Europe’s first innovative performance presented by Royal College of Music and Steinway
Tuesday 4 March 2025
The Royal College of Music (RCM) is collaborating with Steinway & Sons to host Europe's first-ever Spiriocast event organised by an institution, bringing the RCM performance into concert halls and to audiences across the world.
Taking place on 7 March, this concert showcases the latest in live performance technology. Steinway & Sons’ revolutionary Spirio | r technology enables live, remote performances from one Spirio piano to others worldwide. The software captures every nuance of a pianist’s touch – including hammer movements and pedalling – recreating an identical musical experience across all connected Spirio instruments. This innovation allows audiences to enjoy live performances in real time, no matter where they are in the world.
This special concert, open to audiences at the RCM, will feature students from the RCM Keyboard Faculty performing a programme inspired by the RCM Keyboard Festival the week before, including Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring for four hands and Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in B flat major. Thanks to the precision of Spiriocast technology, audiences at Steinway showrooms across Europe – including Paris, Munich, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Amsterdam among others – are tuning in and will experience the performance as though they were at the Royal College of Music.
Professor Vanessa Latarche, Royal College of Music Head of Keyboard and Associate Director for Partnerships in Asia, commented: ‘At the Royal College of Music, we pride ourselves on pushing boundaries and being at the forefront of musical advancement. Using the Spirio technology in this Spiriocast, the first Spiriocast from an institution in Europe and Asia Pacific, our pianists are able to connect with audiences from around the world. We are looking forward to presenting the capabilities of the Spirio technology and are delighted to be collaborating with Steinway & Sons.’
Students at the Royal College of Music benefit from the College’s Steinway Spirio, purchased as part of the Performance Laboratory development with funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The instrument enables students to explore new forms of immersive performance and collaboration at a distance, and better their understanding of piano mechanics.
Book your ticket to watch the performance live from the RCM and learn more about the Royal College of Music Keyboard Faculty.
