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Plínio Fernandes, Tom Fetherstonhaugh , Braimah and Sheku Kanneh-Mason studied together at the Academy and recently performed with the Fantasia Orchestra . 🎼 Find out about our campaign which will support extraordinary musicians like them and more > bit.ly/3DlKvyS

'It was one of the most exciting musical journeys of my life.' 🗽 🎼 As part of our SIDE-BY-SIDE scheme, the Zenith Quartet toured with the Czech Philharmonic. Academy cellist Julius Maknickas shares his experience performing at Carnegie Hall> bit.ly/thestrad

Our Resounding Shores series continues later this month with a concert directed by Eamonn Dougan📯🎶 Enjoy this clip of Eamonn performing Purcell's 'O sing unto the Lord' with our students last term 👇

Happy birthday to Honorary Member of the Academy Cynthia Erivo 🎂 📷 Frances Marshall

On 15 January, Academy Master's student Noah Zhou will take to the stage at Wigmore Hall as part of the Academy’s Piano Series at this iconic venue. Listen to Noah perform on BBC Radio 3's In Tune (47.28) > bit.ly/40hRCjM

Today, Academy students bring Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire to life in a melodrama blending poetry and music for our Students Create Festival 🎼 January's Object of the Month is a mounted photograph bearing Schoenberg’s autograph and a musical inscription. Find out more here >

Today would have been Kenny Wheeler's 95th birthday. In honour of this day, the second single from forthcoming album 'Some Days Are Better', featuring the Academy Jazz Orchestra and Frost Jazz Orchestra, is out now. Listen to 'Everybody Knows It' 💽> lnk.to/Everybody_Know…

A real pleasure to be in audience for tonight’s Foyle Future Firsts pre-concert performance at Southbank Centre featuring members of London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO Foyle Future Firsts & students from Royal Academy of Music. Lovely little programme featuring Stravinsky, Missy Mazzoli & Ravel. Bravo!

Our Jazz Department joined the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and British jazz legends to record Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores, an album of rarely heard works by Kenny Wheeler 💽 Ahead of release on 31 Jan, Nick Smart and John Daversa spoke to UK Jazz News> bit.ly/ukjazznews

Happy birthday to Lin-Manuel Miranda 🎂✨ Lin-Manuel received an Honorary Doctorate at our special Bicentenary Graduation in 2022 🎓 📷 Frances Marshall

Last term Academy students performed SIDE-BY-SIDE with members of the Dunedin Consort in a Resounding Shores concert 🎼 Enjoy this clip of John Butt directing Purcell's 'Hail! Bright Cecilia'👇🏻 Resounding Shores continues this Sunday. Book tickets here > bit.ly/3PDd8Ky

Happy 70th birthday to Academy alumnus, Sir Simon Rattle 🎂✨ To celebrate, here's a throwback to January 2023 when Sir Simon Rattle visited the Academy to work with students on Haydn’s Symphony No. 88👇🏼

Last week our students performed at the Royal Festival Hall alongside members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and its cohort of Foyle Future First musicians, led by Academy alumnus and our Sir Charles Mackerras Chair of Conducting Edward Gardner. Here's a behind the scenes look👇🏻

The Academy's new composition suite was made possible thanks to generous support from the Traynier Will Trust and the Rothschild Foundation 🎼 Funding supported us to refurbish an existing space, enabling our students to develop technical and creative skills.

Congratulations to Honorary Member of the Academy Cynthia Erivo on her Academy Award nomination for Actress in a Leading Role for Wicked 💚🩷 📷 Frances Marshall

This week, Academy alum and Visiting Professor of Oboe Jonathan Kelly spent four days working with our Woodwind Department students, leading a varitey of classes as well as giving one to one lessons and masterclass style sessions 🎼 Find out more here > bit.ly/3EhAGSN

Today would have been Jacqueline du Pré’s 80th birthday. On this anniversary, we tell the story of Jacqueline’s mother, Iris Greep, who studied at the Academy and how the tenacity of Iris and her mother paved the way for a lasting legacy here> bit.ly/4hsijcs

'Each workshop offered a safe space to experiment, make mistakes, and grow.' 🎼 The Glover-Edwards Conducting Programme is aimed at women conductors to bridge the gap between undergraduate and postgraduate study. Here's a glimpse into recent workshops👇🏻 📷 Charlotte Levy

Last weekend, we were very happy to welcome back organist, conductor, broadcaster and Academy alum Anna Lapwood to Junior Academy 🎹🎶 Anna led a masterclass, gave a performance and held a Q&A for our students. Read more here > bit.ly/4gpns48