Oxford Philomusica

Reviews

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"The orchestra, now three years old, contains glorious individual players....
in [Angela] Hewitt's Bach, the orchestra breathed as one and engaged in
harmonious dialogue with a remarkable soloist" (The Times)

 

"Riveting playing of two towering masterpieces" (Oxford Times)

 

"stunning enactment of [Beethoven's] Fifth Symphony" (Oxford Times)

 

"... a packed audience obviously agreed that [the Messiah performance] must have been
one of the most effective and enjoyable events in the long history of the Sheldonian" (Oxford Times)

 

"In little more than the 18 months since its debut the Oxford Philomusica,
under its music director Marios Papadopoulos, has established a reputation as
one of the country's top orchestras..."
(Oxford Times)

 

"Beethoven's Choral Symphony so memorably performed in a packed
Sheldonian Theatre by the Oxford Philomusica...
The performance of this monumental work had the Sheldonian audience spellbound..."
(Oxford Times)

 

"...playing of the greatest warmth and tenderness"
(Oxford Times)

 

"...a musical resource for the city and beyond"
(Oxford Times)

 

THE FIRST OXFORD PHILOMUSICA INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL

"the most exciting musical event in Oxford for many years"
13/8/99 Oxford Times

 

THE SECOND OXFORD PHILOMUSICA INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL

"the most significant annual musical event in the city"
18/8/00 Oxford Times