The deadline to apply for this RQF Level 8 course is **1st November 2024**. The deadline for receipt of Orchestral Conducting first-round video recordings is **15 November** 09:00 UK time. Candidates should have the potential and aspiration to succeed at the highest international standard. The Academy’s postgraduate conducting course is internationally recognised as one of the foremost programmes for training conductors. Our students have many opportunities to work with talented players and singers in a variety of settings, from two-piano workshops and intimate chamber ensembles to full symphony orchestra. Academy conductors work in a friendly, collaborative and focused environment which prepares them for professional conducting careers. The course path can be discussed at the entrance interview and adjusted as appropriate, you are not tied to the option you choose when you submit your application in UCAS Conservatoires.