News archive 2012
Hermann Hauser elected Fellow of the Royal Society
Honorary King's Fellow and entrepreneur Hermann Hauser has just been elected a Fellow of The Royal Society.
23 April 2012
HE Durham Fund for Cambridge undergraduates
The HE Durham Fund is offering grants to undergraduates of the University of Cambridge.
18 April 2012
Job vacancy: Provost
King's is seeking to appoint a new Provost to take office in September 2013.
17 April 2012
The Chapel seeks volunteers
King's College Chapel is looking for volunteers to help manage tourists during the busy period of the summer.
10 April 2012
Gala Charity Concert
King's is holding a Gala Charity Concert on 27 April, with music by Bruckner, Strauss, Verdi and Puccini.
10 April 2012
BBC Easter broadcasts from King's
BBC Two is broadcasting an Easter service this Saturday (7 April) on television, and BBC Radio 3 is broadcasting two concerts.
3 April 2012
Kingsman conducts at the Royal Opera House
Kingsman Sir John Eliot Gardiner is conducting Verdi's Rigoletto at the Royal Opera House from this Friday 30 March.
28 March 2012
Nicholas Marston discusses Schubert on Radio 3
Fellow in Music Dr Nicholas Marston was interviewed yesterday on BBC Radio 3. You can still listen on the iPlayer.
28 March 2012
The Choir celebrates 800th anniversary of the Thomanerchor
The Choir has just visited Leipzig to sing with the St Thomas Church Choir (Thomanerchor), which is celebrating its 800th anniversary.
27 March 2012
Easter at King's
The Easter at King's festival starts on 3 April, and will include concerts, services and talks as well as a photo exhibition inspired by Messiaen's 'Visions de L’Amen'.
22 March 2012
King's 2012 Telephone Campaign begins
The annual Telephone Fundraising Campaign has started and hopes to raise £350,000.
20 March 2012
The Choir sings at the installation of the new Chancellor
King's College Choir sang this morning at the installation of the new Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Lord Sainsbury of Turville.
20 March 2012
Elizabeth Murchison receives Suffrage Science heirloom
Junior Research Fellow Dr Elizabeth Murchison has received a Suffrage Science heirloom, which honours women in science.
19 March 2012
KCMS celebrates a successful year
The King's College Music Society (KCMS) celebrates a busy academic year of concerts.
14 March 2012
Two students complete 24-hour rowing marathon
Two King's postgraduates complete their 24-hour row to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
14 March 2012
New drama society stages Sartre play
The newly-formed King's College Drama Society is putting on Sartre's 'No Exit' next Monday and Tuesday in the King's Bunker.
8 March 2012
Archive of the month: monuments on paper
The new Archive of the month looks at designs for a monument to the college's founder, Henry VI (1421-1471).
5 March 2012
Art Centre showcases four local artists
An exhibition of work by Terry Beard, Natalie McIntyre, Stephen Murfitt and Stuart Green runs at The Art Centre until 17 March.
5 March 2012
Two students to row 24 hours for charity
Two students are embarking on a 24-hour rowing marathon in front of the college on 10 March.
29 February 2012
Eclectic quartet play Latin music this weekend
Guitar-based string quartet Eclectica! play their distinct repertoire of music in the Hall on Sunday 4 March.
27 February 2012
Next Wednesday's Evensong to be broadcast live on Radio 3
Next Wednesday's evensong service from King's College Chapel will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
24 February 2012
Cabaret night in the Hall
King's is hosting a cabaret night in the Hall on Saturday 3 March. Catherine Bott, James Bowman and Jonathan Cohen will perform varied and sparkling repertoire of songs.
24 February 2012
New chamber organ arrives at the Chapel
A new 'Klop' chamber organ arrived at the Chapel today from Germany, delivered by its maker Henk Klop.
22 February 2012
Unbridled Conversations at the Art Centre
An exhibitions of photographs by Colin Hampden-White is being held the King's Art Centre until 25 February.
14 February 2012
Choral Scholar interviewed on Songs of Praise
King's Choral Scholar Peter Oakley was interviewed on BBC2's Songs of Praise yesterday. You can still watch the interview on the iPlayer.
13 February 2012
KCMS plays Beethoven in the Chapel
The King's College Music Society (KCMS) is playing works by Beethoven on Sunday 19 February.
9 February 2012
Roy Howat plays French piano music this Friday
Acclaimed pianist and Kingsman Roy Howat plays a selection of French music in the Hall this Friday (10 February).
6 February 2012
Archive of the month takes a sporting theme
February's Archive of the month shows photos of King's sportsmen from the Edwardian era.
2 February 2012
Bob Alexander Fellowship in Law
King's is inviting applications for the Bob Alexander Fellowship in Law.
30 January 2012
Tony Judt memorial event
The college is holding a memorial event for historian Tony Judt, who died in August 2010.
27 January 2012
Nicholas Daniel awarded The Queen's Medal for Music
Oboist Nicholas Daniel has just been awarded The Queen's Medal for Music, and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies will make an informal announcement about it at this Sunday's concert in the Hall.
26 January 2012
The Choir's agent wins Artist Manager of the Year Award
Stephen Lumsden, Managing Director of Intermusica, wins the inaugural ABO/Rhinegold Publishing Artist Manager of the Year Award.
23 January 2012
Bob Crack exhibitions opens this Saturday
An exhibition of paintings by Cambridge artist Bob Crack starts at the King's Art Centre this Saturday (21 January).
19 January 2012
The Choir's Dijon concert gets a glowing review
The Saône and Loire region newspaper, Le Bien Public, has given the Choir's Dijon concert an enthusiastic review.
19 January 2012
Nicholas Daniel plays Mozart and Britten
Renowned oboist Nicholas Daniel will play Mozart’s sublime Serenade No 10 in B flat for winds on 29 January.
17 January 2012
The Choir wins a Shanghai music award
King's College Choir has won the Classical Elites Award for the Best Choral Concert in Shanghai, 2011.
10 January 2012
Chapel services for Lent, Holy Week and Easter
The Chapel services booklet for Lent Term, Holy Week and Easter is now available.
9 January 2012
Flamboyant book labels from the archives
January's Archive of the month shows examples of the ornately-designed bookplates people put in books to mark them as their own.
4 January 2012
