but tickets required

SATURDAY 1 NOvEMBER

RCM String Band 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 15 for details

String Quartet Collective: Concert 7.30pm

Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop 11.00am

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 15 for details

FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER

Durrington Room

SUNDAY 2 NOvEMBER Richard Strauss Song Day

Free but tickets required

10.00am

Music in the Museum

Roger Vignoles and Richard Jackson lead this fascinating exploration of the songs of Richard Strauss.

1.15pm

RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

Trumpet Masterclass with Pacho Flores 2.00pm

Recital Hall

Inner Parry Room

RCM singers and pianists will work on Strauss’ songs in a morning and afternoon workshop. There will also be a lunchtime concert at 1.15pm featuring his song cycle Krämerspiegel and an evening concert at 5.00pm.

Free but tickets required

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

Trumpet Recital with Pacho Flores and Alison Procter 6.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

MONDAY 3 NOvEMBER

Free but tickets required

1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 6 for details

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 4 NOvEMBER Piano Masterclass with Andrzej Jasi´ nski 10.00am

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 5 NOvEMBER South American Baroque Music Festival various times

Durrington Room

Join Piotr Nawrot and Professor Ashley Solomon for a one-day festival dedicated to the music of South America. The event opens with a lecture at 10.00am, followed by a masterclass at 2.00pm and a concert at 6.00pm.

Visit www.rcm.ac.uk/SAbaroquefest for further details Free but tickets required

Chamber Music Masterclass with Johannes Meissl 10.00am

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Chamber Essentials: Beethoven Trios 7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

See page 11 for details

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FRIDAY 7 NOvEMBER

From the Soundhouse: Gesang der Jünglinge 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Michael Oliva electronics Stockhausen Andrew Crossley Parmegiani Cameron Graham

Gesang der Jünglinge New Work (world premiere) Violostries New Work (world premiere)

From the Soundhouse is our regular series of concerts offering up the very best in electroacoustic music. This latest instalment offers an unmissable treat: the chance to hear Stockhausen’s 1956 masterpiece Gesang der Jünglinge, described as “the first masterpiece of electronic music” and blending vocal and purely electronic sounds to stunning effect.

Tickets: £5

THURSDAY 6 NOvEMBER

FRIDAY 7 NOvEMBER

FRIDAY 7 NOvEMBER

Heinrich Neuhaus: the 'other' Russian

The Last Word: A C P E Bach Clavier Celebration

Tuba Recital with Sérgio Carolino and Alison Procter

5.15pm

1.05pm

6.00pm

East Parry Room

Maria Razumovskaya RCM The artistic charisma of the pianistpedagogue Heinrich Neuhaus shaped Russian musical life for nearly half a century. Why then did he consider himself to stand beyond national performance traditions?

Part of the Grove Forum series Free but tickets required

Baroque Dance Class 8.00pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

FRIDAY 7 NOvEMBER Classical and Romantic Repertoire Presentation Class with Geoffrey Govier 12.30pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

RCM Museum of Music

As the 300th anniversary of C P E Bach's birth draws to a close RCM professor Terence Charlston explores four strands within C P E Bach's keyboard music — the sonata, the rondo, the keyboard song and the free-fantasia.

Programme to include C P E Bach’s Fantasia in F sharp minor Wq 67.

Free but tickets required

Harp Masterclass with Marisa Robles 2.00pm

East Parry Room

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

From the Soundhouse: Gesang der Jünglinge 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

SATURDAY 8 NOvEMBER RCM Junior Department Soloists’ Concert 5.30pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation

MONDAY 10 NOvEMBER Free but tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Tuba Masterclass with Sérgio Carolino 2.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

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WEDNESDAY 12 NOvEMBER

Variable Geometry: Music, Noise and Silence 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Jean-Philippe Calvin director Varèse Ferrari Alvin Lucier Russolo Cage Arvo Pärt

Octandre Et tournent les sons dans la garrigue I am sitting in a room Awakening of a City Indeterminacy (arr Peter Thalheimer) Fratres for recorder trio, percussion and violoncello

This concert takes audiences on an entertaining and fantastical whirlwind tour through the 20th century and sheds light on some radically different approaches to music, noise and silence: from Luigi Russolo’s thrilling noise generators to the mesmerising stillness of Arvo Pärt, via Varèse’s radical exploration of timbre, Cage’s eccentric celebration of randomness and Ferrari’s iconic electroacoustic soundscape.

