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Faculty of Music Lunchtime Recital Series

Friday 14 November 2025
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Free admission with retiring donations gratefully received - no registration required.

Our popular Lunchtime Recital Series returns but in the new venue of the Recital Hall, within the new Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. The series takes place on Friday afternoons throughout the term.

Come and listen to Faculty of Music students showcase their talent and dedication to the music they are currently working on. Each concert lasts around 30-40 minutes and offers a variety of repertoire. 

Programme:

Leoš Janáček In the Mists - Elisabeth Egel (piano)

Antonín Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, Movement 1 - Oliver Simpson (cello)

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.

Music in the (sub-)Arctic

07 September to 08 September

Oxford University Open Days

18 September

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.

Quantum Universe: Less than Nothing, More than Everything

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