Events
Opera Scenes
RBC French Season 2024–25
The Lab, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Opera Scenes
Director Lysanne van Overbeek Conductor Mark Austin
Our ever-popular annual showcase of talent f...
21 - 23 Nov 2024
James Gilchrist (tenor) and Eric McElroy (piano)
Guest Artists
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
James Gilchrist tenor Eric McElroy piano
Internationally-renowned tenor, James Gilchrist (pictured) joins compose...
22 Nov 2024 7pm - 8pm
Errollyn Wallen and Thallein Ensemble
RBC Musicians
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Errollyn Wallen and Thallein Ensemble
Errollyn Wallen vocals/piano Thallein Ensemble Conductor Daniele Rosi...
22 Nov 2024 7pm - 8pm
Errollyn Wallen in Conversation
Guest Artists
Organ Studio, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Becoming a Composer Errollyn Wallen in Conversation with Joe Cutler
Following the Thallein concert at 7pm, Erro...
22 Nov 2024 8.30pm - 9.30pm
Tara Lily spotlighting Bangla Week
Guest Artists
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Bangla Week – Presented by Bangladeshi Artist Development Agency (BADA)
Closing Night Concert – A Collaboration with ...
23 Nov 2024 6pm - 8.30pm
Lunchtime Music
RBC French Season 2024–25
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Maia Roberts flute/piccolo Joanne Sealey piano
Amanda Harberg Piccolo Sonata Sigfrid Karg-Elert Symfonische...
25 Nov 2024 1.05pm - 2pm
Public Research Seminar: A Ladder is Not the Only Kind of Time
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - Workshop 2 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
A Ladder is Not the Only Kind of Time Public Research Seminar: Dr Benjamin Tassie
Anthropologists, sociologists, and...
26 Nov 2024 3.30pm - 5pm
Birmingham Festival Choral Society Oratorio Prize
RBC Musicians
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Birmingham Festival Choral Society Oratorio Prize
Adjudicators David Wynne and Kevin Gill
The winner of this c...
26 Nov 2024 7pm
RBC Banda Brasileira
Guest Artists
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
RBC Banda Brasileira
Popular music of Brazil with special guest João Menezes .
Student support: Wilf McKenzie Ban...
28 Nov 2024 6.30pm - 9pm
Yu Zhou Zhang (piano)
RBC Musicians
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Yu Zhou Zhang piano
Schumann Humoreske, Op.20 Franck Prelude, Choral et Fugue, FWV 21 Ravel La valse, M.72
...
28 Nov 2024 7pm - 7.55pm
E.S.P.
Guest Artists
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Dancefloor jazz with Birmingham's finest DJs and jazz musicians.
DJs Nick Schlittner, Mr Wynters, Tom Belte and...
29 Nov 2024 7pm - 11pm
RBC India Ensemble Presents UTHSAV
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
RBC India Ensemble Presents UTHSAV United in Sound
UTHSAV - the concert, marks the remarkable journey of the RBC Ind...
29 Nov 2024 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Swing Into Christmas
Guest Artists
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Kick off the festive season in style with the sensational Down for the Count Swing Orchestra, as they return to Royal ...
30 Nov 2024 7.30pm
James Lisney plays Chopin
Guest Artists
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
James Lisney piano
Frederyk Chopin (1810-1849) Nocturne in E minor, [Op.72/1] Lento con gran espressione Fantais...
01 Dec 2024 4pm - 5.50pm
Lunchtime Music
RBC Musicians
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Nebula Quintet
Danzi Quintet No.2 in G minor Arnold Divertimento for Wind trio Op.37
Daisy Rentong Zhao pian...
02 Dec 2024 1.05pm - 2pm
RBC Repertory Big Band
RBC Musicians
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
RBC Repertory Big Band
This evening RBC's Repertory Big Band will play the music of Thad Jones , including some rare...
02 Dec 2024 6.30pm - 9pm
Public Research Seminar: Petere Asimov
RBC French Season 2024–25
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - Workshop 2 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Yvonne Loriod and the Ambiguity of Submission Public Research Seminar: Peter Asimov
This paper retraces the creative...
