RCM Spring Events 2014

Highlights

Participatory events

Lectures & Seminars

Masterclasses & Workshops

Chamber Music Series

SPRINGeveNtS 2014

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events Guide Spring Season 2014Listings for January – April

Diary 4Out and About 29Ticket & Booking Information 30Visiting Us 31Supporting Us 32In Brief 33

Diary events are colour coded for easy referencing

HighlightsParticipatory EventsLectures & SeminarsMasterclasses & WorkshopsChamber Music Series

Box Office – Ticketed eventSee page 30 for details or call 020 7591 4314.

Junior Department events. Please call the Junior Department on020 7591 4345 for more details.

RCM Sparks and the Royal Albert Hall work in partnership to deliver innovativelearning and participation opportunities for all ages. This unique combination ofeducation expertise and diverse concert programming offers exciting andengaging activities for all and gives access to two iconic institutions.

See www.rcm.ac.uk/sparks for further details.

RCM Friends eventsTo find out more about becoming an RCM Friend see page 32.

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WeLCOMe tO A NeW SPRING SeASON At tHe RCM!

Our sparkling spring season offers the chance to make new discoveries, or toenjoy fresh interpretations of familiar works.

As always, we welcome a number of distinguished guests. Alumnus Sir RogerNorrington conducts a concert in memory of much-loved RCM Director MichaelGough Matthews, who died last year. French music was his greatest joy, and theprogramme celebrates this with glorious Fauré and Berlioz. Also visiting the RCMto give masterclasses are two outstanding violinists – Nicola Benedetti andAlina Ibragimova – and two of the greatest Wagner singers of our time: Sir JohnTomlinson and Dame Anne Evans. And great actor Edward Fox joins RCMmusicians for a unique performance of Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale.

Two festivals this season offer new treats. The keyboard festival Kalinka! takesus to Russia – and promises some surprising new takes on the music ofRachmaninov and Scriabin – and there is a chance to discover the remarkablemusic of the Italian composer Ivan Fedele during the first ever UK festivaldevoted to his works.

A number of important composer anniversaries are marked this year, includingthree in one programme by our RCM Classical Orchestra, who perform CPEBach, Rameau and Gluck with historical techniques on modern instruments. AndRichard Strauss is represented by his epic tone poem Death and Transfigurationand his beautiful Serenade, which features in our Chamber Spotlight in theBritten Theatre.

We are marking another anniversary – the centenary of the outbreakof World War I – with a series of chamber music written between1914 and 1918. And we are also exploring the musical legacyof World War II in our long-term collaborative project Singing aSong in a Foreign Land, offering a rare chance to hear somestunning music by composers displaced by the conflict.

Other highlights include Bach Cantatas, another spectacularprogramme from Tim Reynish and the RCM Wind Orchestra, achance to hear Varèse’s incredible percussion masterpieceIonisation, and last but certainly not least, four performances ofthe opera Arianna in Crete, Handel’s sumptuous re-telling of theGreek myth of Ariadne, Theseus and the minotaur.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Stephen Johns | Artistic Director

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tUeSDAY 7 JANUARY – FRIDAY 17 JUNe

The Modern Germans inGeorgian London

RCM Museum of Music

From the early 18th century, London audiences were captivated by Germanspeaking musicians and their compositions. Using contemporarymanuscripts, scores, programmes, portraits and diaries, this exhibitionexamines the rapturous reception of their romantic music and its influenceon a generation of young English composers, including John Barnett, WilliamSterndale Bennett and S S Wesley.

The RCM Museum of Music is open Tuesday to Friday (11.30am – 4.30pm) and is free to visit.

WeDNeSDAY 15 JANUARY

The Influence of Spohr & Weber6.00pm RCM Museum of Music

To celebrate the opening of the exhibition Dr Peter Horton explores the influence of these modern Germans on English composers in a lecture-recital.

Free but tickets required

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tUeSDAY 7 JANUARY

RCM Chamber Music6.00pm Durrington Room


WeDNeSDAY 8 JANUARY

Vocal Masterclass with Edith Wiens2.00pm Recital Hall


RCM Chamber Music6.00pm Inner Parry Room


Carl Maria von Weber

tHURSDAY 9 JANUARY

RCM Students’ Film Orchestra7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

The RCM Students’ Film Orchestraperforms popular hits from the filmindustry including Hans Zimmer’sThe Last Samurai.

Presented by the RCM Students’ Association


FRIDAY 10 JANUARY

RCM Brass Ensemble: From Egmont to Siegfried7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See page 5 for details

tUeSDAY 14 JANUARY

Baroque Flute Masterclass with Wilbert Hazelzet10.00am & 2.00pm Durrington Room




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FRIDAY 10 JANUARY

RCM Brass Ensemble: From Egmont to Siegfried

7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Nigel Black & Richard Ward conductorsRCM Brass EnsembleZone One Brass*

Beethoven (arr Eric Ball) Egmont Overture op 84 *Schumann (arr Alexander Wagendristel) Concertstück op 86 for 12 hornsMendelssohn (arr Roger Harvey) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (selected

movements) Brahms (trans Elwood Williams) How lovely is thy dwelling place Wagner (trans Eric Carlson) Siegfried’s Funeral March from

Götterdämmerung Brahms (arr Eric Crees) Variations on a Theme by Haydn op 56

Schumann’s spectacular Concertstück forms the centrepiece of this brassconcert, celebrating the great icons of 19th-century German music.

Tickets: £5


Seven Decades of Swing!7.30pm Britten theatre

RCM Big BandRCM Swing BandPeter Long saxophone & clarinetMark Armstrong director

Since graduating from the RCM, dynamic saxophonist and clarinettist PeterLong – bandleader of the acclaimed Echoes of Ellington – has worked withthem all, from Jools Holland to Dizzie Gillespie. Now he returns to the RCMto join forces with the brilliant RCM Big Band and Swing Band, offering up acolourful evening that takes in seven decades of swing.

Tickets: £10

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FRIDAY 17 JANUARY

Ionisation7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

PERC’MPercussion Quartet of Basel Conservatoire

Varèse IonisationSteve�Wibberley MonsoonStephen�Montague Rim FireDaniel�Weissberg Character pieces for marimba Salvatore�Sciarrino Un fruscìo lungo trent'anni

For this special concert, virtuoso performers from Basel Conservatoire joinforces with RCM percussionists for Varèse’s iconic work Ionisation plusother modern classics.

Tickets: £5




The influence of Spohr & Weber 6.00pm RCM Museum of Music



Seven Decades of Swing!7.30pm Britten theatre


tHURSDAY 16 JANUARY

Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop5.30pm Durrington Room


Schubert Octet 6.00pm Recital Hall

Elaine Ruby clarinet Sophie Robertshaw bassoon Finlay Bain horn Rodrigo Moro Martin double bass Ruisi Quartet

Schubert�Octet in F major D 803


FRIDAY 17 JANUARY

Tuba Masterclass with Patrick Harrild2.00pm Recital Hall


Flute Masterclass withRobert Winn2.00pm Inner Parry Room


Ionisation7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See above panel for details

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tHURSDAY 23 JANUARY

RCM Philharmonic 6.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Martin André conductor Vitaly Pisarenko piano RCM Philharmonic

R�Strauss Death and Transfiguration op 24 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no 1 in B flat minor op 23

For the first orchestral concert of the season, the RCM Philharmonicpresents two great works of the late 19th century: Richard Strauss’sexpressive tone poem, depicting the final thoughts of a dying hero; plus oneof the world’s best-known piano concertos performed by RCM ConcertoCompetition winner Vitaly Pisarenko – described by the New York Times asan “immensely gifted pianist... with prodigious technique, myriad shadingsand scrupulous accuracy”.

