Royal Academy of Music

The Royal Academy of Music is a music school in London, England and one of the leading music institutions in the world. It was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 and in 1830 was granted a Royal Charter by King George IV 'to promote the cultivation of the science of music and to afford facilities for attaining perfection in it by assisting with general instruction all persons desirous of acquiring knowledge thereof'. Many of the most important musicians have studied at the RAM since then.

Composer's Festival

Every year the Academy celebrates the work of a living composer with a festival in the presence of the composer. Previous composer festivals at the Academy have featured Witold Lutoslawski, Michael Tippett, Krzysztof Penderecki, Olivier Messiaen, Hans Werner Henze, Luciano Berio, American composers including Elliott Carter, Academy graduates, Alfred Schnittke, György Ligeti, British and American Film, Franco Donatoni, Russian composers including Galina Ustvolskaya, Arvo Pärt, György Kurtág and Mauricio Kagel.

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Witold Lutoslawski - Michael Tippett - Krzysztof Penderecki - Olivier Messiaen - Hans Werner Henze - Luciano Berio - Elliott Carter - Alfred Schnittke - György Ligeti - Franco Donatoni - Galina Ustvolskaya - Arvo Pärt - György Kurtág - Mauricio Kagel

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The Academy collaborates with other conservatoires world-wide, including participating in the SOCRATES student and staff exchange programme. In 1991 the Academy became the first conservatoire in Britain to introduce a fully-accredited degree in Performance Studies. In September 1999, the Academy was the first conservatoire to become a full constituent college of the University of London.

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The current principal is the noted American scholar Curtis Price.

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