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.
Most Popular Shows and Events at RNCM, Manchester
What's On at the RNCM, Manchester
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...RNCM Monday Lunchtime Showcase
RNCM Concert Hall
Monday 11 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...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...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...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...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...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...Graham Gouldman (10cc)
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 15 March 2025
It is only between 10cc's sell-out, bi-annual UK tours that the band's co-founder, Manchester musical legend Graham Gouldman, is able to fully indulge his Heart Full of Songs project. The semi-acoustic four-piece - which includes 10cc live ...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...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.
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The RNCM curfew is 11pm. More precise timings are often confirmed close to the performance date.
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