SPRING 2021CONCERTS AND EVENTS

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I write this in the middle of a second national lockdown. Although hope is on the horizon, a return to normal is probably still some way off but we remain committed to offering students and audiences the very best we can in the circumstances.

Performing to live audiences lies at the heart of what we do here, and we can’t wait to welcome visitors back into our building. In the meantime, we are continuing with the next best thing – our highly successful series of livestreamed events. Staging concerts has become more of a team effort than ever before, especially with the essential trust and refined ensemble skills required in socially distanced performance. We hope that you will continue to join us virtually to enjoy a typically rich and varied Academy season.

Embracing the possibilities that livestreaming offers enables us not only to stay in touch with our loyal supporters but also to reach appreciative new audiences all over the world. At a time when our own boundaries are so limited, this wider connection is hugely important. The Academy has always been, and always will be, a vibrant international community.

Please subscribe to our YouTube channel if you haven’t already done so. There is still so much going on at the Academy, as you will see in the pages that follow, and we would love you to remain a part of it.

Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood CBEPrincipal

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This term, we will be livestreaming our programme of events.

Click on the title of each event in the pages that follow to go directly to our YouTube channel, where you can watch our performances live and for 30 days afterwards.

Subscribe today at youtube.com/RoyalAcademyofMusic

Programmes may be subject to change or cancellation in line with the latest coronavirus guidance. Please check our YouTube channel for the most up-to-date information.

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WELCOME TO SPRING TERM AT THE ACADEMY

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FRI 8 JAN, 1PMOCTETS

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Jeroen Berwaerts conductorAled Meredith-Barrett tubaSamuel Taber bass trombone

Stravinsky Octet200 PIECES Gerald Barry Foghorn (world premiere)200 PIECES Sam Hayden remnants II (world premiere)Rautavaara Wind Octet

Professor in Residence Jeroen Berwaerts returns to the Academy to conduct works for wind and brass octet by Stravinsky and Rautavaara. These neoclassical works frame two world premieres written as part of the 200 PIECES project.

TUES 12 JAN, 1PMVIOLIN AND PIANO

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Emmanuel Coppey violinEunji Han pianoAnthony Poon violinJulia Isaksson piano

R Schumann Violin Sonata No 1, Op 105C Schumann Three Romances for violin and pianoSzymanowski Nocturne and Tarantella, Op 28.

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TUES 5 JAN, 1PMTRIO MAZZOLINI

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Harry Rylance pianoJack Greed violinYurie Lee cello

Tom Coult Chronophage200 PIECES Augusta Read Thomas Amalgam (world premiere)200 PIECES Ryan Wigglesworth New work for solo violin (world premiere)Arensky Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 32

THURS 7 JAN, 1PMHILL QUARTET

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Bridget O’Donnell and David López violinJulia Doukakis violaBenjamin Michaels cello

Beethoven String Quartet in G, Op 18 No 3200 PIECES William Sweeney mar rós a chaill... (world premiere)Martinů String Trio No 1, H 136

200 PIECESAs part of our Bicentenary celebrations, we’ve commissioned 200 composers to write 200 works for solo instrument or voice.

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SUN 17 JAN, 12 NOON

BACH THE EUROPEAN: BACH AND THE CREATION OF MODERN EUROPE – GERMANYLIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Eamonn Dougan director

JS Bach Sinfonia in D, BWV 1045JS Bach Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75

Eamonn Dougan, Associate Conductor of The Sixteen, kicks off our ‘Bach the European’ 2021 season. The Sinfonia in D is in essence a single-movement violin concerto and is often considered to be a surviving movement from a lost cantata. It is paired with the first cantata Bach wrote on taking up his appointment in Leipzig in 1723.Performed on historical instruments.

