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
RNCM International Brass Band Festival
RNCM Various Venues
Sunday 26 January 2025
 The RNCM International Brass Band Festival remains a premier stage for the world's leading brass band musicians, celebrating the finest repertoire crafted for the genre. Under the artistic direction of David Thornton, the festival passio...The Brighouse & Rastrick Band
RNCM Concert Hall
Sunday 26 January 2025
 Regarded as one of the finest brass bands in history, The Brighouse and Rastrick Band is seen by many as being the best and most consistent "public subscription band" in the world. In its time the majority of premier band championships h...Cory Band
RNCM Concert Hall
Sunday 26 January 2025
 One of the oldest and best known award-winning brass bands in the world, the famous Cory Band were formed in 1884 in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales. Ranked the world's No. 1 brass band for 13 consecutive years, Cory made world histo...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...Macclesfield Youth Brass Band
RNCM Theatre
Sunday 26 January 2025
Macclesfield Youth Brass Band has over 120 members, welcoming complete beginners and advanced musicians alike. This special showcase is in honour of the band's 20th anniversary. ...Brass Bands England Discussion
Carol Nash Recital Room
Sunday 26 January 2025
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, training, and resources in key areas like market...RNCM Monday Lunchtime Showcase
RNCM Concert Hall
Monday 27 January - Monday 31 March 2025
Drop in during your lunch break and discover a wide range of performances for free with the RNCM's Monday and Thursday Lunchtime concerts. Witness the next generation of musicians in this intimate lunchtime solo and chamber music series,...RNCM Opera Scenes
RNCM Theatre
Wednesday 29 - Friday 31 January 2025
FREE EVENT. RNCM vocal and conducting students present excerpts from some of opera's greatest moments in this free series of staged scenes. A perfect way to feed your curiosity! Click on tickets link for the perfromers and excerpts presente...RNCM Research Forum - Pamela Heaton (Goldsmiths University…
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 29 January 2025
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...Music for Parkinson's (Relaxed Performance)
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 30 January 2025
Programme to include:New miniature works by Megan Steinberg, Adam Gorb, Ella Laughton and Simon KnightonWith over 150,000 people in the UK affected by Parkinson?s and being cited as the ?the fastest growing neurological condition in the wor...Thursday Lunchtimes: RNCM Brass Ensemble (Relaxed Performance)
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 30 January 2025
ProgrammeSuite of Renaissance Dances by Claude Gervaise, Pierre Attaingnant, John Bull, Anthony Holborne, Peter Warlock and Michael PraetoriusEdward Gregson Three Dance EpisodesThree Romantic Dances by Johannes Brahms, Edvard Grieg and Anto...Identity: Who Do You Think You Are
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 31 January 2025
ProgrammePhilip Glass Piano Quintet ?Annunciation?Ethan David Loch Piano QuintetB?la Bart?k Divertimento for StringsPerformersCaroline Pether directorEthan David Loch pianoManchester Camerata with RNCM StudentsAboutManchester Camerata join ...John Wilson Piano Spectacular
RNCM Concert Hall
Saturday 1 February 2025
Internationally renowned pianists, including esteemed RNCM alumni, unite on stage with no fewer than eight grand pianos in the Concert Hall to raise funds for the John Wilson Fellowship in Accompaniment. This special evening features RNCM l...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...Spotlight: RNCM Songsters - Come Sing and Dance
RNCM, Manchester
Monday 3 February 2025
A recital of movement through melody, exploring song infused with the spirit of dance. Tickets:Free admission, no ticket requiredPromoted by RNCM. This event will end at approximately 7pm. ...Susanna Braun (piano)
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 5 February 2025
ProgrammeHeinz Holliger Partita (first movement)J S Bach Prelude and Fugue in E flat minor BWV 853Robert Schumann Theme and Variations on the name Abegg Op 1Franz Liszt Ann?es de p?lerinage, 1st year, Switzerland S 160 No 9 ?Les cloches de ...RNCM Children's Opera: Treasure Island
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 6 February 2025
PerformersKate Pearson composer/musical directorAboutOur annual Children?s Opera is an RNCM flagship project and sees 150 children from our four local schools performing alongside over 100 RNCM students in a fully-staged new production writ...Thursday Lunchtimes: RNCM Baroque Ensemble
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 6 February 2025
