Music by RNCM composer Raymond Yiu published by Schott Music 26 January 2026 Music by RNCM Professor of Composition Raymond Yiu is now available from Schott Music, marking an exciting new chapter for the award‑winning composer. Read more
John Wallace CBE: 1949 – 2026 12 January 2026 The RNCM was saddened to hear of the passing of John Wallace CBE, former Principal of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, who died on 11 January 2026 at the age… Read more
RNCM secures new Research Degree Awarding Powers 6 January 2026 The RNCM has been authorised by the Office for Students (OfS) to grant Research awards. On Mon 5 Jan, the RNCM was given Full Degree Awarding Powers (DAPs) up to… Read more
RNCM alumni recognised in King’s New Year’s Honours 5 January 2026 The RNCM extends warm congratulations to two RNCM alumni recently named in the King’s 2026 New Year Honours list. Internationally celebrated mezzo-soprano Alice Coote (below, left), who graduated from the RNCM in 1993,… Read more
RNCM appoints new Deputy Head of Composition 3 December 2025 The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) announces the appointment of composer-performer and College alumna Laura Bowler as its new Deputy Head of Composition. Laura will work alongside Head of… Read more
Yuanfan Yang wins 2025 RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition 1 December 2025 RNCM alumnus Yuanfan Yang has won the 2025 James Mottram International Piano Competition (JMIPC), held at the College between 24 and 29 November. The Edinburgh-born pianist, who completed an RNCM… Read more
Meet the graduates giving back to Greater Manchester 28 November 2025 From supporting young people to improving health and wellbeing, five graduates show the real impact of our universities working together. Last month, the Greater Manchester Civic University Agreement (CUA) launched… Read more
Dr Michelle Phillips wins I Love Manchester Alan Turing Award 27 November 2025 We’re thrilled to announce that Dr Michelle Phillips has been honoured with the Alan Turing Award at the 2025 I Love Manchester Awards. Michelle, RNCM Head of Enterprise (Academic) and… Read more
RNCM announces recipients of 2025 Honorary Awards 21 November 2025 Courteeners frontman and award-winning singer-songwriter Liam Fray, leading Chinese composer Xiaogang Ye, Dean of the Sydney Conservatorium Professor Anna Reid, and acclaimed Chinese Australian cellist Li-Wei Qin are among the… Read more
RNCM researcher Hans-Martin Buff secures second Grammy nomination 19 November 2025 Congratulations to postgraduate researcher Hans-Martin Buff, on his Grammy nomination for Best Immersive Audio Album for his work on Tearjerkers. The news marks the second time Hans-Martin has been nominated… Read more
RNCM wins sixth Times Higher Education Award 14 November 2025 The RNCM has taken home the award for Outstanding Library Team of the Year at ‘the Oscars of higher education’, the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2025. At a glittering… Read more
RNCM Annual Appeal 3 November 2025 At the Royal Northern College of Music, we do more than just teach music. Through an unrivalled number of partnerships, placements, and performance opportunities, we ensure our graduates are highly… Read more
RNCM announces new AHRC-funded Doctoral Focal College to fund and train 30 PhD researchers 29 October 2025 The RNCM is excited to announce the launch of a new AHRC-funded Crafting Care for a Healthy People, Place and Planet Doctoral Focal College (DFC), which will fund and train… Read more
Vocal students shine on national and international stages 27 October 2025 Congratulations to current RNCM vocal and opera students celebrating success recently. Undergraduate baritone Harry Priestley was awarded second prize at the 2025 Kathleen Ferrier Society Bursary Competition, with undergraduate pianist… Read more
Professor John Habron-James co-edits significant publication in Dalcroze studies 23 October 2025 Navigating Landscapes of Dalcroze Practice: Histories of Music and Movement is an important new book about Dalcroze Eurhythmics, a pioneering educational and therapeutic approach to music and movement first introduced… Read more