RCM Summer Events 2015

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SUMMER

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CONTENTS Events Guide Summer Season 2015 Listings for April – August

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

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

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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.

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WELCOME TO OUR SUMMER EVENTS FOR 2015 One of the highlights of our season is Schubert’s grand statement for orchestra, the ‘Great’ Symphony, performed by the RCM Classical Orchestra conducted by Sir Roger Norrington. The programme opens with one of Haydn’s most charming works, the symphony ‘La Reine’, said to be the favourite of Marie Antoinette.

We also celebrate anniversaries of Scandinavian symphonists Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen, the former with his Fifth Symphony of which he wrote ‘I wished to give my symphony another – more human – form. More down-toearth, more vivid.’ Nicholas Collon conducts the RCM Symphony Orchestra in a programme which also includes music by Stravinsky, Debussy and RCM composer Arne Gieshoff.

We showcase more music from northern parts in our Chamber Essentials series, with music by celebrated Russian composers, including Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, alongside that of Sergey Taneyev in the centenary year of his death. The String Quartet Collective also returns, with classic works by Janácˇek and Dvorˇák.

Exploring the Archives is our ongoing series bringing to life some of the important holdings in the extensive RCM collections, and as commemorations of the Great War continue, we investigate the music and poetry of RCM alumnus Ivor Gurney.

A grand celebration of the best of British Baroque includes Handel’s rousing Zadok the Priest and music by Purcell and Blow performed by the RCM Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. At the other end of the spectrum the RCM New Perspectives ensemble pays tribute to the American composer Elliott Carter, who died in 2012 aged 103.

A showcase for Composition for Screen with live music to film, hidden treasures in Super String Sunday, the RCM Festival of Percussion, RCM stars at Wigmore Hall and Cadogan Hall, and our wind, saxophone and brass ensembles all give a variety of opportunities to hear our performers in the widest range of music. We bring the year to a joyous conclusion with Benjamin Britten’s homely and comic look at village life with his opera Albert Herring.

We look forward to welcoming you here.

Stephen Johns | Artistic Director

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DIARY MONDAY 20 APRIL Professors’ Concerts: Schubert and Sphor 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See left panel for details

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 21 APRIL Double Bass Masterclass with Laurène Durantel 10.00am

Colin Lawson

Professors’ Concerts Join us for a series of lunchtime concerts featuring RCM professors and Trio Apaches, our Piano Trio in Association. In the first concert of the series, RCM Director Professor Colin Lawson will be joined by pianist Geoffrey Govier and soprano Patricia Rozario for a charming lunchtime concert of works by Spohr and Schubert.

Free but tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Johannes Goritzki Recital

Free but tickets required

7.30pm

MONDAY 20 APRIL

THURSDAY 14 MAY

Schubert and Spohr

Music for Two Pianos

1.05pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

1.05pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Colin Lawson clarinet Geoffrey Govier piano Patricia Rozario soprano

Vanessa Latarche piano Ian Jones piano

Spohr Six German Songs op 103 Schubert Erlafsee D 586 Schubert Nacht und Traume D 827 Schubert Rastlose Liebe D 138 Schubert Der Hirt auf dem Felsen D 965

Inner Parry Room

Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation

Medtner Knight Errant op 58 no 2 for two pianos Piazzolla Milonga del ángel for two pianos Rachmaninov Suite no 2 op 17 for two pianos

THURSDAY 21 MAY Trio Apaches 1.05pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Trio Apaches RCM percussionists Shostakovich Symphony no 15 (arr Victor Derevianko)

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Johannes Goritzki cello Alison Rhind piano Mendelssohn Cello Sonata in D major op 58 Beethoven Cello Sonata in C major op 102 no 1 Rossini Une larme – Thème et variations Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation Tickets: £5

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL

Composition for Screen Showcase 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

Michael Ladouceur and Kevin Penkin conductors Don’t miss this highlight of the RCM season which showcases the work of talented RCM composers on the prestigious Composition for Screen course.

Hear their dramatic music as it’s meant to be experienced – performed live to new films by young producers, including some world and UK premieres, projected above the players in the RCM’s atmospheric Britten Theatre.

Tickets: £10 Leonor with music by Eren Önsoy

WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL

WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL

Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki

1.05pm

10.00am

Recital Hall

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

Music Talks: The Great War 11.00am

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7 5PN

WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL

RCM Chamber Music West Parry Room

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Free but tickets required

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki

Composition for Screen Showcase

2.00pm

7.30pm

East Parry Room

Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation

Britten Theatre

See panel above for details

Free but tickets required

In this talk with musical examples, journalist and British music expert Simon Heffer looks at the effect that the Great War had on British music, both on the composers themselves and the music that was being written.

Presented by Music Talks in association with the Vernon Ellis Foundation and the RCM. ickets: £45 (includes a light T lunch with the presenter) PC

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Sacconi Quartet 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Sacconi Quartet Marmen Quartet Haydn String Quartet in G major op 76 no 1 Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op 10 Mendelssohn Octet in E flat major op 20 The superb Sacconi Quartet presents the most enchanting of Haydn’s late quartets coupled with Britten’s touching tribute to his beloved RCM composition professor, Frank Bridge. To round off the programme, the RCM Quartet in Association is joined by the Marmen Quartet for Mendelssohn’s youthful and dazzling Octet.

Tickets: £8 Sacconi Quartet

THURSDAY 23 APRIL

THURSDAY 23 APRIL

FRIDAY 24 APRIL

Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki

SEMPRE Seminar: Exploring Music Psychology and Music Education

Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki

10.00am

Recital Hall

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

Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe 10.30am

RCM Museum of Music

Belle Shenkman International Masterclass Free but tickets required

Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe 2.30pm

RCM Museum of Music

Belle Shenkman International Masterclass Free but tickets required

5.15pm

Durrington Room

Professor Graham Welch Institute of Education Graham Welch explores the work of SEMPRE (Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research) by using his own research into musical development, music education and the psychology of music as a model.

Part of the SEMPRE (Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research) Seminar Series.

10.30am

Free but tickets required

Sacconi Quartet 7.30pm

Free but tickets required

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

SUNDAY 26 APRIL RCM Students’ Charity Orchestra 7.30pm

Part of the Grove Forum series

Recital Hall

Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Rowan Baker and Asier Puga conductors Brahms Symphony no 2 in D major op 73 Rachmaninov Symphony no 2 in E minor op 27 Curated by RCM conductors Rowan Baker and Asier Puga, this concert of popular works will include a retiring collection for Plan UK. Free no tickets required

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk 28 APRIL – 28 AUGUST

Arts in Harmony

RCM Museum of Music

In this special exhibition, the RCM Museum of Music celebrates the centenary of the Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, one of the world’s most significant collections of work by artists of Jewish descent.