Tickets: £5

TUESDAY 11 NOvEMBER

TUESDAY 11 NOvEMBER

WEDNESDAY 12 NOvEMBER

Trombone Masterclass with Peter Davies

Chamber Essentials: Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven

Variable Geometry: Music, Noise and Silence

10.00am

7.30pm

6.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Violin Masterclass with Leonid Kerbel 10.00am

Durrington Room

Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation Free but tickets required

Bassoon Masterclass with Giorgio Mandolesi 10.00am

Inner Parry Room

Inner Parry Room

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 11 for details

See panel above for details

WEDNESDAY 12 NOvEMBER

THURSDAY 13 NOvEMBER

RCM Chamber Music 1.05pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Sir George Dyson: passionately lyrical voice; mover and shaker of his time 5.15pm

Baroque Oboe and Recorder Masterclass with Carin van Heerden 2.00pm

RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

East Parry Room

Paul Spicer Birmingham Conservatoire Paul Spicer launches his new biography of this key figure who was the first RCM alumnus to become its Director.

Free but tickets required

Part of the Grove Forum series

RCM Chamber Music Baroque Oboe and Recorder Masterclass with Carin van Heerden 2.00pm

RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop 5.30pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk FRIDAY 14 NOvEMBER

RCM Chamber Choir: Paradise 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Stephen Johns director Brahms Ravel Howells James MacMillan Tippett

Warum ist das Licht gegeben op 74 no 1 Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis Take him, earth, for cherishing A child’s prayer Five Negro Spirituals from A Child of our Time

This poignant programme includes works composed during World War I (Ravel’s Three beautiful birds of paradise) and World War II (Tippett’s Five Negro Spirituals), as well as pieces written in response to the Kennedy assassination and the Dunblane tragedy.

As well as enjoying the glorious sound of the RCM Chamber Choir, audiences can view the original manuscript of Howells’ Take him, earth, for cherishing, which will be on display at the concert.

Tickets: £5, £8

FRIDAY 14 NOvEMBER

FRIDAY 14 NOvEMBER

WEDNESDAY 19 NOvEMBER

Baroque Oboe and Recorder Recital with Carin van Heerden

RCM Chamber Choir: Paradise

An Australian Abroad: Piano Concert

1.05pm

7.30pm

1.05pm

Inner Parry Room

South African recorder player and baroque oboist Carin van Heerden and RCM musicians present a programme of European baroque music.

Free but tickets required

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 21 for details

MONDAY 17 NOvEMBER

THURSDAY 20 NOvEMBER

various times and venues

Rediscovering Bolivian Baroque Music

See page 20 for details

5.15pm

International Festival of Viols

Saxophone Masterclass with Kenneth Tse 2.00pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

Horn Masterclass with Alessio Allegrini 2.00pm

Recital Hall

Belle Shenkman International Masterclass Free but tickets required

Inner Parry Room

See panel above for details

Recital Hall

Professor Ashley Solomon RCM

Professors’ Concert: Trio Apaches & Friends 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Professor Ashley Solomon discusses his work with this unique archive of music from the time of the Jesuit colonisation.

See page 6 for details Part of the Grove Forum series

TUESDAY 18 NOvEMBER International Festival of Viols

Free but tickets required

various times and venues

An Australian Abroad: RCM Symphony Orchestra

See page 20 for details

7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 21 for details

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Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

Music in the Museum 1.15pm

RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

An Australian Abroad: Chamber Concert

International Festival of Viols

6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 21 for details

Now in its eighth year, the RCM’s International Festival of Viols is firmly established as one of the leading events in the musical calendar, taking in concerts, masterclasses and lectures. This year’s special guests include Vittorio Ghielmi, Luca Pianca and brilliant ensemble Fretwork.

