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Piano Masterclass with Barry Douglas

Dates
27 January 2026, 10:00am

Venue
Performance Hall

Tickets
£6.50 (incl ticket fee)

A ticket fee of £1.50 is included in the price of all paid tickets. This change came into effect from December 2025 to comply with guidance from the CMA. No other charges are added at the point of sale. This fees helps to cover administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students. 

Season launch announcement

Booking opens on Wednesday 10 December. RCM Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 3 December.

Become a member and benefit from priority booking.

Barry Douglas, wearing a suit, leans on the piano

27 January 2026, 10:00am

Venue
Performance Hall

Tickets
£6.50 (incl ticket fee)

A ticket fee of £1.50 is included in the price of all paid tickets. This change came into effect from December 2025 to comply with guidance from the CMA. No other charges are added at the point of sale. This fees helps to cover administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students. 

Season launch announcement

Booking opens on Wednesday 10 December. RCM Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 3 December.

Become a member and benefit from priority booking.

Irish pianist Barry Douglas presents an inspiring masterclass with pianists from the RCM Keyboard Faculty.

Since winning the Gold Medal at the 1986 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, Moscow, Barry has established a major international career. As Artistic Director of Camerata Ireland, the only all-Ireland orchestra and the Clandeboye Festival, he continues to celebrate his Irish heritage whilst also maintaining a busy international touring schedule, and in recent seasons has performed with orchestras including the London Symphony, Estonian National Symphony, Warsaw Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Lille, Nuremberg Symphony, and Staatskapelle Halle, among others. 

RCM Big Give Christmas Challenge

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Every pound you donate through the Big Give will be matched, doubling the impact of your support and unlocking opportunities for talented musicians from all backgrounds to access world-class music education.
 
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