➞ 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 26 April
Cambridge Wind Band
Uplifting symphonic wind band music, to include "Closing in" (from the film "Catch me if you can") by John Williams
Tuesday 29 April
Cambridge University Lunchtime Concert
3rd year music student, Annabel Beniston, kicks off the Easter term with a series of works for the Double Bass, centred around the Double Bass Sonata No. 2. by Czech composer Adolf Mišek.
Camerata Musica
Christian Gerhaher and his long-time collaborator Gerold Huber return to Camerata Musica to perform song cycles by Schumann
Saturday 3 May
KJV Community Children's Choir
From different parts of the Island, childhood friends, Jack and Sarah, are caught up in a war between the north and the south. When a severe drought threatens their existence, it is music that saves the day – and of course, there is a dog!
Tuesday 6 May
To continue marking the 50-year anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich’s death, 2nd year music student, Isaac Chan, joins players from across the university in a performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet in G minor. Upon its composition in 1940, the work went on to win a composition competition and earn Shostakovich a healthy monetary prize
Saturday 10 May
Cambridge University Orchestra
Jacqueline Shave – a guest leader of many leading British orchestras and former director of Britten Sinfonia – directs the flagship Cambridge University Orchestra from the violin in its final concert of the academic year.
Sunday 11 May
East Anglia Chamber Orchestra
East Anglia Chamber Orchestra return to West Road under the baton of guest conductor Dominic Grier. They are delighted to include the Nielsen Flute Concerto with the wonderful Zara Makinson.
Tuesday 13 May
4th year AMES student, singer and cellist, Sarah Henderson, performs Arnold Schoenberg’s Sprechstimme masterpiece, Pierrot Lunaire. This work will be performed alongside recent student compositions inspired by the instrumentation and melodic themes of Schoenberg’s work.
Wednesday 14 May
Academy of Ancient Music
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.
Thursday 15 May
Cambridge University Wind Orchestra
For their Easter concert, Cambridge University Wind Orchestra team up with Big Band Roulette, a new jazz project based out of the University of Cambridge.
Saturday 17 May
City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra
Dorothy Howell’s rarely heard Piano Concerto, and William Walton’s intense Symphony no. 1
Tuesday 20 May
MPhil music student, Alexander Austin, takes to the West Road stage to perform a series of works by J.S. Bach and François Couperin on the harpsichord. Throughout the MPhil course, Alexander has used these works as a point of research, exploring different aspects of embodied performance between two composers.
Saturday 24 May
Cambridge Philharmonic
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.
Tuesday 27 May
Recent graduate and current alto lay clerk Doraly Gill finishes this year’s lunchtime concert series with a thrilling cello recital. The concert will centre around Samuel Barber’s Cello sonata and Igor Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne, alongside some compositions from recent Cambridge composers.
Saturday 31 May
One of the world’s most revered pianists performs a programme of Fantasies, including Beethoven’s celebrated ‘Moonlight Sonata’
Saturday 21 June
The Sampson Orchestra of Cambridge
The Sampson Orchestra of Cambridge, conducted by Darrell Davison, performs several famous Spanish-themed orchestral works
Friday 27 June
Down for the Count
Join the 30-piece Down for the Count Swing Orchestra for a celebration of one of the most iconic figures in show-business history – the incomparable Sammy Davis Jr. – in his centenary year
Saturday 28 June
CCSO’s season closes with three reflections on ultimate questions
Sunday 29 June
Choir 2000
Choir2000 celebrate their 25th anniversary with a gala performance of Verdi's magnificent Requiem
Friday 10 October
Climb aboard for a night of ocean adventure! The Ocean Film Festival World Tour features a new collection of the world’s most incredible ocean films!