Recently discovered archival material and selected artworks will tell the unique story of how the Ben Uri Art Gallery has supported music, particularly émigré and emerging musicians, throughout the 20th century. The exhibition accompanies Art Identity Migration: 100 years of Ben Uri in London 1915-2015 taking place in the Inigo Rooms, Somerset House East Wing, in association with the Cultural Institute at King’s College London, from July to December 2015.

T he RCM Museum of Music is open Tuesday to Friday (11.30am to 4.30pm) and is free to visit.

The Blind Fiddler by Isaac Lichtenstein

MONDAY 27 APRIL RCM Chamber Music 1.05pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Trumpet Masterclass with Matthias Höfs 3.00pm

Recital Hall

See page 8 for details

Contemporary Music in Action 7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

All year RCM composers and performers have been working together to create brand new works. This concert gives you the chance to hear the fruits of these collaborations.

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 28 APRIL

WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL

Violin Masterclass with Vasko Vassilev

11.00am

10.00am

Durrington Room

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

Contemporary Music in Action 7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Open Day Various

Our annual Open Day gives prospective students, parents and teachers a chance to ‘access all areas’ of the RCM. Visitors can see a wide range of rehearsals, open lessons and workshops, explore every corner of the RCM including the renowned Library and Studios and find out from current students what life at the RCM is truly like.

The day begins at 11.00am and we strongly encourage you to come from the start.

See www.rcm.ac.uk/openday for details and to reserve your place.

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Matthias Höfs

WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL Music Talks: Gearing up for Glyndebourne – Bizet and Ravel 11.00am

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7 5PN

Richard Langham Smith considers the connections between Bizet’s Carmen and Ravel’s L’heure espagnole, plus Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges, the touching tale of a child’s growth into adolescence.

Presented by Music Talks in association with the Vernon Ellis Foundation and the RCM. Tickets: £45 (includes a light lunch with the presenter)

Matthias Höfs in Residence

Vocal Masterclass with Elizabeth Watts 2.00pm

We’re delighted to welcome world-renowned trumpeter and Visiting Professor Matthias Höfs to the RCM for a three day residency.

Britten Theatre

Free but tickets required

His visit culminates in a not-to-be-missed concert featuring his very own arrangements of popular works including the overture to Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute and Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazz style Black Bottom Stomp, performed by the RCM Brass Ensemble.

Brooks–van der Pump English Song Competition Final

MONDAY 27 APRIL

RCM Brass with Matthias Höfs

Trumpet Masterclass with Matthias Höfs 3.00pm

6.00pm

Free but tickets required

7.30pm Recital Hall

Britten Theatre

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See left panel for details

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 30 APRIL

WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL

RCM Chamber Music

RCM Brass with Matthias Höfs 7.30pm

1.05pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Matthias Höfs trumpet Nigel Black director RCM brass ensembles Programme to include: Mozart (arr Matthias Höfs) Overture: The Magic Flute J S Bach (arr Matthias Höfs) Concerto in D major after Vivaldi BWV 972 Dvořák (arr Matthias Höfs) Finale from Serenade for Wind Instruments op 44 Jelly Roll Morton (arr Matthias Höfs) Black Bottom Stomp Tickets: £5

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Contemporary Music in Action 7.30pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

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Visual from The Infinite Bridge

FRIDAY 1 MAY Music in the Museum 1.15pm

RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

Horn Masterclass with Radovan Vlatkovicć ´ 2.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Guitar Masterclass with Xuefei Yang 2.00pm

East Parry Room

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

TUESDAY 5 MAY

The Infinite Bridge

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 5 MAY Double Bass Masterclass with Paul Ellison 10.00am

Durrington Room

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

The Infinite Bridge 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

See right panel for details

Contemporary Music in Action 7.30pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

7.30pm

Britten Theatre

Mike Ladouceur co-executive producer & composer Mari Sainio composer Sam Jones composer Essi Kiiski music supervisor, orchestra leader Kristine Sommerlade choreographer Peter Cox writer & director Aurélien Krieger co-executive producer & visual designer/director Hanoh Szpira 3D and motion graphics designer Lior Ben Gai creative coder & designer Drawing on the pioneering spirit of the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, Great Exhibitionists is the RCM’s ground-breaking concert series devised and presented by RCM students.

This innovative and cross-disciplinary Great Exhibitionists event tells the story of a girl trapped in a mundane existence who escapes into an alternate cyber-world in her dreams. Visual poetry and specifically composed new music and choreography will combine with state-of-the-art digital design and projection technology to explore the original narrative by award-winning writer Peter Cox. Experimenting with interactive and reactive creative technology systems, this theatrical show promises to push the boundaries of stagecraft, scenography and orchestral performance to create an awe-inspiring and immersive experience for the audience.

This event is part of Network Performing Arts Production Workshop, which is being hosted by the RCM from 4 to 6 May. Tickets: £5

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49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7 5PN

Dr Katy Hamilton introduces the founding fathers (and mothers!) of some of the most important British musical establishments, and the people and politics that shaped their development.

Presented by Music Talks in association with the Vernon Ellis Foundation and the RCM.

RCM Parry Room Library, c. 1933

Tickets: £45 (includes a light lunch with the presenter)

WEDNESDAY 6 MAY

Exploring the Archives This fascinating exploration into the RCM archives reveals the inherent beauty and depth of the music of two RCM alumni: Ivor Gurney and Rupert Erlebach. Both studied under Stanford and Vaughan Williams at the RCM but had very different career paths after the First World War. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/exploringthearchives

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Exploring the Archives: Spotlight on Erlebach and Gurney 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

See left panel for details

Pre-concert talk 5.15pm

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Britten Theatre

Dr Fiona Richards (Open University) focuses on the songs of Gurney and Erlebach, and explores ways in which archival resources shed light on English composers.

Part of the Grove Forum series Free but tickets required

Spotlight on Erlebach and Gurney 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

RCM musicians come together to explore the music of these two great songwriters with a programme that includes pieces Gurney wrote in the trenches in France such as In Flanders, Severn Meadows and By a Bierside, as well as The Western Playland song cycle, Ha’nacker Mill and Desire in Spring. It will also feature Erlebach’s settings of Gurney’s poetry.

The manuscripts of many of tonight’s featured works are held in the RCM Library, and a number of them will be on display in the Britten Theatre foyer.

Tickets: £5

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020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk Sir Roger Norrington

FRIDAY 8 MAY

Pre-concert talk

Norrington Conducts Schubert 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Sir Roger Norrington conductor Rowan Baker conductor* RCM Classical Orchestra Haydn Symphony no 85 in B flat major Hob I:85 ‘La Reine’ Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter op 49* Schubert Symphony no 9 in C major D 944 ‘The Great’ We’re delighted to welcome back world-renowned conductor and RCM alumnus Sir Roger Norrington to direct the RCM Classical Orchestra in this symphonic programme. The highlight of the evening is Schubert’s final and majestic symphony, often considered the composer’s finest piece for orchestra.

