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SUMMARY:Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Daniel Harding Conducts
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unforgettable performance with acclaimed conductor Daniel Harding\nTchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor\, Op. 23\nDvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major\, Op. 88 \nTony Siqi Yun piano\nDaniel Harding conductor \nJoin us for an unforgettable performance as the acclaimed conductor Daniel Harding leads the Orchestra in a programme that promises to blend musical depth with dramatic flair. Harding\, known for his dynamic interpretations\, brings fresh energy to this prestigious ensemble\, creating a perfect fusion of talent and tradition. ‘First-rate talent’ (Cadenza NYC) Tony Siqi Yun takes to the stage for the Tchaikovsky’s iconic first piano concerto\, followed by the joyful and triumphant Symphony No. 8 by Dvořák. \n  \n\n  \nTicket Information \n\nFull price tickets: £20\, £32\, £42\, £60\n£5 tickets for students/under-18s in the Upper Galleries and £5 off any other price band\nAge range: 6+\nDoors open at 18:30\nThis concert will be 120 minutes with an interval\nLatecomers to be permitted at an appropriate pause in the music\nFor ticketing queries\, please contact 01865 980980\n\n 
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/oxford-philharmonic-orchestra-daniel-harding-conducts/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Hough Plays Hough
DESCRIPTION:Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis\nStephen Hough Piano Concerto\, ‘The World of Yesterday’\nBrahms Symphony No. 2 in D major\, Op. 73 \nSir Stephen Hough piano\nMarios Papadopoulos conductor \nJohannes Brahms looked out over an Austrian lake as he worked on his Symphony No. 2. The music captures the menacing yet mellifluous view of nature he saw\, as the passing clouds of day gave way to the infinite beauty of the sunset\, the dark stillness of night and a glorious awakening to a new day. Before this\, Sir Stephen Hough joins Marios Papadopoulos and the orchestra for a performance of his own piano concerto\, a work ‘of jaw-dropping complexity and finger-crunching virtuosity’ for orchestra and pianist\, in the words of one critic. The concert opens with purifying music by Ralph Vaughan Williams: his serene and somehow wholly English Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. \n\n  \nTicket Information \n\nFull price tickets: £20\, £32\, £42\, £60\n£5 tickets for students/under-18s in the Upper Galleries and £5 off any other price band\, 50% off for Disabled/Carer tickets (phone only)\nAge range: 6+\nDoors open at 19:00\nThis concert will be 120 minutes with an interval\nLatecomers to be permitted at an appropriate pause in the music\nFor ticketing queries\, please contact 01865 980980
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/oxford-philharmonic-orchestra-hough-plays-hough/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Sibelius Symphony No. 2
DESCRIPTION:Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin\nSaint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor\, Op. 61\nSibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major\, Op. 43 \nAlexandra Conunova violin\nAndreas Ottensamer conductor \nAfter writing two light but entertaining violin concertos\, Saint-Saëns upped his game in 1880. In his Violin Concerto No. 3\, he delivered a deliciously scored masterpiece characterised by its brilliant solo part\, building intensity\, room-stilling slow movement and finale inspired by the music of the country it was written in: Spain. Alexandra Conunova plays perhaps the greatest French violin concerto in between music that finds hope from grief: Ravel’s etched memorials to fallen comrades and the symphony in which Sibelius wrestles the most inspiring optimism from music born of tragedy. \n  \n\n  \nTicket Information \n\nFull price tickets: £15\, £28\, £38\, £48\n£5 tickets for students/under-18s in the Upper Galleries and £5 off any other price band\, 50% off for Disabled/Carer tickets (phone only)\nAge range: 6+\nDoors open at 18:30\nThis concert will be 120 minutes with an interval\nLatecomers to be permitted at an appropriate pause in the music\nFor ticketing queries\, please contact 01865 980980
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/oxford-philharmonic-orchestra-sibelius-symphony-no-2/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Sir John Rutter Birthday celebration