JANUARY

THURS 14 JAN, 1PMKYAN QUARTET

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Michelle Dierx and Sydney Mariano violinRachel Spence violaSimon Guemy cello

Haydn String Quartet in C, Op 54 No 2, Hob III:57Mendelssohn String Quartet in E minor, Op 44 No 2

As part of the Frost Trust Advanced Specialist Strings Ensemble Training (ASSET) scheme for 2020/21, the Kyan Quartet performs a lunchtime concert of string quartets from the Classical and early Romantic periods.

TUES 19 JAN, 1PMEDENIS QUARTET

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Emmalena Huning and Mio Takahashi violinDorota Kolinek violaGerard Flotats cello

Haydn String Quartet in D, Op 33 No 6, Hob III:42Dvořák String Quartet No 12 in F, Op 96, ‘American’

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FRI 22 JAN, 1PM

LORENZA BORRANI DIRECTS THE ACADEMY CHAMBER ORCHESTRALIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Lorenza Borrani director

Mozart Maurerische Trauermusik, K 477Schubert Symphony No 4 in C minor, D 417, ‘Tragic’

Visiting Professor of Chamber Orchestras Lorenza Borrani returns to the Academy to direct this solemn programme. Mozart’s Maurerische Trauermusik was written for the funeral of two of the composer’s fellow Viennese Freemasons. In a similar vein, Schubert’s ‘Tragic’ Symphony, written when he was just 19, reflects the ‘long shadow’ of the influence of Beethoven.

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THURS 21 JAN, 1PMMOZART’S HORN QUINTET

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

George Strivens hornJames Jones violinLeni Sewart violin, violaInis Oírr Asano violaShannon Ross cello

Smetana String Quartet No 1 in E minor, ‘From my life’200 PIECES Piers Hellawell Copicornua (world premiere)Mozart Horn Quintet in E flat, K 407

TUES 26 JAN, 1PMA VIENNESE EXPERIENCE

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

This concert of Baroque and Classical chamber music features music composed in Vienna, performed on period instruments by the Historical Performance department. The programme will include a piano trio by Haydn and a flute quartet by Mozart.

THURS 28 JAN, 1PMBEETHOVEN CHAMBER MUSIC

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Ana-Lavinia Vlad violinKenny Fu pianoAleksandra Halaczkiewicz violinSamuel Vincent celloJeffery Macsim piano

Beethoven Violin Sonata No 7 in C minor, Op 30 No 2Beethoven Piano Trio in D, Op 70 No 1, ‘Ghost’

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FRI 29 JAN, 1PM

SIR MARK ELDER CONDUCTS THE ACADEMY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRALIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Sir Mark Elder conductor

Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version)Sibelius Symphony No 3 in C, Op 52

Music Director of the Hallé and the Academy’s Barbirolli Chair of Conducting, Sir Mark Elder conducts the Academy Symphony Orchestra in a programme exploring works from the early 20th century. Stravinsky’s Symphonies of Wind Instruments, heard here in its revised version, was originally written as a memorial to Debussy. Sibelius’s Third Symphony heralded a shift towards the compressed, motivically saturated style for which he would become renowned.

MON 1 FEB, 6.30PMTHE DARK HOUR

LIVESTREAMED FROM THEDAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

200 PIECES Michael Zev Gordon Into the Rose Garden (world premiere)Kaija Saariaho Vent nocturne200 PIECES Colin Riley Eawl-leet (world premiere)Ellen Drewe New work for clarinet and electronicsJoseph Graydon New work for clarinet, viola and pianoMark Simpson Night Music

A concert of music for the night including Colin Riley’s Eawl-leet, a Lancastrian word for twilight or dusk, which is part of the Academy’s Bicentenary series.

THURS 4 FEB, 1PM4 MINUTES 33 SECONDS

LIVESTREAMED FROM THEDAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Steve Reich Piano PhaseConrad Asman New work for string quartetColin Matthews Eleven Studies in Velocity (part 1)Cage 4’33”Colin Matthews Eleven Studies in Velocity (part 2)Joe Cutler MarinusAnna Meredith Spook

A concert of fast-paced music around a still centre of Cage’s iconic 4’33”.

