Emerging talent from the University of Oxford is to the fore in this concert showcasing the winner of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra’s Senior Concerto Competition and the world premiere of a piece presented in our 2024 Composers' Workshop. Alessandro MacKinnon-Botti is both composer and soloist in his Voice-Leading for beatboxer and orchestra, while Isobel Neary-Adams plays Walton’s dark, excitable, lyrical and quick-witted viola concerto. Having opened with Glinka’s sprightly Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture, joined by a cohort of Side-by-Side alumni, the concert concludes with Tchaikovsky’s symphonic expression of hope in the face of adversity, his luminous Symphony No. 5 Supported by the University of Oxford in celebration of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra’s Silver Jubilee.

Tchaikovsky Five

The Sheldonian Theatre

Guildhall postgraduate string students present a varied programme of repertoire in this informal concert.

Isobel Neary-Adams

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Feb 9, 2026

Postgraduate Strings Concert · Guildhall School of Music & Drama

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Oct 19, 2024

Tchaikovsky Five · Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

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Viola in Romanze by Bruch

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

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