Guildhall School of Music & Drama

My Mother graduated from here and had an overall good experience. She graduated with a degree in performance of violin in the Music department. She speaks of her time in London to this day!

Amazing concert hall, great acoustic! Love it

Beautiful building, nice bar. Great venue.

Went to see an evening with Brian Blessed here so can only comment on it as a small venue/theatre which seemed excellent. Drinks were laid on so have no feedback on the bar... but we couldn't take drink in to the 'show'?! It is close to quite a few tube stops, Barbican being the closest.

I was there 1990-1993 on Saxophone, I was thoroughly miserable there, it destroyed my passion for the Saxophone (which I no longer play) Fundamentally , I believe Music should be about enjoyment, this institution didn't seem to have this ethos. I had won scholarships to 3 of the other London conservatoires at the time, I hugely regret not going to one of them. My principal study teacher delivered just 6 lessons in my final year due to other commitments. The Head of Academic studies at the time, threatened to review my degree classification as I wasn't available to play in the show (after my course had just finished)I have had several fellow Guildhall students on Social media over the years, It amazes me how many are no longer involved with Music.I have been a Head of Music for many years (retiring very soon) Numerous students i have had the pleasure of teaching have been successful when auditioning for Music college, none felt the Guildhall was right for them.I could write so much more, but will contact the place when i have more time, sharing my experiences in the hope that others aren't as let down.

Amazing music and drama school, right in the City of London.

I was here to see the opera Dead Man Walking in their Silk Street Theatre in March 2023. It holds 308 people and I had excellent sight and sound of the action from my central seat (E14). There's a cloakroom as you walk into the building and a bar outside the theatre doors for pre show and interval refreshment. You can get to the theatre from inside the Barbican complex.

Small concert hall but has lovely programmes

This has 2 performance halls in one complex. 1 being a large music hall catering for a fairly large audience and the 2nd is a mini theatre which has stalls circle grand circle etc. It really just mimics a full size theatre as far as design is concerned but just looks like it has been shrunk. Still a good theatre.

Very enjoyable experience during tge jazz and rock concertMusic School of summer 2022!