The Royal Conservatoire is a place like nowhere else... and it’s down to the special people who choose to study and work here.
We’re proud of the impact our students, staff and graduates make on the world and the past 12 months have been packed with artistic achievements. Here’s a taste of some of this year’s achievements from our RCS family.
BAFTA Scotland Awards
Rave culture film Beats hit cinema screens starring graduates Cristian Ortega and Lorn Macdonald as well as fellow RCS alumni....
Royal Television Society Scotland Student TV Awards
RCS students triumphed at the Royal Television Society Scotland Student Television Awards, picking up five awards. Best Drama was presented...
Chris McShane
New horizons beckoned for graduate Chris McShane, appointed second bassoonist with Orchestra Academia China in Beijing.
Ryan Bancroft
Conducting graduate Ryan Bancroft will take up the role of principal conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Lisa Robertson
Seabird Cities, by composer Lisa Robertson, was selected for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s 2019/2020 season. Her piece will feature...
Mamma Mia!
Musical Theatre graduates Emma Mullen and Chiara Sparkes in Mamma Mia!
Sean Shibe
Guitarist and graduate Sean Shibe was the first recipient of a new award for Concept Album at the Gramophone Classical...
Eve Kerr
Production graduate Eve Kerr became Assistant Stage Manager/Book Cover at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London’s West End.
Dr Oliver Searle
Lecturer Dr Oliver Searle won in the Amateur or Young Performers category at the British Composer Awards for his inventive...
Arthur Bruce
MMus Opera student Arthur Bruce reached the final of the Clonter Opera Prize.
Aliza Vakil
Aliza Vakil made the final of the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year in London.
John Logan pairs up with Emili Sandé
Singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé showcased Scotland’s best buskers in BBC Scotland’s Street Symphony – and Head of Brass John Logan played...
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year
Fiddler and final year student Benedict Morris was named BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year.
Meghan Tyler
BA Acting graduate Meghan Tyler was appointed a writer-in-residence at the Traverse Theatre.
BBC Young Dancer
Ballet students Danila Marzilli and Louis Fukuhara reached the ballet final of BBC Young Dancer 2019, broadcast on BBC Four.
Mark Hendry
Double bassist Mark Hendry won the Joe Temperley Prize for Jazz Arranging.
Minkyu Kim
Pianist Minkyu Kim was selected as a finalist in the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in March 2020.
Scots Singer of the Year
Folk singer and final year student Iona Fyfe was crowned Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of the Year at the MG...
Rory Boyd
Rory Boyd became Head of Automation on the Cirque du Soleil tour Ovo.
Shakespeare's Globe
Students on the MA Classical and Contemporary Text programme immersed themselves in a month-long residence at Shakespeare’s Globe in London.