Resources
Orchestral Magicians: Composer-conductors from the German Romantic tradition in London
Viotti in London: As the French people fought for égalité in the late 18th century, the violinist Giovanni Battista Viotti led his own musical revolution.
Revolutionary Violin: Viotti’s impact on performance, composition, teaching, choice of instrument and bow
Musical Notes: Collections relating to the ‘Swedish Nightingale’ Jenny Lind, composer and prolific letter-writer Priaulx Rainier and inspiring early music pioneer David Munrow.
Duke’s Hall portraits: Portraits, Sculpture and Works of Art in the Entrance, Duke’s Hall and Patrons Room (this large PDF file of 11Mb may take several minutes to download).
Entrance Hall paintings: Reconstruction in the Academy’s Entrance Hall of the original decorative wall paintings (1910/11) by Baron Arild Rosenkrantz
Academy’s buildings: An introduction to the buildings and estates of the Royal Academy of Music.
York Gate Building: A Brief History of 1-5 York Gate
Postcards from the McCann Collection: Musical Notes - The Early Postcard
The British Tenor: an Introduction
Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840) Including iconography from the Foyle Menuhin Archive
