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What's on / Events & Festivals
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
10 May 2025, 5:30pm
Performance Hall
RCM Junior Department Baroque and recorder ensembles present works by a range of composers.
11 May 2025, 11:00am
Various times and locations
The Royal College of Music’s spectacular annual celebration of percussion returns, headlined by internationally renowned drummer Gregory Hutchinson.
11 May 2025, 11:00am
Parry Rooms
Join us for an exciting selection of family friendly activities as part of the RCM's popular Festival of Percussion.
11 May 2025, 7:15pm
Britten Theatre
Join us for the grand finale of the College's annual Festival of Percussion: a vibrant evening concert with the RCM Jazz Orchestra and special guest Gregory Hutchinson.
Online masterclasses
11 May 2025, 11:00am
Various times and locations
The Royal College of Music’s spectacular annual celebration of percussion returns, headlined by internationally renowned drummer Gregory Hutchinson.
15 May 2025, 6:00pm
The Carne Room
Virtuoso cellist, conductor and chamber musician Andrew Shulman shares his wealth of knowledge and experience in an exciting masterclass.
23 May 2025, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Maxim Vengerov is hailed as one of the foremost violinists in the world. His dedication to inspiring the College’s emerging violinists will be on full display during this enlightening masterclass.
15 June 2025, 11:00am
Various locations
Join in a festival of concerts, workshops and talks to explore the recorder’s rich history.
Online talks and seminars
11 May 2025, 11:00am
Various times and locations
The Royal College of Music’s spectacular annual celebration of percussion returns, headlined by internationally renowned drummer Gregory Hutchinson.
15 June 2025, 11:00am
Various locations
Join in a festival of concerts, workshops and talks to explore the recorder’s rich history.
16 June 2025, 11:00am
Performance Hall
Join in festival of concerts, workshops and talks to explore the recorder’s rich history.
22 June 2025, 11:00am
Various locations
Delve into the soundworld of all things bowed, plucked and strummed in the RCM’s new festival showcasing the RCM Strings Faculty.
Participatory events
25 May 2025, 11:00am
RCM Museum
Enjoy a variety of family friendly activites in the Royal College of Music Museum this half term.
26 June 2025, 12:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Join some of the RCM's top chamber musicians, together with presenter Lucy Hollins, to explore the characters, instruments and themes featured in Prokofiev's famous Peter and the Wolf.
28 July 2025, 10:30am
Recital Hall
Join RCM Sparks for a junior version of our friendly and creative Springboard Composition Course.
28 July 2025, 10:30am
Recital Hall
Join RCM Sparks for a junior version of our friendly and creative Springboard Composition Course.
15 June 2025 - 16 June 2025
Two days of concerts, workshops and talks explore the recorder’s rich history, including performances by the Renaissance Recorder Consort and a workshop on Dutch ‘Golden Age’ composer Jacob van Eyck.
23 June 2025 - 28 June 2025
Come to the Britten Theatre for a resplendent evening of opera by three composers exploring all aspects of human and spiritual love, embracing the full range of the human condition: love, loss and longing.
Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS
United Kingdom
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