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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
- Music at Oxford: New Zealand Youth Choir
- Music at Oxford: London Mozart Players with Jess Gillam
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Verdi Requiem with Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Martha Argerich
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: St. Matthew Passion with Choir of Queen's College and The Boys of Radley College
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Mendelssohn Octet
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir András Schiff
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Dvořák Eight
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Beethoven Seven
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Pathétique
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Fire and Water
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Mozart Great Mass in C Minor
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Vikingur Ólafsson
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Isata Kanneh-Mason
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Vivaldi's Venice
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Angela Gheorghiu
- Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Haydn 'Oxford' Symphony
- Rossini's Stabat Mater & Mozart's Coronation Mass - Oxford Harmonic Choir
- Opus 48: Mendelssohn Elijah
- TEDxOxford Conference 2025: 'What If?'
- "For the Love of Life" Joanna Lumley in Conversation with Philip Lymbery
- Oxford Sinfonia Winter Concert
- Masters Events
- 'The Music in my Life': Alexander Armstrong with Sue Cook
- Oxford University Philharmonia Hilary Term Concert
- Oxford University Orchestra & Natalia Luis-Bassa: Mahler’s 5th
- The Oxford Literary Festival
- Thriving in the Spotlight: Panel Discussion
- Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
- City of Oxford Orchestra - Diamond Jubilee Concert
- Mahler 7: Oxford Millennium Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique Symphony - Oxford Concert Orchestra
- Oxford High School Concert
- Bach 1725
- Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast; Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region, The Lark Ascending; Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine
- Women in Film: Changemakers of Film and Screen Panel Discussion
- Yale Concert Band - ON TOUR!
- Oxford Opera Society: Carmen
- Visit
- David Olusoga: History's Missing Chapters
- OU Philharmonia: Dvorak No.9
- OUO & Daniel Hogan: An Evening of Orchestral Dances
- Instruments of Time & Truth: Le Concert Spirituel (1725-2025)
- Oxford Festival of the Arts; Haydn in Oxford
- Oxford Symphony Orchestra: Schumann, Bartók, and Brahms
- Dominic Cummings: 'What Is To Be Done?'
- Natalie Haynes: No Friend to This House
- Blackwell's Oxford Events with Jacinda Arden and Laura Bates - SOLD OUT
- Bizet Carmen Suite, Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol, Berlioz Symphonie fantastique