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NewsRoyal Northern College of Music announces Jacob Shaw as new cello professor
The cellist will begin the role in September 2024
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GalleryRNCM to showcase its collection to the public
The college’s collection includes a Strad, a pocket violin and a curious, unplayable contraption
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NewsRNCM and Manchester Camerata to team up on live music research
The Manchester-based research will establish the difference live and recorded performance have on our non-conscious responses
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VideoHow many luthiers does it take to make two violins in a week?
This video follows the week-long process of making two new violins for the Royal Northern College of Music instrument collection during its Strings Festival in March 2018. Luthiers Kai-Thomas Roth, William Castle, Marc Soubeyran and Tibor Szemmelveisz collaborated on building two violins between 2 and 8 March, one based on ...
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ArticleEx-Chetham's teacher Malcolm Layfield arrested
Malcolm Layfield, former head of strings at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), has been arrested on suspicion of three historic rapes. The 61-year-old, who quit his post at the RNCM in February, was detained over alleged offences of rape against three girls, two aged 16 and one aged ...