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Tessa Nicholson Masterclass
27 Jul 2024 – 14:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreJayson Gillham
27 Jul 2024 – 19:30
Jayson Gillham launches 2024’s Oxford Piano Festival with a programme of works by the Romantic pianist–composer par-excellence, Frédéric Chopin.
Learn MoreColin Stone Masterclass
28 Jul 2024 – 09:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreWilliam Fong Masterclass
28 Jul 2024 – 14:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
28 Jul 2024 – 19:30
Hailed as a successor to Kissin and Sokolov, Dmitry Ishkhanov brings with him the Russian repertoire with which he is rapidly making his name around the world.
Learn MoreMarios Papadopoulos Masterclass
29 Jul – 03 Aug 2024
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreIan Fountain Masterclass
29 Jul 2024 – 14:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreBarry Douglas and the Carducci Quartet
29 Jul 2024 – 19:30
A concert presenting two of the greatest piano quintets in the repertoire: Shostakovich in unusually carefree and charming mode, and Brahms’s great chamber music epic.
Learn MoreBarry Douglas Masterclass
30 Jul 2024 – 09:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreMarios Papadopoulos Masterclass: Directing from the keyboard
30 Jul 2024 – 14:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreSergei Babayan
30 Jul 2024 – 19:30
Traversing his own transcriptions and those of Rachmaninov, Keith Jarrett and more, Sergei Babayan presents a delectable menu of songs without words.
Learn MoreRustem Hayroudinoff Masterclass
31 Jul 2024 – 09:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano. The repertoire list for the masterclasses will be available to view from 20 July 2024 on our website.
Learn MoreIan Jones Masterclass
31 Jul 2024 – 14:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreParticipants’ Recital
31 Jul 2024 – 19:30
The Festival’s participants take to the stage with fresh guidance from the world’s most esteemed pianists echoing in their ears.
Learn MoreMarilyn Engle Masterclass
01 – 01 Aug 2024
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreVíkingur Ólafsson
01 Aug 2024 – 19:30
Beloved Icelandic pianist and born communicator Víkingur Ólafsson joins the Orchestra for the piano concerto by Robert Schumann.
Learn MoreNoriko Ogawa Masterclass
02 Aug 2024 – 09:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano. The repertoire list for the masterclasses will be available to view from 20 July 2024 on our website. Romy Nevo Beethoven Concerto No. 3 in C minor,
Learn MoreStephen Kovacevich Masterclass
02 – 03 Aug 2024
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreKevin Chen
02 Aug 2024 – 19:30
Kevin Chen launches his recital at the University Church with a selection of Scarlatti’s intriguing works, in the fine company of repertoire staples by Chopin and Schumann.
Learn MoreKathryn Stott
03 Aug 2024 – 19:30
A true great of the British piano scene makes one last appearance at the Oxford Piano Festival before her well-deserved retirement from the concert stage.
Learn MoreKathryn Stott Masterclass
04 Aug 2024 – 09:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreMaxim Vengerov
04 Oct 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
17 Oct 2024 – 19:30
Emerging talent from the University of Oxford is to the fore in this concert showcasing the winner of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra’s Senior Concerto Competition and the world premiere of a piece presented in our 2024 Composers’ Workshop.
Learn MoreThe Firebird
31 Oct 2024 – 19:30
Marios Papadopoulos conducts the Oxford Phil in a night of bold and imaginative works, including the iconic Firebird Suite.
Learn MoreContrasts
02 Nov 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
17 Nov 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
21 Nov 2024 – 19:00
Marios Papadopoulos assembles a team of front-rank soloists for the debut of the Oxford Philharmonic Choir in a performance of Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor.
Learn MoreThe Brandenburg Concertos
22 Nov 2024 – 19:00
Charismatic harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani is our guide through the delectable smorgasbord that is Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.
Learn MoreMendelssohn Piano Trio
23 Nov 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 MoreMendelssohn Scottish Symphony
29 Nov 2024 – 19:30
Marios Papadopoulos conducts an evening of Mendelssohn featuring his highlights written from the Caledonian coast.
Learn MoreBach Magnificat
30 Nov 2024 – 19:30
The Academy of Ancient Music visit from Cambridge – Music Director Laurence Cummings in tow – joining the Oxford Philharmonic Choir in Bach’s Magnificat.
Learn MoreMendelssohn’s Elijah
01 Dec 2024 – 18:00
Sir Bryn Terfel is Elijah in this performance uniting soloists, the Crouch End Festival Chorus and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra.
