2015 Summer Events Guide

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020 7591 4314 – WWW.RCM.AC.UK
SUMMER
EVENTS
2015
Highlights
Participatory Events
Lectures & Seminars
Masterclasses & Workshops
Prizes & Competitions
Chamber Music Series
020 7591 4314
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CONTENTS
Events Guide Summer Season 2015
Listings for April – August
Diary4
Out and About
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Ticket & Booking Information 30
Visiting Us
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Supporting Us
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In Brief
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Diary events are colour coded for easy referencing
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Highlights
Lectures & Seminars
Independent Promotions
Box Office – Ticketed event
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Junior Department events. Please call the Junior Department on
020 7591 4345 for more details.
RCM Sparks and the Royal Albert Hall work in partnership to deliver innovative
learning and participation opportunities for all ages. This unique combination
of education expertise and diverse concert programming offers exciting and
engaging activities for all and gives access to two iconic institutions.
See www.rcm.ac.uk/sparks for further details.
The RCM is grateful to the Royal Garden Hotel for its generous support of the
RCM’s visiting International Conductors Programme.
All public performances in the RCM Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall and the
Britten Theatre operate under rules of management for places of entertainment
issued by Westminster City Council.
All information in this publication was correct at time of going to print.
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WELCOME TO OUR SUMMER
EVENTS FOR 2015
One of the highlights of our season is Schubert’s grand statement for
orchestra, the ‘Great’ Symphony, performed by the RCM Classical Orchestra
conducted by Sir Roger Norrington. The programme opens with one of Haydn’s
most charming works, the symphony ‘La Reine’, said to be the favourite of
Marie Antoinette.
We also celebrate anniversaries of Scandinavian symphonists Jean Sibelius
and Carl Nielsen, the former with his Fifth Symphony of which he wrote ‘I
wished to give my symphony another – more human – form. More down-toearth, more vivid.’ Nicholas Collon conducts the RCM Symphony Orchestra
in a programme which also includes music by Stravinsky, Debussy and RCM
composer Arne Gieshoff.
We showcase more music from northern parts in our Chamber Essentials
series, with music by celebrated Russian composers, including Rachmaninov,
Prokofiev and Shostakovich, alongside that of Sergey Taneyev in the centenary
year of his death. The String Quartet Collective also returns, with classic
works by Janácˇek and Dvorˇák.
Exploring the Archives is our ongoing series bringing to life some of the
important holdings in the extensive RCM collections, and as commemorations
of the Great War continue, we investigate the music and poetry of RCM
alumnus Ivor Gurney.
A grand celebration of the best of British Baroque includes Handel’s
rousing Zadok the Priest and music by Purcell and Blow performed
by the RCM Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. At the other
end of the spectrum the RCM New Perspectives ensemble pays
tribute to the American composer Elliott Carter, who died in
2012 aged 103.
A showcase for Composition for Screen with live music to
film, hidden treasures in Super String Sunday, the RCM
Festival of Percussion, RCM stars at Wigmore Hall and
Cadogan Hall, and our wind, saxophone and brass ensembles
all give a variety of opportunities to hear our performers in the
widest range of music. We bring the year to a joyous conclusion
with Benjamin Britten’s homely and comic look at village life with
his opera Albert Herring.
We look forward to welcoming you here.
Stephen Johns | Artistic Director
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MONDAY 20 APRIL
Professors’ Concerts:
Schubert and Sphor
1.05pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
See left panel for details
RCM Chamber Music
6.00pm
Inner Parry Room
Free but tickets required
TUESDAY 21 APRIL
Double Bass Masterclass
with Laurène Durantel
10.00am
Colin Lawson
Professors’ Concerts
Join us for a series of lunchtime concerts featuring RCM professors and
Trio Apaches, our Piano Trio in Association. In the first concert of the
series, RCM Director Professor Colin Lawson will be joined by pianist
Geoffrey Govier and soprano Patricia Rozario for a charming lunchtime
concert of works by Spohr and Schubert.
RCM Chamber Music
6.00pm
Inner Parry Room
Johannes Goritzki Recital
7.30pm MONDAY 20 APRIL
THURSDAY 14 MAY
Schubert and Spohr
Music for Two Pianos
1.05pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Colin Lawson clarinet
Geoffrey Govier piano
Patricia Rozario soprano
Vanessa Latarche piano
Ian Jones piano
Spohr Six German Songs
op 103
Schubert Erlafsee D 586
Schubert Nacht und Traume D 827
Schubert Rastlose Liebe D 138
Schubert Der Hirt auf dem Felsen
D 965
Inner Parry Room
Supported by the Georg and Emily
von Opel Foundation
Medtner Knight Errant op 58
no 2 for two pianos
Piazzolla Milonga del ángel
for two pianos
Rachmaninov Suite no 2 op 17
for two pianos
THURSDAY 21 MAY
Trio Apaches
Trio Apaches RCM percussionists
Shostakovich Symphony no 15 (arr Victor Derevianko)
Johannes Goritzki cello
Alison Rhind piano
Mendelssohn Cello Sonata in
D major op 58
Beethoven
Cello Sonata in
C major op 102 no 1
Rossini
Une larme – Thème et
variations
von Opel Foundation
Tickets: £5
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WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL
Composition for Screen
Showcase
7.30pm
Britten Theatre
Michael Ladouceur and Kevin Penkin conductors
Don’t miss this highlight of the RCM season which showcases the work of
talented RCM composers on the prestigious Composition for Screen course.
Hear their dramatic music as it’s meant to be experienced – performed live
to new films by young producers, including some world and UK premieres,
projected above the players in the RCM’s atmospheric Britten Theatre.
Tickets: £10
Leonor with music by Eren Önsoy
WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL
WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL
Cello Masterclass with
Johannes Goritzki
1.05pm
10.00am
Recital Hall
von Opel Foundation
Music Talks: The Great War
11.00am
49 Queen’s Gate Terrace,
SW7 5PN
WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL
RCM Chamber Music
West Parry Room
RCM Chamber Music
6.00pm
Inner Parry Room
Johannes Goritzki
Composition for Screen
Showcase
2.00pm
7.30pm
East Parry Room
von Opel Foundation
Britten Theatre
See panel above for details
In this talk with musical examples,
journalist and British music expert
Simon Heffer looks at the effect
that the Great War had on British
music, both on the composers
themselves and the music that was
being written.
Presented by Music Talks in
association with the Vernon Ellis
Foundation and the RCM.
ickets: £45 (includes a light
T
lunch with the presenter)
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FRIDAY 24 APRIL
Sacconi Quartet
7.30pm
Sacconi Quartet
Marmen Quartet
Haydn
String Quartet in G major op 76 no 1
Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op 10
Mendelssohn Octet in E flat major op 20
The superb Sacconi Quartet presents the most enchanting of Haydn’s
late quartets coupled with Britten’s touching tribute to his beloved RCM
composition professor, Frank Bridge. To round off the programme, the RCM
Quartet in Association is joined by the Marmen Quartet for Mendelssohn’s
youthful and dazzling Octet.
Tickets: £8
Sacconi Quartet
THURSDAY 23 APRIL
THURSDAY 23 APRIL
FRIDAY 24 APRIL
Johannes Goritzki
SEMPRE Seminar:
Exploring Music Psychology
and Music Education
Johannes Goritzki
10.00am Recital Hall
von Opel Foundation
Recorder Masterclass with
Walter van Hauwe
10.30am RCM Museum of Music
Belle Shenkman International
Masterclass
Recorder Masterclass with
Walter van Hauwe
2.30pm RCM Museum of Music
Masterclass
5.15pm
Durrington Room
Professor Graham Welch
Institute of Education
Graham Welch explores the work
of SEMPRE (Society for Education,
Music and Psychology Research) by
using his own research into musical
development, music education and
the psychology of music as a model.
Part of the SEMPRE (Society for
Education, Music and Psychology
Research) Seminar Series.