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birthday of composer and conductor Sir John Rutter\nGrieg Holberg Suite\, Op. 40\nBach Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor\, BWV 1060R\nRutter Suite for Strings\nRutter Suite Antique\nDelius Two Aquarelles\nElgar Introduction and Allegro for Strings\, Op. 47 \nSir John Rutter conductor \nJoin the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra for a joyful evening celebrating a significant birthday of one of Britain’s most beloved composers and conductors\, Sir John Rutter. A cherished friend of the Orchestra\, John returns to the podium to lead a programme featuring his celebrated works. \n  \n\n  \nTicket Information \n\nFull price tickets: £18\, £30\, £40\, £54\n£5 tickets for students/under-18s in the Upper Galleries and £5 off any other price band\, 50% off for Disabled/Carer tickets (phone only)\nAge range: 6+\nDoors open at 18:30\nThis concert will be 120 minutes with an interval\nLatecomers to be permitted at an appropriate pause in the music\nFor ticketing queries\, please contact 01865 980980
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/oxford-philharmonic-orchestra-sir-john-rutter-birthday-celebration/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Jackie Morris & Robert Macfarlane THE BOOK OF BIRDS
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Sheldonian Theatre for an evening with Jackie Morris & Robert MacFarlane talking about their latest collaboration. \n\n\n\n\nThe Book of Birds \nFrom the creators of the internationally bestselling\, award-winning\, multi-adapted phenomenon The Lost Words: a dazzling celebration of birdlife in Britain\, re-imagining the classic field guide for a new generation of nature lovers \nA great thinning of the skies is underway. Around 50% of bird species are in decline worldwide. Our dawns and springs are quieter each year than the last. An almost unimaginable abundance has been lost. It does not have to be this way — but we will not save what we do not love. \nThe Book of Birds is a compendium of forty-nine bird species\, from Avocet to Yellowhammer\, all of which are presently declining or endangered in Britain. Inspired by the classic bird-books with which the authors grew up\, this is a field guide with a difference. It asks not ‘What is that bird?’\, but ‘Who is that bird?’ It shows its readers how to identify birds\, but also how to identify with them. \nWith lyrical precision and playfulness\, Robert Macfarlane evokes each bird’s habits and habitats — their patterns of flight and of song\, how they hunt and gather\, how they nest and raise their young\, the stories and myths which attend them\, the threats which shadow them\, and how their wild lives intersect with our own. And on every page we encounter Jackie Morris’s exhilarating artwork\, painted in watercolour and gold and animated by an extraordinary attention to detail and sense of life. Set among this dazzling flock of species are seven sections celebrating the ‘Seven Wonders’ that together make up the everyday miracle of ‘Bird’: Nest\, Egg\, Beak\, Song\, Feather\, Flight and Migration. \nSeven years in the making\, The Book of Birds is a love letter to the splendours and mysteries of birdlife\, and a clarion call to halt the loss of birds from land\, sea and sky. From Dipper to Dunnock and Kestrel to Kingfisher\, from mountain to ocean and city to river\, Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane conjure the unique spirit and lifeway of each species. This is a book to be treasured by bird-lovers of all ages\, and a future classic work of reference. \nJackie Morris \nJackie Morris is a british artist and grew up in the Vale of Evesham. She studied at Hereford College of Arts and at Bath Academy and currently lives in a cottage on the cliffs of Pembrokeshire. Jackie has illustrated for the New Statesman\, Independent and Guardian. She has collaborated with Ted Hughes\, and has written & illustrated over forty books\, including beloved classics such as The Snow Leopard\, The Ice Bear\, Song of the Golden Hare\, Tell Me a Dragon\, East of the Sun\, West of the Moon\, The Wild Swans and The Unwinding. \nIn 2017 the internationally acclaimed The Lost Words\, a collaboration with Robert Macfarlane\, was released and followed up with The Lost Spells in 2020. Jackie Morris has appeared\, painting live on a big screen\, at Spell Song Concerts at numerous venues including The Royal Festival Hall\, The Royal Albert Hall\, and the International Hay Festival and in 2021 from The Natural History Museum. Jackie Morris was awarded The Hay Medal for Illustration 2018 and the CLIK Kate Greenaway Medal 2019 for The Lost Words. \nRobert Macfarlane \nRobert Macfarlane is Professor of Literature and the Environmental