Tickets: £5, £8

MONDAY 20 JANUARY



tUeSDAY 21 JANUARY

Viola Masterclass with Jennifer Stumm10.00am Recital Hall

Supported by the Georg and Emily Opel Foundation


RCM Chamber Music6.00pm Recital Hall



Vocal Masterclass with Dame Anne Evans2.00pm Recital Hall




tHURSDAY 23 JANUARY

Concert Hall Acoustic Design5.15pm RCM Museum of Music

Ian Knowles (Arup Acoustics)discusses how concert hall acousticdesign can optimise the performerand audience experience withexamples from Arup’s new UKconcert halls.

Part of the Grove Forum mini-series –Oscillations: Between Music, Scienceand Acoustics


RCM Philharmonic6.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall


vitaly Pisarenko

FRIDAY 24 JANUARY

Sacconi Quartet & Friends7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Mozart String Quartet in E flat major K 428R�Strauss String Sextet from Capriccio op 85 Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat major op 44

The Sacconi’s thrilling performances are eagerly anticipated highlights ofthe RCM concert calendar. For this attractive programme of stringensemble music, the RCM Quartet in Association joins forces with specialguests to perform Richard Strauss’ extended movement for string sextet,taken from the opening scene of his last opera Capriccio, Mozart’s third‘Haydn’ Quartet and Schumann’s exuberant Piano Quintet.

Tickets: £8, £10

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FRIDAY 24 JANUARY

Sacconi Quartet & Friends7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel above for details

MONDAY 27 JANUARY



tUeSDAY 28 JANUARY

Historical Performance Concert6.00pm Inner Parry Room

RCM musicians present aprogramme of 18th-centurymasterpieces including works byTelemann, Handel and Leclair.


FRIDAY 24 JANUARY

Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop10.30am Durrington Room


Music in the Museum1.15pm RCM Museum of Music


Cello Masterclass withNicholas Jones 2.00pm Durrington Room



Opera Scenes5.30pm Britten theatre

John Copley director

A selection of favourite operaticscenes – intimately staged withpiano accompaniment – featuringsingers from the RCM InternationalOpera School.

Tickets: £5


Music Talks: From Bel Canto to La bohème10.00am 49 Queen's Gate terrace,

SW7 5PN

Karl Lutchmayer lectures on Italianopera; from the hedonism of Bellinito the realistic verismo of Puccini.

Presented by Music Talks inassociation with the Vernon EllisFoundation and the RCM.

Tickets: £185 for Spring Term Lecture Series



Vocal Masterclass with Sir John Tomlinson2.00pm Britten theatre


Sacconi Quartet


Vocal Masterclass with Sir John Tomlinson

2.00pm Britten theatre

We are delighted to welcome to the RCM one of Britain’s most admiredoperatic basses, Sir John Tomlinson CBE – a national treasure who hasdelighted audiences at the world’s greatest opera houses for more than 40years. Don’t miss the chance to witness him inspiring the stars of thefuture in this masterclass with outstanding RCM singers.

This masterclass is supported by Dasha Shenkman in memory of hermother, Belle Shenkman, who was a great supporter of the arts.

Tickets: £5

Sir John tomlinson

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tHURSDAY 30 JANUARY

explorensemble6.00pm Inner Parry Room

Arne Gieshoff & Nicholas Morozdirectors

Rebecca�Saunders Molly's Song 3Xenakis CharismaGeorge�Crumb Four NocturnesElizabeth�Ogonek New work

(world premiere)Helmut�Lachenmann Guero George�Crumb Vox balaenae

Student-led explorensemble presentsanother exciting programme,featuring collaborations betweenRCM composers and performers.

Free but tickets required Highlights


Lectures & Seminars



RCM Box Office 020 7591 4314

tHURSDAY 30 JANUARY

Albany Piano Trio7.30pm Recital Hall

Debussy Piano Trio in G majorCopland Vitebsk: Study on a

Jewish Theme L�BoulangerD'un soir triste & D'un

matin de printempsBacewicz Piano Quintet no 1

An exploration of the legacy ofinspirational composer, conductorand teacher Nadia Boulanger,featuring works by some of herfamous students, including her ownsister Lili.


FRIDAY 31 JANUARY

Opera Scenes5.30pm Britten theatre

This selection of favourite operatic scenes – intimately staged with piano accompaniment –offers a fascinating glimpse ofsingers at the early stage of their musical development.

Tickets: £5

A Memorial Concert forMichael Gough Matthews7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall


FRIDAY 31 JANUARY

A Memorial Concert for Michael Gough Matthews


Sir Roger Norrington conductor Rowan Baker conductor*Andrea Amat flute RCM Symphony Orchestra

Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande Ibert Flute Concerto* Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

For this special tribute concert to former RCM Director Michael GoughMatthews, we’re delighted to welcome back RCM alumnus Sir RogerNorrington.

On the bill are Fauré’s enchanting incidental music for Maeterlinck’splay, Ibert’s jazz-inspired Flute Concerto – brought to life by outstandingyoung Spanish flautist Andrea Amat, winner of the RCM ConcertoCompetition – and Berlioz’s astounding symphonic representation offive “episodes in the life of an artist”.

Tickets: £10, £15

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MONDAY 3 FeBRUARY



tUeSDAY 4 FeBRUARY

Violin Masterclass with Nicola Benedetti10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall


Double Bass Masterclasswith Gabriele Ragghianti10.00am Durrington Room



Piano Masterclass with Boaz Sharon10.00am Recital Hall


Europe in Music I: Germany6.00pm Inner Parry Room


WeDNeSDAY 5 FeBRUARY

Music Talks: Great Symphonists10.00am 49 Queen's Gate terrace,

SW7 5PN

Karl Lutchmayer introduces thegreat symphonic works against thebackdrop of contemporaneoussocial expectations.



Michael Gough Matthews

Pre-concert talk6.15pm RCM Museum of Music

Join the RCM’s resident Frenchexpert Richard Langham Smith foran introduction to the evening’sprogramme.

Free to concert ticket holders

tUeSDAY 4 FeBRUARY

Violin Masterclass with Nicola Benedetti

10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Since her triumph at the 2004 BBC Young Musician competition, NicolaBenedetti’s enthralling performances have made her one of the world’smost sought-after violinists. We’re thrilled to welcome her back to the RCMfor another of her engaging masterclasses with top RCM string players.

This event will be live streamed via the RCM website at www.rcm.ac.uk/live.


Tickets: £5


Chamber Spotlight7.30pm Britten theatre

Emre Engin violin Nikita Abrosimov piano Cataleya Quintet and friends Joseph Richards & Larisa Sceadei percussion

J�S�Bach Sonata for solo violin no 2 in A minor BWV 1002Wieniawski Fantaisie brillante on themes from Gounod’s Faust op 20Stravinsky Three movements from PetrushkaBerio Opus Number ZooR�Strauss Serenade for 13 winds in E flat major op 7Minoru�Miki Time for Marimba Adi�Morag OctabonesBruno�Mantovani Moi, jeu

Our chamber music showcase gives some of our best performers thechance to shine in the stunning surroundings of the Britten Theatre.

Tickets: £5, £8

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Nicola Benedetti

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tHURSDAY 6 FeBRUARY

RCM Wind Orchestra6.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tim Reynish conductor

Adam�Gorb Love Transforming Schoenberg Fanfare on themes from Gurre-Lieder Stanisław�Skrowaczewski Music for Winds Kenneth�Hesketh Vranjanka

No one who witnessed Tim Reynish’s visit to the RCM a year ago will wantto miss this follow-up event, once again exploring exotic repertoire forwinds. The concert’s finale is provided by RCM composer Kenneth Heskethand his colourful 2005 work Vranjanka, a set of variations on a hauntingSerbian folksong.

Tickets: £5Pre-concert talk


Kenneth Hesketh in conversation with Tim Reynish.


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FRIDAY 7 FeBRUARY





Trumpet Masterclass with Anthony Plog2.00pm Recital Hall

This masterclass is supported byDasha Shenkman in memory of hermother, Belle Shenkman, who was agreat supporter of the arts.


