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OPO Players’ Music Recommendations

26 May 2020 — Interview, Orchestra

We asked some of our musicians what they are currently listening to. Check out their answers below, and maybe you will get some musical insp…

27 April 2020 — Outreach, Education, Primary Education

We were delighted to hold another of our regular ‘orchestral’ open days for local primary schools – this time for wind and brass – in collab…

02 April 2020 — Composers, Interview

Grace-Evangeline Mason’s To Breathe Now was one of two pieces chosen through our 2019 Composers’ Workshop to be programmed into an OPO conce…

21 February 2020 — Composers, Orchestra, Education

Beethoven was the first composer who enjoyed rock star status. Bach, Mozart, and Haydn may have been looked upon as giants, but Beethoven wa…

30 January 2020 — Concert, Orchestra

We launched our Oxford Beethoven Festival last week, starting our year-long celebration of the composer’s 250th anniversary. From performanc…

17 December 2019 — Orchestra, Outreach

A large part of our outreach work includes our hospitals series, in which OPO musicians visit hospitals in Oxford in a project offering part…

29 November 2019 — Education, Masterclass

As part of our Residency Programme at the University of Oxford, we offer free workshops and masterclasses for students in a variety of disci…

12 November 2019 — Concert, Orchestra

We were honoured to be invited by the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, to perform at the stunning new NATO headquarters in Bruss…

04 November 2019 — Interview, Orchestra

Ahead of his 14 November masterclass and performance with the OPO, we talked to Paul about his musical influences, performance preparation,…

18 October 2019 — Concert, Orchestra, Education

Our new Side-by-Side Scheme was launched in the debut concert of our 2019/20 season to great success. Helmed by our newly appointed Assistan…