Spring 2013 Events Guide

SPRING EVENTS 2013

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

020 7591 4314 www.rcm.ac.uk

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Events Guide Spring Season 2013 Listings for January – April Diary Out and About Ticket & Booking Information Visiting Us Supporting Us In Brief

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

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

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

RCM Sparks is the RCM’s Learning and Participation programme. It provides opportunities for everyone to make or learn about music at the RCM, regardless of musical ability. For more information about all the RCM Sparks activities this term please see www.rcm.ac.uk/sparks. The RCM is grateful to the David Ross Foundation, lead supporter of RCM Sparks.

RCM Friends events To find out more about becoming an RCM Friend see page 32.

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

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

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

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

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WELCOME TO A NEW SPRING SEASON AT THE RCM! What better way to start the New Year than with two concerts based on Stravinsky’s musical revolution – The Rite of Spring. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of its riotous premiere, we perform the full orchestral work and offer the rare opportunity to hear his original sketched version for piano four hands.

Piano takes centre stage, too, in Planet Piano – a five-day keyboard festival featuring music from around the world. At its heart is a masterclass with András Schiff.

We’re delighted to welcome back two remarkable musicians to lead our orchestral programme this season. Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts the RCM Symphony Orchestra in works by Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, while Sir Roger Norrington leads performances with the RCM Classical Orchestra. Following his magnificent appearance conducting RCM musicians at the BBC Proms this summer, we’re delighted Norrington will be tackling two of the great manuscripts housed here at the RCM – Mozart’s Piano Concerto K 491 and Haydn’s Armida overture.

National identity and the music that helps to define it is a theme we explore through our Awakenings chamber series and our cello festival Bohemian Dreams.

This latter two-day celebration focuses on one of the most famous works written for the cello – Dvo˘rák’s concerto in B minor – which will be brought to life through a series of masterclasses with Natalie Clein and Johannes Goritzki, as well as a concert performance by one of our own star cellists.

The music of Steve Reich features in two programmes in February – Different Trains for string quartet and tape, and Tehillim, a setting of Hebrew psalms for four singers and accompanying chamber ensemble. The theme of song continues with Journeying Boys, an innovative programme devised by BBC Radio 3 presenter Iain Burnside, which features the music of Britten’s Les Illuminations and highlights the colourful story of French poet, Rimbaud.

Elsewhere, we celebrate the music of Lutoslawski in conjunction with the Philharmonia Orchestra series Woven Words, the Baroque Ensemble and RCM Chamber Choir present a delightful evening of Bach Cantatas, and to round off the season, we join forces with the London Handel Festival for a fully-staged performance of Handel’s great opera Imeneo, with its message of honour and duty.

We look forward to seeing you.

Stephen Johns | Artistic Director

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DIARY WEDNESDAY 9 JANUARY Vocal Masterclass with Edith Wiens 2.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

The Rite of Spring for four hands 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 5 for details

THURSDAY 10 JANUARY RCM Chamber Music 1.05pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Action and perception in performance: An ecological approach

Publicity photo of Dame Ethel Smyth taken from the RCM Collections

5.15pm

7 JANUARY – 22 MARCH

East Parry Room

Luke Windsor University of Leeds

London Calling RCM Museum

This season’s special exhibition in the RCM Museum showcases the vibrancy of London’s musical life. Through a variety of items from the RCM’s collections, you will be able to explore the life and works of composers and musicians who were attracted to London from around the country and overseas. There will be a special feature on the RCM itself, highlighting its place at the heart of London’s musical life throughout the 20th century.

Performers don’t make music in isolation: how do their surroundings (both animate and inanimate) afford and constrain creative behaviour?

Part of the Grove Forum series Free but tickets required

The Rite of Spring for orchestra 6.00pm

London’s musical life is also celebrated in two special concerts held in the RCM Museum – an exploration of the Early Music Revival on Monday 25 February (see page 18), and Italian violinists in 18th-century London on Monday 18 March (see page 26).

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 5 for details

MONDAY 14 JANUARY The RCM Museum is open Tuesday to Friday, 11.30am – 4.30pm, and admission is free. 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/visit/museum

Percussion Showcase 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Free but tickets required

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk TUESDAY 15 JANUARY RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 16 JANUARY RCM Chamber Music Recital Hall

1.05pm

Free but tickets required

RCM Swing Band: the Golden Age 7.30pm

Recital Hall

The RCM Swing Band performs a show-stopping concert of hits from the Swing era, including numbers by Benny Goodman, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 17 JANUARY Singing between the notes: Performing strophic song 5.15pm

East Parry Room

Amanda Glauert, Norbert Meyn & Alban Coombs RCM RCM researchers discuss how to mix lyrical, epic and dramatic elements in the strophic songs of Beethoven and Schubert.

Grove Forum Plus Free but tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

FRIDAY 18 JANUARY Double bass Masterclass with Dan Styffe 2.00pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

The Rite of Spring Despite famously causing a near-riot at its Parisian premiere in 1913, Igor Stravinsky’s ballet score The Rite of Spring achieved rapid success as a concert piece and soon became recognised as one of the most influential musical works of the 20th century.

In celebration of its 100th anniversary, these two special concerts offer up the chance to hear the work in both its symphonic form and its fourhand version for piano, arranged by the composer himself.

WEDNESDAY 9 JANUARY

THURSDAY 10 JANUARY

The Rite of Spring for four hands

The Rite of Spring for orchestra

6.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

6.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy piano

RCM Philharmonic Martin André conductor

Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

Tickets: £5

Tickets: £5, £8

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Chamber Spotlight Britten Theatre

7.30pm

Oxana Shevchenko piano Katherine Crompton soprano Sacconi Quartet with Amy Tress, Joseph Devalle, Sophie Stanley & Zoë Saubat Chopin

Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante op 22 Stravinsky Three movements from Petrushka Schubert, Schumann & Wolf Lieder Mozart, Smetana & Massenet Operatic extracts Mendelssohn Octet in E flat major op 20 Our chamber music showcase series gives some of our very best performers the chance to shine in the stunning surroundings of the Britten Theatre. This concert features Mendelssohn’s lively Octet and movements from Stravinsky’s popular ballet Petrushka arranged for piano.

Tickets: £5, £8 Sacconi Quartet

MONDAY 21 JANUARY RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 23 JANUARY RCM Chamber Music 1.05pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 24 JANUARY Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop 5.30pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 22 JANUARY RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Britten Theatre

See panel above for details

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Film Music 7.30pm

Chamber Spotlight 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Student Film Orchestra Led by the RCM Students’ Association, the RCM Student Film Orchestra performs popular hits from the film industry as well as an original score by an RCM composer.

Free but tickets required.

Woodwind Chamber Concert 7.30pm

Recital Hall

Simon Channing director

THURSDAY 24 JANUARY Episodic and semantic memory for music 5.15pm

East Parry Room

Andrea Halpern Bucknell University USA & University of London Andrea Halpern discusses a paradox: new melodies are hard to learn, but familiar music is easy to retrieve from memory.