Saxophone Masterclass withLars Mlekusch2.00pm Inner Parry Room



Vocal Masterclass with Susan Bullock2.00pm Recital Hall


Chamber Spotlight7.30pm Britten theatre


tHURSDAY 6 FeBRUARY

Stylus Phantasticus presentation with Terence Charlston12.00pm Durrington Room




tHURSDAY 6 FeBRUARY

Sound and Hypnosis from Mesmer to Backmasking5.15pm RCM Museum of Music

Fears that music can brainwashlisteners have cropped up fromMesmer, Charcot and Pavlov to Ozzy Osbourne. James Kennaway(Newcastle University) explores their origins.



RCM Wind Orchestra6.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel below for details

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Europe in Music 1914–1918 In commemoration of the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this concert series draws in musicwritten during the four years of hostilities.

Four chamber concerts take us on a tour around Europe, each focusing on one of the major powers involved in theconflict. Then for the final concert, we’re joined by some very special guests for a fully staged performance ofStravinsky’s powerful wartime description of the encounter between a soldier and the devil himself.

All chamber concerts free but tickets required

tUeSDAY 18 FeBRUARY

Europe in Music III: Britain6.00pm Inner Parry Room

Hamish Dustagheer & Catherine Cheung piano Maria Setiadi pianoJohn Fisher pianoProcella Quartet

Programme includes:Holst�‘Mars’ and ‘Venus’ from thePlanets (2 piano version), BlissPiano Quartet in A minor op 18 plussongs by Gurney, and Bridgearranged for string quartet

tUeSDAY 25 FeBRUARY

Europe in Music IV: Austria-Hungary 6.00pm Inner Parry Room

Marie Schreer & Johannes Marmenviolin, Felicity Matthews viola Pedro Gomes pianoTarley QuartetMarmen Quartet

Programme includes:Bartók String Quartet no 2 op 17 plus works by Webern,�Schoenberg,

Toch and Kreisler�

tUeSDAY 4 MARCH

The Soldier’s Tale6.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Edward Fox narrator James Murray conductor Simon Butteriss director/actorEstelle Bovay principal dancer

Stravinsky�The Soldier’s Tale

In collaboration with the Royal Ballet School

Tickets: £5

tUeSDAY 4 FeBRUARY

Europe in Music I: Germany6.00pm Inner Parry Room

Brigid Coleridge violin Anna Rajah soprano Walmsley Quartet & Lisa Bucknell viola

Hindemith Violin Sonata in E flatmajor op 11 no 1

R�Strauss Fünf kleine Lieder Bruch String Quintet in E flat

major

tUeSDAY 11 FeBRUARY

Europe in Music II: France6.00pm Inner Parry Room

Una Cho celloPavel Kolesnikov & Samson Tsoy pianoIlya Maximov piano

Debussy Cello Sonata Debussy En blanc et noir Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin

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Music Talks: Virtuosity!10.00am 49 Queen's Gate terrace,

SW7 5PN

Karl Lutchmayer explores the worldof Paganini, Liszt and theircontemporaries.


Tickets: £185 for Spring TermLecture Series

Recorder Masterclass withWalter van Hauwe11.00am Inner Parry Room


Vocal Masterclass with Peter Harvey2.00pm Recital Hall


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Music for Marimbas 7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Jasmin Kolberg marimbaPERC’M

Minoru�Miki Marimba SpiritualJasmin�Kolberg KalimbobPiazzolla (arr Eric Sammut) LibertangoEric�Sammut CaméléonDebussy Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum

RCM percussionists join forces with young marimba virtuoso JasminKolberg for an eclectic programme of original works and arrangements.Jasmin is rapidly establishing herself as a marimbist on the internationalconcert scene and her musical sensitivity, expressive phrasing andtechnical brilliance make this an unmissable event.

Tickets: £5

SAtURDAY 8 FeBRUARY

RCM Junior Department Keyboard ‘Shorts’5.30pm Recital Hall

Under the direction of Head ofComposition William Mival andJunior Department teacher ThaliaMyers, JD pianists performminiatures written by RCMcomposers.


MONDAY 10 FeBRUARY



tUeSDAY 11 FeBRUARY

Horn Masterclass with Martin Owen10.00am east Parry Room


Harp Masterclass with Jana Boušková10.00am Durrington Room



Europe in Music II: France6.00pm Inner Parry Room


Jasmin Kolberg

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Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe3.00pm Inner Parry Room


Music for Marimbas 7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall


tHURSDAY 13 FeBRUARY

Oboe Masterclass with Jacques Tys2.00pm east Parry Room



Romanticism and the Legacyof the Russian Piano School5.15pm Recital Hall

This inaugural lecture by DmitriAlexeev, the RCM’s new Professorof Advanced Piano, features adiscussion of Russian keyboardpedagogy and a performance ofSchumann’s Piano Sonata in Fsharp minor op 11.

Part of the Grove Forum series




Music for Harps7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall


FRIDAY 14 FeBRUARY

Violin Masterclass with Leonid Kerbel2.00pm Durrington Room



Oboe Masterclass withJacques Tys2.00pm Inner Parry Room


SAtURDAY 15 FeBRUARY

Students’ Association Musical Theatre Gala7.30pm Recital Hall



Music for Harps 7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Jana Boušková & Ieuan Jones harpRCM Harp Ensemble

J�S�Bach (arr Ieuan Jones) Concerto BWV 1060 J�S�Bach Concerto for four cembalo BWV 1065Paul�Hurst Fête chrysanthème

As one of the most distinctive and in demand harpists of today, JanaBoušková enjoys performing with the world’s top orchestras and is afrequent guest of the likes of Maxim Vengerov, Christian Tetzlaff and Yuri Bashmet. So we’re thrilled to welcome her to the RCM for whatpromises to be a charming evening of arrangements and original works for harp ensemble.

Tickets: £5

Jana Boušková

Introducing Ivan Fedele! Brighten up your February and discover with us the sun-drenchedspectralism of charismatic Italian composer Ivan Fedele.

Director of the famous Venice Biennale, Ivan Fedele is a well-knownand influential figure across Europe, however his music has rarelycrossed the channel. We’re putting that right with the first ever UKfestival dedicated to his music: a 3-day celebration that includes UKpremieres of works large and small, masterclasses and an interviewwith the man himself.

Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/introducingivan


Ivan Fedele

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MONDAY 17 FeBRUARY

Crees Lecture: Reconstructing HistoricalSinging – Reality or Fantasy?5.30pm Inner Parry Room

Can we ever know what musicsounded like to its original listenersif it was created before the age ofrecording? Professor RichardWistreich (RNCM) examines theevidence available to reconstructthe sounds and techniques of lostsinging.


tUeSDAY 18 FeBRUARY

Introducing Ivan Fedele: Piano & Electronics 1.05pm east Parry Room

See left panel for details

Europe in Music III: Britain 6.00pm Inner Parry Room



Introducing Ivan Fedele: Chamber Music 6.00pm Recital Hall



Classical and Romantic Repertoire Presentation withGeoffrey Govier 12.00pm RCM Museum of Music


String Quartet Collective Composition Workshop 2.00pm Durrington Room


tUeSDAY 18 FeBRUARY

Piano & Electronics1.05pm east Parry Room

Gwen Rouger piano Michael�Oliva electronics

Due notturni con figura


Chamber Music6.00pm Recital Hall

Vasara Quartet Jane Lindsay cello

Levante for cello, string quartet & piano Magic for 4 saxophones Études boréales Windex for clarinet Donax for flute


Orchestral Music7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM Symphony OrchestraMarco Angius conductorAdrian Somogyi clarinet

Syntax 0.1Arco di VentoLexikon

Pre-concert talk6.15pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Ivan Fedele in conversation withWilliam Mival.

