WHAT'S ON AT THE RNCM, MANCHESTER
What's On at the RNCM, Manchester
RNCM – The Royal Northern College Of Music is a conservatoire of The Royal Schools Of Music based in Manchester. As well as an education establishment, it also houses two venues. With a history dating back to the 1800’s, its current home on Oxford Road Manchester opened in 1973, with a refurbishment of the concert hall completing in 2014.
RNCM Concert Hall (capacity 443 - 710) and the RNCM Theatre (capacity approx. 600) have hosted many professional artists and organisations including Adele, BC Big Band, English Youth Ballet, Hugh Laurie, Jarvis Cocker, Manchester Jazz Festival, Rob Brydon and even Question Time.
RNCM has music programmes and series, shows, events, festivals, productions, concerts, comedy and ballets to look forward to including regular Monday and Thursday lunchtime showcase, Tom Mcrae, Will Young, Hugh & Cry, Manchester Camarata, Chamber music, RNCM’s Christmas family day with Stick Man, and concerts featuring the music of Beethoven, Dvorak, Ravel, and Holst. See what's on at the RNCM below and book tickets online.
RNCM – The Royal Northern College Of Music is a conservatoire of The Royal Schools Of Music based in Manchester. As well as an education establishment, it also houses two venues. With a history dating back to the 1800’s, its current home on Oxford Road Manchester opened in 1973, with a refurbishment of the concert hall completing in 2014.
RNCM Concert Hall (capacity 443 - 710) and the RNCM Theatre (capacity approx. 600) have hosted many professional artists and organisations including Adele, BC Big Band, English Youth Ballet, Hugh Laurie, Jarvis Cocker, Manchester Jazz Festival, Rob Brydon and even Question Time.
RNCM has music programmes and series, shows, events, festivals, productions, concerts, comedy and ballets to look forward to including regular Monday and Thursday lunchtime showcase, Tom Mcrae, Will Young, Hugh & Cry, Manchester Camarata, Chamber music, RNCM’s Christmas family day with Stick Man, and concerts featuring the music of Beethoven, Dvorak, Ravel, and Holst. See what's on at the RNCM below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at RNCM, Manchester
What's On at the RNCM, Manchester
King Creosote
RNCM Concert Hall
Saturday 23 November 2024
Since the mid-late 1990s, Mercury Prize-nominated Scottish singer-songwriter Kenny Anderson, DIY pop voyager, ancestral seaside home restorer, squeezebox lothario, Fife for lifer, diamond miner, hijacker of hearts, and the man also known...Manchester Camerata & Donald Grant - The Night Overtook Us
RNCM Concert Hall
Sunday 24 November 2024
As the nights grow longer, wrap up for this nourishing and enriching journey to the Scottish Highlands. Travel with the Manchester Camerata to Gaelic lands, where the winter nights are long and isolating. Donald Grant's newly commissioned w...A Professional Development Day for Cellists: Tackling Orchestral…
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 24 November 2024
Open to students, professionals, teachers and enthusiasts. With Chris Hoyle, Jennifer Langridge, Hannah Roberts, Nick Trygstad and Tim WilliamsFeeling isolated, preparing for your next audition? Join us as we examine every part of a profess...RNCM Monday Lunchtime Showcase
RNCM Concert Hall
Monday 25 November - Monday 9 December 2024
With tickets from just £1.50, you can witness the next generation of musicians in this intimate lunchtime solo and chamber music series, as RNCM students select and perform pieces that showcase their unique artistic identity. Click on tic...Elias String Quartet
RNCM Concert Hall
Thursday 28 November 2024
Hailed as one of the most intense and vibrant quartets of their generation, the Elias String Quartet formed at the RNCM in 1998 and have had a strong association with the College ever since. Behind the scenes, they work closely with the st...Thursday Lunchtimes: RNCM Chamber Music Prize-winners
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 28 November 2024
ProgrammeSatoshi Yagisawa The Dance in the Heat Haze *Guillermo Lago ?K?ln? from Ciudades *Graham Fitkin Hurl *Steven Snowden Van Gogh From Space ^Fran?ois Tashdjian Narnchyga?r ^PerformersSolasta Saxophone Quartet* (Audience Prize-winners)...RNCM Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven's Eighth Symphony
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
ProgrammeFranz Schubert arr Anton Webern Deutsche T?nze *Igor Stravinsky Danses concertantesLudwig van Beethoven Symphony No 8 in F major Op 93PerformersEdward Gardner, Benjamin Huth * conductorsRNCM Chamber OrchestraAboutThe perfect introd...RNCM Spotlight: Trombone Treasures
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
ProgrammeHenry Charles Goffin arr Ian Jones The Red ShieldCallum Au ?Low Down? from Four DancesSteven Verhelst A Song for JapanPhilip Sparke Tokyo TriptychAstor Piazzolla arr Derek Boyle LibertangoPerformersEmily Nicolas, Joe Heartfield, Ad...Will Young
RNCM Concert Hall
Sunday 1 - Wednesday 18 December 2024
British pop royalty Will Young was the winner of the first ever Pop Idol in 2002, with the wide-smiled and bright-eyed Wokingham singer breaking records when his chart-topping double-single Evergreen / Anything Is Possible became the fastes...Manchester Christian Unions' Carol Service
RNCM, Manchester
Monday 2 December 2024
Enjoy a fun and festive evening of classic carols with choir and orchestra, alongside a diversity of Christmassy performances, and a talk that gets to the heart of the true Christmas message.?Tickets:Free admission, ticket requiredPromoted ...RNCM Spotlight: The Emerz Quartet
RNCM, Manchester
Tuesday 3 December 2024
ProductionDavid Bruce ?Part One? from GumbootsJohn Adams Excerpts from John?s Book of Alleged DancesFelix Do The pagoda remembers (world premi?re)PerformersTako Tkabladze, Joe Steel violinEmily O?Dell violaLola Garcia Marquez celloMiles San...RNCM Spotlight: The Emerz Quartet - Dance Through…
RNCM, Manchester
Tuesday 3 December 2024
ProductionDavid Bruce ?Part One? from GumbootsJohn Adams Excerpts from John?s Book of Alleged DancesFelix Do The pagoda remembers (world premi?re)PerformersTako Tkabladze, Joe Steel violinEmily O?Dell violaLola Garcia Marquez celloMiles San...Sō Percussion and Caroline Shaw
RNCM, Manchester
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Part of our new Inspirational Artists series.S? Percussion is a leading percussion quartet and nonprofit organization that fosters, creates, and presents adventurous new work with a unique focus on collaboration. Fuelled by a belief in the ...RNCM Research Forum - Matthew Barnard
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 4 December 2024
Our Research Forums provide in-depth insight into some of the cutting-edge research that is taking place at the RNCM. Hear presentations from academics, performers, and composers as they share the latest developments in their fields, discus...Thursday Lunchtimes: RNCM String Quartets
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 5 December 2024
ProgrammeProgramme to be announced shortly. PerformersTo include:Heartwood Quartet:Dylan Latham, Audrey Doyle violinsMichaela Jones violaJasmine Blackshaw-Britton celloAboutDrop in during your lunch break and discover a wide range of perfor...RNCM ArkEnsemble with Company Chameleon
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 6 December 2024
PerformersRob Buckland directorConnor Lyster assistant conductorAnthony Missen choreographerRNCM ArkEnsembleCompany ChameleonAboutWhen visionary musicians meet exceptional dancers, the result is an immersive experience that transcends the o...RNCM Spotlight: Dance and National Identity
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 6 December 2024
ProgrammeKuk Jin Kim Ariranggogae (Arigang Hill)Kuk Jin Kim Pungnyeonga (Good Harvest Song)Fr?d?ric Chopin Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E flat major Op 22PerformersHwan Hee Kim pianoAboutExperience a dynamic fusion of E...RNCM Spotlight: Nationalistic Dances
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 6 December 2024
ProgrammeKuk Jin Kim Ariranggogae (Arigang Hill)Kuk Jin Kim Pungnyeonga (Good Harvest Song)Fr?d?ric Chopin Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E flat major Op 22PerformersHwan Hee Kim piano?Tickets:Free admission, no ticket re...Chabrier: L'étoile