Humanities at the Faculty of English in Cambridge. He is well-known as a writer about nature\, climate\, landscape\, people and place\, and his books –– which include Underland (2019)\, a book-length prose-poem Ness (2018)\, Landmarks (2015)\, The Old Ways (2012) and Mountains of the Mind (2003) –– have been translated into more than thirty languages\, won prizes around the world\, and been widely adapted for music\, film\, television\, radio and theatre. \nHe has also written operas\, plays\, and films including River (2022) and Mountain (2017)\, both narrated by Willem Dafoe. He has collaborated closely with artists including Olafur Eliasson and Stanley Donwood\, and with the artist Jackie Morris he co-created the internationally bestselling books of nature-poetry and art\, The Lost Words (2017) and The Lost Spells (2020). As a lyricist\, he has written songs and albums with musicians including Cosmo Sheldrake\, Karine Polwart and Johnny Flynn\, with whom he has released two albums\, Lost In The Cedar Wood (2021) and The Moon Also Rises (2023) and an EP\, Six Signs (2022). In 2022\, with the actor-director Simon McBurney he co-adapted Susan Cooper’s classic fantasy novel The Dark Is Rising into a twelve-part BBC audio drama series. \nHe is a Fellow of Emmanuel College and of the Royal Society of Literature. In 2017 the American Academy of Arts and Letters awarded him the EM Forster Prize for Literature\, and in 2023 in Toronto he was awarded the inaugural Weston International Award for career achievement in non-fiction. His latest book is entitled Is a River Alive? and concerns the lives and deaths of rivers and the global Rights of Nature movement.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/jackie-morris-robert-macfarlane-the-book-of-birds/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:John Robins: Thirst - In Conversation
DESCRIPTION:What is an alcoholic? \nJohn will be heading out on tour to celebrate the publication of his beautifully written\, moving and darkly funny forthcoming memoir\, Thirst. He will tell the story of his life through the lens of alcohol\, the drinks that made him\, and those that broke him. From his earliest drinking experiences – pretending to be drunk after a sip of champagne aged five\, spraying aftershave into his mouth at the school play afterparty\, and university nights spent downing red wine alone in his room – to his last drink in 2022 and the journey into sobriety that followed\, John will explore our relationship with alcohol through reflections on decades of his own drinking. \nFrom hazy memory to sudden clarity he sheds light on subjects from mental health to friendship\, from creativity to the lies we tell ourselves\, and answers questions such as: are alcoholics born or made? How can we make sense of youthful missteps? And can Buddhism provide relief when dealing with haemorrhoids? \nJohn will share insights and epiphanies from the world of addiction and recovery\, blending his trademark raw honesty and hilarious digressions with the collective wisdom of alcoholics and those around them to offer a compelling\, powerful and morbidly funny narrative for anyone who has ever asked ‘why do we drink?’\, ‘why do I drink?’ or ‘do I drink too much?’. \nThis event will include a special guest interviewer at each event\, a rare opportunity for you to put your own questions to John and a chance to purchase a signed copy of Thirst. \nJOHN ROBINS is a radio presenter\, comedian\, Taskmaster champion\, and podcaster (How Do You Cope?\, The Elis James and John Robins Show\, Beef’s Golf Club\, The Moon Under Water). John has won the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for ‘Best Show’ (2017); ‘Funniest Show’ at the ARIAS for his Radio 5 Live show with Elis James (2020); ‘UK Podcast of the Year’ for the mental health podcast How Do You Cope? (2021). \nThroughout his stand-up and radio career he has gained a reputation for speaking candidly and hilariously about his own mental health. In 2024 he won the ‘Radio Times Moment Of The Year’ award at the ARIAS after revealing his struggles with alcohol on How Do You Cope?. His conversation with Adrian Chiles on abstinence vs moderation was one of the most shared articles on The Guardian website and his 2024 nationwide tour\, Howl\, about addiction and recovery received critical acclaim. \nThirst: Twelve Drinks That Changed My Life will be published by Viking on 7th May 2026 \n\nTicket Information \n\nStandard Tickets: £22.50\nPremium ticket including book: £35.50\nSuitable for ages 14+\, with possible strong language and adult themes\nDoors open 18:30\nBook signing will commence at 22:00\nLatecomers to be permitted during the interval at 19:45\nFor ticketing queries\, please contact ticketing@crosstownconcerts.com