Part of the Grove Forum series

Programme to include works by Verdelot, Fritsch, Purcell, Susato and Barber.

Free but tickets required

FRIDAY 25 JANUARY Tuba Masterclass with Peter Smith 2.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

Saxophone Masterclass with David Brutti 3.00pm

East Parry Room

Free but tickets required

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk SUNDAY 27 JANUARY to MONDAY 28 JANUARY

Bohemian Dreams: Dvor˘ák and the Cello For this thrilling two-day festival we welcome a number of very special guests – including BBC Young Musicians of the Year Natalie Clein and Laura van der Heijden – for a celebration of the cello.

On day one, we explore Dvořák’s famous Cello Concerto through a series of events, culminating in a performance by star RCM cellist Eun Cho, winner of the RCM Dvořák Cello Concerto Competition. Day two offers audiences the fascinating opportunity to explore the context of Dvořák’s masterpiece, with a host of events focusing on chamber works by his countrymen and contemporaries.

Presented in association with the London Cello Society.

Tickets: £25 for the whole festival. Tickets for individual events are available. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/dvorak

SUNDAY 27 JANUARY

Day one: Dvor˘ák cello concerto

Natalie Clein

MONDAY 28 JANUARY

Day two: Janá˘cek, Dvo˘rák and Brahms

10.30am, Morning Masterclass

10.00am, Morning Masterclass

Exploring Movements I and II of the concerto with Natalie Clein.

Exploring a variety of cello repertoire with Johannes Goritzki.

1.00pm, Lunchtime Concert

1.00pm, Lunchtime Concert

An informal recital of pieces by Dvořák and other composers.

Janᢠcek’s two string quartets, performed by leading RCM musicians.

2.00pm, Afternoon Masterclass

3.30pm, Chamber Music Class

Exploring Movement III of the concerto with Johannes Goritzki.

Exploring the two Janá˘cek string quartets with Pavel Fischer.

4.30pm, Forum

6.30pm, Evening Concert

With Jonathan Del Mar, editor of Bärenreiter’s new critical edition of the concerto.

Johannes Goritzki cello Julian Jacobson piano

6.30pm, Evening Concert

Brahms Janáček Dvořák Martinů

RCM Symphony Orchestra Mark Messenger conductor Laura van der Heijden cello* Eun Cho cello** Dvořák Klid (Silent Woods)* Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor op 104**

Cello Sonata no 2 in F major op 99 Pohádka (Fairy Tale) Rondo in G minor op 94 Variations on a theme by Rossini H 290

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TUESDAY 29 JANUARY

TUESDAY 29 JANUARY

Bohemian Dreams: Dvor˘ák and the Cello

Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki

6.00pm

Various times and venues

10.00am

See page 7 for details

Inner Parry Room

RCM Chamber Music Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

MONDAY 28 JANUARY Bohemian Dreams: Dvor˘ák and the Cello

Piano Masterclass with Staffan Scheja Recital Hall

10.00am

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY Poulenc Anniversary Various times

Inner Parry Room

See panel below

Various times and venues

See page 7 for details

Piano music from Sweden with Staffan Scheja 12.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Francis Poulenc

WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY

Poulenc Anniversary These two chamber concerts focus on solos, duos, songs and chamber music by Francis Poulenc, who died exactly 50 years ago on 30 January 1963. Before our second concert, the RCM’s resident Poulenc expert David Kirby introduces the music of one of the 20th century’s most compellingly contradictory figures.

Free but tickets required

Between the Wars 1.05pm

Inner Parry Room

Simon Channing director Poulenc Sonata for two clarinets Promenades for piano L'Invitation au château for clarinet, violin and piano Tel jour, telle nuit for baritone and piano

Pre-concert talk with David Kirby 6.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Music for Woodwind 7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Poulenc Rapsodie nègre for flute, clarinet, string quartet and baritone Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano Sextet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano Flute, clarinet and oboe sonatas

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk THURSDAY 31 JANUARY

THURSDAY 31 JANUARY

FRIDAY 1 FEBRUARY

Simulating and Stimulating Performance

Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop

Harp Masterclass with Marisa Robles

5.15pm

5.30pm

2.00pm

East Parry Room

Aaron Williamon RCM Aaron Williamon presents new research from the RCM Centre of Performance Science, including recent studies of performance anxiety and the RCM’s new Performance Simulator. Hosted in collaboration with the Exhibition Road STEAM Talks series.

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

Four Fanfares and a Symphony 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel below for details

Part of the Grove Forum series

THURSDAY 31 JANUARY

Four Fanfares and a Symphony 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Brass Ensemble Nigel Black director R Strauss

Festmusik der Stadt Wien Fanfare zur Eröffnung der Musikwoche der Stadt Wien Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare Richard Bissill A 75th Birthday Fanfare Gunther Schuller Symphony for brass and percussion op 16 The latest concert from the RCM Brass Ensemble offers up a real treat: three thrilling fanfares composed by Richard Strauss for his beloved Vienna, including one for the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Also on the bill is a fanfare for the 75th birthday of another great orchestra: the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and a virtuosic symphonic work by the great composer, conductor and jazz musician Gunther Schuller.

Tickets: £5

Opera Scenes 5.30pm

Britten Theatre

This selection of favourite operatic scenes – intimately staged with piano accompaniment – offers a fascinating glimpse of singers at an early stage of their musical development.

Tickets: £5

Free but tickets required

East Parry Room

Free but tickets required

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DIARY MONDAY 4 FEBRUARY RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 5 FEBRUARY Awakenings 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

See page 12 for details

WEDNESDAY 6 FEBRUARY

7.30pm Purcell Room, Southbank Centre

See page 11 for details

RCM Chamber Music Inner Parry Room

1.05pm

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 5 FEBRUARY Viola Masterclass with Predrag Katanic

Woven Words: RCM Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm

Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Free but tickets required

5.15pm

East Parry Room

Jacqueline Ross demonstrates the challenges involved in adapting Schubert’s Trockne Blumen flute variations for violin. Topics include 19th-century string performance practice and interpretation of autograph scores.

Part of the Grove Forum series Free but tickets required

See page 11 for details

Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop

Baroque Cello Masterclass with Jonathan Manson 10.00am

Creative Performance through the Historical Lens Jacqueline Ross Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Woven Words: Four Quartets

10.00am

THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY

5.30pm

Durrington Room

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARY

Journeying Boys 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

RCM singers Iain Burnside director Programme to include: Britten Les Illuminations (selections) plus other settings of Arthur Rimbaud Music, poetry and theatre come together in a colourful evening of song, celebrating the life and work of one of history’s most fascinating characters: the 19th century French poet Arthur Rimbaud.

