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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.

 

What's On at the RNCM, Manchester

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Manchester Collective: SERENITY 2.0

RNCM, Manchester
Friday 14 March 2025
ProgrammeBryce Dessner AheymNabihah Iqbal What Psyche Felt (world premi?re)Sebastian Gainsborough SquintBen Nobuto Serenity 2.0Dobrinka Tabakova InsightEric Prydz arr Ben Nobuto OpusPerformersRakhi Singh violinTBC violinAlex Mitchell violaN...

Manchester Camerata & RNCM Musicians - Dvorak's Cello Concerto

RNCM Concert Hall
Friday 21 March 2025
Manchester Camerata, with its Music Director Gabor Takacs-Nagy, Principal Cellist, Hannah Roberts, and students from the RNCM breathe life into an evening of extraordinary works. Dvorak wrote his Cello Concerto in 1894 during his final acad...

Jonathan Biss (piano)

RNCM, Manchester
Tuesday 25 March 2025
ProgrammeFranz Schubert Piano Sonata No 19 in C minor D 958Tyshawn Sorey For Anthony BraxtonFranz Schubert Piano Sonata No 21 in B flat major D 960PerformersJonathan Biss pianoAboutPart of our new Inspirational Artists series. Jonathan Biss...

Country Hits Live

RNCM Theatre
Thursday 10 April 2025
Transporting you right into the heart of downtown Nashville. Performed by a cast of multi award-winning musicians and singers, fronted by Yorkshire Country singer Jade Helliwell and, direct from Nashville, Lars Pluto, Country Hits Live cel...

Mary Coughlan

RNCM Concert Hall
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Since she rose to international fame in 1985 with her seminal Irish jazz album Tired and Emotional, Mary Coughlan has been one wild Irish girl determined to live a life less ordinary. A prolific artist by anyone's standards, Coughlan is ce...

Scottish Ensemble: Impulse - Music in Motion

RNCM, Manchester
Friday 2 May 2025
ProgrammePiotr Illyich Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C major Op 48Dmitri Shostakovich arr Rudolph Barshai Chamber Symphony in C minor Op 110a (String Quartet No 8)PerformersScottish EnsembleAboutPart of our new Inspirational Artists s...

Tony Ann

RNCM Theatre
Sunday 11 May 2025
Tony Ann is a virtuoso solo pianist from Canada who seamlessly blends contemporary and classical styles. As a harmony connoisseur, Tony pushes the limits of neoclassical and popular music, crafting emotionally rich compositions using the fu...

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.

Whether you have positive or negative feedback you would like to feedback to RNCM, please click here for more contact information.

If you have lost an item during a visit to RNCM Manchester, click here to contact the venue.  

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!

Either use the map at the side of the FAQ section as it has all types of accomodation or click here for hotels in Manchester

f you need further information about your visit to The RNCM, click here for further information or contact the RNCM team directly.

Please note that ManchesterTheatres.com isn't the venue itself. We promote what's on at the RNCM and all other venues in Manchester and the local region. Feel free to contact us if you need more help though and we'll do our best to support you.

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