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/john-robins-thirst-in-conversation-2/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260415T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260415T213000
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SUMMARY:Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Nicola Benedetti
DESCRIPTION:The exceptional Nicola Benedetti joins Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra to perform Elgar’s Violin Concerto in B minor and Enigma Variations in collaboration with Oxford Festival of the Arts\nElgar Violin Concerto in B minor\, Op. 61\nElgar Enigma Variations\, Op. 36 \nNicola Benedetti violin\nMarios Papadopoulos conductor \nThe great violinist Fritz Kreisler rated Edward Elgar alongside Beethoven and Brahms. When Kreisler said as much in a 1905 newspaper interview\, Elgar picked up the threads of a concerto he’d begun nearly two decades earlier. The piece he finished five years later\, performed in this concert by the exceptional Nicola Benedetti\, is as epic and emotive as it is personal and elusive\, ‘enshrining the soul’ of an unknown person. A more famous enigma is found in Elgar’s dazzlingly virtuosic set of variations for orchestra. His Enigma Variations are portraits of friends and celebrations of orchestral panache. But they also offer glimpses into the soul of an artist who might have been careful not to reveal his secrets but was never afraid to show his emotions. \nThis performance is brought to the Sheldonian Theatre in collaboration with Oxford Festival of the Arts. \n\nPre-concert talk given by Sir Nicholas Kenyon at 18:30 – Elgar the ‘great English progressivist’\nEdward Elgar is often thought of as a conservative\, but Richard Strauss hailed him as adventurous and forward-looking. Nicholas Kenyon explores Elgar as he created pioneering 20th-century music and became a composer of unforgettable masterpieces. \n  \n\n  \nTicket Information \n\nFull price tickets: £20\, £32\, £42\, £60\n£5 tickets for students/under-18s in the Upper Galleries and £5 off any other price band\, 50% off for Disabled/Carer tickets (bookable by phone only)\nAge range: 6+\nDoors open at 19:00\nThis concert will be 120 minutes with an interval\nLatecomers to be permitted at an appropriate pause in the music\nFor ticketing queries\, please contact 01865 980980
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/oxford-philharmonic-orchestra-nicola-benedetti/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260328T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260328T190000
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SUMMARY:Opus 48: J. S. Bach - Mass in B Minor
DESCRIPTION:Opus 48\, together with the incredible talents of the Musical and Amicable Society orchestra and rising star soloists\, brings this monumental score to the splendour of Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre\nJohann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor stands as a pinnacle of the choral repertoire. Completed in the final years of his life\, the Mass represents the culmination of a lifetime of musical genius – a summation of Bach’s profound faith\, dazzling contrapuntal skill and unrivalled ability to touch the human spirit. \n  \nRather than composing the Mass in one sitting\, Bach assembled it across several decades\, reworking earlier movements and writing new music of extraordinary ambition to create a universal statement of belief. The result is a vast musical tapestry that brings together every style he mastered: joyous ceremonial choruses\, intimate arias of personal reflection\, athletic fugues of breathtaking complexity and moments of luminous stillness. Few works match its scope\, variety or emotional reach. \n  \nFrom the extraordinary opening of the Kyrie and the exuberance of the Gloria to the serene transcendence of the Sanctus and the radiance of the final Dona nobis pacem\, this is music of astonishing breadth. \n  \nOpus 48\, together with the incredible talents of the Musical and Amicable Society orchestra and rising star soloists\, brings this monumental score to the splendour of Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre. This promises to be an unforgettable evening of one of the greatest works ever written\, performed live in Oxford. \n  \n\n  \nTicket Information \n\nFull price tickets: £15 – £50\nConcessions: £10 – £40\nAge range: All Ages\nDoors open at 18:30\nThis concert will last 2 hours and 30 minutes with an interval\nLatecomers to be permitted at an appropiate pause in the music\nFor ticketing queries\, please contact admin@opus48choir.co.uk