Devised and directed by BBC Radio 3 presenter and renowned pianist Iain Burnside, the programme includes settings of Rimbaud and his contemporaries, and features at its heart extracts from the song cycle Les Illuminations by centenary composer Benjamin Britten. Each vocal work will be brought to life by readings of letters and diary extracts.

Created in collaboration with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Tickets: £8 Arthur Rimbaud

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Witold Lutoslawski © Peter Nall

Woven Words: “Music begins where words end” In 2013 the RCM and the Philharmonia Orchestra are joining forces for Woven Words: “Music begins where words end”. This festival commemorates the centenary of the birth of Witold Lutoslawski, one of the century’s most influential musical voices.

Find out more at www.philharmonia.co.uk/lutoslawski

RCM at the Southbank Our two Southbank Centre concerts provide a fascinating chance to hear Lutosławski’s music alongside the music that he loved. The first concert has at its heart Lutosławski’s stunningly radical and hugely influential String Quartet. Then our orchestral concert features Lutosławski’s Symphony no 3 – described by its first reviewer as “a masterwork to stand beside masterpieces by Bartók, Prokofiev and Shostakovich”– alongside attractive French vignettes by Claude Debussy and Albert Roussel.

Chamber Concerts at the RCM The first of our two RCM chamber concerts presents Lutosławski’s piano music in the context of Chopin, Debussy and Ligeti, while the second features an unbroken sequence of Lutosławski’s magical miniatures.

WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY Piano Music 6.00pm

MONDAY 4 FEBRUARY Four Quartets 7.30pm

Purcell Room, Southbank Centre

Szymanowski Ligeti Roussel Lutosławski

String String String String

Quartet no 1 in C major op 37 Quartet no 1 Quartet in D major op 45 Quartet

Free but tickets required

Chopin Debussy Lutosławski Lutosławski Szymanowski Ligeti

RCM Recital Hall

Etudes Etudes L 136 Two Studies for piano Bukoliki for piano Mazurkas op 50 Etudes

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH Duos and Fanfares

WEDNESDAY 6 FEBRUARY RCM Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm

Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre

Franck Ollu conductor Lutosławski Debussy Lutosławski Roussel

Jeux vénitiens Nocturnes Symphony no 3 Bacchus and Ariane, Suite no 2

6.00pm

Free but tickets required Tickets: £9, £12, £15

RCM Recital Hall

Lutosławski Mini overture for brass quintet Fanfare for CUBE for brass quintet and percussion Partita for violin and piano Epitaph for oboe and piano Subito for violin and piano Grave. Metamorphoses for cello and piano Dance Preludes for clarinet in B flat and piano

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Copland

Erkki-Sven Tüür

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Janác˘ ek

Awakenings This Tuesday series of chamber music concerts explores the notion that music is at the root source of our identity, and is as individual and powerful as our spoken languages. Over the three week series, we present heartfelt works from composers who desired to express, establish and develop a local and deep-rooted voice within the classical music traditions.

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 5 FEBRUARY

TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY

America

Norway and Denmark

6.00pm

William Schuman Copland Barber Amy Beach

Inner Parry Room

Quartettino for saxophone quartet Nocturne for clarinet and piano Sonata op 6 for cello and piano Trio In A minor op 150

6.00pm

Grieg Kvandal Nielsen

Inner Parry Room

Cello Sonata in A minor op 36 Quintet op 34 Serenata in vano FS 68

TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY

Bohemia

Finland, Estonia and Poland 1.05pm

Lutosławski Erkki-Sven Tüür Esa-Pekka Salonen Górecki

1.05pm Inner Parry Room

String Quartet Architectonics I for piano Concert Etude for solo horn Four preludes for piano op 1

Janáček Martin° u Dvořák

Inner Parry Room

Dumka for violin and piano JW VII/4 Dumka no 1 H 249 ‘Contemplation’ Dumka no 2 H 250 Trio in E minor op 90 ‘Dumky’

TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY Hungary 6.00pm

Kodály Duo for violin and cello op 7 Dohnányi Sextet in C major op 37

Inner Parry Room

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARY Clarinet Masterclass with Einar Johannesson 2.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Cello Masterclass with Nicholas Jones 2.00pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

Journeying Boys 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

See page 10 for details

FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARY – SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY

MONDAY 11 FEBRUARY

London International Piano Symposium

1.05pm

RCM Chamber Music Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Various times and venues

Participants include: Sofya Gulyak piano Jeanetta Laurence Associate Director, Royal Ballet Roger Kneebone Professor of Surgical Education, Imperial College This three-day symposium focuses on the art and science of piano performance, and includes recitals, lectures, papers and workshops by distinguished researchers and practitioners. As part of the symposium, Sofya Gulyak gives a solo recital at 4.30pm on Sunday 10 February that includes Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy.

For full details and enquiries see www.londoninternationalpianosympo sium.co.uk

Edinburgh Quartet 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Edinburgh Quartet Amanda Morrison soprano Ingrid Pearson clarinet Programme to include: Graham Hair Ecstasy and Enlightenment Timothy Salter Clarinet Quintet Bridge Three Idylls Tickets: £5

An independent promotion by the London International Piano Symposium Tickets: £50 (£25 students) per day, £15 (£10) for the Sofya Gulyak solo recital

Michael Burritt

WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY

Percussion Showcase with Michael Burritt 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Charismatic American composer-performer Michael Burritt, one of the world’s most in-demand virtuoso percussionists, visits the RCM for a week of teaching and performance. This event sees Michael joining forces with leading RCM performers for a concert of his own entertaining compositions.

Tickets: £5

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DIARY TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY Awakenings 1.05pm & 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

See page 12 for details

WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY RCM Chamber Music 1.05pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

Percussion Showcase with Michael Burritt 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 13 for details

THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY

RCM Philharmonic in a day 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Philharmonic Graham Ross conductor Joo Yeon Sir violin Khachaturian Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (from Suite no 2) Schnittke Violin Concerto no 1 Khachaturian Gayane: Sabre Dance This Valentine’s Day you can enjoy the thrill of spontaneous musicmaking, as two of the UK’s most outstanding young musicians join forces with the RCM Philharmonic for a special all-Russian programme, put together in less than 24 hours.

First, we offer an unmissable chance to hear RCM Concerto Competition winner (and YouTube star) Joo Yeon Sir perform Schnittke’s powerful and dramatic Violin Concerto, strongly influenced by Shostakovich.

Joining her on the platform is rising star conductor Graham Ross, who in 2010 at the age of just 24 made his Proms debut and was appointed as Director of Music at Clare College, Cambridge. He directs two favourite ballet extracts by Aram Khachaturian – if you don’t recognise their names you’ll certainly recognise the tunes of these much-loved pieces.

