What's on
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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 No. 5 Barshai Chamber Symphony (arrangement of String Quartet No. 8) Op. 110a (1960) for string orchestra, arranged by Rudolf Barshai Marc Danel joins Dr Richard...
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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!
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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 Piano Concerto No. 4. The orchestra then take us to the world of Khachaturian and his Spartacus SuiteNo. 2. Cost: £11.50 / £7.50 / £3.75 MUMS Festive...
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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 orange tree’ in Leipzig. This programme tells the story of Bach’s students as they became ‘jewels’ and includes arrangements of his joyous instrumental...
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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, looking at Northen Europe and England. This event is free.
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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 Greece. Exquisite works by Philip Grange and Camden Reeves are complimented by the music of Salvatore Sciarrino and Aldo Clementi. Clapperton performs his work...
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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 Harris Centre Reception if you are planning to attend with a group of 10 or more, so we can reserve seating. Please do try to make us aware of any accessibility requirements,...
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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 Premiere for Pipa and String Quartet with Cheng Yu, Pipa) Followed at 2.30pm by Quatuor Danel public seminar - Composition Workshop The Thursday lunchtime concerts...
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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 at 2.30pm by Quatuor Danel public seminar - Composition Workshop The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series, which...
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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 lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series, which is supported by the Ida Carroll Trust. They provide a wide-ranging programme...
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