FRI 5 FEB, 6.30PMTIME AND MOTION

STREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Academy Manson Ensemble

aniel Kidane PulsingSalvatore Sciarrino

Lo spazio inversoLouise Drewett New work Lisa Illean JanuariesSir Harrison Birtwistle Silbury Air

Harrison Birtwistle’s Silbury Air is a pulsing labyrinth of rich musical material, in contrast to Salvatore

Sciarrino’s inward-looking musical gem, Lo spazio inverso.

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SUN 7 FEB, 12 NOON

BACH THE EUROPEAN: BACH THE ARRANGERLIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Eamonn Dougan director

JS Bach Tilge, Höchster, meine SündenBWV 1083JS Bach Ich habe genug, BWV 82a

This concert opens with Bach’s masterfarrangement of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mate

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TUES 2 FEB, 1PMVIOLA AND CELLO

LIVESTREAMED FROM THEDAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Edgar Francis violaJonah Spindel cello

Edgar Francis and Jonah Spindel Folksong arrangementsPaul Wiancko American Haiku 200 PIECES Preetha Narayanan Encounter: Miniature 1, 2 and 3 (world premiere)200 PIECES John McLeod Frammenti Capricciosi (world premiere)

Garth Knox Pocket Concerto

TUES 9 FEB, 1PMLYRUS AND SYLVA WINDS

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Mina Middleton and Yi-Hsuan Chen fluteEleanor Sullivan and Drake Gritton oboeJames Gilbert and Rowan Jones clarinetPhillip Pike and Guylaine Eckersley bassoonLily Frascina and Zoë Tweed horn

Byrd arr Maurice Hodges Variations on the Tune WalsinghamDohnányi arr James Gilbert Sextet in C, Op 37Harvey Serenade (in Homage to Mozart)Beethoven Rondino in E flat, WoO 25Bernard Divertissement in F, Op 36

THURS 11 FEB, 1PMMOZART’S CLARINET QUINTET

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Hill Quartet:Bridget O’Donnell and David López violinJulia Doukakis violaBenjamin Michaels cellowith Benjamin Mellefont clarinet

Misha Mullov-Abbado Three Road SongsMozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K 581

Current holders of the Academy’s Chamber Music Fellowship, the members of the Hill Quartet join forces with Academy professor and Principal Clarinet of the London Philharmonic Orchestra Benjamin Mellefont to perform Mozart’s popular Clarinet Quintet.

Written roughly a decade after the original, Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden sets the Italian composer’s music to German text based on Psalm 51. The second piece in the programme presents Bach as an arranger of his own music; originally composed for solo bass voice and obbligato oboe, this version of Ich habe genug instead employs soprano and flute soloists.Performed on historical instruments.

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THURS 11 FEB, 3PMROYAL ACADEMY OPERA SCENES

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE SUSIE SAINSBURY THEATRE

Thomas Fetherstonhaugh and Ed Liebrecht conductorsVictoria Newlyn directorJake Wiltshire lighting designer

Under the musical guidance of Head of Opera Brenda Hurley and the Repetiteur Fellows, RAO presents a varied programme of operatic scenes, including music by Handel, Mozart and Ravel, as well as a new piece composed by Joseph Howard with libretto by Emma Harding. An integral part of the RAO training programme, Opera Scenes focus on combining singing with movement and stagecraft.

FRI 12 FEB, 1PMPERCUSSION SHOWCASE

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Neil Percy conductor

Joe Locke Her Sanctuary200 PIECES Robert Peate Morlich Meditation (world premiere)Makoto Ozone arr Simon Carrington Kato’s Revenge200 PIECES Rūta Vitkauskaitė Buried Chants (world premiere)Tim Garland The Fullness of Time200 PIECES Fang Fang Ghost Dance (world premiere)

Neil Percy, Head of Timpani and Percussion at the Academy, conducts a showcase performance featuring works by contemporary jazz performers, as well as new commissions from the 200 PIECES project.

