Past events
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WCLC: In Focus - Jack Sheen. Manchester Camerata featuring Eleonore Cockerham
16 October 2025 - 5 September 2026
A whisper of Japan, a luminous glimpse into India, and a delicate sound spun from the words of a symbolist poet — this ethereal concert grows from a trio of miniature masterpieces from the dawn of modernism, all premiered together in Paris in 1914. Featured alongside these will be UK premieres by Sheen...
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Evening Concert with Richard Whalley (piano)
18:30 - 20:30 10 October 2025
Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5, Marc Danel, violin and Richard Whalley, piano Jim Aitchison Piano Quintet No. 1 with Richard Whalley, piano Shostakovich String Quartet Quartet No. 9 Pianist Richard Whalley joins the Danels for Brahms' Hungarian Dance No.5, which is quoted extensively by Aitchison in...
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Lunchtime concert - In Memoriam, Gubaidulina (1931-2025)
12:10 - 13:00 9 October 2025
Bach Cello Suite No. 1 Gubaidulina Reflections on the theme B-A-C-H Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7 The Danels pay tribute to Soviet avant-garde composer Sofia Gubaidulina. Followed at 2.30pm by Quatuor Danel public seminar - Hotseat Workshop The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the...
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WCLC: Silent Film and Live Music Accompaniment with Frame Ensemble. Presented by the departments of Music, Drama and Film.
12:10 - 12:50 2 October 2025
Enjoy a silent movie with live accompaniment from Frame Ensemble – a group who creates music on the spur of the moment, as they watch the film with the audience. Their soundtrack is extremely responsive to the film, closely following the flow of images. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of...
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Sounding The Story: Contemporary Music Inspired by Text and Tale
18:30 - 20:30 22 September 2025
A contemporary music concert featuring new works by postgraduate composers, recent graduates, and staff from the University of Manchester’s Department of Music. Showcasing compositions by Alex Apostolopoulos, Joshua Brown, Philip Grange, Sarah Keirle-Dos Santos, Israel Lai, Adnan Marafi, Camden Reeves,...
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