Events

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Monday 21 May

Academy at Norfolk & Norwich Festival Academy students perform at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival Concerts Norfolk & Norwich Festival 1:00 pm Exotic Baroque Directed by Rachel Podger Concerts Wigmore Hall 7:30 pm Academy Jazz at Pizza Express With the Academy’s Postgraduate Jazz Composers’ Octet Concerts Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho 8:00 pm Academy at Norfolk & Norwich Festival Academy students perform at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival Concerts Norfolk & Norwich Festival 10:00 pm

Tuesday 22 May	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 9:00 am Soundbox Free Hosted by Peter Sheppard Skærved Museum Events Piano Gallery 12:30 pm Total Brass at St Martin-in-the-Fields Free The brass quintet formed in 2009 Concerts St Martin-in-the-Fields 1:00 pm

Wednesday 23 May	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 9:00 am Academy at Norfolk & Norwich Festival Academy students perform at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival Concerts Norfolk & Norwich Festival 1:00 pm Academy at Norfolk & Norwich Festival Academy students perform at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival Concerts Norfolk & Norwich Festival 10:00 pm

Thursday 24 May	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 9:00 am

Friday 25 May	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 9:00 am Academy at Norfolk & Norwich Festival Academy students perform at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival Concerts Norfolk & Norwich Festival 1:00 pm Around the Piano Free Exploring pianos and performance in the Victorian household Museum Events Piano Gallery 6:00 pm

Monday 28 May	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 9:00 am Royal Academy of Music Patrons’ Award: Winner’s Recital With Jennifer France Concerts Wigmore Hall 7:30 pm

Tuesday 29 May	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 9:00 am Soundbox Free Hosted by Peter Sheppard Skærved Museum Events Piano Gallery 12:30 pm

Wednesday 30 May	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 10:00 am

Thursday 31 May	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 9:00 am

Friday 1 Jun	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 9:00 am

Monday 4 Jun	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 7:45 pm

Tuesday 5 Jun	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 7:15 pm

Wednesday 6 Jun	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 9:00 am

Thursday 7 Jun	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 9:00 am

Friday 8 Jun	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 9:00 am Debussy’s Early Chamber Music Free Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Claude Debussy Museum Events Piano Gallery 2:30 pm

Saturday 9 Jun	Family Play Day: What Larks! Free A day of Dickens-inspired music and drama Museum Events Piano Gallery 11:00 am Family Play Day: What Larks! Free A day of Dickens-inspired music and drama Museum Events Piano Gallery 2:00 pm Junior Academy Chamber Music Masterclass Free With distinguished cellist David Strange Masterclasses Duke’s Hall 3:00 pm

Sunday 10 Jun	Accordion Department: 25th Anniversary Celebration Free Workshops with Academy students and visiting teachers Concerts Masterclasses David Josefowitz Recital Hall 11:00 am Alumni Network Lunch The high-point of the Alumni Network calendar Alumni Events Duke’s Hall 1:30 pm

Monday 11 Jun	Viola Masterclass: Garth Knox Free Internationally renowned violist and contemporary music specialist Masterclasses Henry Wood Room 10:00 am

Tuesday 12 Jun	Recorders and Viols Free A programme of viol and recorder consorts Concerts David Josefowitz Recital Hall 1:05 pm

Wednesday 13 Jun	Ludmilla Andrew Russian Song Prize Free Students perform their own choice of Russian songs and arias Competitions David Josefowitz Recital Hall 2:00 pm Harp Showcase Free Solos and ensembles celebrating the rich heritage of French harp music Concerts Holywell Music 7:30 pm

Thursday 14 Jun

Harry Isaacs Piano Trio Prize Free Piano trios by Beethoven, Schubert or Brahms Competitions Concert Room 10:00 am Dickens and Company: Our Mutual Academy Friends Free Exploring connections between Charles Dickens, the Academy and beyond Museum Events Strings Gallery 1:00 pm Florence Woodbrige Prize Free For solo bassoon Competitions Concert Room 2:00 pm Academy Song Circle at Kings Place Top singers and accompanists perform Brahms Lieder Concerts Kings Place 7:30 pm

Friday 15 Jun	Final Recitals Free Undergraduate and Postgraduate recitals Concerts Various venues around the Academy 9:30 am Liszt and the Art of Remembering Free The significance of nostalgia in Liszt’s music Museum Events Piano Gallery 6:00 pm Chamber Music Masterpieces at Kings Place Mozart and Schubert Concerts Kings Place 7:30 pm

Saturday 16 Jun	Dame Ruth Railton Chamber Music Prize Free Junior Academy students compete for this prestigious prize Competitions Concert Room 4:00 pm The Grand English Baroque at Kings Place From the majestic sweep of Purcell’s Fairy Queen to Boyce’s stately grandeur Concerts Kings Place 7:30 pm

Monday 18 Jun	Vocal Masterclass: Florian Boesch Free With the international baritone Masterclasses Henry Wood Room 3:00 pm Lecture Recital: New Developments in Italian Guitar Music Free Piero Bonaguri performs UK and world premieres Concerts Talks Concert Room 6:30 pm

Tuesday 19 Jun	Viola Masterclass: Nobuko Imai Free Eminent soloist and chamber musician Masterclasses Duke’s Hall 6:00 pm The Pajama Game A romantic comedy Concerts Sir Jack Lyons Theatre 7:30 pm

