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A new pioneering performance simulation facility pushes technology further than ever before at the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ, as two new spaces combine state-of-the-art acoustic simulation technology with the visual graphics engines that drive the latest video games.

3D models of eight rare woodwind instruments protects against conservation concerns around the playability of historical instruments due to their fragility, allowing greater engagement opportunities for ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ students, professional musicians and Museum visitors.

For the second consecutive year, the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ has achieved first place for universities with fewer than 5000 students in the People & Planet University League table.

The 2023 Big Give Christmas Challenge broke the previous year’s achievement for the 14th year running.

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ opened a new teaching room named after ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ alumna Jill Anderson at a memorial event in her honour.

Help unlock £60,000 of funding this festive season through the UK’s biggest digital match funding campaign.

Managing Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Williams, will join the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ as Director on 1 September 2024.

How does music and the arts impact wellbeing in South American cities? Dr Tania Lisboa and researchers from the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Centre for Performance Science lead the way.

Over summer 2023, the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ refurbished the Britten Theatre, replacing all the audience seating to improve comfort levels and sight lines.

Five ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ clarinettists have secured positions with the UK’s leading orchestras.

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Philharmonic's unique recording of Toussaint L'Ouverture features in the National Portrait Gallery.

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ (ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ) achieved the highest rating of Gold for its outstanding teaching, delivery of student experience and outcomes in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ has been ranked as the global No. 1 institution for performing arts in the 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject, holding this position for the second consecutive year.

A new donation by Victoria, Lady Robey enables artists from underrepresented backgrounds to visit the College.

The 2022 Big Give Christmas Challenge broke the previous year’s achievement for the 13th year running.

A week of activities for staff and students encouraged sustainable practices, on the heels of the College's top ranking in People and Planet university league table.

A ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Museum project has been awarded a £33,000 grant from the Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport (DCMS) and the Wolfson Foundation.

This initiative offers talented, young musicians the opportunity to collaborate with global peers and learn from inspiring teachers in a technologically advanced environment.

The decade-long fundraising Campaign has drawn to a close, thanks to the generosity of our supporters.

Help unlock £60,000 of funding through the UK’s biggest digital match funding campaign.

The Wolfson Centre in Music & Material Culture is now open to the public.

After 15 years on the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Council, Jane Barker was appointed Vice President in December 2021.

Laura Mekhail performed as part of an event celebrating access to arts education.

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ has unveiled the newly named Carne Room, in recognition of nearly two decades of support from Philip Carne MBE HonÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ.

The gift from Jane Avery in memory of Robert Avery, whose family fled persecution in Europe, will support the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s outreach work.

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, President of the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ, officially opened the newly transformed building during a special visit to the institution in December.

The 2021 Big Give Christmas Challenge broke the previous year’s achievement for the 11th year running.

Bob Wigley, a long-standing supporter of the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ, held a celebratory concert with special guests including Danielle de Niese.

Violence against women, environmental issues and the digital landscape are just a few of the themes explored by recent ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ graduates.

A total of 26 musicians from the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Junior Department are joining the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain for 2022. This is a record number of ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵJD musicians selected for the orchestra in recent years.

Elgar’s trombone, a famous bust of Ralph Vaughan Williams and the earliest known portrait of Franz Liszt are just a few of the highlights of the new exhibition at the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Museum.

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ is delighted to have been selected to take part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge, the UK’s biggest match funding campaign, for the eleventh year.

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ has joined with three international partners to launch the Global Conservatoire.

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ is the first conservatoire in Europe to extend its digital resource offering in partnership with the Henle Library app.

Six new annual scholarships will support students, beginning in the 2021-22 academic year.

The 2020 Big Give Christmas Challenge resulted in a record £131,594 raised for the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Scholarships Fund.

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ has held its first virtual information event for those interested in legacy giving.

ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ named top institution for performing arts in the UK for sixth consecutive year and top in Europe.

ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Junior Department student, Jacky Zhang, was awarded the first prize in the ‘UK Piano Open’ International Piano Competition which was held in London from 27–29 November 2020.

ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ researchers have co-authored a new textbook guiding musicians through the process of designing, conducting, analysing and communicating music research.

Members of the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ community have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ's internationally renowned collection of musical materials has been awarded Designated status by Arts Council England.

The Centre for Performance Science has launched a study to investigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on professionals in the arts and culture sectors.

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ is proud to once again partner with The Big Give for their annual fundraising appeal.

Four ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ singers are to perform lead roles in a production of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess in Vienna this October.

Performances from students and messages from Chairman Black and Director Colin Lawson featured in the College’s first virtual fundraising event.

Five ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ alumni have been nominated for this year’s Ivors Composer Awards.

This generous legacy gift will help enrich students’ lives and studies.

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ is delighted to have received a gift of ten Blüthner Model A upright pianos from the Alfred-Reinhold-Foundation.

A partnership between the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ and The Innovation Consultancy Ltd will enable users to rehearse and perform virtually in a range of major UK venues.

Five ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ musicians have been announced as LPO Foyle Future First members for 2020/21 and one ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵJD musician joins the LPO Junior Artist scheme this year.

The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ was placed first among UK conservatoires for music for the second consecutive year.

HRH The Prince of Wales honours Sir Antonio Pappano, Jonas Kaufmann and other celebrated musicians at ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ ceremony

The new partnership with the digital sheet music library offers students access to hundreds of thousands of scores.

The series, entitled ‘The Modern Musician: Past, Present and Future’, is designed to explore the music industry today and how its future might evolve.

A collaboration with the Committee of Chinese Musical Instrument Museums and Collections has ensured around 200 ancient musical instruments from the collection of the Hunan Museum in Changsha, China is accessible online.

Scholarship designed to remove financial barriers for talented singers from around the world to study full-time at the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Opera Studio.

Manuscripts and music books, including scores by ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Elizabeth Maconchy, have been restored.