Royal College of Music Spring Events Guide 2016

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SPRING EVENTS 2016

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

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CONTENTS Events Guide Spring Season 2016 Listings for January – April

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cover images and general photography © Chris Christodoulou

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WELCOME TO A NEW SPRING SEASON AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC We have a rich and varied programme of events this spring, with opportunities to experience the depth and variety of the talents of our performers. We are also joined by some exceptional musicians to lead us through exciting repertoire.

Steve Reich joins us for a concert that showcases both his chamber and his orchestral works, before an open masterclass with RCM composers. To complement his visit, our Exploring Minimalism series includes seminal works from both sides of the Atlantic, including pieces by John Adams, Philip Glass and Michael Nyman.

Håkan Hardenberger will lead a masterclass on three modern trumpet concertos. We also welcome John Wilson to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Henri Dutilleux with the gargantuan Symphony no 2 and a late-night performance of the extraordinary Les Citations.

Our ever-popular and successful keyboard festival this year takes us through the colours of Spain, in Hispania. Focused around the music of two anniversary composers, Ginastera and Granados, the programmes also include song and the unusual Tientos for organ. A further festival features the harp in many guises, with Ginastera’s harp concerto, masterclasses and the spectacular RCM Harp Ensemble in Harp Week.

International Women’s Day is marked by a series of events, with masterclasses and concerts, including a world premiere

by Judith Bingham. Our students show their creative and collaborative workings in the return of the Great Exhibitionists and our Music and Ideas series continues with talks on opera, music education and the foundation of the Royal Philharmonic Society.

We round off the Spring Season with the two masters of the Baroque, with a performance of J S Bach’s Missa brevis by the RCM Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, and, in conjunction with the London Handel Festival, RCM singers perform Handel’s famous opera Ariodante, with its tale of deceit and intrigue.

We look forward to welcoming you here.

Stephen Johns | Artistic Director

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explorensemble 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Michael Finnissy Banumbirr Josephine Stephenson Movement Still Scelsi Ko-Lho Agricola (arr Nicholas Moroz) De tous biens plaine LV 81 & LV 82 Oliver Christophe Leith Blue-sky Sprites Georges Aperghis La nuit en tête

Josephine Stephenson

Explorensemble celebrates the 70th birthday of RCM alumnus Michael Finnissy with a performance of his spellbinding Banumbirr. Also on the bill are two works by rising star composers RCM alumna Josephine Stephenson and Oliver Christophe Leith.

Tickets: £5 Michael Finnissy

MONDAY 11 JANUARY RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 13 JANUARY

WEDNESDAY 13 JANUARY

Baroque Flute Masterclass with Wilbert Hazelzet

Vocal Masterclass with Jonathan Lemalu

10.00am

2.00pm

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 12 JANUARY Horn Masterclass with Stefan Dohr 10.00am

Recital Hall

Tickets: £5

Baroque Flute Masterclass with Wilbert Hazelzet 10.00am

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

Baroque Flute Masterclass with Wilbert Hazelzet 2.00pm

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

Music Talks: Let There Be Light – Haydn’s Creation 10.15am

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7 5PN

Katy Hamilton discusses the development of Haydn’s Creation and its enduring legacy as a work beloved of choirs around the world.

Presented by Music Talks in association with the Vernon Ellis Foundation and the RCM Tickets: £300 for Spring Term Lecture Series

Britten Theatre

RCM alumnus and Grammy awardwinning bass baritone Jonathan Lemalu works with star RCM singers in this afternoon masterclass.

Tickets: £5

Baroque Flute Masterclass with Wilbert Hazelzet 2.00pm

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

explorensemble 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

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

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

East Parry Room

Daniel Snowman looks at opera in its widest historical perspective.

He explores the world of opera houses, impresarios, monarchs, money makers, artists, audiences and the impact of changing laws and technologies, from the origins of opera in Renaissance Italy to our own times.

Free but tickets required

Oboe Masterclass with Olivier Stankiewicz 6.00pm

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

Orchestral Masterworks: Elgar’s Enigma Variations 6.00pm

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 19 JANUARY

Music and Ideas: The Gilded Stage 5.15pm

MONDAY 18 JANUARY

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 10 for details

Harp Masterclass with Catherine Michel 10.00am

Corelli Room

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

Frank Bridge Symposium 10.00am

Inner Parry Room

The RCM presents a symposium on the early chamber works of alumnus Frank Bridge to celebrate the publication of three of the composer’s manuscripts held in the RCM collections.

Tickets include access to three conference sessions and a workshop with pianist, broadcaster and composer David Owen Norris, as well as refreshments.

For more information visit www.rcm.ac.uk/frankbridge Free but tickets required

FRIDAY 15 JANUARY RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

SATURDAY 16 JANUARY RCM Junior Department Soloists’ Concert 5.30pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

A Celebration of Bridge’s Chamber Music 7.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Bridge Romance for violin and piano String Quartet in B flat major

Phantasie Piano Trio in C minor Three Idylls String Quartet no 3 RCM musicians present wonderful chamber music by the English composer, violist, conductor and RCM alumnus Frank Bridge, including his previously unpublished String Quartet in B flat major.

Part of the Frank Bridge Symposium Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 20 JANUARY Music Talks: Consuming Passion – Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde 10.15am

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7 5PN

Karl Lutchmayer explains how Wagner’s remarkable harmonic experiments in Tristan und Isolde led to the total emancipation of music from the strictures of the tonal system.

Presented by Music Talks in association with the Vernon Ellis Foundation and the RCM Tickets: £300 for Spring Term Lecture Series

RCM Chamber Music 1.05pm

Inner Parry Room

Bottesini Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass Mendelssohn String Octet in E flat major op 20 Free but tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

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Håkan Hardenberger at the RCM Part of the Philharmonia Orchestra’s ‘The Trumpet Shall Sound’ series featuring Håkan Hardenberger. www.philharmonia.co.uk/hakanhardenberger

THURSDAY 21 JANUARY

FRIDAY 22 JANUARY

Trumpet Masterclass 2.00pm

RCM Symphony Orchestra: From the Wreckage Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Timothy Lines conductor Christopher Hart (RAM), Illiam Quane (RNCM) and Jack Wilson (RCM) trumpet RCM Symphony Orchestra

Timothy Lines conductor Håkan Hardenberger conductor* RCM Symphony Orchestra Jack Wilson trumpet

Harrison Birtwistle Endless Parade Peter Maxwell Davies Trumpet Concerto Mark-Anthony Turnage From the Wreckage

Mark-Anthony Turnage From the Wreckage Janácˇek Sinfonietta*

Top trumpeters from the Royal College of Music, Royal Academy of Music and Royal Northern College of Music tackle three virtuosic contemporary concertos written by composers connected with their conservatoire, under the inspirational direction of Håkan Hardenberger.

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

Both works featured in tonight’s programme showcase the extraordinary might of the trumpet. RCM brass students take centre stage to perform Janácˇek’s Sinfonietta, conducted by Håkan Hardenberger, while Jack Wilson performs professor Mark-Anthony Turnage’s trumpet concerto From the Wreckage.

