Performances

Welcome Week Show: Chameleon by Jess Telling

19:00 - 20:00 25 September 2026
Welcome Week Show: Chameleon by Jess Telling Following consecutive 4* runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and London, Chameleon celebrates its finale in Manchester. With dry wit and existential…

A Jubilee Overture - 75 years of Philip Sparke

15:00 - 17:00 27 September 2026
The KNDS Fairey Band is pleased to announce that their forthcoming concert celebrating composer Philip Sparke's 75th year will be free to attend, as part of a newly formed partnership…

WCLC: Quatuor Danel lunchtime concert with Adam McKenzie (bassoon)

13:10 - 13:50 1 October 2026
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Opus 18 No. 2 Roxanna Panufnik – Cantator & Amanda for Bassoon and String Quartet (2011) Adam McKenzie joins the Quatuor Danel for their…

Quatuor Danel Evening concert – Shostakovich 120 years

19:30 2 October 2026
Quatuor Danel mark the 120th anniversary of Shostakovich’s birth. Beethoven String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Opus 18 No. 4 Beethoven String Quartet No. 6 in Bb major, Opus 18 No. 6…

WCLC: Duo Folclore (violins)

13:10 - 13:50 8 October 2026
Presented by the Department of Music and the Cervantes Institute Duo Folclore Folk–classical violin duo Alice Barron and Fuensanta Zambrana Ruiz explore a rich palette of traditional…

WCLC: Tom Hicks

13:10 - 13:50 15 October 2026
Guernsey-born pianist Tom Hicks, hailed for his magnificent pianism and engaging personality, is a Yamaha Artist with an international profile. He has performed as a recitalist across…

WCLC: Bringing Silent Cinema to Life

13:10 - 13:50 22 October 2026
Using clips from three groundbreaking silent films, renowned composer, writer and broadcaster Neil Brand demonstrates the art of improvised piano accompaniment to picture for today’s…

MUMS Symphony Orchestra

14:30 - 16:30 24 October 2026
The MUMS Symphony Orchestra, one of our premier ensembles will perform a variety of Repertoire including pieces by Britten and Rachmaninoff. One of the winners of our Concerto Competition…

WCLC: BAILE/home

13:10 - 13:50 29 October 2026
Renowned harpsichordist Yonit Kosovske, viola da gamba virtuoso Lucia Capellaro and boundary-exploring pianist Xenia Pestova Bennett join forces in music for contemporary and historical…

MANTIS Festival Fall Event (Concert 1)

18:00 - 19:00 31 October 2026
Join us this Fall for the MANTIS Festival, featuring electroacoustic works and a programme by special guest composer and guitarist Marc Estibeiro, whose innovative work explores the…

MANTIS Festival Fall Event (Concert 2)

19:30 - 21:00 31 October 2026
Join us this fall for the MANTIS Festival, showcasing innovative audio-visual and electroacoustic works by postgraduate composers at the University of Manchester

MANTIS Festival Fall Event (Concert 3)

14:00 - 15:30 1 November 2026
Join us this Fall for the MANTIS Festival, showcasing innovative audio-visual and electroacoustic works by postgraduate composers at the University of Manchester.

'The Covenant’ World Premiere - part of?Ghost of the AI Empire, an immersive science-fiction opera trilogy

19:00 - 21:00 6 November 2026
Set in 2100 A.D., amid AI arms race between UK’s Commonwealth AI and Japan’s Shogun AI, The Covenant follows disgraced British CEO Jacob Dreadmore. Exiled after breaking environmental…

Ghost of the AI Empire | The Sci-Fi Opera Where You Decide the Ending

19:00 - 21:30 6 November 2026
Live opera, projections and live sound, with a story steered by the room. One night only in Manchester. Nobody knows how this opera ends. Not even the cast. The audience steers the…

WCLC: A recital for Philip Grange’s seventieth birthday

13:10 - 13:50 12 November 2026
A recital of songs for bass voice composed by students and colleagues of Philip Grange, including the premiere of songs by Philip himself. Songs are performed by his son, Simon Grange,…

Care Responders Study Performance

17:00 18 November 2026
Experience the Care Responders Study through an original performance by Made by Mortals. This thought-provoking event reflects the experiences, challenges, and successes for crisis…

WCLC: Leon Bosch & Rebeca Omordia - The South African Double Bass

13:10 - 13:50 19 November 2026
Leon Bosch conducts chamber and symphonic ensembles around the world and is one of the few double bass players to direct concertos from the instrument. Nigerian-Romanian pianist Rebeca…

WCLC: Quatuor Danel with Sir John Tomlinson (bass voice), Pete Furniss (clarinet) and Richard Whalley (piano)

13:10 - 13:50 19 November 2026
Rebecca Clarke – Two Movements for String Quartet Joshua Brown – 'The Wanderer' for bass, clarinet, piano, and string quartet World renowned bass Sir John Tomlinson will sing Joshua…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert – Philip Grange 70 years

19:30 20 November 2026
Quatuor Danel mark the 70th birthday of Philip Grange. Philip Grange Elegy for solo cello Philip Grange Soliloquy for solo viola Philip Grange The Centre Cannot Hold for two violins…

University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra Concert

19:30 - 21:30 27 November 2026
Join the University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra for a vibrant concert of contemporary and twentieth-century masterpieces, including Britten's Four Sea Interludes,…

University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra Concert

15:00 - 17:00 28 November 2026
Join the University of Manchester Chorus and MUMS Symphony Orchestra for a vibrant concert of contemporary and twentieth-century masterpieces, including Britten's Four Sea Interludes,…

Manchester University Baroque Orchestra: Rejoice Greatly! A Handel Celebration

13:10 - 13:50 7 December 2026
The Manchester University Baroque Orchestra presents a sparkling programme of instrumental concertos and arias by George Frideric Handel, including excerpts from his celebrated oratorio Messiah.

Festive Symphony Concert

18:30 - 19:30 10 December 2026
The MUMS Symphony Orchestra, one of our premier ensembles will perform a variety of Repertoire including Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and of course, to get everyone…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with Simon Grange (bass voice) – Philip Grange 70 years

19:30 11 December 2026
Simon Grange and Quatuor Danel reunite to perform Philip Grange’s De Profundis. Inspired by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this work casts the bass as a journalist reporting from the…

Gamelan Music from West Java

13:10 - 14:00 14 December 2026
Students on the Ensemble Performance in Gamelan module take to the stage to demonstrate their newly acquired skills in Sundanese music from West Java, Indonesia. An exciting concert…

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