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Faculty of Music Lunchtime Recital Series

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05 December 2025 13:15
Recital Hall, The Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, OX2 6GG
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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:

Huang Zi Three Wishes of the Rose (玫瑰三愿) & Spring Longing (春思曲) 

Ao Changqun Song of River City (江城子) 

Bette Zhaoyi Yan, soprano

Shangge Li, piano

 

J.S. Bach Ciaccona, Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004/5

Max Wong, violin

 

G.F. Handel, arr. Halvorsen Passacaglia for Violin and Viola

Eric Silberger, violin

Max Wong, viola

 

Oxford Chamber Orchestra - Dvorak, Martines and Owen

24 October
Oxford Chamber Orchestra and conductor Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey are joined by pianist Idith Korman to showcase Marianna Martines' Piano Concerto in G alongside Morfydd Owen's atmospheric Nocturne and Dvorak's great Symphony No. 7.

Alex Ho Trio: Standards & Monk

25 October
A jazz concert with the Alex Ho Trio.

Migration, Performance & Policy seminar

29 October
From Photos to Forensics: Borders and Fatalities in Calais, Italy, and the Mediterranean Sea

OSJ Ensemble Launch Concert

29 October
Jan Schmolck, violin, and Howard Moody, harpsichord and piano

Ensemble Isis | Andrew Hamilton

30 October
Music by the Dublin-born composer, Andrew Hamilton, alongside new works by student composers.

Strings masterclass with Professor Matthew Jones

02 November
An afternoon masterclass with Matthew Jones, Professor of Viola and Head of Chamber Music at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, exploring repertoire, technique and the art of ensemble playing.