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English Melodies
07 Oct 2026 – 19:30
No country’s music embodies a pastoral spirit quite like England’s. Join the Orchestra for their first symphonic concert of the season.
Learn MoreFUNomusica Family Concert: Halloween Spooktacular
18 Oct 2026 – 15:00
Disguise yourself in a spooky manner and join our Master of the Ghostly Revels who will introduce music guaranteed to give you goosebumps.
Learn MoreThomas Adès conducts
22 Oct 2026 – 19:00
An evening of music framed by Elgar, the composer who has captured the essence of England in music more resonantly than any other.
Learn MoreTchaikovsky Five
05 Nov 2026 – 19:30
Marios Papadopoulos conducts his first concert of the season and brings with him one of the most riveting pieces in the history of the symphony.
Learn MoreMozart, Debussy and Roussel
14 Nov 2026 – 19:30
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.
Learn MoreMonteverdi Vespers of 1610
21 Nov 2026 – 19:30
In the galleries of the Sheldonian Theatre, Marios Papadopoulos marshals the most majestic and timeless of sacred works.
Learn MoreDvořák Nine
02 Dec 2026 – 19:30
Marios Papadopoulos conducts Dvořák’s letter from America, alongside Maximilian Hornung performing Shor’s Cello Concerto No. 3.
Learn MoreChristmas Oratorio
08 Dec 2026 – 19:00
‘There is no more life-giving, joy-enhancing experience in Bach’s music than a great performance of the Christmas Oratorio’ wrote the composer’s biographer Sir Nicholas Kenyon.
Learn MoreLeonidas Kavakos
12 Dec 2026 – 19:00
Kavakos directs the most intimate and adventurous of Mozart’s violin concertos from the violin before laying down his instrument for Brahms’s culminating work as an orchestral composer.
Learn MoreChamber Music at Merton
17 Jan 2027 – 15:00
Benjamin Britten and Sergei Prokofiev were both exiled in America when they wrote the works performed at this concert in the TS Eliot Theatre.
Learn MoreEroica Symphony
21 Jan 2027 – 19:30
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.
Learn MoreFUNomusica Family Concert: The Musical Paintbox
31 – 31 Jan 2027
Welcome to The Musical Paintbox, a concert where colours come to life through music.
Learn MorePastoral Symphony
05 Feb 2027 – 19:30
Marios Papadopoulos combines Beethoven’s most conciliatory piano concerto with his most idyllic symphony.
Learn MoreMartha Argerich plays Ravel
12 – 14 Feb 2027 – 19:00
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.
Learn MoreMaxim Vengerov plays Beethoven
13 Feb 2027 – 19:00
Legend among violinists, Maxim Vengerov returns for this performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto.
Learn MoreTchaikovsky Four
04 Mar 2027 – 19:30
Young rising talent once again takes to the stage, as prize-winning violinist Jinzhu Li, joins the OPO in a performance of our Alexey Shor’s Violin Concerto No. 5.
Learn MoreSt John Passion
25 Mar 2027 – 19:00
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.
Learn MoreMendelssohn Scottish Symphony
08 Apr 2027 – 19:30
The ‘truly outstanding’ pianist Vadym Kholodenko performs Schumann’s concerto, between the most bracing symphony by Schumann’s close friend Mendelssohn and fellow-Ukrainian Myroslav Skoryk’s ever-poignant Elegie.
Learn MoreSibelius Seven
22 Apr 2027 – 19:30
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.
Learn MoreChoral Symphony
06 May 2027 – 19:00
With soloists including Sir Bryn Terfel, Marios Papadopoulos conducts this epic symphony at the Sheldonian Theatre before a transfer to Carnegie Hall.
Learn MoreEncounters with Gershwin
13 May 2027 – 19:30
Following the sold-out success of this concert at Zankel Hall in New York, come and hear the Orchestra’s musicians like you’ve never heard them before!
Learn MoreElena Bashkirova plays Mozart
24 – 25 May 2027 – 19:00
A pianist with Mozart in her soul, Elena Bashkirova, performs his most joyous double concerto alongside Music Director Marios Papadopoulos.
Learn MoreFUNomusica Family Concert: Adventures in the Magic Kingdom
30 May 2027 – 15:00
King Alasdair, the ruler of the Magical Kingdom of Far, Far Away, is in town with his merry minstrels, the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra.
Learn MoreSteven Isserlis
03 Jun 2027 – 19:00
This performance will undoubtedly show the technical mastery of the great British cellist Steven Isserlis through composers Alexey Shor and Shostakovich.
Learn MoreGershwin and Bernstein
17 Jun 2027 – 19:30
In the 20th century, Bernstein and Gershwin proved that classical music could be revitalised when embracing popular styles, an idea showcased in this performance.
