Legendary violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter makes a welcome return to Oxford in what promises to be a phenomenal performance. Passion sings its way through the second half of the concert: ecstasy courses through Strauss’s depiction of the hedonist Don Juan, while love flows through the climactic tension of the most arresting…
Between them, Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber defined the orchestral sound of America in the first half of the 20th century. From Copland’s simple sounds of the open prairie to the emotional depths of Samuel Barber’s heart-rending harmonies, this is music that could have come…
When Dvořák first heard America’s spirituals and plantation songs, he wrote that they would form ‘the future music of this country’. Rather sooner, the spirit of those melodies made their way into Dvořák’s most popular work. In his ‘New World’ symphony, the composer wove the songs of native America into…
Join the Oxford Philharmonic for a joyful evening celebrating the birthday of one of Britain’s most beloved composers and conductors.
Marios Papadopoulos conducts and performs in an evening devoted to the genius of Mozart.
Violin virtuoso Maxim Vengerov joins Marios Papadopoulos and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra for Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.
World class cellist Mischa Maisky joins Christoph Eschenbach as he returns to the Oxford Philharmonic for an evening of captivating Romantic works.
In the second of our Oxford Union Series, Anne-Sophie Mutter takes centre stage in conversation followed by a performance of Brahms’s Violin Sonata No. 3.
Sir Stephen Hough joins the orchestra for a performance of his own piano concerto, a work ‘of jaw-dropping complexity and finger-crunching virtuosity’.
Strauss's Ein Heldenleben is a picture of ambition, bravery and resilience and that combines music of unprecedented richness, excitement and tenderness.