Piano Music of the 20th Century

The conference is hosted by @RCMLondon and supported by RMA, Music & Letters and CLPGS

Royal College of Music | 15 December 2025
Registration is now open!

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Me with Ralph van Raat before his performance of early unpublished #Boulez pieces on Monday (photo: @TalWalkerPiano) @RCMLondon

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Keynote lecture-recital by Ralph van Raat chaired by Tal Walker and a roundtable panel featuring Professor Roy Howat, Dr Inja Stanović, Ralph Van Raat and Andrew Zolinsky chaired by Dr Christina Guillaumier.

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Performance by RCM piano students Leo Little, Ruuka Ogihara and Dida Condria, and Session III – Negotiating Traditions Today with presentations by Aidan Chan and Gabriel Jones, chaired by Nuno Lucas.

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Session II – Exploring Early Recordings with presentations by Professor Roy Howat and André Terrell Short Chaired by Emilia De Geer, followed by Performance by RCM piano students Leo Little, Ruuka Ogihara and Dida Condria.

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Welcome note by Professor Robert Adlington and Session I - Shaping an Informed Performance with presentations by Dr Nuno Cernadas, Ioana Carina Cirtita, and Dr Thomas Dennehy-Caddick, chaired by Professor Robert Sholl.

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Fascinating performance & presentation by Ralph van Raat of early #Boulez piano pieces - listen to his recording! Really stressed the emotional world of the music @RCMLondon @20CPiano

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Our Keynote Lecture-Recital by Ralph van Raat takes place on Monday 15 December at 3:15pm in RCM’s Performance Hall. A leading performer of 20th-century piano music, van Raat teaches at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and the Accademia di Musica di Pinerolo.

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We’ve got a day packed with performances and presentations! Explore the conference schedule below. See you on Monday, 15 December 2025, at the Royal College of Music!

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Join us on 15 December for conference exploring practice-led research into 20th-century piano repertoire and performance🎹

The thought-provoking programme showcases presentations, a roundtable panel & opportunities to discuss shared concerns.

Learn more: https://t.co/6JTzDF0qM9

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We are excited to introduce 'Piano Music of the 20th Century: Interrogating Performance and Research'

A conference hosted and supported by @RCMLondon
and generously supported by:
@royalmusical , Music & Letters and @CLPGS

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Thank you all for joining us yesterday! Thank you @VLatarche @annascottpiano @NatashaLoges @houghhough @DanaGooley @NealPeresDaCosta and @dandyriver for presenting, @RCMLondon and @royalmusical for hosting and supporting. Congratulations to @EllenFlconer and @Yukitampohinton!

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Last hour to register to our conference (registration until 10am). We will start today at 4pm (GMT). See you all soon!

Register here: https://t.co/T3jYzJHOxT

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@BryanWhitelaw Hi Bryan! Thanks for joining us! Tomorrow morning we will send again an email with all the papers, interviews and links to all our delegates including those who registered today. I hope that's helpful!

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By now our registered delegates have already received our speaker's interviews and presentations by email. It's not too late to join us!

Register today and enjoy our lectures, with the event culminating in a Live Q&A on Thursday 4 March at 4pm.

https://t.co/T3jYzJZpWt

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Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, Adelina de Lara, Fanny Davies, Etelka Freund, Ilona Eibenschütz, Amy Beach, Louise Farrenc... It's wonderful to see so many #womeninmusic featured in tomorrow's conference, Pianism in the Long 19th Century! 🎉

Registration details below.

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Our programme for tomorrow:

4pm - Introduction

4.10pm - Pianism and Pedagogy: @VLatarche and @annascottpiano

5pm - Schumann: @houghhough, @DanaGooley and @NatashaLoges

5.50pm - Chamber music and Concerti: @NealPeresdaCosta, @DanaGooley and @dandyriver

See you all tomorrow!

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Ready for tomorrow!

It's not too late to join us. Register by Thursday March 4th at 10am and join our live event at 4pm (GMT). We are looking forward to welcoming you all!

Register here: https://t.co/T3jYzJZpWt

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It's not too late to register, join us on Thursday!

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3 more days until our live event!
Register today and receive all of our exciting presentations and interviews with @VLatarche @houghhough @annascottpiano @NatashaLoges @dandyriver @ProfNealPeresDaCosta and @ProfDanaGooley hosted by @RCMLondon and supported by @royalmusical!

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Professor Dana Andrew Gooley is Associate Professor of Music at Brown University. His research centers on European music and musical culture in the nineteenth century.

Join us to listen to his insights around Schumann's masterpieces!