Lawrence Wallington The RSM has announced with deep sadness the death of Lawrence Wallington on 11 January at the age of 68. Joining RSM in 1984, Lawrence was a highly committed and hugely respected Member serving on the Court of Assistants from 2003, as a Governor since 2020 and as Chair of the Fine Instrument
I am really looking forward to this years York Wind Chamber Music, my fourth year as a tutor on this highly enjoyable course. It will run from Saturday 2 August to Friday 8 with a play-through concert that evening in the Sir Jack Lyons Hall at York University. The days are action packed with non-stop
I am so pleased to be back with Oxford Sinfonia for its concert in St Mary the Virgin, Oxford on Saturday 28 June at 7.30pm. It’s a really exciting programme for a summer evening opening with Smetana’s brilliant overture to The Bartered Bride followed by Dvorak’s Cello Concerto. We are delighted to welcome cellist Gerard
The Munster Trust ended its 2025 year of applications and auditions with a tribute to Charles Alexander, who has retired as Chair of the Trust after 10 years of exceptional service. Trustees, former trustees, Executive Director Julia Desbruslais and Operations Assistant Hannah McDonald gathered on 2 June in Covent Garden for a celebratory meal to
After a week of excellent performances at the Bromsgrove International Musicians Competition, congratulations to Madeleine Brown (piano) on her success in winning the competition and to Iohan Coman (violin) and Jamie Cochrane (piano) for their success in reaching the final. Madeleine Brown studied the piano with Helen Krizos at Chetham’s School of Music before reading
It is great to be back in Bromsgrove for the 2025 International Musicians Competition. As in past years, we have a strong entry selected from the first video round with more than 20 fine performers playing for a place in the semifinal from 10.00am on Friday 30 May in Routh Concert Hall at Bromsgrove School.
I am looking forward to my next concert with the Radcliffe Orchestra on Saturday 15th March at 7.30pm in the Tingewick Hall at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. The progamme is a really exiting one with Glinka’s Overture Ruslan and Ludmila and Resphigi’s gorgeous The Fountains of Rome for the full orchestra. We have
On Saturday, 8 February, I had a wonderful evening as Adjudicator of the Woking Young Musician Competition, an event that has been held annually since 1979 as part of the Woking Music Festival, founded nearly 100 years ago. Eight finalists were selected from a large entry that performed at the Festival in the autumn and
Sam Rosenthal, viola It’s been a remarkable week! The 14th Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition has been taking place at The Glasshouse in Newcastle and I have had the pleasure of chairing the jury in a festival of events which has also involved the Cecial Aronowitz Viola Competition for players aged 18 and under, concerts
I recently found myself reflecting on a constant theme in my life – that of teaching the oboe and especially within the conservatoire sector. It is remarkable to think that I was appointed to teach the Oboe at the Royal Academy of Music in April 1984 and thus can look back on 40 years in