Honours and Fellowships
Honours and Fellowships
Each year the Royal College of Music bestows a number of honorary awards and fellowships on individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to life at the RCM and the wider musical community.
In 2022 the RCM was pleased to confer the following awards:
Honorary Membership of the RCM
- Alexandra Beattie
- Aida Berhamovic
- Raymond Gilroy
- Katherine Hainsworth
- HSH Heidi Princess von Hohenzollern
- The Hon Richard Lyttelton
- Njabulo Madlala
- Sarah Mennell
Fellowship of the RCM
- Richard Boothby
- John Byrne
- Amy Dickson
- Dinah Harris
- Faafetai Jonathan Lemalu
- Gabrielle Lester
- Anna Meredith MBE
- Norbert Meyn
- Margaret Ogonovsky
- Ralph Salmins
- Lindsay Shilling
- Dr Thomas Trotter
- Rhoderick Voremberg
- Lim Yau
Previous Recipients
Honours List (99 kb)
Fellows List (109 kb)
Honorary Doctorates List (67 kb)
Honorary Associated List (85 kb)
In Pictures
These awards are traditionally conferred upon individuals by the President of the Royal College of Music, HRH the former The Prince of Wales. Below is a selection of photos taken of his visits since 1993.
1993: HRH the former The Prince of Wales becomes President of the RCM.
1994: HRH the former The Prince of Wales confers the FRCM on Julian Lloyd Webber.
1994: HRH the former The Prince of Wales confers the FRCM on Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
1995: HRH the former The Prince of Wales confers the FRCM on Sir Paul McCartney.
2002: HRH the former The Prince of Wales plays the RCM's gamelan.
2004: HRH the former The Prince of Wales confers the FRCM on Dame Emma Kirkby
2004: HRH the former The Prince of Wales conducts the Elastic Band Orchestra
2007: HRH the former The Prince of Wales confers the FRCM on alumnus Gerald Finley
2008: HRH the former The Prince of Wales confers the FRCM on alumna Sarah Connolly
2011: HRH the former The Prince of Wales confers the HonDMus on star pianist Lang Lang