Royal College of Music
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The Royal College of Music (RCM) is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the undergraduate to the doctoral level in all aspects of Western Music including performance, composition, conducting, music theory and history, and has trained some of the most important figures in international music life. The RCM also undertakes research, with particular strengths in performance practice and performance science.
Type | Public |
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Established | 1882; 142 years ago (1882) |
Endowment | £44.3 million (2023)[1] |
Budget | £34.1 million (2022/23)[1] |
Chairman | Guy Black, Baron Black of Brentwood[2] |
Director | Colin Lawson |
Patron | His Majesty King Charles III |
Students | 890 (2019/20)[3] |
Undergraduates | 440 (2019/20)[3] |
Postgraduates | 450 (2019/20)[3] |
Location | , 51°29′59″N 0°10′37″W |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | Conservatoires UK Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Universities UK |
Website | rcm |
The RCM has over 900 students from more than 50 countries, with professors who include many who are musicians with worldwide reputations.
The college is one of the four conservatories of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and a member of Conservatoires UK. Its buildings are directly opposite the Royal Albert Hall on Prince Consort Road, next to Imperial College and among the museums and cultural centres of Albertopolis.