Martin Harris Centre

RNCM Monday Recital Series

13:15 - 14:00 13 January 2014
Ludwig van Beethoven Duo in E flat major WoO 32 ‘Eyeglass’ Christina Bean viola Lorna Davis cello Claude Debussy Musique; Romance-Silence ineffable; Aimons-nous et dormons…

RNCM Monday Recital Series

13:15 - 14:00 27 January 2014
Henri Tomasi Evocations for solo oboe Helen Clinton oboe Jacob Ter Veldhuis May This Bliss Never End Jacob Ter Veldhuis The Garden of Love Gillian Blair…

Fortepiano Recital by Susan Alexander-Max

13:10 - 14:00 30 January 2014
In a unique recital, the world renowned fortepianist/clavichordist Susan Alexander-Max will be performing classical masterpieces by Mozart, Clementi and Haydn. Susan will perform…

MUMS Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro

19:00 - 22:30 30 January 2014
Manchester University Music Society open the New Year with a two night run of one of Mozart’s greatest and best loved comic operas, Le Nozze di Figaro - a witty tale of love, betrayal…

MUMS Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro

19:00 - 22:30 1 February 2014
Manchester University Music Society open the New Year with a two night run of one of Mozart’s greatest and best loved comic operas, Le Nozze di Figaro - a witty tale of love, betrayal…

RNCM Monday Recital Series

13:15 - 14:00 3 February 2014
J S Bach Excerpts from Partita No 1 in B minor BWV 1002 Henri Wieniawski Legende Op 17 Adriana Lucia Cristea violin Greta Gasser piano Sergei Prokofiev Excerpts from…

Save Our NHS Manchester Presents

19:00 - 21:00 4 February 2014
Last summer Save Our NHS Manchester put on a thrilling night of theatre exploring themes such as privatisation and the consequences of cuts to our NHS. Expect a night of contemporary…

Little Blue Man – Scratch Performance (A Work in Progress)

18:00 - 20:00 5 February 2014
Performer Carran Waterfield shares a work in progress: Little Blue Man. Drawing from a personal archive, the work explores the complexity of a father daughter relationship. A rare opportunity…

QUATUOR DANEL Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 7 February 2014
Haydn Quartet in E flat, Op. 50 No. 3; Milhaud Quartet No. 2; Tchaikovsky Quartet No. 3; Haydn at the summit of his powers, followed by a rare chance to sample the prolific…

Quatuor Danel Open House

7 - 9 February 2014
The Quatuor Danel offers an intensive three days of coaching from 7th - 9th February 2014 for amateurs (Friday and Saturday) and students (Saturday and Sunday), including master…

Jeanette Winterson “in Conversation” with Russell T. Davies * THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT *

16:00 - 18:00 9 February 2014
*** THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT *** Jeanette Winterson is Professor of Creative Writing at The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing. Jeanette succeeds Martin Amis and…

RNCM Monday Recital Series

13:15 - 14:00 10 February 2014
Joaquín Rodrigo Fandango from Tres Piezas Españolas Pierre Petit Toccata James Girling, Bradley Johnson guitars Frank Bridge Three Songs Benjamin Britten Selected songs…

Chetham’s Sinfonia and Ensembles

19:30 - 21:30 11 February 2014
Chetham’s Sinfonia return to the Martin Harris Centre to perform Vltava from Smetana’s symphonic cycle, Má vlast, as well as a concerto with a student soloist. Chetham’s Ensembles,…

Featured Artist: Richard Casey (Piano)

13:10 - 14:00 13 February 2014
Beethoven Variations op.34 Prokofiev Sonata no. 8 Prokofiev’s epic Sonata no. 8, very much the largest in his set of nine, was composed during the Second Word War. Richard places…

Psappha in collaboration with Vaganza

19:30 - 21:30 14 February 2014
PSAPPHA: The University of Manchester’s Contemporary Ensemble in Residence Manchester’s pre-eminent new music ensemble specialising in the performance of music by living composers.…

Chamber Ensembles

13:10 - 14:00 15 February 2014
Manchester University Music Society’s Chamber Festival Weekend continues with five premieres of works by undergraduate composers based here at the University of Manchester. These works…

MUMS Chamber Orchestra and Ensembles

19:30 - 21:30 15 February 2014
Messiaen Oiseaux Exotiques (Soloist: Daniel Chappell) Leo Geyer Sideshows (Soloist: Rachel Maby) Beethoven Symphony No.1 Manchester University Music Society close their Chamber…

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

19:00 - 21:00 19 February 2014
Following the success of the Autumn Showcase 2013, The University of Manchester Drama Society are back with their first performance of the awards season. The MIFTAs open with a bang…

Two-piano concert with Michelle Assay and David Fanning

13:10 - 14:00 20 February 2014
Rachmaninoff Suite No. 1, Op. 5 Shostakovich Suite Op. 6 Rachmaninoff’s first Suite is one of the most beautiful and exciting works in the two-piano repertoire. On the threshold…

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

19:00 - 21:00 20 February 2014
Following the success of the Autumn Showcase 2013, The University of Manchester Drama Society are back with their first performance of the awards season. The MIFTAs open with a bang…

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

19:30 - 21:30 21 February 2014
Following the success of the Autumn Showcase 2013, The University of Manchester Drama Society are back with their first performance of the awards season. The MIFTAs open with a bang…

Literature Live: Vona Groarke and Jamie McKendrick

18:30 - 20:30 24 February 2014
Vona Groarke: Award-winning poet, Vona Groarke, (who teaches at the Centre for New Writing), launches her sixth poetry collection, X, a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. From…

RNCM Monday Recital Series

13:15 - 14:00 24 February 2014
Ludwig van Beethoven Allegro assai from Violin Sonata in G major Op 30 No 3 Ernest Bloch Nigun (Improvisation) Corey Wickens violin Charles Barsaga piano Richard Wagner…

Away From Home

19:30 - 21:30 26 February 2014
Kyle's comfortable with his life as an escort until he's hired by a premiership footballer, forcing him to question his values, relationships and the whole direction his life's taking.…

QUATUOR DANEL Lunchtime Concert

13:00 - 14:00 27 February 2014
Beethoven Quartet in B flat, Op. 130, with Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 The summit of ambition and mastery in the string quartet, in the hands of peerless interpreters. Followed by:…

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