Learn More‘An Hour with Bach’ Conversation with Víkingur Ólafsson with musical examples
02 Dec 2024 – 19:30
Víkingur Ólafsson comes to the Sheldonian Theatre presenting his Bach transcriptions that delicately balance the old and new, the familiar and the unexpected.
Learn MoreChristmas with Sir John Rutter
12 Dec 2024 – 19:30
Sir John Rutter returns to Oxford for another Christmas celebration with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Merton College Choir and the Choristers of Winchester Cathedral.
Learn MoreHappy Birthday Marios
20 Dec 2024 – 19:30
Music Director Marios Papadopoulos celebrates a landmark occasion as soloist in Brahms’s Piano Concerto in B flat major and conductor in the same composer’s Symphony No. 4.
Learn MorePiano Trio Rarities
11 Jan 2025 – 19:30
Love courses through this programme of chamber music delicacies played by two principal string players from the OPO, joined by the eminent American pianist Russell Hirshfield.
Learn MoreFUNomusica Family Concert: The Incredible Voyage of Alasdair Malloy
19 Jan 2025 – 16:00
Alasdair always loves travelling from Scotland to join his friends in the OPO but this time things don’t go quite to plan!
Learn MoreVerdi Requiem
25 Jan 2025 – 19:00
World-class soloists and the massed voices of the Crouch End Festival Chorus gather for this performance of Verdi’s soul-stirring work of awe and redemption.
Learn MoreMartha Argerich
23 Feb 2025 – 19:30
The great Martha Argerich returns to the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra as soloist, in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2.
Learn MoreMartha Argerich
24 Feb 2025 – 19:30
The great Martha Argerich returns to the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra as soloist, in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2.
Learn MoreBach Cello Suites Part I
28 Feb 2025 – 19:30
Peter Adams, Solo Cello of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra comes to the Holywell Music Room for this traversal of the odd-numbered suites.
Learn MoreBach Cello Suites Part II
01 Mar 2025 – 19:30
Mats Lidström, Solo Cello of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, picks up the mantle from his colleague Peter Adams at the Holywell Music Room.
Learn MoreSt Matthew Passion
02 Mar 2025 – 18:00
The choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford and the boy choristers of Radley College join the Orchestra for the Everest of Bach’s output, the St Matthew Passion.
Learn MoreMendelssohn Octet
03 Mar 2025 – 19:30
Soloists of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra join distinguished alumni from the Morningside Music Bridge Festival for this performance of Mendelssohn’s joyous Octet.
Learn MoreSir András Schiff
05 Mar 2025 – 19:30
Sir András Schiff has made the music of Bach his own and will perform Die Kunst der Fuge in this evening at the Sheldonian Theatre.
Learn MoreMendelssohn Violin Concerto
13 Mar 2025 – 19:30
Antje Weithaas joins the OPO as soloist in Mendelssohn’s expressive violin concerto before a performance of the same composer’s Reformation symphony.
Learn MoreChristoph Eschenbach conducts Bach and Mendelssohn
20 Mar 2025 – 19:30
The OPO welcomes Christoph Eschenbach in this evening performance featuring the energetic ‘Italian’ Symphony by Mendelssohn.
Learn MoreDvořák Eight
10 Apr 2025 – 19:30
Bomsori Kim brings her virtuosic storytelling to two spellbinding violin works distilled from great operas.
Learn MoreMozart Great Mass in C Minor
17 Apr 2025 – 19:30
Sir John Rutter conducts Mozart’s monumental Great Mass in C minor, the culmination of a programme that includes some of the most sublime music Mozart wrote for the church.
Learn MoreMahler One
10 May 2025 – 19:00
Marios Papadopoulos conducts Mahler’s Titanic symphony after another work from our Composer-in-Residence Alexey Shor.
Learn MoreFUNomusica Family Concert: The Tuneful Toy Box
18 May 2025 – 16:00
It’s all fun and games today as the musicians of the Oxford Philharmonic and Alasdair Malloy open up their tuneful toybox and play music to match the contents.
Learn MoreBeethoven Seven
22 May 2025 – 19:30
Marios Papadopoulos takes the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra through the momentous symphonic dance that is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.
Learn MoreTchaikovsky Pathétique
06 Jun 2025 – 19:30
Andrew Litton conducts Tchaikovsky’s pivotal Pathetique symphony, and is joined by the Orchestra’s Solo Cello Mats Lidström in the performance of his own concerto.
Learn MoreHaydn ‘Oxford’ Symphony
12 Jun 2025 – 19:30
One of Britain’s genuine musical heroes, John Lubbock leads the OPO in a celebration of the genius composer with close links to the city and university, Joseph Haydn.