Wednesday 20 Jun	Duo Labirinto Free Chiara Pedrazzetti, Irish harp and Sean Lanigan, electric guitar Concerts Recital Room 6:00 pm Academy at Spitalfields Music John Tavener's The Protecting Veil Concerts Shoreditch Church 9:30 pm

Thursday 21 Jun	Promises, Promises The hit 60s musical-comedy Concerts Sir Jack Lyons Theatre 7:30 pm

Friday 22 Jun

Promises, Promises The hit 60s musical-comedy Concerts Sir Jack Lyons Theatre 2:00 pm Musical Theatre Cabaret The Amazing Mr Berlin: Nothing does it like Irving! Concerts David Josefowitz Recital Hall 5:30 pm New Works for a New Instrument Free Composers Richard Barrett and Sam Hayden join Christopher Redgate Museum Events Piano Gallery 6:00 pm The Pajama Game A romantic comedy Concerts Sir Jack Lyons Theatre 7:30 pm

Saturday 23 Jun

The Pajama Game A romantic comedy Concerts Sir Jack Lyons Theatre 2:00 pm Spitalfields Hidden Gems Free Commissioned performances for Spitalfields Music and East London Dance Concerts Venues around Spitalfields 2:00 pm Junior Academy Symphony Orchestra Free Gershwin, Dvorak and Chabrier Concerts Duke’s Hall 3:30 pm Musical Theatre Cabaret The Amazing Mr Berlin: Nothing does it like Irving! Concerts David Josefowitz Recital Hall 5:30 pm Promises, Promises The hit 60s musical-comedy Concerts Sir Jack Lyons Theatre 7:30 pm

Sunday 24 Jun

Musical Theatre Cabaret The Amazing Mr Berlin: Nothing does it like Irving! Concerts David Josefowitz Recital Hall 11:30 am Bach Cantatas – June ’12 Royal Academy of Music / Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata Series Bach Cantatas Concerts Duke’s Hall 12:00 pm Promises, Promises The hit 60s musical-comedy Concerts Sir Jack Lyons Theatre 2:00 pm Academy Symphony Orchestra at Aldeburgh Festival Featuring Charles Ives European premiere Concerts Aldeburgh Festival 4:00 pm Musical Theatre Cabaret The Amazing Mr Berlin: Nothing does it like Irving! Concerts David Josefowitz Recital Hall 5:30 pm The Pajama Game A romantic comedy Concerts Sir Jack Lyons Theatre 7:30 pm

Monday 25 Jun	R.A.M. Club Prize Final Free Selected finalists compete in the prestigious R.A.M. Club Prize Competitions Duke’s Hall 6:00 pm

Tuesday 26 Jun	Elena Gerhardt Lieder Prize and Marjorie Thomas Award Free English, French and German songs Competitions Henry Wood Room 10:00 am Microtonal Oboe at The Forge Christopher Redgate performs new music Concerts The Forge 7:30 pm

Thursday 28 Jun	The Pleasure Garden Directed by Alfred Hitchcock New score composed by Daniel Patrick Cohen Concerts Films Wilton's Music Hall 7:30 pm

Friday 29 Jun	The Pleasure Garden Directed by Alfred Hitchcock New score composed by Daniel Patrick Cohen Concerts Films Wilton's Music Hall 7:30 pm

Saturday 30 Jun	Junior Academy Ensembles Free Performances in ensembles of all sizes Concerts Duke’s Hall 3:30 pm

Tuesday 3 Jul	Musical Theatre Cabaret: Jermyn Street Theatre A specially devised cabaret performance cabaret performance Concerts Jermyn Steet Theatre 1:00 pm

Saturday 7 Jul	Junior Academy Ensembles Free Performances in ensembles of all sizes Concerts Duke’s Hall 3:30 pm

Tuesday 10 Jul	Richard Turner: A Celebration Commemorating the life and music of Richard Turner, who died in August 2011 Concerts Duke’s Hall 7:30 pm

Wednesday 11 Jul	Academy and Julliard at Lincoln Center Combined orchestra conducted by John Adams Concerts Avery Fisher Hall 7:30 pm

Friday 13 Jul	Weekend Vocal Workout Open Academy’s annual course Masterclasses Various Venues at the Academy 5:00 pm

Saturday 14 Jul	Weekend Vocal Workout Open Academy’s annual course Masterclasses Various Venues at the Academy 9:00 am

Sunday 15 Jul	Weekend Vocal Workout Open Academy’s annual course Masterclasses Various Venues at the Academy 10:00 am

Monday 16 Jul	Academy and Julliard at the BBC Proms Combined orchestra conducted by John Adams Concerts Royal Albert Hall 7:30 pm

Sunday 7 Oct	Bach Cantatas – Oct ’12 Royal Academy of Music / Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata Series Bach Cantatas Concerts Duke’s Hall 12:00 pm

Sunday 4 Nov	Bach Cantatas – Nov ’12 Royal Academy of Music / Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata Series Bach Cantatas Concerts Duke’s Hall 12:00 pm

Sunday 2 Dec	Bach Cantatas – Dec ’12 Royal Academy of Music / Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata Series Bach Cantatas Concerts Duke’s Hall 12:00 pm

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