Shostakovich Symphony No 5: RNCM Symphony Orchestra

RNCM

Fri 6 Nov 2026, 7.30pm

Kahchun Wong conducts Shostakovich’s heroic Fifth Symphony, plus Strauss’ Four Last Songs with alumnus Esther Shea

Joan As Police Woman

DHP Family

Sat 7 Nov 2026, 7pm

The singer-songwriter performs her 20 Years Of Real Life Tour

Salford Choral Society Presents Fauré’s Requiem

Salford Choral Society

Sat 7 Nov 2026, 7.30pm

The choir and soloists perform Fauré’s Requiem and Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs

RNCM Saxophone Day 2026

RNCM

Sun 8 Nov 2026, 10am

The UK’s largest annual saxophone event returns with tailored workshops, exhibits, and guest artist performances

Trio Abril (feat. Arno Bornkamp)

Sun 8 Nov 2026, 2pm

The chamber music project explores repertoire for saxophone and piano

John Butcher (saxophone) and Angharad Davies (violin)

RNCM

Sun 8 Nov 2026, 5pm

The two artists showcase their improvisatory prowess following the release of their 2025 album, Two Seasons

Emma Rawicz (saxophone) and Gwilym Simcock (piano)

RNCM

Sun 8 Nov 2026, 7pm

The duo brings a mix of original music and fresh takes on the Great American Songbook

Altrincham Choral Society Presents Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms

Altrincham Choral Society

Sat 14 Nov 2026, 7.30pm

The choir performs a selection of choral works including Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms

Monday Lunchtimes

RNCM

Mon 16 Nov 2026, 1.15pm

Solo piano repertoire including Beethoven’s Sonata No 26 ‘Les Adieux’

RNCM Research Forum: Reviving Past Sounds

RNCM

Wed 18 Nov 2026, 4.15pm

This forum shines a light on musical works that have been unheard for centuries, now being rediscovered and reworked for modern audiences

Thursday Lunchtimes: RNCM Chamber Choir

RNCM

Thu 19 Nov 2026, 1.15pm

RNCM Chamber Choir performs a selection of choral works, including Britten’s Hymn to St Cecilia

Spotlight: Dreamscapes – Fantasies and Reveries

RNCM

Thu 19 Nov 2026, 6.30pm

A nocturnal journey for double bass, clarinet, and piano, through the music of Brahms, Luis Ribeiro, and Wagner

Susan Bullock (soprano) and Jonathan Fisher (piano): Opera in Song

RNCM

Thu 19 Nov 2026, 7.30pm

The celebrated soprano explores operatic art song, including Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder and Berg’s Seven Early Songs, with pianist Jonathan Fisher

Monday Lunchtimes

RNCM

Mon 23 Nov 2026, 1.15pm

Music for violin and piano

The John Barbirolli Memorial Prize for Cello

RNCM

Tue 24 Nov 2026, 7pm

RNCM cellists perform solo music in this annual competition

RNCM Research Forum: Disability, Access, and Inclusion in Music

RNCM

Wed 25 Nov 2026, 4.15pm

An exploration of innovative research and creative practice engaging with disability, access, and inclusion in music and performance

Thursday Lunchtimes: Paramount Brass – Relaxed Performance

RNCM

Thu 26 Nov 2026, 1.15pm

Paramount Brass performs a selection of music, including Lafosse’s Suite Impromptu

Spotlight: French Palette

RNCM

Fri 27 Nov 2026, 6.30pm

A showcase of the saxophone’s technical virtuosity and cultural depth through French repertoire

Paraorchestra: Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians

RNCM

Fri 27 Nov 2026, 7.30pm

The bold ensemble of disabled and non-disabled musicians returns with the work that made Reich a household name

Monday Lunchtimes

RNCM

Mon 30 Nov 2026, 1.15pm

Music for trumpet and horn

Spotlight: Tchaikovsky – Story of The Nutcracker

RNCM

Tue 1 Dec 2026, 6.30pm

Tchaikovsky’s iconic score arranged for chamber ensemble with narration

Reich, Meredith, Bonelli: Flowers of Battle

RNCM

Tue 1 Dec 2026, 7.30pm

Composer Devon Bonelli premieres her powerful new collaboration with dancers from Company Chameleon, alongside Steve Reich’s Different Trains

RNCM Research Forum: Opera in Extended Reality

RNCM

Wed 2 Dec 2026, 4.15pm

An exploration of the interaction between operatic form and XR storytelling

Thursday Lunchtimes: Strauss Metamorphosen

RNCM

Thu 3 Dec 2026, 1.15pm