Royal College of Music

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The Royal College of Music is a prestigious London conservatoire and one of the United Kingdom’s leading institutions for advanced training in classical music performance, composition, and research.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf higher education institution
music conservatoire
public research institution
country United Kingdom
focusesOn advanced musical training
artistic research
professional performance preparation
foundedIn 1882
founder Edward VII
Prince of Wales
governedBy Council of the Royal College of Music
grantsDegree Bachelor of Music
Doctor of Music
Master of Music
hasAffiliation Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
Association of European Conservatoires
Conservatoires UK
hasCampus South Kensington campus
hasChancellor Charles III
hasCollection historical musical instruments
music iconography
music manuscripts
music prints
hasFacility RCM Library
RCM Museum
concert hall
opera studio
recording studio
hasNotableAlumni Andrew Lloyd Webber
Anna Meredith
Benjamin Britten
Gustav Holst
Joan Sutherland
Julian Lloyd Webber
Leopold Stokowski
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Thomas Adès
hasNotableFaculty Charles Villiers Stanford
Colin Lawson
Hubert Parry
Nadia Boulanger
hasPatron British monarch
hasStatus Royal chartered institution
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn London
South Kensington
locatedNear Imperial College London
Royal Albert Hall
offersProgram doctoral degree
postgraduate degree
undergraduate degree
predecessor National Training School for Music
rankingCategory leading music conservatoire in the United Kingdom
specializesIn classical music performance
composition
conducting
historical performance
music education
music research


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