10.30am Free but tickets required
Sacconi Quartet
7.30pm Free but tickets required
SUNDAY 26 APRIL
RCM Students’ Charity
Orchestra
7.30pm
Part of the Grove Forum series
Recital Hall
von Opel Foundation
Rowan Baker and Asier Puga
conductors
Brahms Symphony no 2 in
D major op 73
RachmaninovSymphony no 2 in
E minor op 27
Curated by RCM conductors Rowan
Baker and Asier Puga, this concert
of popular works will include a
retiring collection for Plan UK.
Free no tickets required
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28 APRIL – 28 AUGUST
Arts in Harmony
RCM Museum of Music
In this special exhibition, the RCM Museum of Music celebrates the
centenary of the Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, one of the world’s most
significant collections of work by artists of Jewish descent.
Recently discovered archival material and selected artworks will tell the
unique story of how the Ben Uri Art Gallery has supported music, particularly
émigré and emerging musicians, throughout the 20th century. The exhibition
accompanies Art Identity Migration: 100 years of Ben Uri in London
1915-2015 taking place in the Inigo Rooms, Somerset House East Wing,
in association with the Cultural Institute at King’s College London,
from July to December 2015.
T
he RCM Museum of Music is open Tuesday to Friday
(11.30am to 4.30pm) and is free to visit.
The Blind Fiddler by Isaac Lichtenstein
MONDAY 27 APRIL
RCM Chamber Music
1.05pm Recital Hall
Trumpet Masterclass with
Matthias Höfs
3.00pm
Recital Hall
See page 8 for details
Contemporary Music
in Action
7.30pm Inner Parry Room
All year RCM composers and
performers have been working
together to create brand new
works. This concert gives you the
chance to hear the fruits of these
collaborations.
TUESDAY 28 APRIL
WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL
Violin Masterclass with
Vasko Vassilev
11.00am 10.00am Durrington Room
von Opel Foundation
Contemporary Music
in Action
Open Day
Various
Our annual Open Day gives
prospective students, parents and
teachers a chance to ‘access all
areas’ of the RCM. Visitors can see
a wide range of rehearsals, open
lessons and workshops, explore
every corner of the RCM including
the renowned Library and Studios
and find out from current students
what life at the RCM is truly like.
The day begins at 11.00am and
we strongly encourage you to
come from the start.
See www.rcm.ac.uk/openday for
details and to reserve your place.
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Matthias Höfs
WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL
Music Talks: Gearing up for
Glyndebourne – Bizet and Ravel
11.00am
SW7 5PN
Richard Langham Smith considers
the connections between Bizet’s
Carmen and Ravel’s L’heure
espagnole, plus Ravel’s L’enfant et
les sortilèges, the touching tale of a
child’s growth into adolescence.
Tickets: £45 (includes a light
Matthias Höfs in
Residence
Vocal Masterclass with
Elizabeth Watts
2.00pm We’re delighted to welcome world-renowned trumpeter and Visiting
Professor Matthias Höfs to the RCM for a three day residency.
Britten Theatre
His visit culminates in a not-to-be-missed concert featuring his very own
arrangements of popular works including the overture to Mozart’s opera
The Magic Flute and Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazz style Black
Bottom Stomp, performed by the RCM Brass Ensemble.
Brooks–van der Pump
English Song Competition Final
MONDAY 27 APRIL
RCM Brass with
Matthias Höfs
Trumpet Masterclass with Matthias Höfs
3.00pm 6.00pm Free but tickets required
7.30pm
Recital Hall
Britten Theatre
THURSDAY 30 APRIL
WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL
RCM Chamber Music
RCM Brass with Matthias Höfs
7.30pm 1.05pm
Matthias Höfs trumpet
Nigel Black director
RCM brass ensembles
Programme to include:
Mozart (arr Matthias Höfs) Overture: The Magic Flute
J S Bach (arr Matthias Höfs) Concerto in D major after Vivaldi
BWV 972
Dvořák (arr Matthias Höfs) Finale from Serenade for Wind
Instruments op 44
Jelly Roll Morton (arr Matthias Höfs) Black Bottom Stomp
Tickets: £5
Recital Hall
Contemporary Music
in Action
7.30pm
Recital Hall
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Visual from The Infinite Bridge
FRIDAY 1 MAY
Music in the Museum
Horn Masterclass with
Radovan Vlatkovicć
´
2.00pm Recital Hall
Guitar Masterclass with
Xuefei Yang
2.00pm East Parry Room
von Opel Foundation
TUESDAY 5 MAY
The Infinite Bridge
RCM Chamber Music
6.00pm Durrington Room
TUESDAY 5 MAY
Double Bass Masterclass
with Paul Ellison
10.00am Durrington Room
von Opel Foundation
The Infinite Bridge
7.30pm
Britten Theatre
See right panel for details
Contemporary Music
in Action
7.30pm Recital Hall
7.30pm
Britten Theatre
Mike Ladouceur co-executive producer & composer
Mari Sainio composer
Sam Jones composer
Essi Kiiski music supervisor, orchestra leader
Kristine Sommerlade choreographer
Peter Cox writer & director
Aurélien Krieger co-executive producer & visual designer/director
Hanoh Szpira 3D and motion graphics designer
Lior Ben Gai creative coder & designer
Drawing on the pioneering spirit of the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde
Park, Great Exhibitionists is the RCM’s ground-breaking concert series
devised and presented by RCM students.
This innovative and cross-disciplinary Great Exhibitionists event tells
the story of a girl trapped in a mundane existence who escapes into
an alternate cyber-world in her dreams. Visual poetry and specifically
composed new music and choreography will combine with state-of-the-art
digital design and projection technology to explore the original narrative
by award-winning writer Peter Cox.
Experimenting with interactive and reactive creative technology systems,
this theatrical show promises to push the boundaries of stagecraft,
scenography and orchestral performance to create an awe-inspiring and
immersive experience for the audience.
This event is part of Network Performing Arts Production Workshop, which
is being hosted by the RCM from 4 to 6 May.
Tickets: £5
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WEDNESDAY 6 MAY
Music Talks:
A Jolly Good Show
11.00am
SW7 5PN
Dr Katy Hamilton introduces the
founding fathers (and mothers!) of
some of the most important British
musical establishments, and the
people and politics that shaped
their development.
RCM Parry Room Library, c. 1933
WEDNESDAY 6 MAY
Exploring the Archives
This fascinating exploration into the RCM archives reveals the inherent
beauty and depth of the music of two RCM alumni: Ivor Gurney and
Rupert Erlebach. Both studied under Stanford and Vaughan Williams at
the RCM but had very different career paths after the First World War.
Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/exploringthearchives
Recital Hall
Exploring the Archives:
Spotlight on Erlebach and
Gurney
7.30pm
Britten Theatre
Pre-concert talk
5.15pm RCM Chamber Music
6.00pm
Britten Theatre
Dr Fiona Richards (Open University) focuses on the songs of Gurney and
Erlebach, and explores ways in which archival resources shed light on
English composers.
Spotlight on Erlebach and Gurney
7.30pm
Britten Theatre
RCM musicians come together to explore the music of these two
great songwriters with a programme that includes pieces Gurney wrote
in the trenches in France such as In Flanders, Severn Meadows and
By a Bierside, as well as The Western Playland song cycle, Ha’nacker
Mill and Desire in Spring. It will also feature Erlebach’s settings of
Gurney’s poetry.
The manuscripts of many of tonight’s featured works are held in the
RCM Library, and a number of them will be on display in the Britten
Theatre foyer.
Tickets: £5
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Sir Roger Norrington
FRIDAY 8 MAY
Pre-concert talk
Norrington Conducts
Schubert
Sir Roger Norrington conductor
Rowan Baker conductor*
RCM Classical Orchestra
Haydn Symphony no 85 in B flat major Hob I:85 ‘La Reine’
Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter op 49*
Schubert Symphony no 9 in C major D 944 ‘The Great’
We’re delighted to welcome back world-renowned conductor and RCM
alumnus Sir Roger Norrington to direct the RCM Classical Orchestra in
this symphonic programme. The highlight of the evening is Schubert’s final
and majestic symphony, often considered the composer’s finest piece
for orchestra.
