RCMS Challenge 2021

Foto Jan Hordijk
Saturday 18th december, 20.00
Online talk with the 3 finalists.
Rooftop Collectief is the RCMS Challenge 2021 winner!

Compile, execute and perform a programme of classical music with a contemporary twist!

 

Have you just started your career as a classical musician?

Are you interested in developing a broader approach to music performance and communication with your audience?

Do you have the ambition to compile and perform a concert programme whilst considering alternative formats or venues?

Then this RCMS Challenge is for you!

 

Our jury composed of Janneke Slokkers (business manager of the international chambermusic festival of Utrecht and artistic director of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra), Kees Kramer (head of the RCMS board and interim manager of various orchestra), Julien Hervé (RCMS artistic director and principal clarinet at the RPhO) and Ying Lai Green (principal grand bass at the RPhO and teacher at the Amsterdam Conservatory) have looked into the proposals sent. Saturday 18th December, three finalists were invited to discuss their plans further. The project with the best answers to the challenge is the Rooftop Collectief proposal which will be programmed start of next season.