CONCERTS
January - December 2023
Silver
Jubilee Year
Welcome from Marios Papadopoulos Music Director
This season we pass a major milestone: 25 years since the dream of a world-class symphony orchestra for Oxford became a reality. Over the last quarter of a century, our musicians and leadership have worked tirelessly and passionately to ensure that all the distinction, tradition, excellence and innovation associated with the University of Oxford is also reflected in the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra’s approach to music – playing it, sharing it and coaching it.
There can be no better way to celebrate than with some of the most lifeenhancing music ever written, played by some of our closest friends and collaborators who just happen to be world-famous musicians. We look forward to welcoming Martha Argerich, Maxim Vengerov, Sir András Schiff, Nigel Kennedy, Janine Jansen, Evgeny Kissin and Anne-Sophie Mutter back to our concert series in Oxford, London and elsewhere.
‘Elsewhere’, in fact, includes some of the most distinguished international venues in classical music, among them home of the Vienna Philharmonic, the Musikverein. We are also delighted to start the year in the hotbed of creativity that is Dubai, and on tour in Germany.
Wherever you may be, I hope you are looking forward to hearing these concerts as much as I am to conducting and playing in some of them. No matter how renowned our soloists and conductors – and how prestigious the venue – it’s our very own players, the backbone of everything we do, that are the real stars. Here’s to the next 25 years!
The Genius of Mozart
Saturday 14 January 2023 Sheldonian Theatre, 19:30
Mozart Divertimento in D major, K. 136 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503 Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385, ‘Haffner’
Alim Beisembayev piano Marios Papadopoulos conductor
Mozart’s piano concertos trace the rapid development of his genius. The example numbered 25 was the last in an extraordinary batch in which Mozart’s quest to wed beauty and nobility, entertainment and innovation, reached new heights. Under the fingers of Alim Beisembayev, winner of the 2021 Leeds
Young Artists’ Platform
Pre-concert recital 18:30 Kevin Zhang piano
International Piano Competition, Mozart’s majestic, mercurial piano concerto follows the composer’s joyous Divertimento in D major and precedes his symphony in the form of a swaggering, boisterous serenade − in the same bright, blazing key.
Tchaikovsky and Brahms
Sunday 5 February 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 18:00
Dvořák In Nature’s Realm Op. 91* Side-by-Side Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Overlooking a lake in the Austrian resort of Pörtschach, Johannes Brahms wrote a symphony that captured all he saw: the beauty of the sunset, the stillness of the night, a new day awakening. Brahms’s symphony of light and shadows tells of the magnificence of creation, but with a ribbon of mourning tied around its arm. Before Marios Papadopoulos conducts what is surely the composer’s best-loved symphony, the astonishing prodigy Leia Zhu takes on Tchaikovsky’s powerful and poetic Violin Concerto coming after Dvořák’s idyllic orchestral walk in the countryside.
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Young Artists’ Platform
Pre-concert recital 17:00 Sophie Costa harp
Maxim
Vengerov
Monday 6 February 2023
and
the Oxford Philharmonic at the Barbican Silver Jubilee Celebration
Barbican Hall, London, 19:30
John Rutter A birthday greeting to celebrate the OPO’s 25th Anniversary world premiere Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
London calls for this special appearance at the Barbican Centre, opening with a new work celebrating the Orchestra’s 25th birthday by the nation’s favourite composer, John Rutter. After that, our longstanding friend Maxim Vengerov joins us, bringing with him a work all about companionship and deep musical relationships:
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Supported by Alfiya Askar
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the radiant violin concerto that Felix Mendelssohn conceived as a gift for his own close musical confidante, Joseph Joachim. Marios Papadopoulos closes the concert with Brahms’s irresistible second symphony − a beauteous, undulating orchestral journey through shadows towards light.
Sir András Schiff in Recital
Wednesday 15 February 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 19:30
Programme to be announced from the stage
Sir András Schiff piano
As a prelude to the 25th anniversary of the Oxford Piano Festival we present the Festival’s President Sir András Schiff in recital in the Sheldonian Theatre. Having collaborated with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors, Sir András Schiff now focuses primarily on solo recitals, play-directing and conducting. Since 2004 he has performed the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas in over twenty cities, including Zurich
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where the cycle was recorded live for ECM. Other acclaimed recordings for the label include solo recitals of Schubert, Schumann and Bach.
In recent years his Bach has become an annual highlight of the BBC Proms. Elsewhere, he regularly performs at the Verbier, Salzburg and Baden-Baden festivals; the Wigmore Hall, Musikverein and Philharmonie de Paris; and on tour in North America and Asia.
Brahms Violin Sonatas
Saturday 18 February 2023
Holywell Music Room, 19:30
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Fiona Khuong-Huu violin Hina Khuong-Huu violin Marios Papadopoulos piano
The beauteous violin playing of Joseph Joachim and the radiant personality of Clara Schuman lie behind Brahms’s Violin Sonatas − works in which his first priority was to make the violin sing. The three sonatas chart a journey from lyrical intimacy to stormy, grand expressions, No. 3’s D minor key
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plumbing the depths before transcending into glory. Rising star violinists (and sisters) Fiona and Hina Khuong-Huu join Marios Papadopoulos at the piano for this traversal of Brahms’s piano− violin works at the Holywell Music Room.
