Tom Carroll (Cello)
Graham Caskie (Piano)
Delius Romanze
Debussy Cello Sonata
Chopin Cello Sonata
Season Ticket Price: FULL - £117 & Concession - £104
Free Admission To Children between the ages of 10 and 5 When Accompanied By An Adult.
Please note we do not allow Children under the age of 5.
Running Time: 1:00
Season Ticket Price: FULL - £117 & Concession - £104
Free Admission To Children between the ages of 10 and 5 When Accompanied By An Adult.
Please note we do not allow Children under the age of 5.
Running Time: 1:00
The International Baroque Players present outstanding period instrument performance by talented young musicians from all over the world. The Pleasure Gardens of the Eighteenth Century provided Londoners from all walks of life with evenings of multi-sensory entertainment. Food, wine, music and visual spectacle provided respite from the crowded city. In this programme, IBP will perform an eclectic programme of eighteenth century popular hits by Handel and Arne, alongside beautiful and rare repertoire by Avison and Boyce. On this occasion the ensemble will be directed by up-and-coming harpsichordist Christopher Bucknall who recently toured as a concerto soloist with Rachel Podger and works extensively in baroque opera and chamber music. For these concerts the IBP also welcome talented soprano Mary Bevan (“when she opened up her high register…the effect was ravishing” The Independent).
By kind permission of the Vicar and PCC
Running Time: 2:15
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail K384: Overture; no 8 Durch Zartlichkeit und Schmeicheln; no 12 Welche Wonne, welche Lust (Louise Alder)
Symphony no. 39 in E flat K543
Oboe Concerto K314
Zaide K344 no. 3 Ruhe sanft
Beethoven: Symphony no. 1
George Caird is soloist and conductor with the Oxford Sinfonia in an evening of Mozart and Beethoven
Running Time: 1:50
Season Ticket Price: FULL - £117 & Concession - £104
Free Admission To Children between the ages of 10 and 5 When Accompanied By An Adult.
Please note we do not allow Children under the age of 5.
Running Time: 1:00
This second teatime concert by The Holywell Ensemble and OXUS again spans the centuries and continents. Haydn’s delightful D minor quartet, with its poignant slow movement and gypsy-themed finale precedes a rare chance to hear Steve Reich’s powerful minimalist work Different Trains for string quartet with pre-recorded tape accompaniment. Brahms’s beautiful clarinet quintet closes the concert. An enriching way to spend your Sunday afternoon.
Running Time: 2hrs
Schumann Marchenerzahlungen Op. 132
Kurtag Hommage a Robert Schumann for clarinet, viola and piano
Ravel Piano trio in A minor
Copland Sextet for clarinet, piano and string quartet
NORTHERN LIGHTS
Borodin Quartet No.2
Sibelius Malinconia for cello and piano
Svendsen String Octet Op.3
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Running Time: 2hrs
FRATERNAL
Pärt Fratres for violin, string orchestra and drums
Lindberg Clarinet Quintet
Mozart Clarinet Quintet
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Running Time: 1hr
INTIMATE VOICES
Rachmaninov Trio Elegiaque
Sibelius Quartet in D minor, Op.56, ‘Intimate Voices’
Shostakovich Piano Quintet
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Running Time: 2:15
LOVE & DISSONANCE
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Overture, arr.Vladimir Mendelssohn
Grieg Violin Sonata No.2
Vasks Piano Quartet
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Running Time: 1hr
VALSE SENTIMENTALE
Anton Rubinstein Six soirées à St Petersburg &
Sibelius Valse Triste
Tchaikovsky Valse Sentimentale
Rachmaninov Vocalise
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio
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Running Time: 2hrs
Oxford Chamber Music Festival - White Nights - Nordic Jam
Friday 1/10 21:45 at Vaults & Gardens, & Old Library, University Church of St Mary the Virgin
Classical Music | Oxford Chamber Music Foundation
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Late night jam session at the Vaults: Food, wine finish tango and spontaneous music making with all the festival artists.
Ticket include 2 course dinner and wine.
Running Time: 90min
BRUNCH CONCERT
11.30am Brunch buffet
12.15pm Concert
Handel -Halvorsen Passacaglia
Glazunov String Quintet
Brunch buffet included in the ticket price
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Running Time: 2hrs
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conductor
Monteverdi Vespers of 1610
The Vespers of 1610 is a monumental work in the history of Western music. Monteverdi's spectacular writing for choir and orchestra, with colourful use of sackbutts, cornetts, theorbo and soloists is as spell-binding today as for the work's first audiences. It will no doubt have many anniversary performances, but Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s return to the work with which the Monteverdi Choir's unparalleled career began, is surely the one to catch. Music at Oxford is privileged to join forces with Wadham College, also celebrating its 400th anniversary, to bring one of the most enduringly magnificent works of the seventeenth century to Oxford.
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Running Time: 2:30
FESTIVAL FINALE
Saariaho 'Terra Memoria' string quartet
Atterberg Suite no. 3 for Violin, Viola and String Orchestra
Shostakovich Piano Trio no.2
Grieg Holberg Suite
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Running Time: 2hrs
Prokofiev's sonatas 6-8 from 1941-44 and Beethoven's op 2 sonatas
Friday 8th October - Friday 12th November - Friday 10th December
Prokofiev’s visionary sonatas 6, 7 and 8 from the years 1941 - 44 are presented in an unique opportunity to hear these masterpieces in sequence. These beautiful and brilliant works are contrasted with the vitality of Beethoven’s first three sonatas and performed by the Danish pianist David Christophersen. His recording of Prokofiev’s sonatas nos 6 and 7 and shorter works by Kabalevsky will be on sale at these concerts; ‘a very musical pianist’ – Henry Holst.