SAtURDAY 22 FeBRUARY & SUNDAY 23 FeBRUARY

Pixar in Concert All day RCM & Royal Albert Hall

RCM Sparks present two, fun creative courses for families and youngcomposers. All participants attend Pixar in Concert at the Royal Albert Hall,which features a compilation of the studio’s much-loved feature films andvisually stunning film clips on the big screen, while the scores areperformed live by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Run in partnership with the Royal Albert Hall

For full details see www.rcm.ac.uk/pixar

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Pianists’ touch under the magnifier5.15pm east Parry Room

Werner Goebl University of Musicand Performing Arts, Vienna

Acoustical, perceptual, and motion-capture studies on how pianiststouch the piano and whether we canhear the difference.




Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop5.30pm Durrington Room


Introducing Ivan Fedele: Orchestral Music 7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall


FRIDAY 21 FeBRUARY

Clarinet Masterclass with Andrew Marriner10.00am Recital Hall


FRIDAY 21 FeBRUARY



String Quartet Collective Performance Class2.00pm Durrington Room


RCM Brass Concert6.00pm Recital Hall


Émigré Salon 7.30pm Parry Rooms


Family Discovery for Families

Ages 6+

A fun weekend workshop allowingfamilies to work together to createa group film soundtrack.

Tickets: £40 for one adult andone child. £15 for extra tickets.

Free tickets available subject toeligibility

Springboard Film Music Composition Course

Ages 13–18

A chance for budding filmcomposers to learn fromexperienced RCM film composers,and to work in teams to createtheir own unique pieces.

Tickets: £50

Free tickets available subject toeligibility

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Singing a Song in a Foreign Land

In the 1930s, countless composers across Europe were persecuted bythe Nazis and forced to flee their homelands. How did they react torelocating to another country? Did they embrace their new home, orwere they overcome with nostalgia for the land of their birth?That is the focus of the RCM’s two-year project Singing a Song in aForeign Land, led by RCM performer-researcher Norbert Meyn. Now thatproject comes to a climax with a concert series and three-daysymposium that promise to explore these issues, and to entertainaudiences by presenting some rarely heard repertoire.

Find out more at www.rcm.ac.uk/singingasong

SAtURDAY 22 FeBRUARY –

SUNDAY 23 FeBRUARY

Family Discovery:Pixar in Concert 10.00am RCM & Royal Albert Hall


SAtURDAY 22 FeBRUARY –

SUNDAY 23 FeBRUARY

Springboard Film Music Composition Course: Pixar in Concert 10.45am RCM & Royal Albert Hall



The Watchman’s Report7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall


SUNDAY 23 FeBRUARY

String Quartet Collective3.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall


MONDAY 24 FeBRUARY

Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki12.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall



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21, 22, 23 FeBRUARY

Symposium10.00am various venues

Lectures, interviews and paneldiscussions with a wide range ofspeakers, including the RCM’svery own Joseph Horovitz, shedlight on the life and music of anumber of European émigrécomposers.

Day tickets: £10 (Friday &Saturday tickets include entryto the evening concerts)

FRIDAY 21 FeBRUARY

Émigré Salon7.30pm Parry Rooms

Programme includes:Reizenstein’s Sonatina for oboe &piano plus works by Wellesz,�

R�Kahn�and Joseph�Horovitz.



The Watchman’s Report7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

R�Kahn�Trio in G minor op 45Joseph�Horovitz String

Quartet no 5Gál�Britische VolksliederK�Weigl The RefugeeK�Weigl�The Watchman’s ReportToch Valse for chorus &

percussionEisler�Little Woodbury Songbook

Tickets: £5

Highlights


Lectures & Seminars




SUNDAY 23 FeBRUARY

String Quartet Collective3.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Thomas Gould, Bogdan Bozovic violins, Garth Knox viola & Francesco Dillon cello

Haydn String Quartet in C major op 54 no 2Dutilleux Ainsi la nuitBeethoven String Quartet in A minor op 132

For the second instalment of the RCM String Quartet Collective project wewelcome members of the Artea, Arditti and Prometeo quartets and ViennaPiano Trio for a series of events which bring together these world-classperformers for the first time. Audiences can witness the group working withRCM musicians in a Composition Workshop and Performance Class onThursday 20 and Friday 21 February before the project culminates in thisSunday afternoon programme of exquisite chamber music.


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tUeSDAY 25 FeBRUARY

Violin Masterclass with Alina Ibragimova10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall



Piano Masterclass with Barry Douglas10.00am Recital Hall

Supported by an anonymous donor


Europe in Music IV: Austria-Hungary 6.00pm Inner Parry Room



Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki10.00am Inner Parry Room



Vocal Masterclass with Barry Banks2.00pm Recital Hall




Violin Masterclass with Alina Ibragimova6.00pm Recital Hall




Fortepiano Masterclass with Melvyn Tan10.00am Durrington Room


Early 18th-century FrenchBaroque Presentation with Lisa Beznosiuk12.00pm RCM Museum of Music


Can you Read Music?5.15pm east Parry Room

Kevin Satizabal and Jackie Clifton(RCM) discuss, withdemonstrations, the importance ofnotation in learning and teachingmusic with particular reference tovisually impaired musicians.



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Michael Seal conductor Catherine Knight trumpetRCM Philharmonic

Glinka Overture: Ruslan and Ludmila Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto Shostakovich Symphony no 1 in F minor op 10

Few composers could claim to produce an orchestral staple when they wereonly 19 years old, however Shostakovich’s first symphony, bursting with thecomposer’s youthful exuberance, is just that. The RCM Philharmonicpresents this exhilarating work alongside the rousing Overture to Ruslanand Ludmila by fellow Russian composer Mikhail Glinka, and Arutiunian’svirtuosic Trumpet Concerto performed by Catherine Knight, winner of theRCM Concerto Competition.

Tickets: £5, £8

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Kalinka!various times Amaryllis Fleming

Concert Hall


Bassoon Recital with Giorgio Mandolesi1.05pm Inner Parry Room


Bassoon Masterclass with Giorgio Mandolesi2.00pm Inner Parry Room


FRIDAY 28 FeBRUARY

Nomen est omen6.00pm RCM Museum of Music

RCM alumni ensemble Les NationsRéunies present a selection ofpieces by 17th and 18th centurycomposers including Couperin’scollections Les nations and Lesgoûts-réünis.


SAtURDAY 1 MARCH

Kalinka! 7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall


SUNDAY 2 MARCH

Kalinka! 12.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall


MONDAY 3 MARCH

Kalinka! various times and venues


Handel Arianna in Creta7.00pm Britten theatre


tUeSDAY 4 MARCH

Kalinka! 10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall


The Soldier's Tale6.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall




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Kalinka!Our ever popular keyboard festival is back, and this time we’re looking east to the land of Rachmaninov andScriabin. Across five days, we’ll be exploring the very best of Russian keyboard music through a series of concerts,masterclasses and lectures. For further information see www.rcm.ac.uk/kalinka

All events free but tickets required

Supported by John Ward

FRIDAY 28 FeBRUARY

Rediscovering RachmaninovThere’s so much more to the pianomusic of Rachmaninov than theconcertos and preludes. Acrossthree events, virtuoso pianistKonstantin Lapshin sheds new lighton the work of this Russian master.

Intonation in Piano Playing1.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Why should a pianist learn to sing?In this lecture-recital, KonstantinLapshin explains – anddemonstrates – how intoningRachmaninov’s melodic lines canbring his piano music to life.

Rachmaninov Rarities4.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Konstantin Lapshin introduces andperforms some lesser-known butstill gloriously rich Rachmaninovpiano works, including fragmentsand transcriptions.

Rachmaninov 1-2-36.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Konstantin Lapshin is joined byviolinist Dunya Lavrova and cellistYuki Ito for a programme of familiarand unfamiliar Rachmaninov solos,duos and trios, including his Trioélégiaque no 1.

