Join The MIT Press on May 22, 2025, for an unforgettable evening of performing arts at the New Theatre Oxford, UK. This internationally renowned organization, based in Cambridge, USA, is known for bringing together the best of the arts and academia. The event promises to be a unique blend of intellectual stimulation and artistic enjoyment. Be sure to mark your calendars for this extraordinary event. Tickets are available at the primary event link. For more information, visit their official website or YouTube channel.

The Prat Pack

New Theatre Oxford

Marios Papadopoulos takes the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra through the momentous symphonic dance that is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, a work whose pounding, marching and pirouetting permanently realigned western music’s fundamental relationship between rhythm and harmony. Another of our own musicians, Concertmaster Carmine Lauri, is the soloist in the most lyrical and operatic violin concerto by the great guru of virtuosity, Niccolò Paganini, a work that will fill the Sheldonian Theatre with rococo elegance. To open, all the ferocity and impact of one of Beethoven’s most striking orchestral overtures, ‘Coriolan’.

Beethoven Seven

The Sheldonian Theatre

One Night In Nashville

O2 Academy Oxford

This truly international Celtic folk rock band led Mike Scott are back out on the road! Despite dissolving in 1993, they reformed in 2000 and have continued to take to stages across the globe, bringing a party wherever they go! 

The Waterboys

Martin Kemp returns for his annual ‘Back To The 80s’ showdown. Join Martin as he trades his bass for the decks and spins the biggest and best hits from the 1980s.

Martin Kemp: The Ultimate Back To The 80s DJ Set

Opu, a young boy in Bengal, dreams of one day becoming an elephant trainer. When he befriends Janu, an Asian Elephant, their friendship is the first step on an adventure so huge, it spans decades and continents. On their separate paths they face many challenges – fearsome encounters, stormy seas and strange new worlds.

Years in the future, Opu, now an old man, hears that world famous magician Harry Houdini will vanish an elephant, live on stage in New York City.  Could it really be Janu, Opu’s old friend, so far from home? He too must bravely make the long journey into the unknown to find out. This moving story of friendship, belonging and one incredible journey from Bengal to the bright lights of Broadway was named the New York Times ‘Critic’s Pick’, hailing it “an alluring spectacle”.

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The Vanishing Elephant

Christopher Newport University

Frostburg State University

Millersville University

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

Weinberg Center for the Arts

Wise County Performing Arts Center

Raritan Valley Community College

Buxton Opera House

Gaillard Center

Belgrade Theatre

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts

Southbank Centre

Oxford Playhouse

Providence Performing Arts Center

A concert full of memorable tunes and toe-tapping dances with the electrifying saxophonist Jess Gillam bringing folk-inspired music for strings to life.

From the Scottish Isles in Macmillan’s punchy saxophone concerto to the idyllic English countryside of Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Greensleeves, the evening showcases the rich variety of folk-influenced classical music. As well as spanning the globe, tonight’s music also traverses time, transporting you from the Renaissance with Dowland’s Flow My Tears to now, with Jessie Montgomery’s spiky Strum.

Music at Oxford: London Mozart Players with Jess Gillam

University of Oxford

Daft Funk Live are one of the world's most prestigious Daft Punk tribute bands, diligently constructing a 'live' accolade of Daft Punk’s legendary performances and appearances.

Daft Funk Live

Tchaikovsky described his Symphony No. 6 as ‘the best thing I have ever composed or will compose.’ It presents the culmination of the composer’s thoughts on life and love, subjects on which this tortured individual had plenty to say, while leading a symphony orchestra to bear its soul and casting a spell on audiences like no other symphony of its era. Andrew Litton conducts this pivotal symphony, having navigated the stormy waters of Wagner’s Prelude to The Flying Dutchman, and is joined by the Orchestra’s Solo Cello Mats Lidström in the performance of his own concerto marking the centenary of the birth of Robert F Kennedy.

Tchaikovsky Pathétique

One of Britain’s genuine musical heroes, John Lubbock leads the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra in a celebration of the genius of a composer with close links to the city and university, Joseph Haydn. Bookending the programme are the Austrian composer’s unremitting symphony on Christ’s passion and the celebratory work he conducted himself at the Sheldonian Theatre on receiving his honorary doctorate here, the ‘Oxford’ Symphony. Alongside the composer’s gleaming trumpet concerto, we hear John’s own arrangements of intriguing salutes to Haydn by composers from another time and territory: Debussy and Ravel.

Haydn ‘Oxford’ Symphony

Angela Gheorghiu, one of the most glamorous and gifted opera singers of our time, returns to perform with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra to close the season at the Sheldonian Theatre. Together, they will celebrate a composer to whom she has dedicated a lifetime: Puccini. After landmark appearances as his heroines Tosca and Madama Butterfly on the world’s greatest opera stages, Gheorghiu performs the most beloved arias from Puccini’s operas, while the orchestra brings its storytelling talents to bear in enchanting overtures and tragic intermezzos from favourite operas and operettas.

Angela Gheorghiu

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!

Vivaldi’s Venice

St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London

Making dancing, twirling and somersaulting in heels look easy since it sashayed into London's Adelphi Theatre in 2013, Cindy Lauper and Harvey Fierstein's musical has taken the world by storm with its message of acceptance, a cracking pop-filled score and a dizzying amount of fabulousness. Garnering six Tony and three Olivier awards, let your hair down and step on down for this new tour starring Strictly Come Dancing sensation Johannes Radebe and Grease's Dan Partridge.

Kinky Boots

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.

Isata Kanneh-Mason

‘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.

Sophie Pacini

Wadham College

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.

Víkingur Ólafsson

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.

Nikolai Lugansky

Merton College

The electrifying artistry of Andrey Gugnin brings an all-Russian programme to life with passion and precision. A pianist of exceptional versatility, Gugnin delves into the rich emotional depths and fiery brilliance of Russia’s musical heritage. Through arrangements of romantic and beautiful Sleeping Beauty and the Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky to showstopping and dynamic Infernal Dance and Petrushka by Stravinsky, the wide expanse of Russia’s musical output will be showcased.

Andrey Gugnin

St Stephen's House

Jason Manford: A Manford All Seasons

We are delighted to welcome world-class pianist, Akiko Ebi to make her debut at the Oxford Piano Festival this year. Ebi is renowned for her spell-binding interpretations, particularly of French and Japanese works. Her programme showcases her expressive ability, with Chopin’s cycle of 24 Préludes featured alongside Ravel’s both playful and poignant Tombeau de Couperin and Fauré’s Theme and Variations, one of the largest and greatest of his works for solo piano.

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The MIT Press

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Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

One Night In Nashville

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The Vanishing Elephant

Cahoots NI

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London Mozart Players

Daft Funk Live

O2 Academy Oxford

Tchaikovsky Pathétique

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

Haydn ‘Oxford’ Symphony

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

Angela Gheorghiu

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

Vivaldi’s Venice

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

Kinky Boots

New Theatre Oxford

Isata Kanneh-Mason

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

Sophie Pacini

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

Víkingur Ólafsson

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

Nikolai Lugansky

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

Andrey Gugnin

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

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The Lowry Theatre

Akiko Ebi

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra