08/12/2022
👀Mark your calendars for our spring season...
Online booking opens to the general public on 15 December at 10am.
Get a first look at our diary of events here > https://bit.ly/3iHWH2u
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The Royal Academy of Music in central London has prepared musicians for successful, versatile and resourceful careers in music since 1822. If you'd like to receive information on future performances by post or email, please send your name and address to [email protected].
We are the meeting point between the traditions of the past and the talent of the future, seeking out and supporting the musicians today whose music will move the world tomorrow. From pre-school to post-doc, our students come here from more than 50 countries. We challenge them to find their own voice, take risks and push boundaries. Simon Rattle, Felicity Lott, Elton John and Harrison Birtwistle all learnt their craft here. We are excited to discover who’s next. Every student benefits from a stimulating curriculum and an ambitious range of concerts and events. Legendary artists come here not just to perform, but to become mentors, friends and musical partners. A world of music comes to us – and we send music back out into the world. As we enter our third century, our aim is to shape the future of music by discovering and supporting talent wherever it exists. Music never stands still – and nor will we.
Operating as usual
07/12/2022
✨Congratulations to our Musical Theatre Company on their performance of Colored Lights, a concert celebrating the musical brilliance of Kander and Ebb.
📷 Craig Fuller
02/12/2022
Today marks the end of term, and what a term it's been 🎼
If you'd like a sneak peek of what we have coming up, take a look at our spring 2023 diary here > https://www.ram.ac.uk/diary-of-events
🎟️ Online general booking opens on the 15 December at 10am.
📸 Frances Marshall
01/12/2022
As part of the Academy's Bicentenary celebrations we are delighted to announce the appointment of Leif Ove Andsnes to the new post of Aud Jebsen Visiting Professor of Piano.
Joanna MacGregor (Dame Myra Hess Chair of Piano) says: ‘We’re thrilled to welcome this much admired pianist to the Piano Department at the Academy. Along with our new Spring Piano Series at the Wigmore Hall, working with Leif Ove offers exciting opportunities to our young pianists.’
📸Helge Hansen Sony Music Entertainment
30/11/2022
Today, the Academy Jazz Orchestra welcomes the leader of Kansas Smitty’s band, saxophonist and clarinettist Giacomo Smith, to present two of Duke Ellington’s acclaimed – but rarely performed – band suites: The Queen’s Suite and the Nutcracker Suite 🎷
Only a few tickets remain. Book here > http://bit.ly/3FdEF14
29/11/2022
Our final Bach concert of the year takes place this Sunday, directed by Iain Ledingham in a programme reflecting on key events in the church calendar.
Tickets for 2022 are now sold out.
🎟️ Don't miss out on next year's Bach series. Book here > https://bit.ly/3DkzJ8l
25/11/2022
Congratulations to our Royal Academy Opera students on their final performance of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress 🎭
📸Craig Fuller
23/11/2022
Congratulations to our opera students for a brilliant opening of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress.
A few tickets remain for tonight's performance at 7pm.
Book here > https://bit.ly/3zbsGO1
📸 Craig Fuller
22/11/2022
Tonight's the night 🎭
This evening, Academy Opera students present the opening night of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, directed by Frederic Wake-Walker and conducted by Trevor Pinnock.
📸 Craig Fuller
21/11/2022
Last week, Academy students and professors performed excerpts from Purcell's The Fairy Queen. Congratulations to everyone involved ✨
📸 Frances Marshall
18/11/2022
Great concert at The Spice of Life - Soho this week with our students and Head of Jazz, Nick Smart, celebrating the music of John Mayer 🎷 🎶
Read the LondonJazz review here: https://londonjazznews.com/2022/11/17/indo-jazz-fusions-revisited-2022-efg-ljf/
📸 Robert Crowley
17/11/2022
Tonight our students and professors perform excerpts from Purcell's The Fairy Queen, one of our library's most famous treasures ✨
The full score of The Fairy Queen was lost when Purcell died in 1695. However, in around 1900 the score was discovered among uncatalogued material in the Academy Library.
