What's On

15 August 2025, 1:00pm
Performance Studio

Join us for a time-travelling journey through centuries of storytelling, music, object handling, and visual communication.

22 August 2025, 1:00pm
Recital Hall

Explore the elements of Rock 'n' Roll music, dive into Kurt Cobain's songwriting style, and create music using GarageBand.

23 September 2025, 1:05pm
Performance Studio

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

25 September 2025, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

In the RCM’s opening concert of the season, discover the music of Montague Ring, the musical alias of composer Amanda Aldridge.

30 September 2025, 1:05pm
Performance Studio

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

02 October 2025, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

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

07 October 2025, 11:00am
The Carne Room

This season the RCM continues its late-morning chamber performances in The Carne Room, which offers spectacular views of the Royal Albert Hall.

08 October 2025, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

The RCM is pleased to welcome back Jonathan Morton for a concert culminating in Shostakovich’s gripping Chamber Symphony.

08 October 2025, 7:30pm
Performance Hall

Musicians from the RCM and the CNSMDP come together for this special collaborative performance of new and recent music.

09 October 2025, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

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

09 October 2025, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

The RCM welcomes oboist and conductor Douglas Boyd for a vibrant evening of 20th- and 21st-century chamber music.

13 October 2025, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

Immerse yourself in a multisensory experience in the latest instalment of the Royal College of Music’s Electric Dreams series.

14 October 2025, 11:30am
Britten Theatre

Join the RCM Jazz Orchestra for an exciting mix of Ed Puddick's quirky arrangements and intricate originals, influenced by the whole big band tradition but with a modern twist.

14 October 2025, 1:05pm
Performance Studio

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

14 October 2025, 1:15pm
Britten Theatre

Join the RCM Jazz Orchestra for an exciting mix of Ed Puddick's quirky arrangements and intricate originals, influenced by the whole big band tradition but with a modern twist.

15 October 2025, 7:30pm
Britten Theatre

The Royal College of Music welcomes award-winning jazz arranger and composer Ed Puddick, who makes his debut with the RCM Jazz Orchestra.

16 October 2025, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Set sail on a musical voyage with the RCM Philharmonic in a concert themed around the sea and culminating in Debussy’s majestic seascape.

16 October 2025, 7:30pm
Performance Hall

Hear an exciting performance from RCM musicians side-by-side with the Marmen Quartet.

17 October 2025, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Elliot Randall performs in the Royal College of Music’s Organ Interludes series, exploring a variety of works on the RCM’s majestic Flentrop Orgelbouw organ.

19 October 2025, 12:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Dive into an unforgettable orchestral adventure featuring enchanting melodies and thrilling rhythms inspired by the ocean’s beauty, mystery, and power.

21 October 2025, 1:05pm
Performance Studio

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

23 October 2025, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

Enjoy the colourful and sensuous music of three French composers in a vibrant programme of chamber works performed by RCM musicians.

23 October 2025, 6:00pm
Inner Parry Room

RCM singers and pianists delve into the sound-world of father and daughter composers Samuel and Avril Coleridge-Taylor.

26 October 2025, 11:00am
Various locations

The RCM’s highly anticipated Woodwind and Brass Festival returns for its second year, under the artistic direction of faculty heads Marie Lloyd and Amos Miller.

30 October 2025, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Sofi Jeannin conducts the RCM Symphony and Chorus in a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

31 October 2025, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Sofi Jeannin conducts the RCM Symphony and Chorus in a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

04 November 2025, 10:00am
Performance Hall

Discover the captivating keyboard music of Buxtehude and JS Bach at the Royal College of Music’s annual Clavichord Day.

04 November 2025, 11:00am
The Carne Room

This season the RCM continues its late-morning chamber performances in The Carne Room, which offers spectacular views of the Royal Albert Hall.

05 November 2025, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

Enjoy a rare chance to experience the resonant and atmospheric setting of a cello ensemble in this unique concert directed from the cello by RCM professor Gemma Rosefield.

06 November 2025, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Martyn Brabbins returns to direct the RCM Philharmonic in Brahms' sumptuous paino concerto, performed by RCM Concerto Competition Winner Misha Kaploukhii.

08 November 2025, 5:30pm
Performance Hall

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

10 November 2025, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

Discover new music for solo and instrumental combinations in this afternoon concert which features exciting works by the RCM’s emerging composers.

11 November 2025, 1:05pm
Performance Studio

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

13 November 2025, 2:00pm
Performance Hall

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

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.

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.

15 November 2025, 5:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

The RCM Junior Department Sinfonia performs evocative scores including RCM alumnus Malcolm Arnold’s Suite from The Inn of the Sixth Happiness.

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

The season’s thread of French inspiration continues in this concert of brass suites, songs and fanfares.

18 November 2025, 1:05pm
Performance Studio

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

18 November 2025, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

Experience an evening of electronic hybrid music by RCM composers, inspired by the legacy of Kurt Cobain.

19 November 2025, 7:30pm
Performance Hall

Hear Brahms’ sweeping Piano Trio no 1 in B major, as part of an exciting exchange project with the Mozarteum University Salzburg.

21 November 2025, 12:30pm
Museum

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

21 November 2025, 3:30pm
Performance Hall

Brazilian bassoonist Fábio Cury performs alongside RCM bassoonists in a programme inspired by music from his homeland.

21 November 2025, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Jake Scicinski performs in the Royal College of Music’s Organ Interludes series, exploring a variety of works on the RCM’s majestic Flentrop Orgelbouw organ.

21 November 2025, 6:00pm
Performance Studio

RCM composers present innovative compositions inspired by a selection of images from the Natural History Museum’s 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

22 November 2025, 5:30pm
Performance Hall

The RCM Junior Department's rising stars perform a varied programme of works for small ensembles.

24 November 2025, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre

Immerse yourself in the Britten Theatre as it is transformed into a forest for Janáček’s characterful opera.

25 November 2025, 1:05pm
Performance Studio

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

25 November 2025, 6:00pm
Museum

The RCM Recorder Consort explores mythological figures and themes, which are recurrent in Renaissance art and literature.

26 November 2025, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

The Historical Performance Faculty present a variety of 17th- and 18th-century instrumental and vocal chamber works by Couperin, Montéclair, Rameau and Marais.

26 November 2025, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre

Immerse yourself in the Britten Theatre as it is transformed into a forest for Janáček’s characterful opera.

27 November 2025, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Anticipating the 80th birthday of RCM Prince Consort Professor of Music Colin Matthews, Timothy Lines directs a concert that celebrates this legendary composer.

27 November 2025, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from RCM musicians at this rush-hour concert. 

28 November 2025, 12:30pm
Museum

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

28 November 2025, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre

Immerse yourself in the Britten Theatre as it is transformed into a forest for Janáček’s characterful opera.

29 November 2025, 5:15pm
Performance Hall

Visit the Royal College of Music for a vibrant programme featuring new works composed by RCM Junior Department composers for RCMJD ensembles.

29 November 2025, 7:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Jacques Cohen and Leandro Silvera conduct the exceptional young talent of the RCM Junior Department Symphony and Chamber orchestras.

29 November 2025, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre

Immerse yourself in the Britten Theatre as it is transformed into a forest for Janáček’s characterful opera.

05 December 2025, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Get lost in an evening of invigorating percussion works, with performances on a range of instruments from RCM ensembles including the renowned PERC’M.

06 December 2025, 11:00am
Performance Hall

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

06 December 2025, 2:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See all the RCM Junior Department’s major ensembles perform in this lively concert, promising a rousing end to the Autumn Term.