Supported by Linda and Tony Hill

SUNDAY 23 NOvEMBER RCM Sparks – Igniting Sparks: Classical Spectacular 9.45am

various

MONDAY 17 NOvEMBER

TUESDAY 18 NOvEMBER

Ages 6 to 12

Viol Masterclass with Vittorio Ghielmi

Viol Masterclass with Vittorio Ghielmi

10.00am

10.30am

Calling instrumentalists! Join inspirational musicians from the RCM and Royal Albert Hall and be part of a mini-orchestra for a day. As you play and compose together you will discover more about famous composers and their music at the RCM. Then head over to the Royal Albert Hall and hear the music come alive in this unique concert with its dazzling light effects, fireworks and cannons!

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Viol Masterclass with Vittorio Ghielmi 2.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Viol Festival Lecture 2.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

“From here and there”: Fretwork in Recital

“The Angel and the Devil”: Vittorio Ghielmi and Luca Pianca in Recital

6.00pm

7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Inner Parry Room

Richard Boothby, Asako Morikawa, Reiko Ichise and Richard Tunnicliffe Legrenzi Purcell Jenkins Byrd Ferrabosco Parsons J S Bach

Sonata sesta Fantasy in 4 parts Fantasy in 4 parts In Nomine a 4 Hexachord Fantasy Ut re mi Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582

Free but tickets required

Vittorio Ghilemi viola da gamba Luca Pianca lute Dance suites by Marin Marais and Antoine Forqueray – the two great virtuosi of their age – are brought to life in this engaging recital of “virtuosity and melancholy” by two of today’s most celebrated performers.

Tickets: £8

Run in partnership with the Royal Albert Hall.

Tickets: £20 (includes two tickets to Classical Spectacular at the Royal Albert Hall). Free tickets available subject to eligibility.

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk

An Australian Abroad: Brett Dean in Residence Conductor, composer, violist… This autumn we’re thrilled to welcome the multi-talented Brett Dean to the RCM for a very special series of events.

Dean himself has curated three concerts, showcasing more than a century of Australian music, from Percy Grainger’s whimsical 1902 work for three pianists seated at one piano, right through to James Ledger’s 2011 heartfelt tribute to Anton Webern and John Lennon.

Also including some of Dean’s very own captivating compositions, this festival promises to be a highlight of the London autumn season.

Brett Dean

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 19 NOvEMBER

THURSDAY 20 NOvEMBER

Piano Concert

RCM Symphony Orchestra

1.05pm

Percy Grainger Brett Dean Brett Dean Brett Dean Liza Lim Carl Vine

Inner Parry Room

Zanzibar Boat Song Prelude and Chorale: Hommage à Bach Etude: Hommage à Janacek Etude: Hommage à Kurtag selected movements from The Four Seasons (after Cy Twombly) Piano sonata no 1

7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Symphony Orchestra Brett Dean conductor Matthew Coorey conductor Anthony Pateras Fragile Absolute for winds, brass and pianos Georges Lentz “Caeli enarrant…” III for 12 strings Brett Dean Pastoral Symphony James Ledger Two Memorials

THURSDAY 20 NOvEMBER Brett Dean in Conversation 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Question and answer session with Brett Dean and William Mival.

“...a voice of fertile imagination, originality and expressive subtlety” – Chicago Tribune

FRIDAY 21 NOvEMBER Chamber Concert 6.00pm

Brett Dean viola Manon Quartet Brett Dean Eclipse Lisa Illean New Work Brett Dean Polysomnography

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

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TUESDAY 25 NOvEMBER

TUESDAY 25 NOvEMBER

Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki

Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki

7.30pm

3.00pm

10.00am

See panel below for details

East Parry Room

Residency supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation

East Parry Room

Best of British Brass Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Residency supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation

WEDNESDAY 26 NOvEMBER Free but tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Mozart Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) 7.00pm

See page 23 for details

Britten Theatre

Free but tickets required

RCM Percussion Showcase 1.05pm

Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki 10.00am

East Parry Room

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Residency supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation

David Hockings director The RCM's entertaining annual percussion showcase includes a new commission from RCM composer Dani Howard.

Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

Violin Masterclass with Alina Ibragimova 10.00am

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Recital Hall

Residency supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 25 NOvEMEBER

Best of British Brass 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Richard Ward, Nigel Black & Richard Bissill conductors RCM Brass Ensemble Zone One Brass RCM Brass Quintet Vaughan Williams Elgar Walton Richard Bissill

Overture: Henry V (arr Roger Harvey) Serenade in E minor op 20 (arr Elgar Howarth) Spitfire Prelude and Fugue The Magnificent Seventh

This entertaining all-British programme includes Walton’s triumphant Spitfire Prelude and Fugue (originally written for the 1942 British film ‘The First of the Few’) and an arrangement of Elgar’s liltingly beautiful Serenade.

