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T H E P R I N C I PA L’ S W E LCO M E

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Welcome to Summer at the Academy. With our glorious new

spaces – the beautiful Susie Sainsbury Theatre and Angela Burgess

Recital Hall – now integrated into Academy life, we finally have a full

complement of world-class performing spaces enhancing the lives

of students and staff and consolidating our reputation as one of the

most ambitious creative environments, anywhere.

Summer is always a busy time, as you will see in the wide range of

musical activities representing all our departments, many of them as

a culmination of students’ hard work and dedication throughout the

course of the academic year. You will notice there is a slight lull in

the middle – late May to early June, to be specific – as students are

involved in exams and final recitals.

It is always a special privilege to see our talented young musicians

grow as artists during their time at the Academy. As some of

them prepare to move on to pastures new, we reflect on the

Academy’s mission – to prepare students for successful but also

rewarding careers – and remind them that belonging to this place,

as colleagues and friends, is a lifelong journey. They are always

welcome to return, seek advice (and, crucially, give us advice!) and

follow the fortunes of those who come after them.

I would also like to thank our loyal audiences – some local and

some who travel considerable distances – for their support over

the year. In particular I thank our neighbours, who have showed

such patience and forbearance during the disruption caused by the

building work. I hope you will find plenty to enjoy among the pages

of this diary and look forward to welcoming friends and supporters

of all ages to the Academy over the coming months.

Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood CBE

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AC A D E M Y E V E N T S E R I E S

Tuesday and Thursday Series Our popular series of lunchtime concerts of music for small ensembles and soloists, on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Friday Series Large-scale Friday Seriesperformances in Duke’s Hall

Bach Cantatas In collaboration with the Kohn Foundation

Dr Haydn’s InexhaustibleGenius BoxExploring Haydn’s symphonies

Strings at HomeStrings at Home events with our distinguished professors of strings

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APRIL18 WEDNESDAY, 6.30-9.30pm

Guitar MasterclassVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

With Julian Byzantine, professor at the Queensland Conservatorium and international soloist.

APRIL20 FRIDAY, 10am-1pm

Flute MasterclassVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

With William Bennett, international soloist and Academy professor.

APRIL19 THURSDAY, 12.30–2pm

SoundboxVenue: Museum Strings Gallery Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Soundbox is a series of events inspired by the Academy’s Museum and collections. Presented by Peter Sheppard Skærved, violinist and Viotti Lecturer, each event explores the historical and contemporary relationships between performers, composers, instruments and instrument makers.

APRIL17 TUESDAY, 1.05pm

Wind Chamber MusicVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Villa-Lobos Duet for oboe and bassoon (excerpts) Alwyn Naiades (Fantasy Sonata) for flute and harp Lalo Schifrin La Nouvelle-Orléans for wind quintet Poulenc Sextet for wind quintet and piano

APRIL20 FRIDAY, 7pm

Buffet Crampon Prize Winner’s RecitalVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Charlie Dale-Harris clarinet Joseph Havlat piano Corinna Boylan cello

Schumann Drei Romanzen, Op 94 Semler-Collery Légende et Divertissement Graham Fitkin Cusp Kaija Saariaho Oi Kuu Bernstein Clarinet Sonata

A recital given by the winner of the 2017 Buffet Crampon Clarinet Prize.

APRIL16 MONDAY, 7pm

Composers’ Project: London Accordion OrchestraVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

A concert of music for 40 accordions and percussion, featuring six new pieces by Academy composers, directed by alumnus Ian Watson.

APRIL19 THURSDAY, 6pm

Jazz EnsemblesVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Academy jazz students mark the culmination of their small-ensemble projects, performing music on which they have been working with a variety of distinguished visiting musicians.


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APRIL22 SUNDAY, 12 noon

Royal Academy of Music/ Kohn Foundation Bach CantatasVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: £15 (concessions £12) from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

Iain Ledingham director Margaret Faultless leader Catrin Pryce-Jones soprano Stephanie Wake-Edwards contralto Kieran Carrel tenor Meilir Jones bass-baritone

JS Bach Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126 JS Bach Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding, BWV 176 JS Bach Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 192

Performed on historical instruments.

APRIL23 MONDAY, 2-5pm

Vocal MasterclassVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online

With alumna Lucy Crowe FRAM, one of the leading lyric sopranos of her generation and a member of the Academy’s Governing Body.

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APRIL23 MONDAY, 7pm

Organ RecitalVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Louis Vierne Organ Symphony No 5 in A minor, Op 47 René Vierne Pastorale and Intermezzo from 12 Pièces de différents caractères from the Méthode pour orgue-harmonium Louis Vierne Scherzetto and Madrigal from 24 Pièces en style libre, Op 31

APRIL23 MONDAY, 2-5pm

Bassoon MasterclassVenue: Henry Wood Room Tickets: Free, no tickets required

With Jonathan Davies, Visiting Professor of Bassoon at the Academy and Principal Bassoon of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

APRIL24 TUESDAY, 1.05pm

Vocal RecitalVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Nina Kanter and Mariamielle Lamagat soprano Thomas Bennett bass Richard Gowers and Leo Nicholson piano

Ravel Histoires naturelles Loewe Der Feind Haydn At once Earth opens her womb from The Creation Plus works by Duparc, Rachmaninov and Wagner

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APRIL25 WEDNESDAY, 10.30am-12.30pm

Violin MasterclassVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: £5 (concessions £4) from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

The Academy is delighted to present a violin masterclass with legendary and eminent artist and Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music Pinchas Zukerman. The opportunity to witness this inspiring musician at work promises to enthuse students, staff and audience members alike.

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APRIL24 TUESDAY, 2.30-3.30pm

Musical Tour: Development of the PianoVenue: Museum Piano Gallery Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online

Honorary Research Fellow Dr Elena Vorotko gives a specialist guided tour of the Academy Museum’s historic keyboard collection, providing an insight into how the instrument has developed over 300 years. Enjoy a rare chance to hear and see inside our period instruments.

APRIL24 TUESDAY, 6pm

Jazz EnsemblesVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Academy jazz students mark the culmination of their small-ensemble projects, performing music on which they have been working with a variety of distinguished visiting musicians.

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APRIL27 FRIDAY, 6pm

Skaila Kanga Harp PrizeVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Open to all harpists at the Academy, students present a free choice of programme lasting no longer than 15 minutes.

APRIL27 FRIDAY, 7.30pm

Guitar Chamber MusicVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: £7.50 (concessions £5.50) from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

Academy guitarists collaborate with student vocalists and instrumentalists to present a richly varied programme of music from the Renaissance to the present day.

APRIL27 FRIDAY, 10.30-11.15am

Academy TotsVenue: Museum Strings Gallery Tickets: Child £5, adult £3 from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. Maximum 3 children and 2 adults per booking

Inquisitive tots and parents are invited to this interactive session designed for children aged 2-4 to discover instruments and explore making music as a group, led by Open Academy fellows and the Museum Team.

APRIL27 FRIDAY, 6-7pm

A Historical Dialogue through the GuitarVenue: Museum Piano Gallery Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online

In this lecture-recital PhD student Fabricio Mattos, in collaboration with Worldwide Guitar Connections, presents a programme of original 19th-century music and newly commissioned works for ‘Romantic’ guitar, performed on historical instruments from the Museum’s Spencer Collection. New works by contemporary composers from China, Italy and Brazil will be played on a technologically modified replica of a Viennese Stauffer guitar.

APRIL26 THURSDAY, 1.05pm

Advanced Diploma Recital: Karin Cuellar RendonVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Karin Cuellar Rendon and Alice Poppleton violin James Orrell viola Camilla Morse-Glover cello Emil Duncumb fortepiano

Abril Tirado Violin Sonata in E flat Abril Tirado Cuarteto concertante, Op 55

Peruvian-Bolivian composer Pedro Ximénez Abril Tirado was considered the greatest exponent of the Classical and early-Romantic styles in South America in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In this concert we hear his earliest string quartet and his last violin sonata.

APRIL25 WEDNESDAY, 7pm

Composers’ Project: Carte BlancheVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Academy composers present an exciting concert of their own work for mixed ensemble.


