Music concert

WCLC: Nishla Smith

13:10 27 November 2025
Nishla Smith is a jazz singer songwriter driven by a desire to tell stories. Her unique musical sensibility, along with this preoccupation with narrative, is recurrent throughout her…

UoM Chorus & Symphony Concert

19:30 - 21:30 29 November 2025
The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra present Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius. Follow the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgment…

Lunchtime concert - Shostakovich Special

13:10 - 14:00 4 December 2025
Stravinsky Three Pieces for String Quartet Shostakovich String Quartet No. 2 The Quatuor Danel mark the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death. Followed at 2.30pm by…

Evening Concert with Pete Furniss (clarinet), Richard Whalley (piano)

19:30 5 December 2025
Joined by String Students from Chetham's School of Music Ustvolskaya Trio for violin, clarinet and piano, Marc Danel with Pete Furniss and Richard Whalley Shostakovich String Quartet…

MUMS Festive Ensembles Extravaganza

19:00 - 21:30 10 December 2025
This festive showcase will feature a wealth of MUMS Ensembles! From MUWO, MUSO and Brass Band to Choirs and Big Band. There will be a MUSO and Big Band crossover to look forward to!

MUMS Festive Symphony Orchestra Concert

18:30 - 20:30 11 December 2025
The MUMS Symphony Orchestra open this concert with Copland’s Rodeo before they are joined by pianist and concerto competition winner, MarekBakota, who will perform Rachmaninoff’s brilliant…

WCLC: Ensemble Augelletti – Jewels that Brightly Burn

13:10 - 14:00 11 December 2025
Describing Bach’s students as ‘jewels that brightly burn’, Telemann championed Bach’s skill in arranging music to inspire a new generation of musicians as they performed ‘under the…

Baroque Orchestra: Concerto Transalpino

13:10 - 14:00 12 December 2025
In Concerto Transalpino, Manchester University Baroque Orchestra presents a selection of concerti grossi produced on the other side of the Alps from the genre’s Italian birthplace,…

WCLC: James Clapperton (Piano) - Where the Wild Things Are - Music that makes the Impossible Possible

13:10 18 December 2025
Grammy Award winner James Clapperton takes us through a journey of some of his wildest repertoire. The concert closes with Xenakis Evryali, a portrait of the mythical Gorgons of ancient…

MUMS: Public Lunchtime Concert – Festive Sing-along (RELAXED PERFORMANCE)

13:10 - 13:55 19 December 2025
This relaxed festive performance is open to all and will feature some much-loved Christmas classics performed by the choir, musicians and audience! Please contact us at the Martin…

Lunchtime concert with Cheng Yu (pipa).

13:10 19 February 2026
Presented by the UoM Music Department and The Confucius Institute Phil Grange Soliloquy for Solo Viola Traditional Solo Pipa with Cheng Yu Joshua Brown Pipa Quintet (World…

Lunchtime concert with Gweneth Ann Rand (soprano) and Richard Whalley (piano)

13:10 26 March 2026
Richard Whalley Assynt to Letterewe for open instrumentation Dusapin String Quartet No. 4 Camden Reeves String Quartet No. 6 with singer Gweneth Ann Rand (World Premiere) Followed…

WCLC: Quatuor Danel with Noémi Gyori (flute)

13:10 - 14:00 7 May 2026
Mozart Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285 Amy Beach Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, Op. 80 No public seminar to follow Thursday 7 May concert The Thursday…

Beat the Rush Hour concert with Petr Prause (cello) - Schubert Special

18:00 - 20:00 8 May 2026
Generously supported by the Schubert Institute UK Schubert String Quartet in B-flat major, D36 (1813) Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor, D703 (1820) Schubert …

Quatuor Danel Public Workshop with Dr Anne Hyland & The Schubert Institute UK

14:30 - 16:00 8 May 2026
Dr Anne Hyland explores the rich expressive and emotional worlds of two chamber-music compositions from the extremities of Schubert’s career. The workshop will also feature the unveiling…

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