📸 Frances Marshall Photography
16/11/2022
Next week, Academy students will perform Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress conducted by Trevor Pinnock and directed by Frederic Wake-Walker 🎭
🎟️ Book your tickets here > https://bit.ly/3zbsGO1
15/11/2022
From the bees on the roof to one of the finest violins in the world, the Academy is full of surprising treasures 🐝
Listen to episode 5 of our podcast, available on all major platforms 🎧 > https://www.ram.ac.uk/recordings/short-stories-episode-5-treasure-seekers
11/11/2022
We're counting down until our Henry Wood Chair of Conducting, John Wilson, conducts the Academy Symphony Orchestra in three 20th-century French works.
Good to luck to all of the performers 🎼
11/11/2022
Calling all orchestral percussionists aged 14-17 🥁
Join our Percussion Club sessions in January 2023 for those performing around Grade 5 and above - a chance to enhance your skills, meet other young musicians, and perform at the Academy!
To find our more and book your place, email [email protected]
09/11/2022
These are the faces of people that didn't secure tickets to the Musical Theatre Company's December concert... 👀
The end-of-year staged concert will celebrate the work of the legendary songwriting team of composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb.
🗓️ Tuesday 6 December
📍 Susie Sainsbury Theatre
Book your tickets here > https://bit.ly/3TWB1NK
📷 Craig Fuller
08/11/2022
Last week we were delighted to have Dame Jane Glover working with Academy students on Bach cantatas, and directing them in the latest instalment of our Bach in Leipzig series 🎶
📸 Frances Marshall Photography
07/11/2022
This year's Autumn Piano Festival, curated by our Dame Myra Hess Chair of Piano, Joanna MacGregor, explored the unique artistry of esteemed German composer Robert Schumann.
Each concert examined a particular period in his life: his exuberant, love-filled youth; two works from 1842, a year he dedicated to chamber music; and his last elliptical pieces, accompanied by his own words.
Congratulations to everyone involved ✨
03/11/2022
Don't miss out on the final Bach concerts of the year 🎼
Sunday 6 November
Directed by Jane Glover
Featuring two festal, elaborate works
Sunday 4 December
Directed by Iain Ledingham
A programme reflecting on key events in the church year
🎟️ Book here > https://bit.ly/3DkzJ8l
01/11/2022
Just over a month until our Musical Theatre Company performs an end-of-year staged concert celebrating the work of the legendary songwriting team of composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb.
🗓️Tuesday 6 December
📍Duke's Hall
Book your tickets here > https://bit.ly/3TWB1NK
31/10/2022
Last Friday, world-renowned soprano Barbara Hannigan conducted students from The Juilliard School and the Academy in an incredible performance of 20th-century works.
🎼 Here are some highlights from the rehearsals and concert...
📷 Frances Marshall Photography
31/10/2022
Only two days until our Autumn Piano Festival begins 🎹
This year's festival celebrates the work of Robert Schumann and is curated by the Academy's Dame Myra Hess Chair of Piano, Joanna MacGregor.
🎟️ Only a few tickets remain - don't miss out > https://bit.ly/3U3cwyb
28/10/2022
Mendelssohn Octet in E flat Op. 20
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The eminent soloist James Ehnes directs Mendelssohn's Octet in rehearsals for our special Bicentenary celebration at Wigmore Hall.
The concert took place in early October and featured Academy students past and present side by side with prestigious visiting professors > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5cFfGgcYLc
In early October, the Academy presented a special event in celebration of its much anticipated Bicentenary, performed by students past and present and presti...
27/10/2022
‘Since I joined the Academy, Mary has been a constant'
To help celebrate our Bicentenary, we created a room-naming competition. The winning entry proposed to name room 204 after Mary, who over the decades has become such an important colleague and friend to staff and students.
The panel agreed that Mary’s 24 years of service as part of our catering team, her exceptional commitment to the wellbeing of our community and the vital role she plays in the Academy family made her an ideal dedicatee for this room.
