Carly Paoli signs with world’s top publishing company 17 April 2018 Singer, lyricist and RNCM alumna Carly Paoli has been signed to Sony/ATV as part of a deal struck between the world’s No 1 music publishing company and the independent publishing… Read more
RNCM backs Plastic Free Greater Manchester campaign 13 April 2018 The RNCM is backing Andy Burnham’s environmental pledge to remove single-use plastics by 2020 and make Greater Manchester one of the leading green cities in Europe. To help realise these… Read more
David Butt Philip shortlisted for RPS Music Award 13 April 2018 Congratulations to alum David Butt Philip, shortlisted in the Singer category of the 2018 RPS Music Awards. Presented in association with Radio 3, the RPS Music Awards are the highest… Read more
Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe Scholarship Awards 13 April 2018 Congratulations to postgraduate clarinettist Antonio Perez-Barrera, winner of a Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe Scholarship Award. The annual competition, which focuses on a different instrument discipline each year, provides performance… Read more
Pianist receives Making Music UK PDGYA award 9 April 2018 Pianist Ugnius Pauliukonis has been selected as one of the 2018 recipients of Making Music UK’s Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artists (PDGYA) award. The PDGYA awards help to kick… Read more
RNCM pianist wins Bromsgrove 9 April 2018 Third-year pianist Luke Jones has won the 2018 Bromsgrove International Musicians Competition. Held between 3 and 7 April, the competition is open to instrumentalists and singers aged 18 to 25… Read more
RNCM Wind Orchestra releases 10th Chandos CD 6 April 2018 The RNCM Wind Orchestra has released its 10th CD with Chandos. Read more
Jess Gillam nominated for Classic BRIT Award 4 April 2018 Congratulations to Jess Gillam, who’s been nominated in The Sound of Classical poll at the 2018 Classic BRIT Awards. Aimed to promote the best emerging artists and ones-to-watch in classical… Read more
Winners of 2018 RNCM Entrepreneurship Award announced 4 April 2018 Launched in 2016, the RNCM Entrepreneurship Award is an opportunity for RNCM students to win a financial award and mentor support for projects and businesses they are developing. This year, a total… Read more
Summer 2018 at the RNCM 4 April 2018 We’ve announced our Summer 2018 season. Between April and July we’ll be hosting everything from classical, big band and vocal to a fantastic collaboration with Manchester Jazz Festival. Embarking on… Read more
Beaverbrooks sponsors RNCM Engage 22 March 2018 We are delighted that Beaverbrooks has become a key sponsor of RNCM Engage. RNCM Engage is our learning and participation programme and the training ground for students in creative and… Read more
A4 Brass wins ROSL ARTS Ensemble Award 21 March 2018 Congratulations to A4 Brass, winners of the ROSL ARTS Mixed Ensemble Award. Their achievement follows Kabantu’s success in the same category last year, and marks the fifth time an RNCM… Read more
Wind, Brass & Percussion Festival: A Dance with the Devil 20 March 2018 Students and staff from our School of Wind, Brass and Percussion will present a day-long festival next month, with a feast of free events and performances by special guests. Taking… Read more
Paris-Manchester 1918: Conservatoires in time of war 8 March 2018 The RNCM and Paris Conservatoire have collaborated on a dual-language online exhibition commemorating the end of the Great War. Through research undertaken in both cities, Paris-Manchester 1918: Conservatoires in time… Read more
RNCM Principal added to influential Power List 7 March 2018 Professor Linda Merrick, RNCM Principal, has been placed on Northern Power Women’s Power List for 2018. Northern Power Women was established to transform the culture of organisations to increase opportunities… Read more