Music Director: Marios Papadopoulos
2023 Silver Jubilee Campaign
Royal Gala Concert and Dinner at Windsor Castle
Tuesday 27 June 2023
The Oxford Philharmonic was founded in 1998 and has since become one of the finest orchestras in Europe, collaborating regularly with some of the world’s most celebrated artists. In 2002, it was appointed the first-ever Orchestra in Residence at the University of Oxford.
• We provide performances of the highest calibre that complements the global reputation of the University of Oxford. Our position as Orchestra in Residence at the University of Oxford gives the Oxford Philharmonic a unique dimension of academic and community breadth unlike any other UK orchestra.
• We have a style of performance unlike any other UK orchestra by presenting familiar works in a new light. We bring internationally renowned artists such as Anne-Sophie Mutter, András Schiff, Martha Argerich and Evgeny Kissin to Oxford.
• Our musicians are committed to reaching out with music into areas where it is most needed, to inspire diverse audiences and musicians of the future.
• We attract capacity audiences, around a quarter of whom are students and under-18s. This is one of the highest percentages of students of any UK orchestra audience and we are continuing to increase the diversity of our audiences.
The Oxford Philharmonic at the Barbican, February 2023The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra is honoured to have been invited by Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra - Royal Patron of the Orchestra - to celebrate its Silver Jubilee with a concert on Tuesday 27 June 2023 at the historic Waterloo Chamber followed by dinner in the magnificent 180-foot Banquet Room in St George’s Hall of Windsor Castle. The Royal Gala Concert and Dinner marks the launch of the Oxford Philharmonic’s Silver Jubilee Campaign.
The Orchestra has been fortunate to enjoy the Patronage of Princess Alexandra for the last 15 years and we are extremely grateful for Her Royal Highness’s extraordinary support for our fundraising efforts during this time. We are therefore honoured that Her Royal Highness will join the Gala evening, and she has indicated her wish to thank donors to the Orchestra’s Silver Jubilee Campaign at the concert and dinner at Windsor Castle
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra with Marios Papadopoulos at Buckingham Palace
Royal Gala Concert and Dinner at Windsor Castle Tuesday 27 June 2023
The format for the Gala Evening will be as follows:
6.30pm Champagne Reception in the Grand Reception Room of Windsor Castle
7:30pm Gala Concert in the Waterloo Chamber
Marios Papadopoulos conducts an ensemble from the Oxford Philharmonic
8:45pm Three-course dinner in St George’s Hall
10.45pm Carriages
Black Tie and Long Dresses
Places at the Gala Evening are strictly limited to 200 guests.
The Gala Evening - Tuesday 27 June 2023
Guests will be treated to a spectacular and unique experience at Windsor Castle, the late Queen’s favourite Palace. The evening will commence at 6:30pm with a Champagne Reception in the spectacular Grand Reception Room. With its vast French Rococo ceiling, the Grand Reception Room is one of the greatest examples of Regency grandeur.
From there we will move to the magnificent Waterloo Chamber - lined with portraits of the monarchs, commanders and statesmen from the alliance that defeated Napoleon - for a concert given by members of the Oxford Philharmonic.
Following the concert, Her Royal Highness will lead guests to the stunning St George's Hall where every year the British Monarch hosts a State Banquet for Heads of States. St George's Hall had to be rebuilt after the fire of 1992, and features a ceiling studded with the coats of arms of every single Knight of the Garter since the order was founded in 1348.
St George’s Hall