Apart from being an outstanding institution in music education, the RNCM is one of the top venues in the region, with a jam packed events calendar of nearly 300 performances a year. 

One of the UK’s leading chamber orchestras, Manchester Camerata has established an enviable reputation as an orchestra which delivers high quality concerts in a refreshingly relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Widely recognised as one of Britain’s finest orchestras, the BBC Philharmonic is based in Manchester where it performs around 18 concerts a year in the magnificent Bridgewater Hall. It also records programmes and concerts for Radio 3 in the BBC's Studio 7 Concert Hall. The Orchestra has built a worldwide reputation for outstanding quality and committed performances over an immensely wide-ranging repertoire.