Tickets: £5, £8

Tickets: £5

Pre-concert talk with Jonathan Cole 5.15pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Free to concert-ticket holders

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk TUESDAY 26 JANUARY

RCM Wind Ensemble 7.30pm Recital Hall

RCM Wind Ensemble Simon Channing director Mládí JWVII/10 Janáček Beethoven (arr Robin O’Neill) Sonata no 8 in C minor op 13 ‘Pathétique’ R Strauss Serenade in E flat major op 7 Mozart Serenade in C minor K 388 Royal College of Music Head of Woodwind Simon Channing directs the RCM Wind Ensemble in a stirring programme which includes Janácˇek’s Mladi and serenades by Mozart and Richard Strauss, as well as an arrangement of Beethoven’s Sonata no 8 in C minor op 13 ‘Pathétique’.

Tickets: £5 This programme will also be performed at Brighton Dome on Sunday 24 January, 11.00am.

THURSDAY 21 JANUARY

MONDAY 25 JANUARY

TUESDAY 26 JANUARY

Håkan Hardenberger at the RCM: Trumpet Masterclass

Professors’ Concerts: Christian Garrick Jazz Strings

RCM Students’ Film Orchestra

2.00pm

1.05pm

6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 6 for details

FRIDAY 22 JANUARY Violin Masterclass with Peter Schuhmayer 2.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM jazz violin professor Christian Garrick and his quintet are joined

by Britain’s foremost improvising cellist Ben Davis for an exploration of classic jazz pieces from Duke Ellington and George Gershwin, as well as a selection of original tunes by pianist David Gordon and Christian himself.

6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 6 for details

The RCM Students’ Film Orchestra performs music from the movies including Gone with the Wind, How to Train Your Dragon and the Harry Potter franchise.

Presented by the RCM Students’ Union Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

RCM Wind Ensemble

Free but tickets required

Håkan Hardenberger at the RCM: RCM Symphony Orchestra: From the Wreckage

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Violin Masterclass with Vasko Vassilev 3.00pm

Recital Hall

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

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

7.30pm

Recital Hall

See panel above for details

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Ruth Gibson

Bogdan Božovic

Sini Simonen

Francesco Dillon

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7 5PN

Katy Hamilton investigates the musical world of late 17th-century England and the curious tale of two lovers divided by fate and sorcery.

Presented by Music Talks in association with the Vernon Ellis Foundation and the RCM Tickets: £300 for Spring Term Lecture Series

String Quartet Collective Open Rehearsal 2.00pm

Inner Parry Room

See left panel for details

WEDNESDAY 27 & THURSDAY 28 JANUARY

String Quartet Collective

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required The Royal College of Music’s String Quartet Collective returns with four exceptional musicians from different string ensembles coming together to form a brand new quartet. In addition to a lunchtime recital, there will also be an opportunity to experience the creative process of the quartet in an open rehearsal.

This year we are delighted to welcome violinists Sini Simonen (Castalian String Quartet) and Bogdan Božovic (formerly Vienna Piano Trio), violist Ruth Gibson (Ensemble 360) and cellist Francesco Dillon (Quartetto Prometeo) to form this year’s String Quartet Collective.

WEDNESDAY 27 JANUARY Open Rehearsal 2.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Recital Schnittke String Quartet no 3 Tchaikovsky String Quartet no 3 in E flat minor op 30 Free but tickets required

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Eric Sammut percussion Debussy (arr Gérard Lecointe) Suite bergamasque Bizet (arr Eric Sammut) Carmen Eric Sammut Blue Somewhere Eric Sammut Hombre d’Aoˆ ut Dani Howard Remonte Eric Sammut Sugaria The RCM Percussion Showcase returns with a showstopping concert featuring percussionist and composer Eric Sammut.

Tickets: £5

THURSDAY 28 JANUARY 1.05pm

Percussion Showcase 7.30pm

Recital Hall

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SATURDAY 30 JANUARY

String Quartet Collective Recital

7.30pm

1.05pm

Recital Hall

See page 8 for details

Piano Masterclass with Dmitri Alexeev 2.30pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

FRIDAY 29 JANUARY Derek Jones Flute Recital 1.05pm

Inner Parry Room

Debussy (arr Platanov) Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Anne Boyd Goldfish Through Summer Rain Sculthorpe Songs of Sea and Sky Derek Jones Stillness Mark Pollard Under Simple Stars Brian Brown Lily’s Garden Messiaen Le merle noir

Medtner Chamber Music Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM pianists and string players perform with pianists specialising in Medtner. Guests include Caspar Vos performing Medtner’s Sonata in E minor op 25 no 2 ‘Night-Wind’ and Jonathan Powell playing Sonata in A minor op 30.

WEDNESDAY 3 FEBRUARY Orchestral Masterworks: Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no 3 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 10 for details

THURSDAY 4 FEBRUARY RCM Chamber Music

Tickets: £5

1.05pm

Recital Hall

Alan Shellard conductor

MONDAY 1 FEBRUARY RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 2 FEBRUARY RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

Mozart Serenade in E flat major K 375 Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351 Free but tickets required

Opera Scenes 5.30pm

Britten Theatre

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

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 3 FEBRUARY Flute Masterclass with Derek Jones 2.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Opera Scenes 5.30pm

Britten Theatre

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

Free but tickets required

Music Talks: The Final Years – Chopin’s Late Piano Works 10.15am

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7 5PN

Karl Lutchmayer considers the startling harmonies of Chopin’s Barcarolle, Fourth Ballade and op 63 Mazurkas.

Presented by Music Talks in association with the Vernon Ellis Foundation and the RCM Tickets: £300 for Spring Term Lecture Series

Saxophone Recital with Marcus Weiss 6.00pm

Corelli Room

Milhaud Scaramouche Carter Inner Song Debussy Recueillement and La mort des amants from Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire Giorgio Netti Affrettandosi verso il centro della luce risonante J S Bach Adagio after Organ Sonata no 1 BWV 525 Schulhoff Hot-Sonate One of today’s most respected saxophonists, Marcus Weiss performs a varied programme ahead of a masterclass on 5 February.

Free but tickets required

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Orchestral Masterworks The RCM Philharmonic presents four spectacular rush-hour concerts featuring popular symphonic hits and well-known concertos that promise to entertain and inspire.

Tickets: £5, £8

THURSDAY 14 JANUARY

WEDNESDAY 3 FEBRUARY

Elgar’s Enigma Variations 6.00pm

Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no 3 Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Peter Stark conductor RCM Philharmonic Elgar Variations on an Original Theme op 36 ‘Enigma’ For the opening night of the RCM’s Orchestral Masterworks spring series, the RCM Philharmonic presents an orchestral classic. Dedicated ‘to my friends pictured within’, Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Variations offers up a series of marvellously crafted and entertaining musical portraits of some of the composer’s closest family and friends.

6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Martin André conductor Vitaly Pisarenko piano RCM Philharmonic Dani Howard Velvet Spires (world premiere) Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no 3 in D minor op 30 Following his recent performance of Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto with the Hallé Orchestra, we’re pleased to welcome superb RCM pianist Vitaly Pisarenko to the stage to perform this most technically challenging work with the RCM Philharmonic. Also on the programme is the world premiere of Velvet Spires by rising star composer and concerto competition winner Dani Howard.

