RCM Autumn Events 2015

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AUTUMN

EVENTS 2015

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

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CONTENTS Events Guide Autumn Season 2015 Listings for September – December

Diary 4 Out and About 29 Ticket & Booking Information 30 Visiting Us 31 Supporting Us 32 In Brief 33

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Highlights Participatory Events Lectures & Seminars Masterclasses & Workshops Special Events Chamber Music Series Independent Promotions 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

Cover images © Monika Rittershaus and Chris Christodoulou General photography © Chris Christodoulou

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WELCOME TO A NEW AUTUMN SEASON AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC This autumn, we celebrate the unequalled tradition of composition at the RCM with RCM Composers Week. Works by RCM professors Mark-Anthony Turnage, Dai Fujikura, Simon Holt, William Mival and Jonathan Cole are featured in performances by the New Perspectives ensemble, our long-running From the Soundhouse series and a special lunchtime concert. You can also hear works from earlier generations, including Stanford, Tippett and Vaughan Williams, as well as from current students.

Our new orchestral series – Orchestral Masterworks – is launched in September. With the emphasis on the most important works of the repertoire, there are chances to hear Brahms’ Symphony no 1, Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Tchaikovsky’s ever-popular Nutcracker Suite. We are also delighted to welcome the dynamic conductor Juraj Valcˇuha for Mahler’s final completed symphony, no 9, while the RCM Chorus and Symphony Orchestra visit the world of Italian opera in a programme of Rossini and Verdi, with Puccini’s youthful and exuberant Messa di Gloria.

We are pleased to welcome back English Touring Opera for a residency featuring three classics of the opera repertory – Pelléas et Mélisande, Werther, and The Tales of Hoffmann. A new partnership opens, too, as members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe work alongside our students in a study and performance of Beethoven’s Symphony no 2.

There are masterclasses from John Lill, Sarah Connolly, Maxim Rysanov and Berlin Philharmonic Principal Horn Stefan Dohr; the ninth International Festival of Viols with guest Christophe Coin; and the RCM Big Band pays tribute to Eddie Harvey and Will Michael. Our Chamber Essentials series continues with classics by Haydn and Mozart, and, beyond the concert stage, we launch a new series of talks, Music and Ideas.

To complete the season, we present two unmissable events – a performance of William Walton’s Façade with Sir Thomas Allen and Sally Burgess, and Johann Strauss’ hilarious musical comedy, Die Fledermaus. We look forward to welcoming you.

Stephen Johns | Artistic Director

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Vocal Faculty Open Door

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11.00am

Trio Apaches

Professors’ Concerts Join us for a series of free concerts featuring performances by RCM professors and ensembles in association.

Our annual Vocal Faculty Open Door gives prospective students the ideal opportunity to sing in front of RCM vocal professors and receive invaluable feedback and advice in a supportive environment. See www.rcm.ac.uk/opendoor for more information.

Tickets: £25

WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER Professors’ Concerts: Florilegium 8.30pm

Free but tickets required

Various locations

Britten Theatre

See left panel for details

WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

Florilegium 8.30pm

Britten Theatre

Florilegium RCM Ensemble in Association Telemann Quartet in G major TWV 43:G2 Vivaldi Concerto in G minor RV 107 J C Bach Quintet in D major op 22 no 1 Telemann Concerto in A minor TWV 43:a3

5.30pm

THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER RCM String Professors 1.05pm

Britten Theatre

Sam Brown leader James Wallace staged readings director John Pitcher and Yasmin Arshad producers

Part of the COST conference at the RCM, 9-10 September.

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

Britten Theatre

Gabrielle Lester violin Mark Messenger violin Jonathan Barritt viola Simon Rowland-Jones viola Thomas Carroll cello

John Danyel was among the first rank of Elizabethan composers, his brother Samuel Daniel a considerable poet. This is the first performance looking at the brothers’ work collaboratively. Readings are in association with Globe Education, and by the Dolphin’s Back Company.

Part of the Samuel Daniel, Poet and Historian conference

Mozart String Quintet in G minor K 516

An independent promotion

FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER Trio Apaches 1.05pm

IP John Danyel and Samuel Daniel: An Evening of Music and Poetry

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Trio Apaches RCM Piano Trio in Association Allegretto in B flat major WoO 39 Beethoven Beethoven (arr Hummel) Symphony no 7 in A major op 92

Tickets: £15, £8 (UCL, Oxford, & RCM students)

TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER

Horn Masterclass with Stefan Dohr 10.00am

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

We’re delighted to welcome Principal Horn with the Berlin Philharmonic Stefan Dohr, one of the most sought-after brass performers in the world.

Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to hear our new Visiting Professor work with talented RCM horn players.

Free but tickets required Stefan Dohr

WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER

TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER

MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

Vocal Masterclass with Sarah Connolly

Horn Masterclass with Stefan Dohr

1.05pm

2.00pm

10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Britten Theatre

Renowned mezzo soprano and RCM alumna Sarah Connolly returns to the Britten Theatre to work with some of the very best RCM singers.

Viola Masterclass with Jennifer Stumm 10.00am

Tickets: £5

THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER Professors’ Concerts: RCM String Professors 1.05pm

See panel above for details

Britten Theatre

See page 4 for details

East Parry Room

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

RCM Prize Winners Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

This lunchtime concert series showcases the best of the best: winners of the RCM’s major prizes in a number of solo recitals. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/ bestofthebest.

Free no tickets required

WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER Orchestral Masterworks: Beethoven and Wagner 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 18 for details

MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER RCM Prize Winners 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

This lunchtime concert series showcases the best of the best: winners of the RCM’s major prizes in a number of solo recitals. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/ bestofthebest.

Free no tickets required

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THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER Trumpet Masterclass with Gareth Small 2.00pm

East Parry Room

Free but tickets required

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FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER

explorensemble 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Nicholas Moroz and Arne Gieshoff directors explorensemble Feldman piano violin viola cello Join members of explorensemble for a rare opportunity to hear Morton Feldman’s last composition piano violin viola cello. Completed a few months before his death in 1987, the captivating piece is a masterwork of the composer’s late period, with slowly unfurling tapestries of intimate sounds.

Tickets: £5

Morton Feldman

THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER

FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER

Music and Ideas: Ownership – Whose Score is it Anyway?

1.15pm

5.15pm

Recital Hall

Is the published score the final version? Leading practitioner Professor Peter Wiegold (Institute of Composing & Brunel University London) discusses this conundrum through his own work including live performances with his ‘notes inégales’ colleagues: Hyelim Kim (Korean taeguˇm transverse flute) and Joel Bell (electric guitar).

Music in the Museum RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

English Touring Opera: Werther 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

See page 7 for details

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Free but tickets required

See panel above for details

English Touring Opera: Pelléas et Mélisande

SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER

7.30pm

English Touring Opera: Pelléas et Mélisande

Britten Theatre

See page 7 for details

7.30pm

RCM Students’ Film Orchestra 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

The RCM Students’ Film Orchestra performs music from film classics such as The Sea Hawk and Back to the Future, as well as paying tribute to James Horner.