Tickets: £5

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk

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MONDAY 24 NOvEMBER, WEDNESDAY 26 NOvEMBER, FRIDAY 28 NOvEMBER & SATURDAY 29 NOvEMBER

Mozart Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) 7.00pm

“Michael Rosewell and the student orchestra produced one of the best all-round orchestral Mozart performances I’ve heard anywhere for a long time, and six assured young singers struck sparks off each other in an intelligent, observant and good-looking production.”

– Opera Now on the RCM’s production of Così fan tutte One of the best-loved works in the operatic repertoire makes a welcome return to the RCM. The power struggle between Sarastro and The Queen of the Night and the trials and tribulations of Tamino, Pamina and Pagageno are illuminated by some of Mozart’s most enchanting music, which never fails to delight.

Previous RCM productions of Die Zauberflöte have featured the likes of Janis Kelly, Rosemary Joshua, Andrew Kennedy and, most recently, Sarah-Jane Brandon.

Find out which of this year’s group of talented performers will join them on the road to operatic stardom.

Tickets: £10, £20, £30, £40, £50 Available from Wednesday 8 October.

Benefactors and Patrons have priority booking from Wednesday 24 September and RCM Friends from Wednesday 1 October.

Baritone Peter Brathwaite in the RCM's 2009 production of The Magic Flute

Britten Theatre

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Fausto Romitelli

THURSDAY 27 NOvEMBER

explorensemble: Professor Bad Trip 8.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Nicholas Moroz and Arne Gieshoff directors Romitelli Professor Bad Trip "Ever since I was born, I have been immersed in digitalised images, synthetic sounds, artefacts. Artificial, distorted, filtered – this is the nature of man today" – Fausto Romitelli Taking its title from the stage name of Italian artist Gianluca Lerici and inspired by the hallucinatory writings of Henri Michaux, Fausto Romitelli’s Professor Bad Trip stands as a 40-minute kaleidoscopic dream sequence, a phantasmal ceremony that fuses two ostensibly unrelated sound worlds: the electric guitar of psychedelic rock and the modernism of Franco Donatoni and Gérard Grisey.

On the 10th anniversary of Romitelli’s tragic early death, join explorensemble in a celebration of his life and work, as the concert space becomes a portal to strange, hallucinatory worlds…

Tickets: £5

WEDNESDAY 26 NOvEMBER

WEDNESDAY 26 NOvEMBER

THURSDAY 27 NOvEMBER

RCM Sparks Lunchtime Concert for Schools

Mozart Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Chamber Essentials: Music for Woodwind

7.00pm

7.30pm

1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Britten Theatre

See page 23 for details

See page 11 for details

THURSDAY 27 NOvEMBER

explorensemble: Professor Bad Trip

Key Stage 2 school parties only The RCM Swing Band, under the direction of Mark Armstrong, offers a journey of discovery exploring the origins of jazz, improvisation and most importantly the rhythmic spirit and drive that makes the music swing!

All schools booking receive a specially written teacher resource pack and song recording to accompany this concert.

Generously supported by Denis and Meredith Coleman.

Recital Hall

The recorder, the flageolet and the csakan 5.15pm

RCM Museum of Music

Douglas MacMillan University of Oxford Douglas MacMillan discusses duct flutes from the long 19th century, including their organology, music and role in amateur music-making.

Part of the Grove Forum series

Free but tickets required Free but tickets required

8.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk Michael Gordon

FRIDAY 28 NOvEMBER

Timber 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

PERC’M Percussion section of Aurora Orchestra Michael Gordon Timber This unique performance is simply not to be missed.

A disciple of Steve Reich and a co-founder of the iconic “Bang on a Can” festival and ensemble, Michael Gordon is one of the most popular composers in the US today. His 2009 work Timber, simply scored for six tuned blocks of wood (which each ensemble has to make for their own performance) is a mesmeric exploration of timbre and energy, and has quickly become a modern classic.

