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Today we welcomed
@BBCSingers
for a masterclass with our choral conducting students. For nearly 20 years we've been proud to work with
#BBCSingers
. We cannot overestimate the importance of exceptional role models like them for the future of music >
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Massive cheers for alumna
@AnnieLennox
today as she received an Honorary Doctorate and spoke at today's ceremony.
#RAMgrad
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'If you do what you love and it’s music, it’s the most incredible gift you can possibly be given.' 🎶
We were honoured to welcome Academy alum
@eltonofficial
back to the Duke's Hall yesterday!
Students enjoyed a Q&A session to celebrate his autobiography
#EltonJohnBook
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Principal Jonathan Freeman-Attwood and Chair Dame Jenny Abramsky warn in a letter printed in The Times that the BBC’s announced cuts to its classical orchestras and the BBC Singers amount to ‘cultural vandalism’.
Read their full statement here >
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We think we've found something you'll rewatch more than
#Encanto
...
Prepare to be inspired by Lin-Manuel Miranda's incredible speech at our special Bicentenary Graduation ceremony 🎓
Watch here >
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‘I never would’ve written these songs without my classical training’ 🚀
Read Academy alum,
@eltonofficial
's full interview with
@ClassicFM
here >
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We were delighted to be joined by Sir Elton John
@eltonofficial
and David Furnish at the Academy on Tuesday as we welcomed them into our Regent’s Court of Benefactors. A wonderful evening of music and discussion with our current cohort of Elton John Scholars.
📸
@FMarshallPhoto
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We're proud to announce the Sir Elton John Global Exchange Programme, a new scheme developed by the Academy and endorsed by
@EltonOfficial
enabling students from 12 of the top conservatoires worldwide to take part in educational exchanges with the Academy
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Absolutely stunning playing from
@RoyalAcadMusic
undergraduate
@ShekuKM
at the
#royalwedding
. A moment to remember!!
The moment is finally here, the incredible
@ShekuKM
is performing von Paradis's Sicilienne in E Flat Major
#RoyalWedding
#RoyalWeddingAlbum
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Congratulations to Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Principal, who has been awarded a CBE in recognition of his services to music in the 2018 New Year Honours.
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Pleased to announce that
@frasercontra
will be taking over as our new Head of Woodwind from February 2021.
Congratulations, Fraser 👏
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We are very happy to announce that His Majesty King Charles III will be the new Royal Patron of the Academy with immediate effect 🎼✨
Find out more here >
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We celebrated our Musical Theatre Company graduation last Sunday! Here are some pictures from the day, which included performances from both graduating classes. Congratulations to all our graduates and special thanks to honorand
@mrmichaelball
for joining us 🎓
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Happy birthday
#Mozart
, who was born on this day in 1756 🎼✨
Watch Academy students play Mozart's String Quintet in G minor alongside Nikolaj Szeps Znaider, Viotti Professor of Violin.
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Many congratulations to renowned cellist & Academy student
@ShekuKM
who receives the 2020 Rheingau Musik Festival award, which comes with a €15,000 prize. He'll perform at the next festival in 2021 👏🏆
@TheStradMag
@thekannehmasons
@rheingaumusik
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Huge congratulations to all honorands at this year's Bicentenary Graduation ceremony - 200 years to the day since we were officially founded 🎓
📸 Frances Marshall
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Excited to announce that Academy student and cellist
@ShekuKM
will perform at the Royal Wedding!
#RoyalWedding
#RoyalWedding2018
#strings
👸🤴
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We are delighted to be taking part in our Patron’s
@ThePatronsLunch
celebrations
#Queenat90
#ThePatronsLunch
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Congratulations to
#MusicalTheatre
students
@soladeinde
and
@stephenson_LTD
who will make their West End debuts in the hit musical
@HamiltonMusical
!
#westend
#hamilton
#musical
#tuesdaymotivation
@HamiltonWestEnd
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We are deeply saddened by the death of HM The Queen, Patron of the Royal Academy of Music. Our thoughts and condolences are with the Royal Family.
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Watch Academy alum, Isata Kanneh-Mason's incredible performance at the
@bbcproms
👇🏼✨
🏎️ Fasten your seatbelts for Isata Kanneh-Mason's lightning-fast rendition of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3. 🎹
📺 Watch Prom 22: Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev in its entirety now on
@BBCiPlayer
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We are excited to launch the Sorrell Women Conductors Programme, helping women conductors bridge the gap between undergraduate and postgraduate study
#conducting
#womenconductors
@RoyalPhilSoc
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A perfect day for graduation - and 200 years to the day since we were officially founded. Congratulations to all graduates and honorands!