Presented by the RCM Students’ Union Free but tickets required

See page 7 for details

RCM Prize Winners 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

This lunchtime concert series showcases the best of the best: winners of the RCM’s major prizes in a number of solo recitals. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/ bestofthebest.

Free no tickets required

explorensemble 7.30pm

MONDAY 5 OCTOBER

Britten Theatre

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

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English Touring Opera 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

After successful Baroque productions in 2009, 2011 and 2013, English Touring Opera returns to the RCM’s Britten Theatre with a new and exciting proposition – three of the very best French operas, with compelling dramas and all told on an intimate scale.

Tickets: £10, £20, £30, £40 Students/Under 26: £5, £10, £15, £40 ETO Box Office: 020 3761 7069 or visit www.englishtouringopera.org.uk Book for more than one performance and get 25% off (not available online).

Please note, tickets are not available from the RCM Box Office Pre-concert talks will be held before each performance in the Corelli Room at 6.30pm

THURSDAY 1 & SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER

FRIDAY 2 & THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER

Debussy Pelléas et Mélisande

Massenet Werther

Jonathan Berman conductor James Conway director Annelies Van Parys arranger Oliver Townsend designer Mark Howland lighting designer

Iain Farrington conductor and arranger Oliver Platt director Oliver Townsend designer Mark Howland lighting designer

Debussy found the perfect drama in Maurice Maeterlinck’s compelling play and the resulting marriage of music and drama is sensuous, mysterious and utterly captivating. Belgian composer Annelies Van Parys’ sensitive arrangement receives its UK premiere in this production featuring RCM alumna Susanna Hurrell as Mélisande.

Based on Goethe’s classic novel, Werther is a tragic story of forbidden love – and rarely in opera is its destructive power felt so close to the bone. The title role will be sung by emerging talent Ed Ballard in a special version for baritone prepared by Massenet.

Carolyn Dobbin plays Charlotte, the object of his unrequited love, with RCM alumnus Simon Wallfisch as Albert.

Sung in French with English surtitles

Sung in English

FRIDAY 9 & SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER Offenbach The Tales of Hoffmann Philip Sunderland conductor James Bonas director Oliver Townsend designer Mark Howland lighting designer From the master of French operetta, Offenbach’s work of genius, studded with famous melodies, is as dark a comedy as you can get. This new production by James Bonas matches the virtuoso talents of young tenor Sam Furness in the title role with RCM alumna Ilona Domnich as his three heroines and fellow RCM alumni Louise Mott and Tim Dawkins.

Sung in English

Carolyn Dobbin in ETO’s 2009 production of Flavio at the Royal College of Music

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DIARY TUESDAY 6 OCTOBER Chamber Orchestra of Europe in Residence Various times and locations

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RCM Chamber Music Clara Andrada de la Calle

Mats Zetterqvist

John Chimes

6.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Chamber Orchestra of Europe in Residence

THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER RCM Chamber Music 1.05pm

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe is renowned for its enthusiastic performances and shared love of music-making between its members from various cultural backgrounds. This week, members of the COE take up residency at the RCM to share that inspirational spirit with some of our most talented musicians.

Chamber Orchestra of Europe in Residence: Beethoven Symphony no 2 6.00pm

TUESDAY 6 OCTOBER

THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER

Chamber Music Masterclass with Mats Zetterqvist

Beethoven Symphony no 2

10.00am

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Free but tickets required

6.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Mats Zetterqvist director RCM Chamber Orchestra Members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Flute Masterclass with Clara Andrada de la Calle

Beethoven Symphony no 2 in D major op 36

10.00am

COE principal second violin Mats Zetterqvist will direct the RCM Chamber Orchestra in an evening performance of Beethoven’s Second Symphony.

West Parry Room

Free but tickets required

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Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

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English Touring Opera: Werther 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

See page 7 for details

FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER English Touring Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

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SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER English Touring Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann 7.30pm

See page 7 for details

Britten Theatre

TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER

Piano Masterclass with John Lill 10.00am

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Heralded as ‘awesome, fabulous, revelatory, quite overwhelming’ by Pianist magazine, John Lill is one of today’s most eminent pianists, renowned for his critically acclaimed interpretations of Beethoven. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the piano virtuoso share his invaluable knowledge with some of the RCM’s most talented pianists.

Belle Shenkman International Masterclass Tickets: £5 John Lill

SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER Bassoon Day Various times

Inner Parry Room

Calling all bassoonists! We’re delighted to announce our first ever day dedicated to the ‘grandfather’ of the woodwind family. In the morning, witness some of the world’s brightest young bassoon players in action. In the afternoon, attend two fun and interactive sessions with Laurence Perkins, principal bassoon at Manchester Camerata, as he explores and encourages the joy of bassoon playing for everyone. Visit www.rcm.ac.uk/bassoonday for further details.

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER

TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER

Viola Masterclass with Maxim Rysanov

6.00pm

10.00am

Recital Hall

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

Oboe Masterclass with Jacques Tys 10.00am

East Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Piano Masterclass with John Lill

RCM Composers Week: Cole and Fujikura 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 11 for details

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Johannes Goritzki Recital Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Johannes Goritzki cello Alison Rhind piano Mendelssohn Cello Sonata in D major op 58 Rossini Une larme: thème et variations RCM Visiting Professor Johannes Goritzki returns for a charming recital marking the beginning of his three-day residency.

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

10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel below for details

MONDAY 12 OCTOBER

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Chamber Essentials: Music for String Quartet 7.30pm

See page 13 for details

Recital Hall

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WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER IP

The Choice

7.00pm

Britten Theatre

The English Concert Suzi Digby conductor Jamie Hayes director Will Bowen designer Handel The Choice of Hercules Toby Young New Work Handel Selected arias from Solomon Vocal Futures’ new production with The English Concert presents Handel’s rarely performed The Choice of Hercules. The evening also includes a new work by Toby Young and a selection of rousing arias from Handel’s Solomon.

For full details please visit www.vocalfutures.org.

An independent promotion Tickets: £5 (students), £15, £25, £35

THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER

FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER

Music and Ideas: Community Music and Music Education

Cully Classique Festival Concert

5.15pm

7.30pm

Recital Hall

Professor Lee Higgins (Boston University) and Dr Jennie Henley (RCM) investigate parallels between community music and music education. Join them for a discussion about the nature of community and how it can foster musical freedom, as well as the implications for music education.

Free but tickets required

7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 11 for details

IP

The Choice

7.00pm

Britten Theatre

See 14 October for details

RCM Composers Week: From the Soundhouse 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki 10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki 2.00pm

East Parry Room

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

Hear exciting contemporary pieces

by RCM musicians written as part of the Cully Classique Student Crossroads project in France.

