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Each year, many locals and tourists alike discover a wonderful gem set within the tranquil setting of St Hilda’s College, Oxford: a beautifully-designed purpose-built concert hall with exceptional acoustics. Behind Magdalen College School facing Christ Church meadow, the peaceful surroundings of this unique college provide the ideal location for the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building. The ‘JdP’ has been home to a diverse series of concerts in Oxford since 1995. Now, twenty year on, it presents one of the most exciting seasons to date to celebrate this milestone…

10 Chamber Music Concerts

Internationally-renowned cellist and JdP Patron Steven Isserlis kicks off our 20th chamber music season with Brahms two superb cello sonatas setting the bar for other world class performers such as pianist Nick van Bloss (Diabelli Variations), clarinettist Michael Collins (Weber, Brahms, Reinecke) and the acclaimed Belcea Quartet (Webern, Schubert, Brahms), who were the JdPs Quartet-in-Residence in 2001. Other chamber concerts include Clare Hammond with a centenary celebration of Andrzej Panufniks music, a Beethoven Violin Sonatas double bill, a mixed strings concert with Fidelio Trio members and piano recitals by Jonathan Powell, Joe Tong and St Hildas own Carson Becke.

9 M@SH Series Concerts

This years contemporary music series is even more M@SHed (Music at St Hildas) with a wide variety of new music names such as Joby Burgess with his audio/visual immersion Powerplant, Lor Lixenberg with a Futurism concert and Manifesto exhibition, and the Brodsky Quartet with a newly-commissioned song cycle. We are also hosting the UKs first-ever national Electronic Music Prize, a birthday concert for Oxford-based composer Martyn Harry and performances by pianists Jonathan Powell and Richard Casey. Other experimental concerts include the infamous M@SH Marathon of music/improvisation/theatre and the ANIMA Ensemble performing new works by composers in collaboration with animators.

and 1 Christmas Pantomime!

This season we build on the success of our family concerts by mounting the JdPs first-ever Christmas Pantomime, Cinderella Green The Recycling Queen, which is the well-loved tale with an environmentally friendly twist by Emma Boor: a puppet play of Rubbish, Recycling and Romance!

And dont forget

Young families are also encouraged to take part in our diverse Family, Education and Community programme through the monthly Cushion Concerts where Rozzy and Mr Cello invite special friends to perform and teach families about different instruments and how they make sounds. For families, friends and carers with dementia-suffering relations, the termly Moving Music concerts provide a safe and welcoming concert experience. Other community concerts will also be taking place during our celebratory anniversary weekend in January (22-25).

The JdP not only offers a truly unique concert season for Oxfords music enthusiasts, but also an open and friendly welcome to all its concert-goers. The intimacy of this small music venue makes concerts here a very special experience, and those who have experienced it always come back for more!