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APRIL29 SUNDAY, 7pm

Richard Lewis/Jean Shanks Award Winners’ RecitalVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Patrick Terry countertenor Nicholas Mogg baritone Marina de Lucas and Jâms Coleman piano

Judith Weir The Voice of Desire Hahn Phyllis from Études latines Zemlinsky Six Songs, Op 13 Clara Schumann Lorelei Bernstein What lips my lips have kissed Guastavino La rosa y el sauce Strauss Morgen! Plus works by Schumann, Vaughan Williams, Duparc, Quilter and Rossini

The Richard Lewis/Jean Shanks Award was founded in 2001 and is awarded annually to postgraduate vocal students. The joint winners of the 2017 award are countertenor Patrick Terry and baritone Nicholas Mogg, both currently studying with Royal Academy Opera.

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APRIL30 MONDAY, 2.30pm

Worshipful Company of Musicians Brass Ensemble PrizeVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Generously sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Musicians, this competition is open to all brass ensembles at the Academy.

APRIL30 MONDAY, 7pm

Dorothy Cooper Organ PrizeVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

A prize open to all Academy organists. Students present a free choice of programme lasting no longer than 15 minutes.

MAY1 TUESDAY, 1.05pm

Advanced Diploma Recital: Adrian BrendleVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Adrian Brendle piano

JS Bach trans Rachmaninov Suite from Violin Partita in E Rachmaninov 13 Preludes, Op 32

This celebration of Rachmaninov begins with his harmonically and contrapuntally enriched transcription of Bach’s joyful Violin Partita in E. We enter a completely different world for the 13 Preludes; while each piece has a distinct character, there is also a cyclic quality that makes the melancholic musical journey so compelling.

MAY1 TUESDAY, 3pm

Historical Women Composer PrizeVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

A prize for the best performance of music by historical women. Students are required to prepare 15-20 minutes of music by deceased female composers.


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MAY2 WEDNESDAY, 1-2pm

Drop-in Lunchtime TourVenue: Museum Ground Floor Tickets: Free, no tickets required. Maximum of 20 people; places on a first-come, first-served basis

Join this free tour of the Museum, which takes you around all three of the galleries. Meet in the Ground Floor Gallery.

MAY2 WEDNESDAY, 2.30-3.30pm

Beethoven Piano Lecture-RecitalVenue: Museum Piano Gallery Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Postgraduate pianist Amiran Zenaishvili presents a lecture-recital using the Broadwood 1823 grand piano on loan to the Museum – a similar instrument to that gifted by Broadwood to Beethoven in 1818. This is one of a series of international events commemorating the bicentenary of the gift.

MAY3 THURSDAY, 12.30-2pm



MAY3 THURSDAY, 1.05pm

Advanced Diploma Recital: Julie Svěcená Venue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Julie Svěcená violin Václav Mácha piano

Dvořák Violin Sonata, Op 57 Janáček Violin Sonata Suk Theme from Radúz and Mahulena

A programme of works by three great composers who changed the history of Czech music. Written at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, the pieces capture the bittersweet nostalgia which characterised late Romanticism in the Czech lands.

MAY3 THURSDAY, 6.30-9.30pm

Double Bass MasterclassVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

The Academy welcomes back international virtuoso artist Božo Paradžik to work with students on major double bass repertoire.

MAY3 THURSDAY, 2.30-5.30pm

Harp MasterclassVenue: Henry Wood Room Tickets: Free, no tickets required

With Isabelle Moretti, international soloist, professor at the Paris Conservatoire and Visiting Professor of Harp at the Academy.


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MAY3 THURSDAY, 10.30am-1.30pm

Flute MasterclassVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

With Denis Bouriakov, Academy alumnus, international soloist and Principal Flute of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.


Flute RecitalVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: £10 (concessions £8) from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

Denis Bouriakov flute Seungwon Lee piano Other musicians to be announced

Programme to include: Doppler Andante and Rondo for two flutes and piano Waxman arr Denis Bouriakov Carmen Fantasy

Following his masterclass earlier in the day, eminent flautist Denis Bouriakov gives a recital of solo and chamber works, including his own arrangement of Franz Waxman’s interpretation of themes from Bizet’s opera, accompanied by Academy alumna Seungwon Lee.


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MAY3 THURSDAY, 3pm

Venue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Harrison Birtwistle in conversation with Paul Morley; two iconic Mancunians discuss the composer’s life and work.

MAY3 THURSDAY, 7pm

Venue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Christopher Austin conductor George Fu and Joseph Havlat piano Academy Manson Ensemble

Harrison Birtwistle The Message (Duet 1); Cantus Iambeus Joseph Howard new work (world premiere) Harrison Birtwistle Berceuse de Jeanne; Saraband: The King’s Farewell; Virelai (Sus une fontayne); Duet 4; Slow Frieze

A concert of music by Harrison Birtwistle, reflecting on his fascinations with early music, alongside a new work by PhD student Joseph Howard.

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MAY4 FRIDAY, 1.05pm

Billy May’s Really Big Fat BrassVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: £7.50 (concessions £5.50) from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

Mike Lovatt conductor Academy Symphonic Brass and Jazz students

Following a highly acclaimed performance of music from Billy May’s Big Fat Brass album in February 2014, the Academy’s Derek Watkins Chair of Trumpet, Mike Lovatt, presents another concert of works by this esteemed American composer, arranger and trumpeter. The performance will also feature new arrangements by saxophonist Colin Skinner.

MAY4 FRIDAY, 7.30pm

The Spirit of TangoVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: £7.50 (concessions £5.50) from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

Internationally renowned Bandoneon virtuoso Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi performs alongside Academy students in a varied programme inspired by tango music.

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MAY6 SUNDAY, 7.30pm

L’Amour TriompheVenue: Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP Director: John Gilhooly, The Wigmore Hall Trust. Registered Charity No 1024838. Tickets: £15-£38 from Wigmore Hall Box Office. How to book: In person 7 days a week: 10am-8.30pm. Days without an evening concert: 10am-5pm. No advance booking in the half-hour prior to a concert. Telephone 020 7935 2141 7 days a week: 10am-7pm. Days without an evening concert: 10am-5pm. £3 administration fee. Online www.wigmore-hall.org.uk 7 days a week; 24 hours a day. £2 administration fee. Disabled Access and Facilities For full details please call 020 7935 2141 or email [email protected].

Rachel Podger director Emanuel Heitz tenor Academy Baroque Soloists

Rameau Platée (excerpts) Telemann Overture from Burlesque de Quixotte Gluck Don Juan (excerpts) Rameau Pigmalion (excerpts)

A banquet of amorous ballet music from the high Baroque and early Rococo, celebrating the loves of an ugly nymph, a famous rake and deluded dreamers. This concert, presented by the Academy Baroque Soloists under the direction of esteemed violinist Rachel Podger, culminates in the gloriously poignant Pigmalion, Rameau’s acte de ballet, first performed in Paris in 1748.

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Advanced Diploma Recital: Iñigo Mikeleiz-BerradeVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Iñigo Mikeleiz-Berrade accordion Leo Lehtinen electronics Marina de Lucas piano Ondine Quartet Southern Cone Quintet

Leo Lehtinen new work for accordion and electronics (world premiere) Naresh Sohal Concerto for accordion, string quartet and piano (world premiere) Claude Werner Acordeoníssimo

The culmination of collaborative work with three different composers, these new pieces showcase the accordion in distinctive ways.

MAY8 TUESDAY, 7-8.15pm

Broadwood and Beethoven: A Memorable GiftVenue: Museum Piano Gallery Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online

Alastair Laurence of John Broadwood & Sons Ltd gives a lively and fascinating account of the gift of a piano to Beethoven in 1818, drawing on memorabilia from the Broadwood archives, with musical excerpts played by Amiran Zenaishvili. This is one of a series of international events commemorating the bicentenary of the gift.

MAY8 TUESDAY, 10am-1pm

Piano MasterclassVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

With Visiting Professor of Piano Richard Goode, one of the finest interpreters of Classical and Romantic repertoire. This is a Suzanne Skelton masterclass.

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MAY11 FRIDAY, 10am-1pm

Trumpet MasterclassVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

With Eric Aubier, international soloist and Visiting Professor of Trumpet at the Academy.

MAY10 THURSDAY, 6pm

Toni V Fell PrizeVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

For the performance of speech leading into song.

MAY11 FRIDAY, 10.30-11.15am



MAY9 WEDNESDAY, 2.30-3.30pm

Beethoven Piano Lecture-RecitalVenue: Museum Piano Gallery Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Postgraduate pianist Yehuda Inbar presents a lecture-recital using the Broadwood 1823 grand piano on loan to the Museum – a similar instrument to that gifted by Broadwood to Beethoven in 1818. This is one of a series of international events commemorating the bicentenary of the gift.