Mission Earth FUNomusica Family Concert
Sunday 19 February 2023
Oxford Town Hall, 15:00
Alasdair Malloy presenter
Join Mission Earth Tour Guide Alasdair Malloy and the Oxford Philharmonic on a school trip from another galaxy to approach and orbit the Earth. Their mission is to discover what the four colours which can be seen from space represent.
Tickets adults £10 children £4 Most suitable for ages 4−8
Pre-concert craft activities at 14:00
We hear fantastic music which reveals what the blue, red, white, and green areas are on the planet, as well as discovering amazing wonders of nature such as animal and insect life, weather and a beautiful sunset.
In partnership with
Saturday 25 February 2023
Wednesday 1 March 2023
Friday 3 March 2023
Monday 27 February 2023
Germany
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Graf-Zeppelin-Haus, Friedrichshafen, 19:30
Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, ‘From the New World’
Bomsori Kim violin
Marios Papadopoulos conductor
Austria
Thursday 9 March 2023
Musikverein, Vienna, 19:30
Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Bomsori Kim violin
Marios Papadopoulos conductor
Germany
Friday
10 March 2023
Audimax, Regensburg, 20:00
Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Fazil Say piano
Sunday 12 March 2023
Philharmonie, Essen, 17:00
Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Bomsori Kim violin Marios Papadopoulos conductor
Martha Argerich
Friday 31 March 2023
Oxford Town Hall, 19:30
Mendelssohn The Hebrides, Op. 26
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, ‘Jupiter’
Mozart may not have known the ‘Jupiter’ symphony would become his last, but it’s hard to imagine how he could have followed it. Mozart’s last symphony is a work of majestic intensity and liberation but also a continuous stream of musical joy that wears its brilliance lightly. Before it, titan of the piano Martha Argerich joins Marios Papadopoulos and the Orchestra for a score Beethoven wrote to showcase his own virtuosity. The C major Piano Concerto portrays the influence of Mozart, but shows signs of Beethoven’s unmistakable heroic brilliance too.
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Germany
Sunday 2 April 2023
Isarphilharmonie, Munich, 20:00
Supported by BMW UK
Monday 3 April 2023
Konzert- und Kongresszentrum Harmonie, Heilbronn, 19:30
St Matthew Passion
Thursday 6 April 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 19:00
Bach St Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Robert Murray Evangelist
Tristan Hambleton Christ
Keri Fuge soprano
Helen Charlston mezzo-soprano
Mark Wilde tenor
William Thomas bass
The Choir of The Queen’s College
The Boys of Radley College Choir Owen Rees conductor
Bach’s great depiction of Jesus’s arrest and crucifixion, the St Matthew Passion, was unprecedented when it was first performed on Good Friday 1727. All that could have prepared the congregation at St Thomas’s Church in Leipzig was their own Lutheran belief in importance of reliving the suffering
and transcendence of Christ. Bach’s music, though, speaks to the whole of humanity in its monumental depth and drama. The Orchestra is joined by Oxfordshire choirs and front-rank soloists for this Passiontide performance under The Queen’s College’s Owen Rees.
American Journey
Saturday 22 April 2023
Sheldonian
Theatre, 19:30
Still Wood Notes Price Piano Concerto Barber Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 Copland Appalachian Spring Suite
Samantha Ege piano Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey conductor
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 from no other time or place - but plenty of gems of American music remain undiscovered. Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey also brings us Florence Price’s astonishing Piano Concerto of 1934, played by Samantha Ege, and William Grant Still’s idyllic pastoral, Wood Notes
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Maxim Vengerov
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Not one, not two, but three concertante works fill this celebration of virtuosity at the iconic Royal Albert Hall in London. Maxim Vengerov, Marios Papadopoulos and the Orchestra are joined by Simon Trpčeski and Mischa Maisky for this concert pivoting on Beethoven’s ‘Triple’ Concerto, a score of Apollonian balance and beauty that still makes room for joie de vivre. Either side of it we hear Pablo de Sarasate’s firecracker for two violins where we are joined by the stars of tomorrow, and the great violin concerto by Beethoven that is both serious and sentimental.
The Creation
Saturday 29 April 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 19:30
Haydn The Creation
In 1791, Joseph Haydn was overwhelmed by a performance of Handel’s Messiah in London. As he prepared to return home, Haydn was slipped a libretto on the subject of the creation of the universe originally conceived for Handel. When The Creation was first performed seven years later, Haydn was overcome yet again − this time by his own achievements. In representing chaos and the creation of light, the oratorio’s elemental inspiration transcends the boundaries of its era. In the building where Haydn received his Oxford doctorate, we are joined by soloists and the Choir of Merton College for Haydn’s most inspired ‘creation’.
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Death and the Maiden
Saturday 13 May 2023
Holywell Music Room, 18:30
Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810, ‘Death and the Maiden’ Schubert Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, ‘Trout’
Soloists
of the Oxford Philharmonic Marios Papadopoulos piano
Franz Schubert was unusually aware of his own mortality, but even Schubert was at a low ebb in March 1824 – sick, tired and unable to find peace. Then one day, he reached for one of his own songs, in which Death asks a young maiden innocently for her hand, offering eternal sleep.
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It provided the tune on which Schubert would hang a string quartet wracked with despair but filled with spirit. Soloists of the Oxford Philharmonic come together for Schubert’s most profound quartet and, in contrast, his unfailingly heartwarming ‘Trout’ quintet.
