Performances

Klezmer: The Michael Kahan Kapelye

13:10 - 13:50 23 March 2026
A concert in celebration of the life and work of Andrea Winn, who sparked the inspired partnership of Manchester Museum’s Culture Mondays and the Martin Harris Centre. The fifteenth…

Quatuor Danel lunchtime concert with Gweneth Ann Rand (soprano), Pete Furniss (clarinet) and Richard Whalley (piano)

13:10 - 13:50 26 March 2026
Award winning soprano, Gweneth Ann Rand joins the Danels for a World Première by Camden Reeves. Richard Whalley returns to perform his open instrumentation composition, Assynt to Letterewe,…

Putting It Together by Stephen Sondheim (Evening Show)

19:00 - 21:00 27 March 2026
The University of Manchester Musical Theatre Society presents Putting It Together, a musical revue celebrating Stephen Sondheim. Featuring iconic songs from Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods,…

Putting It Together by Stephen Sondheim (Evening Show)

19:00 - 21:00 28 March 2026
The University of Manchester Musical Theatre Society presents Putting It Together, a musical revue celebrating Stephen Sondheim. Featuring iconic songs from Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods,…

Putting It Together by Stephen Sondheim (Matinee)

14:30 - 16:30 28 March 2026
The University of Manchester Musical Theatre Society presents Putting It Together, a musical revue celebrating Stephen Sondheim. Featuring iconic songs from Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods,…

The Kalina Balalaika Ensemble lunchtime concert

13:10 - 14:00 30 March 2026
Manchester Museum Culture Monday event at The Martin Harris Centre. The Kalina Balalaika Ensemble, part of the Manchester Balalaika Society and one of the UK’s only balalaika groups,…

WCLC: Divine Intimacies

13:10 - 13:50 23 April 2026
Join Tangram on a deep exploration between Chinese philosophy and Western classical music. Divine Intimacies presents a programme for Chinese and Western instruments showcasing how…

WCLC: Inside Lud’s Church

13:10 - 14:00 30 April 2026
A cross-genre microtonal musical event inspired by geology and mythology around the Peak Distract chasm known as Lud’s Church, performed by VORTEX: Stephen Altoft (microtonal trumpet…

WCLC: Quatuor Danel with Noémi Gyori (flute)

13:10 - 13:50 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 lunchtime…

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…

Theatre Performance: The War of the Worlds

19:30 - 21:30 8 May 2026
Step into the heart of one of the most iconic sci-fi stories ever written as H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds is reimagined in a gripping solo performance by storyteller Gav Cross,…

Theatre Performance: SELENE

19:30 - 21:30 27 June 2026
Discover the Goddess of the Moon in this captivating retelling from award-winning storytellers Wright & Grainger, as Selene explores growing up, embracing light and dark, and navigating…

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