International Concert Series 2024-25

California-born conductor Rebecca Miller takes the helm for a musical journey from Grieg's famed Piano Concerto with rising star Amiri Harewood to Mussorgsky's fantastical Pictures at an Exhibition, with our Royal Holloway Symphony Orchestra.

Event programme

José Pablo Moncayo (1912-1958): Huapango
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907): Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Maurice Ravel)

About the performers 

Amiri Harewood is an exciting young classical pianist offering fresh, honest ideas and diverse programmes. Currently studying at the Royal College of Music on a full scholarship under the tutelage of Danny Driver, he holds the Ann Driver Trust Scholarship, supported by the Victor Dandaleh Foundation. Amiri previously studied at Trinity Music Academy under Richard Evans. Amiri regularly performs across the UK and abroad. Previous engagements include solo recitals at prestigious venues including Steinway Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Institut Francais, Bishopsgate’s Institute and the Royal Albert Hall (as part of the Steinway Young Artist series) and an appearance performing on BBC Radio London. Most Recently, Amiri won the Kerr Memorial Prize at the 2024 Royal Overseas League Competition. And, following a rigorous audition process which culminated with a final audition at Wigmore Hall, Amiri was selected to join the sought-after roster of Young Classical Artists Trust’s (YCAT). Read more. 

Led by internationally-acclaimed conductor Rebecca Miller, the Royal Holloway Symphony Orchestra meets weekly, giving three concerts per year in the Windsor Auditorium. The orchestra endeavours to create a lively, challenging, and social basis for orchestral life at Royal Holloway and comprises students from across the university. They also participate in side-by-side programmes with professional musicians, and through our unique partnership with the Chiltern Music Academy. For 2020-21, orchestras at Royal Holloway launched a new social action project called Re-Orchestrating Society, where members of orchestras at Royal Holloway work together in small teams to develop a project based around orchestras that aims to benefit society.

California-born conductor Rebecca Miller has earned an international reputation for her compelling, insightful, and energetic presence on the podium and for her ability to communicate with audiences of all ages. Most recently she has guest-conducted the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, London Mozart Players, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra (at the BBC Proms), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico, Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Västerås Sinfonietta and Dalarnsinfoniettan in Sweden, and Kuopio Symphony Orchestra in Finland. Read more.

Car parking

When you arrive for a College event at our Egham campus, please park in car parks 12 or 4.

Car park 12 can be accessed by turning right as you enter the main College gates and is located next to the tennis courts. If this car park is full, please drive further onto our campus to car park 4, which can be accessed by turning left at the mini-roundabout behind the Students’ Union. We would advise that you bring the College map to campus with you and give yourself plenty of time to park.

Blue Badge holders can find designated parking spaces in Car park 1W, as well as between Gardeners Lodge and the Williams Annexe. You can find these locations by looking at our campus map opposite. If you require any assistance on arrival, please contact our premises team in advance of your visit by emailing: premisesadmin@royalholloway.ac.uk and they will be happy to help.

Please note that we operate an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system on certain parts of our campus, however if you are here for an organised event, parking is unrestricted for event guests in car parks 12, 4 or 14 (or display your blue badge permit if parking in a disabled bay). If you have any questions about parking, please email: premisesadmin@royalholloway.ac.uk

Amiri Harewood (piano)