RCM Graduation Programme 2025

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GRADUATION CEREMONY

Friday 4 July 2025

Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music | London

ALUMNI

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CONGRATULATIONS!

On behalf of the Royal College of Music’s Council, Directorate, professorial, teaching and administrative staff, it is a great pleasure to welcome you to the RCM’s 2025 Graduation Ceremony.

We take huge pride in your achievements, and hope that you will carry the memory of this special occasion with you as you leave the RCM to become global ambassadors for the College and for the future of music.

I am delighted to report that the Royal College of Music has been ranked the Global No.1 institution for Performing Arts for the fourth consecutive year, and for Music for the second consecutive year in the QS World University rankings. This extraordinary achievement is only possible thanks to the talents, creativity and commitment of our students, staff and supporters.

Our international community representing 60 different nationalities results in the RCM having a truly global network of alumni, and I strongly encourage today’s graduands to take full advantage of both the RCM’s alumni network and our Creative Careers Centre, offering you professional advice and opportunities for up to five years after graduation. It is also important to remember that learning does not stop upon leaving the RCM and that the next chapter, whether it be further study or employment, comes with it a myriad of opportunities to further develop yourself and your musicianship.

This ceremony represents not the end of your connection with the Royal College of Music, but the beginning of a new chapter. I hope that you will stay connected with the College, maintain the friendships you have made here and continue your role as an active advocate for the Royal College of Music as you inspire future generations.

I wish you all a happy and fulfilling future.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC

Patron

HM King Charles III

Vice-Presidents

The Most Revd and Rt Hon The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury

The Most Revd and Rt Hon The Lord Archbishop of York

The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London

Jane Barker CBE FRCM

Sir Anthony Cleaver FRCM

Professor Colin Lawson CBE FRCM

Humphrey Norrington OBE FRCM

Dame Janet Ritterman DBE HonDMus

Professor Lord Winston FRCM

Council

Independent Members

Lord Black of Brentwood (Chairman)

Catherine Clarke (Deputy Chair)

Peter Dart

Baroness Fleet CBE

Richard Goulding

Professor Peter Holgate

Ruth Keattch

Jamie Njoku-Goodwin

Duncan Owen

Nandkishore (Nandu) Patel

Geoffrey Richards HonRCM

Nadine Thompson

Professor Dr Shirley J Thompson OBE

Dr Paula Walter

Sir Guy Weston HonRCM

Director

James Williams LVO FRCM

Deputy Director

Kevin Porter HonRCM

Elected Members

Dr Ingrid Pearson HonRCM (elected by professors)

Patricia Rozario OBE FRCM (elected by professors)

Sarah Hanratty HonRCM (elected by administrative staff)

Leila Hooton (President, RCM Students’ Union)

Senate Members

Director

James Williams LVO FRCM (Chair)

Deputy Director

Kevin Porter HonRCM

Artistic Director

Andrew Moore (from March 2025)

Director of Programmes

Dr Diana Salazar

BMus Programme Co-ordinator

Dr Ann van Allen-Russell

Head of Postgraduate Programmes

Professor Mark Bowden

Head of Research

Professor Robert Adlington

Head of Keyboard

Professor Vanessa Latarche FRCM

Head of Strings

Gary Ryan

Head of Woodwind

Marie Lloyd

Head of Brass

Amos Miller

Head of Percussion

David Hockings FRCM

Head of Vocal & Opera

Nicholas Sears FRCM (to April 2025)

Head of Composition

Professor Jonathan Cole FRCM

Head of Historical Performance

Professor Ashley Solomon FRCM

Academic Registrar

Eleanor Taylor HonRCM

Librarian

Peter Linnitt HonRCM

Curator

Professor Gabriele Rossi Rognoni HonRCM

Head of Junior Programmes

Miranda Francis HonRCM

Head of Centre for Performance Science

Professor Aaron Williamon HonRCM

Student Services Manager

Nicola Smith

President of the Students’ Union

Leila Hooton

Elected Members

Dr Christina Guillaumier

Audrey Hyland

Gabrielle Lester FRCM

Dr Ingrid Pearson HonRCM

ORDER OF CEREMONY

Ceremony 1

The audience is requested to stand for the entry of the academic procession

– The Chairman, Lord Black of Brentwood, opens the proceedings

– The Director, James Williams, addresses the assembly

– The Director confers undergraduate degrees and diplomas

– The Director announces special prizes and awards

– The Chairman addresses the assembly

– The President of the Students’ Union, Leila Hooton, offers a vote of thanks

– The Chairman offers his closing remarks and concludes the ceremony

The audience is requested to stand for the exit of the academic procession. Graduates should remain in their places until the academic procession has left the Britten Theatre.

Ceremony 2

The audience is requested to stand for the entry of the academic procession

– The Chairman, Lord Black of Brentwood, opens the proceedings

– The Director, James Williams, addresses the assembly

– The Director confers postgraduate degrees and diplomas

– The Director announces special prizes and awards

– The Chairman addresses the assembly

– The President of the Students’ Union, Leila Hooton, offers a vote of thanks

– The Chairman offers his closing remarks and concludes the ceremony

The audience is requested to stand for the exit of the academic procession. Graduates should remain in their places until the academic procession has left the Britten Theatre.

Ceremony 3

The audience is requested to stand for the entry of the academic procession

– The Chairman, Lord Black of Brentwood, opens the proceedings

– The Director, James Williams, addresses the assembly

– The Director confers postgraduate degrees and diplomas

– The Director announces special prizes and awards

– The Chairman admits to Fellowship of the Royal College of Music

Mr Andrew Ratcliffe

– The Chairman addresses the assembly

– The President of the Students’ Union, Leila Hooton, offers a vote of thanks

– The Chairman offers his closing remarks and concludes the ceremony

The audience is requested to stand for the exit of the academic procession. Graduates should remain in their places until the academic procession has left the Britten Theatre.

Special prizes and awards to be announced

– RCM Accelerate Awards

– Worshipful Company of Musicians Silver Medal

– Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Rose Bowl

– Tagore Gold Medals

Music

Pre-ceremony Music

Liza Rakowska harp

RCM Brass Ensemble

Amos Miller Director

Processional Music

Asher Joyce On the Nature of Inspiration (world premiere)

Recessional Music

Alex Harris Fanfare for a Celebration (world premiere)

Entertainment at the reception provided by Lydia Cochrane, Guy Courtie and Josh Mitchell-Rayner

Each ceremony will be followed by a reception in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall for graduates and guests (tickets are required).

All academic gowns are to be returned to the Recital Hall no later than 5.45pm.

It is illegal to record any performance, or part thereof, unless prior arrangements have been made with the Royal College of Music.

PLATFORM PARTY

Chairman Lord Black of Brentwood

Director

James Williams

Director of Programmes

Dr Diana Salazar

Head of Postgraduate Programmes

Professor Mark Bowden

Head of Research

Professor Robert Adlington

President of the Students’ Union

Leila Hooton

GRADUANDS

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

Certificate of Higher Education

Jimena Eisele Farag (Scholar) Harp

Amy Tashjian Flute

Jude Usborne Piano

Diploma of Higher Education

Kseniia Kalugina Violin

Bachelor of Music with Honours

Sogo Aihara Piano

Sally Kei Aiko Dando Violin

Benjamin Agostinho Machado Araujo (Scholar)

