The Royal College of Music, one of the world’s leading conservatories, will host the Battle of Ideas 2007 reception in its Grade II listed Concert Hall, with live performances from some of the College’s most talented young performers.
19.00
Welcome speeches:
- Claire Fox (Academy of Ideas)
- George Brock (The Times)
- Colin Lawson (Royal College of Music)
- Tim Smart (BT)
19.10
Performance by Ruby Hughes, soprano and Caroline Jaya-Ratnam, piano
PRODUCED BY MARY COSGRAVE
Throughout the evening:
Jazz provided by the RCM Jazz Trio
 | Ruby Hughes soprano |
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 | Caroline Jaya-Ratnam pianist |
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 | Claire Fox director, Academy of Ideas; panellist, BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze; author, I Find That Offensive |
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 | Professor George Brock head of journalism, City University London; author, Out of Print: newspapers, journalism and the business of news in the Digital Age |
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 | Tim Smart CEO, King’s College Hospital NHS FT; former CEO, BT Global Services UK |
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