Programme Friday 8th October:
Beethoven
Sonata op 2/1 in F minor
Rachmaninov
Preludes op 23 nos 7 and 10; op 32 nos 2 and 5
Kabalevsky
15 Children’s Pieces op 27
Prokofiev
6th Sonata op 82
Guidance: Not suitable for children under 8
Running Time: 1:45
A Taste for Simple Form
Ensemble Settecento, conducted by Robert Hodge, combine the talents of leading players in the orchestral scene and post graduate students from the Royal Colleges of Music in London. They have teamed up with historic buildings specialist Barnaby Wheeler in a programme of music by Purcell, Vivaldi, J.S.Bach, Haydn and Tim Perkins, illustrated with architecture from The Baroque to English Palladian.
On September 8th, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales sent his best wishes for the success of the concert.
Soloists are Edmund Jones, Carol Irby - violins, Susanna Perkins - bassoon, in a programme including Concerto for 2 Violins by J.S.Bach, Violin Concerto No 1 in C by Haydn, and Vivaldi’s “la Notte” for Bassoon and Strings, his most popular wind concerto.
Of particular interest is “Bending Glass” for Bassoon, Keyboard and Strings by charismatic Oxford composer Tim Perkins, inspired by a visit to a glassmaking factory in Venice.
“Tantalising quality” HADCAF Festival 2009
"Architecture is Frozen Music” .....Goethe
Running Time: 2:15
Raphael Wallfisch, cello
PART ONE 6.30 – 7.35pm
BACH Suite No.1 in G major BWV1007 (19')
BACH Suite No.2 in D minor BWV1008 (21')
BACH Suite No.3 in C major BWV1009 (23')
Interval 1
PART TWO 8.00 – 8.50pm
BACH Suite No.4 in Eb major BWV1010 (24')
BACH Suite No.5 in C minor BWV1011 (23')
Interval 2
9.10 – 9.45pm
BACH Suite No.6 in D major BWV1012 (32')
(Part One and Part Two must be booked separately)
Bach’s Cello Suites are arguably the best music ever written for the cello. Every cellist makes their own mark on the various miniature masterpieces that make up the splendid, contemplative whole, and this evening’s is one of the best interpreters. Come and sample an after-work performance or as many parts as you like and design your evening to suit your listening appetite.
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Running Time: 50min
Raphael Wallfisch, cello
PART ONE 6.30 – 7.35pm
BACH Suite No.1 in G major BWV1007 (19')
BACH Suite No.2 in D minor BWV1008 (21')
BACH Suite No.3 in C major BWV1009 (23')
Interval 1
PART TWO 8.00 – 8.50pm
BACH Suite No.4 in Eb major BWV1010 (24')
BACH Suite No.5 in C minor BWV1011 (23')
Interval 2
9.10 – 9.45pm
BACH Suite No.6 in D major BWV1012 (32')
(Part One and Part Two must be booked separately)
Bach’s Cello Suites are arguably the best music ever writeen for the cello. Every cellist makes their own mark on the various miniature masterpieces that make up the splendid, contemplative whole, and this evening’s is one of the best interpreters. Come and sample an after-work performance or as many parts as you like and design your evening to suit your listening appetite.
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Running Time: 2:00
Schumann ‘Kerner Lieder’ & settings of Heine
Wolfgang Holzmair – baritone
Julius Drake - piano
The opening concert of the 2010 Oxford Lieder Festival appropriately features Schumann in his bicentenary year. Schumann’s Kerner Lieder contains some of the composer’s finest writing, with moments of high drama and extraordinary tenderness. Heinrich Heine was one of Schumann’s favourite poets, and as well as the cycles to his poems (Op. 24 Liederkreis and Dichterliebe) there are many other settings, some of which are brought together in this concert. Wolfgang Holzmair’s and Julius Drake are both Lieder Festival favourites, and expert song performers.
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.45 for anyone wishing to attend.
“Singing for All” workshop for adults led by Fiona Dobie
Beautiful harmony songs are taught by ear with hot tips on how to sing well. This is fun and enlightening for all singers, experienced and beginners!
“Warm, encouraging, great sense of fun” - previous participant
Running Time: 2:30
Angela Bic soprano - Winner of the 2009 Kathleen Ferrier Awards Song Prize
Robin Davis piano - Winner of the 2009 Kathleen Ferrier Awards Musicians Benevolent Fund Accompanist’s Prize
The duo of Angela Bic and Robin Davis gave a memorable lunchtime recital at the 2008 Lieder Festival, and in 2009 they won the Song Prize and Accompanists’ Prize at the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier Awards. They present a carefully thought-out programme of songs celebrating the anniversaries of Schumann, Wolf and Mahler, also including songs by Schubert and Strauss. This programme lasts one hour without interval.
Katarina Karnéus mezzo-soprano
Julius Drake piano
Sibelius is often considered a composer primarily of symphonic music, but he wrote songs throughout his life and they are a key part of his output. The same could also be said of Grieg, not least due to the fact that his wife was a singer. Since winning the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in 1995, Swedish mezzo-soprano Katarina Karnéus has appeared on all the world’s major stages and is particularly renowned as a recitalist. Her recordings of songs by Grieg and Sibelius with Julius Drake on Hyperion have been universally acclaimed, and they will perform some of this glorious repertoire in this concert.
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.45 for anyone wishing to attend.
Schubert: Songs with Guitar
Nathalie Chalkley soprano
Christoph Denoth guitar
Schubert was a gifted guitarist, and there is considerable evidence that Schubert wrote many of his songs with the guitar in mind. Christoph Denoth is a world-renowned guitarist and an expert on the use of the instrument in this repertoire. He is joined by rising star Nathalie Chalkley for an evening of magical music in the atmospheric setting of New College Chapel.
Franz Schubert: Winterreise
Gary Griffiths baritone
Sholto Kynoch piano
Baritone Gary Griffiths won the 2009 Guildhall Gold Medal and is rapidly establishing himself as a singer to watch, already engaged for major roles at Welsh National Opera. In this concert he and Sholto Kynoch will perform Schubert’s great song cycle Winterreise. At the height of his creative powers, Schubert wrote this cycle of 24 songs, loosely following a young man wandering in despair; his “Winter Journey”. When first played to a circle of friends, they were perplexed by its unremitting pessimism, but Schubert merely stated, “I like these songs more than all the others, and you will come to like them also”. How right his words were to prove!
