James Williams, RCM Director, introduces the next edition of Upbeat, in which we celebrate the College ‘At the Cutting Edge’, leading the way in fields including Performance Science and improvisation.

Royal College of Music alumni continue to make their mark across the global music landscape, securing top positions in the world’s most prestigious orchestras and ensembles.

The Royal College of Music (RCM) is delighted to announce that it will validate and confer foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance (Rambert School) from the 2026/27 academic year.

Tra le fiamme brings together the Royal College of Music’s innovative new 3D printed instruments with rare originals from the RCM Collection, performed by alumni and leading professors from the RCM Historical Performance Faculty.

Find out about the varied achievements of staff members from the whole RCM community.

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