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May 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sir Mark Elder and Yan Pascal Tortelier Conduct RNCM
Orchestras
Internationally renowned conductors Sir Mark Elder CBE and Yan Pascal Tortelier will
conduct RNCM orchestras in two unmissable concerts this summer.
On Friday 22 June, Sir Mark Elder CBE, Music Director of the Hallé, will conduct the RNCM
Chamber Orchestra in a programme featuring Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, Stravinsky’s Dumbarton Oaks, Weber’s Overture to Oberon and Debussy’s Syrinx.
The concert will raise funds for Future Talent, a charity founded and directed by HRH The
Duchess of Kent, the RNCM’s founding President and a strong advocate for music
education in the UK.
Speaking of her association with the RNCM, The Duchess of Kent said: ‘I could never put
into words adequately the affection I feel for and the pride I have in the RNCM! My
association with the College is about friendship, commitment - all of us are totally dedicated
to the welfare and musical progress of every student - loyalty and pride. Proud of each
individual young musician as their skills grow and develop. Proud of their tutors who instil
self-belief. Proud too of every member of staff - each playing a vital part in the smooth
running of the College.’
Popular TV and stage actor Simon Trinder, who has performed in many plays with the
Royal Shakespeare Company and who will appear in the BBC’s July adaptation of Richard
II, Hollow Crown, with Patrick Stewart and David Suchet, will narrate Mendelssohn’s A
Midsummer Night’s Dream. Rarely performed complete, this music beautifully captures the
elfin atmosphere of Shakespeare’s play, providing an evocative series of musical tableaux,
linked together by narrated extracts from the play.
Tickets for this concert cost £20/£15, and are available from the RNCM box office on 0161
907 5555 or online at www.rncm.ac.uk and all proceeds go to www.futuretalent.org
Moving to next month, French conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier will lead the RNCM
Symphony Orchestra in a striking concert at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on Thursday
5 July.
Marking the end of the College’s Nørth season, the concert will feature Vaughan Williams’
Serenade to Music (conducted by Gergely Madaras, RNCM Junior Fellow and ENO Charles
Mackerras Fellow in Conducting), Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor Op 47, and The
Planet, Holt’s brilliantly inventive and famous score.
Tickets cost £17/£14, and are available from the RNCM box office on 0161 907 5555 or
online at www.rncm.ac.uk
For more information on either event, or to request interviews and images, please
contact Liz Rowley, PR and Media Relations Office, on 0161 907 5369 or email
liz.rowley@rncm.ac.uk
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In addition to being one of the UK’s top conservatoires, the RNCM is recognised as
one of the North West’s leading performing venues offering a large Concert Hall,
Theatre, a smaller Studio Theatre and the Carole Nash Recital Room.
Throughout the year the College is host to over 400 concerts and events ranging
from classical music to world music and jazz.
It is both a platform for RNCM students to develop their incredible talent, and a stage
for world-class performers to showcase their work.
To date, some of the biggest names in popular music have also appeared at the
RNCM, including Adele, Jarvis Cocker, Supergrass, James Blake and the late Amy
Winehouse.