French Pastoral
Thursday 18 May 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 19:30
Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80
Britten Les Illuminations, Op. 18
Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Ravel Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose Suite)
It was quite the gift: in 1910, Ravel wrote a set of five pieces for piano depicting classic fairytales for two children he babysat. But these little stories, from Tom Thumb to Beauty and the Beast, proved far more significant when augmented and orchestrated. The result was a
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present to Ravel from himself: a musical magic garden that allowed the composer to escape into a world of childlike wonder. Nicolò Foron conducts it here alongside more beauteous music from France and Britten’s sparkling setting of French poetry, Les Illuminations
Oxford Philharmonic at the Cadogan
Tuesday 23 May 2023
Cadogan Hall, London, 19:30
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Marios Papadopoulos piano/conductor
The seventh is Beethoven’s most fascinating symphony – a work whose new vision of rhythm’s relationship with harmony produced the most physical, compelling music that had ever been created. Beethoven wasn’t just exploring new techniques, he was giving voice to a wave of joy that had swept into his life and filled him with
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Supported by Simon and Alison Ryde
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determination and optimism. Before it, we hear Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20, which sees the composer begin his transformation of the piano concerto from entertaining diversion to engrossing narrative experience. Marios Papadopoulos is conductor and soloist for this visit to London’s Cadogan Hall.
Pirates Ahoy! FUNomusica Family Concert
Sunday 28 May 2023
Oxford Town Hall, 15:00
Alasdair Malloy presenter
Calling all pirates! Dress up in your sea-faring finery and hurry aboard our Pirate ship, the Barnacle Bill, for an action-packed adventure on the Seven Seas with nautical nonsense and amazing maritime music.
With Cap’n Alasdair ‘Awesome Al’ Malloy at
Tickets adults £10 children £4 Most suitable for ages 4−8
Pre-concert craft activities at 14:00
In partnership with
the helm and the fearless crew of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, we’ll be setting sail over the waves into uncharted waters in search of a treasure trove of music including a Pirate March, a Pirate Song or two, some Pirates of the Caribbean and of course, the Sailor’s Hornpipe.
Enigma Variations
Saturday 3 June 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 19:30
Morfydd Llwyn Owen Nocturne* Side-by-Side Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Elgar Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, ‘Enigma’
When Edward Elgar started to improvise a little tune at his piano one day, considering how a group of his closest friends might play that tune, he gave birth to one of the greatest masterpieces of English music. The ‘Enigma’ variations are uplifting and resigned, humorous and profound. Elgar’s dazzling, virtuosic orchestral showpiece comes after his acerbic, embittered and sorrowful Cello Concerto written in less happy times, and the rediscovered gem Nocturne by the Welsh composer who died tragically young, Morfydd Llwyn Owen.
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Alban Gerhardt cello Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey conductor* Marios Papadopoulos conductorPiano Trios
Saturday 10 June 2023
Holywell Music Room 19:30
Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8
Many of Shostakovich’s chamber works are characterised by acerbic anger and biting satire. Not the composer’s Piano Trio No. 1, which is coloured instead by the love the composer felt for his fellow student Tatiana Glivenko. That love brought longing, yearning music from Shostakovich and a cello melody of radiant beauty. Brahms’s Piano Trio No. 1 is also flushed with the buoyance of youth – or was, at least. The composer revised this trio 35 years after he wrote it, tempering his adventurous self-confidence with the sense of Apollonian perfection with which he made his name. Musicians from the Oxford Philharmonic present these fresh-faced trios in the intimate surroundings of the Holywell Music Room.
Tickets £30 (students £5)
The Orchestral Music of Afghanistan
Thursday 15 June 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 19:30
Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey conductor
Featuring new works by Afghan composers living in exile, this concert celebrates the rich history of traditional Afghan music and explores how that tradition can be maintained and expanded globally at a time when making music in Afghanistan is forbidden. Curated and conducted by Oxford Philharmonic’s Conducting Fellow Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey, the Orchestra will be joined by guest musicians on traditional Afghan instruments to give performances of recent works by composers Elaha Soroor, Milad Yousufi, Arson Fahim, Meena Karimi, Mohsen Saifi, Qambar Nawshad, Ghafar Maliknezhad, Qudrat Wasefi and Zalai Pakta.
‘Moving, sublime, broadened my cultural and intellectual experience’ ‘Haunting. Emotional. Exhilarating.’ ‘I felt at home. A good mix of East and West.’ – London audience members
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Bruckner Seven
Thursday 29 June 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 19:30
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107
None of his works brought Anton Bruckner the joy and pride of his seventh symphony. This is the composer’s most delicately etched orchestral creation and his most instantly beautiful –a symphony that enshrines a heartfelt eulogy for Richard Wagner but thrusts with excitement
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and changeability too. For this culmination of our season at the Sheldonian Theatre, Marios Papadopoulos conducts Bruckner’s symphony after Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 – the composer’s first full-length orchestral work, and an imposingly assertive one at that.
Shakespeare in Music
Friday 7 July 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 19:30
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Saturday 8 July 2023
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, 19:30
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Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey conductor
Interspersed with readings by Shakespearian actors from the bard’s most beloved plays, we trace Shakespeare’s influence across 400 years of music history. Follow along from the songs of Shakespeare’s contemporary Francesca Caccini (1587–1641); to the incidental music written by Henry Purcell (1659–1695) for Timon of Athens and The Fairy Queen; to William Walton’s
(1902–1983) music for Henry V; to the first live performance of the incidental music composed by Guy Woolfenden (1937–2016) for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of The Tempest since the 1978 acclaimed production. Suite Nos 2 & 3 from Handel’s Water Music add joyous closure to this summer concert.
