What's on

Join members of University Choir and The 24 for an inspiring and informative afternoon of singing, culminating in an informal performance of choruses from Bach's Mass in B Minor.

University Chamber Orchestra is delighted to be joined by University of York alumna Dr Samantha Ege to perform Florence Price’s Piano Concerto alongside Tchaikovsky’s ever-popular Variations on a Rococo Theme.

After its sold-out premiere at LSO St Luke’s, trailblazing artist collective Tangram brings their groundbreaking production Nature Echo to York, offering a powerful reflection on the global issue of climate change.

Performed by some of the UK’s leading musicians, this special concert celebrates the love and friendship between Brahms and the Schumanns through extraordinary works for voice, horn, violin and piano.

Ensemble Hesperi is joined by rising-star soprano Claire Ward for a programme that celebrates the founding of the 'Fund for Decay’d Musicians’ which still supports musicians in need today as the Royal Society of Musicians.

Through reflective pavans and sorrowful songs, University Consort of Viols reflects upon the cultural and artistic fascination with melancholia in England during the latter part of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.

On International Women’s Day, University Baroque Ensemble and Ensemble Hesperi join forces to celebrate the musical tastes and talents of Queen Charlotte, Consort to King George III.

A master craftsman at work in a nest of patch cables within an old textile mill, Craven Faults presents half-remembered journeys across post-industrial Yorkshire brought to life through 'shimmering, evocative electronica’.

Final-year student Anna Lezdkan performs Sibelius’ highly virtuosic Violin Concerto in a concert that also includes the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner’s groundbreaking opera Tristan und Isolde and Strauss' Festival Prelude.

Bach's most extended passion setting is one of the greatest compositions of all time. It contrasts the vivid, harrowing drama of the story of Jesus’ death on the cross with some of the most exquisitely poetic and redemptive music ever written.

Renowned British pianist Leon McCawley – whose last recital here in York was described by Charles Hutchinson, formerly Arts Editor of York Press, as ‘a performance never to be forgotten’ – presents works by Beethoven, Chopin and Scarlatti.

In a thrilling new collaboration between The 24, Manchester Baroque and soloists from I Fagiolini, come and experience Bach's enigmatic mass – not seemingly written for a specific occasion, but one of the truly great works of Baroque music.

Students from the University’s master’s course in Music, Management and Marketing take over the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall to produce our annual showcase, highlighting the breadth of musical talent here at York.

Award-winning pianist Daniel Grimwood and internationally renowned historical clarinettist Emily Worthington team up to bring you a taste of musical society in nineteenth-century Bavaria, in words and music.

University Jazz Band returns to celebrate the music and artistry of legendary jazz bassist and bandleader Charles Mingus, bringing you the raw, unfiltered spirit of one of jazz’s most revolutionary composers.

Gamelan Sekar Petak joins forces with musicians from Eoferwic Strings and the University’s student-led vocal group Animas to explore how Javanese instruments interact with Western instruments in the music of Lou Harrison and IM Harjito.

Providing a magnificent conclusion to our 2024/25 season, University Choir, The 24 and University Symphony Orchestra join forces to present Brahms’ German Requiem in the breathtaking setting of York Minster.