Free but tickets required

Highlights Participatory Events Lectures & Seminars Masterclasses & Workshops Chamber Music Series RCM Box Office 020 7591 4314

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY RCM Chamber Music 1.05pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Chopin and Urtext East Parry Room

5.15pm

Paweł Kami´nski Foundation for National Publication of Chopin’s Works, Poland A leading editor of Chopin’s piano music, Pawel Kami´ nski discusses the reasons for differences between Urtexts, how to choose a good one, and how to read it.

Part of the Grove Forum series Free but tickets required

FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop 5.30pm

Durrington Room

Great Exhibitionists

Free but tickets required

Various times and venues

RCM Philharmonic in a day

Drawing on the pioneering spirit of the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, Great Exhibitionists is a series of innovative concerts devised and presented exclusively by RCM students.

6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 14 for details

Ghosts A three movement suite for iPhone quintet

FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY

Deconstructed Bringing together wine tasting and contemporary music

Great Exhibitionists Various times and venues

Underground Sonata Sounds and images from the depths of London

See right panel for details UrgentStimulation Sounds emerge from an unidentified object placed within the audience

Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe 10.30am & 3.00pm

East Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Sound Installation Experience the RCM as you’ve never heard it before Visit www.rcm.ac.uk/greatexhibitionists closer to the time for details of this one-day extravaganza of the experimental and the entertaining…

Free but tickets required

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TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY

THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY

Harpsichord Masterclass with Ketil Haugsand

Chamber Music Class with Ketil Haugsand

Pulse Fiction: RCM Sparks Composition Workshop

10.00am

10.00am

1.00pm

East Parry Room

This masterclass is supported by Dasha Shenkman in memory of her mother, Belle Shenkman, who was a great supporter of the arts.

Free but tickets required

Durrington Room

See page 28 for details

Lunchtime Concert with Ketil Haugsand

Crees Lecture: Chaconne à son goût

1.05pm

5.15pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

ExplorEnsemble 7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Awakenings 1.05pm & 6.00pm

See panel below for details

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

Inner Parry Room

See page 12 for details

Inner Parry Room

Robin Stowell Cardiff University Performing J S Bach’s Ciaccona BWV 1004 has often been likened to climbing Everest. Most violinists sense the dangers and treat the work with profound respect. But there are other viable approaches, as Professor Robin Stowell proposes.

From the Soundhouse 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Part of the Grove Forum series

See page 17 for details

WEDNESDAY 20 FEBRUARY RCM Chamber Music 1.05pm

Free but tickets required

Variable Geometry 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 17 for details

West Parry Room

Free but tickets required

MONDAY 18 FEBRUARY

ExplorEnsemble 7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Nicholas Moroz and Arne Gieshoff directors Berio Laurence Osborne Louis d'Heudieres William Cole Nicholas Moroz Haris Kittos *world premiere

Linea Attacca New work* New work* New work* New work*

“Exciting and coherent… oddly enthralling… fascinating… fresh and experimental…” is how one reviewer summed up ExplorEnsemble’s debut concert in 2012. Now the ensemble is back for more adventures in sound, featuring fresh collaborations between RCM composers and performers.

Free but tickets required Haris Kittos

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk Steve Reich

Steve Reich Following last year’s hit performance of Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians, this year we offer up rare performances of two more of Reich’s most engaging and influential works: Different Trains and Tehillim, both exploring Reich’s Jewish heritage.

TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY

THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY

From the Soundhouse 7.30pm

Variable Geometry Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Steve Reich Different Trains Camilo Mendez San Juan Plegaria Muda Javier Alvarez Negro Fuego y Cruzado “From the Soundhouse” is the RCM’s acclaimed series of concerts featuring works for live instruments and electronics. At the heart of this concert is Different Trains for string quartet and tape, which explores reminiscences of train journeys before, during and after World War II, including the trains that transported Jews to Nazi concentration camps.

7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Jean-Philippe Calvin conductor John Adams Louis Andriessen Raquel G Thomas Steve Reich

Chamber Symphony Workers Union New work (world premiere) Tehillim

This programme of minimalist masterpieces includes two seminal works: Louis Andriessen’s Workers Union, scored for “any loud-sounding group of instruments”, and Reich’s stunning Tehillim, a joyous setting of four Hebrew psalms for four female voices and large ensemble.

Tickets: £5, £8 Tickets: £5, £8

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Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY – SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY Discover Carmen: RCM Sparks Family Weekend 11.00am

Oboe Masterclass with Jacques Tys 2.00pm

Royal Albert Hall & RCM Recital Hall

Woven Words: Piano Music 6.00pm

Recital Hall

See page 11 for details

See page 28 for details

Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts Rachmaninov

MONDAY 25 FEBRUARY

7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 19 for details

RCM Chamber Music

RCM Big Band: the Modern Masters 7.30pm

6.00pm Recital Hall

Mark Armstrong director The RCM Big Band performs a show-stopping programme of hits from the post World War II era.

Free but tickets required

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY

The Early Music Revival in London in the late 19th century

Building the teenage voice between the classroom and the concert

6.00pm

5.15pm

RCM Museum

The special concert uses three instruments from the RCM Museum’s collection to explore the Early Music Revival in London in the late 19th century: the c1685 Keene spinet owned by Grove; the 1894 clavichord made by Dolmetsch; and the 1773 Kirkman harpsichord owned by Carl Engel and A J Hipkins.

East Parry Room

Keith Ford Kingston University Pianist and composer Keith Ford speaks on how he brings together musicians with different skills, values and tastes in neighbourhood concerts.

Part of the Grove Forum series Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop 5.30pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

Woodwind Chamber Concert 7.30pm

Recital Hall

Nielsen

Highlights Participatory Events Lectures & Seminars Masterclasses & Workshops Chamber Music Series RCM Box Office 020 7591 4314

Wind Quintet op 43 FS 100 Beethoven Serenade in D major op 25 for flute, violin and cello Spohr Grand Nonetto in F major op 31 RCM musicians are joined by flautist Jaime Martin for this evening concert of woodwind chamber music.

Free but tickets required

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk Vladimir Ashkenazy

WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY

Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts Rachmaninov 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Symphony Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Oxana Shevchenko piano

Pre-concert talk with Alexander Ivashkin 6.30pm

RCM Museum

Free to concert ticket holders

Prokofiev Piano Concerto no 2 in G minor op 16 Rachmaninov Symphony no 2 in E minor op 27 This unmissable concert promises to be one of the highlights of the London calendar.

Following his spectacular appearance at the RCM in 2010, we’re thrilled to be welcoming back Principal Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Laureate to the Philharmonia Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy.

In this Russian themed programme he directs the RCM Symphony Orchestra in one of Rachmaninov’s most popular and best loved works, his sublime and lushly orchestrated Second Symphony. Also on the bill is Prokofiev’s widely intense and technically formidable second Piano Concerto performed by star RCM pianist Oxana Shevchenko.