MON 15 FEB, 6.30PMORGAN RECITAL

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Charles Maxtone-Smith, James Orford and Joshua Ryan organAcademy Brass EnsembleRoc Fargas i Castells conductor

As part of the Academy’s 200 PIECES project, organ students perform new commissions by Aleksandra Vrebalov and Nuno da Rocha, alongside solo organ works by Schmidt and Heiller, and Johann Nepomuk David’s Introitus, Chorale and Fugue on a theme by Anton Bruckner for organ and brass.

TUES 16 FEB, 1PMFLUTE PLUS

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Lucy Driver fluteAngus Bain and Naori Takahashi violinDaichi Yoshimura violaElliott Bailey cello

Mozart Flute Quartet No 1 in D, K 285200 PIECES Timothy Jones Papageno hängt sich auf (world premiere)Beach Theme and Variations for flute and string quartet, Op 80Beethoven Serenade for flute, violin and viola, Op 25

THURS 18 FEB, 1PMACCORDION CHAMBER MUSIC

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

As part of the 200 PIECES project, students from the Academy’s renowned accordion department perform new works by Des Oliver, Howard Skempton and Vykintas Baltakas, alongside other compositions for the instrument.

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FRI 19 FEB, 1PMSAINSBURY ROYAL ACADEMY SOLOISTS

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Clio Gould directorEdenis Quartet:Emmalena Huning and Mio Takahashi violinDorota Kolinek violaGerard Flotats cello

Elgar Introduction and Allegro, Op 47Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op 10

Returning to the Duke’s Hall, the Sainsbury Royal Academy Soloists, led by Professor of Violin Clio Gould, perform two defining works of the English string orchestra repertoire. Whereas Britten’s work was composed early in his career as a tribute to his composition teacher, Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro was written at the height of his, featuring what the composer described as ‘a devil of a fugue’.

TUES 23 FEB, 1PMBRAHMS’S PIANO QUARTET

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Preston Yeo violinLeona Crasi pianoYaore Talibart violinJulie Park violaDaniel Hamin Go celloKevin Suherman piano

Enescu Impressions d’enfance, Op 28Brahms Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op 25

THURS 25 FEB, 1PMSCHUBERT AND WALLEN

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D 667, ‘Trout’Errollyn Wallen Concerto Grosso

Schubert’s ever-popular ‘Trout’ Quintet is performed alongside Errollyn Wallen’s 2008 Concerto Grosso, an invigorating mixture of Baroque and popular styles.

SEEN AND HEARD UNDER-REPRESENTED COMPOSERS SERIESLIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

In a year that has seen a huge amount of change, there is a long way to go in tackling the issues of inequality within classical music. The Students’ Union and three of its societies – RAM Ethnic Diversity Society, RAM LGBTQ+ Society and RAM Feminist Society – have curated a festival of three programmes that celebrate female composers, ethnically diverse artists and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

THURS 25 FEB, 6.30PMLISTEN TO THE LAMBS

Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, Op 10R Nathaniel Dett Listen to the LambsJessie Montgomery StrumClarke Lullaby

FRI 26 FEB, 1PMUMOJA

Valerie Coleman Umoja200 PIECES Jennifer Fowler The Singing Bassoon (world premiere)Price Three RosesC Schumann Three Songs, Op 12L Boulanger Two Maeterlinck Songs200 PIECES Jessie Cox AT(ou)M (world premiere)Still Miniatures

FRI 26 FEB, 6.30PMNONET

Coleridge-Taylor Nonet in F minor, Op 2Fanny Mendelssohn String Quartet in E flat

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TUES 2 MAR, 1PMSCHWANENGESANG

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Isaac Tolley baritoneIlan Kurtser piano

Schubert Schwanengesang, D 957

Fourth-year BMus vocal student Isaac Tolley and second-year MA piano accompaniment student Ilan Kurtser perform Schubert’s last collection of songs, settings of texts by Rellstab, Heine and Seidl.

