Performances

Quatuor Danel Beethoven Cycle

30 November - 3 December 2017
Join the Quatuor Danel for the Beethoven Cycle! Beethoven’s 16 string quartets (or 17, if you count the Grosse Fuge as an independent work) are universally recognised as one of the…

Quatuor Danel Beethoven Cycle Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:00 30 November 2017
This concert forms part of the Quator Danel Beethoven Cycle. Beethoven Quartet in G major, Op. 18 No. 2 Beethoven Quartet in A major, Op. 18 No. 5 Beethoven Quartet in C minor, Op.…

Quatuor Danel Beethoven Cycle Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 30 November 2017
This concert forms part of the Quator Danel Beethoven Cycle. Beethoven Quartet in D major, Op. 18 No. 3 Beethoven Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1

Quatuor Danel Seminar: ’Emulating the Classics’

14:30 - 16:00 30 November 2017
A workshop of student minuets in Classical style with the Quatuor Danel and Professor Barry Cooper.

Quatuor Danel Beethoven Cycle Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:00 1 December 2017
Beethoven Quartet in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 Beethoven Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 Beethoven Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 This concert forms part of the Quator Danel Beethoven…

Quatuor Danel Beethoven Cycle Afternoon Concert

13:00 - 16:00 2 December 2017
This concert forms part of the Quator Danel Beethoven Cycle Please note the start time of this concert. Beethoven Quartet in E flat major, Op. 74 (‘The Harp’) Beethoven Quartet in…

The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:15 2 December 2017
The University of Manchester Chorus present both Haydn and Britten’s St Nicholas under Robert Guy, featuring Robert Dowling as guest soloist. This concert also features student soloists…

Friends of the Whitworth: Sunday Concerts - Etta Duo

15:00 - 15:45 3 December 2017
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. Performances are held at 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons in the New Arrivals exhibition gallery,…

Quatuor Danel Beethoven Cycle Afternoon Concert

13:00 - 15:30 3 December 2017
This concert forms part of the Quator Danel Beethoven Cycle Please note the start time of this concert. Beethoven Quartet in B flat major, Op. 130 (with Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 finale)…

The John Rylands Library Christmas Concert

12:00 - 13:00 3 December 2017
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT In the beautiful and atmospheric surroundings of the Library’s grand Historic Reading Room, enjoy a medley of Christmas songs performed by The Manchester…

Literature Live: Jackie Kay and Ali Smith SOLD OUT

19:30 - 21:00 5 December 2017
PLEASE NOTE: This event is Sold Out We are thrilled that two of our most talented, engaging and humane writers, Jackie Kay and Ali Smith – contemporaries whose friendship spans many…

Manchester University Big Band (MUBB)

19:30 - 21:15 7 December 2017
Manchester University Big Band returns with an exciting set drawing on big band repertoire from around the world, from Brooklyn, to Trondheim, to Japan. Whether you’re a big band veteran…

Pioneers of Percussion Joby Burgess (percussion / electronics)

13:10 - 14:00 7 December 2017
One of Britain’s most diverse percussionists, Joby Burgess is best known for his virtuosic, often lissom performances, daring collaborations, extensive education work, and regularly…

Ad Solem Christmas Concert

19:30 - 21:15 8 December 2017
Ad Solem present a selection of festive, Christmas music. From Byrd to Britten, Mathias to Maxwell Davies, as well as some of Finzi’s Seven Poems of Robert Bridges. Price £10.50 /…

Manchester University Music Society - There is no ‘i’ in Concerto Grosso…’: Baroque Orchestra

13:10 - 14:00 8 December 2017
Before concertos became all about the virtuosity of the soloist, they were written for small teams of instrumentalists, contrasted against the full orchestra. Here the university’s…

Manchester University String Orchestra and Brass Band

19:30 - 21:15 9 December 2017
String Orchestra returns for a performance of core string repertoire and student works, while Brass Band is sure to entertain with a challenging and varied programme. The concert features…

The Caroline Chisholm Reading with Rachel Seiffert

18:30 - 20:00 11 December 2017
This event honours the memory of writer Caroline Chisholm (MA Creative Writing, 2013), who was a valued member of the CNW community. It will feature a reading from the best dissertation…

Manchester University Music Society Festive Concert

19:30 - 21:15 14 December 2017
Manchester University Music Society’s final evening concert of 2017 has a wide range of opera, choral and orchestral music, featuring soloist Zahid Siddiqui in selections from Verdi’s…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 14 December 2017
If you like your humour to be subtle and understated, then Hindemith’s ‘Minimax’ (subtitled ‘Repertoire for Military Orchestra for String Quartet’, written supposedly in response to…

Quatuor Danel Seminar

14:30 - 16:00 14 December 2017
The Quatuor Danel workshops Composition Études by Masters composers of the University.

Manchester University Music Society Festive Sing Along Relaxed Performance

13:10 - 14:00 15 December 2017
Please note this event is currently FULLY BOOKED. If you are interested in attending please let us know and we can add you to the waiting list. Get yourself in the festive spirit with…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:00 15 December 2017
A multi-faceted celebration of Czech string quartets, contrasting the pathos and resignation of Smetana’s second quartet with the dramatic urgency of Janácek’s Kreutzer Sonata (another…

Danez Smith: Don’t Call Us Dead

19:00 - 20:30 22 January 2018
Manchester Literature Festival is thrilled to welcome to Manchester acclaimed American poet Danez Smith. A founding member of the Dark Noise Collective, Danez is an electrifying performer…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Ignacio Lara Romero (violin) and Richard Whalley (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 1 February 2018
There’s no need to book – this concert is free and you can just turn up on the day. Charles Ives Sonata for Violin and Piano No.3, S.62 (K. 2C6) (1913-1914) Camden Reeves…

Vonnegut Collective and Animikii Theatre

19:00 - 20:00 8 February 2018
Music and Drama Collaboration: Composition and Physical Theatre This concert is part of the Thursday Lates at The Whitworth For their third project at The University of Manchester,…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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