RNCM announces latest names to join chamber music pathways 21 September 2026 Acclaimed Danish string ensemble NOVO Quartet returns to the RNCM in September as Ensemble in Association 2026/27, Trio Havisham and Dutch-American violinist Amarins Wierdsma are confirmed as Junior Fellows in… Read more
RNCM announces six appointments across the Schools of Vocal Studies and Opera and Keyboard Studies 14 September 2026 The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) has appointed acclaimed sopranos Amanda Roocroft and Anna Devin as Professors of Voice, Anne Le Bozec and Joseph Middleton as International Visiting Professors… Read more
RNCM takes teaching, performance and admissions to South Korea 9 September 2026 The Royal Northern College of Music has taken a week of performance, teaching, and admissions to South Korea’s capital, Seoul, where an international competition attracted more than 50 pianists and… Read more
Sarah’s Story 3 September 2026 Sarah Davnall has been visiting the Royal Northern College of Music for more than 50 years. She and her husband, John, had moved to Manchester as the walls of the… Read more
In tribute: Asteryth Sloane 23 July 2026 We are deeply saddened to hear the news that composer and RNCM alum Asteryth Sloane has died at the age of 26. Asteryth completed both a Bachelor of Music in… Read more
Greater Manchester partners launch blueprint for skills development 15 July 2026 A shared approach to developing the skills, education, and training needed to support the cityregion’s future workforce has been set out today (Wed 15 Jul) by Greater Manchester’s further education… Read more
RNCM welcomes four visiting researchers 15 July 2026 We are delighted to welcome four distinguished visiting researchers whose work spans music history, music theory, performance, education, health and creative practice, further consolidating the RNCM’s dynamic research culture and… Read more
Frankie Stevens co-edits first anthology dedicated to feminist metal studies 13 July 2026 RNCM doctoral researcher Francesca (Frankie) Stevens will celebrate the publication of Women and Femme Voices in Metal Music, Culture, and Scholarship: Feminist Strategies of Resistance (Routledge, 2026) this summer, with a free online launch… Read more
Professor Nicholas Reyland featured in MSMI 20th-anniversary special issue 8 July 2026 Professor Nicholas Reyland’s article, Corporate classicism and the metaphysical style: Affects, effects, and contexts of two recent trends in screen scoring, has been recognised as one of the most cited and… Read more
Dobromir Tsenov’s Latest Recording Featured in BBC Music Magazine 7 July 2026 RNCM doctoral researcher and pianist Dobromir Tsenov has been featured in the June 2026 issue of BBC Music Magazine for his latest album, Ľubomir Pipkov: Complete Piano Music, Volume Three,… Read more
RNCM Names 2026 Artist of the Year Winners 2 July 2026 The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) has announced the three winners of its coveted Artist of the Year prize, given to young musicians in recognition of exceptional talent. Classical… Read more
RNCM Professors to perform in Seoul for BIEK Global Arts Week 2026 29 June 2026 Professors from the RNCM’s School of Keyboard Studies will head to South Korea this summer as part of BIEK Global Arts Week 2026, a major week‑long programme of performance, education,… Read more
Applications open for ENO/RNCM Creative Incubator Programme 23 June 2026 English National Opera and the Royal Northern College of Music are looking for North West-based artists and collectives to join our new Creative Incubator Programme. Designed for artists who want… Read more
Vocal alumni join Pegasus Opera Mentoring Scheme at Glyndebourne 1 June 2026 The RNCM is proud to celebrate the success of two recent alumni of our School of Vocal Studies and Opera (SVSO) who have secured places on the Pegasus Opera Mentoring… Read more
Blaize Henry: 1992 – 2026 19 May 2026 We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of violinist and RNCM alumnus Blaize Henry at the age of 34. Read more