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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A friendly guide to the sections of the orchestra (with special guests!) We may be a little biased, but we think classical music is awesome.
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In June 2020 we decided to release a new video series for Primary School children called ‘OP at Home,’ created by our musicians during lockd…
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Mats Lidström is Solo Cello of the OPO, and a distinguished composer and teacher. Ahead of our now cancelled 28 June concert, which would ha…
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As 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, we programmed the year-long Oxford Beethoven Festival, a comprehensive celebr…
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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…
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Beethoven was the first composer who enjoyed rock star status. Bach, Mozart, and Haydn may have been looked upon as giants, but Beethoven wa…
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We launched our Oxford Beethoven Festival last week, starting our year-long celebration of the composer’s 250th anniversary. From performanc…
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A large part of our outreach work includes our hospitals series, in which OPO musicians visit hospitals in Oxford in a project offering part…
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We were honoured to be invited by the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, to perform at the stunning new NATO headquarters in Bruss…
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