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Sibelius’ birth, the concert also features the composer’s charming symphonic poem, based on the tale of the maiden from Pohjola. And to open, one of Marie Antoniette’s favourite pieces – Haydn’s Symphony no 85, dubbed ‘La Reine’.

Supported by the RCM Patrons’ Circle Tickets: £10, £15

6.15pm

RCM Museum of Music

Dr Wiebke Thormählen introduces this evening’s concert.

Free to concert ticket holders

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SUNDAY 10 MAY

RCM Chamber Music 1.05pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Baroque Violin Masterclass with Kati Debretzeni 2.00pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 13 MAY

Super String Sunday 10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

11.00am

See page 13 for details

MONDAY 11 MAY RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

West Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Baroque Violin Masterclass with Kati Debretzeni 6.00pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 12 MAY Violin Masterclass with Alina Ibragimova 10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Chamber Music 7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Richard Fu piano Elia Benhamou cello

Free but tickets required

Piano Masterclass with Natalia Trull 10.00am

Norrington Conducts Schubert Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

String Quartet Collective Masterclass Durrington Room

See page 15 for details

Inner Parry Room

Soh-Yon Kim viola

SATURDAY 9 MAY RCM Junior Department Baroque Ensembles Concert 5.30pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7 5PN

Led by Karl Lutchmayer, this talk examines how Die Entführung aus dem Serail fits with Enlightenment principles, and analyses in detail how the seeds of genius, sown here, flower so prolifically in Mozart’s later operatic works.

Presented by Music Talks in association with the Vernon Ellis Foundation and the RCM. Tickets: £45 (includes a light lunch with the presenter)

RCM Chamber Music 1.05pm

West Parry Room

Free but tickets required

String Quartet Collective Open Rehearsal 6.00pm

Recital Hall

See page 15 for details

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

West Parry Room

Free but tickets required

explorensemble

Violin to Viola 7.30pm

See page 11 for details

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

6.00pm

FRIDAY 8 MAY

7.30pm

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

Prokofiev Cello Sonata in C major op 119 Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor op 40 Rachmaninov C ello Sonata in G minor op 19

Music Talks: Gearing up for Glyndebourne – Mozart

Join Mills Williams Junior Fellow Soh-Yon Kim on her mission to convince violinists to take up the viola in this programme which features Brahms’ String Quintet no 1 in F major.

Free but tickets required

7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 14 for details

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk SUNDAY 10 MAY

Super String Sunday Into the Spotlight 10.00am

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

The Royal College of Music’s annual Super String Sunday returns offering the opportunity to see some of the world’s brightest young string stars in action.

This year we shine a spotlight on some of string music’s hidden gems in five hours of diverse performances in the wonderful surroundings of the RCM’s Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall.

Featured works will include the effervescent Concerto for Double String Orchestra by RCM alumnus Sir Michael Tippett and Igor Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for String Quartet. Rounding off the day will be several different versions of Paganini’s devilish 24th Caprice – renowned as one of the most impressively virtuosic works ever written for solo violin.

The event is free, and no ticket is required. Our doors will be open all day, so drop in for ten minutes or stay for hours!

Supported by the RCM Director’s Circle Free, no tickets required

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explorensemble 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Nicholas Moroz and Arne Gieshoff directors explorensemble Josephine Stephenson New Work (world premiere) Eloge Cord Meijering Nono A Pierre Feldman Spring of Chosroes Romitelli La sabbia del tempo Continuing from their celebration of the music of Fausto Romitelli in 2014, explorensemble presents his sensual and atmospheric work La sabbia del tempo. The programme also features Luigi Nono’s dark and expansive A Pierre, Morton Feldman’s violin and piano piece Spring of Chosroes and Cord Meijering’s poetic Eloge. Opening the concert is a world premiere performance of a new work by RCM graduate Josephine Stephenson.

Tickets: £5 Josephine Stephenson

THURSDAY 14 MAY

RCM New Perspectives 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Timothy Lines conductor Asier Puga conductor* Carter Triple Duo* Carter Asko Concerto Carter Mosaic Carter Tintinnabulation Javier Marti Aranda New Work (world premiere)* Lewis Murphy New Work (world premiere)* With a career spanning more than 75 years, Elliott Carter was hailed as ‘one of America’s most distinguished creative artists in any field’ by his friend Aaron Copland. RCM New Perspectives celebrates the work of this great composer with his Asko Concerto, Triple Duo, Mosaic and his first work for solo percussion ensemble, Tintinnabulation. The concert also includes the world premieres of new works by RCM composers Javier Marti Aranda and Lewis Murphy.

Tickets: £5

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Timothy Lines in conversation with Dr Ingrid Pearson.

Free to concert ticket holders Elliott Carter

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk THURSDAY 14 MAY Professors’ Concerts: Music for Two Pianos 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Pavel Fischer

See page 4 for details

Masterclass with Masaaki Suzuki 2.00pm

Free but tickets required

Singing a Song in a Foreign Land I: Songs and Stories 5.30pm

East Parry Room

Norbert Meyn introduces testimonies from eminent musicians including Dame Janet Baker, Anita LaskerWallfisch and Alexander Goehr, as part of of his research project investigating the impact of émigré musicians on musical life in Britain. The evening also features performances of songs by Berthold Goldschmidt, Robert Kahn and other émigré composers.

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and The Rothschild Foundation

Free but tickets required

RCM New Perspectives 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Christoph Richter

The RCM’s String Quartet Collective is back! 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 open rehearsals, a masterclass and final Sunday afternoon concert.

This season we are delighted to bring together violinists Pavel Fischer (Bardolino Trio) and Donald Grant (Elias Quartet), violist Rebecca Jones (Callino Quartet) and cellist Christoph Richter (formerly Cherubini and Heine Quartets).

TUESDAY 12 MAY

SUNDAY 17 MAY

Masterclass

Pre-concert talk

6.00pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 13 MAY Open Rehearsal 6.00pm

Free but tickets required

RCM Head of Strings Mark Messenger introduces the music in this afternoon’s concert.

Free to concert ticket holders

Afternoon Concert 3.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

FRIDAY 15 MAY 10.30am

2.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Recital Hall

Open Rehearsal Part of the Grove Forum series

Rebecca Jones

String Quartet Collective

RCM Museum of Music

Organist, harpsichordist and conductor Masaaki Suzuki is joined by talented RCM singers and performers for this masterclass on Bach obbligato arias.

Donald Grant

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Pavel Fischer violin Donald Grant violin Rebecca Jones viola Christoph Richter cello F X Richter String Quartet in C major op 5 no 1 Janáček String Quartet no 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ Dvořák Piano Quintet in A major op 81

See page 14 for details Tickets: £5

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SATURDAY 16 MAY

THURSDAY 21 MAY

String Quartet Collective Open Rehearsal

RCM Junior Department Ensembles and Chamber Music Concert

Professors’ Concerts: Trio Apaches

10.30am

Recital Hall

5.30pm

See page 15 for details

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 4 for details

Tickets: £5

The Art of Continuo 1.05pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

Music in the Museum 1.15pm

RCM Museum of Music

THURSDAY 28 MAY

SUNDAY 17 MAY String Quartet Collective Afternoon Concert 3.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 15 for details

Free but tickets required

Oboe Masterclass with Jacques Tys 2.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Viola Masterclass with Jennifer Stumm 2.00pm

Opera Scenes 5.30pm

Britten Theatre

RCM singers present a selection of favourite operatic scenes, intimately staged with piano accompaniment.