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An incredible arrangement and performance of 'I'm Still Standing' by Academy student Roberts Balanas (
@rbalanas
) for alumnus Sir Elton John (
@eltonofficial
) 🎶 bravo!
#RAMplaysON
I was recently sent this video by
@rbalanas
and I thought it was so fantastic, I just had to share it with you all! I hope to one day get the opportunity to meet you and see you perform in person -E xx 🚀
#RAMplaysON
@RoyalAcadMusic
#ImStillStanding
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Academy students
@ShekuKM
and
@IsataKm
following their performance of Barber and Rachmaninov at
@SnapeMaltings
@BrittenPears
@thekannehmasons
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We're getting ready to welcome new students for enrolment week, see you soon! 😃
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Massive congratulations to Academy student
@ShekuKM
who has just become the youngest cello player ever to break the
@officialcharts
UK Top 20 !
#ShekuTop20
@deccaclassics
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Exciting news! Royal Academy of Music ranked no.1 conservatoire in UK in 2018
@compuniguide
#cug2018
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We are pleased to announce the latest Honours awarded by the Royal Academy of Music and the
@UoLondon
. Congratulations to all awardees! 🎉 Read more:
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We’re devastated to hear of the death of Hannah Marcinowicz and her family.
Hannah was such a genuine, lovely and open-minded person and musician. She kept in touch with several of us and we’ll miss her hugely.
Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Principal
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We’re so excited to welcome students to the Academy this week – complete with the arrival of our flag!
‘You’re not here to fit a mould but to find your own particular way and to realise your own strengths, as a musician and as a person.’ - Principal Jonathan Freeman-Attwood
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The Principal of the Royal Academy of Music has released a statement following the death of Professor Oliver Knussen, CBE:
‘The news of Olly Knussen’s death comes as a huge shock to all of us. He was a deeply loved teacher and friend... (full statement)
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We're pleased to announce two new visiting professors : virtuoso percussionist
@colincurrieperc
as Visiting Professor of Modern Ensembles, and video games and animation composer
@garethcoker
as Visiting Professor of Composition 📣✨
Find out more here >
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Our Musical Theatre students were honoured to sing for and work with MT legend, Tony, Grammy and Olivier award-winning, Patti LuPone this afternoon! ✨🎶 There’s no better 'Company' that they could have been in
#musicaltheatre
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Happy
#EuropeDay
! Today we celebrate peace and unity in Europe, the cultural collaborations and world-class music born from our shared history and, of course, our diverse and wonderful Academy community of students, staff and visiting artists from Europe and beyond.
#LondonIsOpen
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Academy alum,
@annalapwood
spoke to
@BBCRadio4
on playing Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony with the London
@mozartplayers
🎼
🎧 Listen here >
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To help celebrate our Bicentenary, we created a room-naming competition. The winning entry proposed to name room 204 after Mary for her 24 years as part of our catering team and the vital role she plays in the Academy family.
Congratulations, Mary 🎉
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We're very proud to dispel the rumours of any disguises at the
#Coronation
👀
It was in fact the brilliant Sir Karl Jenkins - friend and alum of the Academy and one of the greatest living composers
Here he is unveiling his own statue at the Academy last year👇🏼
#KarlJenkins
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Congratulations to all our students who graduated over the past two days! 😃🎓
#graduation2018
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Today our Musical Theatre students were treated to a zoom masterclass by Honorary Member of the Academy, Imelda Staunton ✨
Here are some images from the session, including one of our students who performed for her online
#RAMplaysON
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The Academy is pleased to announce that
@nic_chalmers
will be its Fernside Chair of Choral Conducting, taking up the position in September 2024.
Read more here >
📷 Mark Allan
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We are deeply saddened to hear that Simon Bainbridge, former Head of Composition at the Academy, has died.
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The
@wigmore_hall
live lunchtime concert series with
@BBCRadio3
launches this week - tune in at 1PM today as Visiting Professor of Piano and Hon RAM
@Stephen
Hough performs a programme of Schumann and Bach 🎶
#RAMplaysON
Watch live on this link from 1PM:
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We're getting in the festive spirit here at the Academy with the return of our beautiful Christmas tree! 🎄🎅
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We're excited to announce that applications for the 2020/21 Sorrell Women Conductors Programme are open! 🎶
The course, led by Head of Conducting Sian Edwards, is aimed at women considering a Master’s in orchestral conducting.
