Mozart Requiem
Marios Papadopoulos conducts the Requiem that needs no contextual intrigue to heighten its drama and poignancy.
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Sibelius Violin Concerto
Associate Concertmaster Anna-Liisa Bezrodny plays Sibelius’s virtuosic violin concerto.
FUNomusica Family Concert: Music on the Menu
Master chef Alasdair Malloy leads the Oxford Philharmonic on a whisk round the kitchen and gets creative with the ingredients of the orchestra.
Berlioz and Brahms
Delve into the extraordinary musical imagination of Hector Berlioz and the irresistible, beauteous work that is Brahms's Second.
Beethoven’s Ninth
Beethoven’s ninth still sounds palpably off-the-leash despite the two centuries of musical evolution that have passed since its first performance in 1824. This most iconic of symphonies is still riddled with contradictions – part model of classical form, part complete rule-breaker; a dark, deranged romp and an inspiring journey to…
Rachmaninov Two
Wonderfully gifted pianist Lise de la Salle joins us for this feast of peak Rachmaninov, including the piano concerto that is the most popular work of its kind ever written.
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn’s airborne Violin Concerto is paired with Schubert’s ‘Great’ symphony.
Bach Flute Sonatas
Our own Oxford Philharmonic musicians join star harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani for some of Bach’s best kept secrets.
Angela Gheorghiu
Our season of great singers continues with the Oxford debut of Angela Gheorghiu. It was Verdi with which the Romanian soprano sprang to international attention more than two decades ago, and it is Verdi to which she returns in this concert, featuring arias from two…
Dvořák Eight
In the atmospheric surroundings of Oxford's own Sheldonian Theatre, Marios Papadopoulos conducts Dvořák's joyous Symphony No. 8.