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Brahms and Tchaikovsky

16 May 2026 | 19:30 | Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street

Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
Brahms String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 18

Soloists from the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

Members of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra come together for an exhilarating evening of supersized chamber music, guaranteed to set the pulse racing. Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence is a work of turbulent anguish masquerading as one of utter joie de vivre, in which a thick-set ensemble dances its way around a tune the composer noted down during an otherwise fruitless trip to the Tuscan capital. Brahms’s own sextet for strings is an early work that combines Mozart’s charm, Beethoven’s exuberance, Mendelssohn’s momentum and Brahms’s own luxuriance – and to quite magnificent effect.

Brahms and Tchaikovsky

16 May 2026

Tickets: £30
(Students £5)
Duration: 120 min
Venue: Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street