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

WEDNESDAY 17 FEBRUARY

WEDNESDAY 24 FEBRUARY

Mendelssohn’s Symphony no 4

Dvorˇák’s Symphony no 9

6.00pm

6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Alexander Polishchuk conductor Juliana Myslov harp RCM Phiharmonic

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Martin André conductor RCM Philharmonic

Harp Concerto op 25 Ginastera Mendelssohn Symphony no 4 in A major op 90 ‘Italian’

Mozart Overture: Don Giovanni Dvořák Symphony no 9 in E minor op 95 ‘From the New World’

Celebrating 100 years since the birth of Argentinian composer Ginastera, concerto competition winner Juliana Myslov performs his ravishing Harp Concerto.

Audiences are also treated to Mendelssohn’s popular Fourth Symphony, bursting with the colour, sounds and exuberance of Italy.

For the final concert of the season, the RCM Philharmonic presents two great masterworks: Dvorˇák’s popular ‘New World’ symphony, with its famous and evocative second movement, coupled with the dramatic overture from one of Mozart’s bestloved operas, Don Giovanni.

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TUESDAY 9 FEBRUARY

WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY

Saxophone Masterclass with Marcus Weiss

Trumpet Masterclass with Matthias Höfs

7.30pm

2.00pm

10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Recital Hall

Belle Shenkman International Masterclass Free but tickets required

Viola Masterclass with Jennifer Stumm 2.00pm

East Parry Room

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

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

MONDAY 8 FEBRUARY RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Opera Scenes 5.30pm

Britten Theatre

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

Free but tickets required

RCM Visiting Professor and virtuoso trumpeter Matthias Höfs returns to work with members of he RCM Brass Faculty.

Tickets: £5

Music of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens 7.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Join RCM musicians, including Junior Fellow Magdalena Loth-Hill, for an evening of vocal and instrumental works inspired by the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens.

Free but tickets required

WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY Music Talks: Life’s Consolation – Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem 10.15am

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7 5PN

Katy Hamilton examines Brahms’ landmark work Ein deutsches Requiem as well as the composer’s views on the Requiem form.

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

TUESDAY 9 FEBRUARY

Tickets: £300 for Spring Term Lecture Series

Viola Masterclass with Maxim Rysanov

RCM Chamber Music

10.00am

East Parry Room

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

1.05pm

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

Maxim Rysanov Recital Recital Hall

Maxim Rysanov viola Ashley Wass piano Programme to include Schubert (arr Maxim Rysanov) Sonatina in G minor D 408 Leonid Desyatnikov Wie der alte Leiermann Dobrinka Tabakova Suite in Jazz Style Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation Free but tickets required

Jack McCaw Memorial Concert 7.30pm

Britten Theatre

The RCM celebrates the life of clarinettist Jack McCaw, one of the most distinguished woodwind performers and teachers of his generation. The concert will include recordings of his playing, as well as reflections on his life and career, and performances of pieces by Beethoven, Mozart and Poulenc.

Tickets: £5

THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY Dutilleux Day: Piano Concert 1.05pm

Recital Hall

See page 13 for details

Dutilleux Day: John Wilson Conducts the RCM Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 13 for details

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

Dutilleux Day: Les Citations 9.35pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 13 for details

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk John Wilson

THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY

Dutilleux Day The RCM presents a day of events to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Henri Dutilleux, one of the greatest French composers of the 20th century.

Piano Concert 1.05pm

Recital Hall

Outstanding RCM keyboard players perform a selection of works, including Dutilleux’s Piano Sonata.

Free but tickets required

John Wilson Conducts the RCM Symphony Orchestra

Pre-concert talk: Dutilleux’s Stylistic Journey

7.30pm

6.15pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

John Wilson conductor RCM Symphony Orchestra Ravel Rapsodie espagnole Dutilleux Symphony no 2 ‘Le double’ RCM alumnus John Wilson, one of the UK’s most in-demand conductors, makes a welcome return to the RCM stage to conduct Dutilleux’s ‘Le double’ symphony.

This captivating work showcases Dutilleux’s skills as a composer who was intensely attuned to the sensual and profound. Also on the bill is Ravel’s famous and evocative Rapsodie espagnole, highlighting the mutual inspiration and the differences between these masterful French composers.

Following his two sell-out BBC Proms performances in 2015, don’t miss this opportunity to see John Wilson conduct this exciting programme.

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

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Kenneth Hesketh discusses Dutilleux’s life and work with Caroline Potter and Caroline Rae. F ree to concert-ticket holders

Les Citations 9.35pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Dutilleux Les Citations Maurice Ohana Miroir de Célestine Dutilleux (arr Kenneth Hesketh)

Blackbird This late-night concert offers the chance to hear Dutilleux’s rarely-performed chamber music masterpiece Les Citations played in its most recent, 2010, revision by RCM musicians.

T ickets: £5 (or free with John Wilson ticket)

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Harp Week The harp takes centre stage this week in an exciting series of events. The versatile instrument is paired with electronics in From the Soundhouse and takes the role of soloist in our Orchestral Masterworks series. French harpist Sylvain Blassel also joins us for a concert with the RCM Harp Ensemble and for a masterclass with star RCM harpists.

HARP WEEK SPECIAL OFFER Buy tickets to more than one Harp Week event and get 10% off

MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY

TUESDAY 16 FEBRUARY

WEDNESDAY 17 FEBRUARY

From the Soundhouse

RCM Harp Ensemble

7.30pm

7.30pm

Masterclass with Sylvain Blassel

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Michael Oliva electronics Asier Puga conductor* Anna Quiroga harp Nono Omaggio a György Kurtág* Lillie Harris Chrysalis Tal Concerto for harp and electronic music Nicholas Moroz Semantron From the Soundhouse starts Harp Week at the Royal College of Music with Josef Tal’s Concerto for harp and electronic music, performed

by RCM harpist Anna Quiroga and professor Michael Oliva.

The programme also contains works by current RCM composers Lillie Harris and Nicholas Moroz, as well as Luigi Nono’s homage to György Kurtág, conducted by Asier Puga.

Tickets: £5

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Harp Ensemble Sylvain Blassel harp Contemporary harpist Sylvain Blassel and the RCM Harp Ensemble present an eclectic programme of music for this incredibly diverse instrument, The programme includes Shostakovich’s Jazz Suite Valse no 2 and Poulenc’s L’embarquement pour Cythère, arranged by Ieuan Jones.

Tickets: £5

2.00pm

East Parry Room

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

Orchestral Masterworks: Mendelssohn’s Symphony no 4 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM harpist and concerto competition winner Juliana Myslov performs Ginastera’s Harp Concerto with the RCM Philharmonic.

See page 11 for details

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk FRIDAY 12 – SUNDAY 14 FEBRUARY

MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY

German Song Onstage (1770-1914) Conference

1.05pm

This collaborative conference explores the history of the public musical concert as an artistic, cultural and social phenomenon, specifically through the role of German song.

The three days include public talks, workshops and concerts at both the RCM and Wigmore Hall.