Learn MoreAngela Gheorghiu
19 Jun 2025 – 19:30
Angela Gheorghiu, one of the most glamorous and gifted opera singers of our time, returns to perform with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra to close the season.
Learn MoreTessa Nicholson Masterclass
Jul 27 2024 – 14:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreJayson Gillham
Jul 27 2024 – 19:30
Jayson Gillham launches 2024’s Oxford Piano Festival with a programme of works by the Romantic pianist–composer par-excellence, Frédéric Chopin.
Learn MoreColin Stone Masterclass
Jul 28 2024 – 09:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreWilliam Fong Masterclass
Jul 28 2024 – 14:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Jul 28 2024 – 19:30
Hailed as a successor to Kissin and Sokolov, Dmitry Ishkhanov brings with him the Russian repertoire with which he is rapidly making his name around the world.
Learn MoreMarios Papadopoulos Masterclass
Jul 29 2024 – 09:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreIan Fountain Masterclass
Jul 29 2024 – 14:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreBarry Douglas and the Carducci Quartet
Jul 29 2024 – 19:30
A concert presenting two of the greatest piano quintets in the repertoire: Shostakovich in unusually carefree and charming mode, and Brahms’s great chamber music epic.
Learn MoreBarry Douglas Masterclass
Jul 30 2024 – 09:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreMarios Papadopoulos Masterclass: Directing from the keyboard
Jul 30 2024 – 14:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreSergei Babayan
Jul 30 2024 – 19:30
Traversing his own transcriptions and those of Rachmaninov, Keith Jarrett and more, Sergei Babayan presents a delectable menu of songs without words.
Learn MoreRustem Hayroudinoff Masterclass
Jul 31 2024 – 09:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano. The repertoire list for the masterclasses will be available to view from 20 July 2024 on our webs
Learn MoreIan Jones Masterclass
Jul 31 2024 – 14:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreParticipants’ Recital
Jul 31 2024 – 19:30
The Festival’s participants take to the stage with fresh guidance from the world’s most esteemed pianists echoing in their ears.
Learn MoreMarilyn Engle Masterclass
Aug 01 2024 – 09:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreVíkingur Ólafsson
Aug 01 2024 – 19:30
Beloved Icelandic pianist and born communicator Víkingur Ólafsson joins the Orchestra for the piano concerto by Robert Schumann.
Learn MoreNoriko Ogawa Masterclass
Aug 02 2024 – 09:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano. The repertoire list for the masterclasses will be available to view from 20 July 2024 on our webs
Learn MoreStephen Kovacevich Masterclass
Aug 02 2024 – 14:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreKevin Chen
Aug 02 2024 – 19:30
Kevin Chen launches his recital at the University Church with a selection of Scarlatti’s intriguing works, in the fine company of repertoire staples by Chopin and Schumann.
Learn MoreKathryn Stott
Aug 03 2024 – 19:30
A true great of the British piano scene makes one last appearance at the Oxford Piano Festival before her well-deserved retirement from the concert stage.
Learn MoreKathryn Stott Masterclass
Aug 04 2024 – 09:30
The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
Learn MoreMaxim 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 Orchestra’s Senior Concerto Competition and the world premiere of a piece presented in our 2024 Composers’ Workshop.
Learn MoreThe Firebird
Oct 31 2024 – 19:30
Marios Papadopoulos conducts the Oxford Phil 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 for the debut of the Oxford Philharmonic Choir in a performance of Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor.
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 MoreMendelssohn Scottish Symphony
Nov 29 2024 – 19:30
Marios Papadopoulos conducts an evening of Mendelssohn featuring his highlights written from the Caledonian coast.
Learn MoreBach Magnificat
Nov 30 2024 – 19:30
The Academy of Ancient Music visit from Cambridge – Music Director Laurence Cummings in tow – joining the Oxford Philharmonic Choir in Bach’s Magnificat.
Learn MoreMendelssohn’s Elijah
Dec 01 2024 – 18:00
Sir Bryn Terfel is Elijah in this performance uniting soloists, the Crouch End Festival Chorus and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra.
Learn More‘An Hour with Bach’ Conversation with Víkingur Ólafsson with musical examples
Dec 02 2024 – 19:30
Víkingur Ólafsson comes to the Sheldonian Theatre presenting his Bach transcriptions that delicately balance the old and new, the familiar and the unexpected.