Find out more and apply:
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Congratulations to 2018-19 Musical Theatre graduate Masato Takeuchi (
@smbinfk2
), who has been cast in the Japanese production of Anastasia!
@AnastasiaJapan
@umegei_jp
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We're delighted to announce our 2022 honorands, including
@Lin_Manuel
, Semyon Bychkov, Dame Patricia Routledge and Cynthia Erivo.
Read the full announcement here >
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We’re very sad to hear that one of the true greats, Stephen Sondheim, has died. Hon DMus and friend of the Academy, he was a huge inspiration to our students and worked with them many times. He will be sorely missed.
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Sir Henry Wood is off on his annual trip to the
@bbcproms
with
@JohnSimpsonNews
! 😃
#proms
#bbcproms
#alberthall
@RoyalAlbertHall
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#OnThisDay
in 1924, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue premiered 🎼✨
To mark 100 years since its first performance, enjoy a clip of alumnus Edward Gardner conducting this piece with the Academy Symphony Orchestra in 2018.
Watch the full performance >
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Congratulations to Academy Musical Theatre students Grace Farrell and Andrew York who have been cast in
@lesmisofficial
😃
#musicaltheatre
#lesmiz
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Looking forward to welcoming auditionees to the Academy from today - good luck everyone!
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On this day 200 years ago, the first lesson at the Academy took place 🎶
Here is the first student register from 1822-23, featuring Fanny Dickens, the sister of Charles Dickens, who later became a professor at the Academy.
#MusicHistory
#MusicConservatoire
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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:
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We're excited that Academy alum Hadley Fraser will host a musical theatre masterclass next week, on Friday 29 November 🎶
Fraser will take musical theatre students through a range of repertoire. Join us for free from 6.30pm - 9.30pm >
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Wishing our Principal Jonathan Freeman-Attwood a very happy 60th birthday today. He's pictured here with his dog Winnie. Happy birthday Jonathan!
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We were delighted to be joined by the wonderful Imelda Staunton last week as she led a masterclass at the Academy. Huge thanks to Imelda for sharing her knowledge and expertise with our Musical Theatre students!
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Congrats to 2017-18 Musical Direction alumnus
@leomunby
who will be on keys for
@CompanyWestEnd
! First preview is tonight, opening 17 Oct
#musicaltheatre
#alum
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Last week we welcomed Courtney Love to the Academy 🎼
@Courtney
is working on her next album and came for a tour of our Museum seeking inspiration from the historical instruments in our String and Piano Collections.
Read more here >
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Absolutely extraordinary performance of the Knussen Horn Concerto with
@LPOrchestra
this evening. Our student Annemarie Federle standing in as the last minute soloist!
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On Schumann's birthday, his advice for young musicians, from a manuscript in our
#museum
– 'Never jingle':
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📢 We're thrilled to announce our honours for 2020! 🎶
In July we recognise individuals who are leaders in classical music, jazz, musical theatre and education from
@ShankarAnoushka
to
@brettdeanmusic
and
@RealMattLucas
✨
Check out the full list >
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NEWS Disney to fund three full scholarships for
#BAME
students on Academy's
#MusicalTheatre
Course. More details:
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We're pleased to announce the distinguished musicians and educators who will receive honours at our 2023 Graduation Ceremony 🎓
The honorands include James Newton Howard,
@Beverleyknight
,
@jamiecullum
and
@jacobcollier
.
Read the full announcement here >
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To celebrate our Bicentenary year, we invited 200 composers to create 200 PIECES for solo instrument and voice 🎼
You can now listen for free on our website >
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Just in! We're delighted to announce that our
#musicaltheatre
masterclass on 25 Oct will be with the founder of the course, Mary Hammond! Find out more:
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Last night, Head of
#MusicalTheatre
Dan Bowling joined Academy
#alum
currently dreaming the dream on the
#LesMiz
tour for their press night
@CurveLeicester
!
@lesmisofficial
😃
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We want to wish our alumnus
@eltonofficial
a wonderful birthday today, and a huge thank you for his continued support with student scholarships!