Congratulations, Mary 🎉
26/10/2022
Since 2002, the Academy and The Juilliard School have had a series of major collaborations.
This Friday, we welcome world-renowned soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan for the first of two residencies.
Book here > https://bit.ly/3Ddf3At
25/10/2022
Happy 🎭
To celebrate, here's a sneak peek of Academy rehearsals of Stravinsky's The Rake’s Progress...
🗓️Tue, 22-Fri, 25 Nov
🕖 7pm
📍Susie Sainsbury Theatre
Book your tickets here > https://bit.ly/3zbsGO1
20/10/2022
Join us for a masterclass with the incredible Nicky Spence 🎭
His unique skills as a singing actor and the honesty of his musicianship and communication have earned him a place at the top of the profession.
📍Susie Sainsbury Theatre
🕑Tuesday 1 November at 2pm
Book here > https://bit.ly/3s461zk
18/10/2022
Since 2002, the Academy and The Juilliard School in New York have had a series of major collaborations.
This October, we're delighted to welcome world-renowned soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan for this programme of 20th-century masterworks by Delage, Stravinsky and Knussen.
Book here > https://bit.ly/3Ddf3At
17/10/2022
Last week we unveiled a sculpture made by Frances Segelman to celebrate esteemed composer and Academy alumnus, Sir Karl Jenkins.
12/10/2022
Sainsbury Royal Academy Soloists
Happy 150th birthday 🎶
Join us on Friday as Clio Gould leads our senior string players in a programme of fantasias including Fantasia on a Theme.
The original manuscript of Vaughan Williams’ masterpiece, which is stored and maintained in the Academy’s collections, will be on display in the foyer on the day of the concert.
Book here > https://tickets.ram.ac.uk/sales/categories/friday-series/sainsbury-royal-academy-solois-3
Clio Gould leads our senior string players in a programme of fantasias by English composers.
11/10/2022
Academy Jazz Orchestra: John Taylor Celebration
To commemorate what would have been John Taylor's 80th birthday, the Jazz Department has been given access to his library of ensemble music, seldom heard in the UK 🎷
Join us tomorrow at 8pm in the Susie Sainsbury Theatre. Book your tickets here > https://bit.ly/3T5DnJu
To commemorate what would have been his 80th birthday, the Jazz Department and special guests celebrate the life and extraordinary musical legacy of pianist and composer John Taylor.
10/10/2022
Alumni Spotlight: Christina McMaster | Royal Academy of Music
Today is 🧠
Revisit our interview with alumna Christina McMaster, a pianist and programmer crossing musical genres who founded Lie Down + Listen, a series of events which combine music, meditation and yoga > https://bit.ly/3Vjqb5Q
I’ve done a lot of collaborative work and that’s where I really light up. One of my highlights was a collaboration with Ayanna Witter-Johnson while I was a young artist at St John’s Smith Square. She created a piece with reggae, jazz and classical influences for a small ensemble and a large nu...
08/10/2022
Tune into the BBC Young Musician on BBC4 and BBC Radio 3 on Sunday 9 October featuring a presenting team of Jess Gillam, Alexis Ffrench and BBC Young Musician regular Josie d'Arby.
Good luck to trumpet undergraduate Sasha Canter, who is representing the Academy family 🎼
07/10/2022
John Wilson Conducts the Academy Symphony Orchestra
We are incredibly grateful to John Wilson, our Henry Wood Chair of Conducting, for stepping in to replace Edward Gardner for today's Academy Symphony Orchestra concert.
Tickets are still available to join us at 1pm in the Duke's Hall > https://bit.ly/3T4ezl3
Our Henry Wood Chair of Conducting leads students in a programme of Lili Boulanger's D'un matin de printemps and Schumann's 'Rhenish' Symphony.
