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A Conversation with Two Student Composers

A Conversation with Two Student Composers

07 November 2022 — Education, Composers, Interview

Two pieces were chosen from our 2022 Composers’ Workshop to be premiered in our 2022/23 season – we caught up with Kevin and Jieun ahead of their premieres about their interest in composition and their creative process.

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6 LGBTQ+ Classical Composers

6 LGBTQ+ Classical Composers

22 June 2022 — Pride Month, Composers, Education

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.

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Puccini Fantasy world premiere: A Conversation with Mats Lidström

Puccini Fantasy world premiere: A Conversation with Mats Lidström

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

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…

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OPO have rebranded: 
looking to the future

OPO have rebranded: looking to the future

04 February 2022 — Interview, Orchestra, Composers, Concert

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

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

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

13 December 2021 — Interview, Orchestra, Composers, Concert

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

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Beethoven: A Conversation with Laura Tunbridge

Beethoven: A Conversation with Laura Tunbridge

15 October 2021 — Interview, Orchestra, Composers, Concert

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…

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

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

08 March 2021 — Interview, Orchestra, Composers, Concert

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…

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Errollyn Wallen

Errollyn Wallen

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

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

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Florence Price

Florence Price

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

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

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Scott Joplin and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Scott Joplin and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

16 October 2020 — Black History Month, Composers, Education

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

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