Learn MoreEnglish Melodies
Oct 07 2026 – 19:30
No country’s music embodies a pastoral spirit quite like England’s. Join the Orchestra for their first symphonic concert of the season.
Learn MoreFUNomusica Family Concert: Halloween Spooktacular
Oct 18 2026 – 15:00
Disguise yourself in a spooky manner and join our Master of the Ghostly Revels who will introduce music guaranteed to give you goosebumps.
Learn MoreThomas Adès conducts
Oct 22 2026 – 19:00
An evening of music framed by Elgar, the composer who has captured the essence of England in music more resonantly than any other.
Learn MoreTchaikovsky Five
Nov 05 2026 – 19:30
Marios Papadopoulos conducts his first concert of the season and brings with him one of the most riveting pieces in the history of the symphony.
Learn MoreMozart, Debussy and Roussel
Nov 14 2026 – 19:30
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.
Learn MoreMonteverdi Vespers of 1610
Nov 21 2026 – 19:30
In the galleries of the Sheldonian Theatre, Marios Papadopoulos marshals the most majestic and timeless of sacred works.
Learn MoreDvořák Nine
Dec 02 2026 – 19:30
Marios Papadopoulos conducts Dvořák’s letter from America, alongside Maximilian Hornung performing Shor’s Cello Concerto No. 3.
Learn MoreChristmas Oratorio
Dec 08 2026 – 19:00
‘There is no more life-giving, joy-enhancing experience in Bach’s music than a great performance of the Christmas Oratorio’ wrote the composer’s biographer Sir Nicholas Kenyon.
Learn MoreLeonidas Kavakos
Dec 12 2026 – 19:00
Kavakos directs the most intimate and adventurous of Mozart’s violin concertos from the violin before laying down his instrument for Brahms’s culminating work as an orchestral composer.
Learn MoreChamber Music at Merton
Jan 17 2027 – 15:00
Benjamin Britten and Sergei Prokofiev were both exiled in America when they wrote the works performed at this concert in the TS Eliot Theatre.
Learn MoreEroica Symphony
Jan 21 2027 – 19:30
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.
Learn MoreFUNomusica Family Concert: The Musical Paintbox
Jan 31 2027 – 15:00
Welcome to The Musical Paintbox, a concert where colours come to life through music.
Learn MorePastoral Symphony
Feb 05 2027 – 19:30
Marios Papadopoulos combines Beethoven’s most conciliatory piano concerto with his most idyllic symphony.
Learn MoreMartha Argerich plays Ravel
Feb 12 2027 – 19:00
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.
Learn MoreMaxim Vengerov plays Beethoven
Feb 13 2027 – 19:00
Legend among violinists, Maxim Vengerov returns for this performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto.
Learn MoreTchaikovsky Four
Mar 04 2027 – 19:30
Young rising talent once again takes to the stage, as prize-winning violinist Jinzhu Li, joins the OPO in a performance of our Alexey Shor’s Violin Concerto No. 5.
Learn MoreSt John Passion
Mar 25 2027 – 19:00
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.
Learn MoreMendelssohn Scottish Symphony
Apr 08 2027 – 19:30
The ‘truly outstanding’ pianist Vadym Kholodenko performs Schumann’s concerto, between the most bracing symphony by Schumann’s close friend Mendelssohn and fellow-Ukrainian Myroslav Skoryk’s ever-poignant Elegie.
Learn MoreSibelius Seven
Apr 22 2027 – 19:30
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.
Learn MoreChoral Symphony
May 06 2027 – 19:00
With soloists including Sir Bryn Terfel, Marios Papadopoulos conducts this epic symphony at the Sheldonian Theatre before a transfer to Carnegie Hall.
Learn MoreEncounters with Gershwin
May 13 2027 – 19:30
Following the sold-out success of this concert at Zankel Hall in New York, come and hear the Orchestra’s musicians like you’ve never heard them before!
Learn MoreElena Bashkirova plays Mozart
May 24 2027 – 19:00
A pianist with Mozart in her soul, Elena Bashkirova, performs his most joyous double concerto alongside Music Director Marios Papadopoulos.
Learn MoreFUNomusica Family Concert: Adventures in the Magic Kingdom
May 30 2027 – 15:00
King Alasdair, the ruler of the Magical Kingdom of Far, Far Away, is in town with his merry minstrels, the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra.
Learn MoreSteven Isserlis
Jun 03 2027 – 19:00
This performance will undoubtedly show the technical mastery of the great British cellist Steven Isserlis through composers Alexey Shor and Shostakovich.
Learn MoreGershwin and Bernstein
Jun 17 2027 – 19:30
In the 20th century, Bernstein and Gershwin proved that classical music could be revitalised when embracing popular styles, an idea showcased in this performance.
Learn More
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