Composition

Molly Frances Arnuk (Scholar) Composition

Isabella Azima Violin

Layla Ballard (Scholar) Cello

Tannaz Beigi (Scholar) Harp

Joseph Berry Viola

Jack Bradley-Buxton (Scholar) French Horn

Hugo Brady (Scholar) Voice

Lucia Breslin Saxophone

Summer Brooks (Scholar) Viola

Ellen Mary Ann Buller (Scholar) Flute

Piotr Burda-Zwoliński Violin

Nadiia Chaichenko Voice

Ching Wai Kiana Chan (Scholar) Violin

Lok Yan Chan Cello

Nok Him Chan (Scholar) Composition & Cello

Oi Lam Chan Violin

Siyu Chen Piano

Shing Hong Chow Violin

Felix Collins (Scholar) Guitar

Brioni Crowe Flute

Mark Dangerfield Guitar & Composition

Annest Mair Davies Harp

Larli Davies (Scholar) Recorder

Amelia Katharine Deering (Scholar) Tenor Trombone

Lin Deng Piano

James Christian Dew Cello

Xinge Dong (Scholar) Piano

Aleksandr Doronin (Scholar) Piano

Sha-Phan Dyer Viola

Imogen Edwards Piano

Leyth Elmani Violin

Ciara Fegan Harp

Samuel Ian Finch Flute & Baroque Flute

Alexander Anthony Franklin Oboe

Samuel Jacob Frith Flute

Amy-Jo Gilbert (Scholar) Violin

Henry Godwin Voice

Lori Grainger Voice

Andrew Amiri Harewood (Scholar) Piano

Connor Jon Hargreaves Clarinet

Ethan Heidel Piano

Adrian Henke (Scholar) Piano

Isaac Holt Trumpet

Hannah Maxima Hoppmann (Scholar) Cello

Jannik Horlitz Voice

Jia Yu Kian Hsu (Scholar) Percussion & Timpani

Chun Max Hui Piano

Hing Ngai Hui (Scholar) French Horn

Cheuk Kin Neo Hung Piano

Juho Hwang (Scholar) Percussion & Timpani

Iok Ip Clarinet

Lewis Isaacs (Scholar) Percussion & Timpani

Hilde Jentsch Violin

Betania Johnny (Scholar) Violin

Hei Tung Kan Harp

Teodoras Kasteckas (Scholar) Violin

Ozgur Deniz Kaya (Scholar) Cello

Cecilia Keiffer (Scholar) Harpsichord

Patricia Khachkalyan Gomes (Scholar) Oboe

Jamie King (Scholar) Bassoon

Lucian Kolar Guitar

Lena Michelle Kolesnikov (Scholar) Violin

Wai Ying Law (Scholar) Violin

Amelia Louise Lawson (Scholar) French Horn

Ivan Lazebnyi (Scholar) Flute

Ethan Lieber (Scholar) Composition

Sin Yee Liew Piano

Yilin Liu Piano

Mariam Loladze-Meredith (Scholar) Piano

Jonathan Eric Lovatt (Scholar) Bass Trombone

Can Lu Piano

Joe Lyndley (Scholar) Bassoon

Annie Catriona MacDonald Voice

Joseph Kunii MacDonald Violin

James Madrilejo Composition

Alina Maries-Reim (Scholar) Cello

Rebecca Marr Viola

Angélique Hélène Juliette Martinet (Scholar) Violin

Finnian Mattingly (Scholar) Composition

Eddie Mead (Scholar) Cello & Historical Cello

Lydia Messam Voice

Sydney Lara Minor Clarinet

Maya Mitra (Scholar) Saxophone

Wing Yeng Mok (Scholar) Piano

Astrid Catherine Ellett Munro (Scholar) Cello

Archie Musselwhite Trumpet

Ka Chung Ng Clarinet

Minh Trang Nguyễn (Scholar) Composition

Harry Nim Violin

Sakurako Angelina Okano Cello

Natasha Oldbury (Scholar) Voice

Charles Payne (Scholar) Percussion & Timpani

Julie April Piggott Violin

Margot Pommellet (Scholar) Flute & Composition

Milligan Power (Scholar) Percussion & Timpani

Maximilian James Pritchard (Scholar) Tenor Trombone

Longdie Qiu Piano

Tia Radix-Callixte (Scholar) Voice

Gwydion Powel Rhys (Scholar) Composition

Georgia Ridehalgh Voice

Anya Blue Robins Violin

Lucy Sanna Ruuskanen Violin

Davide Scafarto Double Bass

Derry Sowinski (Scholar) French Horn

Hannah May Henley Spry (Scholar) French Horn

Kymári Stocks Composition

Maša Stopar (Scholar) Violin

Rebecca Strentz (Scholar) Trumpet

Matthew Alexander Stringer Saxophone & Jazz Saxophone

Jane Annalee Sullivan (Scholar) Oboe

Lars Herman Svartling Stolpe (Scholar) Composition

Stanley Talman Percussion & Timpani

Hollie Tibbotts Flute

Wing Yiu To (Scholar) Violin

I Chiao Tsai Violin

Shu Ting Tung (Scholar) Trumpet

Carys Underwood Cello

Alix Vaillot Szwarc (Scholar) Violin

Zvjezdan Vojvodic (Scholar) Piano

Macie Wallis Violin

Eleanor Rose Whittam (Scholar) Violin

Declan Xavier Wicks Viola

Hok Man Homan Woo (Scholar) Violin

Huiduo Xu Violin

Lok Hei Yeung Piano

Shing Hin Yeung Piano

Xiangye Yuan Piano

Jacky Xiaoyu Zhang (Scholar) Piano & Composition

Kailing Zhang Piano

Sharon Zhou Violin

Jiaqi Zhu Piano

Bachelor of Music with Honours

Taught and assessed jointly by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and the Royal College of Music, in Singapore and London

Natalie Gail Alanguilan Pimentel Clarinet

Erlyn Alexander Violin

Chen Xueer Double Bass

Cui Xuanang Composition

Elisabet Kezia Tandra Piano

Fong Zi Ying Piano

Khor Yee Sing Dizi

Koh Yi Ling, Tizane Double Bass

Koh Yu Jie Erhu

Kuek Jia Xin Double Bass

Mindy Lau Jia Yun Voice

Jazzica Coco Lee Lin Zhuang Voice

Lim Qi Qin Harp

Lin Keqi Clarinet

Liu Zhongyu Clarinet

Li Yichen Erhu

Alyssa Loh Ci-En Composition

Loh Kok Jin Composition

Regina Angelita Setiawan Violin

Randy Tan Chen Howe Percussion

Tan Sheng Rong Percussion

Kevina Tenggara Piano

Elton Teo Kai Jie Cello

Yamakawa Sakura Violin

Bachelor of Education with Honours in

Instrumental & Vocal Teaching

Taught and assessed jointly by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and the Royal College of Music, in Singapore and London

