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6 LGBTQ+ Classical Composers

22 June 2022 — Composers, Education, Pride Month

Throughout history, queer composers have been at the heart of the classical music scene. This Pride Month we celebrate 6 LGBTQ+ classical composers, from prolific composers to those lesser known, who have been great contributors to classical music history.

Side-by-Side the Oxford Phil

15 June 2022 — Concert, Orchestra, Education

Launched in 2019, our Side-by-Side scheme is well underway, despite a hiatus of concerts during the height of the pandemic. Now nearing the conclusion of our second season featuring Side-by-Side, we have welcomed many young musicians from in and around Oxford to play alongside our professional orchestra members, experiencing music at the highest level.

FUNomusica: Classical Music for Kids

25 May 2022 — Concert, Orchestra, Education, Primary Education

Earlier this month we held our third and final FUNomusica Family Concert of our 2021/22 season. After a long hiatus during the pandemic, it…

Puccini Fantasy world premiere: A Conversation with Mats Lidström

13 May 2022 — Composers, Concert, Interview, World Premiere

On Thursday 19 May, the Oxford Phil will perform the world premiere of Puccini Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra, written by our very own Solo…

OPO Outreach schools’ Project: Stringmasters!

18 March 2022 — Orchestra, Outreach, Education, Primary Education

On 8 March 2022, the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra welcomed 80 pupils – of whom 60 were from seven state primary schools in the Oxford area…

OPO have rebranded: looking to the future

04 February 2022 — Composers, Concert, Interview, Orchestra

The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra now have an exciting new visual identity. This includes a new logo, OPO colour palette, website, and conce…

RPS / ABO Salomon Prize awarded to Oxford Philharmonic violinist Jamie Hutchinson

13 December 2021 — Composers, Concert, Interview, Orchestra

Launched in 2012, the Salomon Prize is a joint annual award from the Royal Philharmonic Society and the Association of British Orchestras th…

Beethoven: A Conversation with Laura Tunbridge

15 October 2021 — Composers, Concert, Interview, Orchestra

Could you imagine a worse 250th birthday? A quarter of a millennium after his birth in 1770, most of the musical world embarked on a hu…

11 women composers: from the 9th century to present day

08 March 2021 — Composers, Concert, Interview, Orchestra

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day on 8 March 2021, we’re taking a look at the works of women composers throughout the…

Errollyn Wallen

30 October 2020 — Composers, Orchestra, Education, Black History Month

Classical music has a long and detailed history, which regularly includes works by some of the greatest composers ever to have lived, from B…

Florence Price

23 October 2020 — Composers, Orchestra, Education, Black History Month

Florence Price Classical music has a long and detailed history, which regularly includes works by some of the greatest composers ever to hav…

Scott Joplin and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

16 October 2020 — Composers, Education, Black History Month