THURS 4 MAR, 1PMFANTASIES AND FAREWELLS

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Alexandra Whittingham, Sergiu Hudrea and Bruno Pancek guitar

Dowland A Fancy; Forlorn Hope; A Fancy; FarewellCoste Le départ, Op 31Gerhard FantasiaArnold Fantasy, Op 107

The solo Fantasia is a form which composers for both lute and guitar have explored for nigh on 500 years, and this programme juxtaposes some of the most extrovert examples with works of deep intensity and intricate counterpoint.

FRI 5 MAR, 1PM

SEMYON BYCHKOV CONDUCTS THE ACADEMYSYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Semyon Bychkov conductor

Chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic and Klemperer Chair of Conducting at the Academy, Semyon Bychkov returns to conduct the Academy Symphony Orchestra in a major symphonic work.

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SUN 7 MAR, 12 NOON

BACH THE EUROPEAN: BACH AND THE CREATION OF MODERNEUROPE – ITALY

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Jane Glover director

JS Bach Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 5Vivaldi Gloria, RV 589

Leading conductor and scholar Jane Glover directs her first ‘Bach the European’ performance, beginning with a sacred cantata from 1724, Wo soll ich fliehen hin. Vivaldi’s well-known and energetic Gloria was written in around 1715 at the Ospedale della Pietà for orphaned and illegitimate daughters of Venetian noblemen. Performed on historical instruments.

MON 8 MAR

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAYLIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

1PMSylva WindsJoseph Longstaff hornFergus McCready oboe

Thea Musgrave Wind QuintetBeach Pastorale for wind quintet Chrétien Quintette à vent200 PIECES Chen Yi Mountain Song (world premiere)200 PIECES Nicola LeFanu After Lindisfarne (world premiere)Valerie Coleman Afro-Cuban Concerto

6.30PMLouise Cournarie harpsichordHarry Rylance pianoClara Orif soprano

Grace-Evangeline Mason Into the Abyss, I throw Roses200 PIECES Sun Keting With Thee (world premiere)200 PIECES Isabella Gellis Dead Horses (world premiere)200 PIECES Elena Langer L’armoire de Couperin (world premiere)Louise Drewett Boxing DayElena Langer Ariadne

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TUES 9 MAR, 1PMSONGS OF SPRING

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Royal Academy of Music Song Circle

The Academy’s Song Circle performs a selection of songs dedicated to the season of spring, meditating on its mafacets and musing on the consequencit might bring.

WED 10 MAR, 6.30PMACADEMY STRING ORCHESTRA

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Jo Cole conductor

Mendelssohn Concerto in D minor for violin and stringsElgar SospiriWalker Lyric for StringsArensky Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op 35a

Under the direction of Head of Strings, Jo Cole, the first-year Academy String Orchestra performs Mendelssohn’s early violin concerto, written when he was just 13, alongside two arrangements of slow movements from string quartets by Anton Arensky and George Walker.

THURS 11 MAR, 1PMHARP CHAMBER MUSIC

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Rachel Ridout soprano

Ravel arr Skaila Kanga SonatineHarriet Adie Sun, Moon and Stars – A Middle Eastern SkyBernard Andrès Parvis200 PIECES Emma Ruth Richards Red Anemones (world premiere)Tournier La lettre du jardinierRavel Introduction and Allegro

FRI 12 MAR, 11AMVIOLA, VIOLA

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE ANGELA BURGESS RECITAL HALL

Cameron Howe, Wenhan Jiang, Lucas Levin and Daichi Yoshimura viola

A morning of music and discussion led by the Principal Viola of the London Sinfonietta, Paul Silverthorne, including three new works for solo viola (200 PIECES): Elogia by Sohrab Uduman (world premiere), Amorphia by Jesse Jones, and Etude by Robert Fokkens (world premiere), as well as George Benjamin’s Viola, Viola.