Yuvaarani D/O Balasubramaniam Flute

Olivia Chean Qi Ning Piano

Fang Xinyan Piano

Gu Tianxi Piano

Hui Yiheng, Aaron (Xu Yiheng) Piano

Iola Kanin Iskandar Piano

Freda Lee Ting Violin

Lee Lin Hwa Violin

Lee Shu Wei Piano

Rene Lee Jia Yi Piano

Leng Jiaying Violin

Low Wan Wen, Clara Piano

Cyril Ngai (Wei Zili) Erhu

Ong Yu Ler, Yvette Piano

Vivienne Poh Yu Ting Violin

Tan Ya Hui Eugenia Erhu

Alicia Toh Zhi Qi Flute

Irene Jessica Wibawa Violin

Yam Yu Han, Jovanna Piano

Graduate Diploma in Vocal Performance

Katie Gibson

Sophie Elizabeth Lagden

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN PERFORMANCE

Postgraduate Certificate

Fiachra De Hora (Scholar) Viola

Postgraduate Diploma in Performance

Olivia Da Costa (Scholar) Cello

Alistair Goodwin (Scholar) Bass Trombone

Samuel Harris Voice

Natasha Maria Humphries (Scholar) Violin

Micah Scott Tuba

Heteng Zhang Historical Cello

Master of Performance

David Paul Erik Afzelius Voice

Rasmus Støier Andersen (Scholar) Cello

Robyn Anderson (Scholar) Tenor Trombone

Sofia Bagulho (Scholar) Voice

Louis-Victor Bak (Scholar) Piano

Katherine Bannister (Scholar) Trumpet

Kara Battley (Scholar) Oboe

Theodore Elon Baujard Cello

Lucas Gabriel Boardman (Scholar) French Horn

Sara Helene Bolstad Flute

Zoe Claire Borseth Rasmussen (Scholar) Flute

Matthew Bottaro (Scholar) Flute

Eliott Bougant Violin

Nathan William Breeze (Scholar) Voice

Lily Mo Browne (Scholar) Voice

Simon Carter (Scholar) Voice

Xuanxin Chen Piano

Yuwei Chen Cello

Xiaomin Cheng Voice

Marlene Chevalley Voice

Isanan Chotirosniramit Piano

Adam Clayton Voice

Ucheena Cohen-Shah Trumpet

Lily Dai (Scholar) Cello

Catrin Georgia Davies Clarinet

Susanna Davis (Scholar) Voice

Theodore William Day Voice

Rui Deng Piano

Will Duerden (Scholar) Double Bass

James Emerson Voice

Katherine Farnden (Scholar) Oboe

Wu Fei Voice

Jiayi Feng Bass Trombone

Thomas Findlay (Scholar) French Horn

Charlotte Forknall Voice

Elizabeth Foxley (Scholar) Trumpet

Alexandra Francis Voice

Chun Gan Harp

Xingtian Ge Voice

Zhimiao Geng (Scholar) Contemporary Piano

Aisha Goodman (Scholar) Viola

Molin Han (Scholar) Violin

Alexander Harris (Scholar) French Horn

William Hartley Bassoon

Wenlan He Voice

Philip Leonard Heide (Scholar) Cello

Rianna Henriques Flute

Pau Hernández Santamaría (Scholar) Tenor Trombone

Christian Hoddinott Clarinet

Chian-Chian Hsu Cello

Yihang Hu Bassoon

Yaqiao Huang Voice

Zea Hunt Violin

Thomas Hutchison (Scholar) French Horn

Anthony Ip (Scholar) Viola

Hiroshi Izumiya Piano

Zekun Ji Piano

Shuyang Jia (Scholar) Violin

Zheng Jiang Voice

Clare Juan (Scholar) Cello

Eleanor Kershaw (Scholar) Clarinet

William David Kidner (Scholar) Bassoon

Latchen Kinghorn-Perry Clarinet

Julieta Pérgola Kunik Voice

Jessica Lawley (Scholar) Voice

Clélia Le Bret (Scholar) Cello

Mingxian Li Collaborative Piano

Yiyao Li Collaborative Piano

Penglei Liang Voice

Jiaxi Lin Voice

Xiaolin Lin Piano

Yizhe Lin Collaborative Piano

Congcong Liu Piano

Zhen Liu Voice

Zhimeng Liu (Scholar) Contemporary Piano

Xavier Francis Lowe (Scholar) Historical Cello

Yuxuan Lu Cello

Yu Dan Luo Piano

Francine Maas Historical Violin

Oliver Manning Guitar

Nathan Mansell (Scholar) Tuba

Isabella Marslen (Scholar) Voice

Mira Marton (Scholar) Violin

Ayla Mascarenhas Cello

Sara Matović (Scholar) Historical Violin

Francis David Peter Melville Voice

Benedict Munden (Scholar) Voice

Meggie Murphy (Scholar) Tenor Trombone

Ayane Nakajima (Scholar) Piano

Eoin O’Gorman Trumpet

Laura Pähkel (Scholar) Flute

Jane Park Violin

Erica Paterson Voice

Madeleine Perring Voice

Jasper Perry Clarinet

Clement Pickering (Scholar) Viola

Aurélien Pinchon (Scholar) Cello

Annabelle Pizzey (Scholar) Oboe

Callum Robb (Scholar) Trumpet

Joel Alexander Robson Voice

Samantha Rowe Flute

Elizabeth Mary Russell Oboe

Salvador Sanchez (Scholar) Piano

Vilhelms Patriks Skabardis (Scholar) Percussion & Timpani