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Sibelius’ birth, the concert also
features the composer’s charming symphonic poem, based on the tale of
the maiden from Pohjola. And to open, one of Marie Antoniette’s favourite
pieces – Haydn’s Symphony no 85, dubbed ‘La Reine’.
Supported by the RCM Patrons’ Circle
Tickets: £10, £15
Dr Wiebke Thormählen introduces
this evening’s concert.
Free to concert ticket holders
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THURSDAY 7 MAY
SUNDAY 10 MAY
RCM Chamber Music
1.05pm Recital Hall
Baroque Violin Masterclass
with Kati Debretzeni
2.00pm
Durrington Room
WEDNESDAY 13 MAY
Super String Sunday
10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
11.00am See page 13 for details
MONDAY 11 MAY
RCM Chamber Music
6.00pm West Parry Room
with Kati Debretzeni
6.00pm
Durrington Room
TUESDAY 12 MAY
Violin Masterclass with
Alina Ibragimova
RCM Chamber Music
7.30pm
Inner Parry Room
Richard Fu piano
Elia Benhamou cello
Piano Masterclass with
Natalia Trull
10.00am Norrington Conducts
Schubert
String Quartet Collective
Masterclass
Durrington Room
Inner Parry Room
Soh-Yon Kim viola
SATURDAY 9 MAY
RCM Junior Department
Baroque Ensembles Concert
5.30pm
Recital Hall
SW7 5PN
Led by Karl Lutchmayer, this talk
examines how Die Entführung aus
dem Serail fits with Enlightenment
principles, and analyses in detail
how the seeds of genius, sown
here, flower so prolifically in
Mozart’s later operatic works.
RCM Chamber Music
1.05pm
West Parry Room
Open Rehearsal
6.00pm Recital Hall
RCM Chamber Music
6.00pm West Parry Room
explorensemble
Violin to Viola
7.30pm See page 11 for details
Recital Hall
6.00pm FRIDAY 8 MAY
7.30pm Supported by the Georg and Emily
von Opel Foundation
Prokofiev Cello Sonata in
C major op 119
Shostakovich Cello Sonata in
D minor op 40
Rachmaninov C
ello Sonata in
G minor op 19
Music Talks: Gearing up for
Glyndebourne – Mozart
Join Mills Williams Junior Fellow
Soh-Yon Kim on her mission to
convince violinists to take up the
viola in this programme which
features Brahms’ String Quintet
no 1 in F major.
7.30pm
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SUNDAY 10 MAY
Super String Sunday Into the Spotlight
The Royal College of Music’s annual Super String Sunday returns
offering the opportunity to see some of the world’s brightest young
string stars in action.
This year we shine a spotlight on some of string music’s
hidden gems in five hours of diverse performances in the
wonderful surroundings of the RCM’s Amaryllis Fleming
Concert Hall.
Featured works will include the effervescent Concerto
for Double String Orchestra by RCM alumnus Sir Michael
Tippett and Igor Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for String
Quartet. Rounding off the day will be several different
versions of Paganini’s devilish 24th Caprice – renowned
as one of the most impressively virtuosic works ever
written for solo violin.
The event is free, and no ticket is required. Our doors will
be open all day, so drop in for ten minutes or stay for hours!
Supported by the RCM Director’s Circle
Free, no tickets required
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WEDNESDAY 13 MAY
explorensemble
7.30pm
Nicholas Moroz and Arne Gieshoff directors
explorensemble
Josephine Stephenson New Work (world premiere)
Eloge
Cord Meijering Nono A Pierre
Feldman Spring of Chosroes
Romitelli La sabbia del tempo
Continuing from their celebration of the music of Fausto Romitelli in 2014,
explorensemble presents his sensual and atmospheric work La sabbia del
tempo. The programme also features Luigi Nono’s dark and expansive
A Pierre, Morton Feldman’s violin and piano piece Spring of Chosroes and
Cord Meijering’s poetic Eloge. Opening the concert is a world premiere
performance of a new work by RCM graduate Josephine Stephenson.
Tickets: £5
Josephine Stephenson
THURSDAY 14 MAY
RCM New Perspectives
Timothy Lines conductor
Asier Puga conductor*
Carter Triple Duo*
Carter Asko Concerto
Carter Mosaic
Carter Tintinnabulation
Javier Marti Aranda New Work (world premiere)*
Lewis Murphy New Work (world premiere)*
With a career spanning more than 75 years, Elliott Carter was hailed as ‘one
of America’s most distinguished creative artists in any field’ by his friend Aaron
Copland. RCM New Perspectives celebrates the work of this great composer
with his Asko Concerto, Triple Duo, Mosaic and his first work for solo
percussion ensemble, Tintinnabulation. The concert also includes the
world premieres of new works by RCM composers Javier Marti Aranda
and Lewis Murphy.
Tickets: £5
Pre-concert talk
6.15pm
Timothy Lines in conversation with
Dr Ingrid Pearson.
Elliott Carter
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THURSDAY 14 MAY
Music for Two Pianos
Pavel Fischer
Masterclass with
Masaaki Suzuki
Singing a Song in a Foreign
Land I: Songs and Stories
5.30pm East Parry Room
Norbert Meyn introduces testimonies
from eminent musicians including
Dame Janet Baker, Anita LaskerWallfisch and Alexander Goehr,
as part of of his research project
investigating the impact of émigré
musicians on musical life in
Britain. The evening also features
performances of songs by Berthold
Goldschmidt, Robert Kahn and other
émigré composers.
Supported by the Heritage Lottery
Fund and The Rothschild Foundation
Christoph Richter
The RCM’s String Quartet Collective is back! Once again, members of
world-leading chamber ensembles visit the RCM to create a brand new
group, and you can witness the entire process at open rehearsals, a
masterclass and final Sunday afternoon concert.
This season we are delighted to bring together violinists Pavel Fischer
(Bardolino Trio) and Donald Grant (Elias Quartet), violist Rebecca Jones
(Callino Quartet) and cellist Christoph Richter (formerly Cherubini and
Heine Quartets).
TUESDAY 12 MAY
SUNDAY 17 MAY
Masterclass
Pre-concert talk
WEDNESDAY 13 MAY
Open Rehearsal
RCM Head of Strings Mark
Messenger introduces the music
in this afternoon’s concert.
Free to concert ticket
holders
Afternoon Concert
FRIDAY 15 MAY
10.30am 2.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Recital Hall
Open Rehearsal
Rebecca Jones
RCM Museum of Music
Organist, harpsichordist and
conductor Masaaki Suzuki is joined
by talented RCM singers and
performers for this masterclass
on Bach obbligato arias.
Donald Grant
Recital Hall
Pavel Fischer violin
Donald Grant violin
Rebecca Jones viola
Christoph Richter cello
F X RichterString Quartet in
C major op 5 no 1
JanáčekString Quartet no 1
‘Kreutzer Sonata’
DvořákPiano Quintet in
A major op 81
Tickets: £5
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FRIDAY 15 MAY
SATURDAY 16 MAY
THURSDAY 21 MAY
Open Rehearsal
Ensembles and Chamber
Music Concert
Trio Apaches
10.30am Recital Hall
5.30pm
1.05pm
Tickets: £5
The Art of Continuo
Music in the Museum
THURSDAY 28 MAY
SUNDAY 17 MAY
Afternoon Concert
3.00pm
Oboe Masterclass with
Jacques Tys
Viola Masterclass with
Jennifer Stumm
2.00pm
Opera Scenes
5.30pm
Britten Theatre
RCM singers present a selection of
favourite operatic scenes, intimately
staged with piano accompaniment.
Durrington Room
von Opel Foundation
WEDNESDAY 20 MAY
Music Talks: Suffragettes,
Singers and Symphonists
11.00am
Opera Scenes
5.30pm TUESDAY 19 MAY
Britten Theatre
RCM singers present a selection of
favourite operatic scenes, intimately
staged with piano accompaniment.