Tickets: £10, £15

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

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FRIDAY 1 MARCH

Bach Cantatas 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Ashley Solomon conductor RCM Baroque Orchestra RCM Chamber Choir

“The performances were exquisite. Bliss from start to finish”

Programme to include: J S Bach Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140 J S Bach Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn BWV 119

Tim Ashley from the Guardian on the RCM Baroque Orchestra’s performance at the BBC Proms this summer.

Head of Historical Performance Ashley Solomon conducts the RCM Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir in a glorious programme of baroque classics. A highlight of the evening is J S Bach’s cantata Sleepers Wake, based on the well-known Lutheran church chorale Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme.

Tickets: £8, £10

Ashley Solomon

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk © Julien Feltrin

WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH

Winds of Heaven Inner Parry Room

1.05pm

Julien Feltrin director Christopher Fox Emanuele Casale Fulvio Caldini Daniel Teruggi Jacob ter Veldhuis Michael Levinas

Winds of Heaven for amplified tenor recorder 5: for flute, clarinet and tape Fade Control for flute, bassoon, oboe and piano Gestes anciens for recorder quartet and tape Heartbreakers for saxophone quartet, tape and video Arsis et Thésis ou la chanson du souffle for amplified bass flute

Recorder virtuoso and RCM professor Julien Feltrin presents a cutting-edge concert blending live woodwind sounds, electronics and video.

Free but tickets required

FRIDAY 1 MARCH

WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH

Bach Cantatas 7.30pm

Winds of Heaven

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

1.05pm

Inner Parry Room

See panel above for details

See page 20 for details

SATURDAY 2 MARCH

Woven Words: Duos and Fanfares

RCM Junior Department Chamber Music Concert

6.00pm

5.30pm

Recital Hall

See page 11 for details

Recital Hall

THURSDAY 7 MARCH TUESDAY 5 MARCH

RCM Sparks Lunchtime Concert for Schools

Violin Masterclass with Leonid Kerbel

1.05pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

A Young Person’s Guide to Orchestral Playing 5.15pm

East Parry Room

Robin O’Neill & Amy Blier-Carruthers RCM

Free but tickets required

10.00am

THURSDAY 7 MARCH

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

The RCM Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington and presenter Rachel Leach offer a vibrant guide to Mozart’s well-known Piano Concerto K 491 and Brahms’ melodic Symphony no 4. All schools booking receive a specially written teacher resource pack and free CD to accompany this concert.

Key Stage 2 school parties only Supported by the Ernest Cook Trust Free but tickets required

There are few more exciting sounds in the world than an orchestra playing great music with commitment, passion and sensitivity. This Grove Forum includes discussions with leaders in the field to ascertain the foundations of good orchestral playing.

Grove Forum Plus Free but tickets required

Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop 5.30pm

Durrington Room

Free but tickets required

Norrington conducts Mozart and Brahms 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 22 for details

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THURSDAY 7 MARCH

Norrington conducts Mozart and Brahms 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Classical Orchestra Sir Roger Norrington conductor Haydn Overture: Armida Hob. XVIII:12 Mozart Piano Concerto in C minor K 491 Brahms Symphony no 4 in E minor op 98 Following his magnificent appearance conducting RCM musicians at the BBC Proms this summer, we’re delighted to welcome back Sir Roger Norrington to conduct the RCM Classical Orchestra.

The first half of this programme showcases two pieces that are very special to the RCM. The original manuscripts of Haydn’s sparkling Armida overture and Mozart’s divine Piano Concerto K 491 are both held in the RCM’s Library: two jewels in the crown of the RCM’s world-famous collections. Both manuscripts will be on display, offering audiences the rare chance to see these extraordinary and inspiring objects.

After the interval, we offer up a real treat in the shape of Norrington’s thrillingly unique, historically informed interpretation of Brahms’s final symphonic masterpiece: the lyrical and intense Symphony no 4, which takes listeners on a dramatic journey, ending with the famous last movement, based on the ancient form of the passacaglia.

The 2013 Rod Williams Memorial Concert.

Tickets: £10, £15

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

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk

Planet Piano

SUNDAY 10 MARCH Piano Masterclass with András Schiff 4.00pm

Our ever-popular annual keyboard festival is back! This year we take you around the world, with a series of events featuring piano, organ and harpsichord music taken from the four corners of the earth.

All events apart from the András Schiff masterclass are free, no ticket required.

For information see www.rcm.ac.uk/planetpiano

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

For the centrepiece of our Planet Piano festival, we’re thrilled to welcome András Schiff, one of today’s truly great global artists. This masterclass provides an unmissable opportunity to witness him giving inspiration to the stars of tomorrow.

This masterclass is supported by Dasha Shenkman in memory of her mother, Belle Shenkman, who was a great supporter of the arts.

Tickets: £8

FRIDAY 8 MARCH MONDAY 11 MARCH

60 Minutes 11.00am, 1.00pm & 3.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

All day long you can drop into our concert hall to hear a series of one-hour recitals from pianists studying at our partner institutions around the world.

Ligeti at 90 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

L’invitation au voyage 1.05pm

RCM pianists and singers join forces for a concert of song, based on the theme of journey and voyage.

Excursions around Europe 6.00pm

We celebrate the 90th anniversary of the birth of György Ligeti with a performance of his Piano Etudes, which draw on influences as diverse as African percussion, American jazz and European classical music.

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

West Parry Room

This organ recital takes in music from around the continent.

TUESDAY 12 MARCH SATURDAY 9 MARCH

Competitions: How to make use of them

Jazz Journeys

10.00am

7.00pm

A talk by Dr Gustav Alink, considered to be the world’s leading authority on international piano competitions.

College Hall, 220-238 Goldhawk Road W12 9PL

An evening of jazz in the informal surroundings of the RCM’s newly refurbished halls of residence.

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

International Piano Competition Forum

SUNDAY 10 MARCH

11.30am

Around the World on 88 keys

Continuing this morning’s theme, Dr Gustav Alink leads a round table discussion on the pros and cons of the piano competition world.

10.00am to 3.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Our annual keyboard music marathon features an entertaining programme of music for piano and harpsichord. On the bill will be favourite pieces from around the musical world. Our doors will be open all day, so drop in for ten minutes or stay for hours!

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

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MONDAY 11 MARCH

Planet Piano Various times

Composers’ concert Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 23 for details

Flute Masterclass with Karin de Fleyt 2.00pm

WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

6.00pm

Handel Imeneo

East Parry Room

A showcase of works by RCM composers.

7.00pm

Britten Theatre

See page 25 for details

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 14 MARCH

Handel Imeneo

7.00pm

Handel Imeneo

7.00pm

Britten Theatre

Britten Theatre

See page 25 for details See page 25 for details

FRIDAY 8 MARCH – SUNDAY 10 MARCH RCM Sparks Singin’ in the Rain film music course 5.30pm

Royal Albert Hall & RCM Studios

FRIDAY 15 MARCH

TUESDAY 12 MARCH Planet Piano Various times

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Horn Masterclass with Andrew Bain 9.00am

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

See page 23 for details

See page 28 for details

SATURDAY 9 MARCH Planet Piano Various times and venues

See page 23 for details

RCM Junior Department Concert Platform 5.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Trumpet Masterclass with Florian Klingler 10.00am

East Parry Room

This masterclass is supported by Dasha Shenkman in memory of her mother, Belle Shenkman, who was a great supporter of the arts.

