Concerts Manager, Royal Northern Sinfonia and Classical Programme

Final date to receive applications:12 noon, Friday 13th November 2026

Reports to:

Director of Artistic Planning, Royal Northern Sinfonia & Classical Programme

Location:

Gateshead, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

Working hours:

36 hours per week

About The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

We’re a place where you can hear rock legends or pop icons on the same night as folk trios or opera singers. Where new musicians are nurtured and showcased on the same stages as platinum-selling performers. And where youth choirs and tambourine-shaking toddlers practice in the same spaces as our acclaimed orchestra Royal Northern Sinfonia.

Whether you’re front of house, waiting in the wings or keeping things running behind the scenes you will be part of a team that means 2 million people enjoy top-notch gigs, concerts and classes in our own venue at Gateshead Quays, out in communities across the North East and through live- streamed performances and digital lessons.

About you

Do you have a passion for live music and the skills to bring world-class concerts to life?

Are you self-motivated, happy working as part of a team and flexible enough to adapt to a changing environment?

If this sounds like you, read on to find out how you can hit the ground running.

About the role

Reporting to the Director of Artistic Planning the Concerts Manager is part of the wider Classical team at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music. As a key member of the concerts team, the Concerts Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of all core Royal Northern Sinfonia concerts at The Glasshouse and beyond, and the wider Classical Programme including Visiting Orchestras and Piano Greats.

It would be great if you had:

• Previous experience in the delivery of classical music concerts/projects and of working with professional orchestral musicians and international artists and managements.

And are able to:

• Work under pressure and to prioritise a complex and busy workload.
• Use excellent written and verbal communication skills to work confidently across the organisation and externally with partner organisations as well as artists and their agents.
• Identify potential challenges in creative and production processes and to find creative solutions.
• Confidently use IT systems including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and bespoke database systems.
• Work evenings and weekends as required.
• Drive artists to/from external concert venues as required.

It also helps if you have:

• A degree in music or equivalent, which could be significant experience and appreciation of classical music.
• A knowledge of chamber orchestra repertoire.
• An ability to read music.

You’ll be responsible for:

Royal Northern Sinfonia and Classical Programme at The Glasshouse

• Liaise with artists and/or their agents as appropriate to confirm rehearsal orders, schedules and travel and accommodation arrangements.
• Oversee the preparation of all artist and management schedules, working with the Concerts Coordinator to ensure that all schedules are prepared and issued for visiting artists, and supervise arrangements for local travel and accommodation.
• Work with the Operations and Finance Manager to ensure that all contracts have been issued and fully executed in a timely manner and, except in exceptional circumstances, no later than one month prior to the issue of the Final Monthly Orchestra Schedule.
• As the main point of contact for visiting orchestras to The Glasshouse, oversee confirmation of the schedule and logistical requirements.
• Be responsible for confirmation of the schedule and logistical requirements for the Piano Greats series.
• Ensure that all concert information is fully and accurately recorded in Arts…