Program Overview
Skip navigation You are viewing our beta course page. Course summary Modules How to apply Entry requirements Fees and funding Contact information Course summary The Master of Performance (MPerf) is an advanced training degree offering tailored tuition, performance opportunities and industry experience, through masterclasses, orchestral projects, opera productions and professional collaborations. Normally taken over two years, the MPerf is designed to prepare you for life as a professional musical artist. You will work alongside world-leading musicians to develop your performance skills to the highest international standard. This course is particularly relevant for those who aim to enter the profession as practitioners at the highest level and who need to meet the current practical demands of the music industry.
Key Program Features
- Immersive On-Campus Experience: In-person seminars, laboratory sessions, and professional networking at Royal College of Music.
- Expert Faculty: Taught by research-active academics and practitioners with deep expertise in Interdisciplinary Studies.
- Diverse International Cohort: Study alongside students from around the world, broadening your global professional network.
- Research-Informed Curriculum: Content grounded in the latest academic research and real-world industry practice.
- Dissertation / Capstone Project: Culminating independent project applying your expertise to an original research question or industry challenge.
- Dedicated Career Support: Access to career coaching, employer networking events, and job placement assistance.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Orchestral Conducting programme at Royal College of Music develop the advanced knowledge, analytical skills, and professional networks that leading employers in interdisciplinary studies value. Common career destinations include:
- Leadership / Management Role: Apply advanced knowledge in leadership positions across industries.
- Research & Academia: Pursue doctoral studies or an independent research career.
- Consulting: Provide specialist expert advice to organisations in the field.
- Policy & Government: Shape public policy and sectoral regulation.
- Entrepreneurship: Launch innovative ventures leveraging deep specialist expertise.
Graduates have secured roles at multinational corporations, government agencies, research institutions, NGOs, and high-growth startups. Many also progress to doctoral (PhD) programmes.
Program Curriculum
Modules
The RCM's conducting course is run by two conducting professors, each able to bring different but compatible approaches to teaching. From them, you will gain an all-round understanding of the artistic and practical issues involved in conducting. This, coupled with a detailed programme of repertoire study, will enable you to develop as a free-thinking individual equipped with the practical and theoretical skills necessary to progress in this complex and demanding discipline. In addition to podium time with the RCM Philharmonic, RCM Symphony Orchestra and various new music ensembles, students are encouraged to organise their own concerts and work with ensembles from across the RCM. Conducting students can lead orchestral and sectional preparations for visiting international conductors.
Admission Requirements
How to apply
If you are an international applicant, or you are applying for a postgraduate course, or are choosing certain assessment locations, the 'on time' deadline may be later in the year - please contact the conservatoire directly. Apply by 2 October This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes Course code: 701F Institution code: R56 Campus name: Main Site Campus Code: - Points of entry The following entry points are available for this course: Year 1
International applicants The Royal College of Music has a long tradition of welcoming international students from all over the world. Our broad community of staff and students makes the RCM an exciting and diverse hub of musical activity. Almost half of our students are from outside the UK, studying at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
EUR 28000
Fees and funding
Tuition fees No fee information has been provided for this course Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information Full details of the tuition fees for the 2026-2027 academic year will be available at www.rcm.ac.uk/apply/feesandfunding/ once published.
Sponsorship information The RCM is able to support many students with scholarships thanks to the generosity of charitable trusts, companies, businesses, individual members of the public and legacies. Any student who auditions will automatically be considered for a scholarship or study award. There is no separate application process. Scholarships are awarded on merit based on performance at audition.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Fees and funding
Tuition fees No fee information has been provided for this course Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information Full details of the tuition fees for the 2026-2027 academic year will be available at www.rcm.ac.uk/apply/feesandfunding/ once published.
Sponsorship information The RCM is able to support many students with scholarships thanks to the generosity of charitable trusts, companies, businesses, individual members of the public and legacies. Any student who auditions will automatically be considered for a scholarship or study award. There is no separate application process. Scholarships are awarded on merit based on performance at audition.
About Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
Stockholm, Sweden
The Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH) is Sweden’s leading public university for music education, founded in 1771. It offers highly specialized, performance- and research-oriented programs...
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