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Maxim Vengerov
Oct 04 2024 – 19:00
Long standing friend of the Oxford Philharmonic, Maxim Vengerov returns to Olivier Hall in a night of Mozart Violin Concertos.
Learn MoreTchaikovsky Five
Oct 17 2024 – 19:30
Emerging talent from the University of Oxford is to the fore in this concert showcasing the winner of the Oxford Philharmonic’s Senior Concerto Competition.
Learn MoreThe Firebird
Oct 31 2024 – 19:30
Marios Papadopoulos conducts the Oxford Philharmonic in a night of bold and imaginative works, including the iconic Firebird Suite.
Learn MoreContrasts
Nov 02 2024 – 19:30
Associate Concertmaster of the OPO, Adrian Adlam, joins the orchestra’s Solo Clarinet Laura Ruiz Ferreres and pianist Thomas Hell for an evening of chamber music.
Learn MoreFUNomusica Family Concert: Whatever the Weather
Nov 17 2024 – 16:00
Whatever the weather is outside, we have music to match as the Oxford Philharmonic and weather man Alasdair Malloy lead us through a meteorological musical marvel!
Learn MoreBach Mass in B Minor
Nov 21 2024 – 19:00
Marios Papadopoulos assembles a team of front rank soloists and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir for Bach’s monumental B Minor Mass.
Learn MoreHuw Williams Organ Recital
Nov 22 2024 – 13:15
On the mighty Dobson organ at Merton College, Bath Abbey organist Huw Williams orients his recital around the last of Bach’s sublime Trio Sonatas.
Learn MoreThe Brandenburg Concertos
Nov 22 2024 – 19:00
Charismatic harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani is our guide through the delectable smorgasbord that is Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.
Learn MoreMendelssohn Piano Trio
Nov 23 2024 – 19:30
This performance of two of Mendelssohn’s most effective transcriptions is capped by the composer’s own Piano Trio, a joyous conversation for violin, cello and piano.
Learn MoreThe 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.
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Education & Community
With a top team of talented musicians, star soloists from across the globe, and as Orchestra in Residence at the University of Oxford, our education and community programme caters for budding musicians and music lovers of all ages.
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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.