Free but tickets required

Durrington Room

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

WEDNESDAY 20 MAY Music Talks: Suffragettes, Singers and Symphonists 11.00am

Opera Scenes 5.30pm

TUESDAY 19 MAY

Britten Theatre

RCM singers present a selection of favourite operatic scenes, intimately staged with piano accompaniment.

Free but tickets required

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7 5PN

From Clara Schumann to Ethel Smyth and Cathy Berberian, the last few centuries have witnessed an extraordinary array of talented women composers and performers.

Dr Katy Hamilton explores and celebrates the lives and achievements of these remarkable women, and their social circle.

Presented by Music Talks in association with the Vernon Ellis Foundation and the RCM. Tickets: £45 (includes a light lunch with the presenter)

Mini Music in the Museum 10.30am

RCM Museum of Music

For children under 5 Come and explore the exciting world of musical instruments in the RCM Museum of Music! You will be able to see instruments of all shapes and sizes, hear some being played and make your own music. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Free but tickets required

FRIDAY 29 MAY Music in the Museum: Family Concert 1.15pm

RCM Museum of Music

Ages 5+ Join us in the Museum of Music for a fun-filled, interactive concert for all the family to enjoy.

Free but tickets required

Lies Askonas Competition Final 6.30pm

Britten Theatre

Free but tickets required

SATURDAY 30 MAY RCM Junior Department Piano Concert 5.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tickets: £5

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SUNDAY 31 MAY Singing a Song in a Foreign Land II: Estates, Archives and Music Restitution 11.30am

RCM Museum of Music

Geraldine Auerbach MBE This afternoon-long seminar explores pathways and challenges in locating, researching, performing and safeguarding the musical legacy of exiled composers and performers who fled to Britain from Nazi Europe.

Presented in conjunction with the International Centre for Suppressed Music, Royal Holloway, University of London.

Part of the Grove Forum series Free but tickets required

Rising Stars: Romantic Gems Cadogan Hall SW1X 9DQ

See page 17 for details

WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE Ruisi Quartet 7.30pm

See page 18 for details

7.30pm

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ

For the eighth year in a row, RCM soloists and chamber groups are heading to Cadogan Hall for this series of spectacular concerts.

Tickets: £10

MONDAY 1 JUNE Rising Stars: Romantic Gems

MONDAY 1 JUNE 7.30pm

Rising Stars

Britten Theatre

Schumann Dichterliebe op 48 Wagner (arr Louis Brassin) Scenes from The Ring Cycle (including Ride of the Valkyries) Mendelssohn Sextet op 110 Magical melodies from some of the greatest German Romantic composers, including music from Wagner’s Ring Cycle, are explored in this evening’s concert.

TUESDAY 9 JUNE Rising Stars: Russian Favourites Stravinsky Three Pieces for clarinet solo Musorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence op 70 Talented RCM musicians and guest artist Sasha Rozhdestvensky perform virtuosic works by celebrated Russian composers, including Musorgsky’s ever-popular Pictures at an Exhibition.

MONDAY 15 JUNE Rising Stars: Instrumental Wonders Takashi Yoshimatsu Fuzzy Bird Sonata Stephen Whibley Monsoon for percussion quartet Stephen Whibley Kitchen Cameron Graham New Work (world premiere) Brahms Horn Trio in E flat major op 40 Top RCM performers showcase the unique qualities of their instruments in this exciting programme of new and established works for strings, wind, piano and percussion.

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RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

SATURDAY 6 JUNE RCM Junior Department Contemporary Music Concert 5.30pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Ruisi Quartet

TUESDAY 9 JUNE Rising Stars: Russian Favourites 7.30pm

WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE

Ruisi Quartet 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

Haydn String Quartet in B minor op 33 no 1 Hob III:37 Debussy String Quartet in G minor op 10 Stravinsky Three Pieces for String Quartet Schubert String Quartet in A minor op 29 no 1 D 804 The Ruisi Quartet is fast securing a reputation as an ensemble of exceptional skill and vivid expression. In this concert they present a dynamic programme featuring Debussy’s striking and poetic String Quartet in G minor – his only work in the form – and Stravinsky’s enigmatic Three Pieces for string quartet. The concert is framed with quartets by Haydn and Schubert.

The Ruisi Quartet is the first ensemble on the RCM’s Artist Diploma programme, kindly supported by a legacy from the late Albert and Eugenie Frost.

Tickets: £5

Cadogan Hall, SW1X 9DQ

See page 17 for details

SATURDAY 13 JUNE RCM Junior Department Music Festival Concert 5.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tickets: £5

MONDAY 15 JUNE Rising Stars: Instrumental Wonders 7.30pm

Cadogan Hall, SW1X 9DQ

See page 17 for details

SATURDAY 20 JUNE RCM Junior Department Choral Concert 6.15pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tickets: £5

SUNDAY 21 JUNE String Fantasia 7.30pm

Wigmore Hall, W1U 2BP

See page 19 for details

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SUNDAY 21 JUNE

String Fantasia 7.30pm

Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP

Emily Sun & Naoka Aoki violin Lisa Bucknell, Nazli Erdogan, Anastasia Sofina & Natasha Michael viola Juliana Myslov harp & Sacconi Quartet Jane Lindsay cello

Juliana Myslov

Bottesini Fantasia Cerrito for double bass Bowen Fantasia for four violas Wieniawski Fantaisie brillante sur des motifs de l’opéra ‘Faust’ de Gounod op 20 Paul Patterson Fantasia (UK premiere) Schumann Fantasiestücke op 73 Schubert Fantasia in C minor D 934 Our annual summer concert at Wigmore Hall showcases some of the RCM’s most outstanding young string players. This exciting programme features string fantasias for a variety of ensembles, including York Bowen’s Fantasia for four violas, Schumann’s much-loved Fantasiestücke for cello and piano and Wieniawski’s Fantaisie brillante, based on themes from Gounod’s opera Faust. The concert also includes the UK premiere of Paul Patterson’s Fantasia for harp and string quartet.

Sacconi Quartet

Lisa Bucknell

Supported by Ingles and Hayday Tickets: £10, £14, £17, £20

TUESDAY 23 JUNE

Cello Masterclass with Julian Lloyd Webber 10.00am

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

We are delighted to welcome alumnus Julian Lloyd Webber back to the RCM to work with our outstanding young cellists.

Don’t miss the chance to witness one of the UK’s best-loved artists – described by Strad magazine as ‘the doyen of British cellists’ – drawing on experience from his stellar performance career to inspire the string stars of the future.

