Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Le Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, ou RCS, est un conservatoire prestigieux situé à Glasgow en Écosse. Anciennement appelée Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), en français Académie royale de musique et d'art dramatique d'Écosse, l'école a été fondée en 1847. Le conservatoire fait partie de l'Association des conservatoires royaux de musique.

Le directeur actuel est le pianiste et compositeur américain Jeffrey Sharkey. Le mécène est le roi Charles III.

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