SW7 5PN
From Clara Schumann to Ethel
Smyth and Cathy Berberian, the
last few centuries have witnessed
an extraordinary array of talented
women composers and performers.
Dr Katy Hamilton explores and
celebrates the lives and
achievements of these remarkable
women, and their social circle.
Mini Music in the Museum
10.30am
RCM Museum of Music
For children under 5
Come and explore the exciting world
of musical instruments in the RCM
Museum of Music! You will be able
to see instruments of all shapes
and sizes, hear some being played
and make your own music. Children
must be accompanied by an adult.
FRIDAY 29 MAY
Music in the Museum:
Family Concert
Ages 5+
Join us in the Museum of Music for
a fun-filled, interactive concert for all
the family to enjoy.
Lies Askonas
Competition Final
6.30pm Britten Theatre
SATURDAY 30 MAY
Piano Concert
5.30pm
Tickets: £5
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SUNDAY 31 MAY
Singing a Song in a Foreign
Land II: Estates, Archives and
Music Restitution
11.30am RCM Museum of Music
Geraldine Auerbach MBE
This afternoon-long seminar
explores pathways and challenges
in locating, researching, performing
and safeguarding the musical legacy
of exiled composers and performers
who fled to Britain from Nazi Europe.
Presented in conjunction with the
International Centre for Suppressed
Music, Royal Holloway, University
of London.
Rising Stars: Romantic Gems
Cadogan Hall SW1X 9DQ
WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE
Ruisi Quartet
7.30pm See page 18 for details
7.30pm
Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ
For the eighth year in a row, RCM soloists and chamber groups are
heading to Cadogan Hall for this series of spectacular concerts.
Tickets: £10
MONDAY 1 JUNE
MONDAY 1 JUNE
7.30pm
Rising Stars
Britten Theatre
Schumann
Dichterliebe op 48
Wagner (arr Louis Brassin)Scenes from The Ring Cycle
(including Ride of the Valkyries)
Mendelssohn
Sextet op 110
Magical melodies from some of the greatest German Romantic composers,
including music from Wagner’s Ring Cycle, are explored in this evening’s
concert.
TUESDAY 9 JUNE
Rising Stars: Russian Favourites
Stravinsky Three Pieces for clarinet solo
Musorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence op 70
Talented RCM musicians and guest artist Sasha Rozhdestvensky perform
virtuosic works by celebrated Russian composers, including Musorgsky’s
ever-popular Pictures at an Exhibition.
MONDAY 15 JUNE
Rising Stars: Instrumental Wonders
Takashi Yoshimatsu Fuzzy Bird Sonata
Stephen Whibley Monsoon for percussion quartet
Stephen Whibley
Kitchen
Cameron Graham New Work (world premiere)
Brahms
Horn Trio in E flat major op 40
Top RCM performers showcase the unique qualities of their instruments
in this exciting programme of new and established works for strings, wind,
piano and percussion.
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FRIDAY 5 JUNE
Music in the Museum
SATURDAY 6 JUNE
Contemporary Music Concert
5.30pm Recital Hall
Ruisi Quartet
TUESDAY 9 JUNE
Rising Stars:
Russian Favourites
7.30pm
WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE
Ruisi Quartet
Haydn String Quartet in B minor op 33 no 1 Hob III:37
Debussy String Quartet in G minor op 10
StravinskyThree Pieces for String Quartet
Schubert String Quartet in A minor op 29 no 1 D 804
The Ruisi Quartet is fast securing a reputation as an ensemble of
exceptional skill and vivid expression. In this concert they present a
dynamic programme featuring Debussy’s striking and poetic String
Quartet in G minor – his only work in the form – and Stravinsky’s
enigmatic Three Pieces for string quartet. The concert is framed with
quartets by Haydn and Schubert.
The Ruisi Quartet is the first ensemble on the RCM’s Artist Diploma
programme, kindly supported by a legacy from the late Albert and
Eugenie Frost.
Tickets: £5
Cadogan Hall, SW1X 9DQ
SATURDAY 13 JUNE
Music Festival Concert
5.30pm
Tickets: £5
MONDAY 15 JUNE
Rising Stars:
Instrumental Wonders
7.30pm
Cadogan Hall, SW1X 9DQ
SATURDAY 20 JUNE
Choral Concert
6.15pm
Tickets: £5
SUNDAY 21 JUNE
String Fantasia
7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, W1U 2BP
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SUNDAY 21 JUNE
String Fantasia
7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP
Emily Sun & Naoka Aoki violin
Lisa Bucknell, Nazli Erdogan, Anastasia Sofina & Natasha Michael viola
Juliana Myslov harp & Sacconi Quartet
Jane Lindsay cello
Juliana Myslov
Bottesini Fantasia Cerrito for double bass
Bowen Fantasia for four violas
Wieniawski Fantaisie brillante sur des motifs de l’opéra ‘Faust’ de
Gounod op 20
Paul Patterson Fantasia (UK premiere)
Schumann Fantasiestücke op 73
Schubert Fantasia in C minor D 934
Our annual summer concert at Wigmore Hall showcases some of the RCM’s
most outstanding young string players. This exciting programme features
string fantasias for a variety of ensembles, including York Bowen’s Fantasia
for four violas, Schumann’s much-loved Fantasiestücke for cello and piano
and Wieniawski’s Fantaisie brillante, based on themes from Gounod’s
opera Faust. The concert also includes the UK premiere of Paul Patterson’s
Fantasia for harp and string quartet.
Sacconi Quartet
Lisa Bucknell
Supported by Ingles and Hayday
Tickets: £10, £14, £17, £20
TUESDAY 23 JUNE
Julian Lloyd Webber
We are delighted to welcome alumnus Julian Lloyd Webber back to the RCM
to work with our outstanding young cellists.
Don’t miss the chance to witness one of the UK’s best-loved artists –
described by Strad magazine as ‘the doyen of British cellists’ – drawing on
experience from his stellar performance career to inspire the string stars of
the future.
Supported by the Georg and Emily von Opel Foundation
Tickets: £5
Julian Lloyd Webber
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TUESDAY 23 JUNE
Julian Lloyd Webber
THURSDAY 25 JUNE
Chamber Essentials
This series of chamber concerts gives you the opportunity to hear
the world’s finest chamber music, performed by the very best RCM
performers.
This season, Chamber Essentials explores music by celebrated
Russian composers, including Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and
Shostakovich. The first concert in the series features the passionate
and melodic Piano Quartet in E major by Sergey Taneyev in this, the
centenary year of his death.
