News: About the School
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17 April 2019
Guildhall alumni and honorands in BBC Proms 2019
Schedule announced for BBC's annual classical music festival at the Royal Albert Hall and venues around the capital and the country.
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09 April 2019
Barbican Quartet wins 8th International Joseph Joachim Chamber Music Competition
Congratulations to the Barbican Quartet and Marmen Quartet, first and second prize winners at this year’s Joseph Joachim Chamber Music Competition
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08 April 2019
Guildhall School presents first international Festival of Classical Improvisation
Guildhall School of Music & Drama’s Centre for Creative Performance and Classical Improvisation, led by Professor David Dolan, presents the first international festival celebrating the revival of Classical Improvisation in Western art-music performance Wednesday 1 May – Friday 3 May.
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08 April 2019
Monica Dolan wins ‘Best Actress in a Supporting Role’ award at 2019 Olivier Awards
Congratulations to the Guildhall School alumni nominated and among the winners at this year’s Olivier Awards.
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04 April 2019
Behind the Scenes: Tuning In
From first rehearsal through to worldclass performance, full-size grand or small upright, Guildhall’s 130-plus pianos are continually tuned and primed for use. Maintaining them in their best possible condition is the job of Concert Piano Technician JP Williams.
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02 April 2019
Islington Council launches pioneering partnership with Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Islington Council is launching Music Education Islington, a pioneering new music service for its schools.
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01 April 2019
Guildhall School of Music & Drama announces its Summer 2019 season
Concerts, productions, live events and collaborations coming up in the Guildhall summer 2019 season
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28 March 2019
Then & Now: Iestyn Edwards
Iestyn Edwards (Vocal Studies 1986) is best known for his cabaret act, Madame Galina, Ballet Star Galactica. He has performed on cabaret stages across the world – and even in a war zone.
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26 March 2019
Barbican Guildhall Creative Learning wins National Creative Learning Award’s SEND Achievement for its work with The Garden School
Run by The Creative Learning Guild, the new Awards celebrate the inspirational innovators, educators and practitioners who live and breathe creative learning.
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18 March 2019
Guildhall singers selected by Royal Opera House as Jette Parker Young Artists 2019/20
Filipe Manu and Andrés Presno to join the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme for 2019/20 Season