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Dvořák Seven
Oct 23 2025 – 19:30
Music Director of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tomáš Netopil, conducts Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony.
Learn MoreBassoon masterclass with Bence Bogányi
Oct 24 2025 – 10:00
We are delighted to be welcoming bassoonist Bence Bogányi to lead the Oxford Philharmonic’s second masterclass of the academic year.
Learn MorePictures at an Exhibition
Nov 06 2025 – 19:30
In the splendid surroundings of Oxford Town Hall, Marios Papadopoulos leads a performance of the most adventurous and thrilling gallery visit of all time.
Learn MoreShostakovich Celebration
Nov 08 2025 – 19:30
The Carducci Quartet continue their acclaimed journey through Shostakovich’s quartets at the Holywell Music Room.
Learn MoreFUNomusica Family Concert: It’s About Time
Nov 09 2025 – 16:00
From first thing in the morning to last thing at night, the Oxford Philharmonic takes us through the day with music to match!
Learn MorePaul Lewis
Nov 20 2025 – 19:30
Britain’s Beethoven pianist par-excellence, Paul Lewis, joins the orchestra in the perfect surroundings of the Sheldonian Theatre.
Learn MoreFour Last Songs
Nov 27 2025 – 19:30
Lucy Crowe joins the Orchestra for a performance of Strauss’s profoundly moving Four Last Songs.
Learn MoreHandel Messiah
Dec 11 2025 – 19:00
Join Marios Papadopoulos and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir for a Yuletide celebration of celestial joy and human togetherness.
Learn MoreA Viennese New Year
Jan 04 2026 – 16:30
Prepare to party like its 1899 as the Oxford Philharmonic brings in the New Year with the stirring marches, pointed polkas and elegant waltzes of Austrian tradition.
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Oxford Piano Festival
The Oxford Piano Festival welcomes piano players and pedagogues, experts and enthusiasits to some of Oxford’s most historic venues. Immerse yourself in nine days of masterclasses and eight evening performances by renowned pianists such as Víkingur Ólafsson and
Sir Stephen Hough.
The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the leading orchestras in the UK. The Orchestra’s reputation is based on the uncompromising artistic standards of its founder and music director, Marios Papadopoulos, and maintained by some of the finest musicians in the UK.
Help us to continue to share our passion for good music and excellence in performance with our audiences and young people in our education programmes.
Sharing our passion with the next generation
Education & Community
With a top team of talented musicians and star soloists from across the globe, our education and community programme caters for budding musicians and music lovers of all ages.
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Meet Our Music Director
Marios Papadopoulos
Having begun his career as a concert pianist, Marios Papadopoulos founded the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra in 1998 and continues to this day as its Music Director and conductor.