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

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See page 19 for details

THURSDAY 25 JUNE

Chamber Essentials This series of chamber concerts gives you the opportunity to hear the world’s finest chamber music, performed by the very best RCM performers.

This season, Chamber Essentials explores music by celebrated Russian composers, including Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. The first concert in the series features the passionate and melodic Piano Quartet in E major by Sergey Taneyev in this, the centenary year of his death.

Free but tickets required

Piazzolla Tango Suite J S Bach Fugue in B flat minor BWV 891 Nebojša Jovan Ultimatum 2 Živković J S Bach Theme and Variation no 21 from Goldberg Variations BWV 988 Adi Morag Octabones

7.30pm Inner Parry Room

Rachmaninov T rio élégiaque no 1 in G minor Scriabin Piano Sonata no 6 op 62 Medtner Sonata tragica in C minor op 39 no 5 Taneyev Piano Quartet in E major op 20

WEDNESDAY 1 JULY Music for Strings Inner Parry Room

Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes op 34 Shostakovich S tring Quartet no 3 in F major op 73 Borodin String Quartet no 2 in D major

MONDAY 6 JULY Music for Woodwind 7.30pm

Aristel Škrbić and Gina Hyun-Gi Lee marimba

Chamber Essentials: Music for Piano

Music for Piano

7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 25 JUNE 7.30pm

Marimba Duo 1.05pm

Inner Parry Room

Glazunov Saxophone Quartet op 109 Prokofiev Visions fugitives op 22 Rimsky-Korsakov Quintet in B flat major for piano, flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Inner Parry Room

See left panel for details

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FRIDAY 26 JUNE Music in the Museum 1.15pm

RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

Saxophone Masterlass with Ignacio Gascón 2.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Belle Shenkman International Masterclass Free but tickets required

Trombone Masterclass with Stephen Mathieson 2.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Harp Masterclass with Catherine Michel 2.00pm

RCM Symphony Orchestra Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See right panel for details

SATURDAY 27 JUNE RCM Junior Department Orchestra Concert 5.30pm

RCM Symphony Orchestra

East Parry Room

Free but tickets required

7.30pm

FRIDAY 26 JUNE

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

String Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Orchestra and Sinfonia Musorgsky Night on Bald Mountain Khachaturian Masquerade Suite Gershwin (arr Porgy and Bess: A Robert Russell Symphonic Picture Bennet) Tickets: £5

7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Nicholas Collon conductor Philip Attard saxophone RCM Symphony Orchestra Arne Gieshoff Umschreibung Debussy Rapsodie for saxophone Ligeti Atmospheres Stravinsky Feu d’artifice Sibelius Symphony no 5 in E flat major op 82 Since making his successful debut at the BBC Proms in 2010, Nicholas Collon has forged a commanding career as Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Aurora Orchestra. Tonight he conducts an explosive concert that includes two RCM Concerto Competition winners: saxophonist Philip Attard and rising star composer Arne Gieshoff. The evening culminates in Sibelius’ epic Symphony no 5, a work which was originally composed to celebrate his 50th birthday, so it is fitting that the RCM Symphony Orchestra performs it tonight, in this, the 150th anniversary year of the composer’s birth.

Tickets: £10, £15

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm

RCM Museum of Music

Dr Ingrid Pearson discusses Sibelius and the music in tonight’s concert.

Free to concert ticket holders

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RCM Saxophone Ensemble 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Kyle Horch director RCM Saxophone Ensemble Mozart (arr Alan Andrews) Overture: The Magic Flute Grainger (arr Gary Bricault) Hill Song no 2 Holst (arr Elizabeth Drury) St Paul’s Suite op 29 no 2 Jody Ellen Robinson Triple City Blue Édith Lejet Cérémonie Ian Stewart Purple Gong Orange Tam-tam Edmund Jolliffe NSA (world premiere) Andy Scott Paquito Directed by saxophone professor Kyle Horch, this delightfully varied concert promises a real treat for the ears, with saxophone works and arrangements

by Mozart, Holst, Grainger and Andy Scott, plus a world premiere by RCM alumnus Edmund Jolliffe.

Tickets: £5

MONDAY 29 JUNE

TUESDAY 30 JUNE

WEDNESDAY 1 JULY

RCM Sparks Lunchtime Concert for Schools: Percussion Showcase

Beethoven Violin Sonatas 6-8

Recorder Festival with Maria Martínez Ayerza

6.00pm

Various times

1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Key Stage 2 parties only Bang, shake, rattle, and create!

Join members of the RCM Percussion Faculty performing an eclectic mix of all things percussion.

We will explore different styles, sounds and, of course, there will be some exciting audience participation! All schools booking receive a teacher resource pack and song recording to accompany this concert.

Free but tickets required

RCM Percussion Showcase 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

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

Tickets: £5

Inner Parry Room

Joo Yeon Sir Selim Mazari, Joaquim Badia & Ana Beatriz Ferreira piano Constant & Kit Lambert Junior Fellow, violinist Joo Yeon Sir, presents the third of four rush-hour recitals dedicated to performing Beethoven’s complete violin sonatas, introduced by Dr Katy Hamilton.

Free but tickets required

Recorder consort professor Maria Martínez Ayerza leads a day of lectures, masterclasses, open rehearsals and performances celebrating the Renaissance recorder. For further details see www.rcm.ac.uk/recorderfest.

Free but tickets required

Chamber Essentials: Music for Strings 7.30pm

RCM Saxophone Ensemble 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

Durrington Room

Inner Parry Room

See page 20 for details

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk THURSDAY 2 JULY, SATURDAY 4 JULY, MONDAY 6 JULY & WEDNESDAY 8 JULY

Britten Albert Herring 7.00pm

Liam Steel director Michael Rosewell conductor Janis Kelly Lady Billows Anna Fleischle designer The RCM International Opera School once again offers up an entertaining and tuneful comic opera for the summer season.

RCM alumnus Benjamin Britten’s tale of Albert Herring portrays the loss of innocence as Albert, the greengrocer’s shy and virtuous son, is chosen as the local May King and finds himself on a journey of discovery.

To direct this production, we are delighted to announce the return of Liam Steel, director of the hugely successful 2010 production of Orpheus in the Underworld. Our very own vocal professor Janis Kelly will appear in the role of Lady Billows alongside star singers from the RCM. Tickets: £10, £20, £30, £40, £50 Available from Thursday 14 May. RCM Benefactors have priority booking from Thursday 30 April and RCM Friends on Thursday 7 May.

“I’ve rarely seen a cast enjoy themselves so much… Steel conjured a performance of terrific vivacity and energy from the RCM students.”

