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• Leonardo: Shaping the Invisible
• CANCELLED: The Godfather
• Fauré’s Requiem & Bach
• Viennese New Year Concert - City of Oxford Orchestra
• Classical Meets Jazz
• Blackwell’s Annual Lecture with Elif Shafak
• Beethoven: Missa Solemnis performed by Oxford Bach Choir with the London Mozart Players
• An evening of Wagner - Oxford University Orchestra
• Accessibility statement for the University of Oxford – UAS websites on the Oxford Mosaic platform
• Piano Concert - 'West meets East' by the China-UK International Music Festival
• CANCELLED: Maundy Thursday with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• CANCELLED: Oxford Piano Festival: Paul Lewis - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• CANCELLED: Sir Bryn Terfel - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• CANCELLED: Maxim Vengerov - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• CANCELLED: Oxford Beethoven Festival: Martha Argerich & Stephen Kovacevich - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Oxford Beethoven Festival: TS Eliot Four Quartets - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Wagner, Bruckner, Borodin, Mussorgsky: In memory of Dr Paul Coones
• An Oxford Conversation: The impact of fake news on our lives
• University of Oxford’s LGBT History Month Lecture with Louise Wallwein MBE
• Celebrating 'LGBT+ History Month 2020'
• CANCELLED: Mozart Requiem by Oakham School Chapel Choir & Orchestra
• Sibelius - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas in 12 hours performed by various schools
• Oxford University Orchestra Hilary Term Concert
• What is life? With Sir Paul Nurse
• World on a String, Oxford University Jazz Orchestra, with Oxford University Orchestra
• Lighting up the Sheldonian for LGBT+ History Month
• Oxford University Orchestra Trinity Term Concert
• Martin James Bartlett and Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• 100 Years of British Coronations / Instruments of Time and Truth
• Venice & Bologna, La Serenissima / Music at Oxford
• Duruflé, Requiem & Fauré, Cantique de Jean Racine / Oxford Bach Choir
• Mozart’s Don Giovanni – Concert Version / Oxford Sinfonia
• Roger Scruton Memorial Lectures: Niall Ferguson on the Future of the Anglosphere and in conversation with Michael Gove MP
• Roger Scruton Memorial Lectures: Tom Holland on Puritanism and Iconoclasm and in conversation with Nigel Biggar CBE
• Roger Scruton Memorial Lectures: Marwa Al-Sabouni on Beauty and Home, and in conversation with Ike Ijeh and Douglas Murray
• Roger Scruton Memorial Lectures: Jonathan Sumption on Democracy and in conversation with Charles Moore
• Oxford Harmonic Choir sings Rheinberger’s The Star of Bethlehem
• Beethoven’s Emperor with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Mozart’s Requiem with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Beethoven’s Pastoral with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Anne-Sophie Mutter with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Beethoven’s Romances with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Ancestors - An Evening with Alice Roberts
• Rutherford and Fry - The Complete Guide to Everything
• J S Bach Christmas Oratorio with Oxford Bach Choir
• Oxford University Orchestra Michaelmas Term Concert, A Centenary Celebration with Robert Hodge
• Oxford Millennium Orchestra Concert
• Oxford University Philharmonia Michaelmas Term Concert
• St Mary’s Calne Cantabile Concert Series presents Opera Gala
• Oxford Bach Choir - Rossini, Stabat Mater; Vaughan Williams, Serenade to Music; Mendelssohn, Hebrides Overture
• Oakham School Gala Concert
• Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Conducting Masterclass with Marios Papadopoulos
• New College School Oxford presents Britten’s Noye’s Fludde
• Oxford University Orchestra Hilary Term Concert
• Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky
• Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Violin Concerto Masterclass with Maxim Vengerov
• Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Maxim Vengerov
• Three Choirs Concert with Choirs of Christ Church, Magdalen and New College
• Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
• Oxford Millennium Orchestra Hilary Term Concert
• Mozart’s Mass in C Minor - Merton College Choir
• Oxford University Philharmonia Hilary Term Concert - 'Russian Dances'
• Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Maundy Thursday
• Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Stephen Kovacevich
• Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Sir Bryn Terfel
• Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Angela Gheorghiu
• Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Brahms
• Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Beethoven’s Ninth
• Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Beethoven’s Mass in C major
• Magdalen College School - A Choral and Orchestral Concert
• Katie Melua presents The Silk Roads with Students and Young People
• Rameau: Caster et Pollux - Rameau Project Orchestra
• Brodsky Quartet: 50th Anniversary Celebration
• Bach’s Doubles and Triples - Rachel Podger, Irish Baroque Orchestra
