Michael Durrant is the Healthy Conservatoires Coordinator at the Royal College of Music (RCM), also working on the HEartS project and the Music and Parental Wellbeing Research Network.
Michael completed the MSc in Performance Science at the RCM and is now a PhD candidate investigating how health promotion strategies can be effectively implemented across the performing arts sector. His research aims to address critical issues in artist wellbeing and contribute to the development of sustainable practices within the field.
Michael’s early career was dedicated to professional performance as a classical guitarist. Following studies with renowned maestros Carlos Bonell and Giulio Tampalini, he has performed in venues including Berlin’s Philharmonie and Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie and completed several recording projects, a highlight being his first studio album at Abbey Road Studios, where he worked with flamenco guitarist Samuel Moore. Michael’s video recordings have garnered millions of views on YouTube and his solo arrangement of Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez is widely regarded as one of the most popular interpretations of the piece.