What's On

15 February 2026, 3:30pm
Performance Hall

Enjoy a varied programme of works for string quartet at the RCM Chamber Festival.

19 February 2026, 6:00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Acclaimed conductor Anna-Maria Helsing directs the RCM Philharmonic in a sumptuous programme of orchestral riches.

27 February 2026, 2:00pm
The Carne Room

Sivan Magen, internationally celebrated harpist, visits the Royal College of Music for a masterclass that promises deep insight and artistry. 

27 February 2026, 2:00pm
West Parry Room

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

03 March 2026, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

Mats Zetterqvist, former Principal Second Violin of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, delivers an engaging chamber music masterclass for RCM string players.

04 March 2026, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

In the first of this season’s Chamber Spotlight series, RCM musicians explore Shakespearean themes in Beethoven’s 1808 piano trio.

10 March 2026, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

One of the most sought-after musicians in his field, Claudio Bohórquez takes us behind the scenes in an illuminating masterclass. 

17 March 2026, 6:00pm
Performance Hall

Visiting Professor of Violin Peter Herresthal returns to lead a masterclass with students from the Royal College of Music Strings Faculty. 

20 March 2026, 2:00pm
The Carne Room

The Royal College of Music is delighted to welcome Stanislau Anishchanka, the highly respected Belarus-born double bassist, to lead a masterclass.  

17 May 2026, 7:30pm
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX

From wit to wonder – in a night of vivid storytelling, Kahchun Wong conducts the the RCM Symphony Orchestra in a concert of 20th-century greats.

28 June 2026, 11:00am
Various locations

Returning for its second year, delve into the soundworld of all things bowed, plucked and strummed in our Strings Festival.

01 July 2026, 1:00pm
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP

In this lunchtime programme, folk melodies intertwine with the classical with Bruch’s String Octet and Piazzolla’s Histoire du Tango.