Co-promoted by the RCM and Aurora Orchestra Tickets: £5

FRIDAY 28 NOvEMBER

FRIDAY 28 NOvEMBER

SATURDAY 29 NOvEMBER

Early 18th-Century French Baroque Music with Lisa Beznosiuk

Flute Masterclass with Emer McDonough

Mozart Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

2.00pm

7.00pm

12.30pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

Music in the Museum 1.15pm

Belle Shenkman International Masterclass Free but tickets required

RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

Timber 6.00pm

Viola Masterclass with Maxim Rysanov 2.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Durrington Room

Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation

See panel above for details

Mozart Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) 7.00pm

See page 23 for details Free but tickets required

See page 23 for details

RCM Junior Department Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Britten Theatre

Britten Theatre

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Richard Dickins and Christopher Hirons conductors Bax Tintagel Finzi Prelude op 25 Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves Finzi Romance op 11 Elgar Enigma Variations op 36 Tickets: £5

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RCM Wind Ensemble 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Simon Channing director Mozart (arr Robin O'Neill) Mozart (arr Robin O'Neill) Mozart (arr Robin O'Neill) Amy Bryce David Kechley

Sonata for two pianos in D major K 448 Masonic Funeral Music K 477 'Soave sia il vento' from Così fan tutte My Compass Star (world premiere) Tsunagari for saxophone quartet and solo saxophone Ben Ashby New Work (world premiere) Kenneth Hesketh The Doctrine of Affections Bartók (arr Robin O'Neill) Allegro barbaro This entertaining concert from the terrifically talented RCM Wind Ensemble offers the chance to hear unusual arrangements of Mozart and Bartók alongside new music by RCM composers Amy Bryce and Ben Ashby. Also featured is The Doctrine of Affections by acclaimed RCM composer Kenneth Hesketh – a piece originally commissioned by the Britten Sinfonia – and David Kechley’s dynamic saxophone work Tsunagari.

Tickets: £5

THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER

The RCM Big Band presents: Great British Dance Bands 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

Mike Lovatt director The RCM Big Band returns with an unmissable tribute to the great British dance bands, featuring big band arrangements of Geraldo by RCM alumnus John Wilson, plus brilliant arrangements originally written for the likes of the Ted Heath Orchestra and Bert Ambrose & his Orchestra.

To direct our outstanding young performers we’re delighted to welcome back Mike Lovatt, RCM professor and Principal Trumpet with the John Wilson Orchestra.

Tickets: £10

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER

RCM Philharmonic 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Peter Stark & Rowan Baker* conductors Humphrey Leung marimba R Strauss Schubert Keiko Abe Alex Nikiporenko

Rosenkavalier Suite Symphony no 8 in B minor D 759 ‘Unfinished’ Prism Rhapsody Fields (world premiere)*

Schubert’s popular Unfinished Symphony forms the centrepiece of our final orchestral concert of the autumn season. Also on the programme is Japanese composer Keiko Abe’s Prism Rhapsody performed by top RCM musician Humphrey Leung.

Join Natasha Loges for an introduction to the evening’s programme at 6.15pm in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall. Free to concert ticket holders.

Tickets: £8, £10

The RCM Philharmonic will also perform this programme on Thursday 11 December at Langley Park School, Beckenham.

MONDAY 1 DECEMBER

THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER

SATURDAY 6 DECEMBER

Professors’ Concerts: Horovitz & Turnage

The Art and Science of Acoustic Recording

RCM Junior Department End of Term Concert

1.05pm

5.15pm

2.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 6 for details

RCM Wind Ensemble 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 26 for details

RCM Museum of Music

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Amy Blier-Carruthers, Aleks Kolkowski and Robin O'Neill discuss the recent RCM re-enactment of Arthur Nikisch and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra's landmark 1913 recording of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

Professors’ Concerts: Sacconi Quartet

Part of the Grove Forum series

1.05pm

Tickets: £5

THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 6 for details Free but tickets required

The RCM Big Band presents: Great British Dance Bands 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

RCM Philharmonic 7.30pm

Langley Park School, Beckenham BR3 3BP

See panel above for details

See page 26 for details

FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER RCM Philharmonic 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

