Launch of OPO Side-by-Side Scheme
Our new Side-by-Side Scheme was launched in the debut concert of our 2019/20 season to great success. Helmed by our newly appointed Assistant Conductor Hannah Schneider, the scheme provides talented young musicians from Oxfordshire the opportunity to perform alongside our professional musicians in three concerts this season.
Tiagyi Tan & Anna-Liisa Bezrodny
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Anthony Robb & Claire Edmiston – ©EIBN photography
‘The Side-by-Side experience has been incredible. Having the opportunity to sit beside a professional player has taught me a lot as well as the overall experience of playing amazing repertoire within a professional orchestra.’
Hannah Leighton-Jones (Violin)
Imogen East & Priya Berks ©EIBN photography 
Hannah Roper & Tabitha Appel ©EIBN photography 
Tamás András & Hannah Leighton-Jones ©EIBN photography
The students performed Brahms’s Academic Festival Overture alongside our musicians, opening the Saturday 5 October 2019 concert at the Sheldonian Theatre.
Didn’t catch it? The Scheme will be repeated this season at the Oxford Town Hall on Saturday 2 November 2019 & Friday 5 June 2020
Sebastian Riedl & Mats Lidström ©EIBN photography 
William Emery & Garfield Jackson ©EIBN photography
‘Amazing to play with a professional orchestra and to be treated like a professional musician.’
Ben Nicoll (Trombone)
Sophie Simpson & Manhei Lui ©EIBN photography 
Tim Hawes & Michael O’Keefe ©EIBN photography 
Charlotte Scott & Amy Kent ©EIBN photography
‘First Side-by-Side experience has been great. It’s awesome to be playing alongside incredible musicians, doing very big rep. Also very good to get feedback from professionals.’
Theo Pedley (Percussion)
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra 
Many congratulations everyone involved in this wonderful opportunity.
Liz Kenny, Director of Performance, Faculty of Music.
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What a fantastic opportunity! How do children get involved in this please?
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Hi Lisa, our intake for the 2020/21 season will be announced early next year. You can email info@oxfordphil.com for more information on auditions in 2020!
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