Anna Picard, Independent on Sunday on Orpheus in the Underworld

Christopher Jacklin and Rosie Aldridge in the RCM’s 2010 production of Orpheus in the Underworld

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From the Soundhouse: Singularity 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Michael Oliva music Edgar Allen Poe, Matthew Arnold, Deepak Kalha and Michael Oliva words Asier Puga conductor Alice Privett soprano Anna Harvey mezzo soprano Alistair Digges tenor

Alice Privett

Michael Oliva Singularity, an opera in three acts (world premiere) ‘I can’t forgive you, I can only forget, and I don’t want to’. If you had the chance to resurrect a lost, betrayed love, and make it all better, what would you do?

Drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as the Orpheus myth, Hitchcock and Stanislaw Lem’s Solaris, this new opera by RCM professor Michael Oliva explores the terrible consequences of not letting go.

In this world premiere concert performance, part of the RCM’s cuttingedge From the Soundhouse series, three of the UK’s most talented young singers join forces with a 10-piece ensemble of RCM instrumentalists and electronics to bring this exciting new work to life.

Tickets: £5 Anna Harvey

THURSDAY 2 JULY

THURSDAY 2 JULY

Recorder Festival with Julien Feltrin

7.30pm

Various times

Durrington Room

Recorder professor Julien Feltrin leads a day of lectures, masterclasses, open rehearsals and performances celebrating the recorder and jazz music. For further details see www.rcm.ac.uk/ recorderfest.

Free but tickets required

Britten Albert Herring 7.00pm

See page 23 for details

Britten Theatre

From the Soundhouse Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

Baroque Violin Masterclass with Simon Jones Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

Music in the Museum 1.15pm

Viola Masterclass with Ivo-Jan van der Werff 2.00pm

Durrington Room

Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation

FRIDAY 3 JULY

10.00am

FRIDAY 3 JULY

RCM Museum of Music

Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

British Baroque 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 25 for details

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk FRIDAY 3 JULY

British Baroque 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Ashley Solomon conductor RCM Chamber Choir RCM Baroque Orchestra Blow Overture: Begin the Song Blow Overture and Ground in D minor Purcell Come ye Sons of Art Z 323 ‘Ode for Birthday of Queen Mary’ Handel Water Music Suite no 1 in F major HWV 348 Handel The King Shall Rejoice (Coronation Anthem) HWV 260 Handel Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem) HWV 258 RCM Head of Historical Performance Professor Ashley Solomon conducts the superb RCM Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir in a feast of musical delights from Britain’s Baroque era. Join us to enjoy Handel’s famous Water Music – commissioned by King George I for a concert on the River Thames – and rousing Coronation Anthems, composed for British monarchs, as well as some wonderful music by English composers John Blow and Henry Purcell.

Pre-concert talk

Tickets: £8, £10

6.15pm

RCM Museum of Music

Professor Ashley Solomon introduces this evening’s concert.

Free to concert ticket holders

SATURDAY 4 JULY

SUNDAY 5 JULY

SUNDAY 5 JULY

RCM Junior Department End of Year Concert and Prizegiving

RCM Students’ Film Orchestra

RCM Junior Department Symphony and Chamber Orchestras Concert

2.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tickets: £5

Britten Albert Herring 7.00pm

See page 23 for details

Britten Theatre

7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

The RCM Students’ Film Orchestra pays tribute to influential composer John Barry, playing hits from the film industry, including songs from the James Bond franchise.

Presented by the RCM Students’ Union Free but tickets required

7.30pm

St John’s Smith Square, SW1P 3HA

Richard Dickins and Christopher Hirons conductors Borodin Polovtsian Dances from ‘Prince Igor’ Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op 10 R Strauss Tod und Verklärung op 24 Tickets: £20 (£10 concessions) St John’s Smith Square Box Office 020 7222 1061 www.sjss.org.uk

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WEDNESDAY 8 JULY

RCM Philharmonic 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Michael Seal conductor Emily Sun violin RCM Philharmonic Barber Violin Concerto op 14 Nielsen Symphony no 4 op 29 ‘The Inextinguishable’ We’re delighted to welcome City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Associate Conductor Michael Seal back to the RCM to conduct the RCM Philharmonic. The attractive programme includes Samuel Barber’s virtuosic Violin Concerto, featuring star RCM violinist Emily Sun, and Carl Nielsen’s magnificent fourth symphony – The Inextinguishable – marking 150 years since the Danish composer’s birth.

Tickets: £5, £8

THURSDAY 9 JULY

RCM Wind Ensemble 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Simon Channing director Allan Shellard conductor* RCM Wind Ensemble Brahms (arr David Walter) Variations on a Theme by Haydn op 56 Stravinsky Octet Richard Miller New Work (world premiere)* Michael Taplin New Work (world premiere)* Edward McGuire Remembrance Edward McGuire Celtic Knotwork Simon Channing directs the RCM Wind Ensemble in a wonderfully varied programme of well-known favourites by Brahms and Stravinsky, plus world premieres of works by RCM composers Richard Miller and Michael Taplin.

Rounding off this not-to-be-missed concert are two works by award-winning Scottish composer Edward McGuire.

Tickets: £5

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk SUNDAY 12 JULY

RCM Festival of Percussion 11.00am Various

The RCM Festival of Percussion returns with performances and talks from some of today’s leading jazz, rock and orchestral percussionists, free ‘how to’ lessons with RCM professors and the RCM Trade Fair – featuring some of the UK’s leading instrument manufacturers. For our grand finale, the RCM Big Band promises a spectacular evening of toe-tapping tunes.

New for 2015: We’re delighted to welcome special guests 4-mality, one of the world’s most compelling and innovative percussion quartets, as well as members of innovative percussion group Ensemble Bash.

For full details see www.rcm.ac.uk/percfest Day tickets: £10 (£5 concessions) Evening tickets: £8 (£4 concessions) All-festival tickets: £14 (£7 concessions)

MONDAY 6 JULY

WEDNESDAY 8 JULY

Britten Albert Herring 7.00pm

Britten Theatre

See page 23 for details

Chamber Essentials: Music for Woodwind 7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

RCM Philharmonic 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Britten Albert Herring Britten Theatre

See page 23 for details

See page 20 for details

THURSDAY 9 JULY

TUESDAY 7 JULY Beethoven Violin Sonatas 9 & 10 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Joo Yeon Sir violin Weihao Fu and Hamish Brown piano Constant & Kit Lambert Junior Fellow, violinist Joo Yeon Sir, presents the final of four rush-hour recitals dedicated to performing Beethoven’s complete violin sonatas, introduced by Dr Katy Hamilton.

Free but tickets required

RCM Wind Ensemble 7.30pm

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Handel Xerxes

7.30pm

Britten Theatre

Longborough Festival Opera

See page 26 for details

7.00pm

THURSDAY 30 JULY

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 26 for details

SUNDAY 12 JULY RCM Festival of Percussion 11.00am Various

See panel above for details

Jeremy Silver conductor Jenny Miller director Faye Bradley designer Jake Arditti Xerxes Tai Oney Arsamenes Lucinda Stuart Grant Amastris Jon Stainsby Ariodate Abbi Temple Atalanta Alice Privett Romilda Matthew Durkan Elviro Handel Xerxes (sung in Italian with English surtitles) Handel’s opera buffa Xerxes is a witty and elegant commentary on love and power. This Young Artist Production features the wonderful countertenor and RCM alumnus Jake Arditti whose debut at Longborough Festival Opera last year received critical acclaim.

