St John Passion
The decade’s breakthrough baroque conductor Peter Whelan joins the OPO to lead this performance of Bach’s great work of suffering, redemption and hope.
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Monteverdi Vespers of 1610
In the galleries of the Sheldonian Theatre, Marios Papadopoulos marshals the most majestic and timeless of sacred works.
FUNomusica Family Concert: The Musical Paintbox
Welcome to The Musical Paintbox, a concert where colours come to life through music.
Martha Argerich plays Ravel
The legendary Martha Argerich is the soloist in Ravel’s electrifyingly slick and slinky piano concerto after Annie Dutoit narrates the greatest musical menagerie of them all.
Eroica Symphony
In the first of the concerts marking Beethoven's anniversary, Marios conducts the symphony that expanded the ambition and scale of orchestral music almost overnight.
Elena Bashkirova plays Mozart
A pianist with Mozart in her soul, Elena Bashkirova, performs his most joyous double concerto alongside Music Director Marios Papadopoulos.
Choral Symphony
With soloists including Sir Bryn Terfel, Marios Papadopoulos conducts this epic symphony at the Sheldonian Theatre before a transfer to Carnegie Hall.
Mozart, Debussy and Roussel
Soloists of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra come to the Holywell Music Room for flute-led chamber music that celebrates heritage while also reflecting on loss.
Sibelius Seven
Profound statements from the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius frame this concert, from the mixture of anger and stoicism that characterise his cry for independence against Russian occupation.
Shostakovich and Rachmaninov
The festival is thrilled to present one of the most exciting emerging instrumental talents, Greek pianist Theodosia Ntokou.