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Welcome to Spring Season! 

Join us for a season of music that weaves together dramatic stories and masterpieces with the theme of Legends and Tales. 

Orchestral adventures 

The RCM Symphony Orchestra welcomes world-renowned conductors Vasily Petrenko and Rafael Payare to lead enchanting performances of Ravel’s sensual Daphnis et Chloé and Berlioz’s extraordinary Symphonie fantastique. 

Celebrated musicians 

A host of industry-leading artists join us for special collaborations, including a residency with pioneering composer George Lewis, jazz music lead by saxophonist Trish Clowes, an exploration of myths and magic with conductor Natalia Luis Bassa, and a side-by-side performance of Brahms 4 with Chamber Orchestra of Europe musicians. 

Joyful festivals 

We return to the age of the silver screen with centenary screenings of Charlie Chaplin’s slapstick masterpiece The Gold Rush with live chamber music in our annual Chamber Festival, and the RCM Keyboard Festival presents music inspired by rituals and dances. 

Masterclasses and more 

A range of illustrious guest artists join us this season to share their expertise, including Sarah Willis, Edith Fischer, Tasmin Little, Velvet Brown and many more. 

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RCMJD Contemporary Music Concert

22 March 2025, 5:15pm

Be the first to hear brand-new works for violin and electronics resulting from a project with renowned violinist Steve Bingham.

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RCMJD Symphony Orchestra Concert: Carwithen and Co

22 March 2025, 7:00pm

In this special concert the RCMJD Symphony Orchestra evokes the power of the sea in Doreen Carwithen’s dramatic overture Bishop Rock.

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Le nozze di Figaro

22 March 2025, 7:00pm

Experience Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro like never before in this traditional production with a modern twist…

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Violin Masterclass with Kati Debretzeni

24 March 2025, 6:00pm

Join students from the Royal College of Music's Historical Performance faculty as they learn from esteemed violinist Kati Debretzeni.

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Chamber Tuesdays

25 March 2025, 1:05pm

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

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Faculty Showcase: Harp

25 March 2025, 6:00pm

Hear the very best solo and ensemble arrangements as RCM musicians celebrate their instruments.

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Flute Masterclass with Dietmar Wiesner

25 March 2025, 6:00pm

Go behind the scenes with flautist Dietmar Wiesner as he leads a masterclass with Royal College of Music students.

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Museum Late

25 March 2025, 6:00pm

Inspired by the Museum’s stunning collection of instruments, RCM historical flute students will perform a set of flute works from the 18th century.

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Museum Guided Tour

26 March 2025, 12:30pm

Enjoy a tour of the RCM Museum led by our knowledgeable team.

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Chamber Spotlight: Mendelssohn Octet

26 March 2025, 6:00pm

Join us for a chamber concert of contrasting octets by Mendelssohn and Anna Meredith.

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Conductors' Podium: Rhapsody in Blue

26 March 2025, 6:00pm

The RCM’s emerging conductors take the opportunity to shine in this student-curated concert featuring a selection of short orchestral works.

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Composition Showcase

27 March 2025, 1:05pm

Hear the very best solo and ensemble arrangements as RCM musicians celebrate their craft.

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Contemporary Flutes

27 March 2025, 4:00pm

As part of Dietmar Wiesner’s residency, he curates and performs in a concert showcasing RCM flautists.

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Friday Music in the Museum

28 March 2025, 12:30pm

Enjoy polished chamber performances amongst a beautiful collection of historic artefacts and instruments.

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RCM at St Mary Abbots Church

28 March 2025, 1:05pm

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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Horn Masterclass with Lene Skomedal

28 March 2025, 2:00pm

Go behind the scenes with Lene Skomedal in an exciting horn masterclass with musicians from the RCM Brass Faculty.

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Bassoon Masterclass with Amy Harman

28 March 2025, 2:00pm

RCM alumna and Principal Bassoonist of the Aurora Orchestra, Amy Harman returns to the Royal College of Music for an inspiring masterclass.