Serenade for Strings
Friday 14 July 2023
University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford, 19:30
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Supported by Prof. Paul Davies and Dr Saphié Ashtiany
Saturday 15 July 2023
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, 19:30
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There can be no better evidence that Francis Poulenc was the ‘half monk, half rascal’ of reputation than the composer’s wickedly disciplined Organ Concerto, a knockabout game of chase and tag for orchestra and organ that one moment plays havoc with Bach and another finds deep spirituality. Former Christ Church Oxford organist Stephen Darlington joins the Orchestra
and conductor John Lubbock for Poulenc’s piquant concerto – first on the Metzler organ of the University Church, then on the mighty Walker organ of St Martin-in-the-Fields – surrounded by music of bustling charm by Mozart and a melodious serenade from Tchaikovsky that ‘poured from the heart’ of the composer.
Music from Amadeus
Saturday 22 July 2023
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, 19:30
Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
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Sunday 23 July 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 19:30
Haydn Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Hob. I:44 Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1 Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
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Miloš Forman’s 1984 movie Amadeus is a masterpiece from beginning to end, telling of the ambition, obsession and jealousy that nearly thwarted the career of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and of the sublime music that poured out of a genius whose foibles and vulgarity were all too human. Mozart’s volatile Symphony No. 25 pays homage to the ‘father of the symphony’ himself, Joseph Haydn, who is represented by his more doleful Symphony No. 44 in the Sheldonian Theatre, as well as his frolicking Cello Concerto No. 1 featuring soloist Oliver Simpson – winner of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2022 Oxfordshire Senior Concerto Competition.
Kirill Gerstein
Monday 31 July 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 20:00
Stravinsky Piano Sonata
Schubert Piano Sonata No. 19 in C minor, D. 958
Ligeti Etude No. 13, ‘The Devil’s Staircase’
Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178
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Kanneh-Mason Trio
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 20:00
Mendelssohn Excerpts from Songs Without Words
Mendelssohn ‘On Wings of Song’ from Six Songs for Voice and Piano, Op. 34 No. 2 (tr. Joseph Achron)
Beethoven Piano Trio in G major, Op. 1 No. 2
Brahms Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
Braimah Kanneh-Mason violin
Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason piano
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Anna Fedorova and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Friday 4 August 2023
JdP Music Building, 20:00
The Festival’s participants take to the stage with fresh guidance from the world’s most esteemed pianists echoing in their ears.
Be sure not to miss this showcase of outstanding talent from rising stars of the piano world.
Tickets £12 (students £5)
University Church of St Mary the Virgin, 20:00
Evgeny Kissin
Thursday 21 September 2023
Oxford Town Hall, 19:30
Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25, ‘Classical’
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Evgeny Kissin piano Marios Papadopoulos conductor
Under the greatest pressure, Shostakovich delivered his most supreme masterpiece. Condemned by the Soviet powers after his satirical opera Lady Macbeth, Shostakovich was ordered to write a symphony rejoicing in Stalin’s reign of terror. The result was a score poetic, sardonic and climactic that ends with a forced smile that proves the most shattering of climaxes. Before it, giant of the Russian piano school Evgeny Kissin joins Marios Papadopoulos for Prokofiev’s rhythmically audacious Piano Concerto No. 1 and his perfectly poised ‘Classical’ symphony – music that betrays few signs of the darkness of later Soviet times.
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Mozart Masterpieces
Thursday 12 October 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 19:30
Mozart Overture to Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Charlotte Scott violin Marios Papadopoulos conductor
Nobody knows why Mozart decided to write three final symphonies in the summer of 1788, but they turned out to be his supreme orchestral masterpieces nonetheless. The first of them heralds just what had changed in Mozart’s symphonic imagination: more bustle, more tension, more substance and more flair – a sit-
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up-and-listen piece that still has the capacity to shock and thrill. Before it, we hear the most charming of Mozart’s violin concertos. Associate Concertmaster of the Oxford Philharmonic, Charlotte Scott joins Marios Papadopoulos and the Orchestra here for the concerto Mozart conceived for his own beloved father.
Nigel Kennedy: The Bach Concertos
Rachmaninov Two
Thursday 23 November 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 19:30
Bacewicz Overture* Side-by-Side
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Lise
la Salle piano
There’s a reason Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is the most popular work of its kind ever written. From lonely chords, the iconic score hurtles towards a thundering climax via a succession of irresistible melodies – athletic one moment and heart-rending the next. Six years after it was written, the composer freed himself from political turmoil with a stretch in Dresden that would become one of the most productive of his career. The standout result was a second symphony powered by melody that encompasses infernal whirlwinds, passionate declarations of love and heartfelt reflections of peace. Wonderfully gifted pianist Lise de la Salle joins us for this feast of peak Rachmaninov.
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Young Artists’ Platform
Pre-concert recital 18:30
World Party FUNomusica Family Concert
Sunday 26 November 2023
Oxford Town Hall, 15:00
Alasdair Malloy presenter
It’s party time! To celebrate the 25th birthday of the Oxford Philharmonic, Alasdair Malloy takes us to some of the best parties on the planet for fun at fiestas, carnivals, festivals and celebrations.
Tickets adults £10 children £4
Most suitable for ages 4−8
Pre-concert craft activities at 14:00
We’ll travel far and wide from Oxford to Europe, North America to South America! Wear your brightest party clothes and your dancing shoes!