• Samantha Ege, Castle of our Skins - Chamber Music from the African Continent and Diaspora
• Opening Oxford 1871- A Musical Miscellany in Celebration of Diversity
• Oxford University Orchestra Trinity Term Concert with Chloe Rooke
• The Soul of Music with Oxford Trobadors and CoBBC
• Oxford University Philharmonia Trinity Term Concert
• Oxford Millennium Orchestra Trinity Term Concert
• Brahms, Strauss and Stravinsky with Oxford Symphony Orchestra
• Oxford Festival of the Arts - E lucevan le stelle… Tenor: Joseph Calleja; piano: Simon Lepper
• Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture: Hidden Hands: Secrets of Manuscript Makers and Owners
• Chris McGlade 'Forgiveness' Tour
• Hong Kong Diaries; Lord Chris Patten Interviewed by Rana Mitter with the Oxford Literary Festival
• Orphans of the Storm; Celia Imrie and Fidelis Morgan with Oxford Literary Festival
• Sixty Harvests Left: How to Reach a Nature-Friendly Future Philip Lymbery and Deborah Meaden Chaired by Matthew Stadlen with Oxford Literary Festival
• Lessons; Ian McEwan Interviewed by Boyd Tonkin with the Oxford Literary Festival
• Two Pianos, Eight Hands; Graham Fitkin and Friends with Music at Oxford
• Still Breathing with Euton Daley's Unlock the Chains Collective
• O/Modernt #2 with Music at Oxford
• Dvořák Eight with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• John Wilson Conducts Vaughan Williams with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Scheherazade with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• University Residency 20th Anniversary with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Beethoven Three with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Christmas with John Rutter; Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• The Genius of Mozart with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Tchaikovsky and Brahms with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Sir András Schiff in Recital with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Bruckner Seven with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• The Orchestral Music of Afghanistan with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• St Matthew Passion with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• American Journey with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• The Creation with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• French Pastoral with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Enigma Variations with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• A Celebration of Vaughan Williams with Oxford Bach Choir and the Philharmonia Orchestra
• Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique with The Fulltone Orchestra
• Roger Scruton Memorial Lectures: Katharine Birbalsingh on Education, Race and Conservatism
• Roger Scruton Memorial Lectures: Andrew Roberts on History and Statesmanship
• Roger Scruton Memorial Lectures: Peter Hitchens on After Conservatism
• Roger Scruton Memorial Lectures: Nigel Biggar on Deconstructing Decolonisation
• Romanes Lecture - The Centre Will Hold: Liberal Democracy and the Populist Threat
• Oxford University Orchestra Trinity Term Concert with Peter Stark
• Oxford University Philharmonia - Bernstein, Beethoven, Respighi
• The Oxford Festival Orchestra plays Bruckner 5
• Remain In Love. A conversation with Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, co founders of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club
• An Evening with Bret Easton Ellis on ‘The Shards’
• Sampling the City: Shiva Feshareki Live at the Sheldonian
• Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto (featuring Jennifer Pike) and Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony with Oxford Sinfonia
• Viennese New Year Concert with City of Oxford Orchestra
• Jonathan Sumption on ''The New Roundheads: Politics and the Misuse of History'', and In Conversation with John Simpson
• Whirling Dervishes: Mevlevi Sema Ceremony & Devran Dhikr
• Oxford University Orchestra Hilary Term Concert
• London Film Orchestra
• Jonathan Sumption on “The New Roundheads: Politics and the Misuse of History”, and In Conversation with John Simpson
• OUWO @ 50: Myths and Legends
• Oxford Literary Festival
• Opus 48 - Verdi Requiem
• Beethoven, Missa Solemnis with the Oxford Bach Choir
• Albinoni, Rose and Friends
• 20 Years of Quatuor Modigliani
• Esther Abrami and the English Symphony Orchestra
• Japanese Body Percussion and Choirs Free Concert Performance
• Whirling Dervishes: Mevlevi Sema Ceremony & Devran Dhikr
• Art of Believing - Flamenco with Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company
• George Michael by Candlelight
• Queen by Candlelight
• Le Nozze di Figaro with the Oxford Opera Society
• Richard Dawkins on “Science, the Poetry of Reality, Jewel in Humanity’s Crown” and In Conversation with John Simpson
• Oxford University Orchestra Trinity Term Concert
• Oxford Literary Festival - Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations
• The Fulltone Orchestra
• Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture: Bridging the Gap: How can Literature expand out sense of a shared Humanity?