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.45 for anyone wishing to attend.
Schubert: Schwanengesang
Benedict Nelson baritone
Gary Matthewman piano
As part of Oxford Lieder’s now annual tradition of programming all three Schubert song cycles, emerging star Benedict Nelson performs Schwanengesang. Whilst not intended by Schubert as a complete cycle, it contains many of his finest songs including the extraordinarily haunting “Der Doppelgänger”.
Benedict Nelson won second prize at last year’s Wigmore Hall International Song Competition and was hailed by Rupert Christiansen in the Daily Telegraph as Best Newcomer in his “Opera Highlights of 2009”. He is joined by pianist Gary Matthewman, established as one of the outstanding accompanists in the UK.
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.45 for anyone wishing to attend.
Stuart Jackson – tenor
Jocelyn Freeman - piano
The Oxford Lieder Festival lunchtime Schumann recitals get under way with a performance from one of the Royal Academy of Music’s most exciting young singers, who was also awarded this year’s Oxford Lieder Scholarship. A perfect interlude to the day.
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
Tilman Lichdi tenor
Roger Vignoles piano
Die schöne Müllerin tells the tragic tale of a young lad as he steps out into the world, full of optimism, only to meet with bitter disappointment; the beautiful miller's daughter fails even to notice him, and he is ultimately driven to despair. Schubert's musical journey matches the protagonist's perfectly, mirroring the gradual mental descent of the tragic young man.
Emerging German tenor Tilman Lichdi (”Simply sensational” - Chicago Classical Review) is joined by Roger Vignoles, one of the world's leading pianists.
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.45 for anyone wishing to attend.
Schumann Quartet no.1 in A minor
The Doric String Quartet
The Doric String Quartet is firmly established as the finest quartet of its generation and will be “in residence” at this year’s Oxford Lieder Festival, performing Schumann’s three magnificent string quartets and a concert on 25th.
Miss the rush-hour traffic whilst enjoying this exceptional concert.
“Women on the Edge” – songs by Purcell, Tchaikovsky, Schumann & others
Felicity Palmer mezzo-soprano
Simon Lepper piano
One of Britain's best-loved singers, Felicity Palmer presents a programme exploring "women on the edge", socially, emotionally and physically! Joined by pianist Simon Lepper, they will perform songs by a wide range of composers, from Purcell, Schumann and Tchaikovsky, through the gypsy songs of Brahms and Dvorák to Sondheim's Broadway classics.
The programme has already been performed on a number of occasions to great acclaim, and this is sure to be a wonderful evening.
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.45 for anyone wishing to attend.
Presented in association with RNCM
Elizabeth Skinner soprano
Joshua Friend tenor
Yasmin Rowe piano
Continuing a partnership with the Royal Northern College of Music, Oxford Lieder welcomes three of their finest students, who will perform a number of Schumann’s lesser-known songs and some of the delightful duets.
Schumann: Spanisches Liederspiel & Spanische Liebeslieder
Stephen Hough: Herbstlieder
Ned Rorem: “My Love is as a Fever” (Sonnet 147)
Songs by Quilter & Barber
The Prince Consort:
Anna Leese soprano | Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples tenor | Jacques Imbrailo baritone
Alisdair Hogarth piano
Schumann's two Spanish-influenced works for four voices in various combinations are among his finest writing, yet are rarely heard due to the forces required. They are ideally suited to the artists of The Prince Consort, who also give two world premières in this concert; one by the phenomenal pianist, composer and polymath Stephen Hough and the other by leading American composer Ned Rorem.
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.45 for anyone wishing to attend.
Presented in association with the GSMD
Ines Simoes soprano
Piran Legg baritone
Jean-Yves Cornet piano
Three outstanding students of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama perform Schumann’s most substantial song cycle, Myrthen, his glorious wedding gift to his wife Clara.
Sophie Daneman soprano
Anna Grevelius mezzo-soprano
James Gilchrist tenor
Stephan Loges baritone
Sholto Kynoch piano
Hugo Wolf wrote almost nothing other than songs, but the legacy he left is a rich one. His writing found its peak with his settings of the poet Eduard Mörike, often compared to Britten and Auden or Schubert and Goethe for the perfect marriage of composer and poet. On 22nd and 23rd October, 150 years on from the composer’s birth, all 53 of these extraordinary settings will be performed by these four exceptional singers.
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.45 for anyone wishing to attend.
Sophie Daneman soprano
Anna Grevelius mezzo-soprano
James Gilchrist tenor
Stephan Loges baritone
Sholto Kynoch piano
Eduard Mörike was a pastor and painter as well as a poet and a great lover of music. His poetry inspired settings by a range of composers from Brahms and Schumann to Schoeck, Pfitzner and Marx, but none so much as Hugo Wolf. His poems range from short, bright reflections on nature and simple love poetry to much darker, introverted worlds. Wolf evidently felt a great affinity with the poet and his works: of his 53 settings (notwithstanding a handful of earlier efforts), every one is a gem and a remarkable number are considered masterpieces of the song repertoire.
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.45 for anyone wishing to attend.
Brahms: Zigeunerlieder
Poulenc: Métamorphoses
Songs by Mendelssohn, Strauss, Duparc & Rachmaninov
Sarah-Jane Brandon soprano - Winner of the 2009 Kathleen Ferrier Award
Gary Matthewman piano
Sarah-Jane Brandon, won the prestigiouos 2009 Kathleen Ferrier Award. Of her winning performance, the Independent wrote, “one of tomorrow’s great divas… a born recitalist”. Her programme includes Brahms’ ferociously energetic Gypsy Songs, Poulenc’s colourful settings of Louise de Vilmorin (including the famed “Paganini”), and some of Strauss’ most popular songs, including “Cäcilie” and “Morgen!”.