06/10/2022
We continue our Bach in Leipzig series on Sunday 9 October at 12pm with a concert directed by Peter Whelan, that illustrates the wide instrumental and emotional range of Bach’s Leipzig cantatas > https://tickets.ram.ac.uk/sales/categories/bach-in-leipzig/bach-in-leipzig-sunday-9-octob
06/10/2022
The Academy announces new appointments to the Brass Department | Royal Academy of Music
We're delighted to announce two new appointments to the Brass Department and a further three named chairs, which will be held by distinguished, long-standing professors in the department 🎺
Read more here > https://bit.ly/3CcPQUM
The Royal Academy of Music is delighted to announce two new appointments to the Brass Department and a further three named chairs, which will be held by distinguished, long-standing professors in the Department.
04/10/2022
Tonight, in celebration of our landmark Bicentenary, talented students perform alongside Academy alumni, professors and visiting professors 🎼
The concert opens with Mendelssohn’s popular Octet, directed by eminent soloist James Ehnes. Rising star Adam Hickox conducts Erwin Stein’s chamber ensemble arrangement of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, featuring soprano Lucy Crowe in the epic finale.
Join us at Wigmore Hall , only a few tickets remain > https://bit.ly/3BRcouf
03/10/2022
The Academy Manson Ensemble is performing at the Canary Islands Festival featuring brilliant premieres from our Composition Department: Philip Cashian, Rubens Askenar and Geoff King 🎶
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From the bees on the roof to one of the finest violins in the world, the Academy is full of surprising treasures 🐝 Listen to episode 5 of our podcast, available on all major platforms 🎧 > https://www.ram.ac.uk/recordings/short-stories-episode-5-treasure-seekers
From the bees on the roof to one of the finest violins in the world, the Academy is full of surprising treasures 🐝 Listen to episode 5 of our podcast, available on all major platforms 🎧 > https://www.ram.ac.uk/recordings/short-stories-episode-5-treasure-seekers
Discover the incredible Harriet Cohen. You can listen to episode 4 of Short Stories: 200 Years of the Royal Academy of Music on all major platforms 🎧 Find out more here > https://bit.ly/3CBiaBY
Introducing Edmund T. Jenkins 🎵 Discover more about the class of 1918 in episode 3 of our podcast. Available on all major platforms > https://bit.ly/3QdmaN3 What’s your favourite episode so far? Let us know👇🏼
Have you listened to our podcast yet? 🎧 All five episodes are out now on all major platforms > https://bit.ly/3RlpjLK
From the bees on the roof to one of the finest violins in the world, the Academy is full of surprising treasures 🐝 Listen to the final episode of our podcast, available on all major platforms 🎧 > https://www.ram.ac.uk/recordings/short-stories-episode-5-treasure-seekers
'I can honestly say that there's nothing that's off limits musically in the Royal Academy of Music in 2022, and that is a wonderful thing to celebrate.' Join the revolution and listen to episode 2 of our podcast, available on all major platforms > https://www.ram.ac.uk/recordings/short-stories-episode-2-revolution
'What better inspiration can you have?' Introducing Evelyn Dove 🎙️ Listen to episode 3 of our podcast > https://www.ram.ac.uk/recordings/short-stories-episode-3-the-class-of-1918
As we enter our third century, our aim is to shape the future of music by discovering and supporting talent wherever it exists 🎼 Could this be you? Sign up to our 2022 Open Days to discover more about the Academy and whether it’s the right place for you >https://www.ram.ac.uk/open-day-home
There’s only one Harriet Cohen. Episode four of our podcast is OUT NOW on all major platforms > https://www.ram.ac.uk/recordings/short-stories-episode-4-harriet-myra-uncle-tobs
Introducing Fanny Dickens. A woman most definitely worth celebrating... Listen to episode one of our podcast, available on all major platforms > https://bit.ly/3uRmetp
The Royal Academy of Music's Future
Music must always move forward. Help us create the music of the future by supporting our Bicentenary campaign. Find out more, including how to donate here: https://ram.ac.uk/support-the-academy
There's just under a week until the world premiere of 'WITCH', a brand new opera composed by Freya Waley-Cohen with a libretto by Ruth Mariner, running 23-26 March. In this clip, Freya discusses what we can learn from the figure of the witch. Book your tickets here > https://tickets.ram.ac.uk/sales/categories/opera/royal-academy-opera-triple-bil