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FRI 12 MAR, 1PM

ACADEMY SYMPHONIC BRASSLIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Jörgen van Rijen conductor

Pergolesi, Gallo, Van Wassenaer arr Steven Verhelst Pulcinella 2.0Arvo Pärt Summa; ArbosProkofiev arr Saskia Apon Lieutenant Kije

Principal Trombone of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam and International Visiting Professor at the Academy, the world-renowned Jörgen van Rijen conducts a varied programme of music for brass from the last four centuries.

CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Tamara Stefanovich curator;Visiting Professor of Chamber Music

TUES 16 MAR, 1PMLIGETI AND KURTÁG

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

Mia Serracino-Inglott mezzo-sopranoEvangeline Tang double bass

Ligeti Musica ricercata (extract)György Kurtág Játékok (extracts)200 PIECES Ruth Byrchmore New workfor voice (world premiere)200 PIECES Adam Gorb Songs for My Father (world premiere)200 PIECES Edward Cowie E=mc2 (world premiere) Bartók Contrasts

Tamara Stefanovich curates this year’s Chamber Music Festival, which focuses on the creation of elemental micro-soundworlds. Miniatures by Hungarian composers György Ligeti and György Kurtág are the common thread throughout the week, set in their evolutionary context with several of their larger works, as well as in comparison with their predecessor, Béla Bartók.

The four-day Festival, consisting of four concerts and a video project, will feature student ensembles from across the Academy, performing alongside Tamara in works such as Bartók’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion and Ligeti’s Horn Trio. We are delighted to livestream these two concerts, which will be available for a month, and will be sharing excerpts of the other events on our website later in the spring.

FRI 19 MAR, 1PMBRAHMS AND BEYOND

LIVESTREAMED FROM THE DUKE’S HALL

Lucas Levin violaHenry Hargreaves celloAlex Jones double bass

Ligeti Musica ricercata (extract)200 PIECES Stephen McNeff Trig (world premiere)200 PIECES Anthony Payne Leap, Skip and Chase the Song (world premiere) 200 PIECES Ian Stephens Ramiform (world premiere)Brahms Horn Trio, Op 40

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JAZZ

The Academy’s Jazz Department has produced an incredible array of versatile, creative jazz musicians since its foundation in 1987. See the stars of tomorrow in livestreamed performances.

TUES 2 FEB, 8PM

ACADEMY BIG BANDLIVESTREAMED FROM THE SUSIE SAINSBURY THEATRE

Nick Smart directorGwilym Simcock piano

Professor of Jazz Piano and Academy alumnus Gwilym Simcock celebrates his 40th birthday, presenting some of his exceptional music for jazz orchestra, including new pieces commissioned especially for the occasion. A prolific instrumentalist, composer and soloist, his succession of acclaimed releases as a leader have garnered many accolades, including a Mercury Music Prize nomination and BBC, Parliamentary and British Jazz Awards.

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ACADEMY JAZZ FESTIVALSTREAMED FROM THE DAVID JOSEFOWITZ RECITAL HALL

in collaboration with

THE UK’S BIGGEST SELLING JAZZ MAGAZINE

This year the now renowned annual Academy Jazz Festival returns with another stellar line-up of guest ensemble leaders and performers representing the best of jazz in the UK and Europe. We’re also bringing an innovative new way to share the music online with our audience. As always, the jazz festival includes every student in the department, from first years to graduating postgraduates. They are assigned to six mixed ensembles and work intensively with a guest artist, who performs alongside them. This year, each of the six performances will be filmed and then streamed online in partnership with Jazzwise magazine – one band per day, Monday to Saturday, 6pm every evening.