Piazzolla Tango Suite
J S Bach Fugue in B flat
minor BWV 891
Nebojša Jovan Ultimatum 2
Živković
J S Bach Theme and Variation
no 21 from Goldberg
Variations BWV 988
Adi Morag Octabones
7.30pm
Inner Parry Room
Rachmaninov T rio élégiaque no 1 in G minor
Scriabin Piano Sonata no 6 op 62
Medtner Sonata tragica in C minor op 39 no 5
Taneyev Piano Quartet in E major op 20
WEDNESDAY 1 JULY
Music for Strings
Inner Parry Room
Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes op 34
Shostakovich S
tring Quartet no 3 in F major op 73
Borodin String Quartet no 2 in D major
MONDAY 6 JULY
Music for Woodwind
7.30pm Aristel Škrbić and Gina Hyun-Gi Lee
marimba
Chamber Essentials:
Music for Piano
Music for Piano
7.30pm
Inner Parry Room
THURSDAY 25 JUNE
7.30pm
Marimba Duo
1.05pm
Inner Parry Room
Glazunov Saxophone Quartet op 109
Prokofiev Visions fugitives op 22
Rimsky-Korsakov Quintet in B flat major for piano, flute, clarinet,
horn and bassoon
Inner Parry Room
020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk
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Nicholas Collon
FRIDAY 26 JUNE
Music in the Museum
1.15pm
RCM Museum of Music
Saxophone Masterlass
with Ignacio Gascón
Masterclass
Trombone Masterclass
with Stephen Mathieson
2.00pm Recital Hall
Harp Masterclass with
Catherine Michel
2.00pm RCM Symphony Orchestra
See right panel for details
SATURDAY 27 JUNE
Orchestra Concert
5.30pm
RCM Symphony Orchestra
East Parry Room
7.30pm
FRIDAY 26 JUNE
String Orchestra, Symphonic Wind
Orchestra and Sinfonia
Musorgsky
Night on Bald
Mountain
Khachaturian Masquerade Suite
Gershwin (arr Porgy and Bess: A
Robert Russell Symphonic Picture
Bennet)
Tickets: £5
7.30pm
Nicholas Collon conductor
Philip Attard saxophone
Arne Gieshoff Umschreibung
Debussy Rapsodie for saxophone
Ligeti Atmospheres
Stravinsky Feu d’artifice
Sibelius Symphony no 5 in E flat major op 82
Since making his successful debut at the BBC Proms in 2010, Nicholas
Collon has forged a commanding career as Principal Conductor and Artistic
Director of the Aurora Orchestra. Tonight he conducts an explosive concert
that includes two RCM Concerto Competition winners: saxophonist Philip
Attard and rising star composer Arne Gieshoff. The evening culminates
in Sibelius’ epic Symphony no 5, a work which was originally composed
to celebrate his 50th birthday, so it is fitting that the RCM Symphony
Orchestra performs it tonight, in this, the 150th anniversary year of the
composer’s birth.
Tickets: £10, £15
Pre-concert talk
6.15pm
RCM Museum of Music
Dr Ingrid Pearson discusses Sibelius
and the music in tonight’s concert.
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TUESDAY 30 JUNE
RCM Saxophone Ensemble
7.30pm
Kyle Horch director
Mozart (arr Alan Andrews) Overture: The Magic Flute
Grainger (arr Gary Bricault) Hill Song no 2
Holst (arr Elizabeth Drury) St Paul’s Suite op 29 no 2
Jody Ellen Robinson Triple City Blue
Édith Lejet Cérémonie
Ian Stewart Purple Gong Orange Tam-tam
Edmund Jolliffe
NSA (world premiere)
Andy Scott Paquito
Directed by saxophone professor Kyle Horch, this delightfully varied concert
promises a real treat for the ears, with saxophone works and arrangements
by Mozart, Holst, Grainger and Andy Scott, plus a world premiere by RCM
alumnus Edmund Jolliffe.
Tickets: £5
MONDAY 29 JUNE
TUESDAY 30 JUNE
WEDNESDAY 1 JULY
RCM Sparks Lunchtime
Concert for Schools:
Percussion Showcase
Beethoven Violin
Sonatas 6-8
Recorder Festival with
Maria Martínez Ayerza
6.00pm
Various times
1.05pm
Key Stage 2 parties only
Bang, shake, rattle, and create!
Join members of the RCM
Percussion Faculty performing an
eclectic mix of all things percussion.
We will explore different styles,
sounds and, of course, there
will be some exciting audience
participation! All schools booking
receive a teacher resource pack
and song recording to accompany
this concert.
RCM Percussion Showcase
7.30pm
The annual RCM Percussion
Showcase returns with a
showstopping concert featuring
a wide range of ensembles.
Tickets: £5
Inner Parry Room
Joo Yeon Sir
Selim Mazari, Joaquim Badia &
Ana Beatriz Ferreira piano
Constant & Kit Lambert Junior
Fellow, violinist Joo Yeon Sir,
presents the third of four rush-hour
recitals dedicated to performing
Beethoven’s complete violin
sonatas, introduced by Dr Katy
Hamilton.
Recorder consort professor Maria
Martínez Ayerza leads a day of
lectures, masterclasses, open
rehearsals and performances
celebrating the Renaissance
recorder. For further details see
www.rcm.ac.uk/recorderfest.
Chamber Essentials:
Music for Strings
7.30pm
7.30pm
Durrington Room
Inner Parry Room
020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk
THURSDAY 2 JULY, SATURDAY 4 JULY,
MONDAY 6 JULY & WEDNESDAY 8 JULY
Britten Albert Herring
7.00pm
Liam Steel director
Michael Rosewell conductor
Janis Kelly Lady Billows
Anna Fleischle designer
The RCM International Opera School once again offers up an
entertaining and tuneful comic opera for the summer season.
RCM alumnus Benjamin Britten’s tale of Albert Herring
portrays the loss of innocence as Albert, the
greengrocer’s shy and virtuous son, is chosen as
the local May King and finds himself on a journey
of discovery.
To direct this production, we are delighted to
announce the return of Liam Steel, director of
the hugely successful 2010 production of
Orpheus in the Underworld. Our very own
vocal professor Janis Kelly will appear in
the role of Lady Billows alongside star
singers from the RCM.
Tickets: £10, £20, £30, £40, £50
Available from Thursday 14 May.
RCM Benefactors have priority
booking from Thursday 30 April
and RCM Friends on Thursday
7 May.
“I’ve rarely seen a cast
enjoy themselves so
much… Steel conjured
a performance of terrific
vivacity and energy from
the RCM students.”
Anna Picard,
Independent on Sunday on
Orpheus in the Underworld
Christopher Jacklin and Rosie Aldridge
in the RCM’s 2010 production of Orpheus in the Underworld
Britten Theatre
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THURSDAY 2 JULY
From the Soundhouse:
Singularity
Michael Oliva music
Edgar Allen Poe, Matthew Arnold, Deepak Kalha and Michael Oliva words
Asier Puga conductor
Alice Privett soprano
Anna Harvey mezzo soprano
Alistair Digges tenor
Alice Privett
Michael Oliva Singularity, an opera in three acts (world premiere)
‘I can’t forgive you, I can only forget, and I don’t want to’. If you had the
chance to resurrect a lost, betrayed love, and make it all better, what would
you do?
Drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as the Orpheus myth, Hitchcock
and Stanislaw Lem’s Solaris, this new opera by RCM professor Michael
Oliva explores the terrible consequences of not letting go.
In this world premiere concert performance, part of the RCM’s cuttingedge From the Soundhouse series, three of the UK’s most talented young
singers join forces with a 10-piece ensemble of RCM instrumentalists and
electronics to bring this exciting new work to life.
Tickets: £5
Anna Harvey
THURSDAY 2 JULY
THURSDAY 2 JULY
Recorder Festival with
Julien Feltrin
7.30pm
Various times
Durrington Room
Recorder professor Julien Feltrin
leads a day of lectures,
masterclasses, open rehearsals
and performances celebrating the
recorder and jazz music. For further
details see www.rcm.ac.uk/
recorderfest.
7.00pm
Britten Theatre
From the Soundhouse
with Simon Jones
Durrington Room
Music in the Museum
1.15pm
Viola Masterclass with
Ivo-Jan van der Werff
von Opel Foundation
FRIDAY 3 JULY
10.00am
FRIDAY 3 JULY
RCM Museum of Music
British Baroque
7.30pm
020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk
FRIDAY 3 JULY
British Baroque
7.30pm
Ashley Solomon conductor
RCM Chamber Choir
RCM Baroque Orchestra
Blow Overture: Begin the Song
Blow Overture and Ground in D minor
Purcell Come ye Sons of Art Z 323 ‘Ode for Birthday of Queen Mary’
Handel Water Music Suite no 1 in F major HWV 348
Handel The King Shall Rejoice (Coronation Anthem) HWV 260
Handel Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem) HWV 258
RCM Head of Historical Performance Professor Ashley Solomon conducts
the superb RCM Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir in a feast of
musical delights from Britain’s Baroque era. Join us to enjoy Handel’s
famous Water Music – commissioned by King George I for a concert on
the River Thames – and rousing Coronation Anthems, composed for British
monarchs, as well as some wonderful music by English composers John
Blow and Henry Purcell.