For more information visit www.rcm.ac.uk/germansongonstage

RCM Chamber Music Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Harp Week: From the Soundhouse 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 14 for details

7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM singers Varvara Tarasova piano

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

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

East Parry Room

See page 14 for details

Experimental Music 7.30pm

2.00pm

Recital Hall

RCM composers present a programme of works encompassing conceptual, theatrical, multimedia and collaborative dimensions.

Free but tickets required

Orchestral Masterworks: Mendelssohn’s Symphony no 4 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 11 for details

THURSDAY 18 FEBRUARY RCM Chamber Music Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

Brass Chamber Showcase 7.30pm

Focusing on the second suite from Ravel’s masterwork Daphnis et Chloé, Karl Lutchmayer explores the possibilities offered by the early 20th-century symphony orchestra.

6.00pm

Tickets: £5

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7 5PN

Harp Week: Masterclass with Sylvain Blassel

Harp Week: RCM Harp Ensemble See page 14 for details

Part of German Song Onstage (1770-1914) Conference

10.15am

TUESDAY 16 FEBRUARY

7.30pm

Clara Schumann’s recital of 5 January 1870 is explored as part of the German Song Onstage (1770-1914) Conference taking place at the Royal College of Music.

The programme includes music by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin and, of course, Schumann.

Music Talks: The Artist’s Palette – Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé

Tickets: £300 for Spring Term Lecture Series

FRIDAY 12 FEBRUARY Clara Schumann as Song Accompanist

WEDNESDAY 17 FEBRUARY

Recital Hall

Biagio Marini Canzona Sweelinck (arr Steven Verhelst) Mein junges Leben hat ein End Bozza Sonatine for brass quintet Mendelssohn Incidental Music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Poulenc Sonata for trumpet, horn, trombone Ewald Quintet no 2 in E flat major op 6 Anthony Plog 4 Sketches Free but tickets required

RCM Wind Orchestra 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 16 for details

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RCM Wind Orchestra 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Ben Gernon conductor Yaroslava Trofymchuk cello RCM Wind Orchestra Asphalt Cocktail John Mackey Gulda Concerto for cello and wind orchestra Vaughan Williams English Folk Song Suite Rising star British conductor Ben Gernon is making a name for himself across the globe. Following a year as a Dudamel Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and his Proms debut in 2014, we're delighted to welcome him to the stage to conduct the RCM Wind Orchestra. The thrilling programme includes Gulda's Concerto for cello and wind orchestra and RCM alumnus Ralph Vaughan Williams' English Folk Song Suite.

Tickets: £5

FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARY

FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARY

Conducting Masterclass with Alexander Polishchuk

7.30pm

10.00am

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Hispania: Spanish Rhapsody 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 17 for details

Hispania: Music and Ideas: Albéniz Beyond Iberia 5.15pm

Corelli Room

See page 17 for details

Exploring the Archives Recital Hall

Programme to include L Berkeley Violin Sonata no 1 (UK premiere) BBC Radio 3 presenter Petroc Trelawny introduces an evening of music by composers connected to the RCM which includes the UK premiere of Lennox Berkeley’s Violin Sonata no 1. Some of the original manuscripts will also be on display.

In association with the Lennox Berkeley Society Free but tickets required

Hispania: Spectral Flamenco 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 17 for details

SATURDAY 20 FEBRUARY RCM Junior Department Chamber Music Concert 5.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tickets: £5

SUNDAY 21 FEBRUARY Hispania: Goyescas 11.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 17 for details

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk

Keyboard Festival: Hispania Our ever-popular keyboard festival is back! This year we mark the centenaries of two celebrated composers: Enrique Granados and Alberto Ginastera alongside other greats of the Spanish tradition.

For more information see www.rcm.ac.uk/hispania All events free but tickets required, except Goyescas, which is free, no tickets required Supported by John Ward

FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARY

SUNDAY 21 FEBRUARY

MONDAY 22 FEBRUARY

Spanish Rhapsody

Goyescas

Canciones Populares

1.05pm

11.00am–7.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Join Head of Keyboard Professor Vanessa Latarche and Deputy Head of Keyboard Ian Jones for a lunchtime concert of piano duo music including Ravel’s characterful and evocative Rapsodie espagnole.

Music and Ideas: Albéniz Beyond Iberia 5.15pm

Corelli Room

RCM pianist Juan Barahona explores Albéniz’ La Vega and his last composition Azulejos through collaborations with pedagogues, pianists and institutions, as well as his own interaction with this music in performance.

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Join us for our all day keyboard marathon. This year RCM pianists perform Enrique Granados’ most famous suite for piano – Goyescas – a set of six pieces based on paintings by Francisco Goya, alongside other popular Spanishinspired works. Our doors will be open all day so drop in for ten minutes or stay for hours.

This event will be streamed live at www.rcm.ac.uk/live Free, no tickets reqiured

1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Explore the folk stories that inspired the music of the Iberian peninsula. In this lunchtime concert, RCM accompanists and singers join forces to perform a colourful mix of songs by Falla, Ginastera, Granados, Rodrigo and Montsalvatge.

Reeds, Mixtures and Tientos 6.00pm

West Parry Room

Join RCM organists for this short recital exploring the sound world of Iberian organ music with works

by Cabezón, Cabanilles, Soler and Langlais.

In conjunction with the British Spanish Society / Telefonica

TUESDAY 23 FEBRUARY

Spectral Flamenco

Piano Masterclass with Joaquín Soriano

6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Discover the music of contemporary Spanish composer Mauricio Sotelo.

RCM pianists present a selection of his eclectic works alongside sonatas

by Baroque composer and adopted Spaniard Domenico Scarlatti, whose music abounds with the sounds and rhythms of the Iberian peninsula.

10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Respected pianist and professor at the Madrid Royal Conservatory, Joaquín Soriano shares his experience with star RCM pianists.

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Raphael Wallfisch

Exploring Minimalism Explore the hypnotic rhythms and harmonic patterns of Minimalism as the talented musicians of the Royal College of Music present works by some of the greatest names in the field, including Philip Glass, Michael Nyman and John Adams.

EXPLORING MINIMALISM & STEVE REICH TICKET OFFER Book 2 concerts and receive 10% discount Book 3 concerts and receive 20% discount Book 4 or more concerts and receive 30% discount

TUESDAY 23 FEBRUARY

TUESDAY 1 MARCH

Phasing 7.30pm

Looping Recital Hall

7.30pm

Recital Hall

Philip Glass Saxophone Quartet Steve Reich New York Counterpoint John Adams Hallelujah Junction Steve Reich Music for Pieces of Wood Steve Reich Drumming Steve Reich Mallet Quartet

Philip Glass String Quartet no 2 ‘Company’ Michael Torke May John Adams China Gates Steve Reich Electric Counterpoint John Adams Shaker Loops Fred Rzewski Coming Together

The series begins with music for percussion by Steve Reich, piano music by John Adams and Philip Glass’ animated Saxophone Quartet in this celebration of American Minimalism.

Frederic Rzewski’s Coming Together pairs repetitive sequences with a narrator reciting the words of Sam Melville, one of the leaders of the 1971 Attica prison riots. This poignant work is preceded by music for a variety of instrumental ensembles.

