Each academic year,  the college receives renowned composers, performers, and ensembles to present, perform, and hold masterclasses, informal discussions and workshops. These events may engage in short-term residencies that culminate in performances, exhibitions and new works. Over the years, the following artists have featured master classes, and performed to faculty and students in college hall:

Clare College Choir, University of Cambridge

Open Rehearsal, 3rd September, 2016

Irish Musicians' Workshop

Fellows' Salon, 27 March 2018

Hungarian Taragato Player

József Terék, College Hall, 5th November, 2018

An Audience with French Pianists

Maxime Zecchini and David Bismuth, College Hall, 11th April, 2017

Choir of Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge

College Hall, 10th December, 2015

Irish Harpist,

Deidre Nic Chárthaigh, Fellows' Salon, 7th March, 2017

Girton College Chapel Choir, University of Cambridge

Saturday, 18th April, 2015, Moon Chun Memorial College

STRADIVARI QUARTET

College Hall, Friday 23 October.

Michaela Rabitsch & Robert Pawlik Jazz Quartet

College Hall, 31st October 2018

Duo Jatekok

Masterclass in MCM College Hall, 3 May 2018

Prof. Vanessa Latarche. Royal College of Music

Workshop in College Hall, 18th January, 2016

Michel Dalberto Recital: “UNE VIE, UNE CARRIÈRE”

Masterclass in College Hall, 3rd May, 2016

Sébastien Fournier & Sprezzatura

Le French May Performance, 20th May, 2015

Tomos Griffiths

High Table Performance: College Hall, 22nd April, 2015

Hungarian Virtuoso Pianist, Endre Hegadus

College Hall, 29th November, 2019

An Audience with Andrew Bernardi & Stradivarius Piano Trio

College Hall, 10th October, 2019

MCMC 10th Anniversary Concert - Widmung

College Hall, 6th May, 2023