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Ken Hamilton performing in China

School of Music staff in China

22 October 2024

Following the publication of the Mandarin edition of his book After the Golden Age: Romantic Pianism and Modern Performance (黄金时代之后) Professor Kenneth Hamilton has completed two tours of China.

Dr Daniel Bickerton

“A deep commitment to inclusion and creativity”

8 August 2024

Dr Daniel Bickerton recognised for his transformative learning, teaching and assessment practices with highest national teaching award in the sector

The School of Music at Tafwyl

17 July 2024

The School of Music visited Tafwyl, a free Welsh-language festival in Cardiff.

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New Pathways to Music programme launched

10 July 2024

The School of Music is pleased to announce the launch of its innovative Pathways to a Degree in Music programme.

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New Recording Hits the Charts

22 April 2024

Scenes from Childhood, a new CD of piano music by Dr Pedro Faria Gomes, performed by Professor Kenneth Hamilton, recently reached No.17 in the UK Specialist Classical Charts and No.13 in the Presto Music Chart.

Best-Selling Book by Professor Kenneth Hamilton published in Mandarin

19 February 2024

A revised edition in Mandarin of Professor Kenneth Hamilton’s award-winning book, After the Golden Age: Romantic Pianism and Modern Performance, has been issued.

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Gramophone magazine celebrates renowned composer Professor Arlene Sierra

16 February 2024

Arlene Sierra, Professor of Composition at the School of Music, has been profiled as Featured Composer in one of the world’s leading classical music magazines, Gramophone.

Rachel Walker Mason receives the Stiles and Drew prize.

School of Music alumna wins prestigious musical theatre award

1 February 2024

School of Music graduate, Rachel Walker Mason, has won the Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize 2023, at an event held at The Other Palace in London.

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No.1 Spot for Professor Kenneth Hamilton’s Latest Liszt Album

15 January 2024

Salon and Stage has been chosen by the Guardian as the Best Classical Recording of 2023.

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Inspirational alumni shine at awards

6 October 2023

2023 30ish Alumni Award winners announced

Geraldine Farrar as Carmen with cast, New York 1914

Professor Clair Rowden to examine significance of Bizet’s Carmen on new Sky Arts’ series

28 September 2023

Professor Clair Rowden will appear as an expert on the opera Carmen on Sky Arts’ new series, Musical Masterpieces.

Autumn concert series announced

22 September 2023

We are pleased to announce our Autumn concert series.

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School of Music receives excellent results in Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey

20 July 2023

The School of Music has scored 93% for overall student satisfaction in the 2023 Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES).

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A new book explores the music of the Strauss family

19 June 2023

A new book by Emeritus Professor David Wyn Jones will be published in June 2023: The Strauss Dynasty and Habsburg Vienna.

New Head of School announced

5 June 2023

Dr Nicholas Jones has been appointed to the role of Head of the School of Music.

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Welsh-language and Māori musicians take centre stage

3 May 2023

Researchers studying what it means to perform in a minority language

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First strategic partnership with US university

25 April 2023

Agreement with University of Wyoming offers international opportunities for staff and students

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Professor Arlene Sierra’s Toulmin orchestral commission to be performed by five American orchestras

22 March 2023

Arlene Sierra’s Toulmin orchestral commission is part of a 30-orchestra consortium performing works by women composers commissioned by the League of American Orchestras.

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Meet Cardiff University Symphony Orchestra’s new conductor

6 March 2023

Margarita Mikhailova answers questions about directing the university’s largest ensemble.