Advanced Diploma Recital: Emmanuel SowiczVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Emmanuel Sowicz guitar Camilla Marchant flute Kaede Yamamoto oboe Joel Roberts horn Corinthian Quartet

Maximiliano Soto Atardece desde Los Moscosos (UK premiere) Julio Garrido Introducción sobre danza (UK premiere) Javier Farías Elegía a Nino García García Artículo de concierto (UK premiere)

The guitar occupies a privileged place in Latin American culture and provides a unique entry point into the wealth of musical soundworlds in Chilean contemporary music. In both solo and chamber settings, this programme presents some beautifully evocative atmospheres with no shortage of drama.


Trumpet MasterclassVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

With James Thompson, trumpet professor at the Eastman School of Music and Yamaha Performing Artist.


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MAY14 MONDAY, 2pm

CAVATINA Intercollegiate Chamber Music CompetitionVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Set repertoire: Beethoven String Quartet in C minor, Op 18 No 4

Eight UK conservatoires have been invited to nominate a student string quartet to take part in this intercollegiate prize, generously supported by the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust and adjudicated by Fiona Maddocks. In memory of Pamela Majaro, Gerard Heller and Rosemary Rapaport.

MAY11 FRIDAY, 6pm

Delius Prize: FinalVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Generously supported by The Delius Society, this competition is open to pianists and vocal or chamber ensembles. Finalists will perform a 20-minute recital of their own choice of works by Delius and his contemporaries.


Advanced Diploma Recital: Yi-Shing ChengVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Yi-Shing Cheng piano Hiroshi Amako tenor Trio Opal

Strauss Sechs Lieder, Op 17 Debussy Beau soir; Nuit d’étoiles Mendelssohn Piano Trio in C minor, Op 66

A diverse musical journey of works with piano, from the lesser-known early Lieder of Richard Strauss, to French songs that share the theme of night, and finishing with Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in C minor.

MAY11 FRIDAY, 7pm

Haydn with the Doric String QuartetVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Academy String Orchestra Doric String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in G, Op 33 No 5, Hob III:41; Symphony No 81 in G, Hob I:81

Our Teaching Quartet illustrates how chamber music protocols inform Classical symphonic performance, presenting Haydn’s String Quartet in G, Op 33 No 5, before taking the leading chairs in his Symphony No 81.



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Les goûts-réunisVenue: St John’s Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA Tickets: £10 (concessions £5) from www.sjss.org.uk, telephone 020 7222 1061; booking fees apply

Margaret Faultless director Academy Baroque Ensemble Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Experience Ensemble

François Couperin Les goûts-réunis: Huitième concert, dans le goût théâtral Rameau Suite from Dardanus

Part of the London Festival of Baroque Music 2018, this programme contrasts two generations of French composers with music from two masters of the period. In an exciting collaboration between the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Experience Scheme and the Royal Academy of Music, music by Rameau and Couperin is presented in a new context. Instrumental and dance music from Rameau’s Dardanus is lifted from the opera pit to the concert platform and, in a striking new arrangement for large ensemble, the two groups of young musicians come together to perform the suite from Couperin’s Les goûts-réunis, aptly reflecting Couperin’s own musical manifesto depicting the collaboration between French and Italian styles of music.


Postgraduate Jazz Composers’ OctetVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

The Jazz Master’s Programme culminates in the public performances of their octet compositions. Previous years have seen premiere performances of now established and acclaimed young players such as Tom Green, Lauren Kinsella, Misha Mullov-Abbado and many more.

MAY15 TUESDAY, 7pm

Szymanowski in MemoriamVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Roma Tic violin Anna Szałucka piano

Szymanowski Mazurkas, Op 50 Nos 1-4; Masques, Op 34; La fontaine d’Aréthuse from Mythes, Op 30; Nocturne and Tarantella, Op 28

MAY15 TUESDAY, 2-5pm

Clarinet MasterclassVenue: Henry Wood Room Tickets: Free, no tickets required

With Andrew Marriner, Principal Clarinet of the London Symphony Orchestra and Visiting Professor of Clarinet at the Academy.


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MAY16 WEDNESDAY, 7pm

Royal Academy Opera Double BillVenue: Susie Sainsbury Theatre Tickets: £15-£30 (concessions £5 off) from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

Gareth Hancock conductor (16 and 18 May) William Cole conductor (17 and 19 May) James Hurley director (Le docteur Miracle) Jeanne Pansard-Besson director (La tragédie de Carmen) Neil Irish set and costume designer Jake Wiltshire lighting designer

Bizet Le docteur Miracle Bizet/Constant La tragédie de Carmen

Royal Academy Opera’s summer production features authentic and reworked Bizet. Written when he was just 18 years old, and for which he was awarded joint first prize in a competition organised by Offenbach, Le docteur Miracle is a little gem; witty and light, with shades of Rossini and Donizetti, this comedy set in the mayor’s house in Padua features the famous ‘Omelette Quartet’.

In contrast, Peter Brook’s reworking of Bizet’s most famous work, Carmen, delves into the dark psychological relationships between the four main characters. Omitting the chorus and other principal roles, Marius Constant reorchestrated the score for an ensemble of 15 players, still managing to embrace a wonderful and varied soundworld. The two casts are conducted by different conductors, with Director of Opera Gareth Hancock sharing the podium with Repetiteur Fellow William Cole.

Further performances: Thursday 17 May, 7pm Friday 18 May, 7pm Saturday 19 May, 7pm


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MAY16 WEDNESDAY, 10am

Piano Recital PrizesVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Combining the Christian Carpenter, Janet Duff Greet and Else Cross prizes, the programme covers piano music of contrasting periods and styles.

MAY17 THURSDAY, 10am

Isaacs and Pirani Piano Trio PrizeVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Students perform a substantial piano trio work of their choice. In memory of Harry Isaacs and Max Pirani.

MAY18 FRIDAY, 10am-1pm

Horn MasterclassVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

With Radovan Vlatković, Visiting Professor of Horn at the Academy and former Principal Horn of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.


Advanced Diploma Recital: Sooyeon LeeVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Sooyeon Lee cello Milo Harper harp Victor Lim piano

Debussy Cello Sonata Bantock Hamabdil Giovanni Sollima Alone Prokofiev Cello Sonata, Op 119

This concert explores the extraordinary diversity of cello repertoire that emerged from the 20th century in varying ensemble combinations.

MAY17 THURSDAY, 7pm

Royal Academy Opera Double BillSee page 19.

MAY17 THURSDAY, 7pm

Rhythmic Skills EnsembleVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

The Academy’s Jazz Department has been steadily turning out some of the most acclaimed young composers currently shaping the contemporary scene. Under the direction of F-IRE Collective founder and Academy Rhythmic Skills professor, Barak Schmool, the students present World of Rhythm, the 15-piece ensemble of the Rhythmic Skills class.

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MAY18 FRIDAY, 1.05pm

Percussion ShowcaseVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Neil Percy conductor Czigány, Kulmbach and Mousai Quartets

Programme to include: Steve Reich Variations for Vibes, Pianos and Strings Joe Locke Her Sanctuary Alex Woolf Cantata

Neil Percy, Head of Timpani and Percussion and Principal Percussion of the London Symphony Orchestra, delivers a wide-ranging and eclectic selection of music, demonstrating the ever-developing palette of the modern percussion ensemble and the wonderful composers who exploit its potential.

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MAY19 SATURDAY, 7pm


MAY18 FRIDAY, 6.30-7.30pm

Reviving and RecordingVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

A lecture-recital by Nazrin Rashidova, introducing her research project which explores the life of violin virtuoso Émile Sauret and his 24 Études-Caprices, Op 64. Composed during Sauret’s professorial tenure at the Academy, these works are a testament to his technical finesse. This presentation reveals some of the artistic and critical discoveries and challenges encountered in the process of making the first recording series for Naxos.


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MAY20 SUNDAY, 12 noon

Royal Academy of Music/ Kohn Foundation Bach CantatasVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: £15 (concessions £12) from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

Iain Ledingham director Rachel Podger leader Ella Taylor soprano Hamish McLaren countertenor Ossian Huskinson bass-baritone

JS Bach Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende?, BWV 27 JS Bach Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14 JS Bach Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden, BWV 47


MAY22 TUESDAY, 2.30-3.30pm

Musical Tour: The Search for Passion and PowerVenue: Museum Piano Gallery Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online

The construction of the piano was continuously challenged and improved in the Romantic era to achieve a longer-lasting, more powerful and expressive tone. Dr Elena Vorotko shows how these objectives were met in different ways by makers of grand and square fortepianos. Stodart, Broadwood, Érard and Pleyel instruments, as well as a Steinway grand piano, reveal their unique characters in the music of Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms and Rachmaninov.