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RCM at the Royal Festival Hall 7.30pm

Royal Festival Hall

Jac van Steen conductor RCM Symphony Orchestra RCM Chorus Lili Boulanger Koechlin Ravel Stravinsky

Marche gaie (world premiere) Selections from Les heures persanes (The Persian Hours) Daphnis et Chloé: Suite no 2 The Rite of Spring

The world premiere of a vivacious march that was lost for almost a century, an exotic evocation of a journey through 19th-century Persia, and Ravel’s and Stravinsky’s most celebrated ballet scores: this colourful concert offers the perfect showcase for the astonishing virtuoso talents of the Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra, which brings together brilliantly talented young musicians from around the globe.

Part of the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Paris, City of Light Festival Tickets: £5, £10, £15, £20, £25

Royal Festival Hall

OUT AND ABOUT

OUT AND ABOUT In addition to concerts at the RCM itself, RCM performers regularly appear at a number of venues across London and beyond.

Unless stated otherwise, all concerts are free of charge and no ticket is required. Just turn up on the day to see some of the world’s brightest young classical stars in action.

Royal Albert Hall Elgar Room, London SW7 2AP Classical Coffee Mornings Sundays at 11.00am

St Mary Abbots Kensington Church Street, London W8 4LA

Charlton House Charlton Road, London SE7 8RE Fridays at 1.00pm

Fridays at 1.05pm

10 October & 14 November 14 September: Luke D Williams (baritone), Ian Tindale (piano) 21 September: Kamila Bydlowska (violin), Lucy Colquhoun (piano) 28 September: He Wu (soprano) 5 October: Sujin Park (violin), Jocelyn Freeman (piano) 19 October: Vitaly Pisarenko (piano) 2 November: Amy Green (saxophone), Christine Zerafa (piano) 9 November: Anthony Tat (piano) 30 November: Laura Snowden (guitar) 7 December: Matthew Glendening (clarinet) & Ben Goldscheider (horn) Tickets: £11, including coffee and cake

Kings Place

26 September 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 October 7, 14, 21, 28 November 5 December

Gloucester Road, London SW7 4AL Mondays at 6.30pm

St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ

Monday 29 September at 1.05pm Friday 17 October at 1.05pm Tuesday 25 November at 1.05pm

Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3TL

St James’s Piccadilly

21 October & 18 November Monday 29 September at 1.10pm Monday 20 October at 1.10pm Wednesday 5 November at 1.10pm

19 September 3 October 7 November

National Gallery Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN

Steinway Hall

Belle Shenkman Music Programme Fridays at 6.00pm

Wednesday 1 October at 6.00pm Thursday 13 November at 6.00pm

24 October 7, 21 November 5 December

victoria and Albert Museum

Supported by Dasha Shenkman in memory of Belle Shenkman

275 Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ Fridays at 1.00pm

Tuesdays at 1.05pm

197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL

44 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2DB

Regent Hall

13, 20, 27 October 3, 10, 17, 24 November 1 December

Lincoln’s Inn Chapel

90 York Way, London N1 9AG

Sunday 14 September at 5.45pm

St Stephen’s Church

Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL Fridays at 6.30pm

3, 10, 17, 24 October 7, 14, 21 November 5 December Supported by the Friends of the V&A

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9HN Thursdays at 1.00pm

30 October & 27 November

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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 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.

Food and Drink Lunch and Snacks The RCM Restaurant offers a great range of hot and cold snacks and beverages each weekday between 9.00am and 4.00pm as well as delicious full lunch options between 12.00pm and 2.00pm.

Evening Performance Drinks and Light Snacks The RCM offers a range of pre-performance and interval refreshments, and a selection of light snacks for those attending evening events in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall and the Britten Theatre. These are served between 6.00pm and 9.00pm (5.00pm for early evening performances) in the Britten Theatre Bar or the RCM Foyer Bar.

Photography and Recordings Photographs may be taken during the applause at the end of a work. Photography before and during a performance is forbidden. Private sound or video recordings of College concerts and recitals are prohibited without prior written permission from the College and the agreement of all performers.

Your co-operation is appreciated.

The East Entrance, 20 metres to the left of the main entrance, is solely for the use of patrons with limited mobility and is opened by contacting reception staff via intercom. The main entrance to the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall contains 10 steps. A step-free entrance is available.