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.45 for anyone wishing to attend.
Respighi: Il Tramonto
Chausson: Chanson Perpétuelle
Schubert: “Rosamunde” Quartet
Works by Saint-Saëns & Brahms
The Doric String Quartet
Catherine Hopper mezzo-soprano
Sholto Kynoch piano
The Doric Quartet, who are “in residence” at this year’s Oxford Lieder Festival (performing the three Schumann quartets in rush-hour concerts on 20th, 27th and 29th), join with the wonderful mezzo Catherine Hopper. Together they perform Respighi’s masterpiece for mezzo and string quartet, Il Tramonto. Chausson’s darkly moving Chanson Perpétuelle is less well known but deserves to be heard more often, while Schubert’s “Rosamunde” quartet is of course one of the most popular works in the repertoire.
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.30 for anyone wishing to attend.
Songs and duets by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Debussy, Fauré, Quilter & Britten
Mary Bevan soprano
Sophie Bevan soprano
Sholto Kynoch piano
Sisters Sophie and Mary Bevan, both exceptional emerging talents, present a wonderful programme of songs and duets. This is not the first time they have sung alongside one another: this summer they sang Susanna and Barbarina in Garsington Opera’s production of The Marriage of Figaro, as well as performing tonight’s programme in Malta. The varied repertoire they cover includes Brahms’ delightful setting of Mörike’s bitter-sweet poem, The Sisters, a number of duets and some enchanting folk-song arrangements.
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.30 for anyone wishing to attend.
Schumann: String Quartet no. 2 in F
The Doric String Quartet
The Doric String Quartet continue their survey of Schumann’s three extraordinary quartets. All three quartets were written in 1842. Schumann himself wrote; “You may rest assured that I have spared no pains to produce something really respectable – indeed, I sometimes think my best.”
Programme devised and introduced by Ian Partridge CBE
The concert given by participants of the Oxford Lieder Master Course is now an established annual event. During the course, nine outstanding duos work with tenor Ian Partridge and three guest tutors, studying a huge range of repertoire. For the culmination of the course Ian Partridge devises a programme of songs selected from the week. This concert traditionally has a richly varied programme and is given by singers and pianists who are about to embark on their careers.
Presented in association with the RCM
Robyn Allegra Parton soprano
Kitty Whately mezzo-soprano
Belinda Jones piano
Oxford Lieder is delighted to welcome for the first time students of the Royal College of Music to our lunchtime recital series. Robyn Allegra Parton was the winner of the 2009 Oxford Lieder Scholarship. She and Kitty Whately continue the Oxford Lieder Festival lunchtime Schumann concerts.
Berlioz: Les Nuits d’été
Granados: La Maja dolorosa
Songs by Schubert (settings of Metastasio) & Rossini, and a selection of early Spanish songs
Clara Mouriz mezzo-soprano
Joseph Middleton piano
Described in The Times as “a classy act: a light, agile mezzo of great charm and elegant intelligence”, Clara Mouriz gathers universal acclaim for her stunning voice and captivating stage presence. She and pianist Joseph Middleton present a programme including haunting works by Granados, some of Schubert’s few settings of Italian texts and Berlioz’s remarkable Les Nuits d’été. These latter songs are perhaps better known in their orchestral version, but were originally written for voice and piano. Berlioz, setting texts by his friend Théophile Gautier, produced in this cycle some of his most inventive and lyrical songs; his great contribution to the song repertoire.
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.30 for anyone wishing to attend.
Robert Schumann – String Quartet No. 3 in A major (Op. 41, no. 3)
Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in A major (Op. 20, no. 6)
Songs by Schumann, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Ives & Copland
Sir Willard White – bass-baritone
Eugene Asti - piano
One of the world’s best-loved singers, Sir Willard White, makes his first appearance at the Oxford Lieder Festival with renowned pianist Eugene Asti. Their programme includes Schumann’s dramatic Husaren-Lieder and some of his Heine settings, as well as songs by Vaughan Williams, English folksong arrangements by Britten, and settings of American folksongs by Ives and Copeland. The concert concludes with a group of Rodgers and Hammerstein classics. Not a concert to miss!
Premium tickets are available for this concert at £50. These include seats in a reserved area of the Holywell, a signed programme and an exclusive post-concert reception with Sir Willard White and Eugene Asti. They can be booked by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.30pm for anyone wishing to attend.
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Schumann: Piano Works
Alasdair Beatson – piano
Alasdair Beatson, described by the Sunday Times as “artistry incarnate”, performs piano works by Schumann, including the Fantasy and the Gesänge der Frühe, and transcriptions of some of the songs. New College Ante-Chapel provides a magical backdrop.
An Introduction to Polish Song: Songs by Chopin, Paderewski & Moniuszko
Maciek O’Shea baritone
Sholto Kynoch piano
This concert celebrates Chopin’s bicentenary, with a number of his songs performed in the context of other notable, though lesser-known, Polish composers.
Bach’s Most Secret Desire is the first part of the IBP Journey of Discovery Series, to be delivered through three concerts in October, February and April at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford.
In this concert J.S. Bach’s ever popular Concerto for Violin and Oboe forms the centrepiece of a programme which explores works from a similar musical context and background. The programme also includes incredible (and criminally seldom performed!) works by W.F. Bach (Adagio & Fugue), Heinichen (Dresden Concerto) and Zelenka’s “Hipochondrie, as well as an extraordinary orchestral Sonata in F by Handel.
It promises to be a real Journey of Discovery as we explore the familiar baroque soundworld in works that are immaculately well-constructed and share much in common with J.S. Bach and his style. And of course, the International Baroque Players will bring these pieces to life with their usual flair, charisma and energy.
This concert takes place with thanks to the Vicar and PCC of St Mary’s.
