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“A dazzling athlete” of the piano – that’s how The Guardian describes Claire Hammond, and they’re not wrong – there’s a special zest and imagination about everything she plays. This morning, inspired by the anniversary of Maurice Ravel, she explores French piano music at its most playful and inventive: a world of sparkling fantasy and intense emotion, evoked by an artist with a special flair for musical storytelling.

The Only Boys Aloud Academi is a week-long intensive residential course for members of Only Boys Aloud aged between 16 and 25, this year held at Christ College Brecon for the very first time. The course provides advanced training in all aspects of general musicianship, singing and performance. Join us for the last of our end of course concert tour showcasing a variety of choral music from traditional male voice choir repertoire to musical theatre classics. We are also delighted to be joined by soprano Jessica Robinson, finalist of Cardiff Singer of the World 2023.

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Get to know our performance spaces before you arrive. As one of Cardiff’s most popular arts centres, RWCMD hosts hundreds of events each year.

Dr Rowan Williams, The Rt Rev'd and Rt Hon The Lord Williams of Oystermouth, and long-term supporter of the College, joins RWCMD as a Vice President.

Join us for a musical journey through landscapes of identity, nostalgia, and discovery. This programme of chamber music led by the College's conducting cohort offers an exploration of the many journeys we undertake, both within ourselves and beyond.

It’s always a treat when Lise de Salle returns to the RWCMD – after, all, this is a pianist whom Gramophone described as “a talent in a million”! Today, she whirls us from Cardiff to Paris, travelling in the footsteps of Mozart, Liszt and Ravel in a concert inspired by the mystery, the brilliance and the sheer romance of the City of Light.

“There is no doubting Beisembayev’s stature” declared one critic when Alim Beisembayev swept the board at the 2021 Leeds International Piano Competition – and there aren’t really words to describe the artistry of this phenomenal young Kazakh pianist. So come and hear him for yourself: in an intensely romantic recital crowned by Liszt’s monumental Sonata in B minor. Pure passion…

You can’t have missed the buzz around The Kanneh-Masons, one of Britain’s most musical families.

One of Britain’s most musical families, the Kanneh-Masons will give their first chamber ensemble appearance at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama on Sunday 14th June 2026, in a special finale of the Steinway International Piano Series 2025/6.