Free but tickets required

SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER Der Musensohn Various times

See page 11 for details

RCM Composers Week: RCM New Perspectives

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

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

Music in the Museum 1.15pm

RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Britten Theatre

Free but tickets required

Britten Theatre

Celebrate the 70th birthday of RCM professor and distinguished piano accompanist Roger Vignoles in a day of workshops and performances exploring Schubert’s setting of Goethe texts for voice and piano. The day culminates in a Schubertiade in the magical setting of the Britten Theatre with both audience and performers seated on the stage.

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

Free but tickets required

Benjamin Britten

Bertram Wee

Mark-Anthony Turnage

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Dai Fujikura

Wynton Guess

RCM Composers Week Join us as we celebrate some of the greatest compositional voices to have passed through the Royal College of Music over the last 80 years.

MONDAY 12 OCTOBER

WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER

THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER

Cole and Fujikura

RCM New Perspectives

From the Soundhouse

1.05pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Dai Fujikura Wondrous Steps Dai Fujikura Halcyon Jonathan Cole Ash Relics

Timothy Lines conductor RCM New Perspectives

Cary I am here Hunter Coblentz New Work (world premiere) Wynton Guess New Work (world premiere)

This lunchtime concert features chamber works by highly acclaimed composers and Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize winners, professors Jonathan Cole and Dai Fujikura.

Free but tickets required

William Mival Correntandamente (world premiere) Mark-Anthony Kai Turnage Simon Holt Sparrow Night Britten Sinfonietta op 1 Bertram Wee New Work (world premiere) Benjamin Britten wrote his opus 1 whilst studying at the RCM in the 1930s. Tonight the New Perspectives ensemble performs it alongside world premieres by professor William Mival and student Bertram Wee.

The RCM’s cutting-edge From the Soundhouse series presents the world premieres of works by current RCM composers Hunter Coblentz and Wynton Guess.

Tickets: £5

6.30pm: RCM Head of Composition William Mival discusses the music ahead of tonight’s concert. Free to concert ticket holders.

Tickets: £5

TICKET OFFER Book for both RCM New Perspectives and From the Soundhouse and receive a 20% discount

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WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER

SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER

RCM Prize Winners

Clarinet Masterclass with Maximiliano Martín

IP RVW Society 21st Anniversary Concert

10.00am

7.30pm

1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

This lunchtime concert series showcases the best of the best: winners of the RCM’s major prizes in a number of solo recitals. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/ bestofthebest.

Free no tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Britten Theatre

Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 1.05pm

Harp Masterclass with Sivan Magen 10.00am

East Parry Room

Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER Orchestral Masterworks: Verdi and Tchaikovsky 6.00pm

TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER

West Parry Room

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 18 for details

FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Britten Theatre

Free but tickets required

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Mark Messenger conductor RCM string players Members of the RCMJD* Vaughan Williams Concerto Grosso* Walton Two Pieces from Henry V Suite Holst St Paul’s Suite Warlock Capriol Suite Elgar Serenade for Strings Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a

Theme by Thomas Tallis* To celebrate the RVW Society’s 21st Anniversary, RCM string players are joined by members of the RCMJD to perform two contrasting compositions by Vaughan Williams.

Famous string works by his friends and contemporaries complete the concert.

Supported by the VW Charitable Trust and the RVW Society

Free but tickets required

Guitar Showcase 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

Programme to include: Boccherini Quintet no 4 in D major G 448 ‘Fandango’ Searle Five op 61 Aaron Jay Kernis 100 Greatest Dance Hits Leo Brouwer Cuban Landscape with Rain The very best RCM guitarists take to the Britten Theatre stage to perform an exciting programme of music ranging from Boccherini’s Fandango to Humphrey Searle’s Five in this, the 100th anniversary year of the composer’s birth.

Free but tickets required

SATURDAY 24 – SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER Listening to Music: People, Practices and Experiences Various times and locations

Professor Simon Frith keynote speaker How have people responded to listening to music in their everyday lives? This two-day conference examines the insights offered by the observations and feelings of ordinary listeners.

The conference is part of the Listening Experience Database Project, a collaboration between the Open University and RCM. ay Ticket: £35 D (£28 concessions) Full Conference Ticket: £65 (£50 concessions) Book before 24 September and receive an early-bird discount

An independent promotion Tickets: £10, £15

MONDAY 26 OCTOBER RCM Prize Winners 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

This lunchtime concert series showcases the best of the best: winners of the RCM’s major prizes in a number of solo recitals. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/ bestofthebest.

Free no tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Britten Theatre

Free but tickets required

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER Chamber Essentials: Music for Woodwind Ensemble 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

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Chamber Essentials

THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER South American Baroque Music Lecture 10.00am

Recital Hall

Dr Piotr Nawrot and Professor Ashley Solomon discuss their work on recently discovered music from the indigenous tribes of Bolivia.

Free but tickets required

South American Baroque Masterclass and Workshop 2.00pm

Recital Hall

Professor Ashley Solomon leads a workshop and masterclass with students from the Historical Performance department.

Free but tickets required

South American Baroque Music Recital 6.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

This season our Chamber Essentials series explores works by the Classical masters Haydn and Mozart.

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER Music for String Quartet 7.30pm

Recital Hall

Haydn String Quartet in B flat major op 33 no 4 Hob III:40 Mozart String Quartet in C major K 465 ‘Dissonance’ Beethoven String Quartet in C major op 59 no 3 ‘Rasumovsky’

WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER Music for Woodwind Ensemble 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

Haydn ( arr David Walter) Quintet in B flat major Mozart Divertimento in B flat major K 439b no 3 Mozart Flute Quartet in C major K 285b Mozart (arr David Walter) Quintet in B flat major 6.30pm: RCM Director and renowned Mozart scholar Professor Colin Lawson introduces this evening’s programme in the Corelli Room.

Free to concert ticket holders.

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER Music in the Round 1.05pm

RCM Chorus and Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 15 for details

Recital Hall

Haydn String Quartet in G major op 76 no 1 Hob III:75 Mozart String Quintet in E flat major K 614

MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER Music for Piano and Strings 7.30pm

Haydn Quartet in C major op 20 no 2 Hob III:32 Mozart Piano Quartet no 1 in G minor K 478 Mozart String Quintet no 3 in C major K 515

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TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER

WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER

Music in the Museum: Family Workshop

Double Bass Masterclass with Rick Stotijn

Dorothee Oberlinger in Concert

1.15pm

10.00am

6.00pm

RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

RCM Chorus and Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 15 for details

Corelli Room

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

Piano Masterclass with Leslie Howard 10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER André Tchaikowsky Day 3.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Celebrate the 80th anniversary of André Tchaikowsky’s birth with Dr Anastasia Belina-Johnson as she introduces the man and his music in an afternoon of talks, film screenings and performances.

Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

RCM Festival of Viols Various times and locations

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Soundings Open Rehearsal Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER RCM Festival of Viols

Recorder Masterclass with Dorothee Oberlinger

Various times and locations

10.30am

See page 16 for details

Belle Shenkman International Masterclass

RCM Prize Winners 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

This lunchtime concert series showcases the best of the best: winners of the RCM’s major prizes in a number of solo recitals. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/ bestofthebest.

Free no tickets required

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

Flute Composition Masterclass with Molly Barth 2.00pm

East Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Recorder Masterclass with Dorothee Oberlinger 2.30pm

Dorothee Oberlinger recorder Programme to include: Anon. Pauls Steeple from ‘The Division Flute’ Telemann Fantaisie in A major no 1 Castello Sonata Prima International recorder player and professor at the Salzburg Mozarteum, Dorothee Oberlinger, performs a varied programme by Baroque masters.

Free but tickets required

Exploring the Archives: Vaughan Williams and his Pupils

WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 10.00am

Corelli Room

Corelli Room

Belle Shenkman International Masterclass Free but tickets required

7.30pm

Recital Hall

Programme to include: Vaughan Williams Two pieces for violin and piano (Romance and Pastorale) Vaughan Williams ‘Scherzo’ from Symphony no 6 in E minor for solo piano Maconchy A Meditation for his Mistress; All the Flowers and the Showers Blow Away; In Fountain Court P Hadley The Chase C A Gibbs Miniature Suite op 93 Delve into the RCM’s archives and join us for an evening of music by composers connected to the RCM. Some of the original manuscripts will also be on display.

Free but tickets required

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THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER & FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER

RCM Chorus and Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Michael Rosewell conductor RCM Symphony Orchestra RCM Chorus Rossini William Tell Overture Verdi Prelude and Ballet from Aida Puccini Intermezzo from Suor Angelica Mascagni Prelude to Iris Puccini Messa a quattro (Messa di Gloria) Be transported to Italy by the epic forces of the RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus as they celebrate the greats of Italian opera and choral music.

The highlight of the evening promises to be Puccini’s Messa di Gloria – the composer’s only mass, written when he was just 22 years old. Don’t miss the chance to hear this beautiful, operatically influenced work, featuring outstanding soloists from the RCM’s vocal department.

This concert also showcases the RCM’s superb orchestral performers in Rossini’s famous overture to William Tell, the passionate and playful music of Verdi’s Aida and the dreamlike Intermezzo from Puccini’s one-act opera Suor Angelica, before the orchestra is joined by the RCM Chorus for the uplifting prelude to one of Pietro Mascagni’s rarely-performed operas.

The performance on Friday 30 October will be streamed live at www.rcm.ac.uk/live Tickets: £10, £15

THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER Pre-concert talk 6.30pm

Corelli Room

Free to concert ticket holders

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Fretwork

RCM Festival of Viols Now in its ninth year, the RCM’s International Festival of Viols is firmly established as one of the leading events in the musical calendar.

With lectures, masterclasses from special guest Christophe Coin and concerts from Christophe and Fretwork, this year’s festival is one not to be missed. Visit www.rcm.ac.uk/viols for more information.

Supported by Linda and Tony Hill

Recital Hall

Fusing an improvisational state of mind with chamber music performance? Join RCM Head of Strings Mark Messenger and Dr David Dolan (Guildhall School of Music and Drama) as they work with one of the piano trios performing in the following concert to explore active listening and shared improvisation techniques as a key to unlocking spontaneous performance.

Free but tickets required

Beethoven Piano Trios 6.30pm

TICKET OFFER Book for both Fretwork in Concert and Christophe Coin in Concert to receive 20% discount

MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER

TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER

Masterclass with Christophe Coin

Masterclass with Christophe Coin

10.00am

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Masterclass with Christophe Coin 2.30pm

Free but tickets required

Recital Hall

Dr Lucy Robinson & Pia Pircher speakers Free but tickets required

Fretwork in Concert Recital Hall

Fretwork Sam Stadlen viol Lawes Consort setts in 5 parts Jenkins Fantazies in 4 parts Tickets: £5

Soundings Recital Hall

2.30pm Recital Hall

Christophe Coin in Concert 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Christophe Coin viol Willem Jansen harpsichord Christophe Coin performs a programme of works for viol

by J S Bach, C P E Bach, Abel and Schenck.

Tickets: £5

Free but tickets required

7.30pm

Lecture

Free but tickets required

6.00pm

10.00am

Recital Hall

Beethoven Piano Trio in E flat major op 1 no 1 Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor op 1 no 3

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Now in its 12th year, Soundings is a unique platform for contemporary music, bringing together young composers from the UK and Austria for workshops, open rehearsals, discussions and concerts. This final concert of the 2015 programme will see RCM musicians perform alongside outstanding international performers.

Presented in association with the Austrian Cultural Forum 6.15pm: There will be a pre-concert discussion in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall which is free to concert ticket holders.

Free but tickets required

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk Mark Messenger

FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER

RCM String Band 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Mark Messenger conductor Sarah Hayashi soprano RCM String Band Mozart Symphony no 29 in A major K 201 Mozart Exsultate, jubilate K 165 Sibelius Andante festivo Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht op 4 Schoenberg’s Transfigured Night is one of the finest examples of late Austrian Romanticism. Tonight the RCM String Band, conducted by Mark Messenger, performs the masterpiece alongside Mozart’s dazzling Symphony no 29. They will also be joined by RCM competition winner Sarah Hayashi for Mozart’s Exsultate, jubilate.

Tickets: £8, £10 This programme will also be performed Bishopsgate Institute on Fri 30 Oct, 1.05pm & Burford School on Wed 4 Nov, 7.30pm

FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER

FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER

Professors’ Concerts: Trio Apaches

7.30pm

1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM String Band Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

See page 4 for details

East Parry Room

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

Saxophone Masterclass with Jean-Charles Richard 2.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Violin Masterclass with Alina Ibragimova 10.00am

Recital Hall

Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation

Violin Masterclass with Peter Herresthal 2.00pm

TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

MONDAY 9 NOVEMBER

Free but tickets required

RCM Prize Winners 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

This lunchtime concert series showcases the best of the best: winners of the RCM’s major prizes in a number of solo recitals. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/ bestofthebest.

Free no tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

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Orchestral Masterworks Twelve orchestral masterworks, four distinguished conductors and two RCM award-winning soloists.

Join us this autumn for our new series featuring the RCM Philharmonic as they take audiences on a symphonic journey of classical hits.

WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER

Beethoven and Wagner

Brahms and Dukas

6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Peter Stark conductor RCM Philharmonic

Michael Seal conductor RCM Philharmonic

Wagner Prelude: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg WWV 96 Beethoven Symphony no 6 in F major op 68 ‘Pastoral’

Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Brahms Symphony no 1 in C minor op 68

Beethoven’s towering presence was to influence many of his predecessors, not least Wagner, so it is fitting to pair these two musical giants together for our opening concert of the series.