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/opus-48-j-s-bach-mass-in-b-minor/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260315T193000
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SUMMARY:Oxford Bach Choir: The Kingdom - Elgar
DESCRIPTION:In this work Elgar continues his presentation of the narrative of the Apostles and the early Christian church. Oxford Bach choir is joined by The Bournemouth Symphony orchestra and soloists Sophie Bevan\, Catherine Wyn-Rogers Benjamin Hulett and Gareth Brynmor. This work complements the choir’s performance of Elgar’s ‘The Apostles’ performed by the choir in March 2025 and is supported by the Elgar Society. \nThis concert is supported by The Elgar Society. \nConductor: Benjamin Nicholas\nBournemouth Symphony Orchestra\nSophie Bevan (soprano)\nCatherine Wyn-Rogers (alto)\nBenjamin Hulett (tenor)\nGareth Brynmor John (bass) \n\nTicket Information \n\nFull price tickets: £15-£48\nAge range: 12+\nDoors open 16:30\nThe concert will finish at 19:30 with a 20-minute interval\nLatecomers will not be permitted\nFor ticketing queries\, please call 01865 305305 or email boxoffice@oxfordbachchoir.org
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/oxford-bach-choir-the-kingdom-elgar-2/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T213000
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SUMMARY:Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Maisky and Eschenbach
DESCRIPTION:World class cellist Mischa Maisky joins Christoph Eschenbach as he returns to the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra for an evening of captivating Romantic works\nMendelssohn Ruy Blas\, Op. 95\nTchaikovsky Nocturne No. 4 for cello and orchestra\, Op. 19\nBruch Kol Nidrei\, Op. 47\nRespighi Adagio con variazione\, P. 133\nSchumann Symphony No. 2 in C major\, Op. 61 \nCello: Mischa Maisky\nConductor: Christoph Eschenbach \nWorld class cellist Mischa Maisky joins Christoph Eschenbach as he returns to the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra for an evening of captivating Romantic works. Mendelssohn’s Ruy Blas Overture sets a dramatic tone\, followed by Tchaikovsky’s Nocturne for Cello and Orchestra\, where Maisky’s emotive playing brings the lyrical beauty to the forefront. Bruch’s Kol Nidrei showcases the cello’s rich\, mournful voice\, before Respighi’s Adagio con variazione offers a moment of reflective tranquillity. The concert culminates with Schumann’s Symphony No. 2\, a powerful work full of warmth and energy. \n\n  \nTicket Information \n\nFull price tickets: £20\, £32\, £42\, £60\n£5 tickets for students/under-18s in the Upper Galleries and £5 off any other price band\, 50% off for Disabled/Carer tickets (phone only)\nAge range: 6+\nDoors open at 19:00\nThis concert will be 120 minutes with an interval\nLatecomers to be permitted at an appropriate pause in the music\nFor ticketing queries\, please contact 01865 980980
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/oxford-philharmonic-orchestra-maisky-and-eschenbach/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Brahms German Requiem
DESCRIPTION:  \nBrahms Ein deutsches Requiem\, Op. 45 \nSoprano: Fflur Wyn\nBaritone: James Atkinson\nCrouch End Festival Chorus\nConductor: Marios Papadopoulos \nIn 1857\, grieving his late mother\, Johannes Brahms began work on his choral masterpiece Ein deutsches Requiem. Brahms’s colleague Schumann believed Brahms would deliver ‘wonderful glimpses of the spirit world’. Brahms obliged with a Requiem unlike any other: a piece that carries the gift of spiritual comfort rather than the threat of impending judgment – a glowing message of brotherhood and consolation\, a work of its time and place but with universal resonance. Two outstanding soloists and the Crouch End Festival Chorus join the orchestra and Music Director Marios Papadopoulos for Brahms’s consolatory masterpiece. \n\nTicket Information \n\nFull price tickets: £18\, £30\, £40\, £54\n£5 tickets for students/under-18s in the Upper Galleries and £5 off any other price band\, 50% off for Disabled/Carer tickets (phone only)\nAge range: 6+\nDoors open at 18:00\nThis concert will be 90 minutes with no interval\nLatecomers to be permitted at an appropriate pause in the music\nFor ticketing queries\, please contact 01865 980980
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/oxford-philharmonic-orchestra-brahms-german-requiem-2/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260306T213000
