Classical Coffee Mornings: Kezia Colton with the RCMJD Saxophone Quartet at Royal Albert Hall

Starts: 11:00am, Doors: 10:15am

Superstar saxophonist Kezia Colton and the RCMJD Saxophone Quartet showcase an exciting, uplifting programme of works by Rachmaninov, Piazzola, Pedro Iturralde and more.

A hot drink and a pastry are included in the ticket price.

In partnership with the Royal College of Music London. Please note that Classical Coffee Mornings often sell out and tickets are rarely available to purchase on the day.

Seventeen-year old saxophonist Kezia Colton studies under Professor Sarah Markham at the Royal College of Music Junior Department. Kezia was the only saxophonist to make it through to the televised rounds of BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2024; she has also competed around Europe, including the 2023 International Saxophone Festival Larissa (intermediate category winner) and Andorra Saxfest 2025. Kezia is a two time finalist of the Royal College of Music Junior Department Gordon Turner competition, as well as having previously performed in ensembles at both the Wigmore Hall and the Elgar Room, Kezia is delighted to be making her solo debut at the Elgar Room.

Since its inception the, Royal College of Music Junior Department (RCMJD) has evolved to meet the musical needs of their students and adapted to the changing educational and musical landscape. They provide a programme designed to prepare students for musical life in the 21st century, and aim to produce happy, successful, healthy, entrepreneurial and flexible young musicians who can meet the ever changing demands of the profession.

The first public performance ever given by RCM musicians was in the Elgar Room. On Wednesday 2 July 1884, in the West Theatre (as it was called then), “Mr. Barton”, a piano student, performed Chopin’s Ballade in A flat to open a programme that also included operatic arias by Mozart, Handel and Gluck, and also chamber works by Schumann and Haydn. They’re delighted to be still here over 140 years later!