Oxford Philomusica
SUMMER BAROQUE
Sheldonian Theatre n Saturday, 8pm
Tickets: 01865 980980 oxfordphil.com
Oxford Philomusica launches its popular Summer Baroque series with music by Stravinsky, Dorman, C.P.E. Bach and J.S. Bach. They are joined by Grammy-nominated mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital and guest conductor Karin Ben-Josef. The series continues to July 27, and includes Handel’s Acis and Galatea, Vivaldi’s Gloria and other baroque gems, both familiar and unfamiliar. For more details, visit the Oxford Philomusica website (see above).
Oxford Lieder
HUGO WOLF: THE COMPLETE SONGS PART 9
St John the Evangelist, Iffley Road n Saturday, 8pm
Tickets: 01865 305305 tickets oxford.com
Legendary baritone Robert Holl and rising star Lydia Teuscher (soprano) join Sholto Kynoch (piano) to bring the Oxford Lieder Spring series to a close with this tribute to Hugo Wolf, including his first songs, Sechs Lieder für eine Frauenstimme, and his final songs, three settings of Michaelangelo. This is the latest in the project to perform and record the entire Hugo Wolf song collection for the first time.
The Oxford Sinfonia
WIND CHAMBER CONCERT
St Mary’s Church, Oxford n Saturday, 8pm n Tickets: 01865 305305 ticketsoxford.com
Guy Woolfenden conducts his own Reflections: Serenade No. 2 along with Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro overture and works by Dove, Francaix and Raff.
The Bartholomew Consort/The Bartholomew Band
MAGNIFICAT
St Barnabas Church, Jericho
Sunday, 7.30pm
01865 305305 or tickets oxford.com or bartholo mewconsort. co.uk
A celebration of contrasting settings of the Magnificat by Domenico Scarlatti and J.S. Bach, both born in 1685. With director Janjoost Van Elburg and band leader Adrian Butterfield.
OSJ/OSJ Ashmolean Voices
THE OSJ PROMS
Tuesday, 7.30pm n Tickets: 0845 680 1926 or osj.org.uk
The Orchestra of St John’s continues its Proms season at the Ashmolean with an evening of songs by Brahms and Schubert. With soprano Anna Shackleton, conducted by OSJ founder John Lubbock.
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