Performances

WCLC: Adam Swayne Piano Recital

13:10 - 13:55 22 February 2024
Nina Whiteman: Earthed (10’) - premiere Kevin Malone: Sudden Memorials (30’) Sudden Memorials was given its first performance in the Wigmore Hall on the twentieth anniversary of…

MUMS Chamber Orchestra Afternoon Concert

14:00 - 15:30 24 February 2024
MUMS Chamber Orchestra perform Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony and Prokofiev’s Sinfonietta, in addition to works by postgraduate composers Wing-Hei and Ramai, with soloist Romano Bezzi-Coddetta.

MUMS Opera: Beatrice and Benedict

19:00 - 21:30 24 February 2024
Join MUMS Opera for an evening of comedy, love and music as they present Berlioz’s Shakespeare-inspired opera Beatrice and Benedict! Instagram: MUMS_Opera

Friends of the Whitworth Sunday Concerts

15:00 - 15:45 25 February 2024
Students from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester perform in our South Gallery, overlooking Whitworth Park. Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts…

WCLC: 'The Myth of Venice': 16th-century music for cornetto & keyboard

13:10 - 13:55 29 February 2024
The appointment of Willaert at San Marco in 1527 heralded the emergence of Venice as a cultural super-power. This recital explores the composers who built the 'myth of Venice' in sound.…

New Music Ensemble Concert

18:00 - 19:00 1 March 2024
Music by Lynne Plowman and University of Manchester students Lynne Plowman came to prominence with her first opera, ‘Gwyneth and the Green Knight’, and we are delighted to invite her…

MANTIS Festival of Electroacoustic Music

18:00 - 19:00 2 March 2024
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents new electroacoustic music from guest artists and members of the university community. Tickets are free but booking is essential. Online…

MANTIS Festival of Electroacoustic Music

19:30 - 21:00 2 March 2024
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents new electroacoustic music from guest artists and members of the university community. Tickets are free but booking is essential. Online…

MANTIS Festival of Electroacoustic Music

14:00 - 15:00 3 March 2024
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents new electroacoustic music from guest artists and members of the university community. Tickets are free but booking is essential. Online…

Musica Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 13:55 4 March 2024
Lunchtime concert celebrating women, non-binary and transgender composers and student performers. @musica_festival @uom_lunchtime_concerts

Ferio Saxophone Quartet

13:10 - 13:55 7 March 2024
As one of Europe’s leading saxophone quartets, the Ferio Saxophone Quartet consistently receives a highly enthusiastic reception from audiences and critics alike. Concert engagements…

Mohand & Peter

19:30 - 20:45 7 March 2024
A celebration of refugees' home countries & friendship across cultures. "You know Peter, when I close my eyes I can see my country. I can see my village. I can see my people..." A…

Musica Vocal Concert

13:10 - 13:55 8 March 2024
A concert to showcase and celebrate music by women and gender diverse composers, featuring a variety of genres including performances from The Icarus Collective, Chimaera and more!…

Musica: ‘On an Endless Road’ - Celebrate International Women’s Day with a Concert of Trailblazing Japanese Women

19:00 - 20:30 8 March 2024
On an Endless Road Ito Noe & the women composers of her time. A unique opportunity to see renowned singer and musician Akiko Kubota perform in the UK, in a programme of music by and…

MUMS Ensembles Extravaganza

14:00 - 16:30 9 March 2024
Manchester University Music Society present their Ensembles Extravaganza! Featuring the MUMS Brass Band, String Orchestra, and Wind Orchestra, with a special appearance by the Cosmo…

UoM Klezmer Ensemble: The Michael Kahan Kapelye

13:10 - 13:55 13 March 2024
The thirteenth generation of the university’s resident klezmer ensemble returns to perform a vibrant programme of arrangements of music originating in Eastern European Yiddish cultures.…

WCLC: Women of the Black Chicago Renaissance With Beatrice Nicholas, Solo Piano

13:10 - 13:55 14 March 2024
Concert pianist Beatrice Nicholas talks and performs works by three Chicago Renaissance composers: Florence Price; Margaret Bonds and Betty Jackson King. The Chicago Renaissance was…

Another Life

19:00 - 20:10 16 March 2024
Five Chinese people arriving in England. Five stories. From a student who has just moved to Manchester, an avid traveller looking for a fresh start, to an elderly man reminiscing about…

The University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra present Poulenc's Gloria

19:30 - 21:30 16 March 2024
Experience Poulenc's Gloria, along with works by Price, Bernstein, and others, performed by the University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra. Following a change of…

Another Life

14:00 - 15:10 17 March 2024
Five Chinese people arriving in England. Five stories. From a student who has just moved to Manchester, an avid traveller looking for a fresh start, to an elderly man reminiscing about…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert (Weinberg Cycle)

19:30 - 21:00 21 March 2024
Weinberg Aria, Op. 9 and Capriccio, Op. 11 Weinberg Quartet No. 3 in D minor, Op. 14 Weinberg Quartet No. 4 in E flat, Op. 20 The Danels were the first to perform the complete 17…

WCLC: Quatuor Danels (Weinberg Cycle)

13:10 - 13:55 21 March 2024
Weinberg Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 2 Weinberg Quartet No. 2 in G, Op. 3 The first concert in the Danels’ 2024 Weinberg cycle shows the composer as a precocious 18-year-old…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert (Weinberg Cycle)

19:30 - 20:45 22 March 2024
Weinberg Improvisation and Romance Weinberg Quartet No. 7 in C, Op. 59 Weinberg Quartet No. 8 in C, Op. 66 Weinberg Quartet No. 9 in F sharp minor, Op. 80 The Danels were the…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert (Weinberg Cycle)

13:00 - 13:55 22 March 2024
Weinberg Quartet No. 5 in B flat, Op. 27 Weinberg Quartet No. 6 in E minor, Op. 35 The five-movement Fifth Quartet and the six-movement Sixth are products of the extraordinary flowering…

Quatuor Danel Afternoon Concert (Weinberg Cycle)

13:00 - 14:45 23 March 2024
Weinberg Quartet No. 10 in A minor, Op. 85 Weinberg Quartet No. 11 in F, Op. 89 Weinberg Quartet No. 12, Op. 103 The Danels were the first to perform the complete 17 quartets of…

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