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Welcome to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a World Top Ten institution for performing arts education.

(QS World Rankings 2024)

“One of the top performing arts institutions in the world”  The Sunday Times, May 2024

Established in 1847, RCS is a dynamic international community of artists. Here you’ll develop your craft, create new work, and collaborate across art forms in one of the finest multi-disciplinary environments in the world.

Be part of a diverse centre of creativity with outstanding teaching, purpose-built facilities, and active partnerships with all of Scotland’s national performing arts companies.

Why RCS? 

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Be part of Scotland’s national conservatoire and one of the world’s top performing arts education institutions. You’ll be made to feel part of our inclusive and diverse environment from the very beginning of your studies.

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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland at Beacon
A young female singer, with a grand piano in the background.
Opera And Vocal

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland presents

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland at Beacon


New Focus Duo: The Classical Connection
Photograph of Euan Stevenson and Konrad Wiszniewski in a room with a backdrop of paintings.
Classical Music

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland presents

New Focus Duo: The Classical Connection

Part of Fridays at One


Keyboard Sessions II
Overhead view of a grand piano with it's top lid removed, spotlit and surrounded by chairs.
Classical Music

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland presents

Keyboard Sessions II


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