All Forthcoming Events

As well as advertising events organised by the Faculty of Music, at the bottom of this page we also advertise some other music-related events taking place across Oxford that are organised by our academics or students and take place in University colleges, departments, and venues. If you would like us to advertise your music-related event, please complete this form.

To find out more about the wider range of events taking place across the University, please visit the University of Oxford website.

 

Many colleges offer free weekly lunchtime recitals and/or organ recitals. You can find details of these below:

Faculty of Music events

Lake Luonteri seen from Neitvuori in Mikkeli, Finland

Music in the (sub-)Arctic

07 September to 08 September
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Oxford University Open Days

18 September
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Children’s Music-Making in the Institution

17 October
view of the great hall at the stephen a schwarzman centre for the humanities

BFE-RMA Research Students' Conference 2027

06 January 2027 to 08 January 2027

External events

Intermezzo Chamber Choir Summer Concert

05 September
The Intermezzo choir will be singing "Songs of Resistance", including eye-opening music from or about the oppressed and unfortunate in South Africa, Haiti, Ireland, the American south, Soviet-occupied Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia, and of course ancient Babylon.

Meeting Minds

18 September to 20 September
The University's annual alumni weekend, this year including 'Everyday Beethoven' lecture from Professor Laura Tunbridge, and a Come and Play with Oxford University Orchestra.

Tchaikovsky Recitals with Julian Chan

18 September
Join us on Friday evening for our Open Day concert at 6pm where Julian will be performing Tchaikovsky on our Steinway Grand.

Q&A and Recital with Professor Martyn Harry

19 September
Professor Harry will be giving a talk that will feature music throughout, followed by an audience Q&A.

OCMF Studio: Meta4 and Imogen Cooper Masterclasses

21 September
Step behind the curtain of the 2026 Oxford Chamber Music Festival for an intimate encounter with the world's finest musical minds.

The State of the Union - American Culture in the Trump Era - Justin Webb, Philip Clark, Timothy Garton Ash

21 September
With US midterm elections looming, this extraordinary panel discussion asks: how is culture faring in the age of Donald Trump and MAGA?

Meta4: Dark Land, Bright Land - New Worlds Festival Opening Night

21 September
Meta4, one of the most celebrated string quartets performing today, opens the Oxford Chamber Music Festival 2026, ‘New Worlds’

OCMF Studio: Meta4 Masterclass

22 September
Step behind the curtain of the Oxford Chamber Music Festival 2026 and experience the creative process up close.

Take on Five with Darius Brubeck

22 September
Join us at the Schwarzman Centre for an extraordinary in-conversation event between acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, and educator Darius Brubeck and Philip Clark, music journalist and author.

Homelands: Dame Imogen Cooper, Roderick Williams & OCMF Artists

22 September
Dame Imogen Cooper, appearing as part of her last year on stage is joined by Roderick Williams, Sean Shibe, Julius Drake, Adrian Brendel, Alena Baeva and other Festival artists.

Syncopation Nation - Oxford Chamber Music Festival

23 September
Ragtime, Bach, Cage and Golijov collide. Joplin's swing meets classical daring. Holywell Music Room.

Quantum Universe: Less than Nothing, More than Everything

25 September
Pianist, composer, author and quantum musician Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin discusses his recent books.

The Lark Ascending

25 September
The English Chamber Orchestra and Harriet Mackenzie perform Vivaldi's "Winter" and Classics by Candlelight.

OCMF Studio: Alena Baeva Masterclass

26 September
Step behind the curtain of the 2026 Oxford Chamber Music Festival for an intimate encounter with the world's finest musical minds.

What is American Music? with Philip Clark

26 September
An illuminating journey into the melting pot of a continent’s sonic identity.

Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Schumann

26 September
The Oxford Sinfonia is excited to welcome back Dexter Drown to conduct us in this programme.