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Autumn season of events

Coming up this season

This season, we've more wonderful weekly performances to share with the RCM community, plus a new Chamber Essentials concert series and the return of our popular In Focus films! Browse our upcoming online events to see what's in store in the summer months.

Concerts

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Chamber Tuesdays

11 November 2025, 1:05pm
Performance Studio

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from RCM musicians at this lunchtime concert.

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Shostakovich Complete Preludes and Fugues

13 November 2025, 2:00pm
Performance Hall

Immerse yourself in Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues, a monumental cycle for solo piano.

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Pre-concert Performance

13 November 2025, 6:15pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Enjoy a pre-concert performance ahead of this evening's RCM Symphony Orchestra concert of chamber music, including works by Sir James MacMillan.

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Sir James MacMillan conducts the RCM Symphony Orchestra

13 November 2025, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Sir James MacMillan conducts a dazzling programme featuring his own music, as well as Mussorgsky’s vivid Pictures at an Exhibition.

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Online masterclasses

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Piano Masterclass with Florence Millet

11 November 2025, 10:00am
Performance Hall

In an inspiring masterclass, Florence Millet shares her expertise with RCM pianists.

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Oboe Masterclass with Ramón Ortega Quero

11 November 2025, 6:00pm
The Carne Room

A two-time ECHO Award winner, Ramón Ortega Quero shares his knowledge and experience in an exciting masterclass with musicians from the RCM Woodwind Faculty. 

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CANCELLED: Clarinet Masterclass with Andreas Sundén

14 November 2025, 2:00pm
Performance Hall

Go behind the scenes in an inspiring masterclass from Swedish clarinettist Andreas Sundén. 

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Piano Masterclass with Chun-Chieh Yen

18 November 2025, 10:00am
Performance Hall

Enjoy an invigorating masterclass with Chun-Chieh Yen and musicians of the RCM Keyboard Faculty.

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Online talks and seminars

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Music and Ideas: Avril Coleridge-Taylor revealed through the RCM Collections

12 November 2025, 5:15pm
Performance Hall

Tom Edney and Ingrid Pearson examine Avril Coleridge-Taylor's legacy as performer, composer and conductor.

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Conference: Piano Music of the 20th Century

15 December 2025, 9:00am
Performance Hall

This thought-provoking one-day conference explores practice-led research into 20th-century piano repertoire and performance.

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RCM Festival of Conducting

01 February 2026, 11:00am
Various locations

Join us for the return of our riveting Conducting Festival, highlighting the RCM's dynamic conducting students, alumni and faculty.

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Chamber Music Festival

14 February 2026, 11:00am
Various locations

Head to the Royal College of Music for an inspiring weekend of chamber music performances! 

Participatory events

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Springboard Young Composers Course

27 August 2025, 12:00pm
Various locations

Join Fraser Turner for a fun, accessible and hands-on approach to creating music of all styles!

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Gamelan workshops with RCM Sparks

13 January 2026, 9:30am
Recital Hall

RCM Sparks is pleased to be hosting a series of Gamelan workshops for groups of up to 30 people, with tailored sessions led by a Gamelan expert.

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Gamelan workshops with RCM Sparks

13 January 2026, 11:30am
Recital Hall

RCM Sparks is pleased to be hosting a series of Gamelan workshops for groups of up to 30 people, with tailored sessions led by a Gamelan expert.

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Gamelan workshops with RCM Sparks

13 January 2026, 2:30pm
Recital Hall

RCM Sparks is pleased to be hosting a series of Gamelan workshops for groups of up to 30 people, with tailored sessions led by a Gamelan expert.

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RCM Opera: The Cunning Little Vixen

24 November 2025 - 29 November 2025

Immerse yourself in the Britten Theatre for Janáček’s opera The Cunning Little Vixen. Playful parallels are drawn between and animal and human life, hinting at shared characteristics while revelling in the variety of nature.