Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra is a British professional symphony orchestra based in Oxford and is the Orchestra in Residence at the University of Oxford.^[1][2] It was founded in 1998 by Marios Papadopoulos as the Oxford Philomusica and was renamed the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra in 2015.^[3][4]

They work regularly with many classical artists such as Maxim Vengerov, Martha Argerich, Sir András Schiff, and Sir Bryn Terfel.^[5] The current composer-in-residence for the 2024-26 period is Alexey Shor.^[6]

The orchestra's royal patron is HRH Princess Alexandra.^[7]