Music makes us

There has to be a place for new musicians to connect, collaborate and create. We are that place. A risk-taking conservatoire where the traditions of the past meet the talent of the future.

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Academy Guide 2025/26

Discover all you need to know about our community and how you can become a part of it.

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Discover all you need to know about our community and how you can become a part of it.

Summer Season Concerts

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Schumann: The Complete Piano Works II

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Edward Gardner conducts the Academy Symphony Orchestra

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Scholarships & bursaries

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The Academy is committed to ensuring that the cost of tuition fees does not deter you from applying.

Over £5 million is awarded annually in scholarships and bursaries to 83% of students.

The Academy is committed to ensuring that the cost of tuition fees does not deter you from applying.

Over £5 million is awarded annually in scholarships and bursaries to 83% of students.

Artistic Excellence

We welcome the finest students from around the world to learn and perform alongside globally renowned artists, ensuring they benefit from a music-making environment of the highest quality.

We welcome the finest students from around the world to learn and perform alongside globally renowned artists, ensuring they benefit from a music-making environment of the highest quality.

Departments

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The Future of Music

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Together we have the power to help talented students realise their potential.

With your support, we can help new generations discover, develop and master their craft – for the whole world to enjoy.

Together we have the power to help talented students realise their potential.

With your support, we can help new generations discover, develop and master their craft – for the whole world to enjoy.

Student Life

When you come to the Academy, you will form lifelong friendships with people from around the world.

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Our Sound

Be inspired by the latest music from Academy students and staff.

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Follow Their Lead

Academy alumni shape musical culture in countless ways.

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