Events
Research events
Browse our upcoming research seminars and fora, discussions, workshops and masterclasses.
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Online performances
Tune in to our collection of online performances on the Music Department's official YouTube channel.
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Concerts and music events
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Festive Symphony Concert
19:00 - 20:00 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 in the festive mood, Anderson’s Sleigh Ride. This isn’t to be missed
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WCLC: Quatuor Danel with Nina Whiteman (mezzo-soprano) and Pete Furniss (clarinet)
13:10 - 13:50 10 December 2026
Nina Whiteman - A hedge is all edge for voice, clarinet, string quartet and multimedia (World Premiere) Nina Whiteman performs her highly anticipated new composition with Pete Furniss and the quartet. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series, which is supported by the Ida Carroll Trust. They provide...
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Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with Luca Akaeda Santesson (organ)
19:30 - 11 December 2026
**Please note, due to unforeseen circumstances, there has been a change to the advertised programme for this event.** Luca Akaeda Santesson joins the Danels for the second performance of Bobok by Philip Grange, just a few months after their successful Premiere at the Sapporo Concert Hall in Japan. Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet...
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Gamelan Music from West Java
13:10 - 14:00 14 December 2026
Manchester Museum Culture Monday event 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 of traditional and contemporary music.
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The KNDS Fairey Band present Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman and other festive musical magic!
19:30 - 21:30 14 December 2026
Watch a special family screening of Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman, with live brass band accompaniment from The KNDS Fairey Band. Plus, other festive musical magic! Universally loved, the Oscar-nominated 1982 animated film, created from Raymond Briggs's 1978 wordless picture book, is a firm favourite. See it on the big screen with incredible live...
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Festive Ensembles Concert
18:30 - 20:30 16 December 2026
Our MUMS ensembles return for their annual festive celebrations to exhibit some of the wonderful music making they have been doing this year. You can expect a range of well-known crowd pleasers, as well as more obscure picks. The concert includes our String and Wind orchestras, Brass Band and Big Band. You won’t want to miss it.
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WCLC: PG Prize Winners’ concert with Twee Dang and Xian Wu
13:10 - 13:50 17 December 2026
This concert is generously supported by Robert Edward Jones Legacy Fund. Vietnamese pianist Twee Dang is an internationally active performer whose musical language reflects a rich dialogue between cultures. Xian Wu is a Chinese pianist based in Manchester, currently undertaking a PhD in Music. Both have recently completed the Master’s in Music...
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Quatuor Danel Evening Concert at Stoller Hall – America 250 Years
19:30 - 3 February 2027
Quatuor Danel celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary of Independence. The programme includes a piece by Amy Beach, which incorporates three traditional Alaskan Inuit melodies. Beach – Quartet for Strings (In One Movement), Opus 89 Cage – String Quartet in four parts Dvo?ák – String Quartet No. 12 in F Major ‘American’, Opus 96
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Lunchtime concert with Richard Whalley (piano)
13:10 - 13:50 4 February 2027
Dvo?ák Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Opus 81 Richard Whalley and the Danels play Dvo?ák’s 2nd Piano Quintet Opus 81 No public seminar to follow Thursday 4 February 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...
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Lunchtime concert with Richard Whalley (piano)
13:10 - 13:50 15 April 2027
Kagel Aus dem Nachlass (excerpts) for viola, cello and double bass Gubaidulina Meditation on the Bach Chorale Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit BWV 668 for harpsichord, string quartet and double bass Dvo?ák Allegro con fuoco from the String Quintet in G Major, Opus 77 The Danels welcome Odile Simon and Andrew Frampton to join them...
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