➞ 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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Saturday 5 October
The Sampson Orchestra of Cambridge
Orchestral works by Glazunov ("Autumn"), Rachmaninov ("Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini"), and Rimsky-Korsakov ("Scheherazade")
Tuesday 8 October
Academy of Ancient Music
Charpentier’s Actéon and Rameau’s Pygmalion: two mythological mini-masterpieces of baroque opera, in an exuberant concert performance.
Wednesday 9 October
Solomon's Knot, Cambridge Early Music
Solomon’s Knot gave an unforgettable performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion in Trinity College Chapel last year, so expectations are high for their return to CEM with Monteverdi’s masterpiece. The Vespers combines the exalted and the sensual in a dizzying array of soaring choruses, intricate duets and solos, and instrumental writing so fresh-sounding it could have been composed yesterday.
Saturday 12 October
City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra
Two late Romantic masterpieces, and a beautiful work from a composer whose life was sadly brief.
Tuesday 15 October
Cambridge University Lunchtime Concert
The University’s flagship lunchtime concerts open with a talk by this year’s Artistic Director
Wednesday 16 October
Cambridge Music Festival
There is no-one better to perform Rachmaninov than Boris Giltburg. He plays six of Rachmaninov’s jaw-dropping Preludes and other works by Rachmaninov and Chopin.
Saturday 19 October
Camerata Musica
Four of the world’s preeminent musicians come together for two great works of the Romantic repertory: Brahms’s fiery last piano quartet and Richard Strauss’s early contribution to the genre
Tuesday 22 October
Third-year music students Leon Sturdee and Sohan Kalirai present a pair of contrasting works for violin and piano
Saturday 26 October
Cambridge University Orchestra
Cambridge University Orchestra open their season under the baton of Natalia Luis-Bassa, Professor of Conducting at the Royal College of Music and Principal Guest Conductor of the Oxford University Orchestra
Tuesday 29 October
Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra, Cambridge University Lunchtime Concert
A performance that promises to be a highlight of this term’s lunchtime concert series
Thursday 31 October
An evening of music for two pianos by Rachmaninov, Holst and Adams. Profits from this concert will go to East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH).
Tuesday 5 November
Recent Clare College graduate, Daniel Liu, presents sonatas by Beethoven and Schumann
Saturday 9 November
Cambridge Philharmonic
Supercharged rhythms and a mystical harmonic language coalesce to create a truly unique scores that continue to shock and defy expectations.
Tuesday 12 November
Nyckelharpa player Anna Breger and the countertenor Aleksandar Jovanovic, fuse technology with the melodies of Hildegard von Bingen
The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is back for autumn 2024 with a brand-new selection of captivating ocean films!
Wednesday 13 November
Musical metamorphoses: Mozart, Haydn and their colleagues come together as AAM celebrates a friendship that transformed music for ever.
Sunday 17 November
Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra, Cambridge Jazz Festival, Dennis Rollins
The Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra teams up with award-winning trombonist Dennis Rollins MBE
Tuesday 19 November
Cambridge Gamelan Society, Cambridge University Lunchtime Concert
One of Cambridge’s best-loved ensembles present a thrilling programme of Gamelan music
Saturday 23 November
By popular demand from members of the University Orchestra, distinguished conductor Jac van Steen returns to the podium
Monday 25 November
Britten Sinfonia
A wonderful and interactive live orchestral experience for Key Stage 1 pupils and their teachers
Tuesday 26 November
The King’s Men, Cambridge University Lunchtime Concert
This renowned a capella ensemble performs a programme of Christmas hits and heartwarming songs
Wednesday 27 November
Cambridge University Chamber Choir, Collegium Musicum, Margaret Faultless, Nicholas Mulroy
A festive performance of Handel’s Messiah, performed without conductor
Thursday 28 November
Trio Wanderer returns to Camerata Musica to perform works by Schubert and Mendelssohn, before being joined by virtuoso clarinettist Michael Collins in Messiaen’s wartime masterpiece, Quartet for the End of Time
Friday 29 November
Down for the Count
The 30-piece Down for the Count Orchestra returns to West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge, for their annual festive extravaganza - it's time to Swing Into Christmas!
Monday 2 December
Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra
Outstanding student violinist Flora Clapham stars as soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
Tuesday 3 December
Cambridge University Brass Ensemble, Cambridge University Lunchtime Concert, Cambridge Festive Consort
Well-known carols performed alongside some enchanting and seldom heard Christmas pieces
Cambridge University Wind Orchestra
The Cambridge University Wind Orchestra performs both modern masters and classical favourites
Friday 6 December
David Christophersen
The refined vision of Fauré's dazzling piano masterpieces refreshingly contrasted with the magical compositions of his pupil Ravel
Saturday 7 December
East Anglia Chamber Orchestra, Cambridge University Symphony Chorus
This seasonal concert will certainly put you in the festive mood
Saturday 14 December
A festive family fairytale, where anything is possible!
Saturday 18 January
A glorious combination of one of Mozart’s best-loved works and the towering masterpiece that is Beethoven’s last symphony makes this a completely unmissable evening.
Wednesday 5 February
Swinging London meets Italian flair, 18th century style. AAM presents Georgian England in the company of Arne, Boyce, Geminiani and Bach. But not the Bach you’re expecting…
Thursday 6 February
Two young stars make their Camerata Musica debut in works for cello and piano by Chopin, Beethoven and Rachmaninov
Sunday 23 February
Legendary pianist Dame Mitsuko Uchida performs some of the repertoire for which she is most renowned: sonatas by Beethoven and Schubert
Wednesday 12 March
AAM rediscovers the glorious music of Brazilian composer Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia – in the company of his heroes Mozart and Haydn.
Friday 14 March
The multi-award-winning Quatuor Van Kuijk perform string quartets by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Beethoven
Saturday 15 March
Our Principal Guest Conductor Lucy Hollins presents a magical tale to enchant children of all ages, weaving a story of space travel and adventure through some of the greatest music ever written.
Tuesday 29 April
Christian Gerhaher and his long-time collaborator Gerold Huber return to Camerata Musica to perform song cycles by Schumann
Wednesday 14 May
Four actors, four musicians, one unparalleled musical genius. From the theatrical imagination of Bill Barclay, a completely new journey into Bach’s astonishing Art of Fugue.
Saturday 24 May
A trio of works exploring the theme of sanctuary in this special concert to celebrate Cambridge’s refugee community, featuring the world premiere of a new Concerto for Kamancheh and Orchestra by Iranian composer and virtuoso Rouzbeh Parsa.
Saturday 31 May
One of the world’s most revered pianists performs a programme of Fantasies, including Beethoven’s celebrated ‘Moonlight Sonata’