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SUMMARY:Oxford Millennium Orchestra: Mahler Symphony no.3
DESCRIPTION:A gigantean celebration of nature\, love\, and life\, the Symphony is the quintessential example of Mahler’s Symphonic thesis: ‘The Symphony must be like the World\, it must embrace everything’. From the striking brass chords of the opening movement – ‘Pan Awakens’ – to the Heavenly sounds of the bell-imitating Children’s Choir\, this Symphony features some of Mahler’s most eclectic writing. Mezzo Rhian Davies makes her debut with the Orchestra\, as texts from Nietzsche and ‘Das Knaben Wunderhorn’ are celebrated in a piece that ends with the immortal subtitle: ‘What Love Tells Me’. \n  \nOxford Millennium Orchestra are an ambitious and exciting large-scale Symphony Orchestra\, with recent critically-acclaimed performances of Mahler 7\, Shostakovich 5\, and Berlioz’s ‘Symphonie Fantastique’. Praised by ‘Seen and Heard International’ for their ‘thrilling’ sound\, the orchestra specialise in large-scale and daring performances. \n\nTicket Information \n\nFull price tickets: £22\, £16\nConcessions: £11\, £8\nSuitable for all ages\nDoors open at 19:00\nThis concert will run from 19:30 to 21:10\nLatecomers to be permitted between movements\nFor ticketing queries\, please contact oxford.millennium.orchestra@gmail.com
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/oxford-millennium-orchestra-mahler-symphony-no-3/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T213000
DTSTAMP:20260615T193020
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SUMMARY:Oxford University Philharmonia: HT26 Concert
DESCRIPTION:Following the success of our last concert featuring Shostakovich’s Symphony No.5\, OUPhil are delighted to return to the Sheldonian Theatre under the baton of conductor Joe Sollis. \nWe will be bringing you a programme featuring Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F\, and Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition. Our soloist is the spectacular Rufus Edwards. \nJoin us for an exhilarating evening of orchestral music where the orchestra are set to shine with their versatility and virtuosity! \n  \n\n  \nTicket Information \n\nFull price tickets £16.26\nStudents £8.13
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/oxford-university-philharmonia-ht26-concert/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T210000
DTSTAMP:20260615T193020
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SUMMARY:John Robins: Thirst - In Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join critically acclaimed stand-up comedian\, Taskmaster champion\, and award-winning broadcaster John Robins in conversation about alcohol addiction and the journey to sobriety\nWhat is an alcoholic? \nJohn will be heading out on tour to celebrate the publication of his beautifully written\, moving and darkly funny forthcoming memoir\, Thirst. He will tell the story of his life through the lens of alcohol\, the drinks that made him\, and those that broke him. From his earliest drinking experiences – pretending to be drunk after a sip of champagne aged five\, spraying aftershave into his mouth at the school play afterparty\, and university nights spent downing red wine alone in his room – to his last drink in 2022 and the journey into sobriety that followed\, John will explore our relationship with alcohol through reflections on decades of his own drinking. \nFrom hazy memory to sudden clarity he sheds light on subjects from mental health to friendship\, from creativity to the lies we tell ourselves\, and answers questions such as: are alcoholics born or made? How can we make sense of youthful missteps? And can Buddhism provide relief when dealing with haemorrhoids? \nJohn will share insights and epiphanies from the world of addiction and recovery\, blending his trademark raw honesty and hilarious digressions with the collective wisdom of alcoholics and those around them to offer a compelling\, powerful and morbidly funny narrative for anyone who has ever asked ‘why do we drink?’\, ‘why do I drink?’ or ‘do I drink too much?’. \nThis event will include a special guest interviewer at each event\, a rare opportunity for you to put your own questions to John and a chance to purchase a signed copy of Thirst. \nJOHN ROBINS is a radio presenter\, comedian\, Taskmaster champion\, and podcaster (How Do You Cope?