MAY21 MONDAY, 12.30-1.30pm

From Cremona to London: A Curator’s TourVenue: Museum Strings Gallery Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online. Maximum of 15 people

In this specialist guided tour the Curator of Instruments, Barbara Meyer, explores the secrets and wonders of our stringed instrument collection.

A limited number of performance events take place from Monday 21 May to Friday 8 June due to student examinations.


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The Dis-playing of Musical InstrumentsVenue: Museum Piano Gallery Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online

The physical characteristics of musical instruments are often conceived as secondary to the music they make, mentioned only insofar as they are ‘ornate’. But what might the decorations, carvings and other ornamental details reveal about the visual, material and non-auditory dimensions of European music cultures? Through a series of examples from the Academy’s collection, Dr Emanuela Vai explores the tension between the ‘playing’ and ‘dis-playing’ of musical instruments, paying particular attention to ‘silenced instruments’ that were designed less for music making and more for display in a variety of viewing contexts, from private collections to public performances. Hosted by the Museum’s Curator of Instruments, Barbara Meyer.

MAY25 FRIDAY, 10.30-11.15am



MAY25 FRIDAY, 2.30-4pm

Music and Art at the Council of FlorenceVenue: Museum Piano Gallery Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online

This talk focuses on the artistic, cultural and political contexts around the great council held in Florence in 1439. The council’s aim was to unite the eastern and western churches and the arrival of a large contingent of Greeks – including the emperor and patriarch and their court of clerics, musicians, lawyers and diplomats – had a huge impact on the city of Florence. Art historian Dr Clare Hornsby, in conversation with Daniel-Ben Pienaar, considers this impact in terms of the visual arts, intellectual renaissance and liturgical music.

MAY31 THURSDAY, 12.30-2pm



JUNE1 FRIDAY, 6-7.30pm

Transforming TraditionsVenue: Museum Piano Gallery Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online

Noemi Gyori flute Katalin Koltai guitar

Discussing parallels and differences between original repertoire and transcriptions created through her Classical Flute and Guitar Project, Noemi Gyori presents the UK premiere of arrangements of Beethoven’s ‘Les Adieux’ Sonata and Giuliani’s Grand duo concertant in an intriguing lecture-recital with Katalin Koltai.


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JUNE6 WEDNESDAY, 7.30pm

Academy Voices: Transcending Borders I – GermanyVenue: Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8NX Tickets: Free tickets available from www.eventbrite.co.uk

The first in a series of 10 events during June and November 2018 celebrating Europe through song, born of a new partnership between the Academy and the Italian Cultural Institute in London. This concert features the song cycle as a distinct musical form, and includes Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte and Schumann’s Frauenliebe und -leben.

JUNE6 WEDNESDAY, 1-2pm

Drop-in Lunchtime TourVenue: Museum Ground Floor Tickets: Free, no tickets required. Maximum of 20 people; places on a first-come, first-served basis

Join this free tour of the Museum, which takes you around all three of the galleries. Meet in the Ground Floor Gallery.

JUNE8 FRIDAY, 10.30-11.15am



JUNE8 FRIDAY, 6.30-8pm

Chopin, Franchomme and the Cello SonataVenue: Museum Piano Gallery Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online

Chopin famously wrote for little other than the piano, yet within his oeuvre is a handful of pieces for cello and piano that includes the Cello Sonata, Op 65, a substantial work that gained posthumous recognition. The relative prominence of the cello has been attributed to his friend Auguste Franchomme. In this lecture-recital doctoral student Job ter Haar and Honorary Research Fellow Dr Olivia Sham explore this partnership. The session concludes with a performance of the sonata using a piano by Pleyel, Chopin’s favoured piano maker.

JUNE8 FRIDAY, 2.30-4.30pm

Privatising Chopin: From Salle to SalonVenue: Museum Piano Gallery Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online

Research student Otis Beasley presents well-known works by Chopin on instruments of the composer’s time and, through exploring ‘private’ aspects of his music, seeks to close the gap between pianist and audience.


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Violin MasterclassVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: £5 (concessions £4) from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

With Daniel Hope, Visiting Professor of Violin. This creative and versatile violinist, alumnus and valued Academy friend guides students in a variety of repertoire on this welcome return visit.


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JUNE11 MONDAY, 7pm

Organ RecitalVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Louis Vierne Organ Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op 59 René Vierne Epithalame and Offertoire from 12 Pièces de différents caractères from the Méthode pour orgue-harmonium Louis Vierne Pastorale and Carillon from 24 Pièces en style libre, Op 31

JUNE12 TUESDAY, 7.30pm

Stravinsky and Ravel: The Enchanted GardenVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Bertie Baigent and Joel Sandelson conductors

Stravinsky L’oiseau de feu Suite (1919 version) Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Mahler Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen Ravel Ma mère l’Oye (complete ballet)

Final-year Master’s conductors conduct a glittering programme of early 20th-century songs and ballets.


Orlando Piano TrioVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Laura Davies flute Leah Leong cello Francesca Orlando piano

Hummel Trio for flute, cello and piano, Op 78 Françaix Trio for flute, cello and piano Gaubert Pièce romantique for flute, cello and piano

JUNE11 MONDAY, 9.30am

Florence Woodbridge Bassoon PrizeVenue: Henry Wood Room Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Set repertoire: Timothy Bowers Bassoon Sonata

A prize for solo bassoon, adjudicated by Alan Bush Lecturer Timothy Bowers.

JUNE11 MONDAY, 10am

Elena Gerhardt Lieder Prize and Marjorie Thomas AwardVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

A recital of English, French and German songs.


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JUNE13 WEDNESDAY, 5pm

David Russell Guitar PrizeVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Set repertoire: Any fugue by JS Bach, plus one related movement from the same suite or sonata, and either a lyrical piece from the 19th or early 20th century or a work composed after 1970.

Generously supported by David Russell, this competition is open to all principal study guitarists at the Academy.


Academy Voices: Transcending Borders II – AustriaVenue: Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8NX Tickets: Free tickets available from www.eventbrite.co.uk

A concert that celebrates the greatest Austrian Lieder composers, including Schubert, Mahler and Wolf, alongside works by 20th-century masters of the Second Viennese School.


Academy Bassoon EnsembleVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

John Orford presents the Academy Bassoon Ensemble in a varied programme of original pieces and arrangements, including a new composition by Pete Stollery from the University of Aberdeen; Eric Coates’s The Dambusters March, marking the 100th anniversary of the RAF; and an arrangement by alumna Natalie Watson entitled Carnival of the Bassoons.

JUNE14 THURSDAY, 1.05pm

Demons, Gods and Fairies: A Midsummer CelebrationVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Lisa Beznosiuk director/flute Christine Lin and Grace Shih recorder Karin Cuellar Rendon, Conor Gricmanis, Sarah Walsh and Louise Ayrton violin James Orrell and Roc Fargas i Castells viola Alice Trocellier viola da gamba Miriam Nohl cello Lucie Chabard harpsichord

Lully Overture to Roland Muffat Florilegium (excerpts) Purcell Chaconne in G minor from The Fairy Queen Handel Overture to Orlando, HWV 31 Corrette La Furstemberg

The Academy Baroque Ensemble performs a summer programme of French and English music, including a suite from Purcell’s glorious opera-masque The Fairy Queen and Handel’s Overture to Orlando, an opera based on Ariosto’s epic poem.


Composers’ Project: Protest!Venue: Aures London, Unit 7, 18 Leake Street, London SE1 7NN Tickets: £5 from www.waterloofestival.com from Tuesday 3 April; £7 on the door

This evening of protest songs, new and old, is part of the Waterloo Festival, a celebration of arts, music and ideas which runs from Thursday 7 to Sunday 24 June. This year’s theme, ‘Transforming Minds’, reflects the huge changes afoot in Waterloo and across the world. The Festival is a showcase for fresh and emerging talent from all over the world.