03 Dec 2024 3.30pm - 5pm
Thursday 5 December Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Open Day
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Our Open Days are held twice a year and are designed to give you a real insight into life as a conservatoire student. T...
05 Dec 2024 10am - 5pm
Minima Naturalia: Paul Dunmall + Percussion Ensemble
Guest Artists
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Minima Naturalia: Paul Dunmall + Percussion Ensemble
Minima Naturalia is an exciting new work by RBC jazz lecturer ...
05 Dec 2024 6.30pm - 9pm
RBC Saxophone Department Concert
RBC Musicians
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
RBC Saxophone Department Concert
... it was without: sound
freedom Control
SILENCE ...
05 Dec 2024 7pm - 8pm
Julius Caesar
RBC Actors
Ron Barber Studio - Crescent Theatre Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, West Midlands B16 8AE
Julius Caesar By William Shakespeare
Studio Directed by Suzy Catliff Casting by Danièle Sanderson
Join an all...
05 - 07 Dec 2024
A Laugh Supreme - Stand Up Comedy
Guest Artists
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Simon Munnery headlines the opening night of A Laugh Supreme : A series of shows bringing together the best of comed...
06 Dec 2024 6.45pm - 10pm
RBC Symphonic Brass and Brass Band
RBC Musicians
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
RBC Symphonic Brass and Brass Band Conductors Ed Jones and Ian Porthouse (pictured)
RBC Symphonic Brass
...
06 Dec 2024 7pm - 9pm
Christmas with The Salvation Army
Guest Artists
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Christmas with The Salvation Army
Celebrate Christmas with The Salvation Army in Birmingham.
The Bradshaw Hall will...
08 Dec 2024 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Lunchtime Music
RBC Musicians
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Jordan Ashman percussion
Jensen Thomassie Distractions Michael Burritt Caritas Emmanuel Sejourné Attraction...
09 Dec 2024 1.05pm - 2pm
Public Research Seminar - Daniel Tong
Research events
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - Workshop 2 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Public Research Seminar - Daniel Tong (RBC) Re-reading Beethoven. Twenty-first century perspectives in the Sonatas for ...
10 Dec 2024 3.30pm - 5pm
Percussion in the Bar
RBC Musicians
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Percussion in the Bar
Grab a drink from the bar and relax as you watch RBC Percussion students perform solos and smal...
10 Dec 2024 8pm - 10pm
Pre-CBSO Piano Showcase Concert
RBC Out and About
Symphony Hall
Pre-CBSO Piano Showcase Concert
Schubert Piano Sonata in A, D.664 David Ebner piano
Bach arr. Rachmaninoff ...
12 Dec 2024 5.45pm
Jazz Vocal Night
RBC Musicians
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Jazz Vocal Night
Directors Sara Colman , Noemi Nuti and Audrey Lawrence-Mattis
Our thriving Jazz Vocal depar...
12 Dec 2024 6.30pm - 9pm
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
RBC Actors
The Crescent Theatre Sheepcote Street, Birmingham B16 8AE.
Directed by Jonathan Woolf Casting by Danièle Sanderson
Macbeth , a Scottish nobleman, encounters three witches...
12 - 14 Dec 2024
Fauré and His World: Coda
Fauré and His World
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Fauré and His World: A centenary celebration
Chausson Chanson perpétuelle India Harding mezzo-soprano piano and ...
13 Dec 2024 7pm - 9.45pm
Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra
Guest Artists
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra - Romantic Echoes: Brahms and Bruch
Ferrenc Overture No.1 Bruch Violin Concert...
15 Dec 2024 3pm - 5pm
RBC Chorus Celebrates Christmas
RBC Musicians
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
RBC Chorus Celebrates Christmas
Every year RBC encourages all new undergraduate students to get together and sing o...
16 Dec 2024 1.05pm - 2pm
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
RBC Musicians
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Celebrate the festive season with a heart-warming concert featuring the timeless holiday music of Michael Bublé's ico...