Freya Waley-Cohen discusses 'WITCH'
Academy alumna Freya Waley-Cohen discusses 'WITCH', her newly commissioned opera with a libretto by Ruth Mariner, which offers two interwoven narratives that reclaim the idea of female agency and desire. This is a magical realist coming-of-age story, set against the backdrop of the historical horror of what it has meant to be a woman fighting for power and freedom. 'WITCH' plays as part of a triple bill from Royal Academy Opera from Wednesday 23 - Saturday 26 March. Tickets are available here > https://tickets.ram.ac.uk/sales/categories/opera/royal-academy-opera-triple-bil
How do we breathe when we play music? What effect does breathing have on our music-making? Cellist Robert Cohen discusses these issues with special guests, including soprano Ailish Tynan, the Academy’s Head of Conducting, Sian Edwards and Head of Jazz, Nick Smart. The event takes place on Thursday 10 March at 4pm. Free tickets available here > https://tickets.ram.ac.uk/sales/categories/thursday-series/breathing
As a sneak peak ahead of Sunday's Academy Song Circle concert celebrating Schubert's songs of 1822, our founding year, at Wigmore Hall , here's mezzo-soprano Bernadette Johns and pianist Stella Lorenz performing 'Der Musensohn'. Last minute tickets are available here > https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/royal-academy-of-music-song-circle-202201301500
Vocal Masterclass with Joyce DiDonato
World-renowned mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato gives a vocal masterclass with singers from Royal Academy Opera.
Academy Song Circle
Cassandra Wright soprano Bernadette Johns mezzo-soprano Magnus Walker tenor Aron Goldin, Ilan Kurtser and Stella Marie Lorenz piano Academy Song Circle is delighted to celebrate the Academy’s Bicentenary with a recital focusing on Schubert Lieder composed in 1822, the year the Academy was founded, including such masterpieces as Der Musensohn, Willkommen und Abschied, Der Zwerg, Nacht und Träume, Wehmut and Sei mir gegrüßt.
Our new Bach in Leipzig series begins on Sunday 23 January at 12pm! John Butt directs this first concert which traces the influences of Johann Kuhnau on Bach's work. Tickets are available here > https://tickets.ram.ac.uk/sales/categories/bach-in-leipzig/bach-in-leipzig-sunday-23-janu
On Friday 5 November at 1pm, Sir Mark Elder will be joining us to conduct a concert of Sibelius from the Duke’s Hall. There are still some tickets available which can be booked here: https://tickets.ram.ac.uk/sales/categories/orchestral/sir-mark-elder-conducts-the-ac-2 Here’s a clip of the opening to Elgar’s Serenade for Strings, recorded at Elder’s last visit to the Academy back in April this year.
Here’s a movement from Pulcinella 2.0, a re-working of the original Baroque music that inspired Stravinsky’s suite, conducted by Visiting Professor Jörgen van Rijen and performed by Academy Symphonic Brass. You can stream this full concert, as well as many others from the autumn term so far, over on the Academy YouTube channel > https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalAcademyofMusic/videos
The Piano Department Virtual Open Day will be held on Sunday 19 September 2021 where you’ll meet the Head of Piano Joanna MacGregor, along with current piano students. To get a sense of what the department can offer you, register for our Open Day > https://ram-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-bAEzEsCQMKldg34aNL-Ow
Royal Academy Opera is a widely respected two-year postgraduate course for aspiring opera singers. You can meet your professors and fellow prospective students at our Virtual Open Day, held on Sunday 19 September > https://ram-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MPch-pozQ_CEenQYKb49RA
Our Jazz Department produces an outstanding array of versatile and creative jazz musicians each year. To find out more about studying with the Department, sign up for our Undergraduate and Postgraduate Virtual Open Days on Sun 12 September. https://www.ram.ac.uk/open-day-home/departments/jazz
The Academy’s Harp Department is widely considered to be one of the leading conservatoire departments in the world. Find out why by registering for our Virtual Open Day on Sunday 12 September > https://www.ram.ac.uk/open-day-home/departments/harp
Only one more week until our Virtual Open Days begin! On Sunday 12 & 19 September, you can join us online to find out about studying at the Academy. Visit our Open Day Hub and sign up here > https://www.ram.ac.uk/open-day-home In the meantime, why not explore the Academy with SU President Dan Latham?