Free but tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 1.05pm

Tickets: £5

SATURDAY 16 MARCH RCM Junior Department Sound Moves 4.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Now in its 14th year, this collaboration features dance’s and choreographers from The Young Place (London Contemporary Dance School) performing interpretations of works written by JD composers.

Free but tickets required

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

RCM Junior Department Symphony Orchestra

SUNDAY 10 MARCH Planet Piano 7.00pm

Composers’ concert 6.00pm

7.00pm Recital Hall

College Hall, W12 9PL

See page 23 for details

A showcase of works by RCM Masters composers.

Free but tickets required

MONDAY 11 MARCH Planet Piano

7.00pm

See page 23 for details

See page 25 for details

Schubert

Rosamunde Overture D 644 Shostakovich Symphony no 6 in B minor op 54 Tickets: £5

Handel Imeneo

Various times and venues

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Richard Dickins conductor

Britten Theatre

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk MONDAY 11 MARCH – THURSDAY 14 MARCH

Handel Imeneo HWV 41 7.00pm

Britten Theatre

Completed in 1740, Imeneo was Handel’s penultimate opera. In this glorious work, Handel demonstrates such complete mastery of the form that he is even able to subvert it, as what appears to be the classic love triangle between the heroic Imeneo and the lovers Tirinto and Rosmene is subverted in a wholly unexpected way…

The opera features some of Handel’s most arrestingly beautiful music, including vivid solos and duos, the glorious climactic trio Consolami, mio bene and a number of short, tuneful choruses. Some of the music will sound remarkably familiar to audiences: the everresourceful Handel re-used a number of the melodies the following year in his most celebrated oratorio: Messiah.

Tickets: £55, £50, £45, £40, £25 and £20 Tickets only available from the London Handel Festival Box Office Online booking from 14 January 2013 Telephone booking from 21 January 2013 London Handel Festival Box Office 01460 54660 www.london-handel-festival.com

“The Britten Theatre at the Royal College of Music really is the perfect London venue for Handel” Opera Britannia Matthew Ward in the RCM’s production of Riccardo Primo (2012)

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THURSDAY 21 MARCH

SATURDAY 23 MARCH

Italian Violinists in 18thcentury London: Traditionalists and Mavericks

Strong emotional experiences of music

RCM Junior Department End of Term Concert

6.00pm

Alexandra Lamont Keele University

RCM Museum

Anne Marie Christensen presents an exploration of the extremes of 18th-century violin music.

Free but tickets required

5.15pm

RCM Museum

This presentation uses strong emotional memories of music to explore why music matters so much to both listeners and performers.

Part of the Grove Forum series Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 20 MARCH Britten: An Exploration 7.30pm

2.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tickets: £5

SUNDAY 7 APRIL Great Classics: RCM Sparks Orchestra-in-a-Day 10.00am

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall & Royal Albert Hall

See page 28 for details

Britten Theatre

See panel below for details

Beach Blue © Jo Lewis

WEDNESDAY 20 MARCH

Britten: An Exploration 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

Mari Poll artistic director/violin Jo Lewis visual artist Charlotte Harding composer Ben Ashby, Andrew Crossley, Danielle Howard, Joanne Sy RCM composers Introduction and Interludes inspired by Benjamin Britten Four RCM composers have been working together to create a brand new string sextet, comprising variations on a new work by award-winning composer Charlotte Harding, and taking inspiration from Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes. The RCM has commissioned the celebrated painter Jo Lewis to produce a new art work inspired by the compositions, which will be on permanent display in the Britten Theatre. The work will be projected onto a screen behind the performers during the performance. The event will also include an illuminating talk from Dr Katy Hamilton and a round table discussion led by Mark-Anthony Turnage, focusing on Britten’s appeal for composers of today.

The event has been devised by RCM Junior Fellow Mari Poll, under the mentorship of Diana Roberts, Manager of the RCM’s Woodhouse Professional Development Centre.

Free but tickets required

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk

COMING SOON WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL Composition for Screen Showcase 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

This annual showcase is one of the most popular events at the RCM, as some of today’s most talented young film composers see their works performed live to film, projected above the players in the RCM’s atmospheric Britten Theatre. As always, a huge range of short films, animations and collaborations will be on show.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to discover tomorrow’s Oscar-winners.

Screen shot from Sparkly (2011) directed by Dylan Wiehahn

Tickets: £12

SUNDAY 21 APRIL Super String Sunday: Supersize Me! 11.00am to 4.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

This entertaining musical marathon features some of the world’s most talented young string players. Each hour, we start with solo performances and gradually add more players until we build to a final climax of a classical favourite such as Vivaldi’s Four Seasons or Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik.

Meanwhile, via a screen projected above the players, audiences will be able to trace the progress of the RCM’s in-house super violinist Mark Messenger, who will be running the London Marathon to raise money for RCM scholarships. Will he make it back to the RCM in time to lead the final performance…?

This 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!

Free no tickets required

THURSDAY 23 MAY Turangalîla 7.30pm

Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre

RCM Symphony Orchestra Thierry Fischer conductor Stefan Stroissnig piano Cynthia Millar ondes martenot Messiaen Turangalîla-Symphonie We’re delighted to announce that the RCM Symphony Orchestra has been invited to the Royal Festival Hall to perform one of the truly great orchestral works of the 20th century.

Since its premiere after the Second World War, Messiaen’s extraordinary masterpiece Turangalîla has acquired a cult following among audiences drawn to its ecstatic harmonies, soaring melodies, opulent orchestrations and intense emotional power.

If you’ve never experienced this utterly extraordinary work live, then this is the time to do it.

Tickets: £6, £9, £12, £16, £20

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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 means we can offer exciting and engaging activities, giving access to two iconic institutions.

Tickets: All RCM Sparks events must be booked in advance through the RCM Box Office on 020 7591 4314. Free ticket scheme available.

For more information: email sparks@rcm.ac.uk, call 020 7591 4300 or visit www.rcm.ac.uk/sparks Events run Events run in partnership with Royal Albert Hall

THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY Springboard Composition Workshop: Pulse Fiction 1.00pm

RCM Durrington Room

Ages 15–18 Calling all budding young composers!

Write exciting new music and explore key pieces from the last 40 years with the help of RCM musicians.

Tickets: £15 (includes entry to Variable Geometry after the workshop)

SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY – SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY Family Weekend: Discover Carmen 11.00am

Royal Albert Hall & RCM Recital Hall

Age 7 upwards An exciting weekend of music making for families! Explore the themes, story, characters and music from this much-loved opera through a series of engaging workshops.

