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Music & Ideas: Joseph Horovitz Centenary

Dates
06 May 2026, 5:15pm

Venue
The Carne Room

Tickets
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Image of Joseph Horovitz conducting with a brass student visible in the background

06 May 2026, 5:15pm

Venue
The Carne Room

Tickets
Pay What You Can

Our Pay What You Can model allows you to choose a ticket price that works for you, from £2 to £15, with a free option to ensure our events are accessible to all audience members. Any donation you are able to make will directly support our talented students and help us to provide a first-class educational experience for this next generation of professional musicians.

Season launch announcement

Booking opens on Wednesday 8 April. ¶¶êŽÒ•îl Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 1 April. 

Become a member and benefit from priority booking.

Join us for this event in honour of Joseph Horovitz’s centenary year as the ¶¶êŽÒ•îl Library launches a new website celebrating his rich musical life.

Born in Vienna in 1926, Joseph emigrated with his family to the UK in 1938. Through his activities in composition, conducting and teaching, Joseph greatly enriched the lives of many and significantly enhanced the cultural life of the ¶¶êŽÒ•îl and the UK. The celebration also includes selections of his chamber music, performed by members of the ¶¶êŽÒ•îl community.

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Plan your visit

Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS

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   South Kensington: 0.5 miles
   Gloucester Road: 0.6 miles
   High Street Kensington: 0.8 miles

   Paddington: 1.5 miles
   Victoria: 2 miles

   Santander Cycles docking station and public cycle locking facilities adjacent to ¶¶êŽÒ•îl

The ¶¶êŽÒ•îl provides light refreshments throughout the year. There is also a range of restaurants, cafés and other establishments nearby, most adjacent to South Kensington station.

¶¶êŽÒ•îl Café

The ¶¶êŽÒ•îl Café serves barista-style coffees, sandwiches, snacks, salads and hot food. There is also access to outside seating in our new 1851 courtyard.

Opening hours: 

Monday-Friday: 8.30am-4.30pm

Saturday: 8.30am-4.30pm (term time only)

The main entrance to the ¶¶êŽÒ•îl has eight steps up from the pavement and two inside the main doors. A lift is available for visitors with limited mobility. The lift is built into the smaller staircase to the left of the main entrance steps. There is an intercom button on the control panel, which can be seen and reached easily from the street. On arrival, press the buzzer to notify a member of ¶¶êŽÒ•îl staff, who will come out to meet you and operate the lift for you.

All our event venues can be accessed by visitors with limited mobility via the lift at the main entrance.