SAtURDAY 1 MARCH

Russian Miniatures7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Students from the RCM’s JuniorDepartment present an entertainingprogramme of short piano works.

SUNDAY 2 MARCH

Clavier à lumières 12.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

The centrepiece of our festivalpromises a dazzling showcase oflight and colour. Famously, theeccentric composer-pianistAlexander Scriabin reported that heexperienced extreme synaesthesia:he associated each musical chordwith a particular colour (for example,D major was golden brown). Todemonstrate this to audiences, hedeveloped his “colour-organ” – theClavier à lumières – which projectedcoloured light into the concert hall.

To pay tribute to this visionarycomposer, star RCM pianistspresent a unique musical marathon:all ten of Scriabin’s Piano Sonatas,interspersed with colour-inspiredpiano music from around the globe.

MONDAY 3 MARCH

Russian Song1.05pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

RCM singers and pianists present alunchtime recital of song bycelebrated Russian composers.

Russia: a land without organ music?6.00pm West Parry Room

This short recital gives a rarechance to hear unusual music fororgan by Russian composers fromthe 19th and 20th centuries.

tUeSDAY 4 MARCH

Piano Masterclass withAndrey Pisarev 10.00am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Our festival comes to a grandconclusion with a visit from starsoloist Andrey Pisarev, winner of theRachmaninov International PianoCompetition and Head of Keyboardat the Moscow Conservatory.

This masterclass is supported byDasha Shenkman in memory of hermother, Belle Shenkman, who was agreat supporter of the arts.

tHURSDAY 6 MARCH

RCM Classical Orchestra7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Matthew Truscott director

Rameau Suite from Les fêtes d'HébéC�P�E�Bach Cello Concerto in A minor H 432 Gluck Suite d’Orphe ́e et Eurydice Mozart Symphony no 31 in D major K 297/300a 'Paris'

For the 2014 Rod Williams Memorial Concert, the RCM Classical Orchestramakes a welcome return to the stage under the expert direction of MatthewTruscott, a leader of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Delightfulworks by Rameau, C P E Bach and Gluck feature in an evening whichculminates in Mozart’s well-known ‘Paris’ Symphony, written during thecomposer’s stay in the city as a 22-year-old.

Tickets: £8, £10

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WeDNeSDAY 5 MARCH

Music Talks: The French way – revolution,intimacy and exoticism?10.00am 49 Queen's Gate terrace,

SW7 5PN

Richard Langham Smith exploresworks by Debussy, Ravel, Satie andmany others.



WeDNeSDAY 5 MARCH

RCM Sparks Lunchtime Concert for Schools1.05pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Rachel Leach and RCM musiciansoffer a vibrant guide to Stravinsky’sThe Soldier’s Tale. All schoolsbooking receive a specially written teacher resource pack and song recording to accompanythis concert. Suitable for Key Stage 2.

Supported by Guy Dawson & Sam Horscroft




WeDNeSDAY 5 MARCH



tHURSDAY 6 MARCH

The Tuning Fork, the Metronome, and the Siren5.15pm RCM Museum of Music

Myles Jackson (New York University)analyses the way 19th-centuryacoustical instruments, which usedto standardise musical performanceand measure pitch and beat, wereput to use as musical instrumentsthemselves a century later.



Pre-concert talk6.15pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Join Ingrid Pearson for anintroduction to the evening’sprogramme.


MONDAY 3 MARCH, tUeSDAY 4 MARCH,

WeDNeSDAY 5 MARCH, tHURSDAY 6 MARCH

Handel Arianna in Creta HWV 32


Selina Cadell directorLaurence Cummings conductor

“Studded with arias of transcendent beauty” – MichaelChurch in The Independent on Arianna in Creta

This year’s collaboration between the RCM and theLondon Handel Festival offers a rare chance to hearHandel’s stunning reinterpretation of the famous Greekmyth of Ariadne, Theseus and the minotaur.

Written after the highly experimental Orlando, Ariannais more conventional but no less musically thrilling,offering audiences the chance to discover a series of heroic arias and expressive duets.

As ever, Laurence Cummings directs a line-up ofoutstanding young singers in one of the highlights of the operatic year.

Tickets: £20, £25, £30, £45, £50, £55, £60Tickets only available from the London HandelFestival Box Office

Online booking from Tuesday 14 January 2014Telephone booking from Monday 20 January 2014London Handel Festival Box Office: 01460 54660www.london-handel-festival.com

Please note tickets are not available from the RCM Box Office

timothy Nelson and eleanor Dennis in

the RCM’s production of Riccardo Primo (2012)

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FRIDAY 7 MARCH

Trombone Masterclass with Matthew Gee2.00pm Recital Hall


Harp Masterclass withMarisa Robles2.00pm Durrington Room



RCM Wind Ensemble7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

See panel below for details

SAtURDAY 8 MARCH

RCM Junior Department Chamber Music Concert5.30pm Recital Hall


tHURSDAY 6 MARCH



RCM Classical Orchestra7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall


FRIDAY 7 MARCH





SUNDAY 9 MARCH

Igniting Creativity: Opera-in-a-Day 9.15am RCM & Royal Albert Hall

Ages 6–12

Come and create your own miniopera in a day with the help ofprofessional workshop leaders andmusicians. Delve into the world ofdiscovery, mystery, and dramabefore attending the matineeperformance of La bohème at theRoyal Albert Hall. Run in partnershipwith the Royal Albert Hall.

Tickets: £20 (includes twotickets to La bohème at the RoyalAlbert Hall, for participant andaccompanying adult). Free ticketsavailable subject to eligibility

MONDAY 10 MARCH



FRIDAY 7 MARCH

RCM Wind Ensemble7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Simon Channing director

David�Kechley Music for SaxophonesJoanne�Sy Rebuilding the Walls of Sand against Fiery Attacks

(world premiere)Na’ama�Zisser New work (world premiere)Pierné Preludio & fughetta op 40 no 1Beethoven (arr Robin O’Neill ) Sonata in C minor op 13 ‘Pathétique’

The RCM Wind Ensemble presents a characteristically eclectic concert,offering the rare chance to hear Beethoven’s famous ‘Pathétique’ Sonataarranged for wind orchestra. Also on the programme is music by late-romantic French composer Gabriel Pierné and a new work from up andcoming RCM composer Na’ama Zisser.

Tickets: £5

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#GreatExhibitionists various times & venues

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Cello Masterclass with Ernst Reijseger10.00am Durrington Room


WeDNeSDAY 12 MARCH



Music Talks: The Breakdown of Tonality10.00am 49 Queen's Gate terrace,

SW7 5PN

William Mival explores the way thatmusical language was stretched tobreaking point and beyond by theemotional needs of its composers.


Tickets: £185 for Spring TermLecture Series

Vocal Masterclass withPatricia Bardon2.00pm Recital Hall


Kate Simko

Alban Coombs Piano in Three ActsPiano Theatre with clown, a 1983Dec Talk DTC 01 SpeechSynthesiser and Oscar Wilde.

Emily Hale Catch it While you CanExploring differences between liveand recorded performancethrough music and art from the17th century and today.

Milo Harries FragmentsWriting, art and song combine inthis performance, which attemptsto fill out memories of thosemarked by the First World War.

Ruaidhri Mannion & Gwen Rouger London 1:14 ~422000An unorthodox audio-visual workfor piano and electronics exploringour modern surveillance culture.

Cassandra MathewsDesvalidas(Music + Poetry)∞ Exponential Artistic Inspiration.

Kate Simko Live Electronic OrchestraA world-travelled electronic musicartist, Kate Simko debuts a newaudio-visual live set alongside herelectronic orchestra project.

