Royal College of Music, 15 December 2025

This one-day conference aims to promote practice-led approaches to the research of 20th-century piano repertoire and performance practice. Performers, scholars, pedagogues, and students are invited to discuss shared concerns and learn from each other’s perspectives at this thought-provoking event.

About the conference

The conference’s forward-looking rationale stems from the need to re-evaluate current approaches to 20th-century piano repertoire in light of what it means to be a contemporary pianist in the 21st century. It aims to make practice-led research in 20th-century music accessible, discoverable, and relevant for all performers.

The event will include presentations from postgraduate, doctoral, and postdoctoral students, a lecture-recital by renowned pianist Ralph van Raat, and a roundtable panel featuring distinguished performers and researchers Roy Howat, Inja Stanovic and Andrew Zolinsky.

The event is hosted by the Royal College of Music and supported by the Royal Music Association and the Music & Letters Trust.

For full details, including how to submit your proposal, please see the conference website here.