Our Timpani and Percussion students study with an excellent roster of professors, many of whom are principal players in leading symphony orchestras and ensembles. Meet current students and professors at our Virtual Open Day, held on Sunday 19 September > https://www.ram.ac.uk/open-day-home/departments/timpani-percussion
Royal Academy Opera is a widely respected two-year postgraduate course for aspiring opera singers. You can meet your professors and fellow prospective students at our Virtual Open Day, held on Sunday 19 September > https://www.ram.ac.uk/open-day-home/departments/opera
The Piano Department Virtual Open Day will be held on Sunday 19 September 2021 where you’ll meet the Head of Piano Joanna MacGregor, along with current piano students. To get a sense of what the department can offer you, register for our Open Day > https://www.ram.ac.uk/open-day-home/departments/piano Here's an excerpt of Arisa Onada performing Chopin’s Étude Op 10, No 12.
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Every year some of the most talented young musicians from more than 50 countries come to study here, attracted by renowned teachers and a rich culture that broadens musical horizons, develops professional creativity and fosters entrepreneurial spirit. Students benefit from an ambitious calendar of concerts, operas, musical theatre shows and other events, in the run-up to which they work regularly with leading practitioners.
Ever since its inception, the Academy has been committed to transporting its musical activities from its central London home to national and international audiences. Today, students perform at leading venues and collaborate with distinguished partners in high-profile projects. In 2015 the Academy and New York’s Juilliard School joined forces in sensational concerts in Leipzig, Boston, New York and London, and in 2018 an orchestra comprising students from both the Academy and Tokyo University of the Arts performed in London, Oxford, Koriyama and Tokyo. The Academy’s recordings with Linn Records have received critical acclaim.
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👀Mark your calendars for our spring season...
Online booking opens to the general public on 15 December at 10am.
Get a first look at our diary of events here > https://bit.ly/3iHWH2u
Online booking opens to the general public on 15 December at 10am.
Get a first look at our diary of events here > https://bit.ly/3iHWH2u
✨Congratulations to our Musical Theatre Company on their performance of Colored Lights, a concert celebrating the musical brilliance of Kander and Ebb.
📷 Craig Fuller
📷 Craig Fuller
Today marks the end of term, and what a term it's been 🎼
If you'd like a sneak peek of what we have coming up, take a look at our spring 2023 diary here > https://www.ram.ac.uk/diary-of-events
🎟️ Online general booking opens on the 15 December at 10am.
📸 Frances Marshall
If you'd like a sneak peek of what we have coming up, take a look at our spring 2023 diary here > https://www.ram.ac.uk/diary-of-events
🎟️ Online general booking opens on the 15 December at 10am.
📸 Frances Marshall
As part of the Academy's Bicentenary celebrations we are delighted to announce the appointment of Leif Ove Andsnes to the new post of Aud Jebsen Visiting Professor of Piano.
Joanna MacGregor (Dame Myra Hess Chair of Piano) says: ‘We’re thrilled to welcome this much admired pianist to the Piano Department at the Academy. Along with our new Spring Piano Series at the Wigmore Hall, working with Leif Ove offers exciting opportunities to our young pianists.’
📸Helge Hansen Sony Music Entertainment
Joanna MacGregor (Dame Myra Hess Chair of Piano) says: ‘We’re thrilled to welcome this much admired pianist to the Piano Department at the Academy. Along with our new Spring Piano Series at the Wigmore Hall, working with Leif Ove offers exciting opportunities to our young pianists.’