Also attend a matinee performance at the Royal Albert Hall.

Tickets: £40 for 1 adult & 1 child (£15 for any additional tickets)

FRIDAY 8 MARCH – SUNDAY 10 MARCH Springboard Singin’ in the Rain course: Silent Movies to the Talking Picture 5.30pm

Royal Albert Hall and RCM Studios

Ages 13–18 Journey through the history of film music composition from the silent era to the talking picture, exploring writing styles and techniques while working with other young musicians to create your own film scores.

Tickets: £50 (includes entry to Singin' in the Rain at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday 8 March)

SUNDAY 7 APRIL Orchestra-in-a-Day: Great Classics 10.00am

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall & Royal Albert Hall

Ages 7–11 Play as part of a mini orchestra for the day! This fun event is for instrumentalists from beginner to grade 5 standard who are keen to play as part of a group.

Tickets: £20 (includes 2 tickets to Great Classics at the Royal Albert Hall after the workshop)

OUT AND ABOUT

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

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

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

20 January: RCMJD students 27 January: Calum Huggan, Mika Sawai, Larisa Sceadei & Judith Spencer (marimbas) 3 February: Cataleya Quintet 10 February: Louise Alder (soprano) 10 March: RCMJD students 17 March: Andrea Amat (flute) 7 April: Kensington Brass 14 April: Emily Sun (violin) Tickets: £11, including coffee and cake Late Night Jazz

9.45pm, Thursday 28 February RCM Big Band Tickets: tbc

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

National Gallery Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN

1.00pm, Friday 11 January 1.00pm, Monday 8 April

Fridays at 6.00pm

St James’s Piccadilly

11, 25 January 8, 22 February 8, 22 March

Belle Shenkman Music Programme

197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL

1.10pm, Monday 21 January 1.10pm, Friday 22 February

St Mary Abbots Kensington High Street, London W8 Fridays at 1.05pm

18, 25 Jan 1, 8, 15, 22 Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 March

V&A Museum Exhibition Road, London SW7 2RL

Chappell of Bond Street 152–160 Wardour Street, London W1F 8YA Yamaha London Lunchtime Conservatoire Concert Series

1.00pm, 24 January

Lincoln’s Inn Chapel Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3TL Tuesdays at 1.05pm

22 January 19 February 19 March

Fridays at 6.30pm

Cadogan Hall 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ Zurich International Concert Series, pre-show performances at 6.30pm

11, 18 January 1, 8, 15 February 1, 8, 15, 22 March

Wednesdays at 6.00pm

20 February 20 March

St Stephen’s Church 230 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4QH

1.05pm, 26 February RCM Wind Ensemble

Beethoven Octet for winds in E flat op 103 Poulenc Sextet

44 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2DB

Supported by the Friends of the V&A

14 January, 8 March

Bishopsgate Institute

Steinway Hall

Gloucester Road, London SW7 4AL Mondays at 6.30pm

28 January 4, 11, 18, 25 February 4, 11, 18 March

Royal Albert Hall

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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.

To book tickets or for more information contact the RCM Box Office on 020 7591 4314, weekdays 10.00am – 4.00pm, or visit us online at www.rcm.ac.uk/boxoffice Please note, there is a £1.95 booking fee per transaction for online and telephone bookings.

This fee covers administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students.

BOOKING FOR THE SPRING SEASON opens on Wednesday 12 December. RCM Friends and Patrons have priority booking from Wednesday 5 December.

Group bookings of 10 or more receive a 10% discount where applicable. Maximum group booking size is 33.

School parties must be chaperoned at all times by school staff.

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for the London Handel Festival Production of Imeneo should be purchased from the Handel Festival Box Office: 01460 54660. Online bookings from 14 January and telephone bookings from 21 January. See www.london-handel-festival.com for more information.

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

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

For more information on booking tickets, terms and conditions please visit www.rcm.ac.uk/ticketing Late Arrivals To avoid disturbing fellow audience members, latecomers will be asked to wait for a suitable break in the performance before entering the auditorium; occasionally it may not be possible to enter once a performance has started.

Security Please note that all visitors to the RCM may be required to sign in on entry.

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VISITING US Transport

Access

By tube The nearest underground station is South Kensington, which is about 10 minutes' walk from the RCM. South Kensington is on the District, Circle and Piccadilly lines. Gloucester Road and High Street Kensington stations are both approximately 15 minutes' walk from the RCM.

The Royal College of Music has easy access to most areas and is fully accessible via lifts and ramps. Guide and companion dogs may be taken anywhere on site. The main entrance to the RCM has eight steps up from the pavement and two inside the main doors.

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

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

By bus Buses 9, 10, 52 and 452 pass the Royal Albert Hall, whilst 9a runs from Palace Gate and 70 along Queen's Gate. The number 360 stops very close to the RCM on Prince Consort Road.

Many other services run to South Kensington, Kensington High Street or Knightsbridge from surrounding areas.

By road There is metered parking on Prince Consort Road and the surrounding area. It costs £3 per hour for a maximum of three hours and is free after 6.30pm and on Sundays. There are a limited number of disabled parking spaces and designated motorbike bays in the surrounding area.

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

Evening Performance Drinks and Light Snacks For those attending evening events, the Britten Theatre Bar now offers a new range of preperformance and interval refreshments as well as a wide selection of hot beverages and light snacks between 6.00pm and 9.00pm (5.00pm for early evening performances). Patrons can now also order pre-performance appetizers and drinks up to three days prior to the event through the RCM Box Office.

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

Your co-operation is appreciated.

The 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 Exhibition: London Calling 7 January – 22 March

The RCM Museum houses highlights from the RCM’s collection. This season, the Museum is hosting an exhibition showcasing the vibrancy of London’s musical life. It features composers and musicians who were attracted to London from around the country and overseas, and the work they produced. The exhibition features items from across the RCM’s collections, highlighting the College’s place in musical life in London during the 20th century.

The RCM Museum is open Tuesday to Friday, 11.30am – 4.30pm, and admission is free. If you would like to book a guided tour (£5 per head or £4 concessions) please call 0207 591 4842. Groups and research access by appointment. Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/visit/museum

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SUPPORT THE FUTURE OF MUSIC – SUPPORT THE RCM The RCM is one of the world’s leading conservatoires. Generations of gifted students from around the world have been guided and inspired to develop their musical potential within the College’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 Opera Circle, 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 4320.

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.

