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4DIARYBenjamin BrittenOPeN UNTIL FRIDAY 13 DeCeMBeRBritten: The Student YearsRCM Museum of MusicOur autumn exhibition marks the centenary of the birth of one of theRCM’s most celebrated alumni, Benjamin Britten, who came to studyat the RCM in 1930, and it was here that he completed some of his earlymasterpieces, including his Sinfonietta op 1. This exhibition, curated bythe RCM’s resident Britten expert Professor Paul Banks, explores Britten’stime at the RCM.The RCM Museum of Music is open Tuesday to Friday (11.30am – 4.30pm)and is free to visit.www.rcm.ac.uk/britten100Pictured: Portrait of Britten by Jeffrey Spedding, which hangs in theAmaryllis Fleming Concert Hall.The Revolutionary Drawing RoomProfessors’ ConcertsDaniel Rowlandsimon HoltThis lunchtime concert seriesfeatures pieces and performancesby RCM professors. Joining themare a few special guests and RCMstudents.Free but tickets requiredTHURsDAY 19 sePTeMBeRThe RevolutionaryDrawing Room1.05pmBritten TheatreColin Lawson clarinet, RogerMontgomery, Gavin Edwards horns,Adrian Butterfield violin, RachelStott, Kathryn Parry violas, RuthAlford cello, Elizabeth Bradleydouble bassMozart Horn Quintet in E flat majorK 407Spohr Octet in E major op 32MONDAY 14 OCTOBeRShostakovich Piano Quintet1.05pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert HallDaniel Rowland, Mark Messengerviolins, Jonathan Barritt viola,Richard Lester cello,Tom Poster pianoShostakovich Piano Quintet op 57MONDAY 25 NOveMBeRA Book of Colours1.05pm Amaryllis Fleming Concert HallJames Maltby clarinet, FrancescoIonascu, Johannes Marmen violins,Zoé Saubat cello, Deborah Ng,Andrew Zolinsky pianosSimon Holt Piano TrioWilliam Mival Lyric PiecesSimon Holt A Book of Colours