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Angela Hewitt’s interpretations of Bach have established her as one of the composer’s foremost interpreters and one of the world’s greatest living pianists, with her award-winning Bach cycle being hailed as ‘one of the record glories of our age.'

Join University Choir members and one of the country’s leading choral directors for an inspiring and informative afternoon of singing on repertoire from I Fagiolini’s fortieth-anniversary concert.

In 1986, another student vocal group gave its first concert. Forty years on, Monteverdi has remained a constant and Robert Hollingworth and I Fagiolini have gone on to rethink exactly what a vocal group does.

Following a sold-out concert in 2025, University Chamber Orchestra returns with one of the most famous pieces of classical music ever composed, Beethoven's epic Fifth Symphony!

Fenella Humphreys is admired by audiences the world over for the grace and intensity of her playing. She is joined by the renowned British pianist Joseph Tong in a programme featuring a selection of the best-loved pieces in the violin repertoire.

Join Ensemble Hesperi for a celebration of eighteenth-century horticultural gift-giving through the music of the Baroque composer Telemann and his friends.

Join University of York PhD candidate Johan Löfving on a musical tour of the world of Catharina Pratten, one of the most fascinating musical figures in Victorian London.

Travel back in time to London's 'Devil's Tavern' in eighteenth-century Fleet Street, featuring instrumental and vocal music by Greene, Bononcini, Festing, Hebden, Handel and more!

Notre Dame Reimagined is an ambitious project that invites audiences to encounter the famous cathedral's music, iconography and architecture afresh.

Following a string of sold-out concerts, University Symphony Orchestra returns with a programme of twentieth-century works, including Carl Nielsen's compelling Second Symphony, which seeks to capture the full breadth of human nature.

Offering a powerful depiction of Christ's passion, the Passio Secundum Johannem may well be Bach's most inherently dramatic setting of the story. Yorkshire Baroque Soloists bring this to life with vivid, colourful playing.

So often, we find ourselves struck by musical echoes between pieces separated by history, style or instrumentation. Explore the unexpected ways in which works by Bach, Monteverdi and Charpentier resonate with songs by Schubert, Viardot and Semple.

University Jazz Band returns to perform the music of the pioneering bandleader, composer and performer Sun Ra. Join them for what promises to be an unforgettable night of music, celebrating one of the most innovative figures in the history of jazz!

Following their thrilling collaboration last season on Bach's B minor Mass, The 24 again unite with dynamic period ensemble Manchester Baroque for a resplendent all-Handel programme, including the Coronation Anthems and Music for the Royal Fireworks.

Join Tangram on a deep exploration of Chinese philosophy and Western classical music in a programme for Chinese and Western instruments that showcases how ancient divination practices have inspired music, ritual and performance for over 1000 years.

Our annual student showcase celebrates the breadth of musical talent from across the University. Join our exceptionally talented student performers as they take you on an exhilarating journey through the history of vocal music!

Experience the booming sounds of bronze gongs as Gamelan Sekar Petak offers a spirited celebration of traditional Javanese songs and contemporary compositions by Indonesian and York-based composers.

Julius Eastman's 1974-piece Femenine unfolds from a simple oscillation between two notes into a vast and varied sonic canvas shaped by its performers. It sits at the heart of this programme from The Chimera Ensemble, alongside new works by students.

Join us in celebrating the rich and diverse community of postgraduate performers here at York, showcasing a selection of their outstanding work from across the year.

University Choir and Symphony Orchestra join forces in the stunning setting of York Minster to provide a spectacular finale to our 2025/26 season, featuring works written at the very end of the lives of some of the greatest composers in history!

Hands On is a playful piano performance all about touch: the important nuances of touch, especially for the wonderful resonances of piano music, but also for how playing and listening to music touches us.