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 8 - Saturday 14 December 2024
OverviewCast & CreativesProgrammeEmmanuel Chabrier L??toileLibretto by Eug?ne Leterrier and Albert VanlooCreativesMartin Pickard, Benjamin Huth * conductorsMark Burns directorAdrian Linford designerJake Wiltshire lighting designerAboutIt?s ...Xaverian College
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 8 December 2024
An evening of music from the students at Xaverian College Manchester. Xaverian has the largest sixth form music department in the England.?Tickets:Full Price ?13Under 18s/ Over 65s/ Students ?9Promoted by Xaverian College. This event will e...Cheadle Hulme School Christmas Concert
RNCM, Manchester
Monday 9 December 2024
An evening of music from the students of Cheadle Hulme School. Tickets:Full Price ?12Under 18s ?10Promoted by Cheadle Hulme School. Book Now M...RNCM Research Forum - Laura Ritchie
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 11 December 2024
Our Research Forums provide in-depth insight into some of the cutting-edge research that is taking place at the RNCM. Hear presentations from academics, performers, and composers as they share the latest developments in their fields, discus...RNCM Big Band with Madeline Bell (vocals)
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 13 December 2024
PerformersIain Dixon directorMadeline Bell vocalsRNCM Big BandAboutLegendary soul singer Madeline Bell joins the RNCM Big Band to deliver a toe-tapping evening of standout tunes and sizzling rhythms.A Newark, New Jersey native, she first ar...RNCM Spotlight: Sama
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 13 December 2024
ProgrammeSina Salour Sama (world premi?re)Reinhold Gli?re Suite for viola and double bassLuis Fonseca Sonata for viola, double bass and pianoPerformersEstelle Gonzalez violinSaulo de Silva Martins double bassLucian Amette Crosby pianoAboutD...RNCM Spotlight: Sama - Dance Music from Past…
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 13 December 2024
ProductionSina Salour Sama (world premi?re)Reinhold Gli?re Suite for viola and double bassLuis Fonseca Sonata for viola, double bass and pianoPerformersEstelle Gonzalez violinSaulo de Silva Martins double bassLucian Amette Crosby pianoAbout...RNCM Christmas Family Day: Stick Man
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 15 December 2024
Grab your Christmas jumper and join us for a day of festive family fun!Our annual Christmas Family Day is one of our most popular events, welcoming families and children of all ages to enjoy creative activities, interactive workshops, and m...Junior RNCM Chamber Groups
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 11 January 2025
Part of RNCM Strings Festival. Junior RNCM is a vibrant community of gifted young musicians aged eight to 18 who come together to develop their talent within the Royal Northern College of Music. Chamber music plays a vital role in their edu...The Hallé with RNCM Students
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 11 January 2025
ProgrammeEdward Elgar In the South (Alassio) Op 50Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat major Op 107Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major Op 35PerformersAgata Zaj?c conductorIstv?n V?rdai celloSimone Lamsma violinA...RNCM Young Strings
RNCM Various Venues
Sunday 12 January 2025
Young Strings is one of RNCM's Junior Programmes. String players aged 6 to 13 years attend weekly classes to develop their string playing, musicianship and creativity. Two of their ensembles are delighted to be showcasing some of their lear...NOMAD Interlude
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 12 January 2025
Part of RNCM Strings Festival. NOMAD is a prize-winning, shape-shifting ensemble, formed by students at the RNCM in 2021. The group is committed to creating experimental and intimate multi-media performances for audiences and exploring a di...RNCM String Orchestra with Company Chameleon
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 12 January 2025
