1st – 17th May 2026
Explore & Enjoy
2026 Events coming soon – plus new Blythswood Festival Awards 2026 – watch this space & Facebook
Hebrides Ensemble return to RCS to perform a collection of new piano quartet works for Plug Festival including the winner of the Walter and Dinah Wolfe Memorial Award 25/26.
The finalists of the Classical Concerto Prize perform in the Ledger Recital Room for this coveted award. The winner will be given the opportunity to perform their concerto with an RCS ensemble in a future season.
Students from the Junior Conservatoire lead this concert performance in the Ledger Recital Room.
Mondays at One return to the Ledger Recital Room with this performance from the Brass Department.
RCS Traditional Music students are led by Jenn Butterworth in the intimate setting of the Ledger Recital Room.
Dunedin Consort side-by-side with players from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Imagine sitting in the Thomaskirche on Sunday morning in Leipzig, four years into Bach’s tenure as musical director. By now you’re used to some extraordinary music from the great man, but BWV 169 is something else. Not only does it begin with what can only be described as […]
In this Fridays at One performance RCS welcomes the British duo of cellist Laura van der Heijden and pianist Jâms Coleman to the Stevenson Hall. Laura van der Heijden CelloJâms Coleman Piano
Students from the Junior Conservatoire lead this concert performance in the Stevenson Hall.
Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, sung in English and directed by Sir Thomas Allen Reflecting the insight and experience of a seasoned performer, Sir Thomas Allen’s Figaro is full of humour, subtlety, and wit. The sumptuous designs provide the backdrop for a comedy of social revolution and subversion that is as relevant today as […]
The Keyboard Department take to the stage in this week’s Mondays at One.
Senior RCS Woodwind student compete for the coveted Governors Recital Prize for Woodwind.
Senior RCS Vocal Studies students compete for the coveted Governors Recital Prize for Singing.
Senior RCS Strings students compete for the coveted Governors Recital Prize for Strings.
Senior RCS Brass students compete for the coveted Governors Recital Prize for Brass.
Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, sung in English and directed by Sir Thomas Allen Reflecting the insight and experience of a seasoned performer, Sir Thomas Allen’s Figaro is full of humour, subtlety, and wit. The sumptuous designs provide the backdrop for a comedy of social revolution and subversion that is as relevant today as […]
Our School of Dance take to the stage of the New Athenaeum Theatre to perform in their annual dance showcase. In a breath-taking display of classical and contemporary dance, and with the oversight of some of the UK’s most exciting choreographers, students from across the School of Dance (including BA Modern Ballet and BA Dance Artist) perform a dynamic programme […]
Following on from their music drama about Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald a few years ago, director Stasi Schaffer and pianist Jeffrey Sharkey will be developing a new music drama called Speak Low about the lives of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya. The performance will feature selected correspondence from the couple, enacted by RCS actors; songs and instrumental music by Kurt Weill, George Gershwin, Alban Berg, […]
Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, sung in English and directed by Sir Thomas Allen Reflecting the insight and experience of a seasoned performer, Sir Thomas Allen’s Figaro is full of humour, subtlety, and wit. The sumptuous designs provide the backdrop for a comedy of social revolution and subversion that is as relevant today as […]
Our School of Dance take to the stage of the New Athenaeum Theatre to perform in their annual dance showcase. In a breath-taking display of classical and contemporary dance, and with the oversight of some of the UK’s most exciting choreographers, students from across the School of Dance (including BA Modern Ballet and BA Dance Artist) perform a dynamic programme […]
Our School of Dance take to the stage of the New Athenaeum Theatre to perform in their annual dance showcase. In a breath-taking display of classical and contemporary dance, and with the oversight of some of the UK’s most exciting choreographers, students from across the School of Dance (including BA Modern Ballet and BA Dance Artist) perform a dynamic programme […]
The Junior Conservatoire Jazz students take centre stage in their end of session performance!
A Percussion Extravaganza as the Junior Conservatoire students showcase a culmination of their hard work.
Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, sung in English and directed by Sir Thomas Allen Reflecting the insight and experience of a seasoned performer, Sir Thomas Allen’s Figaro is full of humour, subtlety, and wit. The sumptuous designs provide the backdrop for a comedy of social revolution and subversion that is as relevant today as […]
The National Piping Centre, top of Hope Street Under the direction of conductor Paul Towndrow the Byres Road Big Band will be playing two new suites for jazz big band by composer and band member J Simon van der Walt ‘Between Two Oceans’ and the new ‘Byres Road Suite’.Alongside that, we’ll be playing some of […]