An independent promotion Tickets: £15, £25, £30, £40

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When visiting the Proms, why not pop across the road to the Royal College of Music?

RCM Sparks – the RCM’s Learning and Participation programme – is providing opportunities for young people and families to engage in inspiring musical activities this summer.

How to book All RCM Sparks events must be booked in advance through the RCM Box Office on 020 7591 4314. Free ticket scheme available for all events, subject to eligibility. For more information about the events please see www.rcm.ac.uk/summermusic.

30 JULY, 10 & 11 AUGUST

27–29 JULY

2–6 AUGUST

RCM Sparks Create! Family

RCM Sparks Explorers – three day course

Families – All ages welcome

Ages 10–12

RCM Sparks Springboard Composition Course – five day course

Discover musical treasures in these fun hands-on sessions for all the family.

Discover music that’s out of this world as you delve deeper into music featured at the Proms.

Working with a talented team of RCM musicians you will be inspired to compose new creations on this three day course.

Tickets: £10 for 1 adult and 1 child, £3.75 for each extra participant

10 & 12 AUGUST Igniting Sparks – one day workshops Ages 6–9 Come and get creative as you learn more about fantastic music featured in the Proms. Play as an exciting ensemble and work with RCM musicians to create your own masterpiece in a day.

Tickets: £12 (+ special £5 Prom ticket offer for participants and their families)

Tickets: £75 (includes tickets to connected Prom concert for participant plus accompanying adult)

Ages 13–18 Be introduced to exciting new ways of approaching composition, harness the expertise of inspiring professionals, and work and perform with young composers from the RCM to bring your creative ideas to life.

Tickets: £125 (includes tickets to connected Prom concert for participant plus accompanying adult)

RCM Sparks and the Royal Albert Hall RCM Sparks and the Royal Albert Hall work in partnership to deliver exciting and engaging workshops, giving participants access to two iconic institutions. Across May and June there will be events running for children, young people, and families. Further information will be available at www.rcm.ac.uk/sparks.

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, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

Classical Coffee Mornings Sundays at 11.00am 19 April: Jane Lindsay (cello) 26 April: Riyad Nicolas (piano) 3 May: Oliver Poole (piano) 10 May: Vasara Quartet 7 June: Oracle Quartet 14 June: Aristel Škrbić (marimba) 21 June: Yoon-Kyung Cho (cello) 28 June: Joanna Klimaszewska (violin) 5 July: RCMJD Parry Voices CMJD student Sam Gale 12 July: R (trombone) ickets: £11, including coffee T and a pastry

Leith Hill Leith Hill Lane, near Coldharbour village, Dorking, Surrey

Saturdays at 6.30pm 16 May: Vasara Quartet 6 June: Yoon Kyung Cho (cello), Nicholas Morton (baritone), Ian Tindale (piano) 27 June: Albany Trio 18 July: Josephine Goddard (soprano), Nicholas Moloney (piano) Tickets: £15 Available from the National Trust Box Office: 0844 249 1895 (booking fee applies)

St Mary Abbots

National Gallery

Kensington Church Street, London W8 4LA

Fridays at 1.05pm

Belle Shenkman Chamber Music Series

24 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 May 5, 12, 19, 26 June 3 July

Fridays at 6.00pm

St Stephen’s Church

St James’s Piccadilly

Gloucester Road, London SW7 4RL

Mondays at 6.30pm 27 April 11, 18 May 8, 15, 22 June

Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN

8 May Supported by Dasha Shenkman in memory of Belle Shenkman

197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL

Friday 22 May at 1.10pm Wednesday 3 June at 1.10pm Monday 22 June at 1.10pm Friday 3 July at 1.10pm

St Stephen’s Summer Festival 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 June at 1.00pm

Steinway Hall

Victoria and Albert Museum

Wednesdays at 1.10pm

13 May, 3 June

Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL

Fridays at 6.30pm 1, 15, 22 May 5, 12, 19 June 3 July Supported by the Friends of the V&A

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Rd, London SW10 9NH

Thursdays at 1.00pm 23 April, 28 May, 25 June

44 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2DB

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ

Monday 29 June at 1.05pm Friday 7 August at 1.05pm

Lincoln’s Inn

Newman’s Row, London WC2A 3TL

Tuesday 21 April at 1.05pm Tuesday 19 May at 1.05pm Wednesday 17 June at 1.05pm

Forty Hall

Kings Place

Fulham Place

Sundays at 5.45pm

Friday 22 May at 7.30pm Saturday 18 July at 7.30pm

26 April, 3 May

Hatchlands Park

Bishop’s Avenue, London, SW6 6EA

Friday 15 May at 7.00pm Tickets can be booked at www.fulhampalace.org

90 York Way, London, N1 9AG

Forty Hill, Enfield EN2 9HA

East Clandon, Guildford GU4 7RT

Wednesday 13 May at 12.00pm

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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.

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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.

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 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: Arts in Harmony: An Art Gallery’s Musical Heritage 28 April – 28 August 2015 In this special exhibition, the RCM Museum of Music celebrates the centenary of the Ben Uri Gallery & Museum, one of the world’s most significant collections of work by artists of Jewish descent.

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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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

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Mon 20 Apr Tue 21 Apr Wed 22 Apr Fri 24 Apr Sun 26 Apr Mon 27 Apr Wed 29 Apr Wed 29 Apr

1.05pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 3.00pm 11.00am 7.30pm

Professors’ Concerts: Schubert and Spohr Johannes Goritzki Recital Composition for Screen Showcase Sacconi Quartet RCM Students’ Charity Orchestra Trumpet Masterclass with Matthias Höfs Open Day RCM Brass with Matthias Höfs

Tue 5 May Wed 6 May Fri 8 May Sat 9 May Sun 10 May Tue 12 May Wed 13 May Wed 13 May Thu 14 May Thu 14 May Fri 15 May Fri 15 May Sat 16 May Sun 17 May Tue 19 May Thu 21 May Sat 30 May

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 5.30pm 10.00am 6.00pm 6.00pm 7.30pm 1.05pm 7.30pm 10.30am 5.30pm 5.30pm 3.00pm 5.30pm 1.05pm 5.30pm

The Infinite Bridge Exploring the Archives: Spotlight on Erlebach and Gurney Norrington Conducts Schubert RCM Junior Department Baroque Ensembles Concert Super String Sunday – Into the Spotlight String Quartet Collective Masterclass String Quartet Collective Open Rehearsal explorensemble Professors’ Concerts: Music for Two Pianos RCM New Perspectives String Quartet Collective Open Rehearsal Opera Scenes RCM Junior Department Ensembles and Chamber Music Concert String Quartet Collective Afternoon Concert Opera Scenes Professors’ Concerts: Trio Apaches RCM Junior Department Piano Concert

