22 May 2023 - 07 July 2023
RCM Museum
Book your ticket online or just turn up on the day. Explore our unique collection of instruments, artworks and manuscripts. We're open Tuesday - Sunday.
30 May 2023, 10:30am
Weston Discovery Centre
Limited Availability
Discover the wonderful world of musical instruments in this fun exploratory session for ages 2–5 in the Royal College of Music Museum.
30 May 2023, 12:00pm
RCM Museum
Come and visit our musical menagerie of animal-inspired instruments in the RCM Museum during this special tour for young learners.
30 May 2023, 2:00pm
RCM Museum
Come and visit our musical menagerie of animal-inspired instruments in the RCM Museum during this special tour for young learners.
31 May 2023, 12:30pm
RCM Museum
Enjoy a tour of the RCM Museum led by our knowledgeable team.
29 May 2023 - 02 June 2023
RCM Museum and Museum Weston Discovery Centre
Enjoy a variety of family-friendly activities in the Royal College of Music Museum this half term.
02 June 2023, 12:30pm
RCM Museum
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Enjoy polished chamber performances amongst a beautiful collection of historic artefacts and instruments.
02 June 2023, 1:05pm
St Mary Abbots, Kensington High Street, London W8 4LA
Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from talented RCM musicians at this lunchtime concert.
02 June 2023, 3:00pm
RCM Museum
Come and visit our musical menagerie of animal-inspired instruments in the RCM Museum during this special tour for young learners.
03 June 2023, 5:30pm
Performance Hall
Experience the talent of exceptional musicians from the Royal College of Music Junior Department as they compete at the highest level for coveted RCM prizes.
04 June 2023, 11:00am
Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
Enjoy an inspirational performance of music performed by RCM pianist Paul Mnatsakanov in the Royal Albert Hall's Elgar Room.
07 June 2023, 12:30pm
RCM Museum
Enjoy a tour of the RCM Museum led by our knowledgeable team.
07 June 2023, 7:30pm
1901 Club, 7 Exton Street, London SE1 8UE
Musicians from the RCM join violinist Emily Sun and pianist Joseph Havlat in recital at the intimate 1901 Arts Club on London’s South Bank.
09 June 2023, 12:30pm
RCM Museum
Enjoy polished chamber performances amongst a beautiful collection of historic artefacts and instruments.
09 June 2023, 1:05pm
St Mary Abbots, Kensington High Street, London W8 4LA
Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from talented RCM musicians at this lunchtime concert.
10 June 2023, 5:30pm
Performance Hall
Limited Availability
Join us for a vibrant programme of contemporary music featuring works by RCM Junior Department composers.
14 June 2023, 12:30pm
RCM Museum
Limited Availability
Enjoy a tour of the RCM Museum led by our knowledgeable team.
16 June 2023, 12:30pm
RCM Museum
Enjoy polished chamber performances amongst a beautiful collection of historic artefacts and instruments.
16 June 2023, 1:05pm
St Mary Abbots, Kensington High Street, London W8 4LA
Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from talented RCM musicians at this lunchtime concert.
17 June 2023, 5:30pm
Performance Hall
Singers from the RCM Junior Department showcase their dazzling solo voices in a varied programme including Mozart and Schumann.
17 June 2023, 7:30pm
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore St, London W1U 2BP
Musicians from the RCM String Faculty return to Wigmore Hall for their annual performance.
18 June 2023, 10:30am
Recital Hall
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Join our friendly team of musicians for a morning of feel-good music-making, where total beginners, rusty returners and experienced players can feel comfortable playing together.
17 June 2023 - 18 June 2023
Various locations
Expect music, art, science and culture with a huge range of family friendly workshops, talks and performances in the Great Exhibition Road Festival.
18 June 2023, 11:00am
Performance Hall
Students from the Royal College of Music's Composition Faculty join forces with RCM musicians to present some of their most innovative works for FestivALL.