📸Helge Hansen Sony Music Entertainment
Today, the Academy Jazz Orchestra welcomes the leader of Kansas Smitty’s band, saxophonist and clarinettist Giacomo Smith, to present two of Duke Ellington’s acclaimed – but rarely performed – band suites: The Queen’s Suite and the Nutcracker Suite 🎷
Only a few tickets remain. Book here > http://bit.ly/3FdEF14
Only a few tickets remain. Book here > http://bit.ly/3FdEF14
Our final Bach concert of the year takes place this Sunday, directed by Iain Ledingham in a programme reflecting on key events in the church calendar.
Tickets for 2022 are now sold out.
🎟️ Don't miss out on next year's Bach series. Book here > https://bit.ly/3DkzJ8l
Tickets for 2022 are now sold out.
🎟️ Don't miss out on next year's Bach series. Book here > https://bit.ly/3DkzJ8l
Congratulations to our Royal Academy Opera students on their final performance of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress 🎭
📸Craig Fuller
📸Craig Fuller
Congratulations to our opera students for a brilliant opening of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress.
A few tickets remain for tonight's performance at 7pm.
Book here > https://bit.ly/3zbsGO1
📸 Craig Fuller
A few tickets remain for tonight's performance at 7pm.
Book here > https://bit.ly/3zbsGO1
📸 Craig Fuller
Tonight's the night 🎭
This evening, Academy Opera students present the opening night of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, directed by Frederic Wake-Walker and conducted by Trevor Pinnock.
📸 Craig Fuller
This evening, Academy Opera students present the opening night of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, directed by Frederic Wake-Walker and conducted by Trevor Pinnock.
📸 Craig Fuller
Last week, Academy students and professors performed excerpts from Purcell's The Fairy Queen. Congratulations to everyone involved ✨
📸 Frances Marshall
📸 Frances Marshall
Great concert at The Spice of Life - Soho this week with our students and Head of Jazz, Nick Smart, celebrating the music of John Mayer 🎷 🎶
Read the LondonJazz review here: https://londonjazznews.com/2022/11/17/indo-jazz-fusions-revisited-2022-efg-ljf/
📸 Robert Crowley
Read the LondonJazz review here: https://londonjazznews.com/2022/11/17/indo-jazz-fusions-revisited-2022-efg-ljf/
📸 Robert Crowley
Tonight our students and professors perform excerpts from Purcell's The Fairy Queen, one of our library's most famous treasures ✨
The full score of The Fairy Queen was lost when Purcell died in 1695. However, in around 1900 the score was discovered among uncatalogued material in the Academy Library.
📸 Frances Marshall Photography
The full score of The Fairy Queen was lost when Purcell died in 1695. However, in around 1900 the score was discovered among uncatalogued material in the Academy Library.
📸 Frances Marshall Photography
Next week, Academy students will perform Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress conducted by Trevor Pinnock and directed by Frederic Wake-Walker 🎭
🎟️ Book your tickets here > https://bit.ly/3zbsGO1
🎟️ Book your tickets here > https://bit.ly/3zbsGO1
From the bees on the roof to one of the finest violins in the world, the Academy is full of surprising treasures 🐝
Listen to episode 5 of our podcast, available on all major platforms 🎧 > https://www.ram.ac.uk/recordings/short-stories-episode-5-treasure-seekers
Listen to episode 5 of our podcast, available on all major platforms 🎧 > https://www.ram.ac.uk/recordings/short-stories-episode-5-treasure-seekers
We're counting down until our Henry Wood Chair of Conducting, John Wilson, conducts the Academy Symphony Orchestra in three 20th-century French works.
Good to luck to all of the performers 🎼
Good to luck to all of the performers 🎼
Calling all orchestral percussionists aged 14-17 🥁
Join our Percussion Club sessions in January 2023 for those performing around Grade 5 and above - a chance to enhance your skills, meet other young musicians, and perform at the Academy!
To find our more and book your place, email [email protected]
Join our Percussion Club sessions in January 2023 for those performing around Grade 5 and above - a chance to enhance your skills, meet other young musicians, and perform at the Academy!
To find our more and book your place, email [email protected]