An exclusive performance premiere, a Queen’s Gambit inspired chess event and a Game Night hosted by the Directors of the School of Music and the School of Drama, Dance, Production and Film… these are just some of the events taking place this month as RCS continues its Home from Home programme. Designed and delivered in
Some of the world’s finest classical artists will share their unrivalled insight with the next generation in an exclusive new festival of learning at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS). The first-ever Safe and Sound festival taking place this month (February) brings students at the national conservatoire together with inspirational classical musicians from around the
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland students and graduates dominated the final of one of the most prestigious prizes in traditional music. The six finalists who performed in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2021 are current or former students of RCS.
He’s the internationally renowned musician who has led the world’s top orchestras and opera houses. For more than thirty years, conductor Martyn Brabbins has been at the forefront of British music in a career that has taken him from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic to the Kirov, La Scala and
An award-winning Scots musician challenging gender equality on the trad scene, an actor who landed a Hollywood film role during lockdown, and a student whose book is helping women face life during breast cancer and beyond … they’re just a few of the stories that can be found in Review, the new digital magazine from
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is one of ten professional ballet schools that have come together to send a unified message of support and reassurance to prospective students considering the next step in their training.
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is recruiting new members to join its Board of Governors to shape the future one of the most creative and collaborative institutions in Europe. Founded in 1847 and located in Glasgow, RCS is one of the finest multi-disciplinary arts education environments in the world, with excellent performance and rehearsal venues and
A trio of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduates and a former tutor have won top traditional music awards in a ceremony dubbed the ‘folk Oscars’. Graduates Rebecca Hill, Siobhan Miller and Josie Duncan were recognised in last night’s MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards, broadcast on BBC ALBA in a special programme named Na Trads
It’s one of the biggest nights of the year for traditional music in Scotland. The MG ALBA Scots Trad Awards return this week with a string of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland students, staff and alumni in the running for top honours. Dubbed the ‘folk Oscars’, the annual awards recognise excellence within Scotland’s thriving traditional musical
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is opening applications to two new fully-funded modules specifically created for teachers, available from January 2021. The modules, Exploring Responsibility of All through Active Music Making and Music Technology in Secondary Schools, will be taught by RCS lecturers, and offer GTCS registered teachers professional learning within Scotland’s national conservatoire. These