Tickets: £5 Tickets: £5

FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY

TUESDAY 8 MARCH

Electronics 7.30pm

Recital Hall

Michael Oliva director Steve Reich Pendulum Music Alvin Lucier Music on a Long Thin Wire Electronic music is examined in this Exploring Minimalism concert featuring Alvin Lucier’s Music on a Long Thin Wire, as well as Steve Reich’s Pendulum Music which creates music with suspended microphones over speakers.

Tickets: £5

Shaping 7.30pm

Recital Hall

Michael Nyman Poczatek Gavin Bryars String Quartet no 1 ‘Between the National and the Bristol’ Michael Nyman Shaping the Curve Michael Nyman Songs for Tony Graham Fitkin Cusp British Minimalism is explored in the fourth concert of the series with music by Michael Nyman, Graham Fitkin and Gavin Bryars, whose hypnotic String Quartet no 1 will leave you breathless.

Tickets: £5

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk

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Steve Reich in Residence As part of our Exploring Minmalism series, we are thrilled to announce that Steve Reich will join us for a residency to close the series. In a special celebration of his distinguished career in his 80th birthday year, Steve will share his considerable knowledge and enthusiasm with RCM composers in a masterclass and join RCM musicians for a concert of some of his most popular works.

During the concert, Steve will be awarded the rare and prestigious accolade of an honorary doctorate from the RCM, recognising his outstanding contribution to international musical life. He will also perform his iconic Clapping Music with Head of Percussion David Hockings.

THURSDAY 10 MARCH

FRIDAY 11 MARCH

Steve Reich Concert 7.30pm

Steve Reich Composition Masterclass Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Timothy Lines conductor RCM Symphony Orchestra RCM New Perspectives

2.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Steve Reich shares his invaluable knowledge and enthusiasm with RCM composers in this afternoon masterclass.

Steve Reich Clapping Music Conferment

Double Sextet Quartet

Three Movements

Tickets: £5

Steve Reich is one of the greatest composers of our time. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear his music performed by the RCM Symphony Orchestra and New Perspectives ensemble.

Tickets: £10, £15

Pre-concert talk 6.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Timothy Lines discusses the music of Steve Reich.

Free to concert-ticket holders

Steve Reich

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MONDAY 22 FEBRUARY

WEDNESDAY 24 FEBRUARY

THURSDAY 25 FEBRUARY

Hispania: Canciones Populares

Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe

1.05pm

1.05pm

10.30am

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Corelli Room

Hispania: Reeds, Mixtures and Tientos

Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe

6.00pm

2.30pm

West Parry Room

Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

See page 17 for details

RCM Chamber Music Corelli Room

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 23 FEBRUARY Hispania: Piano Masterclass with Joaquín Soriano 10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

2016 Crees Lecture: The Power of Music in a Changing World 5.30pm

Inner Parry Room

Roger Wright OBE delivers this year’s Crees Lecture.

This event will be streamed live at www.rcm.ac.uk/live Tickets: £5

See page 17 for details

Music and Ideas: In Search of Good Music Education 5.15pm

East Parry Room

John Finney (University of Cambridge) and Felicity Laurence (University of Newcastle) discuss what constitutes the purpose of music education in an age of measurement, and how this understanding informs our view of the relationship between teacher and child and what is being learnt.

Free but tickets required

RCM Brass Ensemble 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 21 for details

Exploring Minimalism: Phasing 7.30pm

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

Free but tickets required

See page 17 for details

6.00pm

RCM Chamber Music

Recital Hall

See page 18 for details

Orchestral Masterworks: Dvorˇák’s Symphony no 9 6.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 11 for details

FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY Double Bass Masterclass with Dan Styffe 2.00pm

Inner Parry Room

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

Exploring Minimalism: Electronics 7.30pm

See page 18 for details

PC

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

Recital Hall

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk SATURDAY 27 FEBRUARY RCM Junior Department Spring Choral Concert 5.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Featuring the Girls’ Choir, Training Choir, Treble Choir, Concert Choir and Senior Choir.

Tickets: £5

MONDAY 29 FEBRUARY RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Free but tickets required

TUESDAY 1 MARCH RCM Chamber Music 6.00pm

RCM Brass Ensemble

Inner Parry Room

Steve Reich Cello Counterpoint for 8 cellos Villa-Lobos Bachianas brasileiras no 1 for 8 cellos Free but tickets required

Exploring Minimalism: Looping 7.30pm

Recital Hall

See page 18 for details

WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH Music Talks: Out of the Blue – Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue 10.15am

THURSDAY 25 FEBRUARY

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7 5PN

Karl Lutchmayer examines the impact of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, which changed the musical world’s perception of what could be called ‘classical’ music.

Presented by Music Talks in association with the Vernon Ellis Foundation and the RCM Tickets: £300 for Spring Term Lecture Series

7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Nigel Black director RCM Brass Ensemble Programme to include: J S Bach (arr Eric Crees) Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 Liszt (arr Eric Crees) Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H J S Bach (arr Eric Crees) Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582 Renowned trombonist Eric Crees has been described by The Brass Herald as having a ‘sublime talent for transcribing music for brass’.

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear his exciting arrangements of polyphonic music by J S Bach and Liszt in this concert, performed by outstanding RCM brass players directed by the RCM’s Head of Brass Nigel Black.

Tickets: £5

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RCM Baroque Ensemble and Chamber Choir 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Ashley Solomon director RCM Baroque Ensemble RCM Chamber Choir J S Bach Ouverture from Suite no 3 in D major BWV 1068 J S Bach Concerto for 2 violins in D minor BWV 1043 J S Bach Missa brevis in A major BWV 234 In this all-Bach programme, talented RCM musicians perform his popular double violin concerto and majestic Ouverture from his third orchestral suite. Expertly directed by Professor Ashley Solomon, the programme culminates in a performance of Bach’s joyful Missa brevis featuring outstanding singers of the RCM Chamber Choir.

Tickets: £8, £10

Pre-concert talk 6.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Professor Ashley Solomon introduces this evening’s concert.

Free to concert-ticket holders

WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH Masters Ensemble 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

A chance to hear brand new works by talented RCM composers performed by leading contemporary music specialists.

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 3 MARCH

FRIDAY 4 MARCH

Music and Ideas: Music, Emotions and Institutions

PC Chappell Medal Piano Competition Final

5.15pm

10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

East Parry Room

Dr Wiebke Thormählen (RCM) draws on materials in the RCM collections to illuminate two key moments in 19th-century London: the founding of the Royal Philharmonic Society in 1813 and the formation of the Sacred Harmonic Society in 1832.

Expect exposing tales of social status, charitable sentiment, body politics and religious dissent.

