Saturday 4th February: John Traill, conductor. Three talented finalists of the Oxford Philomusica and Oxfordshire County Music Service Concerto Competition each perform a concerto of their choice in a concert to showcase and reward the outstanding young musical talent that exists in Oxfordshire. The panel of distinguished adjudicators will announce the winner the same evening. First prize is £1,000 and an invitation to play a concerto with Oxford Philomusica in their Sheldonian Series. Adjudicators: Marios Papadopoulos (Chair), John Traill, Jennifer Pike, Tony Mealings, Caroline Hobbs-Smith.

Tickets: £30 £22 £15 £10 Venue: Sheldonian Theatre Time: 7.30pm.

Saturday 18th February: Under the Patronage of His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador. Strauss Family Waltzes, Polkas, Marches, Quadrilles. John Georgiadis conductor. Celebrate this most romantic of dates in great style. Oxford Philomusica, led by the witty and charming maestro John Georgiadis, will recreate the grandeur and glamour of the great Viennese balls of the past in Oxford’s Victorian ballroom. Enjoy a champagne reception, a sumptuous banquet and exquisite Viennese chamber music, before dancing to waltzes, polkas and quadrilles from the Strauss family, or simply soaking up the atmosphere of this unique occasion. This event is bookable only through Oxford Philomusica’s Box Office on 01865 980 980 Save 5% for groups 10+ No other concessions apply Limited no. of tickets – book early.

Venue: Oxford Town Hall. Tickets: Dining ticket 6.30-11.30pm – £90, Concert and dancing ticket 8.15-11.30pm – £35, Concert only 8.15-11.30pm – £20, Optional dance lesson 12-2pm – £5..

Sunday 19th February: Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95,’From the New World’, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23. Lang Lang piano, Marios Papadopoulos conductor. Oxford Philomusica is delighted to welcome Lang Lang to Oxford to perform Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto. The legendary Sir Michael Parkinson will delve into the pianist’s world in a pre-concert interview.
Major sponsor: Anonymous, Co-sponsors: Sir Victor and Lady Blank, Geoffrey and Caroline de Jager, Bruno Wang.

Tickets: £50 £35 £25 £15 Venue: Sheldonian Theatre Time: 7pm.

Wednesday 14 March: Thrash metal legends Anthrax have announced a special performance at O2 Academy Oxford on March 14. The band will perform tracks from their new album ‘Worship Music’, as well as other classics.
Door time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £20.00.

Saturday 14th April: Not just the UK's reigning champions of balls-out, party-starting, booze-fuelled metal, but one of the very best live rock bands of all time, the mighty Orange Goblin have been a permanent and universally-admired fixture on the British metal circuit for the past 16 years.
Doors: 6.30pm. Tickets: £9.00.

Wednesday 1st February: Schubert's quartet 112, Ravel Quartet , Mendelssohn op.13 A minor.
Time: 8pm Tickets: £12/£8.

Friday 3rd February: Jonathan Harvey String Quartet no.3. Schubert's Death and the Maiden.
Time: 12.45 Tickets: £10/£6 Both concert £15/£10 Tickets through www.ticketsoxford.com Venue: Holywell Music Room.

Wednesday 15th February: Masterclass with University students. Time: 5.30pm Venue: Holywell Music Room. Lecture Liszt at 200 – an Assessment: 24th February: Time: 7.30pm Venue: Sheldonian Theatre. In association with Music at Oxford. Tickets from £10 01865 244 806 www.musicatoxford.com

Tuesday 14th February: The City of Oxford Orchestra's annual Valentine Concert concert is almost as well-loved as their Christmas Carols. This year the programme includes some beautiful film music: Morricone's Cinema Paradiso and Hesse's Ladies in Lavender; as well as the unashamedly romantic Meditation from Thaïs and Barber Adagio, and for those who can't live without it, Pachelbel's Canon! Roland Roberts will direct the evening and include a few surprises. Note the early start. The programme will run through without an interval to allow for romantic dinners afterwards. NOT TO BE MISSED!! 'This highly proficient orchestra created plenty of sunshine with a bright, joyous progranmme that positively shimmered from start to finish'.
Tickets: £8-£30. Time: 7pm. Venue: Sheldonian Theatre.

Thursday 9th February: John is an extremely fine trumpeter and composer whose career to date has seen him in the company of everyone from Jamie Cullum to the Super Furry Animals by way of Shirley Bassey! John began his formidable trumpet career with the National Youth Orchestra in which esteemed band, we believe, he was principal trumpet. No mean feat. However, John began to see the light. A career in jazz, with the accompanying promise of unfeasibly high earnings potential and fame, beckoned. Having won ‘Outstanding Musician’ award during a three year stint at Berklee College of Music in Boston, John returned to the UK and has since made a name for himself as an extremely talented performer and producer.
Tickets: £9 conc £7 Stud £6. Time: 8.15pm.

Thursday 16 February: Marius Neset is one of the new stars of European jazz as the Guardian and Telegraph jazz critics wisely suggest above. Marius brings Golden Xplosion to the Spin as part of a UK tour and his group features some equally stellar names from UK and Scandinavia – Danish bassist Jasper Høiby, Swedish drummer Anton Eger and the British pianist Ivo Neame make this really special quartet...
Tickets: £12 conc £10 Stud £6. Time: 8.15pm.

Thursday 23 February: Phil is one of the hottest names on the London jazz scene. He has played at Ronnie Scott’s club in London many times with Trudy Kerr, with whom he has recorded two albums. He has also performed with top British players such as Jim Mullen, Stan Sulzman and Steve Waterman . Phil has his own piano trio which perform at the top London venues regularl.
Tickets: £9 conc £7 Stud £6. Time: 8.15pm.