Tickets: £5, £8

Tickets: £5, £8

THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER Verdi and Tchaikovsky 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Ben Palmer conductor RCM Philharmonic Overture: La forza del destino Verdi Tchaikovsky Symphony no 4 in F minor op 36 Both works featured in tonight’s programme open with striking ‘Fate’ motifs: Verdi’s poignant tune first heard in the strings opens his well-known overture while Tchaikovsky’s commanding trumpet fanfare sets the scene for his emotionally charged Fourth Symphony.

Tickets: £5, £8

Celebrating 150 years since the birth of French composer Paul Dukas, the RCM Philharmonic performs one of his most well-known works made famous by the 1940 Walt Disney animated film Fantasia, coupled with Brahms’ monumental First Symphony.

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk

ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS TICKET OFFER Book 2 concerts and receive 10% discount Book 3 concerts and receive 20% discount Book 4 or more concerts and receive 30% discount

WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER

FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER

Mozart and Martinu˚ů

Tchaikovsky, Webern and Searle

1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Robin O’Neill conductor André Martins Machado oboe RCM Philharmonic Martinů Concerto for oboe and small orchestra H 353 Mozart Symphony no 41 in C major K 551 Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’ Symphony was to be his last, but also his most complex and dazzling. Here it’s presented alongside Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu˚’s oboe concerto performed by RCM competition winner André Martins Machado.

Tickets: £5, £8

7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Peter Stark conductor Asier Puga conductor* Mark Biggins conductor+ Jamal Aliyev cello RCM Philharmonic Liszt/Searle La lugubre gondola from Marguerite et Armand+ Webern Five Orchestral Pieces* Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme op 33 Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite op 71a For this full-length concert, the RCM Philharmonic looks forward to the Christmas festivities with Tchaikovsky’s charming Nutcracker Suite while award-winning cellist Jamal Aliyev takes to the stage to perform the composer’s daringly spectacular variations.

This performance will also be streamed live at www.rcm.ac.uk/live.

6.30pm: Concert ticket holders can also enjoy a free pre-concert talk with Ivan Hewett in the Corelli Room.

Tickets: £8, £10 This programme is also performed at All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1JP, at 7.30pm on Thursday 10 December.

Tickets: £8

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WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER Orchestral Masterworks: Brahms and Dukas 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 18 for details

THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER Chamber Essentials: Music in the Round 1.05pm

Recital Hall

See page 13 for details

FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER Music in the Museum 1.15pm

RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER

RCM Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm

Violin Masterclass with Charlie Siem 2.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Juraj Valčuha conductor RCM Symphony Orchestra

Recital Hall

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

Mahler Symphony no 9 Juraj Valcˇuha has been Principal Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI since 2009 and has conducted, amongst others, the Orchestre National de France, Philharmonia, Leipzig Gewandhaus and Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Tonight, he leads the RCM Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Mahler’s unforgettable Ninth Symphony – the last completed by the composer. The hymn-like final movement of this epic work has gone down in history as one of the most moving and atmospheric endings to any symphony, with an eerie stillness which many believe reflects Mahler’s awareness that he had not long to live.

This performance will be streamed live at www.rcm.ac.uk/live Tickets: £10, £15

Pre-concert talk 6.30pm

Corelli Room

RCM Head of Woodwind Simon Channing discusses Mahler’s music.

Free to concert ticket holders

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER RCM Junior Department Chamber Music Concert 5.30pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER

TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER

THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER

RCM Prize Winners

Guitar Masterclass with Antigoni Goni

Music and Ideas: Music Education and Social Justice

2.00pm

5.15pm

1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

This lunchtime concert series showcases the best of the best: winners of the RCM’s major prizes in a number of solo recitals. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/ bestofthebest.

Free no tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

RCM Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 20 for details

Corelli Room

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

WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER RCM Swing Band 7.30pm

Recital Hall

See page 26 for details

RCM Chamber Music Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER

RCM Chamber Choir 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Stephen Johns director RCM Chamber Choir Stanford Irish Folksongs op 78 Vaughan Williams Five English Folksongs Joseph Horovitz Endymion Tippett Four Songs from the British Isles Explore the enchanting world of folk song through spell-binding collections by former RCM composition professors Sir Charles Villiers Stanford and Ralph Vaughan Williams, performed by the RCM Chamber Choir. Also on the programme is a rare performance of current composition professor Joseph Horovitz’s Endymion, which was commissioned in 1982 for the centenary of the RCM. Tickets: £5

Join Dr Gary Spruce (Open University) for a lively debate on the benefits of music education for disadvantaged children and communities.

Discussing the connections between music, music education and social justice, Gary examines the effectiveness of different systems of music education, such as the iconic Venezuelan programme El Sistema.

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER 1.05pm

RCM Museum of Music

RCM Chamber Choir 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel below for details

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Raphael Wallfisch

SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER

Back to Back Bach Explore the cello music of J S Bach in this day of talks, masterclasses and performances.

Presented in association with the London Cello Society and supported by Tarisio Auction House

Lecture: Speaking Bach 1.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Explore the meaning behind Bach’s musical rhetoric and bowing articulations.

Masterclass with Roel Dieltiens, Raphael Wallfisch and David Watkin 4.00pm

Inner Parry Room

RCM cellists perform selected Solo Suites.

Free but tickets required Free but tickets required

Lecture: Playing Bach 2.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Discover the difference between historical and modern practices. © Benjamin Ealovega

Free but tickets required

Back to Back Bach in Concert 7.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

International renowned cellists Roel Dieltiens, Charles Medlam and Raphael Wallfisch perform a selection of works before and by Bach.

Standard tickets: £10 (£6) LCS member ticket: £8 (£5)

THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER

FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER

MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER

Woodwind Showcase

Cello Masterclass with Nicholas Jones

1.05pm

7.30pm

Recital Hall

Piazzolla Histoire du tango (movements 2 and 3) Musorgsky (arr Dag Jensen) Pictures at an Exhibition for bassoon quartet Graham Fitkin Vent for clarinet quartet Searle Gondoliera for cor anglais and piano Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin for wind quintet Boris Mersson Odyssée à quatre Françaix Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon Free but tickets required

2.00pm

Inner Parry Room

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

SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER Back to Back Bach Various times and locations

See panel above for details

RCM Prize Winners Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

This lunchtime concert series showcases the best of the best: winners of the RCM’s major prizes in a number of solo recitals. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/ bestofthebest.

Free no tickets required

J Strauss Die Fledermaus 7.00pm

Britten Theatre

See page 23 for details

Chamber Essentials: Music for Piano and Strings 7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

See page 13 for details

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk MONDAY 23, WEDNESDAY 25, FRIDAY 27 & SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER

J Strauss Die Fledermaus 7.00pm

Britten Theatre

Michael Rosewell conductor Johann Strauss Jr’s hilarious and extraordinary musical romp Die Fledermaus leads us through the misunderstandings and mishaps of an extravagant cast of characters brought to life by talented RCM singers and conductor Michael Rosewell.

