Oxford Philomusica

Oxford Philomusica

The Professional Symphony Orchestra
in Residence at the University of Oxford

University of Oxford

Past concerts

 
 
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London Symphony Chorus

Thursday 4 June 2009
Location map Cadogan Hall, London, 7pm

  • Nimrod Borenstein
    The Big Bang and Creation of the Universe
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, 'Choral'
  • Helena Dix Soprano
  • Harriet Williams Mezzo Soprano
  • Peter Hoare Tenor
  • James Rutherford Bass
  • London Symphony Chorus
  • Marios Papadopoulos Conductor
Two weighty issues, the origins of life and the aspirations of humanity, are considered in this intriguing pairing. Nimrod Borenstein's new work holds up a twenty-first century mirror to Haydn’s famous account of 'Light, Peace and Adam and Eve' while Beethoven’s sublime 'Choral' Symphony unblinkingly looks to a future of universal brotherhood.
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New College Choir

Saturday 30 May 2009
Location map Sheldonian Theatre, 7.30pm
Dr Haydn: Friends, Forbears and Followers

  • Joseph Haydn
    The Creation
  • Mhairi Lawson Soprano
  • Rufus Muller Tenor
  • Giles Underwood Bass
  • Choir of New College, Oxford
  • Edward Higginbottom Conductor
On the eve of the 200th anniversary of the death of Joseph Haydn, the Philomusica joins forces once again with the world-renowned New College Choir, 'one of the glories of our musical heritage', for this performance of Haydn’s enduring masterpiece. The recording with the same forces, recently released on the Oxford Philomusica’s own label, was acclaimed Choral CD of the Month in the December edition of BBC Music Magazine. In direct line of succession to the Handelian oratorio tradition, The Creation is in turn dramatic, humorous and reverential and has held generations of listeners spellbound from first bar to last.
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Priya Mitchell

Friday 15 May 2009
Location map Sheldonian Theatre, 8pm
Dr Haydn: Friends, Forbears and Followers

  • Felix Mendelssohn
    Music from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
  • Max Bruch
    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  • Nimrod Borenstein
    The Big Bang and Creation of the Universe
  • Joseph Haydn
    Symphony No. 94 in G, 'Surprise'
  • Priya Mitchell Violin
  • Marios Papadopoulos Conductor
The Oxford Philomusica's bicentennial tribute to Dr. Haydn, Friends, Followers and Forbears opens with a programme which recalls the great composer's ever youthful spirit, matching one of his most sprightly London Symphonies with the world première of a work by an outstanding composer of the present generation, Nimrod Borenstein. This contemporary perspective of a subject which Haydn addressed in his own most famous work, The Creation, has been commissioned by the Meitar family in honour of the 75th birthday year of Zvi Meitar, whose Family Fund is one of the Philomusica's most generous supporters. The concert is completed by excerpts from the teenage Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream and the most popular concerto by his contemporary, Max Bruch.
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Friday 15 May 2009
Location map Sheldonian Theatre, 7pm
Young Artists' Platform

  • Henri Dutilleux
    Sonatine
  • Niccolò Paganini
    Caprice No. 5
  • Maurice Ravel
    Pièce en forme d'habanera
  • Sergei Prokofiev
    Sonata (4th Movement)
  • Annie Lydford Flute
The Oxford Philomusica's second annual Young Artists' Platform continues with a recital appearance by the outstanding Oxfordshire flautist Annie Lydford. The recital begins at 7pm and is free to all ticket holders attending the evening concert.
Grand Viennese May Ball

Saturday 9 May 2009
Location map Oxford Town Hall
Grand Viennese May Ball

  • Strauss Family
    Waltzes, Polkas, Marches, Quadrille
  • John Georgiadis Conductor
Schedule
12-2pm Free dance lesson for ticket holders (optional)
6.30pm Champagne reception for diners
7pm Dinner served to the accompaniment of Viennese chamber music
7.45pm Doors open to the concert audience
8.15pm Concert and Dance
11.55pm Carriages

Thursday 7 May 2009
Hellenic Centre, London, 7.15pm

  • J. S. Bach
    Air on the G string
    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
    Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor
  • Georg Philipp Telemann
    Don Quixote
  • Johann Pachelbel
    Canon
  • Marios Papadopoulos Director
Raphael Wallfisch

Sunday 26 April 2009
Location map Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, 7.30pm

  • Joseph Haydn
    Symphony No. 92 in G, 'Oxford'
  • Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Variations on a Rococo Theme
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551, 'Jupiter'
  • Raphael Wallfisch Cello
  • Marios Papadopoulos Conductor
The Philomusica's first full Swindon Season ends with a beautifully balanced programme. Two landmark symphonies from the zenith of the classical era frame Tchaikovsky's charming neo-classical Rococo Variations, played by the distinguished British cellist, Raphael Wallfisch.
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Alasdair Malloy

Sunday 5 April 2009
Location map Oxford Town Hall, 3pm - 4pm
The Mad Hatter's Musical Tea Party
Family Concert

  • Alasdair Malloy Presenter
  • Nick Davies Conductor

The presenter, Alasdair, transforms into the Madhatter for this event. Through the music we'll meet Alice, shrink then become huge as we munch on some mushrooms, encounter the Cheshire Cat, as well as hearing plenty of mad, mad music including the Madhatter's Maddest Musical Moment! There will also be Lots of Looney Limericks as the audience are invited to write some limericks and the best ones will be read out with musical accompaniment from the orchestra. The music includes The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, A Musical Joke, The Waltzing Cat and of course, Tea for Two!

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Banqueting House

Thursday 19 March 2009
Location map Banqueting House, London
Fundraising Concert, Dinner and Auction

  • Felix Mendelssohn
    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
  • Ruth Palmer Violin
  • Lord Archer Auctioneer
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The highlight of our 10th Anniversary celebrations is a fund-raising concert and dinner in the magnificent surroundings of London's Banqueting House. This Royal Palace, designed by Inigo Jones and completed in 1622, has been the setting for some of the most dramatic events in English history. The stunning architecture and Rubens ceiling of the Main Hall will provide a spectacular backdrop to an unique and unforgettable evening.

Schedule
7pmChampagne reception
7.30pmConcert
8.30pmDinner and Auction

In aid of the Oxford Philomusica Trust (Charity Number 1084256).

Sponsored by Sir Victor and Lady Blank
Kit Armstrong

Thursday 12 March 2009
Location map Sheldonian Theatre, 8pm

  • Carl Maria von Weber
    Overture to 'Der Freischütz'
  • Robert Schumann
    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
  • Johannes Brahms
    Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
  • Kit Armstrong Piano
  • Marios Papadopoulos Conductor

Brahms' sunniest and ultimately most brilliant symphony is paired with the most familiar concerto by Schumann, with whom Brahms enjoyed a close, if ambivalent relationship. At the piano is the amazing 16 year old prodigy Kit Armstrong, endorsed by Alfred Brendel as 'a brilliantly gifted musician of exceptional promise'.

The concert opens with Weber’s Overture to his seminal opera, Der Freischütz.

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