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JUNE14 THURSDAY, 7pm

WorkingVenue: Susie Sainsbury Theatre Tickets: £12.50-£18 (concessions £10-£15, students £5) from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

Directed by Kimberley Sykes Book by Studs Terkel Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso with additional contributions by Gordon Greenberg Songs by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodger and Susan Birkhead, Stephen Schwartz and James Taylor

The Academy’s Musical Theatre Company and Orchestra present the first of two Summer shows. Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the men and women that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, the mason and the housewife, to name just a few. Nominated for six Tony Awards, this classic has been updated for a modern age, featuring new songs by Tony Award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as favourites by Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia and James Taylor.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe). All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe: www.mtishows.co.uk.

Further performances: Friday 15 June, 7pm Saturday 16 June, 2.30pm and 7pm Sunday 17 June, 2.30pm and 7pm


Musical Theatre CabaretVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: £5 from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

A late-night cabaret in the intimate setting of the Academy’s newest recital hall, devised by Musical Theatre students, follows each evening performance of Working (see above). Further details to be announced; please visit www.ram.ac.uk/events or telephone 020 7873 7300.

Further performances: Friday 15 June, 9.15pm Saturday 16 June, 9.15pm Sunday 17 June, 9.15pm


Composers’ Project: Czigány QuartetVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

The Czigány Quartet performs music by Visiting Professor of Composition Andrew Norman alongside works by Academy student composers.


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Royal Academy of Music Patrons’ Award Winners’ RecitalVenue: Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP Director: John Gilhooly, The Wigmore Hall Trust. Registered Charity No 1024838. Tickets: £15 from Wigmore Hall Box Office. See page 14 for booking details

Hiroshi Amako tenor Yi-Shing Cheng piano

Peter Dickinson Look, stranger, at this island now Dring The Enchantment Strauss Sechs Lieder, Op 17 Quilter Go, lovely rose Head When sweet Ann sings Shinichi Takada Carriage Atsutada Otaka On the stone path Chausson Quatre mélodies, Op 13 Kishio Hirao A Song to the Sea Yoshinao Nakada Song of Spring

Anna Geniushene piano

Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue in D minor, Op 87 Mozart Allegro in B flat, K 400, ‘Sophie and Constanze’ Schumann Humoreske in B flat, Op 20

Thanks to the support of the Academy’s Patrons, this award provides a showcase opportunity for Academy students. Tenor Hiroshi Amako, accompanist Yi-Shing Cheng and pianist Anna Geniushene are the proud joint recipients of the Patrons’ Award for 2018, having competed against a whole host of students for this highly prized Wigmore Hall recital.


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JUNE17 SUNDAY, 12 noon

Royal Academy of Music/ Kohn Foundation Bach CantatasVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: £15 (concessions £12) from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for details

Iain Ledingham director Johannes Pramsohler leader Elen Lloyd Roberts soprano Chris Murphy countertenor Wagner Moreira tenor Niall Anderson baritone

JS Bach Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 2 JS Bach Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen, BWV 145 JS Bach Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114


JUNE15 FRIDAY, 7pm

WorkingSee page 28.

JUNE16 SATURDAY, 2.30pm and 7pm

WorkingSee page 28.

JUNE17 SUNDAY, 2.30pm and 7pm

WorkingSee page 28.

JUNE19 TUESDAY, 2.30-3.30pm

Ancestral Voices: Cantabile MastersVenue: Museum Piano Gallery Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online

Chopin’s beautiful melodies can be projected above the accompaniment on modern pianos, but how was this achieved on early 19th-century fortepianos? Dr Elena Vorotko discusses the instruments that inspired the cantabile masters.

JUNE18 MONDAY, 7pm

Chamber Music of La GuitaromanieVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Mario Kurtjak and Mihael Majetic guitar Meliza Metzger soprano Shir Victoria Levy violin Laura MacDonald cello

Giuliani Tre cavatine; Variazioni concertanti, Op 130 Fossa Grand Trio Concertante, Op 18 No 3


Baroque HarpVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

A programme of rich and esoteric music favoured by Charles I on the Baroque triple harp. Curated by Frances Kelly, the Academy’s Early Harp Tutor.


Horn Chamber MusicVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Alexei Watkins horn Tabitha Reynolds mezzo-soprano Megumi Tanimura violin Alex Woolf and Joseph Havlat piano

Alex Woolf new work (world premiere) Brahms Horn Trio in E flat, Op 40

JUNE15 FRIDAY, 9.15pm

CabaretSee page 28.

JUNE16 SATURDAY, 9.15pm

CabaretSee page 28.

JUNE17 SUNDAY, 9.15pm

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Trombone ChoirVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online

Matthew Gee director Czigány Quartet

Anon Ricercare Georg Friedrich Haas Trombone Octet Gary Carpenter Fischietto è morto Brahms arr Matthew Knight Geistliches Lied, Op 30

Academy trombone professor Matthew Gee, Principal Trombone of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and member of Ensemble in Residence Septura, leads students in a varied programme, including the London premiere of Gary Carpenter’s Fischietto è morto.


Alumni Network: RAM Club Prize FinalVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Selected finalists compete in the RAM Club Prize to win a full recital at the Academy in the 2018-19 season. The competition is held in association with the Vivian Langrish Memorial Trust, which awards a prize for the best accompanist.

JUNE19 TUESDAY, 7pm

Cello EnsembleVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online

Josephine Knight director/cello

Fauré arr Blaise Déjardin Cantique de Jean Racine Gardel arr James Barralet Por una cabeza Barber arr James Barralet Adagio for Strings Lalo Schifrin arr James Barralet Theme from Mission Impossible Klengel Hymnus for 12 cellos, Op 57 Hans Zimmer arr James Barralet Theme from Pirates of the Caribbean

The Academy Cello Ensemble, led today by our Alfredo Piatti Chair of Cello, Josephine Knight, takes us on a journey from French choral music to thrilling film scores, beautifully transcribed for massed cellos.


Academy Voices: Transcending Borders III – ScandinaviaVenue: Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8NX Tickets: Free tickets available from www.eventbrite.co.uk

With soundscapes that reflect their unique homelands, Academy Voices presents a programme of works by Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish composers, including Grieg, Nielsen, Sibelius, Stenhammar and Rangström.


Behn QuartetVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Jack Body Three Transcriptions Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op 10

A performance by CAVATINA Chamber Music Fellows the Behn Quartet. New Zealand composer Jack Body’s work recreates the sounds of the Madagascan zither, Chinese jaw harps and Bulgarian village bands, transcribed for string quartet.

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Royal Academy of Music and Tokyo University of the ArtsVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: £10 (concessions £8) from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

Trevor Pinnock conductor Julie Svěcená violin Yugo Inoue viola

Beethoven Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op 43 Mozart Sinfonia concertante in E flat, K 364 Beethoven Symphony No 3 in E flat, Op 55, ‘Eroica’

This collaboration celebrates the Academy’s friendship with Japan and, in particular, its close links with Tokyo University of the Arts, also known as Tokyo Geidai. A joint orchestra from both establishments will be performing in London, Oxford and Tokyo under esteemed conductor Trevor Pinnock, Principal Guest Conductor of the Academy Chamber Orchestra.

The ‘Eroica’ Symphony is one of the most radically compelling masterpieces of the early 19th century and inhabits a world of struggle and resolution. It shares thematic material with Beethoven’s ballet The Creatures of Prometheus. Mozart’s well-known and beguiling Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola features a soloist from each institution.

JUNE22 FRIDAY, 7.30pm Venue: Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AZ Tickets: £8-£25 (students £5 off, under 18s 50% off) from www.musicatoxford.com, telephone 01865 244806

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JUNE22 FRIDAY, 2.30-4pm

Listening to RecordingsVenue: Museum Piano Gallery Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Daniel-Ben Pienaar discusses examples of outstanding pianism and music making from nearly a century of recordings of Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B minor.

JUNE22 FRIDAY, 10am-1pm

Piano MasterclassVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

With Visiting Professor of Piano Pascal Rogé, eminent soloist and distinguished recording artist.


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Violin MasterclassVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: £5 (concessions £4) from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

Much loved international violinist, inspirational teacher and Visiting Professor of Violin Tasmin Little shares her perceptive insights into the art of violin playing in another of her highly communicative masterclasses.

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Piano Festival

Welcome to the Academy’s annual Summer Piano Festival, celebrating the creative range of repertoire played by our pianists and curated by Professor Joanna MacGregor, the Academy’s Head of Piano.

From Schubert’s Late Piano Sonatas and a Voyage through Haydn Trios, to chamber music and cutting-edge multimedia collaborations, dip in and out of as many free events as you like.

