Monday 6th - Thursday 9th June 2011

Now in its 33rd year, Estival is Manchester’s biggest student arts festival running over four days in June. Meaning ‘pertaining or appropriate to summer’, Estival is primarily a showcase for the city’s most talented young musicians, who will present young and fresh interpretations of masterpieces ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century, soul to the avant-garde.
 

This year's festival follows a Russian theme, so will feature composition giants like Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Mussorgsky. Estival 2011 culminates in a performance by the University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra of Shostakovich's incredible Fifth Symphony, Glazunov's Violin Concerto, and Mussorgsky's Night on a Bare Mountain (Thursday evening).
 

The iconic Estival bar also returns, its 2nd year in existence, serving a range of alcohols, soft drinks, and refreshments between performances.

Opening Hours:
12noon-2.30pm
4pm-interval of evening concert (c. 8.30pm)