16 - 17 Dec 2024
TREPIDATION - New Music for Percussion
RBC Musicians
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
TREPIDATION - New Music for Percussion
The RBC composition and percussion departments join forces once again in a per...
17 Dec 2024 1.05pm - 2pm
Public Research Seminar: Salome Chitaia
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - Workshop 2 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Public Research seminar: Lisztian movement, time and sonority in Ravel’s piano music Salome Chitaia (Royal Birmingham ...
17 Dec 2024 3.30pm - 5pm
Birmingham New Music: Montage Night
RBC Musicians
The Lab, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
#BNM: Montage Night
Join us for an exhilarating evening at Birmingham New Music’s Montage Night, where Conservatoire ...
18 Dec 2024 7pm - 8.30pm
RBC Jazz Gala
RBC Musicians
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
RBC Jazz Gala
The RBC Jazz Dept signs off another very busy term with their traditional Jazz Gala, presenting h...
19 Dec 2024 6.30pm - 9pm
Christmas Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
RBC Musicians
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Noëls, Pastorales and Sonatas – Christmas Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries
Musicians from the Historical Performa...
19 Dec 2024 7pm - 8pm
RBC Repertoire Orchestra
RBC French Season 2024–25
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
RBC Repertoire Orchestra Conductor Daniele Rosina (pictured)
Dukas La Péri: Fanfare Berlioz La damnation de ...
20 Dec 2024 7pm - 8pm
Glory - The Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Glory - The Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Presented by Simmer Down Arts, Birmingham's premier reggae music and arts ...
22 Dec 2024 6pm - 8pm
The Saxophone Success Formula LIVE
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
The Saxophone Success Formula LIVE
Get Your Sax Together is very excited to announce enrolment is open for The Saxop...
03 - 05 Jan 2025 4pm - 4.30pm
Melodies of a New Dawn
Guest Artists
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Melodies of a New Dawn – A Student Recital
We’re excited to invite you to Melodies of a New Dawn, our student recital...
12 Jan 2025 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Introduction to Professional Studio Recording
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Short course: Introduction to Professional Studio Recording
The Introduction to Professional Studio Recording short c...
13 Jan - 17 Mar 2025
Pre CBSO Showcase: Vagabundo Trio
Symphony Hall
Pre-CBSO Showcase
Vagabundo Trio Luanah Lefebvre violin Gen Li cello Maria Linares Molero piano
Ravel ...
23 Jan 2025 1pm - 2pm
VoxBox: The songs of André Caplet
RBC Musicians
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
VoxBox: The Songs of André Caplet
Unlike most early twentieth century French composers, Claude Debussy did not engag...
24 Jan 2025 7pm - 8pm
PRISM
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
PRISM
Composers Chloe Knibbs , Marie Jaëll Melissa Morris piano Lighting Design Joe Price
A reimagining and ...
26 Jan 2025 4pm - 4.40pm
Lunchtime Music
RBC Musicians
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Haoen Li piano
Chopin Preludes Op.28, No.19-24 Chopin Etudes in G flat major Op.10, No.5 Chopin Etudes in E...
27 Jan 2025 1.05pm - 2pm
QUARTERED - RBC Percussion
RBC Out and About
Centrala, Unit 4 Minerva Works Birmingham B5 5RT
QUARTERED
RBC Percussion RBC Stage Management Produced by Sam Wilson and Toby Kearney
Programme to inclu...
28 Jan 2025 8pm - 10pm
Paul Dunmall Invites: Rachel Musson, Neil Charles, Mark Sanders
Guest Artists
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Paul Dunmall Invites: Rachel Musson, Neil Charles, Mark Sanders
This month Paul Dunmall invites fellow saxophonist Ra...
06 Feb 2025 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Global Traditions: Edgelarks, Keith Donnelly, Threaded
Guest Artists
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
RBC Presents: Global Traditions - Edgelarks, Keith Donnelly, Threaded
Global Traditions: A concert series of folk...
