Competition successes for Academy students

Sofía Patterson-Gutiérrez awarded Second Prize and Junior Jury Award at the Carl Nielsen International Competition. Ivan Sendetsky named laureate at the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2026.

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Alumni Success Stories

At the 2026 RPS Awards Matilda Lloyd was named Young Artist, Peter Moore Instrumentalist of the Year and Jacob Collier Game Changer of the year.

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at the BBC Proms

Salonen Conducts 20th-Century Classics

Royal Albert Hall
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Wed 2 to Fri 4 September 2026

Women and Musical Histories; 1789–1914

Royal Academy of Music
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Echoes of the Guitar

Angela Burgess Recital Hall

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Resounding Shores

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Resounding Shores

Alumni Success Stories

Binny Supin Yang won first place in the Singers Section Final of the 2026 Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition in a final comprised entirely of Academy singers and accompanists.

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Academy News

Academy Symphony Orchestra to perform at BBC Proms with The Juilliard School.

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Alumni Success Stories

Academy Alumni Michel Oren and Enyi Okpara appointed to major orchestras.