The Festival ends with a performance of Ligeti’s exhilarating Piano Concerto.

All Piano Festival events are free, no tickets required. Please visit www.ram.ac.uk/pianofest for full details.

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JUNE25 MONDAY, 11am-12 noon

Lecture-Recital: Telling a StoryVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall

Most music features an underpinning structure, but many pieces also have a narrative. George Fu explores storytelling through the lens of aesthetics and critical theory, with examples from Chopin’s Ballade in A flat, Op 47, Messiaen’s Le Loriot and Mozart’s Piano Sonata in C, K 330.

JUNE25 MONDAY, 1-6pm

Piano RollsVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall

1pm: Kirsty Chaplin piano, Iona McDonald violin, Laura MacDonald cello

Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor, Op 1 No 3 Shostakovich Piano Trio in E minor, Op 67 No 2

2pm: Lucy Humphris trumpet, Harry Rylance piano

Purcell Sonata in D Ravel arr Lucy Humphris Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera Messiaen 20 Regards sur l’enfant Jésus, Nos 11 and 16 Jolivet Trumpet Concerto No 2 Piazzolla Tango Études Seiber Dance Suite

3pm: Amanzi Quartet with XinRu Chen piano

Beethoven Piano Quartet in E flat, Op 16 Noskowski Piano Quartet in D minor, Op 8

4pm: Tritium Trio with David Shaw violin

Philip Cashian Aquila Jörg Widmann Nachtstück Brett Dean Night Window Per Nørgård after Schubert Nacht und Träume

5pm: Antoine Préat piano, Constantin Riccardi and Jure Smirnov Oštir violin, Toby Cook viola, Marc Trembovelski cello

Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 44 Dohnányi Piano Quintet in E flat minor, Op 26


Stories, Landscapes and JourneysVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall

Collaborations in poetry, film and music with Academy pianists Thormod Rønning Kvam, Fee Blumenthaler, Hyun-Jeong Hwang, Cheongbin Yu, Hok Chun Chung, Chuanshan Wang, George Fu and Amiran Zenaishvili and actors from Drama Centre London: Nicolas Lewis, Adam Wilmhurst, Venus Crofts, Rachael Benjamin, Aarushi Ganju, Jemma Tonken, Paulina Davey, Kitty Parker and Joshua Rogers.

Directed by singer Sarah Gabriel and theatre director Richard Williams, these performances fuse classical music with words from the New York Beat Generation, Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, contemporary Londoners and The Mahābhārata.

JUNE26 TUESDAY, 10.30-11.30am

Lecture-Recital: Schubert’s Late Piano SonatasVenue: Museum Piano Gallery

Yehuda Inbar discusses Schubert’s late piano style, with illustrations from the composer’s final sonatas.

JUNE26 TUESDAY, 11.30am-1pm

Film with MusicVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall

Film aficionado, composer and pianist Neil Brand demonstrates the art of accompanying film alongside student pianists Isis Larrère, Kat Ho Fu, Kevin Suherman, Adam Repa, Janice Wijaya and Yang Xu.


Bukolika Piano TrioVenue: Duke’s Hall

Anna Szałucka piano, Roma Tic violin, Joanna Gutowska cello

Schubert Piano Trio in E flat, Op 100


Schubert’s Late Piano SonatasVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall

No 17 in D, D 850 Ariel Lanyi No 18 in G, D 894 Yehuda Inbar No 19 in C minor, D 958 Galin Ganchev No 20 in A, D 959 Francesca Orlando No 21 in B flat, D 960 Alexandra Balog


Dialogues I: The French SchoolVenue: Museum Piano Gallery

Louise Cournarie curates the first of three dialogues between pianists and harpsichordists – including Yundi Xu, Anna Geniushene, Andrew Gallacher, Marco Pérez Aguilar and Lucie Chabard – in music by French Baroque composers.

JUNE26 TUESDAY, 3-4pm

Dialogues II: The English SchoolVenue: Museum Piano Gallery

Louise Cournarie explores Purcell, Handel and Blow with pianists and harpsichordists.


JUNE27 WEDNESDAY, 11.30am-5.30pm

Voyage through Haydn’s Piano TriosVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall

Adrian Brendel directs a day exploring Haydn’s piano trios, featuring Joanna MacGregor and student pianists XinRu Chen, Mihály Berecz, Rebecca Leung, Mateusz Duda, Bocheng Wang, Gabrielė Sutkutė, Julia Klimek, Ignas Maknickas and Isata Kanneh-Mason.

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Piano, Multimedia, FilmVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall

Cutting-edge collaborations directed by Belle Chen.

Landscapes and Wilderness: Bella Tang performs Martin’s Préludes with projected illustrations by Tina Tang. Jenny Rutherford explores nature through Messiaen’s La colombe and Chant d’extase dans un paysage triste and Cage’s In a Landscape with dance collaborations.

Mussorgsky’s Shadow: Inna Montesclaros reimagines Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition with lights and shadow play, collaborating with artist Marijke Keyser.

JUNE27 WEDNESDAY, 10-11.10am

Haydn on KeyboardsVenue: Museum Piano Gallery

Variations in F minor, Hob XVII:6 Alim Beisembayev Sonata in E flat, Hob XVI:49 Yuemeng Li Fantasia in C, Hob XVII:4 Isata Kanneh-Mason Sonata in F, Hob XVI:23 Julia Isaksson Sonata in C, Hob XVI:50 Hyun-Jeong Hwang

JUNE27 WEDNESDAY, 11.30am-12.30pm

Mozart from the KeyboardVenue: Duke’s Hall

Christian Sandrin director/piano

Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478 Mozart Piano Concerto in A, K 414


Music for Two PianosVenue: Duke’s Hall

Andrei Iliushkin and Antoine Préat piano

Rachmaninov Suite No 1, Op 5 Schumann/Debussy Six Études in Canon Form, Op 56 Nos 1, 3 and 4 Ravel Rhapsodie espagnole Gershwin I Got Rhythm Variations William Bolcom The Serpent’s Kiss

JUNE27 WEDNESDAY, 2.30-5.30pm

Piano, Multimedia, FilmVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall

Umberto Laureti teams up with guitarist Fabricio Mattos for two-handed card games, featuring 18th-century French cards from the Academy Museum’s Spencer Collection. From Frescobaldi to contemporary music, and featuring film excerpts from Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon and Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard.

Belle Chen recreates Global Soundscapes – from the spice markets of Istanbul to the streets of China – with percussionist Beibei Wang, perfumer Nadjib Achaibou and Les Flâneurs. Featuring music by Ravel, Poulenc, Mompou, Scarlatti, Piazzolla and Fazil Say.


Dialogues III: The Classical SchoolVenue: Museum Piano Gallery

Louise Cournarie explores Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert on Broadwood and Viennese fortepianos and modern pianos.


Finale: Ligeti’s LegacyVenue: Duke’s Hall

William Cole conductor Joseph Havlat piano Festival Ensemble

William Marsey new work (world premiere) Hans Abrahamsen Märchenbilder Ligeti Piano Concerto

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Academy Voices: Transcending Borders IV – HungaryVenue: Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8NX Tickets: Free tickets available from www.eventbrite.co.uk

A recital that celebrates Hungary’s greatest composer, Liszt, featuring songs in French, German, Hungarian and Italian.


Ravel and Vaughan WilliamsVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Tamsin Raitt soprano Hannah Bennett mezzo-soprano Hiroshi Amako tenor Paul Grant baritone Shiori Hosoda piano

Ravel Histoires naturelles Vaughan Williams The House of Life; The Last Invocation; The Love-Songs of the Birds


The Sweet Smell of SuccessVenue: Susie Sainsbury Theatre Tickets: £12.50-£18 (concessions £10-£15, students £5) from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

Directed by Hannah Chissick Music by Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics by Craig Carnelia Book by John Guare Based on the novel by Ernest Lehman and the MGM/United Artists motion picture

The Academy’s Musical Theatre Company and Orchestra present the second of two Summer shows. Based on the 1957 movie of the same name, The Sweet Smell of Success tells the story of a powerful newspaper columnist named JJ Hunsecker who uses his connections to ruin his sister’s relationship with a man he deems inappropriate.

Nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Sweet Smell of Success was first presented on Broadway in 2002 under the direction of Nicholas Hytner, starring John Lithgow, who won Best Actor for his performance. Featuring a smoking jazz score, in the current climate of ‘fake news’, the show is now timelier than ever.

