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Seasoned singer-songwriter, powerhouse vocalist and a true entertainer, Mario Jose will be returning to RNCM this March for a rare collaboration with the Session Orchestra.

Once described by The Times as ‘The David Bowie of the fiddle’, violinist Pekka Kuusisto will perform contemporary American repertoire at RNCM, alongside Nadia Sirota and Markus Hohti.

Alexandra Dariescu’s ‘The Nutcracker and I’ is a bold multimedia version of the classical Christmas ballet, featuring the wonderful music of Tchaikovsky.

Inspired by John Bunyan’s novel, Ralph Vaughan William’s opera ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’ will be one of the highlights of RNCM’s Spring Season.

For Decontamination #16, RNCM has programmed Sarah Hennies’ ‘Contralto’, a work for video, strings and percussion that explores transfeminine identity.

From its dark and murky opening to its exultant finale, Mahler’s Fifth Symphony takes its listener on an hour-long journey whose emotional scope is almost overwhelmingly ambitious.

The Lost Words: Spell Songs brings together eight remarkable musicians, plus live illustrations by Jackie Morris, to respond to the art and language of creatures and plants.

The RNCM Day of Percussion is an annual day of inspirational clinics and performances from leading educators and artists – including the incredible Evelyn Glennie.

Breathtaking pianist, violinist, composer and producer, Poppy Ackroyd is bringing her elegant and dramatic neo-classical music to Manchester in February.

On the 29 Jan, Massive Attack will bring their Mezzanine XX1 tour to Manchester, re-imagining the album ‘Mezzanine’ twenty years on from its release.

Witness first-hand the astonishing technique and uninhibited performance style of the most famous trombone player in the world, Christian Lindberg.

In support of his new album ‘Oxnard’, Anderson. Paak is heading out on a world tour. He’ll be stopping by Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse on the 16 March.