18 June 2023, 1:00pm
Performance Hall
Join vocalists from the RCM Vocal and Opera Faculty as they showcase the impact of three women songwriters across the centuries.
18 June 2023, 2:00pm
RCM Museum
This concert explores compositions for fortepiano by some of the best-known women composers of their day.
18 June 2023, 2:00pm
Recital Hall
RCM students come together to explore a span of 20th and 21st Century Japanese works.
18 June 2023, 3:00pm
Performance Hall
Hear works inspired by North and South America from Amy Beach, Coleridge-Taylor and Valerie Coleman.
18 June 2023, 4:00pm
Recital Hall
Explore evocative ideas in music during this concert for FestivALL, a celebration of works by diverse and underrepresented composers across the classical music sector.
18 June 2023, 4:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Limited Availability
Ever wondered how a symphony orchestra rehearses? Want to have a peek behind the scenes? Come and watch a short open rehearsal with the RCM Symphony Orchestra to get a unique insight into the rehearsal process.
18 June 2023, 4:00pm
RCM Museum
Enjoy performances of works by underrepresented composers amongst a stunning collection of historic artefacts and instruments in the RCM Museum.
18 June 2023, 6:30pm
Performance Hall
RCM ensemble Consort 21 presents a diverse concert of new works by RCM composers performed on period instruments.
20 June 2023, 10:00am
Performance Hall
Acclaimed concert pianist Ilana Vered makes her debut visit to the Royal College of Music to share her expertise in a masterclass with Keyboard Faculty students.
20 June 2023, 1:05pm
Recital Hall
Enjoy a wide range of chamber music from a variety of ensembles of RCM musicians at this lunchtime concert.
20 June 2023, 6:00pm
Performance Hall
Rodrigo Moro Martín – newly appointed Principal Double Bass of the London Symphony Orchestra – shares his international experience with current students.
21 June 2023, 12:30pm
RCM Museum
Enjoy a tour of the RCM Museum led by our knowledgeable team.
21 June 2023, 1:10pm
197 Piccadilly, St James's Church, London W1J 9LL
Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from talented Royal College of Music musicians at this lunchtime concert.
21 June 2023, 6:00pm
The Carne Room
The cabaret club meets the art song salon in this celebration of song from the sublime to the ridiculous.
21 June 2023, 6:00pm
Performance Hall
Hear chamber music favourites alongside works you might not know in the second instalment of our Chamber Spotlight series, which explores music by Nadia Boulanger and her pupils.
22 June 2023, 11:00am
Footstool Cafe, St John's Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA
Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from talented Royal College of Music musicians during this late morning concert.
22 June 2023, 1:00pm
Recital Hall
Before an evening concert, members of Her Ensemble and RCM chamber ensemble standard issue host a public workshop.
22 June 2023, 1:05pm
Performance Hall
In this varied concert, musicians from the Artist Diploma in Performance programme showcase their honed skills with an impressive range of solo performances.
22 June 2023, 5:15pm
Performance Hall
RCM professor Paul Robinson considers the role that film and film-making have played in his musical life.
22 June 2023, 6:00pm
Recital Hall
Join members from renowned collective, Her Ensemble, in collaboration with standard issue as they present an exciting programme of music curated and workshopped together.
23 June 2023, 12:30pm
RCM Museum
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Enjoy polished chamber performances amongst a beautiful collection of historic artefacts and instruments.
23 June 2023, 1:05pm
St Mary Abbots, Kensington High Street, London W8 4LA
Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from talented RCM musicians at this lunchtime concert.
23 June 2023, 2:00pm
Performance Hall
Silvia Marcovici, an acclaimed violinist and educator from Romania, visits the Royal College of Music for the first time to lead an insightful masterclass.
23 June 2023, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Ivan Leung performs in the Royal College of Music's Organ Interludes series, exploring a variety of works on the Flentrop Orgelbouw organ.
23 June 2023, 7:30pm
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX
Conductor Ryan Bancroft leads the Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra through enchanting works from Debussy, John Adams and Hannah Kendall.