Free but tickets required

RCM Baroque Ensemble and Chamber Choir 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

Free but tickets required

Winds of Heaven 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

Julien Feltrin director Chiel Meijering Cybergirls go extreme Chiel Meijering Examania Chiel Meijering A day in the life of a Wookie-Wookie Chiel Meijering Nocturnal residents Free but tickets required

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk MONDAY 7 MARCH

Alke Quartet 7.30pm

Recital Hall

Alke Quartet Beethoven String Quartet in F minor op 95 ‘Serioso’ György Kurtág 12 Microludes for string quartet Bartók String Quartet no 5 BB 110 Described as ‘exuberant and energetic’, the Alke Quartet is one of the most dynamic chamber music ensembles around, bringing together four outstanding string players from across the globe. In this programme they pair together two impressive works by Hungarian composers – the haunting 12 Microludes by György Kurtág and Béla Bartók’s gripping String Quartet no 5, generally regarded as one of the most significant chamber works of the 20th century.

The Alke Quartet is supported by a legacy from the late Albert and Eugenie Frost Tickets: £5

Alke Quartet

SATURDAY 5 MARCH

TUESDAY 8 MARCH

TUESDAY 8 MARCH

RCM Junior Department Spring Concert

Violin Masterclass with Lewis Kaplan

Women in Music at the RCM: Albany Trio

5.30pm

10.00am

1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Featuring String Orchestra, Sinfonia, Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Clarinet Choir and Brass Ensembles.

East Parry Room

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

Tickets: £5

Women in Music at the RCM: Piano Masterclass with Imogen Cooper

MONDAY 7 MARCH

10.00am

Alke Quartet 7.30pm

Recital Hall

See panel above for details

See page 24 for details

Recital Hall

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 24 for details

Women in Music at the RCM: Women and the Saxophone 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

See page 24 for details

Handel’s Ariodante 7.00pm

Britten Theatre

See page 25 for details

Exploring Minimalism: Shaping 7.30pm

See page 18 for details

Recital Hall

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TUESDAY 8 MARCH

Women in Music at the RCM To mark International Women’s Day we have an exciting series of events highlighting the wide-ranging exceptional female talent in music today.

Free but tickets required

Albany Trio

Piano Masterclass with Imogen Cooper 10.00am

Recital Hall

Described as ‘one of the finest pianists now playing’ by the Daily Telegraph, renowned pianist Imogen Cooper will work with some of the RCM’s most talented pianists.

Albany Trio 1.05pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Albany Trio Sadie Harrison The Bride’s Journey in Three Songs and a Memory Judith Bingham New Work (world premiere) Judith Weir O Virdissima Chaminade Piano Trio no 2 in A minor op 34 Charlotte Harding

Former RCM Junior Fellows, the Albany Trio is a dynamic ensemble committed to bringing new audiences to works by female composers. In this exciting lunchtime concert, they perform music by Master of the Queen’s Music Judith Weir and a new work by Judith Bingham.

Women and the Saxophone 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

RCM alumnae, saxophonist Amy Green and composer/saxophonist Charlotte Harding present their latest collaboration ‘Over 100 years of Women and the Saxophone’. The project celebrates pioneering female saxophonists, composers and bandleaders who were integral to pioneering and promoting the saxophone.

Amy Green

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk TUESDAY 8, WEDNESDAY 9, SATURDAY 12 & MONDAY 14 MARCH

Handel’s Ariodante 7.00pm

Britten Theatre

Laurence Cummings conductor James Bonas director This year’s collaboration between the Royal College of Music and the London Handel Festival offers the opportunity to see Handel’s only opera set in the United Kingdom, Ariodante.

The first of Handel’s operas to be performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, in 1735, it follows the budding romance of Prince Ariodante and Princess Ginevra of Scotland. A happy ending is put in jeopardy, however, when Polinesso decides he wants Ginevra, and the crown, for himself.

Laurence Cummings and James Bonas return to conduct and direct a lineup of outstanding young singers in one of the highlights of the operatic year.

Promoted by the London Handel Festival Tickets: £20, £25, £30, £45, £50, £55, £60 ickets only available from the London Handel Festival T Box Office Online booking opens Tuesday 19 January.

Telephone booking opens Thursday 21 January.

London Handel Festival Box Office 01460 54660 www.london-handel-festival.com Please note tickets are not available from the RCM Box Office

Soraya Mafi and Tai Oney in the London Handel Festival’s 2014 production of Arianna in Creta

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RCM Big Band 7.30pm

Recital Hall

Mike Lovatt guest director RCM Big Band We welcome RCM professor Mike Lovatt – one of the world’s most impressive jazz trumpet players, who played a starring role in the 2015 BBC Proms – to direct the superb players of the RCM Big Band in this concert of feel-good music. Seats are sure to go fast, so secure yours soon!

Tickets: £5

WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH

WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH

WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH

Music Talks: Song of the Earth – Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde

Steve Reich: RCM Sparks Lunchtime Concert for Schools

7.00pm

10.15am

1.05pm

49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7 5PN

Katy Hamilton discusses the Chinese origins of the poetic texts for Das Lied von der Erde as well as Mahler’s extraordinary approach to orchestral sonority.

Presented by Music Talks in association with the Vernon Ellis Foundation and the RCM Tickets: £300 for Spring Term Lecture Series

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Handel’s Ariodante Britten Theatre

See page 25 for details

Key Stage 2 parties only Delve into the world of Minimalism with Timothy Lines and RCM New Perspectives. Join us for an exciting concert presented by Fraser Trainer and RCM musicians with guaranteed audience participation!

All schools booking receive a teacher resource pack and song recording to accompany this concert Free but tickets required

Masters Ensemble 6.00pm

Inner Parry Room

A chance to hear brand new works by talented RCM composers performed by leading contemporary music specialists.

Free but tickets required

THURSDAY 10 MARCH Exploring Minimalism: Steve Reich Concert 7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 19 for details

FRIDAY 11 MARCH Quartet for the End of Time 1.05pm

Recital Hall

Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay violin Mark van de Wiel clarinet Alexander Chaushian cello Min-Jung Kym piano uatuor pour la fin du Messiaen Q temps Free but tickets required

020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk

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SUNDAY 10 APRIL

Piano Masterclass with Sir András Schiff 3.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

We are delighted to announce the return of Sir András Schiff, who will work with exceptional RCM pianists in this special Sunday afternoon masterclass.

Renowned for his interpretations of Beethoven and receiving wide critical acclaim for his ‘spellbinding account of the Goldberg Variations’ (The Guardian) at the 2015 BBC Proms, Sir András is one of today’s greatest pianists. Don’t miss the opportunity to see him share his enthusiasm and knowledge with young musicians at the Royal College of Music.

Tickets: £5

Sir András Schiff András Schiff

FRIDAY 11 MARCH

SATURDAY 12 MARCH

Harp Masterclass with Marisa Robles

7.00pm

2.00pm

East Parry Room

Handel’s Ariodante Britten Theatre

2.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 19 for details

Various times and venues

RCM Junior Department Symphony Orchestra

Taking up the spirit of the 1851 Great Exhibition, this cuttingedge series is curated entirely by students. For more information see www.rcm.ac.uk/greatexhibitionists

7.30pm

7.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Featuring the winner of the 2015 Peter Morrison Concerto Competition.

