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
Kantos Chamber Choir: In Your Dreams
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 23 October 2024
ProgrammeTraditional arr Ellie Slorach Golden SlumbersEric Whitacre SleepJaakko M?ntyj?rvi Pseudo-YoikBilly Joel arr Philip Lawson (Goodnight, My Angel)M?ty?s Seiber Three Nonsense Songs No 1 ?There Was an Old Lady of France?Josef Rheinber...RNCM Spotlight: Bastien und Bastienne
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 23 October 2024
ProgrammeWolfgang Amadeus Mozart Bastien und BastiennePerformersConnor Huss conductorClementine Thompson sopranoSam Rose tenorGeorge Elson bass, directorEdward Wenborn surtitles, assistant directorNina Doig, Archie Freeman, Emily Harpley Ge...RNCM Spotlight: Bastien und Bastienne - A Comic…
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 23 October 2024
ProgrammeWolfgang Amadeus Mozart Bastien und BastiennePerformersConnor Huss conductorClementine Thompson sopranoSam Rose tenorGeorge Elson bass, directorEdward Wenborn surtitles, assistant directorNina Doig, Archie Freeman, Emily Harpley Ge...Buster Keaton & Charlie Chaplin Double-Bill with Live Accompaniment
RNCM Concert Hall
Thursday 24 October 2024
As the projector whirrs to life and the silver screen lights up, organist Darius Battiwalla and RNCM students perform a live improvised soundtrack to accompany two of silent cinema's most iconic comedy films. In Charlie Chaplin's The Immig...RNCM Spotlight: The ONYX Ensemble
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 24 October 2024
ProgrammeDanny Elfman ?Die Wolfsjungen?Yasunori Kanazawa Memories of AstorFranz Schubert ?Andantino ? Allegretto? from the Trout QuintetP?rez Prado Que Rico El MamboPerformersDavid Harris violinAlexandra Harrison violaChloe Chen celloThomas...Thursday Lunchtimes: Les bonnes chansons
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 24 October 2024
ProgrammeErnest Chausson Chanson perp?tuelle Op 37Gabriel Faur? La bonne chanson Op 61PerformersRNCM StudentsJeremy Young pianoAboutDrop in during your lunch break and discover a wide range of performances for free with our Monday and Thurs...RNCM Session Orchestra: Dance Divas
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 26 October 2024
PerformersCarol Jarvis guest directorHannah Trudgeon assistant conductorRNCM Session OrchestraFeel the pulse of the dance floor as the RNCM Session Orchestra transforms electrifying dance anthems into powerful orchestral creations. Iconic t...RNCM Spotlight: Brass Meets Dance
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 26 October 2024
ProgrammeLeonard Bernstein arr Daniel Hohm ?Times Square 1944? from On the TownJoe Bloom New work (world premi?re)Gabriel Faur? arr Thomas Wyss PavaneAstor Piazzolla arr Eloisa Donovan ?Loving? and ?Anxiety? from 5 Tango SensationsPerformer...RNCM Spotlight: Brass Meets Dance - From Bernstein…
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 26 October 2024
ProductionLeonard Bernstein arr Daniel Hohm ?Times Square 1944? from On the TownJoe Bloom New work (world premi?re)Gabriel Faur? arr Thomas Wyss PavaneAstor Piazzolla arr Eloisa Donovan ?Loving? and ?Anxiety? from 5 Tango SensationsPerforme...Salaam Festival Double Bill: Pankisi Ensemble and Rokia…
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 27 October 2024
Join us for the Festival?s grand finale, featuring the powerful voices of the Pankisi Ensemble and Rokia Kon?. Experience the ephemeral Sufi chants from the heart of Chechnya, paired with the deep, bluesy tones of the Malian griot tradition...Salaam Festival Double Bill: Pansiki Ensemble and Rokia…
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 27 October 2024
Join us for the Festival?s grand finale, featuring the powerful voices of the Pankisi Ensemble and Rokia Kon?. Experience the ephemeral Sufi chants from the heart of Chechnya, paired with the deep, bluesy tones of the Malian griot tradition...Salaam Festival Double Bill: Rokia Koné + Pankisi…
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 27 October 2024
Join us for the Festival?s grand finale, featuring the powerful voices of the Pankisi Ensemble and Rokia Kon?. Experience the ephemeral Sufi chants from the heart of Chechnya, paired with the deep, bluesy tones of the Malian griot tradition...RNCM Monday Lunchtime Showcase
RNCM Concert Hall
Monday 28 October - 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...Thursday Lunchtimes: Paddington Trio
