Hiring Academy spaces | Royal Academy of Music

Our Edwardian main building, with its sweeping staircase, stained-glass windows and marble mosaic flooring, was built in 1911 and is a truly inspiring place

‘The food and service were wonderful, and the guests had a lovely time - it was a privilege to host them in such a remarkable room!’

Martin Cullingford, Gramophone

Our main performance spaces are:

The Duke’s Hall, our flagship 319-seat concert venue
The David Josefowitz Recital Hall, with seating for up to 108
The Susie Sainsbury Theatre, a 309-seat venue with a stage and orchestra pit, suitable for a variety of large-scale performances including fully staged operas
The Angela Burgess Recital Hall, a striking 94-seat rooftop space featuring astounding acoustics that are great for both recording and performing
The Forsyth Room, an elegant 40-seat space refurbished in 2022 for smaller recitals, meetings, conferences and drinks receptions.

Since they were opened in 2018, the Susie Sainsbury Theatre and Angela Burgess Recital Hall have won numerous awards for their innovative architecture and state-of-the-art technology.

We also have a selection of rehearsal, teaching and practice rooms available for hire, and all of our spaces are equipped with pianos.

Header image: Susie Sainsbury Theatre

Angela Burgess Recital Hall

'Thank you so much for letting us use your fantastic concert hall and for providing such a wonderful team [...] the event ran very smoothly thanks to them! Our Scholars had a fantastic day and I know that they were very much inspired by the venue, so thank you so much for organising it for us! We look forward to working with you again in the future!'
Sophie Mullender, London Music Fund

Availability

We welcome all enquiries to hire our spaces. Please note that due to student activity, venues are usually available:

Saturdays (evenings only except Junior Academy half term dates)
Sundays
Outside Academy term time

Get in touch

If you are interested in hiring our spaces or would like to discuss things further, please contact us using the form below.

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