Martin Harris Centre, The John Rylands Library

Quatuor Danel Friday Evening Concert Series

19:30 - 21:30 25 January 2013
Hear the teenage Debussy’s piano trio (only reconstructed in the 1980s) together with his still comparatively early yet masterly string quartet, and Tchaikovsky at his most chromatic…

Quatuor Danel Open House Event

25 - 27 January 2013
A fantastic opportunity to receive coaching and attend workshops given by Marc Danel, Gilles Millet, Vlad Bogdanas and Guy Danel, the four members of Quatuor Danel. The Quatuor Danel…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Clare Hammond

13:10 - 14:00 31 January 2013
Acclaimed by the Daily Telegraph as a pianist of “amazing power and panache”, Clare Hammond returns to the Cosmo Rodewald Hall with rare pieces for left hand by Saxton and Brahms, and…

MUMS Chamber Music Festival

19:30 - 21:30 1 February 2013
Day 1: The Music Society presents an evening of fantastic chamber works alongside a newly composed saxophone concerto by postgraduate, Andrew Garbett, performed by Dominik Billam. …

Tony Dyson: a hidden history of gay rights campaigning

1 February - 30 June 2013
Tony Dyson began campaigning for gay rights in the late 1950s but by the 1970s his ongoing work had become overshadowed by more strident activism. This intimate display seeks to reveal…

MUMS Chamber Music Festival

19:00 - 21:30 2 February 2013
Day 2: After the success of producing its first opera (Handel’s ‘Semele’) last year, MUMS presents a varied evening consisting of two operas. Purcell’s highly moving ‘Dido and Aeneas’…

An Inventory of al Mutanabbi Street

6 February - 29 July 2013
This exhibition is the result of a project concieved by poet Beau Beausoleil and artist Sarah Bodman to "re-assemble" the "inventory" of reading material that was lost in the car bombing…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Hsing-Chwen Hsin

13:10 - 14:00 7 February 2013
Professor Hsing-Chwen Hsin is one of the most well reputed pianists of her generation from Asia. Hsing-Chwen Hsin is the winner of the prestigious Chappell Gold Medal from the Royal…

Burning Bright

8 February - 23 July 2013
Focusing on his achievements in the art of books, 'Burning Bright' features designs and prints by the artist and poet William Blake. On display for the first time are some exciting…

JOHN HEGLEY – Key Stage 2 Interactive Schools Performance

11:00 - 12:00 8 February 2013
The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, based at The University of Manchester, is delighted to welcome back critically acclaimed performance poet John Hegley. His interactive…

John Hegley

20:00 - 22:00 9 February 2013
English performance poet, comedian, musician and songwriter Critically acclaimed performance poet John Hegley returns to enchant us with his interactive poetic genius and silliness.…

Jeanette Winterson in Conversation with Abi Morgan

18:00 - 20:00 11 February 2013
Following two sell out events Jeanette Winterson returns with her "Jeanette Winterson in Conversation" series with screenwriter Abi Morgan. Abi Morgan has made a name for herself with…

PSAPPHA Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 14 February 2013
A witty mini-concerto for violin – what its Swedish-Dutch composer calls a ‘self-portrait’ by the instrument – prefaces lyrical interior landscapes by two outstanding composers who…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Trio Atem

13:10 - 14:00 14 February 2013
Trio Atem present music ranging from the sensuous to the extreme in a concert exploring the sonic potential of the unusual flute/mezzo-soprano/cello combination Trio Atem Northern…

Manchester University Music Society Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 16 February 2013
In the first half of the 20th century, a huge variety of styles were adopted when writing for the orchestra. Fine works by Ravel, Debussy and Shostakovich will be performed alongside…

Literature Live: Michael Hofmann and Rachel Seiffert

18:30 - 20:30 18 February 2013
Michael Hofmann One of the most influential UK poets of the 1980s and 1990s, Michael Hofmann’s poetry collections include Nights in the Iron Hotel (1984), Acrimony (1986), Approximately…

University of Manchester Drama Society Manchester In-Fringe Theatre Awards (MIFTA's)

19:00 - 21:30 20 February 2013
Following the success of the Autumn Showcase 2012, the University of Manchester Drama Society are back with their first performance of the awards season. the MIFTAs open with a bang…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 21 February 2013
A new work for solo violin by the University’s Camden Reeves, sandwiched by two of the shortest Shostakovich quartets – his deceptively simple first and his cryptically enigmatic and…

University of Manchester Drama Society's Manchester In-Fringe Theatre Awards (MIFTAS)

19:00 - 21:30 21 February 2013
Following the success of the Autumn Showcase 2012, the University of Manchester Drama Society are back with their first performance of the awards season. the MIFTAs open with a bang…

Manchester University Music Society Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 22 February 2013
Come and enjoy a Friday lunchtime concert performed by The Manchester University Music Society. These concerts are FREE, no need to book just turn up. Electroacoustic All undergraduates…

Quatuor Danel Friday Evening Concert Series

19:30 22 February 2013
Philip Grange’s stirring memorialisation of war, premiered by the Quatuor Danel at Manchester Grammar School last season, in between two of the most popular works in the string quartet…

University of Manchester Drama Society's Manchester In-Fringe Theatre Awards (MIFTAs)

19:00 22 February 2013
Following the success of the Autumn Showcase 2012, the University of Manchester Drama Society are back with their first performance of the awards season. the MIFTAs open with a bang…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Fidelio Trio

13:10 - 14:00 28 February 2013
With performances from The Wigmore Hall to Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre, the ...virtuosic Fidelio Trio... (Sunday Times) perform extremely diverse music internationally and features…

MANTIS Spring Festival 2013

18:00 - 19:30 2 March 2013
MANTIS presents a weekend of new electroacoustic music featuring works by composers based at the NOVARS Research Centre (University of Manchester) as well as a concert of works by Ricardo…

MANTIS Spring Festival 2013

20:00 - 21:30 2 March 2013
MANTIS presents a weekend of new electroacoustic music featuring works by composers based at the NOVARS Research Centre (University of Manchester) as well as a concert of works by Ricardo…

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