Classical Music in Manchester and the North

Manchester Jazz Festival 2022, Until 29 May 2022, from £5.00 - Book now

Manchester’s longest running music festival, Manchester Jazz Festival, returns with 10 days of the best northern, national and international contemporary jazz – featuring big-name artists, rising stars and new works.

RNCM Summer Season 2022 at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester, Until 5 July 2022, from £12 - Book now

The RNCM Summer Season is almost here, and as usual it’s filled to the brim with brilliant concerts. Here we select our highlights, with a little something for everyone.

Manchester Guitar Festival at The Stoller Hall, Manchester, Until 22 May 2022, from £0.00 - Book now

From classical and jazz, acoustic, electric and even flamenco, the three-day Manchester Guitar Festival will feature some of the finest guitar music talent from around the world, including Sean Shibe, Daniel Martinez and Craig Ogden, alongside many rising stars.

Maya Youssef with Levare String Quartet at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester, 11 June 2022, from £18.00 - Book now

Maya Youssef, the ‘queen of qanun’, brings her latest album Finding Home to life on the RNCM stage with the Levare String Quartet.

RNCM Chamber Choir with NEW Sinfonia at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester, 17 June 2022, from £10.00 - Book now

Wales’ NEW Sinfonia and the RNCM’s most promising vocalists join forces for an evening of orchestral and choral works by three great composers.

RNCM Session Orchestra: Original Artists Edition at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester, 18 June 2022, from £15.00 - Book now

Discover the next generation of artists emerging from the RNCM’s Popular Music department as they perform their original music accompanied by the RNCM Session Orchestra.

Clare Hammond (piano) + RNCM Pianists at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester, 21 June 2022, from £10.00 - Book now

Join Clare Hammond, “a pianist of extraordinary gifts” (Gramophone), and students from the RNCM’s School of Keyboard Studies for an evening showcasing contemporary music for piano.

RNCM Wind Orchestra with Christian Lindberg (conductor, trombone) at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester, 24 June 2022, from £10.00 - Book now

Christian Lindberg returns to the RNCM as soloist, conductor, and composer for a stellar evening of contemporary works and arrangements of classics with the RNCM Wind Orchestra.

RNCM Symphony Orchestra with Martyn Brabbins (conductor) at The Bridgewater Hall, City Centre, 1 July 2022, from £18.00 - Book now

Join the RNCM for what’s always a highlight of the College’s year: the RNCM Symphony Orchestra’s performance at The Bridgewater Hall, this year conducted by Martyn Brabbins.

Manchester Camerata with RNCM Students and Robin Wallington (conductor) at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester, 5 July 2022, from £15.00 - Book now

Manchester Camerata performs by side with RNCM students in a concert featuring three wonderful works by Jessie Montgomery, Antonín Dvořák and Felix Mendelssohn.

The 21c Global Orchestra at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester, 8 July 2022, from £5.00 - Book now

In a one-of-a-kind concert, young musicians from leading music conservatoires around the world coming together to perform as an international ensemble: The 21c Global Orchestra.

Sounds of Nature at The Stoller Hall, Manchester, Until 5 October 2022, from £5.50 - Book now

The Stoller Hall has taken Sounds of Nature as its new programming strand for 2022, with the aim of connecting audiences with nature through music. Here are some of our highlights from the programme, which will get us thinking about everything from climate change to our relationship with the animal kingdom.

RNCM Lunchtime and Spotlight Concerts at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Manchester, Until 8 July 2022, from £0.00 - Book now

These short, sharp and surprisingly programmed events offer an affordable glimpse into the work of a new generation of musicians emerging from the RNCM.

The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 3WS - Visit now

Home to the Hallé and the BBC Philharmonic orchestras, the Bridgewater Hall attracts some of the biggest names in classical music. Purpose-built to the tune of £42m, the hall was designed around its acoustic needs; it floats on 280 earthquake-proof isolations springs that mute all external noise, perfect for shielding around 250 performances a year from the trams outside.

Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M13 9RD - Visit now

The Royal Northern College of Music is both a music venue and an academic institution training up some of the country’s finest music students.

The Stoller Hall, Hunts Bank, Manchester, M3 1DA - Visit now

Manchester’s new kid on the concert hall block, the Stoller Hall, opened its doors in April 2017 to further enhance the city’s already enviable live music provision.