Sam Scheer (Scholar) Orchestral Conducting

Edward Simons (Scholar) Tenor Trombone

Kieran Smith (Scholar) Bass Trombone

Ezra Starr Escobar Cello

Thomas Stone (Scholar) Tuba

Yuqi Sun Viola

Natasha Tirzah Sutanto Violin

Cecília Maria Tena García (Scholar) Flute

Theodore Ray Tinkler (Scholar) Historical Cello

Stamatia Tsaroucha (Scholar) Voice

Mawupaynor Tsate (Scholar) Saxophone

Leif Tse (Scholar) Orchestral Conducting

Carlos Villa Contreras (Scholar) Cello

Beatriz Alexandra Gomes Volante (Scholar) Voice

Siyue Wang Piano

Yihan Wang Voice

Emmanuel Webb (Scholar) Violin

Xiaoye Wei Piano

David Wheeler (Scholar) French Horn

Emily Anne Wishart Voice

Fangzheng Xu (Scholar) Marimba

Kaishun Ypsilantis Collaborative Piano

Esther Zaglia (Scholar) Violin

Ziyu Zhou Viola

Haoming Zhu (Scholar) Piano

Tingjun Zhu (Scholar) Percussion & Timpani

Master of Performance

Taught and assessed jointly by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and the Royal College of Music, in Singapore and London

Lai Tin Long Viola

Lin Hao Dizi

Ng Xin-Yu Piano

Xia Wenxuan Dizi

Master of Music in Performance

Emilija Auskalnyte Saxophone

Francis Bamford (Scholar) Voice

Alexia Bergman Cello

Ryan Blankenburg Voice

Kesara Bunayamongkol Cello

Yee Tung Milly Chan Harp

Amber Nicole Correa Violin

Amadea Dazeley-Gaist (Scholar) French Horn

Junchen Huang Trumpet

Byung-Ook Kim Lute

Zala Kravos Piano

Zhi Hsuan Lim Violin

Chingyan Lo Organ

Antoinette Pompe van Meerdervoort Voice

Catherine Mairi Reid (Scholar) Harp

Hannah Seymour (Scholar) Oboe

Mira Steenbrugge Violin

Edward Su Piano

Yuzhe Wang Violin

Maryam Wocial (Scholar) Voice

Yifan Ying Piano

Qintong Zhou Violin

Artist Diploma in Performance

Tommaso Boggian (Scholar) Piano

Mykyta Burzanitsa (Scholar) Piano

Jia Yin Cai Piano

Maxim Harry Calver (Scholar) Cello

Xizong Chen Piano

Hope Rose Penelope Cramsie (Scholar) Guitar

Yiwei Deng Collaborative Piano

Junyang Ding Historical Violin

Morgan Elizabeth Flanigan (Scholar) Piano

Chun Gan Harp

Sofia Gomez Alberto (Scholar) Violin

Annissa Kali Gybel (Scholar) Violin

Junchen Huang Trumpet

Bingbing Jiang Piano

Matthew Lait Tuba

Xin Ze Ian Lim (Scholar) Harp

Yifan Ma Piano

Yuhan Ma Double Bass

Giovanni Melchiori (Scholar) Historical Violin

David Mikić Piano

Jiaxin Min (Scholar) Piano

Rishi Mirchandani (Scholar) Piano

Tze Hin Kelvin Ng Violin

İlayda Deniz Oğuz (Scholar) Piano

Mee-Hyun Park Violin

Sonya Pigot Piano

Irena Maria Josephine Radić Piano

Jingfang Tan Piano

Lingyun Wang Violin

Xiaodong Wang Saxophone

Yuzhe Wang Violin

Zheou Wang Piano

Zephyr Wills (Scholar) Viola

Yinglun Wong (Scholar) Piano

Changyu Yin Piano

Hong Zhan Piano

Hexin Zhang Flute

Ni Zhang Cello

Wei Zhang (Scholar) Violin

Yuying Zhang Cello

Artist Diploma in Opera

Daniel Barrett (Scholar)

Madeline Boreham (Scholar)

Ross Fettes (Scholar)

Samuel James Hird (Scholar)

Georgia Melville (Scholar)

Haeun Mun (Scholar)

Marcus Swietlicki (Scholar)

Peng Tian (Scholar)

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN COMPOSITION

Postgraduate Diploma in Composition

Stéphane Dominicy Composition for Screen

Master of Composition

Johanna Magdalena Brigitte Bernard Composition for Screen

Guntario Sukma Cahyani Composition

Pierre Catherine-Buffet (Scholar) Composition for Screen

Gabrielle Dalsan Composition

Chuyang Huang Composition for Screen

Yutong Jia Composition for Screen

Christopher Marshall Composition for Screen

Matthew Martin (Scholar) Composition

Liberty O’Neill (Scholar) Composition for Screen

Auriane Richard (Scholar) Composition for Screen

Liberty Richardson (Scholar) Composition

Xueqing Sun Composition for Screen

Yaor Jacob (Ya’akov) (Scholar) Composition for Screen

Alisa Zaika Composition

Yi Zeng Composition for Screen

Master of Composition

Taught and assessed jointly by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and the Royal College of Music, in Singapore and London