ProgrammeIgor Stravinsky Concerto in D for string orchestra ?Basle? ^Benjamin Britten Lachrymae *Rodion Shchedrin after Georges Bizet Carmen Suite for strings and percussionPerformersChris Hoyle ^, Alec Frank-Gemmill *, Benjamin Huth conduc...Vivaldi to Sinatra with Company Chameleon
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 12 January 2025
ProgrammeAntonio Vivaldi Sinfonia No 3 in G majorCaroline Shaw arr Julian Azkoul and the swallowJesse Montgomery StarburstWorks for Double Bass ensembleB?la Bart?k Romanian Folk DancesAstor Piazzolla OblivionAstor Piazzolla arr Simon Parkin...A Kabuki Winterreise: Spring Snow
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 17 January 2025
ProgrammeFranz Schubert Winterreise Op 89 D 911Interspersed with short kabuki interludesPerformersFleur Barron mezzo-sopranoSuleiman Suleiman actor/dancerJulius Drake pianoSonoko Kamimura movement directorHibiki Ichikawa shamisenAboutPart o...Foden's Band
RNCM Concert Hall
Friday 24 January 2025
The National Champion Band of Great Britain, the Sandbach brass band, who maintain a world class reputation for providing quality entertainment in the field of brass music with a traditional and unique style, perform as part of RNCM Brass B...Festival Prelude: A Saxhorn Renaissance
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 24 January 2025
Part of RNCM International Brass Band Festival.A triumphant opening to this year?s festival welcomes RNCM student Anabel Voigt alongside musicians from the UK?s leading brass bands, performing newly arranged works and a new composition for ...Black Dyke Band
RNCM Concert Hall
Saturday 25 January 2025
Performing part of The RNCM Brass Band Festival, the world famous Bradford band boast a heritage stretching back to 1855. William Byrd and John Bull arr Howarth Music from the Elizabethan Court i. The Earle of Oxford's Marche (William Byr...Tredegar Town Band
RNCM Concert Hall
Saturday 25 January 2025
One of most famous brass bands in the UK a seen on Britain's Got Talent, the BBC Proms and in the BAFTA winning film 'Pride', the 2019 Welsh Champions and Double British Open Champions, perform at the RNCM Brass Band. Benjamin Britten arr ...Junior RNCM Brass Band
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
A free concert from the Junior RNCM Brass Band as part of the RNCM Brass Band Festival. Junior RNCM is a vibrant community of gifted young musicians aged 8 to 18 who come together to develop their talent at the Royal Northern College of Mus...Athena Brass Band
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
ProgrammeNaomi Styles Pandora?s BoxAndrea Hobson Silver-Backed Fox *Lucy Pankhurst Ghosts of Industry (world premi?re)Kelly Marie Murphy O Frabjous Day, Alice Slays!Lucy Pankhurst Abrazo ^Louis Prima arr Gail Robertson Jump, Jive, and WailE...The 4barsrest Interview: David Bremner
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
Part of RNCM International Brass Band Festival. Iwan Fox of 4barsrest interviews trombonist and festival soloist David Bremner about his life and work. David Bremner has been Principal Trombone of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra since 20...Cory Band
RNCM Concert Hall
Sunday 26 January 2025
2022 European and Welsh National Champions, the famous brass band from the Rhondda Valley in South Wales perform as part of the RNCM Brass Band Festival. Dean Goffin Rhapsodic Variations - My Strength, My TowerJ Wilfred Heaton Air Varie -...RNCM Brass Band
RNCM Concert Hall
Sunday 26 January 2025
Established during the 1990s by brass innovator Howard Snell, the RNCM Brass Band has always been a flagship ensemble of the institution. Geographically the RNCM is ideally placed in Manchester for brass band students and it boasts a teachi...Brass Bands England Discussion
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 26 January 2025
Part of RNCM International Brass Band Festival. Brass Bands England supports and promotes brass bands by fostering community engagement, sharing resources, and increasing public understanding of their value. They provide access to funding, ...Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 26 January 2025