Recital Hall

MONDAY 14 MARCH

See page 26 for details

Handel’s Ariodante

SATURDAY 12 MARCH RCM Junior Department Contemporary Music Concert 5.30pm

7.00pm

See page 25 for details

Free but tickets required

SATURDAY 19 MARCH

Tickets: £5

RCM Big Band

Great Exhibitionists

See page 25 for details

Free but tickets required

Exploring Minimalism: Steve Reich Composition Masterclass

WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH– FRIDAY 18 MARCH

Britten Theatre

RCM Junior Department End of Term Concert 2.30pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Featuring the Chamber Orchestra, Brass Dectet, Saxophone Ensemble, Octet and Percussion Ensemble.

Tickets: £5

Recital Hall

Free but tickets required

SUNDAY 10 APRIL Piano Masterclass with Sir András Schiff 3.00pm

Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

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COMING SOON

Samson Tsoy

Royal Festival Hall

SUNDAY 26 JUNE

RCM Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall 7.30pm

Royal Festival Hall

Diego Masson conductor Samson Tsoy piano RCM Symphony Orchestra Stravinsky Symphony in 3 Movements Stravinsky Capriccio Stravinsky Song of the Nightingale Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1911) The RCM Symphony Orchestra returns to London’s Royal Festival Hall to perform a thrilling all-Stravinsky programme exploring the myths and rituals behind his works.

Expect to be captivated by the orchestral wizardry of The Firebird Suite; charmed by a bird of a different feather in a Song of the Nightingale; impressed by the technical feats of award-winning RCM pianist Samson Tsoy in the virtuosic Capriccio; and entertained by Stravinsky’s final cinematic-inspired Symphony.

To conduct, we’re delighted to welcome French conductor Diego Masson, one of the world’s leading exponents of the music of the 20th and 21st centuries.

This concert is part of the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Myths and Rituals series supported by Vincent Meyer. www.philharmonia.co.uk/stravinsky Tickets: £5, £10, £15, £20, £25

OUT AND ABOUT

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

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

Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL

Steinway Hall 44 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2DB

Fridays at 6.30pm

Wednesdays at 1.00pm

15, 22 January 5, 12, 19 February 4, 11, 18 March

10 February 9 March

Supported by the Friends of the V&A

Kings Place 90 York Way, London N1 9AG

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

Friday 4 March, 1.00pm

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

Wednesday 20 January, 1.10pm Monday 22 February, 1.10pm Wednesday 16 March, 1.10pm

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

Mondays at 6.30pm 25 January 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 February 7, 14 March

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Fulham Rd, London SW10 9NH

Thursdays at 1.00pm 28 January 25 February 17 March

St George’s Hanover Square St George Street, London, W1S 1FX

Thursday 11 February, 1.00pm

Royal Albert Hall Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

Classical Coffee Mornings Sundays at 11.00am

Sundays at 5.45pm

Elgar Room

31 January 7 February 13 March

31* January 14, 21, 28 February 13, 20* March *RCMJD students

Royal Academy of Art Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD

Friday 15 April, 6.30pm With kind support from Dasha Shenkman

St Mary Abbots Kensington High Street, London W8 4LA

Fridays at 1.05pm 15, 22, 29 January 5, 12, 19, 26 February 4, 11 March

Tickets: £11, including coffee and a pastry Verdi Restaurant Friday 1 April, 12.00pm Free no tickets required

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TICKET & BOOKING INFORMATION

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

To book tickets or for more information contact the RCM Box Office on 020 7591 4314, weekdays 10.00am – 4.00pm, or visit us online at www.rcm.ac.uk/events Please note, there is a £1.95 booking fee per transaction for online and telephone bookings. This fee covers administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students.

BOOKING FOR THE SPRING SEASON opens on Wednesday 9 December. RCM Friends and Patrons have priority booking from Wednesday 2 December.

BOOKING FOR RCM JUNIOR DEPARTMENT EVENTS opens on Saturday 30 January.

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for the London Handel Festival production of Handel’s Ariodante on 8, 9, 12 and 14 March are only available from the London Handel Festival Box Office: 01460 54660. Online booking opens 19 January and telephone bookings open 21 January. See www.london-handel-festival.com for more information.

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

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

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

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

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.

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V ­ ISITING US Transport

Photography and Recordings

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.

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

Your co-operation is appreciated.

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

By Bus Buses 9, 10, 52 and 452 pass the Royal Albert Hall, whilst 9a runs from Palace Gate and 70 along Queen’s Gate. The number 360 stops very close to the RCM on Prince Consort Road. Many other services run to South Kensington, Kensington High Street or Knightsbridge from surrounding areas.

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

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

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

Access 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.

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

The main entrance to the Britten Theatre contains 33 steps. An alternative step-free entrance is available for all patrons. There are spaces for wheelchair users and seats for their companions in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall and Britten Theatre.

Please contact the Box Office in advance for directions.

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

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SUPPORTING US

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

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

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

JOIN THE RCM FRIENDS GET CLOSER TO THE MUSIC

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

RCM Friends receive up-to-date information on all events taking place at the RCM, priority booking for RCM concerts and opera performances, invitations to special events and other opportunities to become involved in life at the RCM. Your support is vital in helping us to continue to inspire musicians of the future.

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

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IN BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS

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Wed 13 Jan 7.30pm Thu 14 Jan 6.00pm Sat 16 Jan 5.30pm Thu 21 Jan 2.00pm Fri 22 Jan 6.00pm

Mon 25 Jan 1.05pm Tue 26 Jan 6.00pm Tue 26 Jan 7.30pm Wed 27 Jan 2.00pm Wed 27 Jan 7.30pm Thu 28 Jan 1.05pm Fri 29 Jan 5.30pm Sat 30 Jan 7.30pm

explorensemble Orchestral Masterworks: Elgar’s Enigma Variations RCM Junior Department Soloists’ Concert Håkan Hardenberger at the RCM: Trumpet Masterclass Håkan Hardenberger at the RCM: RCM Symphony Orchestra: From the Wreckage Professors’ Concerts: Christian Garrick Jazz Strings RCM Students’ Film Orchestra RCM Wind Ensemble String Quartet Collective Open Rehearsal Percussion Showcase String Quartet Collective Recital Opera Scenes Medtner Chamber Music

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Wed 3 Feb Thu 4 Feb Mon 8 Feb Wed 10 Feb Thu 11 Feb Thu 11 Feb Thu 11 Feb Fri 12 Feb Mon 15 Feb Tue 16 Feb Wed 17 Feb Wed 17 Feb Thu 18 Feb Fri 19 Feb Fri 19 Feb Fri 19 Feb Fri 19 Feb Sat 20 Feb Sun 21 Feb Mon 22 Feb Mon 22 Feb Tue 23 Feb Tue 23 Feb Wed 24 Feb Thu 25 Feb Fri 26 Feb Sat 27 Feb

6.00pm 5.30pm 5.30pm 7.30pm 1.05pm 7.30pm 9.35pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 1.05pm 5.15pm 6.00pm 7.30pm 5.30pm 11.00am 1.05pm 6.00pm 10.00am 7.30pm 6.00pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 5.30pm

