Oxford

Funhouse Comedy Club returns to The Kings Head Hotel, Cirencester on Thursday October 13th for another night full of laughter. Topping the bill is the exciting and energetic Vince Atta, who recently supported Jason Manford. Using a multi-track looper and pedals, Vince creates live on the spot Hip-Hop/Reggae/Techno/anything, hilariously fusing it with natural stand-up, storytelling and characters, creating the most infectious songs you're ever likely to hear and going down a storm with audiences all over the UK. Opening the…

The Carice Singers is emerging as one of the most distinctive vocal ensembles in the UK, defined by its unique sound and imaginative choice of repertoire. The professional choir present an unmissable and atmospheric evening concert at St. Barnabus Church, Jericho Oxford, showcasing rarely-heard choral gems by composers from Estonia. Experience stunning music to celebrate Galina Grigorjeva’s 60th birthday, with the UK premiere of her powerful 2017 work Vespers, and commemorate the recent death of Ester Mägi, who would have…

Alasdair Malloy presenter Come and join Alasdair Malloy and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra for some Athletic Adventures celebrating sport and music. Wear your favourite sports gear and find out if we have music to match, and cheer for your chosen champions as the final whistle approaches. Most suitable for ages 4−8 Pre-concert craft activities at 14:00 Venue: Oxford Town Hall

Handel Messiah, HWV 56 Alexandra Lowe soprano Christine Rice mezzo-soprano Ed Lyon tenor Michael Mofidian bass Choir to be announced Marios Papadopoulos conductor ‘I did think I did see all Heaven before me,’ wrote Handel as he finished Messiah. It is not hard to hear why. Part German Passion, part English Anthem, part Italian Opera, Messiah changed the landscape of vocal music in Britain from the moment it was first performed in 1742, and has held audiences awestruck for nearly three centuries with its biblical…

Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 Fiona Khuong-Huu violin Hina Khuong-Huu violin Marios Papadopoulos piano The beauteous violin playing of Joseph Joachim and the radiant personality of Clara Schuman lie behind Brahms’s Violin Sonatas − works in which his first priority was to make the violin sing. The three sonatas chart a journey from lyrical intimacy to stormy, grand expressions, No. 3’s…

Mendelssohn The Hebrides, Op. 26 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, ‘Jupiter’ Martha Argerich piano Marios Papadopoulos conductor Mozart may not have known the ‘Jupiter’ symphony would become his last, but it’s hard to imagine how he could have followed it. Mozart’s last symphony is a work of majestic intensity and liberation but also a continuous stream of musical joy that wears its brilliance lightly. Before it, titan of the piano Martha…

Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810, ‘Death and the Maiden’ Schubert Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, ‘Trout’ Soloists of the Oxford Philharmonic Marios Papadopoulos piano Franz Schubert was unusually aware of his own mortality. But even Schubert was at a low ebb in March 1824 – sick, tired and unable to find peace. Then one day, he reached for one of his own songs, in which Death asks a young maiden innocently for her hand, offering eternal…