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

RNCM Wind Orchestra with Peter Moore (trombone)

RNCM

Fri 4 Dec 2026, 7.30pm

The renowned soloist performs with the RNCM Wind Orchestra

West End by Candlelight

Together In Harmony Productions

Sun 6 – Sun 6 Dec 2026

Sing Space Musical Theatre Choir performs in support of Music in Mind

Monday Lunchtimes

RNCM

Mon 7 Dec 2026, 1.15pm

Original music by RNCM musician Théo DG plus solo piano repertoire

Xaverian College Christmas Concert

Xaverian College Manchester

Fri 11 Dec 2026, 7.30pm

The students of Xaverian College perform their annual Christmas concert

Salford Choral Society Presents Handel’s Messiah

Salford Choral Society

Sat 12 Dec 2026, 7.30pm

The 90-strong choir joins Baroque in the North for Handel’s Messiah

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

RNCM

Sun 13 – Sat 19 Dec 2026

RNCM Opera presents the cautionary tale of love, loss, and regret based on Alexander Pushkin’s 19th century literary classic

Monday Lunchtimes

RNCM

Mon 14 Dec 2026, 1.15pm

Music for voice and piano, and clarinet and piano

Thursday Lunchtimes: Music for Winds by Strauss and Raff

RNCM

Thu 17 Dec 2026, 1.15pm

RNCM musicians from the School of Wind perform by Richard Strauss and Joachim Raff with Kevin Gowland (flute)

Spotlight: Feeling Bright Blue

RNCM

Fri 18 Dec 2026, 6.30pm

Mozart’s Flute Quartet in D major is paired with Errollyn Wallen’s All the Blues I See

RNCM Big Band with Alexandra Ridout (trumpet)

RNCM

Fri 18 Dec 2026, 7.30pm

The standout jazz trumpeter performs selections from her album with RNCM musicians

RNCM Christmas Family Day: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

RNCM

Sun 20 – Sun 20 Dec 2026

Paul Lewis (piano)

RNCM

Mon 11 Jan 2027, 7.30pm

The renowned pianist brings his Mozart + series to Manchester, illuminating the composer’s rich repertoire amidst Schubert and Chopin

Legacy of Qawwali feat. Chand Ali Khan

Qawwali World

Sun 24 Jan 2027, 7pm

Chand Ali Khan and his ensemble give a live tribute dedicated to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s most popular Qawwalis