Orchestral Masterworks: Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no 3 10 Opera Scenes 9 Opera Scenes 12 Jack McCaw Memorial Concert 12 Dutilleux Day: Piano Concert 13 Dutilleux Day: John Wilson Conducts the RCM Symphony Orchestra 13 Dutilleux Day: Les Citations 13 Clara Schumann as Song Accompanist 15 Harp Week: From the Soundhouse 14 Harp Week: RCM Harp Ensemble 14 Harp Week: Masterclass with Sylvain Blassel 14 Orchestral Masterworks: Mendelssohn’s Symphony no 4 11 RCM Wind Orchestra 16 Hispania: Spanish Rhapsody 17 Hispania: Music and Ideas: Albéniz Beyond Iberia 17 Hispania: Spectral Flamenco 17 Exploring the Archives 16 RCM Junior Department Chamber Music Concert 16 Hispania: Goyescas 17 Hispania: Canciones Populares 17 Hispania: Reeds, Mixtures and Tientos 17 Hispania: Piano Masterclass with Joaquín Soriano 17 Exploring Minimalism: Phasing 18 Orchestral Masterworks: Dvorˇák’s Symphony no 9 11 RCM Brass Ensemble 21 Exploring Minimalism: Electronics 18 RCM Junior Department Spring Choral Concert 21

Tue 1 Mar Thu 3 Mar Sat 5 Mar Mon 7 Mar Tue 8 Mar Tue 8 Mar Tue 8 Mar Tue 8 Mar Tue 8 Mar Wed 9 Mar Thu 10 Mar Fri 11 Mar Fri 11 Mar Sat 12 Mar

7.30pm 7.30pm 5.30pm 7.30pm 10.00am 1.05pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 2.00pm 7.30pm 5.30pm

Exploring Minimalism: Looping 18 RCM Baroque Ensemble and Chamber Choir 22 RCM Junior Department Spring Concert 23 Alke Quartet 23 Women in Music at the RCM: Piano Masterclass with Imogen Cooper 24 Women in Music at the RCM: Albany Trio 24 Women in Music at the RCM: Women and the Saxophone 24 Handel’s Ariodante 25 Exploring Minimalism: Shaping 18 Handel’s Ariodante 25 Exploring Minimalism: Steve Reich Concert 19 Exploring Minimalism: Steve Reich Composition Masterclass 19 RCM Big Band 26 RCM Junior Department Contemporary Music Concert 27

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Sat 12 Mar Sat 12 Mar Mon 14 Mar Wed 16– Fri 18 Mar Sat 19 Mar

7.00pm 7.30pm 7.00pm Various

Handel’s Ariodante RCM Junior Department Symphony Orchestra Handel’s Ariodante Great Exhibitionists

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2.30pm

RCM Junior Department End of Term Concert

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Sun 10 Apr

3.00pm

Piano Masterclass with Sir András Schiff

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CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES

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Mon 11 Jan Thu 14 Jan Fri 15 Jan Mon 18 Jan Tue 19 Jan Wed 20 Jan Wed 20 Jan Mon 25 Jan Wed 27 Jan Fri 29 Jan

6.00pm 1.05pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 1.05pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 1.05pm

RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music A Celebration of Bridge’s Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Derek Jones Flute Recital

Mon 1 Feb Tue 2 Feb Thu 4 Feb Thu 4 Feb Fri 5 Feb Mon 8 Feb Tue 9 Feb Wed 10 Feb Wed 10 Feb Wed 10 Feb Fri 12 Feb Mon 15 Feb Mon 15 Feb Tue 16 Feb Thu 18 Feb Mon 22 Feb Thu 25 Feb Mon 29 Feb

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

RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Saxophone Recital with Marcus Weiss RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Music of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Maxim Rysanov Recital Brass Chamber Showcase RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music Experimental Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music RCM Chamber Music

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Tue 1 Mar Wed 2 Mar Fri 4 Mar Wed 9 Mar Fri 11 Mar

6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 1.05pm

RCM Chamber Music Masters Ensemble Winds of Heaven Masters Ensemble Quartet for the End of Time

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MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS Tue 12 Jan Tue 12 Jan Tue 12 Jan Wed 13 Jan Wed 13 Jan Wed 13 Jan Thu 14 Jan Tue 19 Jan Fri 22 Jan Mon 25 Jan Thu 28 Jan Fri 29 Jan

10.00am 10.00am 2.00pm 10.00am 2.00pm 2.00pm 6.00pm 10.00am 2.00pm 3.00pm 2.30pm 2.30pm

Horn Masterclass with Stefan Dohr Baroque Flute Masterclass with Wilbert Hazelzet Baroque Flute Masterclass with Wilbert Hazelzet Baroque Flute Masterclass with Wilbert Hazelzet Vocal Masterclass with Jonathan Lemalu Baroque Flute Masterclass with Wilbert Hazelzet Oboe Masterclass with Olivier Stankiewicz Harp Masterclass with Catherine Michel Violin Masterclass with Peter Schuhmayer Violin Masterclass with Vasko Vassilev Piano Masterclass with Dmitri Alexeev Flute Masterclass with Derek Jones

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020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS 2.00pm 2.00pm 10.00am 10.00am 10.00am 10.30am 2.30pm 2.00pm

Saxophone Masterclass with Marcus Weiss Viola Masterclass with Jennifer Stumm Viola Masterclass with Maxim Rysanov Trumpet Masterclass with Matthias Höfs Conducting Masterclass with Alexander Polishchuck Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe Double Bass Masterclass with Dan Styffe

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Tue 8 Mar Fri 11 Mar

10.00am 2.00pm

Violin Masterclass with Lewis Kaplan Harp Masterclass with Marisa Robles

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LECTURES AND SEMINARS

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Fri 5 Feb Fri 5 Feb Tue 9 Feb Tue 9 Feb Fri 19 Feb Wed 24 Feb Wed 24 Feb Fri 26 Feb

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Wed 13 Jan Thu 14 Jan Tue 19 Jan Wed 20 Jan Wed 27 Jan

10.15am 5.15pm 10.00am 10.15am 10.15am

Music Talks: Let There Be Light – Haydn’s Creation 4 Music and Ideas: The Gilded Stage 5 Frank Bridge Symposium 5 Music Talks: Consuming Passion – Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde 5 Music Talks: Magical Tenderness – Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas 8

Wed 3 Feb Wed 10 Feb Fri 12– Sun 14 Feb Wed 17 Feb Wed 24 Feb Thu 25 Feb

10.15am 10.15am Various

Music Talks: The Final Years – Chopin’s Late Piano Works 9 Music Talks: Life’s Consolation – Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem 12 German Song Onstage (1770–1914) Conference 15

10.15am 5.30pm 5.15pm

Music Talks: The Artist’s Palette – Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé 2016 Crees Lecture: The Power of Music in a Changing World Music and Ideas: In Search of Good Music Education

Wed 2 Mar Thu 3 Mar Wed 9 Mar

10.15am 5.15pm 10.15am

Music Talks: Out of the Blue – Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue 21 Music and Ideas: Music, Emotions and Institutions 22 Music Talks: Song of the Earth – Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde 26

PRIZES AND COMPETITIONS Fri 4 Mar

10.00am

Chappell Medal Piano Competition Final

PARTICIPATORY EVENTS Wed 9 Mar

1.05pm

Steve Reich: RCM Sparks Lunchtime Concert for Schools

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