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 31 October 2024
ProgrammeProgramme to include:Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 1 in D minor Op 49PerformersPaddington Trio:Tuulia Hero violinPatrick Moriarty celloStephanie Tang pianoAboutDrop in during your lunch break and discover a wide range of performa...RNCM Symphony Orchestra: La valse
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 1 November 2024
ProgrammeVanessa Lann Dancing to an Orange DrummerLarry Goves hollow yellow willowPaul Stanhope Piccolo ConcertoErik Satie Parade *Maurice Ravel La valsePerformersClark Rundell, Benjamin Huth * conductorsNaomi Robinson piccoloRNCM Symphony ...RNCM Saxophone Day
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 3 November 2024
The UK's largest annual sax gathering returns for another sensational day celebrating all things saxophone. Join us as we throw open our doors and welcome players of all ages and abilities in a day jam-packed with participatory workshops an...Antonio Lizana Quintet
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 3 November 2024
PerformersAlex Clarke saxophoneDave Newton pianoAntonio Lizana saxophone / vocalsDaniel Garc?a piano / vocalsEl Mawi de?C?diz flamenco dancer / vocalsArin Keshishi bassShayan Fathi drumsAboutFinalist of the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Ye...RNCM Saxophone Orchestra
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 3 November 2024
Part of RNCM Saxophone Day, our student saxophonists come together for a vibrant and rhythmic afternoon of music. Highlighting the instrument?s remarkable versatility, this performance features intricate solos and bold ensemble passages, sh...Hue and Cry
RNCM Theatre
Thursday 7 November 2024
Alongside Wet Wet Wet, Texas, and Deacon Blue, blue-eyed soul pop siblings Pat and Greg Kane, aka Hue & Cry, were one of the most successful acts to emerge from the Scottish music scene that dominated the charts in the late '80s. The duo fr...Ron Sexsmith
RNCM Theatre
Friday 8 November 2024
After sixty years around the sun, Ron Sexsmith the three time Juno award winning and internationally acclaimed Canadian folk pop songwriter, is set to perform a very special retrospective Sexsmith At Sixty concert. The concert will showca...Salford Choral Society Presents Mendelssohn's Elijah
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 9 November 2024
Join Salford Choral and the National Festival Orchestra for an unmissable performance of Mendelssohn?s monumental oratorio, which confirmed his place as one of the greatest composers of sacred music. Described as the Messiah of its day, Eli...Manchester Musical Youth 10th Anniversary Concert
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 10 November 2024
Join Manchester Musical Youth for their 10th anniversary celebration concert. This year marks a total of 10 years, 32 full scale productions and countless hours of work with Manchester?s most talented young musical theatre performers. The e...Thursday Lunchtimes: RNCM Chamber Choir
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 14 November 2024
ProgrammeTraditional arr J David Moore Seinn OJan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Chantez ? DieuCecilia McDowall Regina CaeliAstor Piazzolla arr Oscar Escalada OblivionM?ty?s Seiber Yugoslav Folk-SongsTraditional arr Jonathan Rathbone Sakkijarven Pol...Paraorchestra & Victoria Oruwari - Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
RNCM Concert Hall
Friday 15 November 2024
Paraorchestra are reinventing the orchestra for the 21st century. With an ensemble of disabled and non-disabled professional musicians, they blend artforms, genres, and technology to create large-scale music projects that challenge ideas o...RNCM Spotlight: Can You See the Sound
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 15 November 2024
ProgrammeFernando Deddos Ratat?!Sharon Fung and Noa Nishizawa New work (world premi?re)Thierry De Mey Silence must beDeri Roberts KuklosNathan Daughtrey SpitfirePerformersNoa Nishizawa euphoniumSharon Fung, Jason Wong percussionAboutUsing t...RNCM Spotlight: Can You See the Sound -…
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 15 November 2024
ProgrammeFernando Deddos Ratat?!Sharon Fung and Noa Nishizawa New work (world premi?re)Thierry De Mey Silence must beDeri Roberts KuklosNathan Daughtrey SpitfirePerformersNoa Nishizawa euphoniumSharon Fung, Jason Wong percussionAboutUsing t...2024 British Horn Festival
