CJ Wu wins BBCA Conducting Competition 5 July 2021 Congratulations to postgraduate student CJ Wu, winner of the 2021 Brass Band Conductors’ Association (BBCA) Conducting Competition. CJ Wu, who studies with Clark Rundell and Mark Heron, made her conducting… Read more
RNCM awarded over £500,000 from Leverhulme Trust 2 July 2021 The RNCM has been awarded a grant of £520,500 by the Leverhulme Trust through its Arts Scholarships scheme. This major three-year grant, commencing in September 2022, will support outstanding musicians… Read more
RNCM announces winners of its Creative Innovators Award 1 July 2021 Congratulations to the 2021 winners of the RNCM Creative Innovators Award. Very generously supported by the Sir John Manduell Prize (the lead prize for this initiative), Yamaha and the RNCM… Read more
RNCM announces 2020 and 2021 Gold Medal winners 30 June 2021 We’re very proud to announce our 2020 and 2021 Gold Medal Winners. Congratulations to pianist Giulia Contaldo, harpist Alice Roberts and composer Flowers Tannenbaum who secured the RNCM’s most prestigious… Read more
Iyad Sughayer joins YCAT roster 14 June 2021 Congratulations to pianist Iyad Sughayer, one of seven musicians selected to join the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) sought-after roster of young artists. Iyad, who graduated in 2019 with an… Read more
RNCM alumni at the BBC Proms 28 May 2021 With live music making a welcome return, we’re proud to see so many RNCM alumni in this year’s BBC Proms line-up. Soprano and RNCM Fellow, Elizabeth Llewellyn (below) opens the… Read more
Saxophone ensemble’s journey across the impossible 28 May 2021 The ground-breaking Apollo Saxophone Quartet is set to première Journey Across the Impossible, its unique set mixing music with ‘crazy and wonderful’ films from the silent movie era. Established at… Read more
Greater Manchester’s universities and colleges announce plans to work more closely together 27 May 2021 Fourteen colleges and universities across Greater Manchester have come together with a joint commitment to addressing the skills and economic challenges facing the region. The joint statement from 14 organisations… Read more
Abel Selaocoe and Daniel Kidane join PRS Foundation’s Power Up programme 21 May 2021 Congratulations to alumni Abel Selaocoe (cello) and Daniel Kidane (composition), two of 20 music creators chosen for the PRS Foundation’s Power Up Participation Programme. Launched in February and shaped by… Read more
Conductor Rebecca Tong joins Askonas Holt main roster 21 May 2021 Congratulations to conductor Rebecca Tong, who recently joined the Askonas Holt main roster. Born in Indonesia and based in the UK, Rebecca was the RNCM’s 2018-20 Junior Fellow in Conducting… Read more
GM universities develop joint Civic University Agreement 20 May 2021 During the pandemic, our five universities based in Greater Manchester (GM) – Manchester Metropolitan University, Royal Northern College of Music, University of Bolton, University of Manchester and University of Salford… Read more
Applications Open for 2021 RNCM JMIPC 18 May 2021 The seventh RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition (RNCM JMIPC) will be held at the Royal Northern College of Music between Monday 29 November – Sunday 5 December. This major… Read more
Nearly 600 WW2 love letters now online 17 May 2021 During the RNCM Archive’s research into the Northern School of Music (1920-1972), three boxes of papers require particular celebration. They contain the beautiful personal story of one of the School’s… Read more
Rhiannon McKay-Smith appointed RNCM Director of Development 14 May 2021 The RNCM is pleased to announce the appointment of Rhiannon McKay-Smith as its new Director of Development, commencing in September. Rhiannon has over 17 years’ experience in building funding partnerships,… Read more
RNCM unveils high tech Studio 8 13 May 2021 The RNCM has unveiled its new Studio 8: the UK’s first Meyer Constellation system in higher education. Completed by R&W Technologies, Studio 8 is the flagship resource of Ensemble+, a… Read more