Pre-concert talk
Tickets: £8, £10
6.15pm
RCM Museum of Music
Professor Ashley Solomon introduces
this evening’s concert.
SATURDAY 4 JULY
SUNDAY 5 JULY
SUNDAY 5 JULY
End of Year Concert and
Prizegiving
RCM Students’
Film Orchestra
Symphony and Chamber
Orchestras Concert
2.30pm
Tickets: £5
7.00pm
Britten Theatre
7.30pm
The RCM Students’ Film Orchestra
pays tribute to influential composer
John Barry, playing hits from the film
industry, including songs from the
James Bond franchise.
Presented by the RCM
Students’ Union
7.30pm
St John’s Smith Square,
SW1P 3HA
Richard Dickins and Christopher
Hirons conductors
Borodin Polovtsian Dances from
‘Prince Igor’
Britten Variations on a Theme of
Frank Bridge op 10
R Strauss Tod und Verklärung op 24
Tickets: £20
(£10 concessions)
St John’s Smith Square Box
Office 020 7222 1061
www.sjss.org.uk
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Emily Sun
WEDNESDAY 8 JULY
RCM Philharmonic
6.00pm
Michael Seal conductor
Emily Sun violin
RCM Philharmonic
Barber Violin Concerto op 14
Nielsen Symphony no 4 op 29 ‘The Inextinguishable’
We’re delighted to welcome City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Associate Conductor Michael Seal back to the RCM to conduct the RCM
Philharmonic. The attractive programme includes Samuel Barber’s virtuosic
Violin Concerto, featuring star RCM violinist Emily Sun, and Carl Nielsen’s
magnificent fourth symphony – The Inextinguishable – marking 150 years
since the Danish composer’s birth.
Tickets: £5, £8
THURSDAY 9 JULY
RCM Wind Ensemble
7.30pm
Simon Channing director
Allan Shellard conductor*
RCM Wind Ensemble
Brahms (arr David Walter) Variations on a Theme by Haydn op 56
Stravinsky Octet
Richard Miller New Work (world premiere)*
Michael Taplin New Work (world premiere)*
Edward McGuire Remembrance
Edward McGuire Celtic Knotwork
Simon Channing directs the RCM Wind Ensemble in a wonderfully varied
programme of well-known favourites by Brahms and Stravinsky, plus world
premieres of works by RCM composers Richard Miller and Michael Taplin.
Rounding off this not-to-be-missed concert are two works by award-winning
Scottish composer Edward McGuire.
Tickets: £5
020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk
SUNDAY 12 JULY
RCM Festival of
Percussion
11.00amVarious
The RCM Festival of Percussion returns with performances and talks from
some of today’s leading jazz, rock and orchestral percussionists, free ‘how
to’ lessons with RCM professors and the RCM Trade Fair – featuring some
of the UK’s leading instrument manufacturers. For our grand finale, the
RCM Big Band promises a spectacular evening of toe-tapping tunes.
New for 2015: We’re delighted to welcome special guests 4-mality, one of
the world’s most compelling and innovative percussion quartets, as well as
members of innovative percussion group Ensemble Bash.
For full details see www.rcm.ac.uk/percfest
Day tickets: £10 (£5 concessions)
Evening tickets: £8 (£4 concessions)
All-festival tickets: £14 (£7 concessions)
MONDAY 6 JULY
WEDNESDAY 8 JULY
7.00pm
Britten Theatre
Chamber Essentials:
Music for Woodwind
7.30pm
Inner Parry Room
RCM Philharmonic
6.00pm
Britten Theatre
THURSDAY 9 JULY
TUESDAY 7 JULY
Beethoven Violin
Sonatas 9 & 10
6.00pm
Inner Parry Room
Joo Yeon Sir violin
Weihao Fu and Hamish Brown piano
Constant & Kit Lambert Junior
Fellow, violinist Joo Yeon Sir,
presents the final of four rush-hour
recitals dedicated to performing
Beethoven’s complete violin
sonatas, introduced by Dr Katy
Hamilton.
RCM Wind Ensemble
7.30pm
IP
Handel Xerxes
Longborough Festival Opera
7.00pm
THURSDAY 30 JULY
SUNDAY 12 JULY
RCM Festival of Percussion
11.00amVarious
Jeremy Silver conductor
Jenny Miller director
Faye Bradley designer
Jake Arditti Xerxes
Tai Oney Arsamenes
Lucinda Stuart Grant Amastris
Jon Stainsby Ariodate
Abbi Temple Atalanta
Alice Privett Romilda
Matthew Durkan Elviro
Handel Xerxes (sung in Italian with
English surtitles)
Handel’s opera buffa Xerxes is
a witty and elegant commentary
on love and power. This Young
Artist Production features the
wonderful countertenor and RCM
alumnus Jake Arditti whose debut
at Longborough Festival Opera last
year received critical acclaim.
An independent promotion
Tickets: £15, £25, £30, £40
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RCM SPARKS SUMMER MUSIC
When visiting the Proms, why not pop across the road to the Royal College of Music?
RCM Sparks – the RCM’s Learning and Participation programme – is providing
opportunities for young people and families to engage in inspiring musical
activities this summer.
How to book
All RCM Sparks events must be booked in advance through the RCM
Box Office on 020 7591 4314. Free ticket scheme available for all
events, subject to eligibility. For more information about the events
please see www.rcm.ac.uk/summermusic.
30 JULY, 10 & 11 AUGUST
27–29 JULY
2–6 AUGUST
RCM Sparks
Create! Family
RCM Sparks Explorers –
three day course
Families – All ages welcome
Ages 10–12
RCM Sparks Springboard
Composition Course –
five day course
Discover musical treasures in
these fun hands-on sessions for
all the family.
Discover music that’s out of this
world as you delve deeper into
music featured at the Proms.
Working with a talented team of
RCM musicians you will be inspired
to compose new creations on this
three day course.
Tickets: £10 for 1 adult and
1 child, £3.75 for each extra
participant
10 & 12 AUGUST
Igniting Sparks –
one day workshops
Ages 6–9
Come and get creative as you
learn more about fantastic music
featured in the Proms. Play as an
exciting ensemble and work with
RCM musicians to create your own
masterpiece in a day.
Tickets: £12
(+ special £5 Prom ticket
offer for participants and
their families)
Tickets: £75
(includes tickets to
connected Prom concert
for participant plus
accompanying adult)
Ages 13–18
Be introduced to exciting new
ways of approaching composition,
harness the expertise of inspiring
professionals, and work and perform
with young composers from the RCM
to bring your creative ideas to life.
Tickets: £125
(includes tickets to connected
Prom concert for participant
plus accompanying adult)
RCM Sparks and the
Royal Albert Hall
RCM Sparks and the Royal
Albert Hall work in partnership
to deliver exciting and
engaging workshops, giving
participants access to two
iconic institutions. Across May
and June there will be events
running for children, young
people, and families. Further
information will be available at
www.rcm.ac.uk/sparks.
OUT AND ABOUT
OUT AND ABOUT
In addition to concerts at the RCM itself, RCM performers regularly appear at a number of venues across London
and beyond.
Unless stated otherwise, all concerts are free of charge and no ticket is required. Just turn up on the day to see
some of the world’s brightest young classical stars in action.