ProgrammeJean-F?ry Rebel Les caract?res de la danseGeorge Frideric Handel Il delirio amoroso HWV 99PerformersRoger Hamilton directorRNCM Baroque EnsembleAboutDrop in during your lunch break and discover a wide range of performances for free...Manchester Collective - Hidden Mechanisms
RNCM Concert Hall
Friday 7 February 2025
Intimate, personal and intricate: chamber music has always invited a close-knit chemistry, in which you can hear every bow and breath. If chamber performances originally took place in homes, then the perfect setting for The Big House woul...Spotlight: Paramount Brass - From Flamenco to Funk
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 7 February 2025
ProgrammeAnthony DiLorenzo Fire DanceLeonard Bernstein Dance SuiteLeonard Bernstein arr Jack Gales West Side StoryGwilym Simcock StomperPerformersLewis Barton, Honor Farley trumpetsToby Johnson-Jones French hornNathan Joseph tromboneBen Rus...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...The Hallé Chamber Series - Philip Glass's Glassworks
RNCM Concert Hall
Friday 14 February 2025
In collaboration with the RNCM, the Halle brings you a festival celebrating the best-loved works of American composer and pianist Philip Glass. Following the success of his larger-scale orchestral and stage creations, Philip Glass wanted to...Balcony Seats: The Hallé Presents Philip Glass: Glassworks
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 14 February 2025
We?re delighted to announce we?ve released additional seating in the RNCM Concert Hall for this event. Our balcony is now sale and all tickets purchased in this area will be reserved seating.??In collaboration with the RNCM, the Hall? bring...Nerina Pallot
RNCM Theatre
Saturday 15 February 2025
Having been nominated for an Ivor Novello and Brit Award, Jersey-raised pop rock star Nerina Pallot has had an exciting music career, writing and performing her own pieces alongside working with artists like Kylie Minogue. She scored UK Top...Nai Barghouti
RNCM Theatre
Sunday 16 February 2025
Award-winning singer, composer and flautist, Nai Barghouti is one of the most distinguished vocalists of a new generation of Palestinian and Arab artists. With a layered ornamental technique, in which she uses her voice as a musical instrum...Soul & Qawwali UK Tour ft. Chand Ali…
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 22 February 2025
Qawwali World presents: The Soul & Qawwali UK Tour 2025 ? uniting the powerful voice of Chand Ali Khan, the UK?s leading Qawwali Artist, with the instrumental brilliance of the Leo Twins ? musical duo as featured in Coke Studio, Nescafe Bas...The Frederic Cox Award for Singing
RNCM Concert Hall
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Discover the world of classical singing with the Royal Northern College of Music's talented vocal students.  This annual competition first began in 1986 as a memorial to one of the leading figures in the founding of the College, Frederic...Spotlight: Piazzolla for Eight Cellos
RNCM, Manchester
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Programme to include:Astor Piazzolla arr James Barralet Las cuatro estaciones portenas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)Chloe Chen, Ed Chua, Elena Edwards, Tom Ellison, R?is?n Fleming, Cillian Hennessy, Maisie Mcloughlin, Rhys Nicholson ce...Gabriel Bianco (guitar)
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 26 February 2025
Gabriel Bianco, widely regarded as one of the finest classical guitarists of his generation, has performed in more than 50 countries, with appearances at Paris International Guitar Festival, Herbst Theatre (San Francisco), Yamaha Hall (Toky...RNCM Research Forum - Cheryll Duncan (RNCM)
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 26 February 2025
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 Percussion Ensembles
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 27 February 2025
ProgrammeLucian Amette Crosby New work *Oriol Cruixent Suite Inici?ticaPerformersKai Strobel director, percussionFelicity Cliffe conductor *RNCM Percussion EnsemblesAboutDrop in during your lunch break and discover a wide range of performan...RNCM Session Orchestra with Tim Burgess and Helen…
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 28 February - Saturday 1 March 2025
PerformersAndy Stott directorTrevor Naughton assistant directorTim Burgess vocalsHelen O?Hara violinRNCM Session OrchestraAboutTim Burgess, legendary singer-songwriter and frontman of The Charlatans, joins forces with Helen O?Hara of Dexys ...Manchester Amateur Choral Competition 2025
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 2 March 2025
Established in 2008, the Manchester Annual Choral Competition (MACC) is an annual competition in which choirs from across the UK and overseas are invited to compete in a spirit of creativity and community. The competition is not solely focu...The Song Pharmacy
RNCM, Manchester
