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Experience the sounds of Baroque in a concert featuring Handel’s lively Water Music and the grand Music from the Royal Fireworks performed by the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra. Pachelbel’s timeless Canon brings serene beauty, while Telemann’s Tafelmusik delights with its charming elegance. This captivating programme transports you to the grandeur of 18th century courtly celebrations with music that is both majestic and inspiring. Enjoy a journey through Baroque splendour, where every piece evokes joy, celebration, and refinement.

Join the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra for an enchanting evening of Baroque brilliance, featuring three iconic works that highlight the era's expressive beauty. Albinoni’s haunting Adagio sets a reflective tone with its rich, emotional depth. Marcello’s Oboe Concerto showcases the instrument's lyrical elegance, performed with virtuosity and grace. The concert concludes with a unique spin on Vivaldi’s celebrated Four Seasons, where two movements will be performed on the Erhu by the exceptional Zíyang Huang. A captivating journey through Baroque music awaits!

To kick start the Oxford Piano Festival 2025, we have a thrilling concert full of dynamic and exciting works. We will be joined by Isata Kanneh-Mason, ‘one of today’s most in-demand classical musicians’ (Classic FM), performing Prokofiev’s playful and inventive Piano Concerto No. 3. After the interval, the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra will return to the stage for Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. Full of vivid musical storytelling and enchanting melodies, the audience will be transported away to a world of mystery and adventure.

The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.

‘Combining fearless virtuosity with a wonderful gift for cantabile’ (prestomusic), Sophie Pacini presents a captivating programme. Her performance will span a breadth of human emotion and musical expression, featuring the tender lyricism of Chaminade’s Romance No. 1 in B minor, the elegance of Schubert’s Impromptu in A flat major, the drama of Mozart’s Fantasia in D minor and a dazzling display of power and virtuosity in Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D flat major.

The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.

Join Víkingur Ólafsson, ‘the new superstar of classical piano’ (the Telegraph), as he returns to the Oxford Piano Festival performing Bach, Beethoven and Schubert. Experience the composers’ timeless genius and emotional breadth, reimagined through the lens of one of today’s most visionary pianists.

The remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.

Lydia Connolly leads a workshop which will address some of the most important questions facing young musicians on the brink of a career in classical music. What are the opportunities available within a complex ecosystem, how can they prepare themselves for a lifetime’s journey and in which ways might they bring value to the world of music and to music in the world. One size does not fit all.

Nikolai Lugansky invites you on a journey through the evocative and emotional landscapes of Beethoven, Schumann, Wagner and Liszt in this extraordinary programme. Beginning with Beethoven’s stormy ‘Tempest’ sonata, we are then whirled into the charming and whimsical world of 19th century Vienna through Schumann’s Carnaval Scenes from Vienna. Then, Wagner’s iconic operatic themes come to life, with stirring arrangements of the Magic Fire Music from Die Walküre and the luminous Transformation Music & Finale from Parsifal. Finally, Liszt’s Legend No. 2 brings a dramatic and spiritual flair, depicting a saint's miraculous journey across the sea.