Royal Albert Hall
Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
Gore, London SW7 2AP
Classical Coffee Mornings
Sundays at 11.00am
19 April: Jane Lindsay (cello)
26 April: Riyad Nicolas (piano)
3 May: Oliver Poole (piano)
10 May: Vasara Quartet
7 June: Oracle Quartet
14 June: Aristel Škrbić (marimba)
21 June: Yoon-Kyung Cho (cello)
28 June: Joanna Klimaszewska (violin)
5 July: RCMJD Parry Voices
CMJD student Sam Gale
12 July: R
(trombone)
ickets: £11, including coffee
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Leith Hill
Leith Hill Lane, near Coldharbour village,
Dorking, Surrey
Saturdays at 6.30pm
16 May: Vasara Quartet
6 June: Yoon Kyung Cho (cello),
Nicholas Morton (baritone), Ian
Tindale (piano)
27 June: Albany Trio
18 July: Josephine Goddard
(soprano), Nicholas Moloney (piano)
Tickets: £15
Available from the National
Trust Box Office: 0844 249
1895 (booking fee applies)
St Mary Abbots
National Gallery
Kensington Church Street, London W8 4LA
Fridays at 1.05pm
Belle Shenkman Chamber Music Series
24 April
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 May
5, 12, 19, 26 June
3 July
Fridays at 6.00pm
St Stephen’s Church
St James’s Piccadilly
Gloucester Road, London SW7 4RL
Mondays at 6.30pm
27 April
11, 18 May
8, 15, 22 June
Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN
8 May
Supported by Dasha Shenkman in
memory of Belle Shenkman
197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Friday 22 May at 1.10pm
Wednesday 3 June at 1.10pm
Monday 22 June at 1.10pm
Friday 3 July at 1.10pm
St Stephen’s Summer Festival
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 June at 1.00pm
Steinway Hall
Victoria and Albert Museum
Wednesdays at 1.10pm
13 May, 3 June
Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
Fridays at 6.30pm
1, 15, 22 May
5, 12, 19 June
3 July
Supported by the Friends of the V&A
Chelsea and Westminster
Hospital
369 Fulham Rd, London SW10 9NH
Thursdays at 1.00pm
23 April, 28 May, 25 June
44 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2DB
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ
Monday 29 June at 1.05pm
Friday 7 August at 1.05pm
Lincoln’s Inn
Newman’s Row, London WC2A 3TL
Tuesday 21 April at 1.05pm
Tuesday 19 May at 1.05pm
Wednesday 17 June at 1.05pm
Forty Hall
Kings Place
Fulham Place
Sundays at 5.45pm
Saturday 18 July at 7.30pm
26 April, 3 May
Hatchlands Park
Bishop’s Avenue, London, SW6 6EA
Tickets can be booked at
www.fulhampalace.org
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG
Forty Hill, Enfield EN2 9HA
East Clandon, Guildford GU4 7RT
Wednesday 13 May at 12.00pm
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Transport
Access
By Tube The nearest underground station is South
Kensington, which is about 10 minutes’ walk from
the RCM. South Kensington is on the District, Circle
and Piccadilly lines. Gloucester Road and High
Street Kensington stations are both approximately
15 minutes’ walk from the RCM.
The Royal College of Music has easy access to most
areas and is fully accessible via lifts and ramps.
Guide and companion dogs may be taken anywhere
on site. The main entrance to the RCM has eight
steps up from the pavement and two inside the
main doors.
By Rail The nearest mainline railway stations are
Paddington and Victoria.
By Bus Buses 9, 10, 52 and 452 pass the Royal
Albert Hall, whilst 9a runs from Palace Gate and 70
along Queen’s Gate. The number 360 stops very
close to the RCM on Prince Consort Road. Many
other services run to South Kensington, Kensington
High Street or Knightsbridge from surrounding areas.
By Road There is metered parking on Prince Consort
Road and the surrounding area. It costs £3 per
hour for a maximum of three hours and is free
after 6.30pm and on Sundays. There are a limited
number of disabled parking spaces and designated
motorbike bays in the surrounding area.
Food and Drink
Lunch and Snacks The RCM Restaurant offers a
great range of hot and cold snacks and beverages
each weekday between 9.00am and 4.00pm as well
as delicious full lunch options between 12.00pm
and 2.00pm.
Evening Performance Drinks and Light Snacks
The RCM offers a range of pre-performance and
interval refreshments, and a selection of light
snacks for those attending evening events in the
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall and the Britten
Theatre. These are served between 6.00pm and
9.00pm (5.00pm for early evening performances) in
the Britten Theatre Bar or the RCM Foyer Bar.
Photography and Recordings
Photographs may be taken during the applause at
the end of a work. Photography before and during
a performance is forbidden. Private sound or
video recordings of RCM concerts and recitals are
prohibited without prior written permission from the
RCM and the agreement of all performers.
Your co-operation is appreciated.
The East Entrance, 20 metres to the left of the main
entrance, is solely for the use of patrons with limited
mobility and is opened by contacting reception staff
via intercom. The main entrance to the Amaryllis
Fleming Concert Hall contains 10 steps. A step-free
entrance is available.
The main entrance to the Britten Theatre
contains 33 steps. An alternative step-free
entrance is available for all patrons. There are
spaces for wheelchair users and seats for their
companions in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
and Britten Theatre.
Please contact the Box Office in advance for
directions.
To request an alternative format of publicity
on forthcoming events, please contact the
Box Office on 020 7591 4314. Large print
programmes are available on request.
Enhancing your Visit
RCM Museum of Music Exhibition:
Arts in Harmony: An Art Gallery’s Musical Heritage
28 April – 28 August 2015
In this special exhibition, the RCM Museum of Music
celebrates the centenary of the Ben Uri Gallery
& Museum, one of the world’s most significant
collections of work by artists of Jewish descent.
The RCM Museum of Music is open Tuesday to
Friday, 11.30am – 4.30pm, and is free to visit. If you
would like to book a guided tour (£5 per head or £4
concessions) please call 020 7591 4842. Groups
and research access by appointment. Find out more
at www.rcm.ac.uk/museum
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SUPPORTING US
SUPPORT THE FUTURE OF
MUSIC – SUPPORT THE RCM
The RCM is one of the world’s leading conservatoires. Generations of gifted
students from around the world have been guided and inspired to develop
their musical potential within the RCM’s stimulating creative environment. In
order to sustain the provision of the highest levels of training and performance
opportunities to our students – whatever their financial means – we rely heavily
on the support of individuals, companies and charitable trusts. There are many
ways you can get involved and support our work, including the RCM Patron
Scheme, Scholarship Fund and donations towards our learning and participation
programme RCM Sparks.
Every gift to the RCM helps to transform the lives of talented young musicians,
and all supporters are invited to see at first hand what a difference their support
makes. Please join us.
For more information visit: www.rcm.ac.uk/supportus
or call 020 7591 4862.
JOIN THE RCM FRIENDS
GET CLOSER TO THE MUSIC
Becoming an RCM Friend is an ideal way to support and enjoy this world of
great music. You can join for only £40 or choose a higher level of involvement.
RCM Friends receive up-to-date information on all events taking place at the
RCM, priority booking for RCM concerts and opera performances, invitations to
special events and other opportunities to become involved in life at the RCM.
Your support is vital in helping us to continue to inspire musicians of the future.
For more information visit: www.rcm.ac.uk/friends,
email [email protected] or call 020 7591 4331.