This amateur production of The Sweet Smell of Success is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD.

Further performances: Friday 29 June, 7pm Saturday 30 June, 2.30pm and 7pm Sunday 1 July, 2.30pm and 7pm


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JUNE29 FRIDAY, 1.05pm

Harp Department ShowcaseVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Harp students perform solos, duets and quartets, including Paul Patterson’s Mosquitoes and Gavin Greenaway’s Three Figures.


Musical Tour: Development of the PianoVenue: Museum Piano Gallery Tickets: Free tickets available from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details. These tickets will not be available online

Honorary Research Fellow Dr Elena Vorotko gives a specialist guided tour of the Academy Museum’s historic keyboard collection, providing an insight into how the instrument has developed over 300 years. Enjoy a rare chance to hear and see inside our period instruments.


Haydn Symphony WorkshopVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Margaret Faultless director

Haydn Symphony No 93 in D, Hob I:93

For the third year running we assemble the largest period instrument orchestra of the year for an intensive one-day project exploring the first of Haydn’s ‘London’ Symphonies. Towards the end of the day, the workshop will open to the public; we invite you to eavesdrop and witness the Historical Performance Department in action.



Musical Theatre CabaretVenue: Angela Burgess Recital Hall Tickets: £5 from the Academy’s Box Office; see page 42 for full details

A late-night cabaret in the intimate setting of the Academy’s newest recital hall, devised by Musical Theatre students, follows each evening performance of The Sweet Smell of Success (see left). Further details to be announced; please visit www.ram.ac.uk/events or telephone 020 7873 7300.

Further performances: Friday 29 June, 10pm Saturday 30 June, 10pm Sunday 1 July, 10pm

JUNE29 FRIDAY, 7pm

The Sweet Smell of SuccessSee page 38.

JUNE30 SATURDAY, 2.30pm and 7pm


JUNE29 FRIDAY, 10pm

CabaretSee left.


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JULY4 WEDNESDAY, 7.30pm

Academy Voices: Transcending Borders V – Great BritainVenue: Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8NX Tickets: Free tickets available from www.eventbrite.co.uk

To close the Northern European leg of the series, Academy Voices return to Great Britain with four centuries of English song, from Dowland to James MacMillan.

JULY1 SUNDAY, 2.30pm and 7pm


JUNE30 SATURDAY, 10pm

CabaretSee page 39.

JULY1 SUNDAY, 10pm

CabaretSee page 39.

JUNE30 SATURDAY, 3.45pm

Junior Academy Symphony OrchestraVenue: Duke’s Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

Jonathon Heyward conductor Lena Segal violin

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 2 in G minor, Op 63 Shostakovich Symphony No 15 in A, Op 141

Academy alumnus Jonathon Heyward, Assistant Conductor of the Hallé Orchestra and winner of the International Competition for Young Conductors in Besançon, presents an all-Russian programme.

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JULY6 FRIDAY, 10.30am-1pm and 2-4.30pm

New Elizabethan AwardVenue: David Josefowitz Recital Hall Tickets: Free, no tickets required

The Academy is delighted to collaborate with the Worshipful Company of Musicians in hosting the final Selection Round of the inaugural New Elizabethan Award, adjudicated by Judith Weir CBE, John Gilhooly OBE, Dame Emma Kirkby, Nigel North, Craig Ogden, Fabio Zanon and Michael Lewin (chair). This international biennial award is for classical guitarists and lutenists for the performance of solo and/or ensemble music by composers from the two Elizabethan ages. For full details please visit www.wcom.org.uk/new-elizabethan-award.

JULY13-15 FRIDAY-SUNDAY

Weekend Vocal WorkoutVenue: Various venues around the Academy Tickets: £140 for the weekend; bursaries available. See www.ram.ac.uk/vocalworkout, telephone 020 7873 7390 or email [email protected] for full details

Friday 13 July, 5-8.30pm Saturday 14 July, 9.45am-8pm Sunday 15 July, 10am-8pm

Now in its 13th year, the unique Weekend Vocal Workout at the Academy offers aspiring singers the opportunity to explore their potential through an intensive programme of practical workshops and masterclasses. Directed by voice expert Mary King, taster sessions led by experienced professionals will cover a range of musical genres, including musical theatre, gospel and jazz, and each participant will be given individual feedback in a solo masterclass. Professional development discussions held throughout the weekend will give practical advice on embarking on a career in singing. An informal performance will round off the weekend.

The weekend is open to anyone over the age of 16 on Friday 13 July 2018. Deadline for applications: Friday 11 May.

JULY11 WEDNESDAY, 7pm

Academy Song Circle at the Austrian Cultural ForumVenue: Austrian Cultural Forum, 28 Rutland Gate, London SW7 1PQ Tickets: Limited free tickets available from www.acflondon.org, telephone 020 7225 7300

Students from Academy Song Circle return to the Austrian Cultural Forum to perform songs by Austria’s three greatest Lieder composers: Schubert, Wolf and Mahler.

JULY5 THURSDAY, 1-2pm

Hitting the Right Note: Amazing Women of the AcademyVenue: Museum Exhibition Gallery Tickets: Free, no tickets required. Maximum of 20 people; places on a first-come, first-served basis

Join our Museum Curator, Gabrielle Gale, for a tour of the new temporary exhibition. In this centenary year of Women’s Suffrage, we celebrate some of the extraordinary Academy women who helped to break down barriers and make their voices (and instruments) heard. For further information please see page 42.


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H O W T O B O O K

Most events are free, with no tickets required. Please note that events which are free but with tickets required cannot be booked online.

PATRONS’ PRIORITY BOOKINGPriority booking days for Patrons for all ticketed events: Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 April. Open 10am-4pm, by telephone, in person and online at www.ram.ac.uk/events. For more information on how to become a Patron please call Sarah Hearne on 020 7873 7428 or email [email protected].

GENERAL BOOKING

Early-bird booking for all ticketed eventsFriday 6 April. Open 10am-4pm by telephone and in person.

Online bookingFrom 10am on Friday 6 April at ram.ac.uk/events. Telephone and in-person booking from Monday 16 April. Open 10am-4pm, Monday-Friday.

All telephone bookings: 020 7873 7300 The Academy has a telephone queuing system; your call will be answered as soon as the previous customer’s transaction has been completed.

Bach Cantatas, www.ram.ac.uk/bach2018 performances are on sale online now.Booking by telephone and in person will resume on Monday 16 April.

Tickets can be collected during Box Office hours, or from 45 minutes before the performance.Doors open 30 minutes before the performance.

Detailed information on attending events, step-free access, travelling to the Academy and more is available at www.ram.ac.uk/events or call the Box Office.

M A S T E R C L A S S E S

The Royal Academy of Music is a full-time educational institution. Every day during term-time, our students work intensively with their tutors, professors, Visiting Professors and other experts.

Most of our work takes place out of the public eye, in an environment that enables our students to explore their individual creative identities. Our masterclasses give you insights into these thought processes, and into the sophisticated technical details that must be perfectly executed to make a performance complete. We are delighted to share them with you, but please note that they do not normally include opportunities for audience participation.

The Academy’s programme of masterclasses is kindly supported by the Thompson Family Charitable Trust and the American Society for the Royal Academy of Music.

C O M P E T I T I O N S

The public are welcome to attend Academy competitions. All details are subject to change, so please visit www.ram.ac.uk/events or contact the Prizes Administrator before travelling: telephone 020 7873 7308 or email [email protected].

V I S I T O U R M U S E U M

Explore unique instruments, manuscripts and art, and discover behind-the-scenes stories from the Academy, the UK’s oldest conservatoire.

• Three themed galleries• Temporary exhibitions• Guided tours• Keyboard demonstrations• Special events and lecture-recitals• Events for families and children’s trails

The Museum is open weekdays 11.30am-5.30pm and Saturdays 12 noon-4pm (closed December and public holidays).

Visit our temporary exhibition space on the Ground Floor for two new exhibitions: • Monday 16 April to Friday 8 June: Experience a work in sound and vision with an installation by composition student Justin Weiss and gain insight into the composer’s process. • From Friday 29 June: In this centenary year of Women’s Suffrage, Hitting the Right Note: Amazing Women of the Royal Academy of Music celebrates some of the extraordinary Academy women who helped to break down barriers and make their voices (and their instruments) heard. See a 1930s graduation dress, an original score by pioneering composer Alice Mary Smith, an Epstein bust of Myra Hess and a colourful ‘Map of Form’ by contemporary composer Augusta Read Thomas. Hear interviews and delve deeper into fascinating stories of Academy women on our new interactive touchscreen.