In partnership with
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Thursday 7 December 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 19:30
Kern Overture to Show Boat Gershwin Catfish Row: Symphonic Suite from Porgy and Bess Previn
Gershwin’s gritty and inspiring tale of life, death and injustice, Porgy and Bess contains too much brilliant music to be confined to a three-hour evening in the theatre. Gershwin knew that, which explains the existence of his captivating symphonic suite Catfish Row. It weaves together the tunes of some of the opera’s best-loved songs including Summertime and I got plenty o’ nuttin –the perfect prelude to a violin concerto by another indefinable musical polymath. André Previn wrote his Violin Concerto No. 1 for his former wife and this concert’s soloist Anne-Sophie Mutter. It is a musical love letter both virtuosic and intimate that casts a spell of its own.
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Janine Jansen
Friday 15 December 2023
Sheldonian Theatre, 19:30
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, ‘The Great’
Janine Jansen violin Marios Papadopoulos conductor
For months, Franz Schubert was referring in letters to the ‘Great’ symphony that was taking shape inside his head. The C major symphony that eventually materialised was indeed great, prompting the score’s great champion Robert Schumann to claim that it transports listeners into ‘a whole new world’. This musical marriage of exuberance and order, momentum and mystery, had its first performance in 1828 under the leadership of Felix Mendelssohn, whose airborne Violin Concerto is played here by one of its most distinguished exponents: Janine Jansen.
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Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Since 1998, the Oxford Philharmonic has brought inspirational performances to Oxford and beyond. The Orchestra prides itself on creating unique musical experiences, bringing new and engaging interpretations to well-loved works in the classical repertoire. Its continual search for excellence is underpinned by the uncompromising standards of its Founder and Music Director Marios Papadopoulos, who with some of the UK’s and Europe’s finest instrumental musicians has shaped the Orchestra’s distinctive sound.
The Oxford Philharmonic works regularly with some of the world’s greatest classical artists, among them Maxim Vengerov, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Martha Argerich, Sir András Schiff, Evgeny Kissin and Sir Bryn Terfel. Violinist Maxim Vengerov became the Oxford Philharmonic’s first ever Artist in Residence following his remarkable debut with the Orchestra in 2013. Over an unprecedented four-season collaboration, Vengerov performed with the Orchestra across the UK and recorded the violin concertos of Brahms and Sibelius as well as Mendelssohn’s Octet with members of the Orchestra.
In addition to its annual concert season in Oxford, its performances across the UK, its family concerts and its annual Piano Festival and Chamber Music Series, the Oxford Philharmonic is in growing demand internationally. It appeared for the first time at the Tivoli Festival in Copenhagen in June 2019 and, in June 2022, made its critically acclaimed US debut at Carnegie Hall. In February 2023, the Orchestra celebrates its 25th anniversary with a gala concert at the Barbican in which Maxim Vengerov will play Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Upcoming engagements during the Orchestra’s Silver Jubilee year include concerts in Dubai in February 2023, and in the spring a tour of Germany and Austria, including the Orchestra’s debut at Musikverein, Vienna and Isarphilharmonie, Munich.
In December 2020, the Orchestra recorded a concert in a tribute to all those working on developing a vaccine for Covid-19 at the University of Oxford, including the world premiere of John Rutter’s Joseph’s Carol, commissioned for the occasion. The Orchestra was joined in its tribute by Sir Bryn Terfel and by the Choir of Merton College, Oxford. The film included a bespoke performance
by Maxim Vengerov alongside tributes from AnneSophie Mutter, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford Louise Richardson, and the Orchestra’s Royal Patron HRH Princess Alexandra. Since its founding the Oxford Philharmonic has been firmly committed to outreach work, with projects taking music to areas of social and economic disadvantage including hospitals and special schools, in partnerships with Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council. In December 2021 the Orchestra’s Sub-Principal Violin Jamie Hutchinson was awarded the prestigious Salomon Prize, a joint prize between the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) and Association of British Orchestras (ABO), in recognition of the educational initiatives she spearheaded with the Orchestra during the pandemic.
The Oxford Philharmonic was appointed Orchestra in Residence at the University of Oxford in 2002, the first relationship of its kind between a symphony orchestra and a higher education institution. In this capacity, the Oxford Philharmonic offers tuition and performance opportunities to University students, including the Side-by-Side scheme, which provides
an opportunity for young musicians to perform within the ranks of a professional orchestra.
The Oxford Philharmonic has appeared on several recordings including albums of works by Nimrod Borenstein for Chandos and cello concertos by Shostakovich and principal cello Mats Lidström on BIS Records (both conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy); A Merton Christmas with the Choir of Merton College; Haydn’s The Creation with the Choir of New College, and the Handel/ Mendelssohn Acis and Galatea with Christ Church Cathedral Choir. The Orchestra’s most recent disc The Enlightened Trumpet with soloist Paul Merkelo was released on Sony Classical.
A partnership with J & A Beare provides the Oxford Philharmonic’s distinguished members with opportunities to play on Stradivari instruments, adding a new dimension to the sound of the Orchestra.
The Orchestra and its Music Director were awarded the City of Oxford’s Certificate of Honour in 2013, in recognition of their contribution to education and performance in Oxford.
Support the Orchestra
(Charity No. 1084256)
We are excited to present our 2023 season celebrating our 25th anniversary. With a full schedule of concerts as well as ongoing education and community projects, the Orchestra has a lot of activities to fund which would be impossible to deliver without the generosity of our supporters.