Still embarrassed after being left drunk in the street dressed as a bat, Dr Falke wants revenge on his friend Gabriel von Eisenstein, but with everyone in disguise at a masked ball where the champagne flows freely, anything could happen!

Sung in English Tickets: £10, £20, £30, £40, £50 Available from Wednesday 30 September.

Benefactors and Patrons have priority booking from Wednesday 16 September and RCM Friends from Wednesday 23 September.

Vasili Karpiac and Filipa van Eck in the RCM’s 2013 production of La vie parisienne

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RCM Wind Ensemble 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Simon Channing conductor Lucinda Dunne alto saxophone RCM Wind Ensemble Charlotte Harding Bright Lights Ravel (arr D Walter) Mother Goose Suite Benson Aeolian Song from Concertino for alto saxophone and wind ensemble Leo Loebenberg ARABARA (world premiere) Beethoven Octet in E flat major op 103 RCM Head of Woodwind Simon Channing conducts the RCM Wind Ensemble in an entertaining programme which includes an arrangement of Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite and Beethoven’s Octet in E flat major. The rich sound of the saxophone is featured in Warren Benson’s Aeolian Song and the music of talended young composer and RCM alumna Charlotte Harding is explored in her piece for wind ensemble, Bright Lights.

Tickets: £5

TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER Sacconi Quartet 7.30pm

SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER J Strauss Die Fledermaus

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

7.00pm

Britten Theatre

See page 25 for details

See page 23 for details

WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER

FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER

MONDAY 30 NOVEMBER

Orchestral Masterworks: Mozart and Martinu˚ů

1.15pm

1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Music in the Museum RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

See page 19 for details

J Strauss Die Fledermaus 7.00pm

Britten Theatre

RCM Brass 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 25 for details

See page 23 for details

RCM Wind Ensemble 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

RCM Prize Winners 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

This lunchtime concert series showcases the best of the best: winners of the RCM’s major prizes in a number of solo recitals. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/ bestofthebest.

Free no tickets required

J Strauss Die Fledermaus 7.00pm

See page 23 for details

Britten Theatre

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER

Sacconi Quartet 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Sacconi Quartet RCM Quartet in Association Schubert Quartettsatz D 703 Graham Fitkin Pawn Beethoven String Quartet in C sharp minor op 131 The RCM’s Quartet in Association, the Sacconi Quartet, returns with a dramatic programme featuring Schubert’s spirited Quartettsatz, Beethoven’s String Quartet op 131 – reportedly played to Schubert on his deathbed – and Graham Fitkin’s intense string quartet Pawn.

Tickets: £5

Sacconi Quartet

FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER

RCM Brass 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Nigel Black conductor RCM brass ensembles Programme to include: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Mahler (arr Roger Harvey) Bernstein (arr J Lynsale-Nock) Overture to Candide for 12 horns Anthony Plog 4 Sketches Wagner (arr Eric Carlson) Siegfried’s Funeral Music from Götterdämmerung for 12 trombones Speer Sonata a 4 for sackbut ensemble The RCM Brass Ensembles will knock your socks off in this exhilarating concert in the spectacular Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall. The rousing programme will include Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn and a selection of works for brass ensembles, including Bernstein’s Overture to Candide for 12 horns.

Tickets: £5

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Britten Theatre

See left panel for details

WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER Walton’s Façade 7.30pm

Swing with the RCM

Britten Theatre

See page 27 for details

Experience the infectious energy of jazz and swing music with the RCM’s popular Swing Band and Big Band concerts, directed by Mark Armstrong.

THURSDAY 3 DECEMBER Percussion Showcase 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

The RCM Percussion Showcase returns with a showstopping concert featuring a wide range of ensembles.

TICKET OFFER Book for both RCM Swing Band and RCM Big Band and receive 20% discount

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER

FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER

RCM Swing Band 7.30pm

Recital Hall

Music in the Museum 1.15pm

Mark Armstrong director RCM Swing Band

RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

The RCM Swing Band explores classics from the 1930s and 1940s that gave the Swing Era its characteristic sound and energy.

Tickets: £5

Trombone Masterclass with Håkan Björkman 2.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 1 DECEMBER RCM Big Band – Tribute to Eddie Harvey and Will Michael 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

Mark Armstrong director RCM Big Band The RCM Big Band celebrates the achievements of Eddie Harvey and Will Michael, two distinguished educators who were dedicated not only to jazz music but also to encouraging and supporting the teaching of the art form. This concert will also include the presentation of the Jazz Services’ 2015 Will Michael Jazz Education Awards, which recognises UK music services and music hubs which have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to jazz education.

Tickets: £10

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER RCM Junior Department Contemporary Music Concert 5.30pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

RCM Junior Department Symphony and Chamber Orchestras 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Gonzalo Acosta and Christopher Hirons conductors Programme to include: Rachmaninov Symphony no 2 in E minor op 27

Sir Thomas Allen

Tickets: £5

WEDNESDAY 9 DECEMBER RCM Sparks Lunchtime Concert for Schools: RCM Philharmonic 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Key Stage 2 parties only Join the RCM Philharmonic on an enchanting festive journey to explore Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Rachel Leach will introduce you to Clara and all of the magic of Christmas Eve, with the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Prince and all their friends!

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

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER

Walton’s Façade 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

Tim Murray conductor Sir Thomas Allen narrator Sally Burgess narrator Searle Cat Variations Berio Opus Number Zoo Saint-Saëns Le carnival des animaux Walton Façade William Walton set to music the poems of his dear friend Edith Sitwell in the entertaining Façade and we are delighted to welcome a trio of RCM alumni for this intriguing work: narrators Sir Thomas Allen and Sally Burgess and conductor Tim Murray.

This captivating programme also features music from the animal kingdom with Humphrey Searle’s Cat Variations, in the composer’s centenary year, as well as the ever-popular Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns.

Tickets: £8, £10

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SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER

Orchestral Masterworks: Tchaikovsky, Webern and Searle

RCM Junior Department End of Term Concert

7.30pm All Saints Church,

Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1JP

2.30pm

See page 19 for details

FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER Orchestral Masterworks: Tchaikovsky, Webern and Searle 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Join the RCM Junior Department for their end of term concert featuring the Sinfonia, Brass Dectet, Wind Dectet, Senior Choir, Girls’ Choir and Parry Voices.

Tickets: £5

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 19 for details

PE

MUSIC TALKS Music Talks are designed for people who love music and want to know more.

Held on Wednesdays at 10.00am between 7 October 2015 and 9 March 2016, Music Talks take place at 49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, London SW7 5PN, by kind invitation of Sir Vernon and Lady Ellis, and feature noted musicians discussing the relationship between words and music. Visit www.musictalks.org.uk for more information.