09 Feb 2025 3pm - 6.30pm
Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra
Guest Artists
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra: Scandinavian Soundscapes
Nielsen Maskarade Overture Grieg Peer Gynt Suite S...
09 Feb 2025 3pm - 5pm
Nai Barghouti
Guest Artists
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Award-winning singer, composer and flautist, Nai Barghouti is one of the most distinguished vocalists of a new genera...
18 Feb 2025 7pm
Dustin O'Halloran
Guest Artists
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Dustin O’Halloran piano
Support Margaret Hermant
Dustin O’Halloran is an American pianist and composer who ha...
22 Feb 2025 7.30pm - 11pm
Quatuor Agate with Jonathan Leibovitz
Guest Artists
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Quatuor Agate with Jonathan Leibovitz
Sebastian Black New Commission Korngold String Quartet No.3 in D, Op.34 ...
25 Feb 2025 12.30pm - 2.15pm
Paul Dunmall Invites: Ollie Canham, Olie Brice, Will Glaser
Guest Artists
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Paul Dunmall Invites: Ollie Canham, Olie Brice, Will Glaser
Paul Dunmall has always taken an interest in jazz student...
06 Mar 2025 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Albert Herring
RBC Out and About
Gas Street Central 41 Gas Street,
Birmingham,
B1 2JT
Albert Herring By Benjamin Britten
Rebecca Meltzer director Paul Wingfield conductor
Loxford, once a countrysi...
06 - 08 Mar 2025
Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2025
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2025
Classical music's biggest awards night comes to Birmingham for the first time ...
06 Mar 2025 7.15pm - 10pm
RBC Wind, Brass and Percussion featuring Peter Moore
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
RBC Wind, Brass and Percussion ensemble
Peter Moore trombone Conductor Douglas Mitchell
Programme to include:...
07 Mar 2025 7pm - 8pm
Global Traditions: Mamudou Susso and Suntou Susso
Guest Artists
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
RBC Presents: Global Traditions A concert series of folk music from around the world
Mamudou Susso & Suntou Susso: F...
25 Mar 2025 8pm - 10pm
Sam Every (little) Big Band - TV Time
Guest Artists
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Sam Every (little) Big Band - TV Time
Iconic TV themes like you've never heard them before
It’s time to relax on...
27 Mar 2025 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Neil Cowley Trio
Guest Artists
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Unpausing of the Pause
After a seven year hiatus, the Neil Cowley Trio reunite for their UK tour in 2025.
They pr...
23 Apr 2025 7.30pm
Paul Dunmall Double Quartet
Guest Artists
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Paul Dunmall Double Quartet
This double quartet led by Paul Dunmall is a very exciting prospect as it brings together...
24 Apr 2025 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra
Guest Artists
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra: Symphonic Aspects of America
Copland Four Dance Episode from Rodeo Adams The ...
15 Jun 2025 3pm - 5pm
Conservatoire Folk Ensemble
RBC Musicians
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Global Traditions: Conservatoire Folk Ensemble A concert series of folk music from around the world
The UK's biggest...
04 Jul 2025 8pm - 10pm
Just Flutes Festival
Just Flutes Festival 2025
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Just Flutes are pleased to announce their inaugural Festival taking place at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
Atten...
15 - 17 Aug 2025 4pm
Just Flutes 2025: Michael Cox
Just Flutes Festival 2025
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Just Flutes Festival 2025 Michael Cox flute
Michael Cox is one of Britain’s foremost flute-players. Although born i...
16 Aug 2025 7.30pm
Just Flutes 2025: Young Artist Recital
Just Flutes Festival 2025
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Just Flutes Festival 2025 Young Artist Recital - Winner of the BFS Young Artist Competition 2025
The BFS Competiti...
17 Aug 2025 11.45am
Just Flutes 2025: Juliette Hurel
Just Flutes Festival 2025
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Just Flutes Festival 2025 Juliette Hurel flute
Juliette Hurel is well known in both the French and International ...
17 Aug 2025 3pm - 4pm