Colton Camfield Colyer Composition

Master of Music in Composition

Jacques Allen Composition

Margarida Gonçalves (Scholar) Composition

Leif Haley Composition

Błażej Mokrzak (Scholar) Composition for Screen

Simon Pearson Composition for Screen

Yitong Wu Composition for Screen

Artist Diploma in Composition

Georgian Sorin Zlat (Scholar) Composition for Screen

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN MUSIC EDUCATION

Master of Education in Music

Donna Esperanza Díaz Maita

Muhammad Al-Hafiz Dolmat

Allan Martin Herron

Xenia Horne

Zehra Nimet Irem Sayilgan

Yao Xiao

Jingyuan Zhang

Jingyuan Zhao

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN PERFORMANCE SCIENCE

Master of Science in Performance Science

Rudrani Baruah

Katharine Bazalgette

Harvey Brown

Audrey Fitchett

Rebecca Keller

Barnaby Robson

Jeroen Vanbever

Elvira van Groningen

Noi I Wong

Siyangyu Yu

Zeyu Zhang

DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES

Doctor of Philosophy

Nicole Marie Crespo O’Donoghue

Pablo Sarasate across theory and practice: synthesising old and new sources

Benjamin Goodman

Cultural fusion in piano compositions by composers who immigrated to Israel from the Soviet Union and the former Soviet Union

Fanny Guillaume-Castel

‘Noble throughout’: the transformations of the pedal harp in Paris and London, between 1749 and 1811

James Lipka

César Franck’s early piano works: documenting the implicit

Esteban Mariño Garza

The cultural significance of the cittern in Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

Stephen Meyer

A mi violín corneta: the stylistic development of Argentine tango violinists and the social acceptance of tango, 1910–1935

Ning Hui See

How pianists programme lesser-known solo repertoire: an autoethnography through Clara Schumann’s Sonata and interviews with four pianists

Yuki Tampo-Hinton

Concert études for piano in London and Paris from 1835–1847: an investigation of nineteenth-century pianism, technique and texture

Hangrui Zhang

Developing hybridised influences inspired by Japanese pop culture and the art of Wassily Kandinsky through collaborative practice

COMPETITIVE PRIZES

Beethoven Piano Competition

Kendall Taylor Prize (First Prize): Edward Chio

(Second Prize): Seoyun Baek

Chappell Medal Piano Competition

Chappell Medal (First Prize): Mariamna Sherling

Hopkinson Gold Medal and Cyril Smith Prize (Second Prize): Markus Sadler

Hopkinson Silver Medal and Peter Wallfisch Prize (Third Prize): Thomas Luke

Esther Fisher Prize (Best Undergraduate Performance): Markus Sadler

Joan Chissell Schumann Prize for Piano

(First Prize): Radu-Gabriel Stoica

(Joint Second Prize): Misha Kaploukhii & Tin-Lam Ng

Brooks Van der Pump English Song Competition

Awards from the first round of the competition (Best Undergraduate Performance): Hugo Brady

Pianist Awards from the first round of the competition (Best Student Pianist): Viviana Țaga-Radu

First Prize: Daniel Barrett

Second Prize: Carys Davies

Third Prize: Hugo Brady

Pianist First Prize: Jorn Quirijnen

Pianist Second Prize: Irena Radić

Pianist Third Prize: Ethan Heidel

Lieder Competition

Ted Moss and Bertha Taylor-Stach Prize (Singer): Madeleine Perring

Alasdair Graham Pianist Prize: Matthew Clemmet

Lies Askonas Competition

Lies Askonas Prize (First Prize): Charlotte Jane Kennedy

Cuthbert Smith Prize (Second Prize): Ariana Ricci

Third Prize: Zheng Jiang

Titanic Memoriam Prize (Accompanist First Prize): Thomas Luke

Violin Competition

Ian Stoutzker, WH Reed and Stanley Blagrove Prize: Isabell Karlsson

Viola Competition

Viola Prize: Karis Wai Si Lee

Cello Competition

Cello Prize: Floora Valila

Harp Competition

Harp Prize: Annest Davies

Guitar Competition

Guitar Prize: Hill Lee

Solo Brass Competition

Horn Prize: Stefan Grant

Trumpet Prize: Imogen Timmins

Trombone Prize: Jonny Lovatt

Final Prize & Tuba Prize: Archie McVicar

Brass Ensemble Competition

Brass Ensemble Prize: Nex3 (Tom Findlay, Ed Simons, Becky Strentz)

Solo Woodwind Competition

Edward and Helen Hague Senior Woodwind Prize in Memory of Joy Boughton, Eve Kisch, Arthur Somervell and Frederick Thurston: Frank Barr

All Flutes Plus Flute Prize: Samuel Frith

Oboe Prize: Ekaterina Chunikhina

Clarinet Prize: Frank Barr

Howarth of London Bassoon Prize: Will Kidner

Saxophone Competition

The Jane Melber Prize: Rosemary Ball

Cor Anglais Competition

Grimaldi Prize for Overall Winner: Mateus Colares de Souza

Grimaldi Prize for Runner Up: Kara Battley

Woodwind Ensemble Competition

Woodwind Ensemble Prize (in memory of Douglas Whittaker): Specular Reed Quintet (Christian Hoddinott, Mawupaynor Tsate, Hannah Shimwell, Lizzy Russell, William Hartley)

