Performances

Friends of the Whitworth Sunday Concerts

15:00 - 15:45 23 June 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…

The National Children's Brass Band of Great Britain: 20th Anniversary Concert, Guest Conductor Lynda Nicholson, Guest Soloist Daniel Marsh (Tenor Horn).

14:00 - 16:00 2 August 2024
This special concert celebrates 20 years of the National Children's Brass Band of Great Britain. Leading the band will be Guest Conductor Lynda Nicholson, herself an alumna of NYBBGB…

Drama Welcome Week Show: Pliable present...NEAR TO

19:00 - 20:00 20 September 2024
Pliable present NEAR TO, devised by the company My mum’s life is like a dress she wears proudly. It’s glamorous and expensive, yet at a close look one can see the moth bitten parts;…

WCLC: The Quatuor Danel with Richard Whalley (piano) - Bruckner 200 years Special

13:10 - 13:55 26 September 2024
Part of the Bruckner 200 years celebration, Richard Whalley joins the strings for a piano quartet by disciple of Bruckner, Gustav Mahler. Succeeded by Beethoven’s quartet in C minor,…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert: Bruckner 200 years Special

19:30 - 21:30 27 September 2024
Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) Six Scherzi for String Quartet, WAB 209 (1862) Theme and variations in E-flat major, WAB 210 (1862) String Quartet in C minor, WAB 111 (1862) Rondo in…

Welcome Concert: Manchester University Music Society and Chorus

13:10 - 14:00 30 September 2024
Manchester University Music Society (MUMS) host this special performance to welcome a new cohort of students to Manchester. In partnership with Chorus and Symphony, the concert signals…

WCLC: The Lucky Dog Picturehouse – silent movie screening with live musical accompaniment

13:10 - 13:55 3 October 2024
Experience silent comedies from over 100 years ago with era-authentic scores, performed live by the musicians of The Lucky Dog Picturehouse. Presented by Music, Drama & Film departments.…

Lunchtime concert: Manchester University Music Society’s Piano Showcase

13:10 - 13:55 4 October 2024
Manchester University Music Society’s Piano Showcase is the first weekly lunchtime concert of the academic year! Come along to see your friends and peers play piano music by Bach, Liszt, Faure, and more!

WCLC: A Curious Mind: Ensemble Augelletti (New Generation Baroque Ensemble)

13:10 - 13:55 10 October 2024
Ensemble Augelletti tell the unique story of 18th-century Yorkshireman Edward Finch and perform music by Purcell, Handel and Corelli which Finch played with his friends. The Thursday…

WCLC: Tom Ollendorff, Will Vinson, David Ingamells and Viktor Nyberg (Jazz Quartet)

13:10 - 13:55 17 October 2024
Guitarist Tom Ollendorff embarks on a European tour with this Quartet this October featuring the highly regarded saxophonist, Will Vinson. The tour is celebrating the release of Tom's…

MUMS Symphony Orchestra Concert

19:00 - 21:00 19 October 2024
MUMS Symphony Orchestra Concert with Nielsen's 4th Symphony, the premiere of Adnan Marafi's Al Hud-hud and Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No.1

WCLC: Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 13:55 24 October 2024
Quatuor Danel perform the Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 13 Rosamunde (1824) Followed at 2.30pm by Inside Chamber Music with Anne Hyland: a public masterclass hosted by Senior…

UMDS MIFTAs: Wild Swimming by Marek Horn

19:00 6 - 21:00 8 November 2024
A Dorset beach. The year is 1593. Or maybe it’s 1607. We will meet here, on this beach, again and again, for the next 400 years. Things will change, as they always seem to. Just try…

WCLC: Istante Collective

13:10 - 13:55 7 November 2024
Istante is a versatile musical collective committed to reaching out to new audiences through innovative concert experiences. Istante’s performances are often held in an informal setting,…

MUMS Public Lunchtime Concert: Composers Showcase

13:10 - 14:00 15 November 2024
MUMS Lunchtime Concert Presents...Composers Showcase... A concert showcasing compositions and performers by the department's students, including works for marimba, piano, piano trio,…

UoM Ad Solem and Cosmo Singers Winter Concert

19:00 - 20:15 16 November 2024
University of Manchester Chamber Choirs Cosmo and Ad Solem joint concert at the Holy Name Church including music by Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Morten Lauridsen, and more...…

The Quatuor Danel Evening concert – Composers Special

19:30 - 21:30 20 November 2024
Franz Schubert String Quartet No.12 "Quartettsatz" Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No.10 Mieczyslaw Weinberg String Quartet No.11 Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet…

WCLC: Quatuor Danel - Composers Special

13:10 - 13:55 21 November 2024
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet Opus 127 (Completed in 1824, sharing its 200th Birthday with the University of Manchester) PLEASE NOTE: This concert is no longer followed by a…

Stockport Youth Orchestra Concert

15:30 - 17:30 24 November 2024
Stockport Youth Orchestra, conducted by Tim Crooks and Clara Rundell, featuring pianist Naomi Walker. Twitter @SYOrchestra

WCLC: Gweneth Ann Rand (soprano) & Allyson Devenish (piano)

13:10 - 13:55 28 November 2024
Sometimes, inspiration can be the only thing to keep you going when you want to take a breath. Including Laura Bowler, Roxanna Panufnik and a surprise or two. The Thursday lunchtime…

In Focus: Daniel Kidane with Manchester Camerata

13:10 - 14:10 29 November 2024
Ahead of our concert together at Wigmore Hall, we are showcasing the works of our friend and critically acclaimed composer, Daniel Kidane, at a free lunchtime concert in partnership…

Post-Concert Talk with Daniel Kidane

15:00 - 16:30 29 November 2024
Hosted in collaboration by Manchester Camerata, The University of Manchester Music Department, and Creative Manchester Following our lunchtime concert, join us for an insightful talk…

The UoM Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Whitworth Hall Concert: Sea Sketches, 'The Hebrides’ Overture, and A Sea Symphony

19:30 - 21:30 30 November 2024
Experience Sea Sketches, The Hebrides’ Overture, and A Sea Symphony in the beautiful Whitworth Hall. This entire student-run concert will be performed by the University of Manchester…

WCLC: Maria Dafka (Bayan, Voice) and Dine Doneff (Percussion, Composition) in collaboration with ‘Defiance: Artists at Risk’, Russian and East European Studies / Department of MLC

13:10 - 13:55 5 December 2024
Festive rhythms and melodies blend with lyrical ballads deeply influenced by the Macedonian tradition. Presented by Music in collaboration with Russian and East European Studies / Department…

The University of Manchester Baroque Orchestra: An Early Christmas

13:10 - 14:00 6 December 2024
The University of Manchester’s period-instrument Baroque orchestra invite you to get into the Christmas spirit with this programme of Italian music in the festive pastoral tradition,…

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