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Trombone Masterclass with Richard Harris and Steve Wilson

28 March 2025, 2:00pm

In this exciting brass masterclass Richard Harris and Steve Wilson collaborate with Royal College of Music musicians to showcase the exciting sounds of the trombone.

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Faculty Showcase: Bassoon

28 March 2025, 6:00pm

Hear the very best solo and ensemble arrangements as RCM musicians celebrate their instruments.

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Good Morning, Midnight: the poetry of Emily Dickinson

28 March 2025, 6:30pm

RCM singers and pianists present a selection of songs featuring text by American poet Emily Dickinson.

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RCMJD Soloists' Concert

29 March 2025, 11:00am

Specially selected RCM Junior Department musicians take centre stage for a concert of solo performances accompanied by piano.

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RCMJD End of Term Concert: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 150

29 March 2025, 2:30pm

This lively concert promises a rousing end to the spring term with a packed programme including a celebration of RCM alumnus Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s 150th anniversary.

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Great Exhibitionists: Londronic Tapestry

31 March 2025, 4:00pm

Experience the Londronic Tapestry in a musical installation of three parts, with live performance, an interactive digital landscape and a two-metre graphic score.

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Great Exhibitionists: The Echoing Ruins

01 April 2025, 6:00pm

Experience an immersive audiovisual performance that reimagines the UK's ruined churches through a synthesis of architecture, music, spatial sound, and digital art.

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Great Exhibitionists: The Echoing Ruins

01 April 2025, 6:50pm

Experience an immersive audiovisual performance that reimagines the UK's ruined churches through a synthesis of architecture, music, spatial sound, and digital art.

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Museum Guided Tour

02 April 2025, 12:30pm

Enjoy a tour of the RCM Museum led by our knowledgeable team.

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Great Exhibitionists: The Colour Chamber

02 April 2025, 2:00pm

Immerse yourself in powers of the unhuman in a thought experiment that combines sound, colour and machine.

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Great Exhibitionists: The Colour Chamber

02 April 2025, 3:00pm

Immerse yourself in powers of the unhuman in a thought experiment that combines sound, colour and machine.

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Great Exhibitionists: Ward 001 – Inside of the Mind

02 April 2025, 6:00pm

Composer Xiaoxuan Gao directs her inaugural stage play set to her original compositions: a fusion of music, movement, and visual enigma that blurs the lines of reality. 

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Great Exhibitionists: A Scavenger Hunt – 6 Stages of Avoiding Accountability

03 April 2025, 1:00pm

Become part of the performance in a journey through multiple rooms of the Royal College of Music’s library, solving riddles and uncovering hidden clues.

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Great Exhibitionists: A Scavenger Hunt – 6 Stages of Avoiding Accountability

03 April 2025, 2:30pm

Become part of the performance in a journey through multiple rooms of the Royal College of Music’s library, solving riddles and uncovering hidden clues.

A bright colourful graphic of diagonal strips, with scattered words on top reading 'six stages of avoiding accountability'

Great Exhibitionists: A Scavenger Hunt – 6 Stages of Avoiding Accountability

03 April 2025, 4:00pm

Become part of the performance in a journey through multiple rooms of the Royal College of Music’s library, solving riddles and uncovering hidden clues.

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Great Exhibitionists: Digital Village

04 April 2025, 4:00pm

Experience a new work for eight livestreams and two videos that combines music, poetry, Filipino mythology, and subtle horror.

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Explorers Course

09 April 2025 - 10 April 2025

This popular two-day course focuses on creative musicmaking, storytelling, arts and crafts, instrumental playing and singing.

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Daytime ticket – RCM Festival of Percussion

11 May 2025, 11:00am

The Royal College of Music’s spectacular annual celebration of percussion returns, headlined by internationally renowned drummer Gregory Hutchinson.

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