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Cities of Song

People, Places, Music

Welcome to the Oxford International Song Festival 2024. Across a thrilling fortnight (11-26 October) we welcome artists including Roderick Williams, Carolyn Sampson, Christoph Prégardien, Helen Charlston and Nicky Spence.

'Cities of Song' explores composers in the cities that inspired them, including Haydn visiting Oxford, Schubert's Vienna, Fauré's Paris, and more. We mark the anniversaries of Fauré, Schoenberg and Byron, and ten years after the start of our prize-winning Schubert Project, we continue to celebrate this seminal figure with our much-loved Schubert Weekend.

Sholto Kynoch, Artistic Director

Browse Festival day-by-day

Fri 11th Oct Roderick Williams FINAL

Day 1: Cities of Song

Sat 12th Oct Carolyn Sampson 4 photo Marco Borggreve

Day 2: A Tale of Two Cities

Sun 13th Oct Sarah Connolly 1 photo Andrew Crowley

Day 3: Escaping the City

Mon 14th Oct Christoph Prégardien Credit Marco Borggreve

Day 4: Old & New Worlds

Tue 15th Oct Jess Dandy 2023

Day 5: Prague to Paradise

Wed 16th Oct Christian Gerhaher 1 photo Gregor Hohenberg

Day 6: Viennese fin de Siècle

Thu 17th Oct Ian Skelly

Day 7: New Generations

Fri 18th Oct Franz Schubert by Wilhelm A

Day 8: Revolution!

Sat 19th Oct Sophie Karthauser 2 photo Shirley Suarez

Day 9: Schubert Weekend (Sat)

Sun 20th Oct Christopher Maltman 2023 photo Chris Singer

Day 10: Schubert Weekend (Sun)

Mon 21st Oct STÉPHANE DEGOUT CREDIT JEAN BAPTISTE MILLOT1

Day 11: Parisian Sounds

Tue 22nd Oct James Gilchrist Anna Tilbrook photo Patrick Allen

Day 12: Earth's Music

Wed 23rd Oct Lucy Crowe 3 (SQUARE) photo Victoria Cadisch

Day 13: Autumnal Colours

Thu 24th Oct Will Liverman 04 photo Larrynx photography

Day 14: Across the Pond

Fri 25th Oct 1 Helen Charlston credit Benjamin Ealovega

Day 15: The Echoing Air

Sat 26th Oct 1 Nicky Spence photo Ki Price

Day 16: Song Salon

Festival Brochure 2024

We're delighted to share this year's Festival brochure with you. Please click the button below to browse each event in detail, explore some of this year's themes, and find more details of special offers, Festival passes, and how to book tickets...

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Festival Pass 2024

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A Festival Pass is a wonderful way to immerse yourself in the power of song, explore the stories and influences behind the music, surround yourself with like-minded enthusiasts, or enjoy powerful performances from some of the worlds finest musicians!

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