MON 1 MAR, 6PMACADEMY JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Josephine Davies saxophone

TUES 2 MAR, 6PMACADEMY JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Kit Downes piano

WED 3 MAR, 6PMACADEMY JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Jim Hart vibraphone

THURS 4 MAR, 6PMACADEMY JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Jasper Høiby bass

FRI 5 MAR, 6PMACADEMY JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Soweto Kinch saxophone

SAT 6 MAR, 6PMACADEMY JAZZ ENSEMBLE

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THE ACADEMY PLAYS ON…

While we’re sad not to be able to welcome audiences into the building for the time being, our livestreamed performances have been – and continue to be – an incredibly successful way for us to share the results of our hard work with a global audience. Between 25 September and 29 November, we had more than 170,000 views across YouTube and Facebook. Many of these performances can still be enjoyed on our website.

In addition to our busy schedule of live streams, a raft of activities took place out of the public eye. Royal Academy Opera presented a concert performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Neil Brand, Imogen Cooper, Lucy Crowe and James Ehnes were among those who shared their expertise with our students in masterclasses.

Even behind closed doors, our students get to work with some of the best performers and conductors in the business, with masterclasses remaining an important and enriching element of their education. Over the coming months we will be welcoming, among others, the following musicians*:

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REGENTS’ COURT OF BENEFACTORSBackstage TrustJohn and Helen BurgessMatthew and Sally FerreyThe Gatsby Charitable

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Heritage FundLady Sainsbury of Turville CBELord Sainsbury of TurvilleSir Martin Smith and

Lady Smith OBEAnthony and Peta Travis

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the Royal Academy of Music (ASRAM)

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the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM)

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Scholarship TrustThe Band TrustThe Lionel Bart FoundationThe Sir John Beckwith

Charitable TrustMaria Björnson

Memorial FundThe John Brockway

Huntington FoundationCalleva FoundationThe Carr-Gregory TrustCAVATINA Chamber

Music TrustChapman Charitable TrustCHK FoundationWinifred Christie TrustThe Clemence

Charitable Trust

The Cosman Keller Art and Music Trust

The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

Derwent London plcThe Desmond

Family FoundationDisney Theatrical

ProductionsThe Drapers’ Charitable FundThe Duet FoundationEmerton-Christie CharityEnstar Capital LimitedFairfield TrustToni V Fell Musical

Charitable TrustFernside TrustGerald Finzi Charitable TrustFishmongers’ Company’s

Charitable TrustThe Albert and Eugenie Frost

Music TrustFuture of Russia FoundationThe Grand Duo Charitable

Trust and Suzanne Skelton Masterclass

Harbour FoundationThe Hargreaves and Ball TrustThe Honourable Society of

Knights of the Round TableInternational Music and

Art FoundationInternational Students HouseJewish Communal FundKhodorkovsky FoundationLetterOneJohn Lewis PartnershipThe Richard Lewis/

Jean Shanks TrustLoudwater Partners LtdThe Lynn FoundationThe Helen Rachael

Mackaness Charitable TrustThe Mackintosh FoundationFondation MeyerThe Mills Williams FoundationGM Morrison Charitable TrustThe Countess of Munster

Musical TrustThe Clarence

Myerscough TrustQ Charitable TrustRC Strings

Graham and Dianne Roberts Charitable Settlement

The Rose FoundationThe Rothschild FoundationSantander UKSickle FoundationSkyrme Hart Charitable TrustThe Martin G Smith

FoundationSnowdon TrustSophie’s Silver Lining FundThe JMCMRJ

Sorrell FoundationThe Steel Charitable TrustSteinway & SonsThe Swire Charitable TrustThe Tansy TrustEric Thompson Charitable

Trust for Organists and Organ Music

The Thompson Family Charitable Trust

Training and Research Global Education Trust

The Constance Travis Charitable Trust

Universal Music UK Sound Foundation

The Howard de Walden Estate

The Blyth Watson Charitable Trust

The Clarence Westbury Foundation

Alex and William de Winton Trust

The Wolfson FoundationHenry Wood

Accommodation TrustThe Worshipful Company

of MusiciansYamaha Music Europe

INDIVIDUALSDame Jenny Abramsky DBEAnthony AldridgeDr Heather AllanLisa AndrewsThe Athena ScholarshipRay AtkinsonAngela BakerMikhail Bakhtiarov and

Svetlana BesfamilnayaNicholas BerwinLord and Lady BlackwellAlain de BottonGillian BraithwaiteDr Nicholas and

Joanna BreachEstate of the late Molly BridgeEdward BrooksSir Alan Budd GBELord and Lady BurnsChristopher Campbell CBELord and Lady Carnwath of

Notting HillRuss and Linda CarrGordon ClarkIn memory of our mother,

Eta CohenJonathan CrownMiranda CurtisMichael Da CostaIna De and James SpicerIngrid and Amit DeGeoffrey and Anne De’AthNigel DoggettHeather Du PréEaton Music ScholarshipMark and Margaret ElliottKate Elmitt and

Pauline BrandstätterThe Enlightenment

ScholarshipDenys and Vicki FirthThe Fordyce AwardMichael FossNeil and Debbie FranksHenrietta Freeman-AttwoodProfessor Jonathan

Freeman-Attwood CBEJoyce FretwellEstate of the late

William GibsonProfessor Michael GilsenanKyoko GledhillCarolyn and Michael GoldhillDr David GreenNigel HallPeter Hardy and the Friends

of the Clumber StudioRosamund Hattey

Estate of the late Michael Heron

Debra HumphrisJoan and Fred HumphrisThe Julien AwardJonathan JulyanJoseph and Jill KaraviotisRehmet Kassim-Lakha

de MorixeClaire KitchinChristopher LawrenceChung Nung LeeRose and Dudley LeighEstate of the late

Brenda LewisLord and Lady Lloyd

of BerwickDame Felicity Lott DBEHin-cheung LovellKirsty and Russell MacDonaldCathy MackerrasRaffy and Joanne ManoukianSuresh and Richard McMillan

Scholarships for Opera and Music

Donna MeadeJane and David MetterVincent MeyerNikita MishinEstate of the late Jill MoraMarliese MyerscoughBarbara Ann NashWilliam Robert OgdenEstate of the late

Beryl PalmerJudith ParkerDr David PickProfessor Richard Portes CBESusan PragnellClaire RandallJohn and Susan ReizensteinSir John and Lady Ritblat OBEJane RobertsKevin RobertsSir Simon Robey KBEJacqueline RobinsonIn memory of Alex RossThe Rt Hon the Lord

Rothschild OM, GBESir George Russell CBE and

Lady RussellLily SafraStuart Saint and

Johanna QuintrellJames and Chloe Smillie Nicholas Snowman OBEStephanie Sobey-JonesEstate of the late composer

Naresh Sohal

In memory of the late Sir James Spooner

Barry Sterndale-BennettChristine and

George StonbelyPenny StottThe late John Streets MBELord Sumption OBE, PC and

Lady SumptionDr Matthias von der TannMarjorie Thomas Art of

Song PrizeValentine ThomasJonathan ThorneMary Tredennick, in honour

of her sister, JoyDr Elena Vorotko and

Richard BridgesCharles WaceDavid WakefieldEstate of the late

Marie-Luise WaldeckThe Rev John Wates OBE and

Carol WatesRywa WeinbergThe Duchess of

Wellington OBEIn memory of Martin WilliamsOwen and the late

Veronica Williams-EllisDamian WisniewskiEstate of the late

Nancy Ann WolfersDerek WoodRichard and

Jacqueline WorswickElizabeth Wright

We also thank those donors who wish to remain anonymous.

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