Learn MoreChristmas with Sir John Rutter
Dec 12 2024 – 19:30
Sir John Rutter returns to Oxford for another Christmas celebration with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Merton College Choir and the Choristers of Winchester Cathedral.
Learn MoreHappy Birthday Marios
Dec 20 2024 – 19:30
Music Director Marios Papadopoulos celebrates a landmark occasion as soloist in Brahms’s Piano Concerto in B flat major and conductor in the same composer’s Symphony No. 4.
Learn MorePiano Trio Rarities
Jan 11 2025 – 19:30
Love courses through this programme of chamber music delicacies played by two principal string players from the OPO, joined by the eminent American pianist Russell Hirshfield.
Learn MoreFUNomusica Family Concert: The Incredible Voyage of Alasdair Malloy
Jan 19 2025 – 16:00
Alasdair always loves travelling from Scotland to join his friends in the OPO but this time things don’t go quite to plan!
Learn MoreVerdi Requiem
Jan 25 2025 – 19:00
World-class soloists and the massed voices of the Crouch End Festival Chorus gather for this performance of Verdi’s soul-stirring work of awe and redemption.
Learn MoreMartha Argerich
Feb 23 2025 – 19:30
The great Martha Argerich returns to the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra as soloist, in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2.
Learn MoreMartha Argerich
Feb 24 2025 – 19:30
The great Martha Argerich returns to the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra as soloist, in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2.
Learn MoreBach Cello Suites Part I
Feb 28 2025 – 19:30
Peter Adams, Solo Cello of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra comes to the Holywell Music Room for this traversal of the odd-numbered suites.
Learn MoreBach Cello Suites Part II
Mar 01 2025 – 19:30
Mats Lidström, Solo Cello of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, picks up the mantle from his colleague Peter Adams at the Holywell Music Room.
Learn MoreSt Matthew Passion
Mar 02 2025 – 18:00
The choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford and the boy choristers of Radley College join the Orchestra for the Everest of Bach’s output, the St Matthew Passion.
Learn MoreMendelssohn Octet
Mar 03 2025 – 19:30
Soloists of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra join distinguished alumni from the Morningside Music Bridge Festival for this performance of Mendelssohn’s joyous Octet.
Learn MoreSir András Schiff
Mar 05 2025 – 19:30
Sir András Schiff has made the music of Bach his own and will perform Die Kunst der Fuge in this evening at the Sheldonian Theatre.
Learn MoreMendelssohn Violin Concerto
Mar 13 2025 – 19:30
Antje Weithaas joins the OPO as soloist in Mendelssohn’s expressive violin concerto before a performance of the same composer’s Reformation symphony.
Learn MoreChristoph Eschenbach conducts Bach and Mendelssohn
Mar 20 2025 – 19:30
The OPO welcomes Christoph Eschenbach in this evening performance featuring the energetic ‘Italian’ Symphony by Mendelssohn.
Learn MoreDvořák Eight
Apr 10 2025 – 19:30
Bomsori Kim brings her virtuosic storytelling to two spellbinding violin works distilled from great operas.
Learn MoreMozart Great Mass in C Minor
Apr 17 2025 – 19:30
Sir John Rutter conducts Mozart’s monumental Great Mass in C minor, the culmination of a programme that includes some of the most sublime music Mozart wrote for the church.
Learn MoreMahler One
May 10 2025 – 19:00
Marios Papadopoulos conducts Mahler’s Titanic symphony after another work from our Composer-in-Residence Alexey Shor.
Learn MoreFUNomusica Family Concert: The Tuneful Toy Box
May 18 2025 – 16:00
It’s all fun and games today as the musicians of the Oxford Philharmonic and Alasdair Malloy open up their tuneful toybox and play music to match the contents.
Learn MoreBeethoven Seven
May 22 2025 – 19:30
Marios Papadopoulos takes the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra through the momentous symphonic dance that is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.
Learn MoreTchaikovsky Pathétique
Jun 06 2025 – 19:30
Andrew Litton conducts Tchaikovsky’s pivotal Pathetique symphony, and is joined by the Orchestra’s Solo Cello Mats Lidström in the performance of his own concerto.
Learn MoreHaydn ‘Oxford’ Symphony
Jun 12 2025 – 19:30
One of Britain’s genuine musical heroes, John Lubbock leads the OPO in a celebration of the genius composer with close links to the city and university, Joseph Haydn.
Learn MoreAngela Gheorghiu
Jun 19 2025 – 19:30
Angela Gheorghiu, one of the most glamorous and gifted opera singers of our time, returns to perform with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra to close the season.
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