The main entrance to the Britten Theatre contains 33 steps. An alternative step-free entrance is available for all patrons. 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 directions.

To request an alternative format of publicity on forthcoming events, please contact the Box Office on 020 7591 4314. Large print programmes are available on request.

Enhancing your Visit RCM Museum of Music Exhibition: The RCM and WW1 Open 30 September 2014 – 27 March 2015 The RCM Museum of Music houses highlights from the RCM’s collections. Our latest exhibition pays tribute to the work of RCM students and staff during World War I. The RCM Museum of Music is open Tuesday to Friday 11.30am – 4.30pm and is free to visit. If you would like to book a guided tour (£5 per head or £4 concessions) please call 020 7591 4842. Groups and research access by appointment. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/museum

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SUPPORT THE FUTURE OF MUSIC – SUPPORT THE RCM The RCM is one of the world’s leading conservatoires. Generations of gifted students from around the world have been guided and inspired to develop their musical potential within the RCM’s stimulating creative environment. In order to sustain the provision of the highest levels of training and performance opportunities to our students – whatever their financial means – we rely heavily on the support of individuals, companies and charitable trusts. There are many ways you can get involved and support our work, including the RCM Patron Scheme, Scholarship Fund and donations towards our learning and participation programme RCM Sparks.

Every gift to the RCM helps to transform the lives of talented young musicians, and all supporters are invited to see at first hand what a difference their support makes. Please join us.

For more information visit: www.rcm.ac.uk/supportus or call 020 7591 4862.

JOIN THE RCM FRIENDS GET CLOSER TO THE MUSIC Becoming an RCM Friend is an ideal way to support and enjoy this world of great music. You can join for only £40 or choose a higher level of involvement.

RCM Friends receive up-to-date information on all events taking place in College, priority booking for RCM concerts and opera performances, invitations to special events and other opportunities to become involved in College life.

Your support is vital in helping us to continue to inspire musicians of the future.

For more information visit: www.rcm.ac.uk/friends, email friends@rcm.ac.uk or call 020 7591 4331.

IN BRIEF

IN BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS Wed 10 Sep

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PAGE Symposium: Recent Advances in the Science of Singing, Wellbeing and Health Sam Sweeney's Fiddle: Made in the Great War Vocal Masterclass with Sarah Connolly Professors’ Concerts: Florilegium RCM Prize Winners RCM Prize Winners RCM Prize Winners RCM Prize Winners Beethoven and the Secret Life of the String Quartet RCM Prize Winners Steve Reich at the RCM RCM Philharmonic Chamber Essentials: Spohr, Nielsen & Dove RCM Prize Winners Chamber Essentials: Schubert Trios Cello Masterclass with Julian Lloyd Webber RCM Prize Winners Exploring the Archives Oberlin Fortepiano Trio Recital RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus RCM Prize Winners String Quartet Collective: Open Rehearsal String Quartet Collective: Performance Class RCM String Band Trumpet Recital with Pacho Flores and Alison Procter Soundings String Quartet Collective: Concert Professors’ Concerts: Kyle Horch South American Baroque Music Festival Chamber Essentials: Beethoven Trios Tuba Recital with Sérgio Carolino and Alison Procter From the Soundhouse: Gesang der Jünglinge Chamber Essentials: Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven Variable Geometry: Music, Noise and Silence RCM Chamber Choir: Paradise International Festival of Viols Professors’ Concerts: Trio Apaches & Friends International Festival of Viols An Australian Abroad: Piano Concert An Australian Abroad: RCM Symphony Orchestra An Australian Abroad: Chamber Concert Mozart Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) RCM Percussion Showcase Best of British Brass Mozart Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) Chamber Essentials: Music for Woodwind explorensemble: Professor Bad Trip Timber Mozart Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) Mozart Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) RCM Junior Department Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra Professors’ Concerts: Horovitz & Turnage RCM Wind Ensemble The RCM Big Band presents: Great British Dance Bands RCM Junior Department End of Term Concert Professors’ Concerts: Sacconi Quartet RCM Philharmonic in Beckenham RCM Philharmonic at the RCM