Taking up the spirit of the 1851 Great Exhibition, this cutting-edge series is curated entirely by students. For more information see www.rcm.ac.uk/greatexhibitionists

All events free but tickets required

WeDNeSDAY 19 MARCH

Composition for Screen Showcase


Jude Obermüller conductor

This annual showcase is one of the most popular events at the RCM, assome of today’s most talented young film composers see their worksperformed live to film, projected above the players in the RCM’satmospheric Britten Theatre.

Past students have gone on to win some of the world’s biggest prizes. Thequestion is: can you spot tomorrow’s Oscar winners?

Tickets: £10

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tHURSDAY 13 MARCH

The Musical Life of William Herschel 5.15pm RCM Museum of Music

Although best-known as adistinguished astronomer, WilliamHerschel spent the first 35 years ofhis life as a professional musician.In this presentation David Shukerand the Herschel Ensemble explorehis musical career withperformances of his compositions.



From the Soundhouse7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Programme to include:Michael�Maierhof Splitting 16Edwin�Hillier� SchlafliedElis�Czerniak Rust (ii)Berio� Thema (Omaggio

a Joyce)Michael�Beil Doppel

From the Soundhouse is the RCM’sacclaimed series of concertsfeaturing works for live instrumentsand electronics.

Tickets: £5

FRIDAY 14 MARCH

Interwoven Classics 7.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Jens Lynen artistic director

Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor op 50

Schubert� String Quartet in D minor D 810 ‘Der Todund das Mädchen’

R�Strauss Metamorphosen forstring septet

In this fascinating concert, RCMJunior Fellow Jens Lynen tickles ourimaginations by interspersingperformances of famous chambermusic works with readings of closelylinked literature – Tchaikovsky withTolstoy’s Anna Karenina; Schubertwith Renaissance plays; Strausswith Kurt Vonnegut’sSlaughterhouse Five. He poses theintriguing question: how will hearingthese interwoven classics influencewhat we hear in the music?

Tickets: £5

FRIDAY 14 MARCH



Viola Masterclass withMaxim Rysanov2.00pm Durrington Room



SAtURDAY 15 MARCH

RCM Junior Department Concert Platform5.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tickets: £5

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MONDAY 17 MARCH



tUeSDAY 18 MARCH

RCM Big Band7.30pm Recital Hall

RCM Big BandMark Armstrong director


WeDNeSDAY 19 MARCH



Composition for ScreenShowcase7.30pm Britten theatre


tHURSDAY 20 MARCH

Brahms and his Poets5.15pm east Parry Room

How did Brahms choose poetry forhis songs? Natasha Loges (RCM)explores the implications ofBrahms's often obscure choices,illustrated by performances ofselected works.



Bach Cantatas7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall


FRIDAY 21 MARCH



Variable Geometry7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall


SAtURDAY 22 MARCH

RCM Junior Department Symphony Orchestra7.00pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Richard Dickins conductor

Berlioz Overture: Le carnival romain

Bernstein Symphonic Dancesfrom West SideStory

Tickets: £5

tHURSDAY 20 MARCH

Bach Cantatas7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Ashley Solomon conductor RCM Baroque OrchestraRCM Baroque Chamber Choir

Programme to include:J�S�Bach Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret BWV 31J�S�Bach Zerreißet, Zerspringet, zertrümmert die Gruft BWV 205

Now in its seventh year, the RCM Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choircontinue their series of Bach Cantata concerts directed by Head ofHistorical Performance Ashley Solomon.

This concert will be repeated on Friday 21 March at 7.30pm at St Clement Danes.

Tickets: £8, £10

FRIDAY 21 MARCH

Variable Geometry7.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Jean-Philippe Calvin director

Harrison�Birtwistle Carmen arcadiae mechanicae perpetuumKenneth�Hesketh Ein Lichtspiel with film (London premiere)Pierre�Boulez Dérive II

The always entertaining Variable Geometry ensemble offers up a three-course treat: Birtwistle’s playful piece of music theatre, Kenneth Hesketh’satmospheric miniature – performed live to the famous 1930 silent film byseminal film-maker Laszlo Moholy-Nagy – and Boulez’s enchanting modernclassic, described by Guardian critic Tom Service as “like looking through akaleidoscope… seductive, hypnotic…”.

Tickets: £5

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WeDNeSDAY 26 MARCH

Symphonic Piano6.30pm Recital Hall

Presented by Maksim Štšura andPeter Stark

If you’re a budding great conductor,chances are you won’t get muchtime in front of a real orchestra, soyou’d better make friends with sometalented pianists! This uniqueconcert not only celebrates thethrilling soundworld of great 19th-century symphonic repertoire inpiano transcriptions, but also shedslight on the fascinating unknownworld of collaboration betweenbrilliantly talented young pianistsand conductors.


tHURSDAY 27 MARCH

Reviewing critical practice5.15pm east Parry Room

Elena Alessandri (RCM) discussesthe relevance of music performancecriticism for understandingprocesses behind expertperformance evaluation and its rolein the classical music market.



SAtURDAY 29 MARCH

RCM Junior Department End of Term Concert2.30pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tickets: £5

Highlights


Lectures & Seminars




Royal Albert Hall

elgar Room, London SW7 2AP

Classical Coffee MorningsSundays at 11.00am

26 January: Junior Classical Coffee Morning

2 February: Elaine Ruby clarinet9 February: Kausikan Rajeshkumarsolo piano

16 February: Jens Lynen chamber ensemble

16 March: Laefer Saxophone Quartet 23 March: Junior Classical

Coffee Morning30 March: Walmsley String Quartet6 April: Brigid Coleridge violin20 April: Cataleya Quintet27 April: Yuki Ito cello

Tickets: £11, including coffee and cake

the Forge

3-7 Delancey Street, London NW1 7NL

Piano Showcase7.00pm, 9 March

Tickets: £12/£10 available fromwww.forgevenue.org or on the door

St Martin-in-the-Fields

trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ

1.00pm, Monday 13 January1.00pm, Tuesday 1 April

St James’s Piccadilly

197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL

1.10pm, Friday 31 January1.10pm, Friday 28 February1.10pm, Monday 24 March

Chappell of Bond Street

152–160 Wardour Street, London W1F 8YA

Yamaha London LunchtimeConservatoire Concert Series

1.00pm, Thursday 9 January

Lincoln’s Inn Chapel

Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3tL

Tuesdays at 1.05pm

21 January, 18 February & 18 March

Steinway Hall

44 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2DB

Wednesdays at 6.00pm

5 February & 12 March

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH

Thursdays at 1.00pm

30 January, 27 February & 27 March

Kings Place

90 York Way, London N1 9AG

Sundays at 5.45pm

12 January & 2 February

St John’s, Smith Square

Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA

Celebrating the 70th Birthday of Sir John Tavener

6.00pm, 25 January

OUt AND ABOUtIn addition to concerts at the RCM itself, RCM performers regularly appear at a number of venues across Londonand beyond.

Unless stated otherwise, all concerts are free of charge and no ticket is required. Just turn up on the day to seesome of the world’s brightest young classical stars in action.

St Mary Abbots

Kensington Church Street, London W8 4LA

Fridays at 1.05pm

10, 17, 24, 31 January7, 14, 21, 28 February7, 14, 21, 28 March

v&A Museum

Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL

Fridays at 6.30pm

10, 17, 24 January7, 14, 21 February7, 14, 21 March

Supported by the Friends of the V&A

St Stephen’s Church

Gloucester Road, London SW7 4AL

Mondays at 6.30pm

27 January3, 10, 17, 24 February3, 10, 17, 24 March

National Gallery

trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN

Belle Shenkman Chamber Concert Series

Fridays at 6.00pm

10, 24 January7, 21 February7, 21 March

Supported by Dasha Shenkman inmemory of Belle Shenkman

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To book tickets or for more information contact theRCM Box Office on 020 7591 4314, weekdays10.00am – 4.00pm, or visit us online atwww.rcm.ac.uk/boxoffice

Please note, there is a £1.95 booking fee pertransaction for online and telephone bookings. This fee covers administration and handling costs,allowing ticket income to support training andperformance opportunities for our students.