Launchpad Prize (June Emerson Music): Risoluto Quartet (Lucia Breslin, Kezia Lovick-Jones, Paco Lee, Rosemary Ball)

Historical Performance Competition

The Century Fund Prize and The Richard III Prize: Ceci Keiffer

Percussion Competition

Percussion Prize: Lewis Isaacs

Contemporary Music Competition

Performer Prize: Hoi Yin Ng

NOMINATED PRIZES

Harold Darke Prize (Organ): Jake Scicinski

McKenna Prize (Baroque): Samuel Finch

Joy Hockings Prize for Percussion: Tim Dobinson

Southern Percussion Prize: Lewis Isaacs

James Holland Percussion Award: Stan Talman

Zildjian Prize for Percussion: Kian Hsu

Elgar Memorial Prize (Undergraduate Composition): Gwydion Rhys

Andrew Downes Prize (Postgraduate Composition): Deniz Dortok

Joseph Horovitz Prize for Composition for Screen: Yi Zeng

Poppy Holden Prize (Vocal & Opera): Hugo Brady

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

Best Graduate Awards

BEd: Yam Yu Han, Jovanna (Piano)

BMus: Koh Yu Jie (Erhu)

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

All of us at the Royal College of Music extend our heartfelt thanks to our donors and supporters, whose generosity enables us to attract and retain the most talented young musicians from around the world. We are proud to be able to offer financial support to more than 50% of our students.

These scholarships and awards have a tangible impact on the lives of our students, providing access to world-renowned professors, state-of-the-art facilities and unparalleled performance opportunities. Such support fosters a professional and supportive environment where our students can thrive, allowing them to focus on their studies, refine their skills and reach new heights in their musical journeys.

We are immensely grateful for the continued commitment of our supporters, whose contributions played a vital role in securing our position as the top global institution in performing arts for the fourth year in a row (QS World University Rankings 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022), as well as earning the top spot for Music in the QS World University Rankings both in its inaugural year last year, and in 2025.

With the support of our community, we are nurturing exceptional musicians and shaping the musical landscape of the future.