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CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Tue 23 Sep Fri 26 Sep Mon 29 Sep Wed 1 Oct Mon 6 Oct Tue 7 Oct Wed 8 Oct Fri 10 Oct Tue 14 Oct Mon 20 Oct Fri 24 Oct Tue 28 Oct Fri 31 Oct Mon 3 Nov Fri 7 Nov Sat 8 Nov Mon 10 Nov Wed 12 Nov Wed 12 Nov Fri 14 Nov Fri 21 Nov Mon 24 Nov Tue 25 Nov Fri 28 Nov

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RCM Chamber Music Music in the Museum RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Harpsichord Recital with Terence Charlston RCM Chamber Music Music in the Museum RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Music in the Museum RCM Chamber Music Music in the Museum RCM Chamber Music The Last Word: A C P E Bach Clavier Celebration RCM Junior Department Soloists’ Concert RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Baroque Oboe and Recorder Recital with Carin van Heerden Music in the Museum RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Music in the Museum

MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS Tue 30 Sep Tue 30 Sep Wed 1 Oct Thu 2 Oct Fri 3 Oct Fri 3 Oct Tue 7 Oct Fri 10 Oct Thu 16 Oct Mon 20 Oct Wed 22 Oct Thu 23 Oct Tue 28 Oct Tue 28 Oct Fri 31 Oct Fri 31 Oct Sun 2 Nov Tue 4 Nov Wed 5 Nov Thu 6 Nov Fri 7 Nov

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Locatelli Chamber Music Masterclass with Adrian Butterfield Locatelli Chamber Music Masterclass with Adrian Butterfield Composition Masterclass with Eric Whitacre Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop Double Bass Masterclass with Dan Styffe Clarinet Masterclass with Karl Leister Piano Masterclass with Alexander Bonduriansky Viola Masterclass with Jennifer Stumm Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop Oboe Masterclass with Jacques Tys Chamber Music Masterclass with the Oberlin Fortepiano Trio Piano Masterclass with Emanuel Ax Clarinet Masterclass with Maximiliano Martin Violin Masterclass with Pinchas Zukerman Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop Trumpet Masterclass with Pacho Flores Richard Strauss Song Day Piano Masterclass with Andrzej Jasiński Chamber Music Masterclass with Johannes Meissl Baroque Dance Class Classical and Romantic Repertoire Presentation Class with Geoffrey Govier Harp Masterclass with Marisa Robles Tuba Masterclass with Sérgio Carolino Trombone Masterclass with Peter Davies Violin Masterclass with Leonid Kerbel Bassoon Masterclass with Giorgio Mandolesi Baroque Oboe and Recorder Masterclass with Carin van Heerden Baroque Oboe and Recorder Masterclass with Carin van Heerden Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop Saxophone Masterclass with Kenneth Tse Horn Masterclass with Alessio Allegrini Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop

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MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS (CONT’) Mon 24 Nov Tue 25 Nov Wed 26 Nov Wed 26 Nov Fri 28 Nov Fri 28 Nov Fri 28 Nov

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Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki Violin Masterclass with Alina Ibragimova Early 18th-Century French Baroque Music with Lisa Beznosiuk Viola Masterclass with Maxim Rysanov Flute Masterclass with Emer McDonough

LECTURES AND SEMINARS Thu 9 Oct Thu 16 Oct Thu 30 Oct Thu 6 Nov Thu 13 Nov

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The Listening Experience Database (LED) Project Corps Sonore: Homage to Jean-Philippe Rameau C P E Bach’s Preferred Keyboard Instruments Heinrich Neuhaus: the 'other' Russian Sir George Dyson: passionately lyrical voice; mover and shaker of his time Rediscovering Bolivian Baroque Music The recorder, the flageolet and the csakan The Art and Science of Acoustic Recording

PARTICIPATORY EvENTS Sun 21 Sep Sun 19 Oct Sun 23 Nov Wed 26 Nov

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Springboard: Get Creative!

Family Discovery: The Great Classics Igniting Sparks: Classical Spectacular Lunchtime Concert for Schools

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General photography: Chris Christodoulou Additional photography: Page 6: Amit Lennon, Philip Gatward, Emilie Bailey, Patrick Allen. Page 9: Wonge Bergemann. Page 11: Thomas Hardy.

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