📸 by Dave Bennett
#HappyBirthdayEltonJohn
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Congratulations to all our honorands at this year's Graduation ceremony 🎓✨
We are proud to celebrate artists who move music forward, including Academy alumni and associates who continue to shape the musical landscape.
Read more >
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Huge congratulations to our Felix Mendelssohn Emeritus Professor of Music Dame Jane Glover, who has been made a dame in the 2021 New Year’s Honours for services to music 👏🎉
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Many happy returns to our Patron, Her Majesty the Queen 👑 Here's a lovely portrait from our archives by Anthony Butler, 2006
#museum
#queensbirthday
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Thank you to the wonderful Imelda Staunton, who so generously spent the afternoon working with our Musical Theatre students yesterday - what an inspiration! 😃
#musicaltheatre
#imeldastaunton
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Congratulations to
@ShekuKM
MBE for becoming our first Menuhin Visiting Professor of Performance Mentoring 🎉
Sheku brings incredible professional performance experience and is a long-standing member of the Academy family. Read more >
📷 Michael Johnson
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We are pleased to welcome Claude-Michel Schönberg as an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music
#musicaltheatre
@lesmisofficial
@MissSaigonUK
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‘An inspiration for young musicians everywhere’ – a joint statement about
@EUYOtweets
#SaveEUYO
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Our public spring masterclasses feature an array of world-class artists including
@JoyceDiDonato
, Claude-Michel Schönberg,
@igorpianist
, Angelika Kirschlager and
@spconnolly
. Book now >
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The Academy is saddened at the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Our thoughts and condolences are with our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, and her family.
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A very warm welcome and good luck to all our auditionees over the next two weeks! 😃
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Huge congratulations to Paul Grant (
@pgbaritone
) who has been invited to join Teatro alla Scala’s Academy of Lyric Opera!
@teatroallascala
#opera
😃
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Delighted to announce that
@helenpbgrime
joins our staff as Professor of Composition from April
#composition
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Our Musical Theatre Company performed the Tony Award-winning satirical musical Urinetown to an invited audience last week. Here are some fantastic shots from the production!
Photos by
@CFullerPhoto
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We are delighted to announce our 2019 honours list, congratulations all!
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The music doesn’t have to stop just because the Academy building is closed.
We’re here to share digital performances from our students, teachers, alumni and friends. We would love to help you share your music-making, because despite the temporary closures
#RAMplaysON
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Merry Christmas from all of us at the Academy, we hope you have a wonderful day! 🎄☃❄🎅🎁🎶
#christmasday
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'I know first-hand how much the institution has to offer its young artists.'
The Academy is pleased to announce that Dr Christopher White will be its next Head of Opera, taking up the position in September 2024 🎭
Read more here >
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'Life and art are not two different things' - Felix Mendelssohn 🎶
Mendelssohn was born on this day in 1809. To mark this anniversary, we are looking back at a performance of his Konzertstück No. 2 by the Academy Wind and Brass Ensemble.
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In these uncertain times we're thrilled to look ahead to a new chapter, as we announce Brenda Hurley as our new Head of Opera from July 🎵
Brenda brings a wealth of experience, from the International Opera Studio, to
@glyndebourne
&
@MetOpera
. Read more >
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On her final day at the Academy, Helena Mackie was offered the position of Principal Oboe with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 🎼
We caught up with her to find out how her Academy training has prepared her for this role >
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A well-deserved standing ovation all round. Congratulations everyone for a magnificent performance!
#mahler
#resurrected
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Today we announce the music makers who will receive honours at our 2024 Graduation Ceremony 🎓
Including
@DameEvelyn
, Es Devlin
@rufuswainwright
,
@ErrollynWallen
, Alfred Brendel,
@AlexisFfrench
,
@YujaWang
and
@RidoutTimothy
.
Read the full list here >
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Following the recent death of Oliver Knussen, a dear friend of the Academy, our concert on Friday 30 November will now be in his memory. Ryan Wigglesworth will conduct a programme of Knussen, Tippett and Mussorgsky. Find out more:
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A huge thank you to our more than 800 donors in 2017-18, who gave £11.8m to support scholarships, our beautiful new theatre and dozens of other projects. You are the reason our students thrive. Thank you!
#GivingTuesday
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Lovely to see our magnificent Susie Sainsbury Theatre glowing again ✨
#RAMplaysON
The lights are back on; Slowly bringing things online again in the theatre
@RoyalAcadMusic
#theatre
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