Running Time: 2hrs
Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death
Schumann: Andersen Lieder & settings of Eichendorff
Richard Rodney Bennett: Songs Before Sleep
Jonathan Lemalu bass-baritone
Roger Vignoles piano
Jonathan Lemalu makes an eagerly anticipated return to the Oxford Lieder Festival with an attractive and varied programme. He performs Schumann’s magical songs to poems by Hans Christian Andersen and some of his settings of the great poet Eichendorff, as well as a group of songs by Schumann's close friend, Brahms. After this comes Mussorgsky's haunting and dramatic Songs and Dances of Death. The programme concludes with a cycle of nursery rhyme settings by Richard Rodney Bennett. Written for Jonathan Lemalu in 2002, they have been acclaimed as wonderfully inventive songs are an ideal celebratory end to the 2010 Oxford Lieder Festival.
There will be a free pre-concert talk at 7pm. Doors will open at 6.45pm for anyone wishing to attend.
Season ticket for all 6 concerts in the 2010/2011 Oxford Chamber Music Society on the following dates: 31 October, 21 November, 16 January, 6 February, 13 March, 10 April.
See individual website entries for full programme.
Running Time: 2hrs
Haydn in G Hob XV:25 ‘Gipsy Rondo’
Mendelssohn no 1 in D minor opus 49
Dvořák no 3 in F minor opus 65
The Sitkovetsky Piano Trio comprise three young musicians who met and worked together at the Yehudi Menuhin School. Formed in 2007, they have already received numerous awards and critical acclaim.
Running Time: 2hrs
Leader Mariette Richter
Music Director Robert Max
Soloist Danny Driver (piano)
Programme Liadov Baba Yaga
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 3
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
Under 16 free of charge when accompanied by an adult - please call 01865 305 305 to book.
Running Time: 2hrs
Prokofiev's sonatas 6-8 from 1941-44 and Beethoven's op 2 sonatas
Friday 8th October - Friday 12th November - Friday 10th December
Prokofiev’s visionary sonatas 6, 7 and 8 from the years 1941 - 44 are presented in an unique opportunity to hear these masterpieces in sequence. These beautiful and brilliant works are contrasted with the vitality of Beethoven’s first three sonatas and performed by the Danish pianist David Christophersen. His recording of Prokofiev’s sonatas nos 6 and 7 and shorter works by Kabalevsky will be on sale at these concerts; ‘a very musical pianist’ – Henry Holst.
Programme Friday 12th November:
Beethoven
Sonata op 2/2 in A major
Chopin
Nocturne in F sharp op 15/2
Ballade in A flat op 47
Berceuse op 57
Kabalevsky
Sonatina no 1 op 13/1
Prokofiev
7th Sonata op 83
Guidance: Not suitable for children under 8.
Running Time: 1:45
Chapel Series
Sally Pryce harp
Adam Walker flute
Programme to include works by Mozart, Faure, Bach, Jean-Michel Damase and Debussy.
The combination of flute and harp is in many ways a perfect marriage, yet is heard surprisingly rarely in the concert hall. Adam and Sally’s programme could not better showcase their instruments, ranging from the understated sophistication of Bach to the colour and charisma of Debussy.
Book all 3 events in the Chapel series and get 10% discount, or book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount, by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined)
Running Time: 1:45
Jerusalem Quartet
Mozart String Quartet K175
Mendelssohn Quartet Op 44/2
Brahms Quartet No 1 Op 51/1
One of the most vibrant international chamber music ensembles to emerge in recent years, The Jerusalem Quartet includes Oxford in its new tour of top European venues. They perform three works which are central to the quartet repertoire and represent some of each composer’s best writing. Whether you know then or not, this quartet will certainly bring something new and fresh to such well-loved classics.
With the generous support of Ruth & John Deech; Sandra and Raymond Dwek; Zvi and Ophra Meitar; Alison and Simon Ryde
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined)
Running Time: 1:15
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Book Tickets
Prices: £40 / £26 / £18 (Partial View) / £10 (No View)
Haydn in G op 54 no 1,
Ireland no 1 in D minor.
Beethoven in F opus 135
The Maggini Quartet is one of the finest British string quartets, both in performance and through award winning recordings. They have sold more than 100,000 discs, and won several individual awards.
Running Time: 2hrs
Geoffrey Hopkins returns to the J.D.P. to perform the complete Chopin Études: 12 Études Bk.1. Op.10, 12 Études Bk.2. Op 25, 3 Nouvelles Études.
Running Time: 1:30
Bach wrote his Christmas Oratorio in Leipzig during 1734, and surprisingly it was only performed once in its entirity during his lifetime. In fact the first complete concert performance took place as recently as 1857, during the period in which many of his works were being revived in Germany. Despite the slow uptake, this work has subsequently become one of Bach's most popular and most widely performed choral compositions.
This performance will consist of Parts 1, 2, 4 and 6 of the Christmas Oratorio, and will be sung in English.
Running Time: 2:30
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 in D
Nicola Benedetti violin
Marios Papadopoulos conductor
Beethoven wrote his only violin concerto in 1806. It quickly fell into obscurity after a disastrous premiere, but has long since become a staple in the instrument’s repertoire. Nicola Benedetti, the 2004 BBC Young Musician of the Year, joins the Philomusica for tonight’s performance. Brahms’ autumnal 2nd Symphony is one of his later works, characterised by a distinctively nostalgic lyricism. Sponsored by Raymond and Sandra Dwek
YOUNG ARTISTS PLATFORM, 6.30pm
Free access for evening concert ticket holders
Directing from the keyboard Masterclass with Marios Papadopoulos
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 in A
Alissa Firsova piano, Oxford Philomusica
Music Director Marios Papadopoulos is this year’s Honorary Fellow of The Worshipful Company of Musicians. As such, he has undertaken a number of projects in association with the Company to assist young musicians. One of these features a brilliant musician, Alissa Firsova, in a Directing from the Keyboard masterclass offering an unparalleled opportunity for a wonderful young artist to play and conduct a professional orchestra and receive guidance on this aspect of music-making that she is interested in pursuing as a career. In association with The Worshipful Company of Musicians
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Running Time: 2hrs
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Oxford's premier large choir and its principal conductor Nicholas Cleobury join forces with the London Mozart Players
and a group of distinguished soloists to perform Haydn's Creation - an uplifting masterpiece not to be missed!