Friends and Patrons
Our Friends and Patrons are the backbone of the Orchestra. As a member of the Oxford Phil family, your subscription allows you to enjoy benefits including priority booking, interval hospitality and more. Visit our website at oxfordphil.com for further details.
Support our Concerts
Why not support a specific aspect of an individual concert? Your support will be acknowledged in printed programmes and online.
• £100 provides programme notes
• £250 provides the printed programme
• £500 supports an orchestral musician
• £1,000 supports the concertmaster
• £2,500 supports the participation of a choir
• £5,000 supports a soloist
General Support
If you would like the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra to thrive in every aspect please consider making an unrestricted gift. To donate or learn more about how to support, please contact Mollie Lewis on 01865 987 222 or at mollie@oxfordphil.com.
The Oxford Philharmonic Education and Community Work
Education and outreach is at the heart of the work of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra. We are ambassadors for music education, nurturing and cultivating young talent, and helping children and young adults of all backgrounds to become involved in music. Our educational programmes cover the full spectrum, from primary to tertiary level education, with an emphasis on Special Schools for children with severe learning, behavioural and emotional issues. Family concerts held in conjunction with the Oxford City Council foster a love of music in young children and their families. Over the years, our programmes have won awards for their quality and beneficial impact. During the pandemic we devised inventive new ways to reach children isolated at home, and many of these new techniques will be incorporated in our programmes going forward. The excellence of our streamed programmes during lockdown was recognised nationally by the award of the prestigious Salomon Prize of the Royal Philharmonic Society and the Association of British Orchestras to our SubPrincipal Violin Jamie Hutchinson.
Primary Schools and Special Schools at Primary Level
We are actively involved in bringing music to disadvantaged communities with high levels of unemployment, crime and social service intervention where there is little or no music education. We run in-house programmes with Special Schools and primary schools in ethnically diverse areas of the city, and we host days of music-making and learning for children from across Oxfordshire.
Secondary Schools and University
As lead members of the Oxfordshire Music Education Partnership, we collaborate with the Oxfordshire County Music Service to offer special opportunities to talented young musicians.
Our unique Residency Programme at the University of Oxford offers a wide range of special benefits to the most gifted young musicians. Our annual Oxford Piano Festival provides high-level tuition and performance opportunities to gifted young pianists at a critical stage in their budding careers. Our principal players and visiting international artists offer tuition opportunities for students at all levels.
Hospitals
Over the years we have been very active in local hospitals and have established special relationships with a number of units, such as the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, the renal wards of the Churchill Hospital, the City Community Hospital, and the Cherwell and Sandford wards of the Fulbrook Centre. Our workshops for patients of all ages, with physical and mental conditions continue to be recognised for their significant therapeutic results.
Booking Information for Concerts in Oxford
Box Office
Online: oxfordphil.com
Telephone: 01865 980 980 (Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00)
Email: boxoffice@oxfordphil.com
The box office at the Sheldonian Theatre opens 4 hours before each concert. The box office at all other venues opens 1 hour before each concert.
Opening Times
Doors open 30 minutes before the advertised concert start time and 10 minutes before a pre-concert event.
Booking Dates for Newly Announced Concerts
Friday 13 January 2023, 13:00 – Priority booking for Patrons and multi-buy purchases of 10+ concerts
Monday 16 January 2023, 13:00 – Priority booking for Friends and multi-buy purchases of 6–9 concerts
Friday 20 January 2023, 13:00 – General booking
Priority booking for multi-buy purchases by telephone only
Multi-buy and Group Bookings
Book 6–9 concerts and save 10%.
Book 10+ concerts and save 15%.
Book 10+ tickets for one concert and save 10%.
Discounts cannot be combined and must be booked in one transaction. Multi-buy tickets cannot be refunded and can only be exchanged for events within the same season.
Concessions
Full-time students receive a £5 ticket in the lowest price band or a £5 discount for all other price bands through generous contributions to our Concert Ticket Access Fund for Students.
Under 18s, registered disabled and wheelchair users with one companion save 50%. Unemployment benefit claimants save £5 on full-price tickets.
Special Requirements
All our venues have disabled access and facilities. If you require a wheelchair space or have specific access or seating requirements, please call the box office so that we can advise you on the best seating arrangement for your needs.
Latecomers
We will do our best to admit latecomers whenever possible at an appropriate point in the performance. Latecomers will be seated in a designated area until the interval, when they can take their allocated seat.
Unreserved Seating
Unreserved seating entitles you to a seat within your chosen area rather than a specific seat. Sponsors and those with disabilities are entitled to reserved seating in these areas, allocated at the Orchestra’s discretion.
Refunds and Conditions of Sale
Tickets may be exchanged for another concert or a credit voucher (valid for six months) if returned at least two weeks before the concert. Refunds can only be given if a concert is sold out or cancelled; an administration fee of £2 per ticket will apply. Ticket holders who have tested positive for COVID-19 must not attend events. They can request a full refund or exchange their ticket(s) for a gift voucher by contacting our box office. Please note that children under the age of 6 cannot be admitted to OPO concerts, with the exception of FUNomusica family concerts. Children over the age of 2 years require a ticket for family concerts.
We reserve the right to refuse admission and to change the date, time, artist, programme or venue of any event where unavoidable.
Please see our website for full T&Cs and FAQs.
Privacy Policy
The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra is committed to ensuring that your personal data is protected. We use the information that we collect about you in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003. This privacy policy sets out how we use and protect any information that you share with us.