\, The Elis James and John Robins Show\, Beef’s Golf Club\, The Moon Under Water). John has won the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for ‘Best Show’ (2017); ‘Funniest Show’ at the ARIAS for his Radio 5 Live show with Elis James (2020); ‘UK Podcast of the Year’ for the mental health podcast How Do You Cope? (2021). \nThroughout his stand-up and radio career he has gained a reputation for speaking candidly and hilariously about his own mental health. In 2024 he won the ‘Radio Times Moment Of The Year’ award at the ARIAS after revealing his struggles with alcohol on How Do You Cope?. His conversation with Adrian Chiles on abstinence vs moderation was one of the most shared articles on The Guardian website and his 2024 nationwide tour\, Howl\, about addiction and recovery received critical acclaim. \nThirst: Twelve Drinks That Changed My Life will be published by Viking on 7th May 2026 \n\nTicket Information \n\nStandard Tickets: £22.50\nPremium ticket including book: £35.50\nSuitable for ages 14+\, with possible strong language and adult themes\nDoors open 18:30\nBook signing will commence at 22:00\nLatecomers to be permitted during the interval at 19:45\nFor ticketing queries\, please contact ticketing@crosstownconcerts.com
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/john-robins-thirst-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260302T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260302T190000
DTSTAMP:20260615T193020
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SUMMARY:Maggie O'Farrell LAND at The Sheldonian Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Sheldonian Theatre for an evening with Maggie O’Farrell\, author of the bestselling Hamnet as she discusses her new book\, Land \n\n\n\n\nJoin us for what promises to be a brilliant evening with bestselling author Maggie O’Farrell\, as we celebrate the release of her new novel\, Land. \nInspired by the mapping of Ireland in the mid nineteenth century\, the new novel from the author of Hamnet is at once intimate and epic: a portrait of a family navigating a legacy of upheaval and loss with love and hope. Land is a novel about separation and reunion\, tragedy and recovery\, colonisation and rebellion. It is a story of buried treasure\, overlapping lives\, ancient woodland\, persistent ghosts\, a particularly loyal dog\, and how\, when it comes to both land and history\, nothing ever goes away. \nMaggie O’Farrell is the author of nine previous novels\, including Hamnet which won Waterstones Book of the Year in 2020 and the Women’s Prize for Fiction in the same year. Hamnet has been made into a film and Maggie co-wrote the screenplay with Academy-Award-winning director Chloé Zhao. The film has already won Best Motion Picture – Drama at the Golden Globes and the audience award at multiple film festivals including Telluride\, Toronto and London. Maggie’s bestselling titles include the novels After You’d Gone\, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox\, The Hand that First Held Mine and her memoir I Am\, I Am\, I Am. \nThe Book & Ticket bundle incudes a copy of Land (RRP £25)\, stamped with an author signature exclusive to the Land tour. \n\n12 £
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/maggie-ofarrell-land-at-the-sheldonian-theatre/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260226T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260226T213000
DTSTAMP:20260615T193020
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SUMMARY:Oxford Philharhmonic Orchestra - Spanish Nights
DESCRIPTION:An evening of Spanish Music with bright\, crisp rhythms and fragrant guitar\nMassenet Suite de El Cid\nRodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez\nBizet Carmen Suite No. 1\nde Falla Three Cornered Hat Suite No. 2\nRimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol\, Op. 34 \nGuitar: Plínio Fernandes\nConductor: Antonio Méndez \nSpanish music has an atmosphere of its own which Manuel de Falla captured in concert works better than anyone else. His music for Serge Diaghilev’s ballet The Three Cornered Hat thrusts bright colours\, crisp rhythms and harmonic panache up against one another and here sets up an evening of Spain-inspired works to include red-hot music by Falla\, Rodrigo’s fragrant guitar concerto and pieces by French composers Bizet and Massenet who couldn’t resist the allures of the impassioned dances and folk songs south of the border. Guest conductor from Spain Antonio Méndez leads the orchestra with guitarist  Plínio Fernandes for company. \n\n  \nTicket Information \n\nFull price tickets: £18\, £30\, £40\, £54\n£5 tickets for students/under-18s in the Upper Galleries and £5 off any other price band\, 50% off for Disabled/Carer tickets (phone only)\nAge range: 6+\nDoors open at 19:00\nThis concert will be 120 minutes with an interval\nLatecomers to be permitted at an appropriate pause in the music\nFor ticketing queries\, please contact 01865 980980
