Claudio Jacomucci – Accordion master class at the Royal Academy of Music. Monday 29th January from 10.00 am – 1.00 pm The Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT, www.ram.ac.uk T: 020 7873 7380 No tickets required. This event would be of particular interest to accordion teachers and students because it enables them to observe the RAM students being taught by internationally-respected accordion teachers. The RAM would welcome any interested audience.
Royal Academy of Music Events, October 2017 – 5th October, Accordion dept. Open-Day.Lunchtime concert at 13.05 followed by a talk by Owen Murray on the work on the accordion department. At 15.30 to 17.00, there will be an opportunity for young accordionists to play and receive advice on further development. 13th October, RAM students Master class taken by Peter Katina, 10.00 to 13.00
Ben de Souza – Autumn Concerts 2017. Great to see Royal Academy Student, Ben de Souza is managing to fit in some concerts around his studies. Catch him at a venue near you this autumn. Chethams, Manchester, Royal academy of Music, Brunel University and South Hill Park Arts Centre Bracknell
Friedrich Lips- Lecture and Masterclass- Royal Academy of Music – 23rd & 24th February 2017 and Accordion Dept. Concert featuring Russian Bayan Music. The event, held over two days includes a Lecture on Russain Bayan Music given by Prof. Lips as well as an accordion department masterclass and concert. No tickets are required and the event is completely free.
Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi – The Art of Tango- Royal Academy of Music. 19.30, Thursday 2nd February 2017 in the DJ Recital Hall. As a prequel to his concert Maestro Pietrodarchi will also give an accordion masterclass the day before on the
1st February, 10.00 – 1.00 pm in the DJ Recital Hall.
Royal Academy of Music – Accordion Department Open Day and Recital – 1st November 2016. Two events which should be of interest to accordion teachers and students alike. Completely free entry no tickets required.
Royal Academy of Music Accordion Masterclass 21st June 2016 – Bjarke Mogensen. Tuesday, 21.06.2016 10:00, York Gate 150. 10.00am–1.00pm. (then Lunch) resuming at 2.00–5.00pm. Free, no tickets required
Royal Academy of Music and Patron’s Award Winners’ Recital, June 6th 2016 Iosif Purits at the Wigmore Hall. June 9th 2016
Bartosz Glowacki and Iosif Purits Final Accordion Recitals at the Royal Academy of Music at 17.45 and 1845 respectively.
Currently in his second year at the Royal Academy of Music Ben de Sousa spent his gap year converting from a classical piano accordion to the more compact classical button accordion. He also spent some time in Italy learning how to tune and repair accordions with Beltrami in Stradella. It was then that he decided to design his future instrument and trust its construction to Claudio Beltrami.
Royal Academy of Music Events for May – Accordion Showcase (19th May 2016 and Masterclass 24th May 2016).Always great to keep up with how well the accordion students at the Royal Academy of Music are doing and watching them develop in to fine young artists. It is now 30 years this coming September that the accordion was introduced there.The Academy was the first British conservatoire to introduce teaching for classical accordion as a principal study. Owen Murray has been Head of Accordion since the department was founded in 1986.