Venue Information
Barbican Hall
Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ
Christ Church Cathedral St Aldate’s, Oxford OX1 1DP
Holywell Music Room
Holywell Street, Oxford OX1 3SD
JdP Music Building
St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DY
Malvern Theatre Grange Rd, Great Malvern, Malvern WR14 3HB
Olivier Hall, St Edward’s School
Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 7BG
Oxford Town Hall
St Aldate’s, Oxford OX1 1BX
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 2AP
Saffron Hall
Audley End Rd, Saffron Walden CB11 4UH
Sheldonian Theatre Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AZ
St John the Evangelist Church Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1EH
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ
University Church of St Mary the Virgin High Street, Oxford OX1 4BJ
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Patron
HRH Princess Alexandra Life Presidents
Geoffrey de Jager Harry Leventis Menahem Pressler
Honorary President
The Rt Hon the Lord Patten of Barnes, CH Vice President
Sir Victor Blank Patron
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Piano Festival Patron Alfred Brendel KBE Piano Festival President Sir András Schiff
Patron for New Music Marina, Lady Marks Music Director Marios Papadopoulos MBE
Conducting Fellow Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Trust
Registered Charity No. 1084256
Sir Ivor Roberts KCMG (Chair) Geoffrey de Jager (Deputy Chair)
Dr Saphié Ashtiany
Alfiya Askar
Marco Assetto
Raymond Blanc OBE Prof. Michael Earl David Haenlein
Lord Hall
Dr Russell Hirshfield
Bianca Jagger Rasha Khawaja
Dr Marios Papadopoulos MBE
Sir Jonathan Phillips Prof. Sir Andrew Pollard
Advisory Council
Dr Saphié Ashtiany (Chair) Emma Chamberlain OBE
John Caunt
Prof. Michael Earl Joanna Foster CBE
Peggotty Graham
Jeff Hewitt
Robert Jackson Lord Krebs
Dr Jill Pellew
Sir Jonathan Phillips Bob Price Hilary Reid-Evans Lady Stewart Prof. Irene Tracey Prof. Sir John Vickers Angela Wade David Whelton
Finance and Risk Committee
Prof. Michael Earl (Chair) David Haenlein
Jeff Hewitt Colin Maund Tom Purves
Honorary Members
Lord Butler of Brockwell
Sir Jeremy Greenstock Lady Heseltine John Leighfield CBE
Margarita Louis-Dreyfus
Sir Michael Parkinson CBE
Dr Michael Peagram Prof. Reinhard Strohm Francesca Schwarzenbach George Tsavliris
Bruno Wang
Oxford Philharmonic
Orchestra Productions Ltd
Company No. 03592323
VAT No. 208 4077 20
Directors
Dr Saphié Ashtiany
Marco Assetto David Haenlein Anthi Papadopoulos Dr Marios Papadopoulos MBE
Board Members, American Friends of the Oxford Philharmonic
Joshua M Berman Russell Hirshfield Marios Papadopoulos MBE Faanya Rose Saundra Whitney Christopher Wright
Advisory Council, American Friends of the Oxford Philharmonic
Alex Gorsky Sir John Hood Leila Larijani Aviad Meitar Antony Phillipson HE Mr Matthew Rycroft CBE James Sherwood†, Chairman Emeritus
Executive Management
Music Director
Dr Marios Papadopoulos MBE
Chief Operating Officer
Anthi Papadopoulos
Education and Community Director
David Haenlein
Administration
Design/Office Manager
Larisa Afrić
Planning Manager
Janet Marsden
Orchestra Personnel Manager
Ellie McCowan
Development Officer Mollie Lewis
Logistics Officer Ellie Rayfield Marketing Administrator Megan Cunnington
Ticketing and Events Officer
Lydia Skrentny Education Officer William Emery Associate Stephen Browning Philanthropic Consultancy Support Global Philanthropic Press and PR Nicky Thomas Media
Friends & Patrons Liaison John Caunt
Librarian Helen Harris Stage Manager Max Howard
Donors and Benefactors
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Trust (charity No. 1084256) acknowledges with deep gratitude the financial contributions made over the last twelve months by the following:
Individuals
Platinum Benefactors
Alfiya Askar Abulkhair & Timur Kuanyshev, Geoffrey & Caroline de Jager, Sir Howard & Lady Stringer
Gold Benefactors
Prof. Paul Davies & Dr Saphié Ashtiany, Marco & Francesca Assetto, Andrew & Celia Curran, Prof. & Mrs Raymond Dwek CBE, David Haenlein, Michael & Susan Pragnell, Simon & Alison Ryde
Silver Benefactors
Jon & Julia Aisbitt, Sir David Davies, Dr John & Baroness Ruth Deech, Anita Higham OBE, Lady Horton, Lord Laidlaw, Sir Sydney Lipworth KC & Lady Lipworth CBE, Colin & Rosemary Maund, Dr Michael Peagram, Jorge & Catharina Pereira, Lady Wolfson
Benefactors
Henry & Ruth Amar, Mark & Linda Barrett, Sir Win Bischoff, Di Bresciani, Dr Peter Collins, Michael & Heather Dalgleish, Sir David Davies, Alun Evans & Hilary Reid Evans, Peggotty & Andrew Graham, Robert & Caroline Jackson, Mr & Mrs John Leighfield CBE, Anthony & Jenny Loehnis, Pierre & Estera Lussato, Erik Penser & Birgitta Härenstam, Bjarne & Yvonne Rieber, Sir Ivor & Lady Roberts, Dr Pål Voltersvik & Mrs Liv Høgvold, David & Elizabeth Ure