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 17 November 2024
The 2024 British Horn Festival lead artist will be Radovan Vlatkovi?. More details coming soon?https://british-horn. org/eventsTickets:Full ?27.50/?16.50/?11.00/?11.00/?5.50Promoted by The British Horn Society ...RNCM Spotlight: Bach Keyboard Concertos
RNCM, Manchester
Tuesday 19 November 2024
ProgrammeJ S Bach Keyboard Concerto No 5 in F minorJ S Bach Keyboard Concerto No 3 in D majorPerformersR?is?n Fleming, Lucian Amette Crosby piano, harpsichordElanor Leydecker, Nina Doig, Archie Freeman, Emily Harpley Gebbels violinEstelle G...The Planets: Kathryn Stott (piano) and RNCM Pianists
RNCM, Manchester
Tuesday 19 November 2024
ProgrammeGustav Holst The PlanetsSergei Rachmaninov Symphonic DancesPerformersKathryn Stott pianoStudents from the RNCM School of Keyboard StudiesAboutPart of our new Inspirational Artists series. Experience a unique blend of seasoned artis...RNCM Research Forum - Oded Ben-Tal and David…
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 20 November 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...The John Barbirolli Memorial Prize for Cello
Carol Nash Recital Room
Thursday 21 November 2024
This annual prize celebrates solo cello at its best. With past winners including Abel Selaocoe and Mikhail Nemtsov, join us and experience the next generation of cellists. ...Thursday Lunchtimes: Ravel's Piano Trio
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 21 November 2024
ProgrammeCheryl-Frances Hoad My Fleeting AngelMaurice Ravel Piano Trio in A minorPerformersPerformers to include:Zahra Benyounes violinAboutDrop in during your lunch break and discover a wide range of performances for free with our Monday a...RNCM Spotlight: Sylvia Plath to the Pastoral
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 22 November 2024
ProductionLouis Spohr ?Zwiegesang? and ?Wach Auf? from 6 Deutsche LiederNed Rorem ArielFranz Schubert Der Hirt auf dem FelsenPerformersClementine Thompson sopranoCara Smith clarinetJames Carrick-Buchanan pianoAboutTrio Astraeus takes you on...RNCM Spotlight: Sylvia Plath to the Pastoral -…
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 22 November 2024
ProductionLouis Spohr ?Zwiegesang? and ?Wach Auf? from 6 Deutsche LiederNed Rorem Ariel1. Words2. Poppies in July3. The Hanging Man4. Poppies in October5. Lady LazarusFranz Schubert Der Hirt auf dem FelsenPerformersClementine Thompson sopra...RNCM Spotlight: Sylvia Plath to the Pastoral: Voice…
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 22 November 2024
ProductionLouis Spohr ?Zwiegesang? and ?Wach Auf? from 6 Deutsche LiederNed Rorem ArielWordsPoppies in JulyThe Hanging ManPoppies in OctoberLady LazurusFranz Schubert Der Hirt auf dem FelsenPerformersClementine Thompson sopranoCara Smith cl...RNCM Wind Orchestra: Dancing Galaxies
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 22 November 2024
ProgrammeAnna Clyne MasqueradeAugusta Read Thomas Dancing Galaxy *Richard Rodney Bennett Trumpet ConcertoHelena Zyskowska New work ^Anthony Gilbert Dream CarouselsGabriela Lena Frank Three Latin American Dances +PerformersMark Heron, Alec F...King Creosote plus Special Guests
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 23 November 2024
On sale Friday 5 April @ 10AMSince the mid-late 1990s, Kenny Anderson?s DIY pop alter-ego King Creosote has released over 100 records (at a relatively conservative guess), and his songs have been covered and performed by artists including S...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...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 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...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...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.
Click here for seating plans.
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.
Please visit the RNCM's Access Page for further information and to find out how to get in touch.
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With loads of great places to eat in Manchester and decent pre-theatre menus, you should check out our Manchester Restaurant site here!
Manchester is full of great bars and pubs and some decent ones close to the venue. Check out our Manchester Bar site here!
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Most Popular Shows and Events at RNCM, Manchester