24 June 2023, 5:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Ensembles from the RCM Junior Department perform in their annual summer celebration.
25 June 2023, 10:00am
Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
Enjoy an inspirational performance of music performed by Royal College of Music saxophonists The Astral Quartet in the Royal Albert Hall's Elgar Room.
26 June 2023, 6:00pm
Performance Hall
Hear a beautiful and rarely heard collection of 18th century French baroque chamber music performed by Ensemble Molière, the first ensemble to be chosen as the New Generation Baroque Ensemble.
27 June 2023, 1:05pm
Performance Hall
Enjoy a wide range of chamber music from a variety of ensembles of RCM musicians at this lunchtime concert.
27 June 2023, 6:00pm
Recital Hall
Renowned oboist Nick Deutsch returns to the Royal College of Music to share his experience with Royal College of Music musicians.
27 June 2023, 6:00pm
The Carne Room
South African violist Gareth Lubbe makes his debut visit to the Royal College of Music to share his insights with members of the Royal College of Music String Faculty.
28 June 2023, 12:30pm
RCM Museum
Enjoy a tour of the RCM Museum led by our knowledgeable team.
28 June 2023, 1:05pm
Performance Hall
Enjoy a wide range of chamber music from a variety of ensembles of RCM musicians at this lunchtime concert.
28 June 2023, 5:45pm
Performance Hall
RCM Librarian Peter Linnitt discusses Libby Larson’s opera about the fascinating opera star Jenny Lind, including references to items held in the RCM Museum and Library.
28 June 2023, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
The RCM Chamber Orchestra presents a programme of three intricate, uplifting works, each taking inspiration from city surroundings.
28 June 2023, 6:30pm
Inner Parry Room
Joachim Held is one of the foremost lute players of his generation. Currently Professor at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague and at the University of Arts in Bremen, this masterclass marks his debut visit to the Royal College of Music.
28 June 2023, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
Barnum’s Bird is the story of a relationship ahead of its time – that of the 'great showman' PT Barnum, and his star opera singer, Jenny Lind. The RCM Opera Studio performs this story in our wonderful summer opera.
29 June 2023, 1:05pm
Performance Hall
Musicians from the Royal College of Music's Historical Performance Faculty join forces with those from the Hochschule für Künste Bremen, for a concert performance of John Blow's opera of love, pain and passion – Venus and Adonis: A Masque for the Entertainment of the King.
29 June 2023, 6:00pm
Performance Hall
In this ongoing series, Junior Fellows from our Artist Diploma programme push their creativity to the limit, both curating and performing in these unique concerts.
29 June 2023, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Experience the full range of the Royal College of Music's percussive talents and hear energising percussion arrangements of familiar classics in this visually exciting showcase.
29 June 2023, 9:30pm
Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
Vibrant young jazz musicians from the RCM Junior Department perform live in the Royal Albert Hall's Elgar Room.
30 June 2023, 10:00am
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Trombonists Weston Sprott and Denson Paul Pollard join forces in their debut visit to the Royal College of Music to work with students of the RCM Brass Faculty.
30 June 2023, 12:30pm
RCM Museum
Enjoy polished chamber performances amongst a beautiful collection of historic artefacts and instruments.
30 June 2023, 1:05pm
St Mary Abbots, Kensington High Street, London W8 4LA
Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from talented RCM musicians at this lunchtime concert.
30 June 2023, 2:00pm
Recital Hall
Annamia Larsson, principal horn of the Gävle Symphony Orchestra in Sweden, visits the RCM to deliver a French horn masterclass.
30 June 2023, 6:00pm
Performance Hall
In this ongoing series, Junior Fellows from our Artist Diploma programme push their creativity to the limit, both curating and performing in these unique concerts
30 June 2023, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
Barnum’s Bird is the story of a relationship ahead of its time – that of the 'great showman' PT Barnum, and his star opera singer, Jenny Lind. The RCM Opera Studio performs this story in our wonderful summer opera.
