Royal College of Music (RCM)

About

The Royal College of Music (RCM) is a leading international conservatoire, known for training gifted musicians in various musical disciplines. It emphasizes excellence in performance, conducting, and composition, aiming to empower students to contribute significantly to the world of music. The RCM also focuses on student well-being and offers a supportive community for its diverse student body. 

Objectives

The Royal College of Music's main objective is to provide specialized, high-level musical education and professional training for performers and composers.

Main Academic Divisions (Faculties)

• Brass
• Composition
• Conducting
• Historical Performance
• Keyboard
• Percussion
• Strings
• Vocal & Opera
• Woodwind.

Reasons to Study at Royal College of Music

1. The Professors

   At the Royal College of Music you will learn from the best in the music profession. Leaders in their fields, their professors nurture your musical talent preparing you for exciting careers.

2. The facilities

   Their state-of-the-art facilities provide everything you need to thrive. From cutting-edge recording studios to beautiful performance spaces and historic collections, you'll have access to the finest resources to perfect your skills.

   
    

3. The supportive community

   The Royal College of Music is more than just a place to study; it’s a community. They prize collaboration between faculties and their supportive environment ensures you have all the encouragement you need to excel. You’ll quickly feel at home among fellow students, who come from more than 50 countries, and all share your passion for music.

Fees

Admission

Undergraduate Admission Requirement

• To find out the entry requirements and application procedure for the course you are interested in, please refer to the information on the relevant course page.
• English Requirement: All applicants must be able to meet the Royal College of Music’s minimum English language requirements in order to enrol. 
• Audition requirements are set by each faculty.

Postgraduate Admission Requirments

• To find out the entry requirements and application procedure for the course you are interested in, please refer to the information on the relevant course page.
• English Requirement: All applicants must be able to meet the Royal College of Music’s minimum English language requirements in order to enrol. 
• Audition requirements are set by each faculty.

How To Apply For Admission

Applications for most courses are made through UCAS Conservatoires

Admission Contacts

Email: [email protected],[email protected]
Phone : +44 (0)20 7591 4362

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  Lecturers

Campus Tour | Royal College of Music

Facilities

• ICT: Technical facilities at the RCM include Wi-Fi, access to computers in our buildings, a computerised self-service system for booking practice rooms and large format colour printers.
• Library: The RCM Library supports all areas of teaching, research and performance at the RCM.  The library contains more than 200,000 scores, books and recordings in its lending collection. Via the library students have access to a wide range of online resources such as Oxford Music Online (including Grove), Cambridge Core ebooks, JSTOR and e-journals.  For e-scores we have subscriptions to both nkoda and the Henle library apps, and audio-visual resources include Naxos Music Library, Met Opera on Demand and the Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall.
• Accommodation: The Royal College of Music’s hall of residence, Prince Consort Village, provides high-quality accommodation for more than 400 students in all years of study. With a variety of acoustically treated bedrooms, dedicated 24/7 practice rooms, an on-site gym plus a range of other social and practical facilities, Prince Consort Village is a popular accommodation choice with RCM students.
• Laboratory: Across two spaces, the RCM has constructed a world leading Performance Laboratory in which performance can be practised, trained, simulated, and studied.
• Research Center: The RCM thrives on research, which directly informs the teaching and learning across the College and beyond. The research environment facilitates close interaction between musical practice, academic study and research, promoting enquiry, critical reflection and innovation.
• Gym: The Royal College of Music (RCM) has a gym as part of the amenities at its Prince Consort Village student accommodation.
• Place of Worship: At the present time RCM does not have a dedicated Catholic Chaplain. However, you are served by the central chaplaincy at Newman House. Newman House is the central Catholic Chaplaincy for students and staff at all the London universities (within the Diocese of Westminster). It has a chapel and a weekly programme of worship, prayer, faith formation, meals, social activities and volunteering. 

Accreditations

UK ENIC

Vice Chancellor

Academic Staff

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  Lucy Russell

  Historical Violin professor Lucy Russell is held in high international regard for her versatility as a violinist. Her work on both modern and period instruments as leader of the Fitzwilliam Quartet has taken her across the world... read more

  and has encompassed a breadth of repertoire stretching from Purcell to the present day. She is deeply committed to performing ALL music, whatever violin she is using, with an enlivened, communicative and informed approach, fuelled by curiosity and knowledge. As
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  Simon Lepper

  Collaborative Piano professor Simon is in much demand as a song pianist and chamber musician, which has led to performances at venues including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Mozarteum, Concertgebouw and L’auditorium du Louvre. He... read more

  broadcasts regularly for BBC Radio 3 and is the official accompanists for the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize. 
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  Peter Selwyn

  Music Staff Peter studied Modern Languages at Cambridge, then piano at the Royal Academy of Music. He has conducted over 60 different operas, for companies including Opera North, Welsh National Opera, English Tou... read more

  ring Opera, Opera Holland Park and Singapore Lyric Opera, and assisted at the ROH, ENO in Oslo and at the Aldeburgh and Bregenz Festivals. 
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  Natalia Lomeiko

  Violin professor

  Born into a family of musicians in Novosibirsk, Russia, Natalia has established herself internationally as a versatile performing artist. 

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  Leonid Kerbel

  Violin professor Leonid Kerbel is a laureate and a first prize-winner of the Rubin Academy (Tel Aviv) solo and chamber music competitions as well as the Clairmont competition. He has performed with world-renowned arti... read more

  sts such as Maxim Vengerov, Ivry Gitlis, Janine Jansen, Sidney Harth, Mark Lubotski and Paul Badura-Skoda.
   

Notable Alumni

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  Mika Singer-songwriter
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  Lang Lang Classical pianist
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  Gwyneth Jones Opera singer
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  James Galway Flutist

History

The Royal College of Music was Opened in 1883 by the then Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) to replace the short-lived and unsuccessful National Training School of Music (NTSM).