IN BRIEF
IN BRIEF
HIGHLIGHTS
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Mon 20 Apr
Tue 21 Apr
Wed 22 Apr
Fri 24 Apr
Sun 26 Apr
Mon 27 Apr
Wed 29 Apr
Wed 29 Apr
1.05pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
3.00pm
11.00am
7.30pm
Professors’ Concerts: Schubert and Spohr
Johannes Goritzki Recital
Composition for Screen Showcase
Sacconi Quartet
RCM Students’ Charity Orchestra
Trumpet Masterclass with Matthias Höfs
Open Day
RCM Brass with Matthias Höfs
Tue 5 May
Wed 6 May
Fri 8 May
Sat 9 May
Sun 10 May
Tue 12 May
Wed 13 May
Wed 13 May
Thu 14 May
Thu 14 May
Fri 15 May
Fri 15 May
Sat 16 May
Sun 17 May
Tue 19 May
Thu 21 May
Sat 30 May
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
5.30pm
10.00am
6.00pm
6.00pm
7.30pm
1.05pm
7.30pm
10.30am
5.30pm
5.30pm
3.00pm
5.30pm
1.05pm
5.30pm
The Infinite Bridge
Exploring the Archives: Spotlight on Erlebach and Gurney
Norrington Conducts Schubert
RCM Junior Department Baroque Ensembles Concert
Super String Sunday – Into the Spotlight
String Quartet Collective Masterclass
String Quartet Collective Open Rehearsal
explorensemble
Professors’ Concerts: Music for Two Pianos
String Quartet Collective Open Rehearsal
Opera Scenes
RCM Junior Department Ensembles and Chamber Music Concert
String Quartet Collective Afternoon Concert
Opera Scenes Professors’ Concerts: Trio Apaches
RCM Junior Department Piano Concert
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Mon 1 Jun
Wed 3 Jun
Sat 6 Jun
Tue 9 Jun
Sat 13 Jun
Mon 15 Jun
Sat 20 Jun
Sun 21 Jun
Tue 23 Jun
Thu 25 Jun
Fri 26 Jun
Sat 27 Jun
Mon 29 Jun
Tue 30 Jun
7.30pm
7.30pm
5.30pm
7.30pm
5.30pm
7.30pm
6.15pm
7.30pm
10.00am
7.30pm
7.30pm
5.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
Ruisi Quartet
RCM Junior Department Contemporary Music Concert
Rising Stars: Russian Favourites
RCM Junior Department Music Festival Concert
Rising Stars: Instrumental Wonders
RCM Junior Department Choral Concert
String Fantasia
Cello Masterclass with Julian Lloyd Webber
Chamber Essentials: Music for Piano
RCM Junior Department Orchestra Concert
RCM Percussion Showcase
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Recorder Festival with Maria Martínez Ayerza
Chamber Essentials: Music for Strings Recorder Festival with Julien Feltrin
From the Soundhouse: Singularity
British Baroque
RCM Junior Department End of Year Concert and Prizegiving
RCM Students’ Film Orchestra
RCM Junior Department Symphony and Chamber Orchestras Concert
Chamber Essentials: Music for Woodwind
RCM Philharmonic
RCM Wind Ensemble
RCM Festival of Percussion
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Wed 1 Jul
Various
Wed 1 Jul
7.30pm
Thu 2 Jul
Various
Thu 2 Jul
7.00pm
Thu 2 Jul
7.30pm
Fri 3 Jul
7.30pm
Sat 4 Jul
2.30pm
Sat 4 Jul
7.00pm
Sun 5 Jul
7.30pm
Sun 5 Jul
7.30pm
Mon 6 Jul
7.00pm
Mon 6 Jul
7.30pm
Wed 8 Jul
6.00pm
Wed 8 Jul
7.00pm
Thu 9 Jul
7.30pm
Sun 12 Jul
11.00am
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IN BRIEF
PARTICIPATORY EVENTS
Thu 28 May
Fri 29 May
10.30am
1.15pm
Mon 29 Jun
1.05pm
PAGE
Mini Music in the Museum
Music in the Museum: Family Concert page 16
page 16
RCM Sparks Lunchtime Concert for Schools: Percussion Showcase
page 22
Mon 27 – RCM Sparks Explorers – three day course page
Wed 29 Jul
Thu 30 Jul RCM Sparks Create! Family
page
Mon 10 Aug
Tue 11 Aug Sun 2 – RCM Sparks Springboard Composition Course – five day course page
Thu 6 Aug
Mon 10 & Igniting Sparks – one day workshops
page
Wed 12 Aug
LECTURES AND SEMINARS
Wed 22 Apr
Thu 23 Apr
Wed 29 Apr
11.00am
5.15pm
11.00am
Wed 6 May
11.00am
Wed 13 May 11.00am
Thu 14 May
5.30pm
Wed 20 May 11.00am
Sun 31 May
11.30am
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PAGE
Music Talks: The Great War
page 5
SEMPRE Seminar: Exploring Music Psychology and Music Educationpage 6
Music Talks: Gearing up for Glyndebourne – Bizet and Ravel
page 8
Music Talks: A Jolly Good Show
Music Talks: Gearing up for Glyndebourne – Mozart
Singing a Song in a Foreign Land I: Songs and Stories
Music Talks: Suffragettes, Singers and Symphonists
Singing a Song in a Foreign Land II: Estates, Archives and Music Restitution
MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
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Tue 21 Apr
Wed 22 Apr
Wed 22 Apr
Thu 23 Apr
Thu 23 Apr
Thu 23 Apr Fri 24 Apr
Tue 28 Apr
Wed 29 Apr
10.00am
10.00am
2.00pm
10.00am
10.30am
2.30pm
10.30am
10.00am
2.00pm
Double Bass Masterclass with Laurène Durantel
Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki
Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe
Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe
Violin Masterclass with Vasko Vassilev
Vocal Masterclass with Elizabeth Watts
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Fri 1 May
Fri 1 May
Tue 5 May
Thu 7 May
Thu 7 May Tue 12 May
Tue 12 May
Thu 14 May
Fri 15 May
Fri 15 May
2.00pm
2.00pm
10.00am
2.00pm
6.00pm
10.00am
10.00am
2.00pm
2.00pm
2.00pm
Horn Masterclass with Radovan Vlatkovi´cć
Guitar Masterclass with Xuefei Yang
Double Bass Masterclass with Paul Ellison
Baroque Violin Masterclass with Kati Debretzeni
Baroque Violin Masterclass with Kati Debretzeni
Violin Masterclass with Alina Ibragimova
Piano Masterclass with Natalia Trull
Masterclass with Masaaki Suzuki
Oboe Masterclass with Jacques Tys
Viola Masterclass with Jennifer Stumm
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page 9
page 12
page 12
page 12
page 12
page 15
page 16
page 16
Fri 26 Jun
Fri 26 Jun
Fri 26 Jun
2.00pm
2.00pm
2.00pm
Saxophone Masterclass with Ignacio Gascón
Trombone Masterclass with Stephen Mathieson
Harp Masterclass with Catherine Michel
page 21
page 21
page 21
Fri 3 Jul
Fri 3 Jul
10.00am
2.00pm
Baroque Violin Masterclass with Simon Jones
Viola Masterclass with Ivo-Jan van der Werff
page 24
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020 7591 4314 – www.rcm.ac.uk
PC
PRIZES AND COMPETITIONS
Wed 29 Apr
Fri 29 May
6.00pm
6.30pm
Brooks–van der Pump English Song Competition Final Lies Askonas Competition Final
CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES
PAGE
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page 16
PAGE
Mon 20 Apr
Tue 21 Apr
Wed 22 Apr
Wed 22 Apr
Mon 27 Apr
Mon 27 Apr
Tue 28 Apr
Thu 30 Apr
Thu 30 Apr
6.00pm
6.00pm
1.05pm
6.00pm
1.05pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
1.05pm
7.30pm
RCM Chamber Music
RCM Chamber Music
RCM Chamber Music
RCM Chamber Music
RCM Chamber Music
Contemporary Music in Action
RCM Chamber Music
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Fri 1 May Fri 1 May
Tue 5 May
Wed 6 May
Thu 7 May
Thu 7 May
Mon 11 May
Tue 12 May
Wed 13 May
Wed 13 May
Fri 15 May
Fri 15 May
1.15pm
6.00pm
7.30pm
6.00pm
1.05pm
7.30pm
6.00pm
7.30pm
1.05pm
6.00pm
1.05pm
1.15pm
Music in the Museum
RCM Chamber Music
RCM Chamber Music
RCM Chamber Music
RCM Chamber Music
RCM Chamber Music
Violin to Viola
RCM Chamber Music
RCM Chamber Music
The Art of Continuo
Music in the Museum
page 9
page 9
page 9
page 10
page 12
page 12
page 12
page 12
page 12
page 12
page 16
page 16
Fri 5 Jun
Thu 25 Jun
Fri 26 Jun
Tue 30 Jun
1.15pm
1.05pm
1.15pm
6.00pm
Music in the Museum
Marimba Duo
Music in the Museum
Beethoven Violin Sonatas 6–8
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page
page
Fri 3 Jul
Tue 7 Jul
1.15pm
6.00pm
Music in the Museum
Beethoven Violin Sonatas 9 & 10
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EVENTS
2015
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