RCM SPARKS

Whether you are introducing young people or your family to classical music for the first time, or looking for inspiring ways to delve deeper, take a look at the special partnership events run by RCM Sparks and the Royal Albert Hall this autumn. Families can experience the unforgettable thrill of live performances at the Royal Albert Hall preceded by inspiring workshops at the RCM including Ratatouille in Concert, Classical Spectacular and Nicola Benedetti. See www.rcm.ac.uk/sparks for more details.

Free tickets are available subject to eligibility Run in partnership with the Royal Albert Hall

OUT AND ABOUT

OUT AND ABOUT In addition to concerts at the Royal College of Music 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.

St Mary Abbots Kensington High Street, London W8 4LA

Fridays at 1.05pm 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 October 6, 13, 20, 27 November 4 December

Kings Place

The Queen’s Gallery

90 York Way, London N1 9AG

18 October, 5.45pm 8 November, 5.45pm

Lincoln’s Inn London WC2A 3TL

St James’s Piccadilly 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL

16 September, 1.10pm 23 October, 1.10pm 2 November, 1.10pm

20 October, 1.05pm 17 November, 1.05pm

Forty Hall Forty Hall & Estate, Forty Hill, Enfield EN2 9HA

Steinway Hall 44 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2DB

23 September, 1.10pm 11 November, 1.10pm

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

5 October, 1.05pm 23 November, 1.05pm

24 October, 7.30pm 22 November, 3.00pm

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH

29 October, 1.00pm 26 November, 1.00pm

Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA

Wednesdays at 12.00pm 2, 16, 30 September 7 October Free with exhibition ticket or The Queen’s Gallery 1-Year Pass. See www.royalcollection.org.uk

Royal Albert Hall Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

Classical Coffee Mornings, Elgar Room Sundays at 11.00am 20, 27 September 11, 18, 25 October 8*, 15, 29* November (* RCMJD) Tickets: £11, including coffee and cake Free Friday Music, Verdi Restaurant 2 October, 12.30pm

St Stephen’s Church Gloucester Road, London SW7 4RL

Southbank Centre Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX

Mondays at 6.30pm

2 October, 5.30pm featuring RCM pianists

12, 19, 26 October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November

30 October, 1.00pm featuring RCM guitarists

Free no tickets required

Victoria and Albert Museum Exhibition Road, London SW7 2RL

Fridays at 6.30pm 2, 9, 16, 23 October 6, 13, 20 November 4 December Supported by the Friends of the V&A T ickets are free but required.

Available from www.vam.ac.uk

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TICKET & BOOKING INFORMATION

TICKET & BOOKING INFORMATION Entry to the Royal College of Music is free, however, charges apply for some of our events, performances and exhibitions. All income from ticket sales goes directly to support training and performance opportunities for our students.

To book tickets or for more information contact the RCM Box Office on 020 7591 4314, weekdays 10.00am – 4.00pm, or visit us online at www.rcm.ac.uk/events 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.

BOOKING FOR THE AUTUMN SEASON opens on Wednesday 19 August. RCM Friends and Patrons have priority booking from Wednesday 12 August.

BOOKING FOR RCM JUNIOR DEPARTMENT EVENTS opens on Saturday 17 October.

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for J Strauss Die Fledermaus, 23, 25, 27 and 28 November, will be available from Wednesday 30 September. RCM Benefactors have priority booking from Wednesday 16 September and RCM Friends on Wednesday 23 September.

Group bookings of 10 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.

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V ­ ISITING US Transport

Access

By Tube The nearest underground station is South Kensington, which is about 10 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 Royal College of Music has easy access to most areas and is fully accessible via lifts and ramps.

Guide and companion dogs may be taken anywhere on site. The main entrance to the RCM has eight steps up from the pavement and two inside the main doors.

By Rail The nearest mainline railway stations are Paddington and Victoria.

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.

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 RCM concerts and recitals are prohibited without prior written permission from the RCM and the agreement of all performers.

Your co-operation is appreciated.

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 The RCM Museum of Music preserves and displays an internationally renowned collection of more than 1,500 items including musical instruments, portraits, sculptures, photographs and engravings related to music. Many of the instruments in the collection are in playing condition and can be heard during museum events or during guided tours.

The RCM Museum of Music is open Tuesday to Friday, 11.30am to 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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SUPPORTING US

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 at the RCM, priority booking for RCM concerts and opera performances, invitations to special events and other opportunities to become involved in life at the RCM. 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 9 Sep Thu 17 Sep Mon 21 Sep Tue 22 Sep Mon 28 Sep Wed 30 Sep

8.30pm 1.05pm 1.05pm 10.00am 1.05pm 6.00pm

Professors’ Concerts: Florilegium Professors’ Concerts: RCM String Professors RCM Prize Winners Horn Masterclass with Stefan Dohr RCM Prize Winners Orchestral Masterworks: Beethoven and Wagner

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Thu 1 Oct 7.30pm Thu 1 Oct 7.30pm Fri 2 Oct 7.30pm Fri 2 Oct 7.30pm Sat 3 Oct 7.30pm Mon 5 Oct 1.05pm Tue 6 Oct 10.00am

Tue 6 Oct 10.00am

Thu 8 Oct 6.00pm

Thu 8 Oct 7.30pm Fri 9 Oct 7.30pm Sat 10 Oct 7.30pm Sun 11 Oct Various Mon 12 Oct 1.05pm Tue 13 Oct 10.00am Tue 13 Oct 6.00pm Tue 13 Oct 7.30pm Wed 14 Oct 7.30pm Thu 15 Oct 7.30pm Fri 16 Oct 7.30pm Mon 19 Oct 1.05pm Tue 20 Oct 7.30pm Thu 22 Oct 6.00pm Mon 26 Oct 1.05pm Wed 28 Oct 7.30pm Thu 29 Oct 7.30pm Fri 30 Oct 7.30pm

English Touring Opera: Pelléas et Mélisande RCM Students’ Film Orchestra English Touring Opera: Werther explorensemble English Touring Opera: Pelléas et Mélisande RCM Prize Winners Chamber Orchestra of Europe in Residence: Chamber Music Masterclass with Mats Zetterqvist Chamber Orchestra of Europe in Residence: Flute Masterclass with Clara Andrada de la Calle Chamber Orchestra of Europe in Residence: Beethoven Symphony no 2 English Touring Opera: Werther English Touring Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann English Touring Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann Bassoon Day RCM Composers Week: Cole and Fujikura Piano Masterclass with John Lill Johannes Goritzki Recital Chamber Essentials: Music for String Quartet RCM Composers Week: RCM New Perspectives RCM Composers Week: From the Soundhouse Cully Classique Festival Concert RCM Prize Winners Guitar Showcase Orchestral Masterworks: Verdi and Tchaikovsky RCM Prize Winners Chamber Essentials: Music for Woodwind Ensemble RCM Chorus and Symphony Orchestra RCM Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