Admission is free. More information about the Museum, its collections and activities is available at www.ram.ac.uk/museum.

On the Ground Floor of the Museum, the Academy Chimes shop has a wide range of printed music, books and accessories, as well as Academy-themed gifts. Open weekdays 9am-5.30pm and Saturdays 9am-4pm; telephone 020 7873 7400 or visit www.ram.ac.uk/academy-chimes.

Filming and PhotographyMany of our events are filmed and photographed for the Academy’s archive and promotional purposes. No unauthorised photography or recording is permitted.


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To hire Academy performers for your events, please contact the External Bookings Manager: telephone 020 7873 7304 or email [email protected].

K E E P I N T O U C H

To receive Academy event updates by post or email, please send your contact details to [email protected] or telephone 020 7873 7433.

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A L U M N I N E T W O R K

www.ram.ac.uk/alumni

Alumni can join the Academy’s worldwide Alumni Network, which provides an extensive social network across many platforms, hosts events across the UK, and offers professional networking support for those who have left.

We look forward to welcoming alumni of all generations at our new series of mini-reunion events, featuring exclusive post-performance social opportunities to meet and greet performers, conductors, associate artists, staff and each other.

H O W T O F I N D U S

The Academy stands at the edge of Marylebone Village on Marylebone Road, a few minutes’ walk from either Baker Street or Regent’s Park tube station.

S T E P - F R E E A C C E S SThe front of the Academy has recently been re-landscaped to incorporate permanent ramped access to the Main Entrance Hall. We are proud that we can offer appropriate access to all parts of the Main Building and the York Gate Building, where our friendly staff will welcome you and provide further assistance and directions if required. Access to all performance venues at the Academy is now step-free.


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It’s personalLeaving a gift in your will is a very personal decision.

After you have seen to your family’s needs, it’s also a perfect way to ensure that your love for music lives on forever in our talented, dedicated students and staff. And we will work with you to ensure that it only supports projects that you’re passionate about.

Please contact Sarah Hearne, Development Officeron 020 7873 7428 or [email protected] to talk about the vital impact you could make when you remember the Academy in your will.

www.ram.ac.uk/support

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It’s personalLeaving a gift in your will is a very personal decision.

After you have seen to your family’s needs, it’s also a perfect way to ensure that your love for music lives on forever in our talented, dedicated students and staff. And we will work with you to ensure that it only supports projects that you’re passionate about.

Please contact Sarah Hearne, Development Officeron 020 7873 7428 or [email protected] to talk about the vital impact you could make when you remember the Academy in your will.

www.ram.ac.uk/support

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SHINE A LIGHT FOR THE NEXT GENER ATION

Today, we invite you to take your place as part of music history.

When you make a gift in support of the Susie Sainsbury Theatre, we’d be delighted to recognise your generosity with an inscription on a crystal light, wall plate or seat. Recognition opportunities start with gifts of £50 or more.

Please visit ram.ac.uk/shininglight to learn more or make your gift. Thank you.

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ORGANISATIONSAF Trust CompanyAmbrose and Ann Appelbe TrustThe American Society for the Royal Academy of Music (ASRAM)Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Norman Ayrton Scholarship TrustBackstage TrustThe Band TrustBell MusicThe Ben Loyal TrustBlue Badge StyleBolivia ClasicaThe John Brockway Huntington FoundationCalleva FoundationThe Carr-Gregory TrustCHK Charities LimitedWinifred Christie TrustClemence Charitable TrustThe John S Cohen FoundationContemporary Arts TrustCranshaw CorporationThe D’Oyly Carte Charitable TrustThe Howard de Walden EstateAlex and William de Winton TrustDerwent London plcDisney Theatrical ProductionsThe Worshipful Company of DrapersThe George Drexler FoundationThe Ann Driver TrustEMI Music Sound FoundationEnstar CapitalToni V Fell Musical Charitable TrustAllan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable TrustGerald Finzi Charitable Trust

Fishmongers’ Company’s Charitable TrustThe Amaryllis Fleming FoundationFoyle FoundationCharlotte Fraser FoundationThe Albert and Eugenie Frost Music TrustFuture of Russia FoundationGatsby Charitable FoundationGolden Charitable TrustLucille Graham TrustThe Grand Duo Charitable TrustMabel Harper TrustDerek Hill FoundationThe Charles Michael Holloway Charitable TrustIndependent OperaInternational Music and Art FoundationInternational Students HouseThe Cosman Keller Art and Music TrustJAL Japan AirlinesJohn Lewis PartnershipJoseph and Jill Karaviotis FoundationKhodorkovsky FoundationThe Honourable Society of Knights of the Round TableKohn FoundationThe Larkin TrustLeverhulme TrustLeverhulme Trade Charities TrustThe Richard Lewis/Jean Shanks TrustPhilip Loubser FoundationLoudwater Partners LtdThe Lynn FoundationJohn Lyon’s CharityThe Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust The Mackintosh FoundationThe McLaren TrustThe Mills Williams Foundation

Mishcon de ReyaGM Morrison Charitable TrustThe Patron’s FundThe Performing Right Society LtdPF Charitable TrustThe Stanley Picker Charitable TrustRadcliffe TrustThe Patrick Rowland FoundationSantander UniversitiesShoresh Charitable TrustSickle FoundationSkyrme Hart Charitable TrustThe Martin G Smith FoundationSnowdon TrustSouth Square TrustSt Marylebone Educational FoundationSteel Charitable TrustSteinway & SonsThe JMCMRJ Sorrell FoundationThe Bernard Sunley Charitable FoundationJohn Thaw FoundationThe Thompson Family Charitable TrustThe Constance Travis Charitable TrustThe Kurt Weill Foundation for Music Inc Jo Weinberg Flute AwardThe Clarence Westbury FoundationThe Wolfson Foundation

INDIVIDUALS Dame Jenny Abramsky DBECharles and Claire AlexanderFarid AlizadehThe Alizadeh FamilyAngela BakerMikhail Bakhtiarov and Svetlana Besfamilnaya

Sally BoxNicholas and Joanna BreachAlan BrownJohn BurgessLord and Lady BurnsJohn and Vera ChownGordon and Olive ClarkJames ColesRobert and Laura CoryMiranda CurtisGeoffrey and Anne De’AthMark and Margaret ElliottProf Margaret FaultlessMatthew and Sally FerreyBarbara Fisher OBEMichael FossNeil and Debbie FranksJoyce FretwellGeoffrey GilbertProf Michael GilsenanCharles and Analida GrahamPeter Hardy and the Friends of the Clumber StudioHilary HartRosamund HatteySundari HellerCindy HoMiriam KeoghValerie KleemanDudley and Rose LeighDame Felicity Lott DBEPatricia, Lady LousadaSimon LyonsRaffy and Joanne ManoukianDonald MeadJane and David MetterVincent MeyerMarliese MyerscoughBarbara Ann NashWilliam and Sarah NewsomJames and Caroline NobleMiranda OatesW Robert Ogden Catherine OsborneJudith ParkerTimothy ParkerAnthony and Suki Pay

Prof Richard Portes CBERichard and Alice PortnoyVanda RentonCarolyn RichardsClive Richards OBE and Sylvia RichardsSir Simon RobeyNellie RomanoSir George Russell CBE and Lady RussellLord Sainsbury of TurvilleLady Sainsbury of Turville CBEDr Frances SlaterSir James SpoonerLord and Lady Stevenson of CoddenhamJohn Streets MBEJohn and Bonnie SuchetRosamund SykesValentine ThomasChristopher TolleyProf Sir Richard Trainor KBE & Prof Marguerite DupreeAnthony and Peta TravisMary Tredennick, in honour of her sister, JoySidney ValleyDr Elena Vorotko and Richard BridgesDavid WakefieldEric WarneThe Rev’d John Wates OBE and Carol WatesLucy White and Juliet DaveyGwenan WilliamsDamian WisniewskiDavid Witherow and Elizabeth WrightRichard and Jacqueline Worswick

WE ALSO THANK THOSE DONORS WHO WISH TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS

Philanthropy plays an important role in the life of the Academy. We wish to thank the donors listed who have given £1,000 or more over the last 18 months.

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