When the Royal Acacemy of Music was founded in 1771, it was unparallelled north of the Alps. This grand and richly illustrated volume relates its 250-year history. Why was it created, and what is its purpose today? What were the central, fateful issues? How have gender equality and new musical currents fared? What role has the Academy played.

When the Royal Acacemy of Music was founded in 1771, it was unparallelled north of the Alps. This grand and richly illustrated volume relates its 250-year history. Why was it created, and what is its purpose today? What were the central, fateful issues? How have gender equality and new musical currents fared? What role has the Academy played.

When the Royal Acacemy of Music was founded in 1771, it was unparallelled north of the Alps. This grand and richly illustrated volume relates its 250-year history. Why was it created, and what is its purpose today? What were the central, fateful issues? How have gender equality and new musical currents fared? What role has the Academy played.