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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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RCM at St James's Piccadilly

20 September 2024, 1:10pm
St James's Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J 9LL

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from talented Royal College of Music musicians at this lunchtime concert.

Two violinists play their instruments in the RCM Museum

Chamber Tuesdays

24 September 2024, 1:05pm
Performance Studio

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

A scenic landscape of the snow-covered Himalayas under a blue sky

RCM Wind Orchestra: Adventure

26 September 2024, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

The RCM Wind Orchestra presents a programme of contrasts, but one that brings together defining moments of both personal achievement and recent history.

The interior of St Mary Abbots church in Kensington

RCM at St Mary Abbots Church

27 September 2024, 1:05pm
St Mary Abbots, Kensington High Street, W8 4LA

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from Royal College of Music musicians at this lunchtime concert at St Mary Abbots Church in Kensington.

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Online masterclasses

Clare Farr wears a red top against a brick backdrop and plays her trombone looking at the camera

Trombone Masterclass with Clare Farr

01 October 2024, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

Principal Bass Trombone of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Clare Farr, leads a masterclass with talented Royal College of Music brass musicians. 

Matthias Höfs wears a black shirt and holds his trumpet, smiling

Trumpet Masterclass with Matthias Höfs

08 October 2024, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Go behind the scenes with Matthias Höfs, who shares his wealth of knowledge with trumpeters of the Royal College of Music Brass Faculty.

Denis Brott wears a black shirt and holds his cello, smiling softly

Cello Masterclass with Denis Brott

08 October 2024, 6:00pm
The Carne Room

Canadian cellist Denis Brott leads a masterclass with musicians from the Royal College of Music Strings Faculty.

Maxim Rysanov wears a white shirt and black blazer and holds his viola towards the camera

Viola Masterclass with Maxim Rysanov

11 October 2024, 2:00pm
Performance Hall

Grammy-nominated Ukrainian-British violist and conductor Maxim Rysanov leads a masterclass with Royal College of Music musicians.

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Online talks and seminars

A traditional South Asian musical instrument, photographed in the RCM Museum.

In Conversation and Song with JAS Musicals

25 September 2024, 6:30pm
RCM Museum

Harjit Shah speaks about the craft, production, and restoration of South Asian instruments on display in the RCM Museum's Awaken: Sufi Music & Women of South Asia.

A man playing a traditional Pakistani musical instrument, looking upwards.

Indus Blues (2018) Screening

27 September 2024, 6:30pm
Performance Studio

Join us for a screening of Indus Blues (2018), which documents the endangered musical heritage of Pakistan by highlighting the plight of folk musicians and craftsmen.

Ivan Hewett wears a shirt and blazer and smiles softly at the camera

Music and Ideas: Who needs critics?

03 October 2024, 5:15pm
Performance Hall

An insight into what music critics actually do, with academic professor at the RCM and Chief Music Critic of The Daily Telegraph Ivan Hewett.

Four people stand around a table in the RCM library looking down at a large opera score

Music and Ideas: Collecting and the History of Opera

10 October 2024, 5:15pm
Performance Hall

This session explores Paul Campion’s collection of operatic memorabilia, recently acquired by the RCM Library.

Participatory events

A woman wearing a black vest and leggings performs a yoga pose: she sits on the floor and stretches to the side to reach her foot

Yoga with Live Music

22 September 2024, 9:15am
Elgar Room, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP

Flo Yoga teaches sessions in the Royal Albert Hall's Elgar Room, joined by RCM musicians who provide live music to accompany the practice.

A woman wearing a black vest and leggings performs a yoga pose: she sits on the floor and stretches to the side to reach her foot

Yoga with Live Music

22 September 2024, 11:30am
Elgar Room, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP

Flo Yoga teaches sessions in the Royal Albert Hall's Elgar Room, joined by RCM musicians who provide live music to accompany the practice.

A young girl plays the cello, smiling

RCM Springboard: Creative Workshop

29 September 2024, 10:30am
The Carne Room

Part of RCM Springboard, this workshop will explore jazz and world music rhythms and themes and get everyone playing with some vibrant ideas.

Three musicians play in the RCM Jazz Orchestra: a woman in a red top plays the saxophone in the foreground, and two men in suits play trombones in the background

Lunchtime Concert for Schools: Jazz Journey

02 October 2024, 11:30am
Britten Theatre

Join Paul Booth and the RCM Jazz Orchestra for an interactive RCM Sparks concert, exploring music influenced by different cultures.

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Museum Exhibition Events

Join us for a series of events related to the RCM Museum's current exhibition, Awaken: Sufi Music & Women of South Asia.

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RCM Opera Triple Bill: Britten, Weill and Ravel

25 November 2024 - 30 November 2024

The Royal College of Music Opera Studio presents an intoxicating trio of works celebrating the French language and showcasing the versatility of RCM singers

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