30 June 2023, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Australian World Orchestra oboist Nick Deutsch joins Royal College of Music musicians to perform an eclectic programme drawn together by the theme of youth.
01 July 2023, 5:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
The RCM Junior Department performs a summer concert of iconic music by Shostakovich, John Williams and Bernstein.
01 July 2023, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
Barnum’s Bird is the story of a relationship ahead of its time – that of the 'great showman' PT Barnum, and his star opera singer, Jenny Lind. The RCM Opera Studio performs this story in our wonderful summer opera.
02 July 2023, 3:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
In this student-run concert, Royal College of Music postgraduate conductors lead an eclectic programme of Prokofiev, Gulda, Stravinsky and Haydn.
02 July 2023, 7:00pm
Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ
Inspiring young musicians from the RCM Junior Department give their annual concert at Cadogan Hall, with a programme of three sumptuous symphonic works.
03 July 2023, 7:00pm
Britten Theatre
Barnum’s Bird is the story of a relationship ahead of its time – that of the 'great showman' PT Barnum, and his star opera singer, Jenny Lind. The RCM Opera Studio performs this story in our wonderful summer opera.
03 July 2023, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Hear the distinctive sound of the RCM Saxophone Ensemble as they move seamlessly through a
programme of contrasting repertoire, containing two UK premieres.
04 July 2023, 10:00am
The Carne Room
RCM doctoral candidates showcase their pioneering research in composition, performance, musicology, music education and performance science.
04 July 2023, 10:30am
Recital Hall
To mark the 400th anniversary of William Byrd's death, this study day will explore the composer's keyboard music on the clavichord.
04 July 2023, 1:05pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
Join RCM Sparks for an exhilarating concert exploring the saxophone and brass instrument families, and take part in the usual exciting audience participation.
04 July 2023, 6:00pm
1851 Courtyard
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In this ongoing series, Junior Fellows from our Artist Diploma programme push their creativity to the limit, both curating and performing in these unique concerts.
05 July 2023, 12:30pm
RCM Museum
Enjoy a tour of the RCM Museum led by our knowledgeable team.
05 July 2023, 6:00pm
Performance Hall
In this ongoing series, Junior Fellows from our Artist Diploma programme push their creativity to the limit, both curating and performing in these unique concerts.
05 July 2023, 7:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
The RCM Brass Ensemble presents music by British composer of international acclaim, Edward Gregson, featuring a dramatic work based on the Book of Revelation: Music of the Angels, and Flourish for the RCM, a new piece dedicated to RCM Director Professor Colin Lawson.
06 July 2023, 5:15pm
Performance Hall
RCM Head of Composition Dr Jonathan Cole explores how we teach the art and craft of composition.
08 July 2023, 2:30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
After a wonderful year of RCM Junior Department music-making and creation, these accomplished musicians come together to celebrate their successes.
09 July 2023, 11:00am
Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
Enjoy music from Chopin and Rachmaninoff performed by two outstanding RCM Junior Department pianists Clara Sherratt and Markus Sadler, in the Royal Albert Hall's Elgar Room.
09 July 2023, 3:00pm
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore St, London W1U 2BP
Soloists from the RCM Junior Department take to the stage of the prestigious Wigmore Hall for a range of solo and chamber works.
25 July 2023 - 27 July 2023
Recital Hall
Limited Availability
Tuesday 25 July-Thursday 27 July
RCM Sparks is running a junior version of our friendly and creative Springboard Composition Course, where participants will create a new piece of music as a group.
25 July 2023, 6:30pm
Temple Church, Temple, London EC4Y 7BB
Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from talented Royal College of Music musicians at this rush hour concert at the historical Temple Church.
25 July 2023 - 27 July 2023
Recital Hall
RCM Sparks is running a junior version of our friendly and creative Springboard Composition Course, where participants will create a new piece of music as a group.