Scholarships and awards 2024–25

Alastair Jackson International Opera Award

Alice Templeton Scholarship

Alida Johnson Award

Amaryllis Fleming Foundation Scholarship

Andrea Bocelli Foundation - Community Jameel Scholarship

Andrew Treagus Scholarship

Anglo-Norse Award

Ann Driver Trust Scholarship

Anne & Brian Wadsworth Scholarship

Anthony Jennings Award

Antonio Brosa Award

Audrey Piggott Award

Audrey Sacher Award

Australian Commonwealth Scholarship

Baring Foundation Award

Basil Coleman Opera Award

Benjamin Britten Piano Fellowship

Bernard Alexander Royle Shore CBE Scholarship

Brooks-Anderson Award

Bruce-Payne Vaseppi Scholarship

C. Bechstein Scholarship

Carne Junior Fellowship

Charles Branchini Scholarship

Charles Richard Sisson Scholarship

Christopher Hogwood Scholarship

Clifton Parker Award

Constant & Kit Lambert Junior Fellowship

Cosmina and Douglas Liversidge Scholarship

Cotes-Burgan Scholarship

Cuthbert Smith Scholarship

Dasha Shenkman Scholarship

David Laing Scholarship

David Young Piano Prize

Derek Butler Scholarship

Douglas and Hilda Simmonds Scholarship

Dr Susan Lim Scholarship

Drapers’ Company Scholarship

Drapers’ de Turckheim Scholarship

Edward and Helen Hague Award

Elizabeth Mary Morgan Award

Elsie Gertrude Martin Scholarship

Emma Rose Scholarship

Evelyn Tarrant Scholarship

Fishmongers’ Colyer-Edwards Bequest Scholarship

Fishmongers’ Company Beckwith Scholarship

Fishmongers’ Company Scholarship

Frederick Cox Award

Frederick Johnston Scholarship

Gandar Dower Scholarship

George Stennett Award

George Thornton Award

Gladys Hay Scholarship

Gordon Calway Stone Scholarship

Graham Brookman Scholarship

Gylla Godwin Scholarship

H R Taylor Charitable Trust Scholarship

Heddy Simpson Award

Helen Marjorie Tonks Scholarship

Herbert Samuel Award

Hilary Fabian & Geoffrey Dellar Award

Hilda Houssart Award

HMD Meyer Violin Prize

Humphrey Searle Scholarship

Ian Evans Lombe Scholarship

Il Circolo Music Award

Ilona Eibenschutz Award

International Music and Art Foundation Scholarship

Irene Hanson Scholarship

Jacqueline Ward Award

James Horner Scholarship

Jane Barker Scholarship

Jean Middlemiss Award

Jenny Marsh Chapman Memorial Scholarship

Jessie Sumner Scholarship

Joan Weller Scholarship

John & Marjorie Coultate Scholarship

John and Sylvia Daughtry Scholarship

John Birch Scholarship

John Nickson & Simon Rew Scholarship in memory of Sir Peter Jonas

Joseph Clover Scholarship

Julia and Hans Rausing Scholarship

Karaviotis Scholarship

Keith Poole Award

Kendall Taylor Scholarship

Kenneth and Violet Scott Scholarship

Kirby Laing Foundation Scholarship

Kiri Te Kanawa Scholarship

Kit and John Gander Award

Knights of the Round Table Award

Koganovitch-Kagan Scholarship

L A Jones Scholarship

L G Harris Trust Scholarship

Lady Ruth Fermoy Award

Leonard Marks Memorial Award

Leopold de Rothschild Scholarship

Leverhulme Arts Scholarships

Linda Beeley Scholarship

Linda Hill Scholarship

London Women’s Clinic Foundation Scholarship

Lotti Masterson Scholarship

Maria Björnson Memorial Fund Award

Marian and Gordon Pell Award

Martin Harris Scholarship

Mary Tindall Scholarship

Mason Award

Michael Quinn Award

Michael Redman Scholarship

Midori Nishiura Scholarship

Mike Rimmer Scholarship

Mills Williams Junior Fellowship

Milstein Medal Award

Mimi Opperby Award

Musicians’ Company Lambert Scholarship

Nancy Wolfers Scholarship

Needley Family Scholarship

Neville Wathen Scholarship

Noël Coward Composition Scholarship

Noel Croucher Scholarship

Norah Popple Award

Oak Foundation Scholarship

Pamela Weston Clarinet Scholarship

Parnassus Scholarship

Peter and Sheila Bennett Scholarship

Petronella Dittmer Scholarship

Pidem Scholarship

Poppy Holden Scholarship

Professor Bernard Nevill Award

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Scholarship

Ray Davies Award

Richard & Susan Jarvis Award

Richard Goulding Scholarship

Richard Newton Scarth Award

Richard Silver Scholarship

Risman Foundation Scholarship

Rivers Symmons Scholarship

Robert Anderson Award

Robert Avery Scholarship

Robert Lancaster Scholarship

Robert McFadzean Whyte Award

Robert Sutherland Award

Roger Phillimore Award

Rose Williams Scholarship

Royal College of Music Pete Handley Award

Russell Race Scholarship

Sergei Kojine Scholarship

Sheila Saam Memorial Scholarship

Sir Gordon Palmer Scholarship

Sir John Stratton Scholarship

Somers-Mountfort Scholarship

South Square Trust Award

Stanbridge Drake-Brockman Scholarship

Stanislawa Kryszek Award

Steinway Scholarship

Stephen Catto Memorial Scholarship

Stephen Roberts Scholarship

Tait Trust Scholarship

The Berkman Family Scholarship

The Big Give Scholarship

The Brian Newbitt Hartley Scholarship

The C H Scholarship

The Charles Colt Scholarship

The Charles Ravel Scholarship

The Charles Stewart Richardson Scholarship for Composition

The Colin and Mimi Watts Scholarship

The David W Patterson Scholarship

The Dennis and Sylvia Forbes Award

The Doctor Knobel Fund

The Frederick and Phyllis Treby Scholarship

The Geoffrey Boyes Memorial Scholarship

The H F Music Award

The Hargreaves and Ball Trust Scholarship

The Headley Trust Scholarship

The Herbert Howells & Thomas Fielden Scholarship

The Houston Family Scholarship

The Ivor Llewellyn Foster Scholarship

The JMC Award

The John Astor Fund

The Johnson Scholarship

The Lawson Bursaries

The Lawson Scholarship

The Linbury Scholarship

The Margaret Mount Scholarship

The Maureen & Harold Adams Scholarship

The New Generation Europe Foundation

Scholarship

The Orpheus Scholarship

The Patrick & Helena Frost Foundation Award

The Pauline Hartley Award

The Ramona and Trevor Swale Scholarship Fund

The Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation Scholarship

The Ruth Keattch Piano Scholarship

The Siow-Furniss Scholarship

The Sir Peter & Lady Walters Scholarship

The Spiller Award

The Stanley Picker Award

The Stephen Stuart-Smith Vocal Award

The Sussex Scholarship

The Victor and Lilian Hochhauser Scholarship

The Victor Dahdaleh Foundation Scholarship

The Wyseliot Scholarship

Theo Max van der Beugel Scholarship

Thomas Llewellyn Cottrell Scholarship

Tiong Kiu King Scholarship

Victoria Robey Scholarship

Vivian Prins Award

Wall Trust Award

Wilkins-Mackerras Award

William Mealings Scholarship

Winifred Law Award

Yvonne Wells Award

Zhenghill Award

We would also like to extend our thanks to those who donate anonymously, and those who have donated to the RCM Scholarships Fund including attendees of the Future Music Gala, supporters of our Big Give Christmas Challenge, and the ABRSM for their support of scholarships and bursaries in 2024–25.

For further information on the RCM Scholarships Fund, please contact the Philanthropy Team on +44 (0)20 7591 4862 or philanthropy@rcm.ac.uk or visit www.rcm.ac.uk/supportascholarship

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