PLAY! Festival 2026

Join us for an extraordinary open rehearsal as the PLAY! Festival Orchestra welcomes back one of the standout participants from our 2025 Concerto Competition: Royal Holloway alum and pianist Elisabeth Egel.

Together, they will work through Rachmaninoff's spellbinding Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, those dazzling variations that alternate between fiery virtuosity and the haunting beauty of the famous 18th variation. As part of our ongoing series offering audiences an up-close, inside-the-orchestra experience, you are invited to witness the creative process in real time: the adjustments, the discoveries, and the electric collaboration between soloist, conductor, and ensemble.

Car parking

When you arrive for a College event at our Egham campus, please park in car parks 12 or 4.

Car park 12 can be accessed by turning right as you enter the main College gates and is located next to the tennis courts. If this car park is full, please drive further onto our campus to car park 4, which can be accessed by turning left at the mini-roundabout behind the Students’ Union. We would advise that you bring the College map to campus with you and give yourself plenty of time to park.

Blue Badge holders can find designated parking spaces in Car park 1W, as well as between Gardeners Lodge and the Williams Annexe. You can find these locations by looking at our campus map opposite. If you require any assistance on arrival, please contact our premises team in advance of your visit by emailing: premisesadmin@royalholloway.ac.uk and they will be happy to help.

Please note that we operate an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system on certain parts of our campus, however if you are here for an organised event, parking is unrestricted for event guests in car parks 12, 4 or 14 (or display your blue badge permit if parking in a disabled bay). If you have any questions about parking, please email: premisesadmin@royalholloway.ac.uk