Members
Aeonian Circle
Prof. Paul Davies & Dr Saphié Ashtiany, Maggie Copus, Hellios Information Ltd, Anita Higham OBE, David & Elizabeth Ure
Patrons
John & Hilary Bach, Angela Beatson Wood, Mary Beattie, Igor Blinov, Stephanie Butcher, Dr Karen & Dr Eric Caines, John & Christine Caunt, Prof. David Coleman, Peter Coleman, Charles & Gisela Cooper, Eric Coutts, Neville & Christine Dalton, Patricia Donnelly, Jack Edmondson, Svetlana Egorova, Blair Eldridge, Lord & Lady Esher, Christopher & Marian French, David & Elizabeth French, David Golding, Ron & Penny Gulliver, Jeff & Pauline Hewitt, Peter & Valerie Hill, Elizabeth Holliday, Sir John & Lady Hood, Dr Sally Hope, Dr Chris Hornby, Keith Jackson, Glen & Mandy James, Prof. Richard Jenkyns, Dr Peter & Mrs Juliet Johnson, Christina Kautzky, Sir David & Lady Keene, Prof. Martin Kemp, Sir Anthony & Lady Kenny, Mr Michael Leech OBE & Dr Joyce Leech, Kaye & David Lillycrop, Prof. Peter Mackridge, J C Miller, Amanda & David Milne
KC, Joy Morning, Amanda Nicholson, Neil Pearson, Mark & Jill Pellew, Dr David Pick, Derek & Muriel Pilkington, Prof. Sir Andrew Pollard, Tom & Hilde Purves, John Pool, Michael Rouse CBE, Christine Sandall, Sander Schakelaar, Alan Smith, William Smith, Gregory & Susan Spence, Prof. Paul Trayhurn, Stephen Turner, Angela Wade, Michael & Christine Warburton, Dr Trudy Watt, Sam & Suzanne Webber, Charles Young
Trusts, Foundations, Institutions and Public Sector
Diamond Benefactors
A.G. Leventis Foundation, The Sackler Trust
Platinum Benefactors
The Michael Bishop Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, H.K. Leventis Foundation
Gold Benefactors
Foyle Foundation, Bernard Morris Charitable Trust, The James & Shirley Sherwood Foundation, Michael Marks Charitable Trust, Thompson Family Charitable Trust
Silver Benefactors
Dorset Foundation, Lord Leonard & Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation, Tolkien Trust, David Ure 2013 Trust, Miss V L Clore’s 1967 Charitable Trust, Thriplow Charitable Trust
Benefactors
Aird Charitable Trust, Calleva Foundation, The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, Dalgleish Trust, Clore Duffield Foundation, Doris Field Charitable Trust, Finzi Trust, Oxford City Council, The Polonsky Foundation, 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust
Patrons
Peter Cadbury Charitable Trust, JFR Charitable Trust, Souldern Charitable Trust
Corporates
Silver Benefactors
BMW UK, Hellios Information Ltd Benefactor
John & Arthur Beare
American Supporters
Diamond Benefactors
Dr Russell Hirshfield & Leila Larijani, Pfizer, Inc, Rosenblatt Charitable Trust
Platinum Benefactor
Thomas A Barron, Barclays, Ruth & Joshua M Berman, Mary Jaharis, JP Morgan, Kallinikeion Foundation, Faanya Rose, Saundra Whitney, Christopher Wright
Gold Benefactors
Anonymous, Sir Ronald & Lady Cohen, Elena & John Coumantaros, Zvi & Ofra Meitar Family Fund, Ruth Gjessing-Newman, Mr & Mrs Blake Samuels, Dee Schwab
Silver Benefactors
BofA Securities, Paula Begoun, CeCe & Lee Black, Roger & Paula Butler, Samantha & Nabil Chartouni, Lilli Forouraghi Charitable Trust, The Lowell, Mary Mochary Management Trust, Roy & Jenny Niederhoffer, Natalie Pray, Adam Zoia
Benefactors
Afsaneh Beschloss, Noreen Buckfire, Mr & Mrs Peter M Faulkner, Gavin Garrett, Mrs John Gutfreund, Lucy & Nicholas Kourides, Geraldine Kunstadter, Helen Little, MAI VILMS Charitable Foundation, Aniko Gaal Schott, Robert Shaw, Daisy M Soros, Kari Jonassen Tiedemann, Peter & Anna Tscherpine, Marianne Wyman
Patrons
Layla Diba, Rick Donner, Barbara Grewe, Antonia K Milonas, Vernon Palmer, Nigel Travis, Peter & Mary Jeanne Tufano
Contact us
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, 29a Teignmouth Road, London NW2 4EB 01865 987 222 (general) | 01865 980 980 (box office) | info@oxfordphil.com | oxfordphil.com
American Friends of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Email: camilla@oxfordphil.org | Tel: + 212 729 0127 864 Lexington Avenue, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10065
The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra is a member of the Association of British Orchestras.
This brochure is published by Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Productions Ltd. Information is correct at time of going to print (December 2022).
Brochure design by Larisa Afrić.
Photography credits: Marco Borggreve, Richard Cave, Jason Dodd, Benjamin Ealovega, Chris Gloag, Andrej Grilc, Kaupo Kikkas, Mariotta Mendez/IDAGIO, MidAmerica Productions, Inc., Nick Rutter, Jake Turney, Zhutek.
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