➞ What's on
West Road hosts a variety of different types of event, including classical concerts, talks, and comedy. Use the filters below to help your search, or browse the list to discover what's on!
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Sunday 16 November
Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra, Cambridge Jazz Festival
Cambridge Jazz Festival are honoured to welcome Orphy Robinson MBE as this year’s artist in residence leading the Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra
Tuesday 18 November
Featuring some of the university’s finest chamber music groups.
Saturday 22 November
Cambridge University Orchestra
Join the Cambridge University Orchestra for an unforgettable evening of music under the baton of brilliant young conductor and Rotterdam Conducting Competition-winner Bertie Baigent, a Cambridge graduate and rising star on the international stage. Including a special pre-concert performance by Ensemble Alternance.
Sunday 23 November
Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company
A celebration of flamenco dance, a vibrant journey into the heart of Andalucia, where the tradition and passion of flamenco are brought to life through stunning choreography and powerful performances.
Tuesday 25 November
The King’s Men
The renowned a cappella ensemble perform a selection of popular and festive hits.
Thursday 27 November
Cambridge University Wind Orchestra
Join Cambridge’s leading Wind Orchestra for an evening of music across the centuries, from Handel to Holst, to Copland… and more!
Friday 28 November
Mystery Ensemble
A magical concert woven from the music of dragons, hobbits, witches, warriors — and the legends they leave behind.
13 iconic songs. One unforgettable voice. Just Adele — through strings, piano and silence.
Saturday 29 November
City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra
Viennese Masterpieces
Monday 1 December
Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra
Join Cambridge’s premier student-run symphony orchestra for their first concert of the academic year! We’ll be performing Nicolai’s Merry Wives of Windsor Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Suite and Beethoven’s Symphony No.6.
Tuesday 2 December
Cambridge University Brass Ensemble, Cambridge Festive Consort
Cambridge University Brass Ensemble and Cambridge Festive Consort perform heart-warming tunes ahead of Christmas.
Saturday 6 December
Cambridge Gamelan Society, Cambridge University Chinese Society
Enjoy the shimmering textures of traditional Javanese gamelan and the expressive richness of Chinese orchestral music in this concert celebrating two of the University’s established Asian music societies.
Sunday 7 December
Prime Brass
The perfect start to Christmas! Fun for all ages. Wear your best Christmas jumper, sing along to some carols and enjoy Christmas brass music at its best. With special guests The Music Man Project.
Friday 12 December
A unique concert will take place on December 12th at 19:00 at the atmospheric West Road Concert Hall in the heart of Cambridge.
Antonio Vivaldi: Four Seasons by Mystery Ensemble
Sunday 14 December
KJV Community Children's Choir
Join KJV Community Children's Choir for their Christmas concert - exploring both secular and festive repertoire.
Saturday 20 December
Cambridge Philharmonic
Berlioz’s L’Enfance du Christ is a work of profound humanity. This sacred oratorio charts the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt with music of tenderness, grace and dramatic intensity.
Saturday 17 January
Dive into the deep blue sea with this interactive family concert, perfect for young explorers!
Saturday 24 January
East Anglia Chamber Orchestra
East Anglia Chamber Orchestra return to West Road under the baton of guest conductor Jacques Cohen. They are delighted to include Elgar's evocative Sea Pictures with the wonderful mezzo soprano Siv Misund
Tuesday 3 February
David Christophersen
Some of the most varied and dazzling piano works of the twentieth century - a rare opportunity to hear these masterpieces in sequence
Saturday 7 February
Celebration and Struggle
Saturday 14 March
Dvořák’s Requiem is a towering musical statement that draws us into a world of mystery. Throughout the work, Dvořák sets traditional liturgical text with his unmistakable melodic gift, creating music that moves from sorrow to serenity, from shadow to radiant light.
Saturday 28 March
Paths less travelled
Tuesday 28 April
Join the world’s top adventure filmmakers as they climb, ski, paddle and ride into the wildest corners of the planet!
Wednesday 29 April
Saturday 16 May
Twentieth Century Masterworks
Wednesday 20 May
Saturday 23 May
A concert of bold voices and fearless invention. We open with the stormy, impassioned overture to The Wreckers, Ethel Smyth’s opera set on the rugged Cornish coast.
Saturday 27 June
Romantic Favourites
Wednesday 7 October
Thursday 10 December
