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Home Free
Royal Northern College of Music | 30 September 2023

Join Home Free for an evening of Nashville-dipped pop hits, country and western standards, incredible harmony, and quick-witted humour.

Manchester Camerata and RNCM Chamber Orchestra
Royal Northern College of Music | 23 September 2023

RNCM welcomes Manchester Camerata to perform alongside students as Junior Fellow in Conducting Agata Zając takes the helm one final time.

Manchester Collective: Different Trains
Royal Northern College of Music | 20 September 2023

Different Trains is an exhilarating journey through time and memory, weaved together with live score for strings with field recordings and fragments of spoken word.

Manchester Collective: The Unfurrowed Field
Royal Northern College of Music | 9 March 2024

Manchester Collective present The Unfurrowed Field at RNCM. A joyful fusion of jazz and Scottish folk music.

Manchester Collective: Rothko Chapel
The Bridgewater Hall | 10 May 2024

In this audio-visual live concert, musicians and composers turn to the painter’s immense canvases for inspiration, reimagining them through sound and light.

Brad Mehldau
Royal Northern College of Music | 18 September 2023

One of the most intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path, which embodies jazz exploration.

New Dawn Fades: A Play about Joy Division & Manchester
Royal Northern College of Music | Until 14 October 2023

A new production of New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division and Manchester returns to RNCM.

Bez In Conversation
Royal Northern College of Music | 30 September 2023

Join Bez In conversation as he talks about his extraordinary life and career, the story of a bad lad who has turned his life good.

Explore@RNCM: Into The Woods
Royal Northern College of Music | 2 July 2023

Join RNCM for a one-off, semi-staged performance of Sondheim’s award-winning adventure, Into the Woods.

Explore@RNCM: Late Night Sessions
Royal Northern College of Music | 2 July 2023

RNCM round off their celebrations with some of Manchester’s finest DJs taking us through five decades of music.

Explore@RNCM: It’s Party Time!
Royal Northern College of Music | 2 July 2023

To mark the end of its 50th year, the Royal Northern College of Music is throwing open its doors to the local community.

RNCM Wind Orchestra with Mikhail Nemtsov (cello)
Royal Northern College of Music | 29 June 2023

RNCM’s Wind Orchestra returns this summer for a riveting evening of new works, including Luis Serrano Alarcón’s Cello Concerto.

Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World
Contact | 16 June 2023

The official homecoming launch event for Blue Machine, Dr Helen Czerski’s exploration of the “ocean engine”—the physics behind the ocean’s systems—and why it matters.

Emerging Futures 2023
Contact | 18 July 2023

Emerging Futures returns for its third year exploring the themes around care in leadership and care towards others.

Archiving Artist Led Activity, with Alistair Woods & Kwong Lee
Castlefield Gallery | 13 May 2023

Join artist Alistair Woods and former director of Castlefield Gallery, Kwong Lee, exploring the histories and archives of artist-led spaces.