BOOKING FOR THE SPRING SEASON opens onWednesday 11 December. RCM Friends and Patrons have priority booking from Wednesday 4 December.

Group bookings of 10 or more receive a 10% discountwhere applicable. Maximum group booking size is 33.School parties must be chaperoned at all times byschool staff.

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for the London Handel FestivalProduction of Arianna in Creta should be purchasedfrom the Handel Festival Box Office: 01460 54660.Online booking from Tuesday 14 January 2014 andtelephone bookings from Monday 20 January 2014.See www.london-handel-festival.com for more information.

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vISItING USTransportBy tube The nearest underground station is SouthKensington, which is about 10 minutes' walk fromthe RCM. South Kensington is on the District,Circle and Piccadilly lines. Gloucester Road andHigh Street Kensington stations are bothapproximately 15 minutes' walk from the RCM.

By rail The nearest mainline railway stations arePaddington and Victoria.

By bus Buses 9, 10, 52 and 452 pass the RoyalAlbert Hall, whilst 9a runs from Palace Gate and70 along Queen's Gate. The number 360 stopsvery close to the RCM on Prince Consort Road.Many other services run to South Kensington,Kensington High Street or Knightsbridge fromsurrounding areas.

By road There is metered parking on PrinceConsort Road and the surrounding area. It costs£3 per hour for a maximum of three hours and isfree after 6.30pm and on Sundays. There are alimited number of disabled parking spaces anddesignated motorbike bays in the surrounding area.

Food and DrinkLunch and Snacks The RCM Restaurant offers agreat range of hot and cold snacks and beverageseach weekday between 9.00am and 4.00pm aswell as delicious full lunch options between12.00pm and 2.00pm.

Evening Performance Drinks and Light SnacksThe RCM offers a range of pre-performance andinterval refreshments, and a selection of lightsnacks for those attending evening events in theAmaryllis Fleming Concert Hall and the BrittenTheatre. These are served between 6.00pm and9.00pm (5.00pm for early evening performances)in the Britten Theatre Bar or the RCM Foyer Bar.

Photography and RecordingsPhotographs may be taken during the applause atthe end of a work. Photography before and during aperformance is forbidden. Private sound or videorecordings of College concerts and recitals areprohibited without prior written permission from theCollege and the agreement of all performers.Your co-operation is appreciated.

AccessThe Royal College of Music has easy access tomost areas and is fully accessible via lifts andramps. Guide and companion dogs may be takenanywhere on site. The main entrance to the RCMhas eight steps up from the pavement and twoinside the main doors.

The East Entrance, 20 metres to the left of themain entrance, is solely for the use of patrons withlimited mobility and is opened by contactingreception staff via intercom. The main entrance tothe Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall contains 10steps. A step-free entrance is available.

The main entrance to the Britten Theatre contains 33 steps. An alternative step-freeentrance is available for all patrons. There arespaces for wheelchair users and seats for theircompanions in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall and Britten Theatre.

Please contact the Box Office in advance fordirections.

To request an alternative format of publicity on forthcoming events, please contact the Box Office on 020 7591 4314. Large printprogrammes are available on request.

Enhancing your VisitRCM Museum of Music Exhibition:The Modern Germans in Georgian LondonTuesday 7 January – Friday 17 June

The RCM Museum of Music houses highlights fromthe RCM’s Special Collections. Our latest exhibitionexamines the rapturous reception and influence ofGerman speaking musicians on a generation ofyoung English composers, including John Barnett,William Sterndale Bennett and S S Wesley.

The RCM Museum of Music is open Tuesday toFriday (11.30am – 4.30pm) and is free to visit. Ifyou would like to book a guided tour (£5 per heador £4 concessions) please call 020 7591 4842.Groups and research access by appointment. Findout more at www.rcm.ac.uk/museum

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Every gift to the RCM helps to transform the lives of talented young musicians,and all supporters are invited to see at first hand what a difference theirsupport makes. Please join us.

For more information visit: www.rcm.ac.uk/supportus

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HIGHLIGHtS PAGeThu 9 Jan 7.30pm RCM Students’ Film Orchestra Page 4Fri 10 Jan 7.30pm RCM Brass Ensemble: From Egmont to Siegfried Page 5Wed 15 Jan 7.30pm Seven Decades of Swing! Page 5Fri 17 Jan 7.30pm Ionisation Page 6Thu 23 Jan 6.00pm RCM Philharmonic Page 7Fri 24 Jan 5.30pm Opera Scenes Page 8Fri 24 Jan 7.30pm Sacconi Quartet & Friends Page 8Thu 30 Jan 6.00pm explorensemble Page 9Fri 31 Jan 5.30pm Opera Scenes Page 9Fri 31 Jan 7.30pm A Memorial Concert for Michael Gough Matthews Page 10

Tue 4 Feb 10.00am Violin Masterclass with Nicola Benedetti Page 11Tue 4 Feb 6.00pm Europe in Music I: Germany Page 13Wed 5 Feb 7.30pm Chamber Spotlight Page 11Thu 6 Feb 6.00pm RCM Wind Orchestra Page 12Sat 8 Feb 5.30pm RCM Junior Department Keyboard ‘Shorts’ Page 14Tue 11 Feb 6.00pm Europe in Music II: France Page 13Wed 12 Feb 7.30pm Music for Marimbas Page 14Thu 13 Feb 7.30pm Music for Harps Page 15Sat 15 Feb 7.30pm Students’ Association Musical Theatre Gala Page 15Tue 18 Feb 1.05pm Introducing Ivan Fedele: Piano & Electronics Page 16Tue 18 Feb 6.00pm Europe in Music III: Britain Page 13Wed 19 Feb 6.00pm Introducing Ivan Fedele: Chamber Music Page 16Thu 20 Feb 7.30pm Introducing Ivan Fedele: Orchestral Music Page 16Fri 21 Feb 7.30pm Émigré Salon Page 18Sat 22 Feb 7.30pm The Watchman’s Report Page 18Sun 23 Feb 3.00pm String Quartet Collective Page 19Tue 25 Feb 6.00pm Europe in Music IV: Austria-Hungry Page 13Thu 27 Feb 6.00pm RCM Philharmonic Page 20Fri 28 Feb Various Kalinka! Page 21Fri 28 Feb 1.05pm Bassoon Recital with Giorgio Mandolesi Page 20

Sat 1 Mar 7.30pm Kalinka! Page 21Sun 2 Mar 12.00pm Kalinka! Page 21Mon 3 Mar Various Kalinka! Page 21Mon 3 Mar 7.00pm Arianna in Creta Page 23Tue 4 Mar 10.00am Kalinka! Page 21Tue 4 Mar 6.00pm The Soldier’s Tale Page 13Tue 4 Mar 7.00pm Arianna in Creta Page 23Wed 5 Mar 7.00pm Arianna in Creta Page 23Thu 6 Mar 7.00pm Arianna in Creta Page 23Thu 6 Mar 7.30pm RCM Classical Orchestra Page 22Fri 7 Mar 7.30pm RCM Wind Ensemble Page 24Tue 11 Mar Various #GreatExhibitionists Page 25Wed 12 Mar Various #GreatExhibitionists Page 25Thu 13 Mar 7.30pm From the Soundhouse Page 26Fri 14 Mar 7.00pm Interwoven Classics Page 26Sat 15 Mar 5.30pm RCM Junior Department Concert Platform Page 26Tue 18 Mar 7.30pm RCM Big Band Page 27Wed 19 Mar 7.30pm Composition for Screen Showcase Page 26Thu 20 Mar 7.30pm Bach Cantatas Page 27Fri 21 Mar 7.30pm Variable Geometry Page 27Sat 22 Mar 7.00pm RCM Junior Department Symphony Orchestra Page 27Wed 26 Mar 6.30pm Symphonic Piano Page 28Sat 29 Mar 2.30pm RCM Junior Department End of Term Concert Page 28