ProgrammeDani Howard Warp and WeftDenis Wright Cornet Concerto *Liz Lane Silver RoseEdward Gregson Rococo VariationsJohn Psathas SaxonPaul Terrancini Gegensatze (world premi?re of band version)Estella Wallace trans David Bremner Ka mate te ...Macclesfield Youth Brass Band
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 26 January 2025
Programme to include:Helena Zyskowska New workPerformersLouise Renshaw conductorMacclesfield Youth Brass BandAboutPart of RNCM International Brass Band Festival. Macclesfield Youth Brass Band has over 120 members, welcoming complete beginne...Nobuyuki Tsujii (piano)
RNCM, Manchester
Monday 3 February 2025
ProgrammeLudwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No 21 in C major Op 53 ?Waldstein?Franz Liszt En r?ve (Nocturne) S 207 / R 87Franz Liszt Mephisto Waltz No 1Fr?d?ric Chopin Nocturne No 7 in C sharp minor Op 27 No 1Fr?d?ric Chopin Nocturne No 8 in...Manchester Collective: Hidden Mechanisms
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 7 February 2025
ProgrammeCassandra Miller LeavingOliver Leith The Big HouseH?lo?se Werner Hidden Mechanisms (world premi?re)Olli Mustonen Piano QuintetPerformersRakhi Singh violinDonald Grant violinRuth Gibson violaNick Trygstad celloTBC pianoAboutPart of ...RNCM Day of Percussion (Full Day Ticket)
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 9 February 2025
AboutNow in its 32nd year, the RNCM Day of Percussion continues its mission to engage, educate, and entertain all who have an interest in the wonderful world of percussion.??Led by artistic director Simone Rebello, our internationally renow...RNCM Day of Percussion (Single Session Ticket)
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 9 February 2025
AboutNow in its 32nd year, the RNCM Day of Percussion continues its mission to engage, educate, and entertain all who have an interest in the wonderful world of percussion.??Led by artistic director Simone Rebello, our internationally renow...RNCM Day of Percussion (Young Learners Ticket)
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 9 February 2025
AboutNow in its 32nd year, the RNCM Day of Percussion continues its mission to engage, educate, and entertain all who have an interest in the wonderful world of percussion. Our Young Learners Ticket is specially designed to offer young lear...The Central Band of the Royal Air Force:…
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 9 February 2025
The Central Band of the Royal Air Force, founded in 1920 and based at RAF Northolt, was the first ensemble outside the United States to receive the prestigious John Philip Sousa Citation for Musical Excellence, highlighting its reputation f...How to get to the RNCM, Manchester
RNCM Frequently Asked Questions
124 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RD
The two closest public car parks to the RNCM are Booth Street West and Booth Street East.
Visitor parking is available in the RNCM underground carpark weekdays and Saturdays 5pm - 11.30pm and Sundays 6am - 11.30pm.
Please note that general traffic along Oxford Road is no longer permitted to use the route between 6am and 9pm, 7 days a week.
The nearest train station to the RNCM is Manchester Oxford Road and is approximately a 13 minute walk (0.5 miles).
Manchester Piccadilly is 0.8 miles/20 minute walk. Deansgate is 0.9 miles/21 minute walk and Manchester Victoria is 1.5 miles/33 minute walk.
The nearest tram stop to the RNCM is St Peter’s Square and is approximately a 15 minute walk (0.8 miles).
The RNCM Concert Hall has a seating capacity of between 443 - 710 depending on the layout.
The RNCM Theatre has a seating capacity of 600.
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Please contact The RNCM directly. For further information on ticketing, please visit their how to book page.
If you would like to buy a ticket in person from RNCM Box Office, they open one hour prior to the event starting, and can only facilitate in person bookings for the performance showing on the day.
Alternatively, you can see what's on and book online here.
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The RNCM curfew is 11pm. More precise timings are often confirmed close to the performance date.
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Most Popular Shows and Events at RNCM, Manchester