Running Time: 2:10
Albanian virtuoso Alda Dizdari and renowned pianist Sholto Kynoch perform Brahms' three sonatas, pinnacles of the romantic repertoire. From the serene but passionate first sonata (G major), to the autumnal lyricism of the second (A major) to the drama and turbulence of the third (D minor), these works are among Brahms' finest output. Also included in the programme is the fiery C-minor Scherzo, Brahms' contribution to the FAE sonata, a present from Brahms, Schumann and Albert Dietrich to the great violinist Jospeh Joachim.
Running Time: 2hrs
Prokofiev's sonatas 6-8 from 1941-44 and Beethoven's op 2 sonatas
Friday 8th October - Friday 12th November - Friday 10th December
Prokofiev’s visionary sonatas 6, 7 and 8 from the years 1941 - 44 are presented in an unique opportunity to hear these masterpieces in sequence. These beautiful and brilliant works are contrasted with the vitality of Beethoven’s first three sonatas and performed by the Danish pianist David Christophersen. His recording of Prokofiev’s sonatas nos 6 and 7 and shorter works by Kabalevsky will be on sale at these concerts; ‘a very musical pianist’ – Henry Holst.
Programme Friday 10th December:
Scarlatti
4 Sonatas; K 46, K175, K492, K159
Beethoven
Sonata op 2/3 in C major
Kabalevsky
24 Little Pieces op 39
Prokofiev
8th Sonata op 84
Guidance: Not suitable for children under 8.
Running Time: 1:45
Chopin Piano Recital to celebrate the composer's 200th anniversary
CHOPIN Barcarolle in F sharp major
CHOPIN Nocturne in C sharp minor
CHOPIN Ballade No. 3 in A flat major
CHOPIN Mazurka A minor No. 2
CHOPIN Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor
CHOPIN Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor
Marios Papadopoulos piano
Marios Papadopoulos, a leading pianist of his generation, performs a solo recital to celebrate Chopin’s bicentenary. The programme features some of Chopin’s most popular works alongside a selection of his lesser-heard masterpieces. The evening will conclude with the composer’s epic Third Sonata, one of his most substantial compositions in any genre.
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Running Time: 2hrs
Christmas Concert
Featuring the music of Howard Goodall
Howard Goodall conductor
EMMY- and BAFTA-winning composer and broadcaster Howard Goodall leads tonight’s concert, which boasts a unique Christmas theme. Come and welcome in the Festive season with a wide array of yuletide favourites, bound to entertain the whole family at this special time of year.
Children £1: Book child tickets in the Upper Gallery for only £1 on 020 8450 1060.
Pre-concert activities from 6.30pm and FREE activity pack.
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Running Time: 2hrs
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Christ Church Cathedral Choir
Stephen Darlington director
Jean Marsh reader
Take a break from the incessant rush and bustle of shopping, parties and preparations and stop awhile. The evening’s event is the start of Christmas for many of the regular audience, a chance to link into the spirit of Christmas through inspirational words and music from across the centuries performed in this stunningly majestic and spiritual of venues. Tickets sell out every year, so do book early.
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined)
Running Time: 2:15
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Book Tickets
Prices: £40 / £26 / £18 / £10 (No View)
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Book Tickets
Prices: £40 / £26 / £18 / £10 (No View)
Traditional Viennese New Year’s Concert
ROSSINI Barber of Seville Overture
PROTO Carmen Fantasy for double bass and Orchestra
STRAUSS Waltzes, Marches Polkas
Thomas Martin double bass
Marios Papadopoulos conductor
The shoebox-shaped Oxford Town Hall with its opulent decor is reminiscent of Vienna’s illustrious Musikverein. What better setting for our annual Viennese New Year’s concert where all the traditional Waltzes, Marches and Polkas by the Strauss family will usher in the New Year. The first half of the concert features Rossini’s Barber of Seville and Frank Proto’s virtuosic Carmen Fantasy, a work that makes extraordinary demands on the double bass soloist, performed by the Philomusica’s Principal Thomas Martin.
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Running Time: 2hrs
Martinu’s Viola Sonata
Smetana’s Piano Trio in G minor opus 15
Dvořák’s Piano Quartet no 2 in E flat
The Phoenix Piano Trio was reformed in 2009 by Sholto Kynoch (founder of the Oxford Lieder Festival). Ylvali Zilliacus is a soloist and chamber musician in her own right.
Running Time: 2hrs
Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto (Crispian Steele-Perkins)
Strauss: Feirliche Einzug
Webern: Passacaglia op.1
R. Strauss: Four Last Songs (Sarah-Jane Brandon)
J. Strauss: Blue Danube
Peter Bassano conducts the Oxford Sinfonia
Running Time: 1:50
Elizabeth Kenny
Theatre Of The Ayre
Rachel Podger violin
Clare Salaman violin
Galina Zinchenko viola
Alison McGillivray bass violin
Pamela Thorby recorder
Kate Latham recorder
Merlin Harrison recorder
Elizabeth Kenny theorboe/guitar
David Miller theorboe/guitar
Ayres from John Blow's Amphion Anglicus, 1700 Welcome, welcome every guest; Go, perjured man; Cloe found Amintas Lying all in Tears
Instrumental music by Robert de Visée and Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Ayres from Michel Lambert's Livre d'Airs de Cour, 1689
Il est vrai, l'amour est charmant; Vos mespris chaque jour me causent des alarmes
John Blow Venus & Adonis (Purcell Society’s new edition by Bruce Wood)
Written to intrigue the court of Charles II at the height of its opulence, John Blow’s Venus and Adonis, newly edited for the Purcell Society, is performed by a specially assembled group of the UK’s most accomplished performers of the baroque. The entrancing story of love and loss is told in a form which lies somewhere between masque and opera. Theorbo, guitars, voices and recorders bring to life a lost masterpiece from the teacher who inspired Henry Purcell.