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CHAMBeR MUSIC SeRIeS PAGe

Tue 7 Jan 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 4Wed 8 Jan 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 4Tue 14 Jan 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 4Wed 15 Jan 1.05pm RCM Chamber Music Page 6Thu 16 Jan 6.00pm Schubert Octet Page 6Mon 20 Jan 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 7Tues 21 Jan 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 7Wed 22 Jan 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 7Fri 24 Jan 1.15pm Music in the Museum Page 8Mon 27 Jan 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 8Tue 28 Jan 6.00pm Historical Performance Concert Page 8Wed 29 Jan 1.05pm RCM Chamber Music Page 8Wed 29 Jan 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 9Thu 30 Jan 7.30pm Albany Piano Trio Page 9

Mon 3 Feb 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 10Thu 6 Feb 1.05pm RCM Chamber Music Page 12Fri 7 Feb 1.15pm Music in the Museum Page 12Mon 10 Feb 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 14Thu 13 Feb 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 15Fri 21 Feb 1.15pm Music in the Museum Page 17Fri 21 Feb 6.00pm RCM Brass Concert Page 17Wed 26 Feb 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 19Fri 28 Feb 6.00pm Nomen est omen Page 20

Wed 5 Mar 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 22Fri 7 Mar 1.15pm Music in the Museum Page 24Sat 8 Mar 5.30pm RCM Junior Department Chamber Music Concert Page 24Mon 10 Mar 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 24Fri 14 Mar 1.15pm Music in the Museum Page 26Mon 17 Mar 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 27Wed 19 Mar 1.05pm RCM Chamber Music Page 27Fri 21 Mar 1.15pm Music in the Museum Page 27Mon 24 Mar 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 28Tue 25 Mar 6.00pm RCM Chamber Music Page 28

MASteRCLASSeS AND WORKSHOPS PAGe

Wed 8 Jan 2.00pm Vocal Masterclass with Edith Wiens Page 4Tue 14 Jan 10.00am Baroque Flute Masterclass with Wilbert Hazelzet Page 4Tue 14 Jan 2.00pm Baroque Flute Masterclass with Wilbert Hazelzet Page 4Thu 16 Jan 5.30pm Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop Page 6Fri 17 Jan 2.00pm Tuba Masterclass with Patrick Harrild Page 6Fri 17 Jan 2.00pm Flute Masterclass with Robert Winn Page 6Tues 21 Jan 10.00am Viola Masterclass with Jennifer Stumm Page 7Wed 22 Jan 2.00pm Vocal Masterclass with Dame Anne Evans Page 7Fri 24 Jan 10.30am Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop Page 8Fri 24 Jan 2.00pm Cello Masterclass with Nicholas Jones Page 8Wed 29 Jan 2.00pm Vocal Masterclass with Sir John Tomlinson Page 9

Tue 4 Feb 10.00am Double Bass Masterclass with Gabriele Ragghianti Page 10Tue 4 Feb 10.00am Piano Masterclass with Boaz Sharon Page 10Wed 5 Feb 2.00pm Vocal Masterclass with Susan Bullock Page 12Thu 6 Feb 12.00pm Stylus Phantasticus presentation with Terence Charlston Page 12Fri 7 Feb 10.30am Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop Page 12Fri 7 Feb 2.00pm Trumpet Masterclass with Anthony Plog Page 12Fri 7 Feb 2.00pm Saxophone Masterclass with Lars Mlekusch Page 12Tue 11 Feb 10.00am Horn Masterclass with Martin Owen Page 14Tue 11 Feb 10.00am Harp Masterclass with Jana Boušková Page 14

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Wed 12 Feb 11.00am Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe Page 14Wed 12 Feb 2.00pm Vocal Masterclass with Peter Harvey Page 14Wed 12 Feb 3.00pm Recorder Masterclass with Walter van Hauwe Page 15Thu 13 Feb 2.00pm Oboe Masterclass with Jacques Tys Page 15Fri 14 Feb 2.00pm Violin Masterclass with Leonid Kerbel Page 15Fri 14 Feb 2.00pm Oboe Masterclass with Jacques Tys Page 15Thu 20 Feb 12.00pm Classical and Romantic Repertoire Presentation Page 16

with Geoffrey Govier Thu 20 Feb 2.00pm String Quartet Collective Composition Workshop Page 16Thu 20 Feb 5.30pm Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop Page 17Fri 21 Feb 10.00am Clarinet Masterclass with Andrew Marriner Page 17Fri 21 Feb 2.00pm String Quartet Collective Performance Class Page 17Mon 24 Feb 12.00pm Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki Page 18Tue 25 Feb 10.00am Violin Masterclass with Alina Ibragimova Page 19Tue 25 Feb 10.00am Piano Masterclass with Barry Douglas Page 19Wed 26 Feb 10.00am Cello Masterclass with Johannes Goritzki Page 19Wed 26 Feb 2.00pm Vocal Masterclass with Barry Banks Page 19Wed 26 Feb 6.00pm Violin Masterclass with Alina Ibragimova Page 19Thu 27 Feb 10.00am Fortepiano Masterclass with Melvyn Tan Page 19Thu 27 Feb 12.00pm Early 18th-Century French Baroque Presentation Page 19

with Lisa BeznosiukFri 28 Feb 2.00pm Bassoon Recital with Giorgio Mandolesi Page 20

Fri 7 Mar 10.30am Florilegium Chamber Music Workshop Page 24Fri 7 Mar 2.00pm Trombone Masterclass with Mathew Gee Page 24Fri 7 Mar 2.00pm Harp Masterclass with Marisa Robles Page 24Tue 11 Mar 10.00am Cello Masterclass with Ernst Reijseger Page 25Wed 12 Mar 2.00pm Vocal Masterclass with Patricia Bardon Page 25Fri 14 Mar 2.00pm Viola Masterclass with Maxim Rysanov Page 26

LeCtUReS AND SeMINARS PAGeWed 15 Jan 6.00pm The influence of Spohr & Weber Page 6Thu 23 Jan 5.15pm Concert Hall Acoustic Design Page 7Wed 29 Jan 10.00am Music Talks: From Bel Canto to La bohème Page 8Wed 5 Feb 10.00am Music Talks: Great Symphonists Page 10Thu 6 Feb 5.15pm Sound and Hypnosis from Mesmer to Backmasking Page 12Wed 12 Feb 10.00am Music Talks: Virtuosity! Page 14Thu 13 Feb 5.15pm Romanticism and the Legacy of the Russian Piano School Page 15Mon 17 Feb 5.30pm Crees Lecture: Page 16 Reconstructing Historical Singing – Reality or Fantasy?Thu 20 Feb 5.15pm Pianists’ touch under the magnifier Page 17Thu 27 Feb 5.15pm Can you Read Music? Page 19Wed 5 Mar 10.00am Music Talks: The French way – revolution, intimacy and exoticism? Page 22Thu 6 Mar 5.15pm The Tuning Fork, the Metronome, and the Siren Page 22Wed 12 Mar 10.00am Music Talks: The Breakdown of Tonality Page 25Thu 13 Mar 5.15pm The Musical Life of William Herschel Page 26Thu 20 Mar 5.15pm Brahms and his Poets Page 27Thu 27 Mar 5.15pm Reviewing critical practice Page 28

PARtICIPAtORY eveNtS PAGe

Sat 22 Feb – 10.00am Family Discovery: Pixar in Concert Page 17Sun 23 FebSat 22 Feb – 10.45am Springboard Film Music Composition: Pixar in Concert Page 17Sun 23 FebWed 5 Mar 1.05pm RCM Sparks Lunchtime Concert for Schools Page 22Sun 9 Mar 9.15am Igniting Creativity: Opera-in-a-Day Page 24

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