The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has appointed international cellist and conductor David Watkin as its first Chair in Chamber Music. The role recognises and celebrates the importance of chamber music in the training of classical musicians at Scotland’s national conservatoire. As the inaugural Chair, Professor Watkin will play an important role in coaching chamber music,
A more sustainable approach to set construction … that’s the vision of two Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduates who are determined to tackle the entertainment industry’s throwaway culture. Forget scrapping sets and props from theatre productions, live events and films, woodworkers Max Gabbott and Fergus Massie are on a mission to work in a greener
A special energy, a sense of community, a place where anything is possible. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) launches its new print and digital prospectus today, giving prospective students an insight into life at one of the world’s top performing arts schools. In RCS’s 175th anniversary year, current students from across the globe lift
Four production students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will be supported throughout their studies in a £10million TV and film industry training and development programme. Prime Video has announced the second phase of its Prime Video Pathway training initiative, which has added the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the London Screen Academy to its
We chatted to dance artist Penny Chivas, the winner of the first Sustainability Prize at RCS. This new prize seeks to highlight excellent practices, process and outputs that have sustainability as a key concern. Penny’s submission included the dance-theatre work Burnt Out, centred upon her experience of the deadly Australian Black Summer fires of
Two creative innovators will help drive experimentation, skills development and collaboration at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Artist, cultural producer and activist Lora Krasteva and multi-reality director Leonie Rae Gasson have been appointed Innovators in Residence at Scotland’s national conservatoire, where they’ll support students, staff and alumni in the two-year pilot project, Innovation Studio. Launched
A new digital start-up to foster artistic vigour and innovation in classical Scottish Highland bagpipe music – known as pibroch – is launched today (Friday, August 5) by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. The Pibroch Network is a comprehensive online database that aims to make it easy for people to discover, learn, teach and research
Since launching in March this year, Innovation Studio has sparked fascinating projects and ideas within the community at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. It has also highlighted the depth and breadth of work being done towards developing sustainable practices, building communities, and addressing existing challenges across the creative industries. The Studio is supported by the
Little Women and Godspell 5-28 August Assembly Rooms – Music Hall Two much-loved musicals and some of the most exciting new talent in musical theatre … the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) will be back with a bang at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. RCS’s critically acclaimed Fringe productions – which have earned a string
On the anniversary of the first Burns supper – held on 21 July 1801, five years after poet Robert Burns’ death – the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland shares a special filmed performance that celebrates the work of Scotland’s beloved Bard and Beethoven. Beethoven, Burns and the Folksong, captured at Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries and Galloway,
