Oxford May Music Festival 2026

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Oxford May Music is a three-day music, science and arts festival that celebrates culture and human achievements in a truly unique way. The festival's ethos of combining the very cutting edge of science alongside world-class concerts has for the last two decades attracted visitors from all over the world. They come for the wide ranging and fascinating programme put together by artistic director and award winning violinist Jack Liebeck and renowned particle physicist Professor Brian Foster. Full details of the 2026 festival can be found on the Oxford May Music website. Festival tickets can be purchased here. Please note that young persons between the ages of 5 and 25 are admitted free. (1 hour 30mins) James Francis Brown • String Trio Edward Elgar • Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84 Jack Liebeck • violin Joshua Fisher • violin Ben Roskams • viola Thomas Carroll • cello Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir • cello Olga Zado • piano We begin the Festival with contrasting pieces. James Francis Brown wrote his trio in 1996 when he was 27; it is full of the optimism and energy of youth. In contrast, the Elgar is a piece from his twilight years, redolent with the trauma and sorrow of the Great War. (2 hours 15 mins including interval) Camille Saint-Saens (arr. Joseph Havlat) • L’Assassinat du duc de Guise Willi Löffler (arr.) • Golden Classics of Early Film Music • Wir machen Musik • Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder gescheh’n • Adieu, mein kleiner Gardeoffizier • Das gibt’s nur einmal • Das Karussell Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. Joseph Havlat) • Suite from “The Gadfly” • Galopp • Romanze • Volksfest Dario Marianelli • Pride and Prejudice Suite (Selection) • Jane Eyre Suite • Anna Karenina Suite (arr. Havlat) Leonard Bernstein • “West Side Story” Suite • Mambo • I feel pretty -America Jack Liebeck • violin Olga Zado • piano Oxford May Music goes to the movies! In addition to classics from Saint-Saens, Shostakovich and Bernstein, our Musical Director plays works fro

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Kendrew Barn, St John's College

Kendrew Barn, St John's College, City Centre, Oxford OX1 3JP

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