• Elvis by Candlelight
• Jersey Boys by Candlelight
• An Oxford Conversation: COVID-19: the impact of misinformation and uncertainty
• The Master Series: Oxford
• Symphonic Scenery by the London Schools Symphony Orchestra
• Dvořák Eight and The Water Goblin with the Oxford Millennium Orchestra
• Sir Willard White with the Brodsky Quartet
• Bath Philharmonia & Pacific Chorale
• Family History with DNA Detective, Professor Turi King
• Music at Oxford; Mammal Hands
• Music at Oxford; Nature's Voice with Europa Galante and Nardus Williams
• Music at Oxford; Catrin Finch and Aoife Ní Bhriain
• Music at Oxford; Andreas Scholl and Tamar Halperin
• Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir's Annual Gala Concert
• Pharos Lecture: John Gray on 'What is Living and What is Dead in Liberalism?', and In Conversation with John Simpson
• Scruton Lecture: The Life and Legacy of Sir Roger Scruton - Douglas Murray (In Conversation with Maurice Glasman and Jonathan Price)
• Scruton Lecture: Why Statues Fall: The Primordiality of Iconoclasm - Alexander Stoddart (In Conversation with Sir Simon Jenkins and Paul Lay)
• Scruton Lecture: When Cowed Creatives Capitulate: Conformity and Bad Art - Lionel Shriver (In Conversation with Ruth Dudley Edwards)
• Scruton Lecture: The Diversity Myth - Peter Thiel (In Conversation with John Gray)
• The Music of Abba by Candlelight
• Art of Believing - Flamenco with Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company (Matinee)
• Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer (with Fever Up)
• Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons (with Fever Up)
• Candlelight: A Tribute to Queen (with Fever Up)
• Songs of a Wayfarer with Oxford International Song Festival
• Oxford Mosaic Accessibility Statement
• Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective The Colour of Music and Pre-Concert Piano Showcase featuring Oxford University Pianists
• Oxford University Orchestra Michaelmas Term Concert with Toby Purser
• The Oxford Festival Orchestra plays Beethoven and Bruch
• Christmas by Candlelight
• Bublé Christmas by Candlelight
• Music at Oxford and Southbank Sinfonia; Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
• Music at Oxford and 12 Ensemble; Recomposed by Max Richter
• Opus 48 - Mozart Requiem & Gjeilo Sunrise Mass
• Pharos Lecture; Lord Tony Sewell - The End of ‘Race’: Agency and Self-Affirmation
• University of Oxford Romanes Lecture with Geoffrey Hinton; Will digital intelligence replace biological intelligence?
• Oxford University Orchestra Hilary Term Concert - An Alpine Symphony
• Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective: In Search of Lost Love
• Andalucia - Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company
• The Oxford Literary Festival
• The Oxford Literary Festival
• The Oxford Literary Festival
• Oxford Millennium Orchestra - Beethoven and Sibelius Five
• Women Leading the Way
• Girls I Rate Future Hitmaker Masterclass
• Fauré and Rutter Requiems - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Mozart Requiem - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• James Ehnes plays Schumann - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Schubert Five - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Anne-Sophie Mutter - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Beethoven Five - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Sir Stephen Hough - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Mischa Maisky - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Beethoven Emperor - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Handel Fireworks - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
• Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
• Víkingur Ólafsson - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
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• Oxford Bach Soloists - St John Passion 300
• Oxford Schmidt AI in Science Annual Lecture
• Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective: Transfigured
• Don Giovanni - Oxford Student Opera Society
• Bach: Mass in B Minor - Choir of The Queen's College
• London in the Summer - Oxford Symphony Orchestra
• Trinity Term Concert - Oxford University Orchestra and OU Jazz Orchestra
• Oxford University Philharmonia: TT24 Concert
• Oxford Millennium Orchestra - Tchaikovsky Fifth
• Oxford Bach Choir - Verdi Requiem
• Oxford Pro Musica Singers - Monteverdi Vespers (1610)
• Art of Andalucia | FLAMENCO DANCE
• Masters Events | Oxford 2024
• Anton Lesser’s "A Christmas Carol"
• Oxford Open Doors: Sheldonian Theatre
• Gerhaher and Huber: Oxford International Song Festival 2024
• Oakeshott Lectures: Ayaan Hirsi Ali on ‘Irreconcilable Values’
• Oakeshott Lectures: Maurice Glasman on ‘Blue Labour’
• Oakeshott Lectures: James MacMillan on 'Music and the Sacred'
• Oakeshott Lectures: David Starkey on The Strange Death of Conservative England
• Sheldonian Theatre 350th Anniversary Community Engagement scheme (STACE)
• Oxford Harmonic Choir: Mendelssohn – St Paul
• Oxford University Philharmonia Michaelmas Concert
• OUO & Rémy Ballot: Scheherazade, Schubert & Ravel
• Handel: Messiah - Choir of The Queen's College and the Academy of Ancient Music