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Mon 1 Jun Wed 3 Jun Sat 6 Jun Tue 9 Jun Sat 13 Jun Mon 15 Jun Sat 20 Jun Sun 21 Jun Tue 23 Jun Thu 25 Jun Fri 26 Jun Sat 27 Jun Mon 29 Jun Tue 30 Jun

7.30pm 7.30pm 5.30pm 7.30pm 5.30pm 7.30pm 6.15pm 7.30pm 10.00am 7.30pm 7.30pm 5.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Rising Stars: Romantic Gems Ruisi Quartet RCM Junior Department Contemporary Music Concert Rising Stars: Russian Favourites RCM Junior Department Music Festival Concert Rising Stars: Instrumental Wonders RCM Junior Department Choral Concert String Fantasia Cello Masterclass with Julian Lloyd Webber Chamber Essentials: Music for Piano RCM Symphony Orchestra RCM Junior Department Orchestra Concert RCM Percussion Showcase RCM Saxophone Ensemble

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Recorder Festival with Maria Martínez Ayerza Chamber Essentials: Music for Strings Recorder Festival with Julien Feltrin Britten Albert Herring From the Soundhouse: Singularity British Baroque RCM Junior Department End of Year Concert and Prizegiving Britten Albert Herring RCM Students’ Film Orchestra RCM Junior Department Symphony and Chamber Orchestras Concert Britten Albert Herring Chamber Essentials: Music for Woodwind RCM Philharmonic Britten Albert Herring RCM Wind Ensemble RCM Festival of Percussion

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Wed 1 Jul Various Wed 1 Jul 7.30pm Thu 2 Jul Various Thu 2 Jul 7.00pm Thu 2 Jul 7.30pm Fri 3 Jul 7.30pm Sat 4 Jul 2.30pm Sat 4 Jul 7.00pm Sun 5 Jul 7.30pm Sun 5 Jul 7.30pm

Mon 6 Jul 7.00pm Mon 6 Jul 7.30pm Wed 8 Jul 6.00pm Wed 8 Jul 7.00pm Thu 9 Jul 7.30pm Sun 12 Jul 11.00am

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PARTICIPATORY EVENTS Thu 28 May Fri 29 May

10.30am 1.15pm

Mon 29 Jun 1.05pm

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Mini Music in the Museum Music in the Museum: Family Concert

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RCM Sparks Lunchtime Concert for Schools: Percussion Showcase

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Mon 27 – RCM Sparks Explorers – three day course page Wed 29 Jul Thu 30 Jul RCM Sparks Create! Family page Mon 10 Aug Tue 11 Aug Sun 2 – RCM Sparks Springboard Composition Course – five day course page Thu 6 Aug Mon 10 & Igniting Sparks – one day workshops page Wed 12 Aug

LECTURES AND SEMINARS Wed 22 Apr Thu 23 Apr Wed 29 Apr

11.00am 5.15pm 11.00am

Wed 6 May 11.00am Wed 13 May 11.00am Thu 14 May 5.30pm Wed 20 May 11.00am Sun 31 May 11.30am

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Music Talks: The Great War page 5 SEMPRE Seminar: Exploring Music Psychology and Music Education page 6 Music Talks: Gearing up for Glyndebourne – Bizet and Ravel page 8 Music Talks: A Jolly Good Show Music Talks: Gearing up for Glyndebourne – Mozart Singing a Song in a Foreign Land I: Songs and Stories Music Talks: Suffragettes, Singers and Symphonists Singing a Song in a Foreign Land II: Estates, Archives and Music Restitution

MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

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Tue 21 Apr Wed 22 Apr Wed 22 Apr Thu 23 Apr Thu 23 Apr Thu 23 Apr Fri 24 Apr Tue 28 Apr Wed 29 Apr

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

Double Bass Masterclass with Laurène Durantel Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki Violin Masterclass with Vasko Vassilev Vocal Masterclass with Elizabeth Watts

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Fri 1 May Fri 1 May Tue 5 May Thu 7 May Thu 7 May Tue 12 May Tue 12 May Thu 14 May Fri 15 May Fri 15 May

2.00pm 2.00pm 10.00am 2.00pm 6.00pm 10.00am 10.00am 2.00pm 2.00pm 2.00pm

Horn Masterclass with Radovan Vlatkovi´cć Guitar Masterclass with Xuefei Yang Double Bass Masterclass with Paul Ellison Baroque Violin Masterclass with Kati Debretzeni Baroque Violin Masterclass with Kati Debretzeni Violin Masterclass with Alina Ibragimova Piano Masterclass with Natalia Trull Masterclass with Masaaki Suzuki Oboe Masterclass with Jacques Tys Viola Masterclass with Jennifer Stumm

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Fri 26 Jun Fri 26 Jun Fri 26 Jun

2.00pm 2.00pm 2.00pm

Saxophone Masterclass with Ignacio Gascón Trombone Masterclass with Stephen Mathieson Harp Masterclass with Catherine Michel

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Fri 3 Jul Fri 3 Jul

10.00am 2.00pm

Baroque Violin Masterclass with Simon Jones Viola Masterclass with Ivo-Jan van der Werff

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PRIZES AND COMPETITIONS Wed 29 Apr Fri 29 May

6.00pm 6.30pm

Brooks–van der Pump English Song Competition Final Lies Askonas Competition Final

CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES

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Mon 20 Apr Tue 21 Apr Wed 22 Apr Wed 22 Apr Mon 27 Apr Mon 27 Apr Tue 28 Apr Thu 30 Apr Thu 30 Apr

6.00pm 6.00pm 1.05pm 6.00pm 1.05pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.05pm 7.30pm

RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Contemporary Music in Action Contemporary Music in Action RCM Chamber Music Contemporary Music in Action

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Fri 1 May Fri 1 May Tue 5 May Wed 6 May Thu 7 May Thu 7 May Mon 11 May Tue 12 May Wed 13 May Wed 13 May Fri 15 May Fri 15 May

1.15pm 6.00pm 7.30pm 6.00pm 1.05pm 7.30pm 6.00pm 7.30pm 1.05pm 6.00pm 1.05pm 1.15pm

Music in the Museum RCM Chamber Music Contemporary Music in Action RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Violin to Viola RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music The Art of Continuo Music in the Museum

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Fri 5 Jun Thu 25 Jun Fri 26 Jun Tue 30 Jun

1.15pm 1.05pm 1.15pm 6.00pm

Music in the Museum Marimba Duo Music in the Museum Beethoven Violin Sonatas 6–8

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Fri 3 Jul Tue 7 Jul

1.15pm 6.00pm

Music in the Museum Beethoven Violin Sonatas 9 & 10

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EVENTS 2015

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