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IN BRIEF

IN BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS

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Wed 9 Jan Thu 10 Jan Mon 14 Jan Wed 16 Jan Tue 22 Jan Wed 23 Jan Thu 24 Jan Sun 27 Jan Mon 28 Jan Wed 30 Jan Thu 31 Jan

6.00pm 6.00pm 1.05pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm Various times Various times Various times 6.00pm

The Rite of Spring for four hands The Rite of Spring for orchestra Percussion Showcase RCM Swing Band: the Golden Age Film Music Chamber Spotlight Woodwind Chamber Concert Bohemian Dreams: Dvořák and the Cello Bohemian Dreams: Dvořák and the Cello Poulenc Anniversary Four Fanfares and a Symphony

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Fri 1 Feb Mon 4 Feb Tue 5 Feb Wed 6 Feb Fri 8 Feb Fri 8 Feb Sat 9 Feb Sun 10 Feb Mon 11 Feb Tues 12 Feb Wed 13 Feb Thu 14 Feb Fri 15 Feb Mon 18 Feb Tue 19 Feb Tue 19 Feb Tue 19 Feb Thu 21 Feb Fri 22 Feb Wed 27 Feb Wed 27 Feb Thu 28 Feb

5.30pm 7.30pm 6.00pm 7.30pm 7.30pm Various times Various times Various times 7.30pm Various times 6.00pm 6.00pm Various times 7.30pm 1.05pm Various times 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 6.00pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Opera Scenes Woven Words: Four Quartets Awakenings Woven Words: RCM Symphony Orchestra Journeying Boys London International Piano Symposium London International Piano Symposium London International Piano Symposium Edinburgh Quartet Awakenings Percussion Showcase with Michael Burritt RCM Philharmonic in a day Great Exhibitionists ExplorEnsemble Lunchtime Concert with Ketil Haugsand Awakenings From the Soundhouse Variable Geometry RCM Big Band: the Modern Masters Woven Words: Piano Music Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts Rachmaninov Woodwind Chamber Concert

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Fri 1 Mar Wed 6 Mar Wed 6 Mar Thu 7 Mar Fri 8 Mar Sat 9 Mar Sat 9 Mar Sun 10 Mar Mon 11 Mar Mon 11 Mar Mon 11 Mar Tue 12 Mar Tue 12 Mar Tues 12 Mar Wed 13 Mar Thu 14 Mar Sat 16 Mar Sat 16 Mar Wed 20 Mar Sat 23 Mar

7.30pm 1.05pm 6.00pm 7.30pm Various times Various times 5.30pm 7.00pm Various times 6.00pm 7.00pm Various times 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.00pm 7.00pm 4.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 2.30pm

Bach Cantatas Winds of Heaven Woven Words: Duos and Fanfares Norrington conducts Mozart and Brahms Planet Piano Planet Piano RCM Junior Department Concert Platform Planet Piano Planet Piano Composers’ concert Handel Imeneo Planet Piano Composers’ concert Handel Imeneo Handel Imeneo Handel Imeneo RCM Junior Department Sound Moves RCM Junior Department Symphony Orchestra Britten: An Exploration RCM Junior Department End of Term Concert

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MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

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Wed 9 Jan Fri 18 Jan Thu 24 Jan Fri 25 Jan Fri 25 Jan Tue 29 Jan Tue 29 Jan Thu 31 Jan

2.00pm 2.00pm 5.30pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 10.00am 10.00am 5.30pm

Vocal Masterclass with Edith Wiens Double bass Masterclass with Dan Styffe Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop Tuba Masterclass with Peter Smith Saxophone Masterclass with David Brutti Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki Piano Masterclass with Staffan Scheja Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop

Fri 1 Feb Tue 5 Feb Tue 5 Feb Thu 7 Feb Fri 8 Feb Fri 8 Feb Thu 14 Feb Fri 15 Feb

Harp Masterclass with Marisa Robles Viola Masterclass with Predrag Katanic Baroque Cello Masterclass with Jonathan Manson Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop Clarinet Masterclass with Einar Johannesson Cello Masterclass with Nicholas Jones Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe

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Mon 18 Feb Tue 19 Feb Fri 22 Feb Thu 28 Feb

2.00pm 10.00am 10.00am 5.30pm 2.00pm 2.00pm 5.30pm 10.30am & 3.00pm 10.00am 10.00am 2.00pm 5.30pm

Harpsichord Masterclass with Ketil Haugsand Chamber Music Class with Ketil Haugsand Oboe Masterclass with Jacques Tys Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop

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Tue 5 Mar Thu 7 Mar Fri 8 Mar Tue 12 Mar Fri 15 Mar

10.00am 5.30pm 2.00pm 10.00am 9.00am

Violin Masterclass with Leonid Kerbel Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop Flute Masterclass with Karin de Fleyt Trumpet Masterclass with Florian Klingler Horn Masterclass with Andrew Bain

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CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES

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Thu 10 Jan Tue 15 Jan Wed 16 Jan Thu 17 Jan Mon 21 Jan Tue 22 Jan Wed 23 Jan Tue 29 Jan

1.05pm 6.00pm 1.05pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 1.05pm 6.00pm

RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music

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Mon 4 Feb Wed 6 Feb Mon 11 Feb Wed 13 Feb Thu 14 Feb Wed 20 Feb Fri 22 Feb Mon 25 Feb Mon 25 Feb

6.00pm 1.05pm 1.05pm 1.05pm 1.05pm 1.05pm 1.05pm 6.00pm 6.00pm

RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music The Early Music Revival in London in the late 19th century

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Tue 2 Mar Tue 5 Mar Tue 12 Mar

5.30pm 6.00pm 1.05pm

RCM Junior Department Chamber Music Concert RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music

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LECTURES AND SEMINARS Thu 10 Thu 17 Thu 24 Thu 29 Thu 31

Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan

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5.15pm 5.15pm 5.15pm 12.00pm 5.15pm

Action and perception in performance: An ecological approach Singing between the notes: Performing strophic song Episodic and semantic memory for music Piano music from Sweden with Staffan Scheja Simulating and Stimulating Performance

Thu 7 Feb Thu 14 Feb Thu 21 Feb Thu 28 Feb

5.15pm 5.15pm 5.15pm 5.15pm

Creative Performance through the Historical Lens Chopin and Urtext Crees Lecture: Chaconne à son goût Building the teenage voice between the classroom and the concert

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Thu 7 Mar Mon 18 Mar

5.15pm 6.00pm

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Thu 21 Mar

5.15pm

A Young Person's Guide to Orchestral Playing Italian Violinists in 18th-century London: Traditionalists and Mavericks Strong emotional experiences of music

PARTICIPATORY EVENTS

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Thu 21 Feb Sat 23 Feb – Sun 24 Feb

1.00pm 11.00am

RCM Sparks Composition Workshop: Pulse Fiction RCM Sparks Family Weekend: Discover Carmen

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Thu 7 Mar Fri 8 Mar – Sun 10 Mar

1.05pm 5.30pm

RCM Sparks Lunchtime Concert for Schools RCM Sparks Springboard Singin’ in the Rain course

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Sun 7 April

10.00am

RCM Sparks Orchestra-in-a-Day: Great Classics

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