Pre-concert talk at 6.30pm given by Elizabeth Kenny
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined)
Running Time: 1:45
BAROQUE SERIES
ALBINONI Adagio
HANDEL Organ Concerto
VIVALDI La Tempesta di Mare
BACH Brandenburgh Concerto No. 5
Soloists of Oxford Philomusica
Tamás András violin/director
Following his highly successful rendition of Vivaldi’s and Piazzolla’s Four Seasons last May in front of a capacity audience in the Sheldonian Theatre, Philomusica leader Tamás András returns to direct another concert of Baroque masterpieces. From the solemnity and dignity of Albinoni’s Adagio, the staggering virtuosity of Vivaldi’s ‘La Tempesta’, to the eclecticism and innovation of Bach’s enigmatic 5th Brandenburg Concerto, tonight’s concert presents a kaleidoscope of all that characterizes the music of the Baroque era.
YOUNG ARTISTS PLATFORM, 7pm
Free access for evening concert ticket holders
BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ Scherzo
EUGENE BOZZA Trois Impressions
LUCIANO BERIO Sequenza
PAUL TAFFANEL Fantaisie sur le Freischutz
Claire Wickes flute
Claire Wickes dazzled the panel when she auditioned for the Young Artists Platform,featuring, this time, music students from the University of Oxford. Do not miss a great opportunity to witness an outstanding talent with a wonderful career ahead of her.
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Running Time: 90min
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Nielsen in G minor opus 13
Thomas Adès’ Arcadiana
Beethoven’s opus 127 in E flat major
The Danish Quartet, formed in 2001 won the London International String Quartet Competition in 2009, is now undertaking tours in the UK and Germany and has recorded all the Nielsen quartets on DaCapo.
Running Time: 2hrs
Paul Lewis piano
Schubert Sonata for Piano no.15 in C D840
Schubert Drei Klavierstücke D946 No.1 in E flat minor
Schubert Drei Klavierstücke D946 No.2 in E flat Major
Schubert Drei Klavierstücke D946 No.3 in C major
Schubert Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D major D850
The first of three performances this season in Paul Lewis’s exploration of the works of Franz Schubert. Available dates have been snapped up by concert promoters across the world. We are fortunate to have secured appearances here.
Please note the series discount if you book for performances on May 27 and June 17 too.
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined)
Running Time: 2:00
Mae Heydoorn mezzo soprano
Sholto Kynoch piano
Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder will be the main work in this programme, with songs by Schubert, Grieg, Stenhammar & others.
Mae gave a wonderful but all too brief lunchtime recital in Oxford in 2009. We all agreed that we must bring her back with accompanist Sholto Kynoch, creator of the Oxford Lieder Festival, to share more of the romantic European and Scandinavian repertoire for which her warm, rich voice is perfect. Join us to enjoy a full evening in the company of two remarkable performers in a little known gem of an Oxford chapel.
Book all 3 events in the Chapel series and get 10% discount, or book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount, by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined)
Running Time: 1:45
Probably the world’s greatest living classical guitarist, John Williams has worked with legendary musicians throughout his long career, from du Pre to Previn to Paco Pena. A guitarists’ guitarist, he is still busy with concerts throughout the world. This evening’s programme will be a charismatic cocktail of dazzling showpieces and contemporary classics.
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined)
Running Time: 1:45
Gabriel Faure Requiem
James MacMillan Seven Last Words from the Cross
A concert featuring Oxford’s premier large choir and one of the country’s prominent chamber orchestras in a programme showcasing two stunning choral works. Faure’s Requiem is deservedly one of the most popular works in the repertoire and James MacMillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross is a work widely admired as one of his finest achievements, promising an absorbing and moving evening.
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined)
Running Time: 2:00
Bruckner Intermezzo
Mozart K.593 in D
Mendelssohn 2nd Quintet
The Fine Arts Quartet is one of most distinguished ensembles in chamber music today, receiving numerous international awards. Toby Hoffman is an international viola soloist, chamber musician and conductor.
Running Time: 2hrs
Telemann Fantasia in F minor
Bach Sonata in A minor
Biber Passacaglia
Bach Partita in D minor
This evening is frankly an experiment and we would like to know what our audience thinks of it. It’s certainly not a musical experiment (there could hardly be a better chance of total enjoyment than to hear Rachel Podger in solo works of Bach and Biber) but we will try a new seating lay-out in the Sheldonian, putting our star performer at the centre of an intimate, in-the-round lay-out. There isn’t a bad seat in the house.
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined)
Running Time: 1:45
During the period 1854-68, while Brahms was writing his German Requiem, his mother died, closely followed by his friend and mentor Robert Schumann. These events undoubtedly heavily influenced the piece, in particular the emotionally charged fifth movement with its reference to a mother comforting her children. First performed in full in 1868, this work was quickly identified as a choral masterpiece and became Brahms' first major success at home and abroad.
The second piece being performed in this concert will be Bruch's attractive four-movement Scottish Fantasy, which is based on Scottish folk tunes. The soloist will be internationally-acclaimed Ukranian violinist Dima Tkachenko.
Running Time: 2:30
Bridge’s Three Idylls for String Quartet
Bliss’s Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Berkeley’s Sextet for Clarinet, Horn and String Quartet
Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet
The Berkeley Ensemble formed by London musicians champions British music alongside mainstream repertoire.
Running Time: 2HRS
‘Passion and Resurrection’
Lenten choral masterworks by Orlando Gibbons, William Byrd, Tallis and Victoria. Stile Antico are Gramophone Award winners and Grammy nominated. Working as chamber musicians without a director, they bring intensity and passion to their interpretation of early music. Unmissable.
Running Time: 1:30
Rachmaninov The Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
Tenebrae’s unique choral palette equips it perfectly for Rachmaninov’s setting of one of the most solemn rites of the Orthodox Church. This is a follow-up to the group’s powerful performance of the Vespers at Christ Church which was remarkable. Enjoy candlelight and an intense musical experience.
