Performances

WCLC: A qué aguardan mis voces’: hidden gems of Spanish vocal music with Jorge Navarro (tenor) and Ricardo Gosalbo (piano) - Presented by Music & Instituto Cervantes de Manchester

13:10 - 13:55 20 March 2025
The Instituto Cervantes Manchester in collaboration with the Music Department at the University of Manchester is pleased to present the concert “‘A qué aguardan mis voces’: hidden gems…

Manchester University Music Society Symphony Orchestra and University of Manchester Chorus Concert

19:30 - 21:30 22 March 2025
Online tickets are no longer available. Some tickets will be available on the door, subject to availability. Box Office will open an hour before the event begins. In their first collaboration…

The Michael Kahan Kapelye - UoM Klezmer Ensemble

13:10 - 14:00 24 March 2025
The fourteenth 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: The Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 13:55 27 March 2025
Some sections of Weinberg's 17th and last Quartet are derived from his own 4th Solo Cello Sonata. Between these two pieces, the Danels present a new work by French composer, and Weinberg…

The Quatuor Danel Evening concert at The Stoller Hall (Chetham’s School of Music)

19:30 - 21:00 28 March 2025
Dmitri Shostakovich Quartet No. 15 (50 years since Shostakovich’s death) Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet Opus 132 Shostakovich’s 15th and last Quartet, and Beethoven’s…

University of Manchester Chorus: Chamber Choir Concert

19:00 - 20:30 28 March 2025
Experience an evening of choral music in the historic Victoria Baths with the University of Manchester’s Chamber Choirs, Cosmo and Ad Solem. The programme includes a diverse range of…

UoM Music Society Student Composers Concert

13:10 - 13:50 28 March 2025
On Friday 28th March, we have a free lunchtime concert showcasing new compositions written and performed by members of Manchester University Music Society. Featuring works in a variety…

MUMS and UMMTS present Jesus Christ Superstar

19:00 3 - 20:55 4 April 2025
Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Thursday 3rd April 7pm - 8:55pm Friday 4th April 7pm - 8:55pm What’s the buzz? The first musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice…

WCLC: Eleanor Ryan (violin), Yevgeny Dokshansky (clarinet/sax) & Ben Powell (piano)

13:10 - 13:55 3 April 2025
Lecturer in Performance Studies, Eleanor Ryan (violin), University of Manchester joins Professor Yevgeny Dokshansky (Clarinet), University of Houston, and Professor Ben Powell (Piano),…

UoM Baroque Orchestra: Bach and Beyond: Treasures from the North German Baroque

13:10 - 14:00 4 April 2025
The University’s Baroque orchestra and guest singers present Bach’s beautiful ‘Actus Tragicus’ cantata (no. 106) alongside Telemann’s viola concerto, the first composed for the instrument.

CANCELLED: Dan Sealey's "Beware of Darkness" Tour 2025

19:00 5 April 2025
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has had to be cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

CANCELLED: WCLC Alexandra Whittingham (guitar) & Elodie Chousmer-Howelles (violin)

13:10 - 13:55 1 May 2025
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has had to be cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Manchester Literature Festival: Kevin Barry

19:00 - 20:15 1 May 2025
‘A true wonder’ – Max Porter Tom Rourke, poet, doper, drinker is struggling to make a life for himself amongst the Irish migrant workers seeking to make their fortunes in Butte, Montana.…

Postgraduate Pianos

13:10 - 13:50 1 May 2025
Pianists from the MusM Music (Performance Studies) degree at the University of Manchester perform a collection of solos and duos (4-hands). The programme includes Franz Schubert's Fantasia…

Gamelan Music from West Java - UoM Gamelan Ensemble

13:10 - 14:00 9 May 2025
Students on the Gamelan Performance module play a lively selection of music from West Java, Indonesia.

UoM Jazz Ensemble

13:10 - 14:00 12 May 2025
Led by Alexander Gagatsis, undergraduate music students of the jazz ensemble module perform their own arrangements of popular music classics from the Northwest. Be prepared to listen…

Manchester Literature Festival: Laura Bates

19:00 - 20:30 13 May 2025
AI-powered technologies are revolutionising our lives and putting women and girls in danger. In her urgent and gripping new book The New Age of Sexism, Laura Bates delves into our future…

Manchester University Music Society: Sing the Musicals Sing-a-long Relaxed Performance

13:10 - 14:00 6 June 2025
Calling all West End and Broadway wannabes to our FREE sing-a-long event. Sing your favourite songs from stage and screen, in a relaxed setting. Open to everybody, Manchester University…

Manchester Literature Festival: Colm Tóibín

19:00 - 20:30 16 June 2025
PLEASE NOTE: Due to popular demand, Colm Tóibín’s event has been moved from Central Library to University Place, 176 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL. Quaytickets are in the process…

Little Belters and Absolute Belters’ Summer Concert 2025

14:00 - 16:00 6 July 2025
The Little Belters and Absolute Belters are excited to return to the stage for their highly anticipated end-of-year concert! Little Belters, our cool children’s choir for ages 4-11,…

Manchester Literature Festival: Attica Locke

19:00 - 20:30 16 July 2025
‘This is the best kind of thriller: as literate and thoughtful as it is fast-moving. Attica Locke has bags of style, and sings the blues on every page’ - Mick Herron (Slow Horses) …

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