Garwyn Linnell's cello is at the heart of this concert. In the cello suite No. 2 Bach is at his most intimate.
The plangent cello in Syvati represents the Priest, the choir sings as the coffin is borne out of the church.
Durufle's Requiem is often described as the only worthy successor to Faure's. Duruflé’s sensuous harmonies suffuse every note with feeling.
Indulge in the power and passion of opera, with timeless classics and lesser-known gems all performed by twelve rising stars.
Featuring the Act I finale from Puccini's La Boheme, and the Seguidilla from Bizet's Carmen, this evocative evening also includes music from Mozart, Handel, Gounod, Delibes and many more with the full orchestral backing of the Orchestra of St John's.
Our final concert of the spring transports the listener through the turning of the year with Vivaldi’s timeless, Four Seasons. Vivaldi’s music will be enhanced by a world premiere of composer-in-residence Toby Young’s four motets on ‘The Seasons’. Performed on the 25th of June at SJE Arts Oxford, this concert also features J.S. Bach’s Chaconne for solo violin performed alongside the chorales on which it is based. This exciting new performance practice will give the listener a new insight into the mind of one of our greatest composers.
This concert is in partnership with Oxford Festival of the Arts
Our celebrity narrator, the great Johnny Ball, children's TV presenter (Play School) and father of DJ Zoe Ball, guides us through ‘a symphonic fairy tale’ that explores the mysteries of folklore and the wilderness, shedding new light on well-known pieces by Prokofiev and Saint-Saens, timeless folk-songs by Canteloube, and Rachmaninov’s enchanting Vocalise.
NOTE 6pm START
Prize-winning pianist Rupert Egerton-Smith will perform Rachmaninov’s virtuosic rhapsody in this concert of baroque pieces reimagined by the great Romantic masters. Alongside Brahms’ take on Haydn and Beethoven’s version of Mozart’s famous duet from Don Giovanni, the concert features
Dvorak’s Symphonic Variations, based on his own song, The Fiddler, originally written for Male Voice Choir.
Another chance to hear Jan Schmolck’s (leader of OSJ and section principal at the Royal Opera House) glorious performance of Mendelssohn’s much-loved Violin Concerto, before taking a musical trip from the Highlands to Italy with two more of Mendelssohn’s most evocative works. And OSJ Voices will delight us with Three Motets