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined)
Running Time: 1:15
Peter Phillips Director
Benjamin Nicholas Director
In the beginning - Gabriel Jackson (written for Merton 2009)
Lugebat Absalom - Gombert
When David heard - Whitacre
When David heard – Weelkes
Nunc Dimittis - Holst
Nunc Dimittis - Palestrina
Nunc Dimittis – Lukaszewski
In the beginning - Aaron Copland
We are very glad to begin an annual association with Merton to track the development of Oxford’s newest choir, instituted at Merton Chapel in 2009. It is already one of the most exciting choral ensembles in the city, with a strong commissioning programme and outstanding leadership in the shape of Peter Phillips, founder and director of the Tallis Scholars, and Ben Nicholas, director of music at Tewkesbury Abbey. Music by Palestrina, Whitacre, Holst and Gabriel Jackson.
Pre-concert Talk at 7pm. Peter and Ben will discuss the ideas behind the creation in of the choir and its work to date.
Co-promotion with Merton College
Book all 3 events in the Chapel series and get 10% discount, or book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount, by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined)
Running Time: 1:45
Hear classical stars in the making showcased in a day of recitals plus a finale evening concert. In the fourth year of this successful concert project, we welcome back pianist Melvyn Tan and violinist Levon Chilingirian as mentors to our emerging classical stars.
Beyond the superb music, bask in the beautiful riverside grounds, browse the art exhibition, hear insightful musical guest speakers and indulge in the delicious food on offer. And of course no Oxford festival would be complete without lawn games!
(Each recital must be booked separately)
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined.)
Hear classical stars in the making showcased in a day of recitals plus a finale evening concert. In the fourth year of this successful concert project, we welcome back pianist Melvyn Tan and violinist Levon Chilingirian as mentors to our emerging classical stars.
Beyond the superb music, bask in the beautiful riverside grounds, browse the art exhibition, hear insightful musical guest speakers and indulge in the delicious food on offer. And of course no Oxford festival would be complete without lawn games!
(Each recital must be booked separately)
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined.)
Hear classical stars in the making showcased in a day of recitals plus a finale evening concert. In the fourth year of this successful concert project, we welcome back pianist Melvyn Tan and violinist Levon Chilingirian as mentors to our emerging classical stars.
Beyond the superb music, bask in the beautiful riverside grounds, browse the art exhibition, hear insightful musical guest speakers and indulge in the delicious food on offer. And of course no Oxford festival would be complete without lawn games!
(Each recital must be booked separately)
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined.)
Hear classical stars in the making showcased in a day of recitals plus a finale evening concert. In the fourth year of this successful concert project, we welcome back pianist Melvyn Tan and violinist Levon Chilingirian as mentors to our emerging classical stars.
Beyond the superb music, bask in the beautiful riverside grounds, browse the art exhibition, hear insightful musical guest speakers and indulge in the delicious food on offer. And of course no Oxford festival would be complete without lawn games!
(Each recital must be booked separately)
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined.)
Hear classical stars in the making showcased in a day of recitals plus a finale evening concert. In the fourth year of this successful concert project, we welcome back pianist Melvyn Tan and violinist Levon Chilingirian as mentors to our emerging classical stars.
Beyond the superb music, bask in the beautiful riverside grounds, browse the art exhibition, hear insightful musical guest speakers and indulge in the delicious food on offer. And of course no Oxford festival would be complete without lawn games!
(Each recital must be booked separately)
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined.)
Mark Padmore tenor
Paul Lewis piano
Schubert Die Schöne Müllerin Op 25
The second of our Paul Lewis/Schubert series. This is sure to be a benchmark interpretation of one of the great feats of the Romantic imagination. The opportunity to hear it live should not be missed.
Pre-concert talk at 7.00pm given by Mark Padmore and Paul Lewis, free to all ticket-holders.
Please note the series discount if you book for performances on February 11 and June 17 too.
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined)
Running Time: 1:45
Paul Lewis piano
Schubert Twelve Waltzes D145
Schubert Four Impromptus D899
Schubert Hungarian Melody in B minor D817
Schubert Sonata for Piano no.18 in G major D894 (1826)
The last of three performances this season in Paul Lewis’s exploration of the works of Franz Schubert. Available dates have been snapped up by concert promoters across the world. We are fortunate to have secured appearances here.
Please note the series discount if you book for performances on February 11 and May 27 too.
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined)
Running Time: 1:30
Christian Vasquez conductor
Natalie Clein cello
Elgar Serenade for Strings
Elgar Cello Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4
Graham Pye Memorial Concert
It’s a delight to welcome the Philharmonia back to the Sheldonian for a spectacular season finale. They bring with them one of the world’s most exciting conductors, Christian Vasquez, fresh from his triumphs with the extraordinary Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. With the invariably popular Natalie Clein and a marvellous programme, this will be a sell-out. You are advised to book in good time.
Sponsored by Harris Manchester College, Oxford
Book 6 or more events in the Music at Oxford Season Oct 10 – June 2011 and get 15% discount by calling 01865 305305 or in person at Oxford Playhouse. (Please note different discounts cannot be combined)
Running Time: 2:30
This concert will include two works by Vaughan Williams - 'The Lark Ascending' and 'An Oxford Elegy' - plus 'Feel the Spirit' by John Rutter.
'The Lark Ascending' is Vaughan Williams' most popular and recognisable instrumental work and needs no further introduction. 'An Oxford Elegy' is a lesser known, but beautiful setting of Victorian poet Matthew Arnold's text nostalgically harking back to days of yore.
John Rutter is an astonishingly successful composer and arranger best known for a wide range of vocal works including anthems and carols. His composition 'Feel the Spirit' is a lively and complex work based on negro spirituals that looks set to become as popular with both choirs and audiences alike as many of his earlier works.
Running Time: 2:30
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