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Sun 1 Nov Mon 2 Nov Mon 2 Nov Mon 2 Nov Mon 2 Nov Tue 3 Nov Tue 3 Nov Tue 3 Nov Wed 4 Nov Wed 4 Nov Thu 5 Nov Fri 6 Nov Fri 6 Nov Mon 9 Nov Wed 11 Nov Thu 12 Nov Sat 14 Nov Mon 16 Nov Mon 16 Nov Wed 18 Nov Thu 19 Nov Thu 19 Nov Sun 22 Nov

André Tchaikowsky Day RCM Festival of Viols: Masterclass with Christophe Coin RCM Prize Winners RCM Festival of Viols: Masterclass with Christophe Coin RCM Festival of Viols: Fretwork in Concert RCM Festival of Viols: Masterclass with Christophe Coin RCM Festival of Viols: Lecture RCM Festival of Viols: Christophe Coin in Concert Soundings Open Rehearsal Exploring the Archives: Vaughan Williams and his Pupils Soundings Professors’ Concerts: Trio Apaches RCM String Band RCM Prize Winners Orchestral Masterworks: Brahms and Dukas Chamber Essentials: Music in the Round RCM Junior Department Chamber Music Concert RCM Prize Winners RCM Symphony Orchestra RCM Swing Band RCM Chamber Choir Woodwind Showcase Back to Back Bach Lecture: Speaking Bach

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3.00pm 10.00am 1.05pm 2.30pm 6.00pm 10.00am 2.30pm 6.00pm 10.00am 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.05pm 7.30pm 1.05pm 6.00pm 1.05pm 5.30pm 1.05pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 6.00pm 7.30pm 1.30pm

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Sun 22 Nov 2.30pm Sun 22 Nov 4.00pm

Sun 22 Nov 7.00pm Mon 23 Nov 1.05pm Mon 23 Nov 7.00pm Mon 23 Nov 7.30pm Wed 25 Nov 1.05pm Wed 25 Nov 7.00pm Wed 25 Nov 7.30pm Thu 26 Nov 7.30pm Fri 27 Nov 6.00pm Fri 27 Nov 7.00pm Sat 28 Nov 7.00pm Mon 30 Nov 1.05pm

Back to Back Bach Lecture: Playing Bach Back to Back Bach Masterclass with Roel Dieltiens, Raphael Wallfisch and David Watkin Back to Back Bach in Concert RCM Prize Winners J Strauss Die Fledermaus Chamber Essentials: Music for Piano and Strings Orchestral Masterworks: Mozart and Martinu˚ů J Strauss Die Fledermaus RCM Wind Ensemble Sacconi Quartet RCM Brass J Strauss Die Fledermaus J Strauss Die Fledermaus RCM Prize Winners

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Tue 1 Dec Wed 2 Dec Thu 3 Dec Sat 5 Dec Sat 5 Dec Thu 10 Dec Fri 11 Dec Sat 12 Dec

RCM Big Band – Tribute to Eddie Harvey and Will Michael Walton’s Façade Percussion Showcase RCM Junior Department Contemporary Music Concert RCM Junior Department Symphony and Chamber Orchestras Orchestral Masterworks: Tchaikovsky, Webern and Searle Orchestral Masterworks: Tchaikovsky, Webern and Searle RCM Junior Department End of Term Concert

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7.30pm 7.30pm 1.05pm 5.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

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Thu 1 Oct 5.15pm Thu 15 Oct 5.15pm Sat 24 – Sun 25 Oct Thu 29 Oct 10.00am

Music and Ideas: Ownership – Whose Score is it Anyway?

Music and Ideas: Community Music and Music Education Listening to Music: People, Practices and Experiences South American Baroque Music Lecture

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Thu 5 Nov Thu 19 Nov

Music and Ideas: Combining Business and Pleasure Music and Ideas: Music Education and Social Justice

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5.15pm 5.15pm

MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

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Wed 16 Sep Tue 22 Sep

2.00pm 10.00am

Vocal Masterclass with Sarah Connolly Viola Masterclass with Jennifer Stumm

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Thu 1 Oct Tue 13 Oct Tue 13 Oct Thu 15 Oct Fri 16 Oct Sun 18 Oct Tue 20 Oct Wed 21 Oct Thu 29 Oct

2.00pm 10.00am 10.00am 2.00pm 10.00am Various 10.00am 10.00am 2.00pm

Trumpet Masterclass with Gareth Small Viola Masterclass with Maxim Rysanov Oboe Masterclass with Jacques Tys Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki Der Musensohn Harp Masterclass with Sivan Magen Clarinet Masterclass with Maximiliano Martín South American Baroque Masterclass and Workshop

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Tue 3 Nov Tue 3 Nov Wed 4 Nov Wed 4 Nov Wed 4 Nov Fri 6 Nov Fri 6 Nov Tue 10 Nov Fri 13 Nov Tue 17 Nov Fri 20 Nov

10.00am 10.00am 10.30am 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.00pm 2.00pm 10.00am 2.00pm 2.00pm 2.00pm

Double Bass Masterclass with Rick Stotijn Piano Masterclass with Leslie Howard Recorder Masterclass with Dorothee Oberlinger Flute Composition Masterclass with Molly Barth Recorder Masterclass with Dorothee Oberlinger Violin Masterclass with Peter Herresthal Saxophone Masterclass with Jean-Charles Richard Violin Masterclass with Alina Ibragimova Violin Masterclass with Charlie Siem Guitar Masterclass with Antigoni Goni Cello Masterclass with Nicholas Jones

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Fri 4 Dec

2.00pm

Trombone Masterclass with Håkan Björkman

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Fri 2 Oct Mon 5 Oct Tue 6 Oct Thu 8 Oct Mon 12 Oct Fri 16 Oct Fri 16 Oct Mon 19 Oct Wed 21 Oct Fri 23 Oct Mon 26 Oct Thu 29 Oct Thu 29 Oct

1.15pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 1.05pm 6.00pm 1.15pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 1.05pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm

Music in the Museum RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Music in the Museum RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music South American Baroque Music Recital RCM Chamber Music

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Wed 4 Nov Thu 5 Nov Fri 6 Nov Mon 9 Nov Tue 10 Nov Fri 13 Nov Fri 13 Nov Mon 16 Nov Thu 19 Nov Tue 24 Nov Fri 27 Nov

6.00pm 6.30pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 1.15pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 1.05pm 6.00pm 1.15pm

Dorothee Oberlinger in Concert Beethoven Piano Trios RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Music in the Museum RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Music in the Museum

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Fri 4 Dec

1.15pm

Music in the Museum

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SPECIAL EVENTS Sun 6 Sep

11.00am

Vocal Faculty Open Door

PARTICIPATORY EVENTS

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Fri 30 Oct

1.15pm

Music in the Museum: Family Workshop

Wed 9 Dec

1.05pm

RCM Sparks Lunchtime Concert for Schools: RCM Philharmonic page 27

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EVENTS 2015

Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BS United Kingdom Tel +44(0)20 7591 4300 Email info@rcm.ac.uk www.rcm.ac.uk @rcmlatest facebook.com/royalcollegeofmusic

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