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/oxford-philharhmonic-orchestra-spanish-nights/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260222T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260222T160000
DTSTAMP:20260615T193020
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SUMMARY:TEDxOxford: Limitless
DESCRIPTION:TEDxOxford returns to the Sheldonian Theatre\nLIMITED TIME OFFER – BUY YOUR TICKET ON SUNDAY 1 FEBRUARY FOR £20! \nTEDxOxford is Back! \nWe’re excited to invite you to TEDxOxford\, an unmissable day of bold ideas\, inspiring stories\, and world-changing conversations — taking place right here in Oxford. \n  \n📅 February 22\, 2026 \n📍 The Sheldonian Theatre\, Oxford\n⏰ 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM \n  \nThis year’s conference brings together 12 extraordinary speakers from science\, entertainment\, entrepreneurship\, and investment\, each sharing ideas that challenge how we think about the world and our place in it. Whether you’re passionate about innovation\, accessibility\, health\, or personal transformation… or even magic! There’s something here for you. Make sure to invite your friends and supervisors! \nThe day will consist of 12 TEDx talks\, commencing in four blocks of three talks across the day. There will be a break between blocks two and three\, which will provide an opportunity for attendees to meet the day’s speakers. \n  \n\n  \n\nGeneral Admission £40\nConcessions £36\nDoors open at 10:00\nLatecomers permitted only between talks\nSuitable for all ages\nFor any ticket queries please contact Maegha.subramaniam@pmb.ox.ac.uk 
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/tedxoxford-limitless/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260220T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260220T193000
DTSTAMP:20260615T193020
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Alex O'Connor
DESCRIPTION:Join YouTuber and host of the Within Reason podcast Alex O’Connor for an evening of discussion and audience questions on God\, religion\, consciousness\, and more. \n\nTicket Information: \n\nDoors open at 18:00\, show time of 19:30.\nPre-show Q+A at 17:15.\nPre-show Q&A tickets available – choose ticket type Show entry + Pre-show Q&A. Pre-show Q&A ticket includes show entry and Q&A with Alex O’Connor 45 minutes before showtime.\nOver 14s only.\nA max of 6 tickets per person and per household applies. Tickets in excess of 6 will be cancelled.\nSeating is unreserved throughout the theatre.\nGeneral admission: £30.25\, Show entry + Pre-show Q&A: £73.10.\nPlease note that this event is being filmed for promotional purposes.\nThere is no interval or bar for this event.
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/an-evening-with-alex-oconnor/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260214T073000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260214T213000
DTSTAMP:20260615T193020
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SUMMARY:Oxford University Orchestra: Peter Stark & Lilya Zilberstein - Prokofiev\, Ravel and Boulanger
DESCRIPTION:OUO joins forces with Conductor Peter Stark at the Sheldonian Theatre for a programme of Prokofiev\, Boulanger and Ravel\nProgramme: \nSergei Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3 \nINTERVAL \nLili Boulanger – D’un matin de printemps\nRavel – Daphnis et Chloé Suites 1 & 2 \nThis term\, the orchestra is delighted to be joined by internationally-renowned soloist Lilya Zilberstein to perform Prokofiev’s witty and virtuosic 3rd Piano Concerto. Zilberstein regularly appears with major orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic\, London Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, collaborating with conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel\, Claudio Abbado and Michael Tilson Thomas\, and has recorded over 20 albums for Deutsche Grammophon and EMI Classics. \nThe second half feature’s Lili Boulanger’s vibrant D’un matin de Printemps\, filled with luminous colour and rhythmic energy capturing the optimism of a spring morning. Also featuring is Suites 1 & 2 from Ravel’s kaleidoscopic ballet Daphnis et Chloé\, an evolutionary ballet score depicting a mythical tale of love between shepherds\, nymphs and gods. \n 
URL:https://oxfordtouristinformation.com/event/oxford-university-orchestra-peter-stark-lilya-zilberstein-prokofiev-ravel-and-boulanger/
LOCATION:Sheldonian Theatre\, Sheldonian Theatre\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3AZ\, United Kingdom
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