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WCLC: Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 13:55 28 September 2023
Joshua Brown Three Reflections for Violin Duo (first performance) Schubert Quartet No. 10 in E flat, D87 The Quatuor Danel’s 19th season…

19:30 - 21:30 29 September 2023
Joshua Brown Illustrations of the Grand Ceremony Reinhard Flender Quartet No. 2 (UK premiere) Mozart Quartet in C, K465, ‘Dissonance’ The Danels open their 19th season…

MUMS Welcome Concert

15:00 - 16:20 1 October 2023
Come see our Freshers' Symphony Orchestra and Freshers' Chorus kick off a fantastic year of concerts with fun and exciting rep! Freshers Chorus will start the concert with ‘Good Night,…

WCLC: Xenia Pestova Bennett (piano)

13:10 - 13:55 5 October 2023
Annea Lockwood Ear-Walking Woman (1996) Xenia Pestova Bennett All Aglow (2023) Pianist and composer Xenia Pestova Bennett explores the full spectrum of sound that can…

Michael Lewis: Flash Boys & New Tycoons (Manchester Literature Festival 2023)

19:00 - 20:15 10 October 2023
'I asked him how much it would take for him to sell?FTX?and go do something other than make money. He thought the question over. “One hundred and fifty billion dollars,” he finally…

Natalie Haynes (Manchester Literature Festival 2023)

19:00 - 20:15 11 October 2023
Rock star classicist, author and broadcaster Natalie Haynes returns to MLF to celebrate the publication of her latest non-fiction book, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth. Meet Athene,…

WCLC: The Lucky Dog Picturehouse present: “Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr. with live score”

13:10 - 13:55 12 October 2023
King of silent comedy Buster Keaton stars as an unlucky in love projectionist who turns detective to clear his name and win back the love of his life. Accompanied by live era-authentic…

WCLC: Hallé Brass

13:10 - 13:55 19 October 2023
Some 4 years since their last visit, Hallé Brass - formed primarily from principal members of the internationally renowned Hallé Orchestra – present a typically eclectic programme of…

MUMS Symphony Orchestra Concert

19:00 - 21:00 21 October 2023
The UoM Symphony Orchestra will play Berlioz ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ and Lili Boulanger’s ‘D'un Matin de Printemps’. With a premier of a PhD composition by Israel Miu-Yeung Lai and…

Vale? Is it worth it? UK premiere and panel discussion

12:00 - 14:30 25 October 2023
Please join us for the UK premiere of the documentary Vale? Is It Worth It? Five artists in the front line against Brazil’s worst environmental crime. The screening will be preceded…

WCLC: Waldstein Trio (cello, piano & violin)

13:10 - 13:55 26 October 2023
Valentina Ciardelli Common Phrases when you’re late (premiere) (2023) I. I’ll be there in 5 minutes …

MANTIS FESTIVAL (Autumn Edition)

18:00 - 19:30 28 October 2023
This Autumn, the MANTIS festival is collaborating with the Music and Sonic Art Conference, MuSA 2023. Keynote speaker Simon Emmerson. This concert features audio-visual and fixed-media…

MANTIS FESTIVAL (Autumn Edition)

20:00 - 21:00 28 October 2023
This Autumn, the MANTIS festival is collaborating with the Music and Sonic Art Conference, MuSA 2023. Keynote speaker Simon Emmerson. This concert features guest artist Simon Emmerson…

MANTIS FESTIVAL (Autumn Edition)

14:00 - 15:30 29 October 2023
This Autumn, the MANTIS festival is collaborating with the Music and Sonic Art Conference, MuSA 2023. Keynote speaker Simon Emmerson. This concert features audio-visual and electroacoustic…

University of Manchester Drama Society Autumn Fringe Season: Baby Steps

19:00 - 20:00 8 November 2023
It's almost mothers day. In Alice's mind, the day of reckoning. She's been waiting for this moment for months. Just to see what will happen. Mother's day can't possibly exist without…

University of Manchester Drama Society Autumn Fringe: Baby Steps (Relaxed Performance)

19:00 - 20:00 9 November 2023
It's almost mothers day. In Alice's mind, the day of reckoning. She's been waiting for this moment for months. Just to see what will happen. Mother's day can't possibly exist without…

WCLC: Ari Hoenig (jazz trio)

13:10 - 13:55 9 November 2023
Ari Hoenig is a ground-breaking drummer, composer and educator who has become one of the most significant and influential voices in the jazz and drumming world over the last two decades.…

University of Manchester Drama Society Autumn Fringe: Baby Steps

19:00 - 20:00 10 November 2023
It's almost mothers day. In Alice's mind, the day of reckoning. She's been waiting for this moment for months. Just to see what will happen. Mother's day can't possibly exist without…

MUMS Ensemble Day 1:Big Band & MUSO Concert

15:30 - 17:30 11 November 2023
Come and watch a range of pieces performed by MUSO and Big Band! Repertoire will include: Greig’s ‘Two Elegaic Melodies’, Ethyl Smyth’s ‘Suite for strings’ along with lots of jazzy…

WCLC: Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 13:55 16 November 2023
Richard Whalley Violin Duet (first performance) Sibelius Andante Festivo Tchaikovsky Quartet Movement in B flat Richard…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 17 November 2023
Tchaikovsky Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11 Tchaikovsky Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 22 Tchaikovsky Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Op. 30 The Danels’ recent CD recordings have revealed the…

Ad Solem and Cosmo Singers' Winter Concert

19:30 - 20:45 18 November 2023
The University of Manchester’s chamber choirs, Ad Solem and The Cosmo Singers present an evening of traditional and contemporary choral music. The performance represents the culmination…

MUMS Ensemble Day 2: MUWO and Brass Band concert

15:30 - 16:45 18 November 2023
Come and watch a showcase of pieces performed by MUWO and Brass Band! Rep will include Bernstein’s ‘Overture to Candide’; Holst’s ‘Second Suite in F’ and Jan van der Roost’s ‘Puszta’.…

WCLC: La Féline (French pop)

13:10 - 14:55 23 November 2023
French indie pop artist La Féline is influenced by Anglo rock but unmistakably French, with a cool following at home (Les Inrocks, Radio Nova). She introduces her home-coming album…

MUMS Lunchtime Concert: Two Pianos, One Rite

13:10 - 13:55 27 November 2023
This lunchtime concert features two fabulous pianists, Kuba Williams and Ameen Elbadri, who will be playing two different works arranged for two pianos. The concert will open with Frederic…

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