Monday 3 March 2025
Save the date!RNCM Associate Artist Soraya Mafi launches an innovative ?prescriptive? recital that explores the benefits ofclassical song for mental health. Full details to be announced soon. Promoted by Soraya Mafi. ...Bill Laurance & Michael League (Snarky Puppy)
RNCM Theatre
Tuesday 4 March 2025
Southern California-born bassist/multi-instrumentalist Michael League founded the globally acclaimed, four-time GRAMMY award-winning collective Snarky Puppy in. As for keyboardist Bill Laurance, originally from London, he has been a part of...Spotlight: Fushigi (Japanese City Pop Band)
RNCM, Manchester
Tuesday 4 March 2025
ProgrammeMusic to include covers by Yasuha, Miki Matsubara and Mariya Takeuchi as well as originals by the Japanese city pop and jazz fusion band, Fushigi. PerformersIsaac Chisnall electric guitarTheo Sanders keyboardJulian Chu bassXuandi Z...RNCM Research Forum - Dr Rebeca Omordia
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 5 March 2025
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 Symphony Orchestra: Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 6 March 2025
ProgrammePatrick Gorry New workLudwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat major Op 73 ?Emperor?Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Op 64 (excerpts)PerformersAndrew Manze, Benjamin Huth * conductorsSiyi Dai pianoRNCM Symphony Orchestra...Spotlight: Osian Ensemble - Latin Nights
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 6 March 2025
ProgrammeAstor Piazzolla OblivionGeorges Bizet arr Osian Ensemble HabeneraPablo de Sarasate arr Osian Ensemble PlayeraManuel De Falla arr Osian Ensemble ?Asturiana?, ?Jota? and ?Nana?Isaac Alb?niz Tango in DChick Corea SpainPerformersJacob ...Thursday Lunchtimes: RNCM Guitars
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 6 March 2025
PerformersCraig Ogden directorRNCM GuitarsAboutDrop in during your lunch break and discover a wide range of performances for free with our Monday and Thursday Lunchtimes. Tickets:Free admission, ticket requiredPromoted by RNCM. This event w...RNCM Gospel Choir
RNCM Concert Hall
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Experience the soul-stirring sounds of Gospel. Following on from their roaring success supporting the RNCM Session Orchestra, the RNCM Gospel Choir return to the stage this spring for their very first solo show. Led by renowned vocalist and...European Chamber Music Academy Recital
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Renowned as Europe?s leading training institute for young professional chamber musicians, students from the European Chamber Music Academy join the RNCM for an intensive week of rehearsals and masterclasses, culminating in an exceptional pe...RNCM Research Forum
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 12 March 2025
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 Research Forum - A Mini Symposium organised…
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 12 March 2025
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 Chopin Prize
RNCM Concert Hall
Thursday 13 March 2025
An evening of exceptional piano music, the Royal Northern College of Music's annual Chopin Prize sees finalists from the RNCM School of Keyboard Studies showcase their skills in honour of the virtuoso pianist and his compositions. Chopin ...Spotlight: Cardinal Quintet plays Tomasi
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 13 March 2025
ProgrammeMaurice Ravel Pi?ce en forme de habaneraK?mea N?meth New workHenri Tomasi Cinq dances profanes et sacr?esRoss Edwards ?Ecstatic Dances? and ?Clapping Dance? from The Laughing MoonPerformersKaoruko Takehara fluteCara Smith clarinetC...Thursday Lunchtimes: Kleio Quartet
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 13 March 2025
ProgrammeJ S Bach O Mensch, bewein dein S?nde gross BWV 622B?la Bart?k String Quartet No 5PerformersKleio Quartet:Juliette Roos, Katherine Yoon violinsYume Fujise violaEliza Millett celloAboutDrop in during your lunch break and discover a w...Manchester Collective - Serenity 2.0
RNCM Concert Hall
Friday 14 March 2025
A nervous system reset. One minute, the sound vibrates through you, your hairs pulled on end. The next: a blissful calm descends. There's furious amplified sound and then mysterious, holy light to slow the pulse back down... Ever felt overs...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.
When we know of a duration of a show, we add it to the description of the show on our event pages. For example, on our Wicked event page, after the description of the show we have added the duration of the show in large capital letters. If the time isn't listed, we do not have the information yet. We update our pages daily so it maybe a case of knowing closer to the performance itself, so keep checking.
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
