City orchestra to thank audience with free tickets for landmark concert
The City of Oxford Orchestra was founded in 1965 and will be playing its last concert on Thursday, February 27 at the Sheldonian Theatre.
As a special treat for audiences, the orchestra’s director Lindsay Sandison has decided to allow people to attend free of charge.
The programme includes the popular Piano Concerto No. 2 by Rachmaninov, which features heavily in the classic film Brief Encounter.
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The concert will also feature Ruslan and Ludmila by Glinka and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. It will be conducted by Stephen Bell with Tom Poster on the piano.
Mrs Sandison said: “We had a very, very small audience at the last concert.
“There’s nothing more depressing for the orchestra to have a smaller audience than the orchestra. A lot of the music in Oxford is free.
“I feel privileged to have been able to look after this orchestra.”
Mrs Sandison added that the annual concerto by candlelight at Exeter College Chapel will be continuing.
There will also be a special event next year to mark 30 years since pianist Mr Poster first performed with the orchestra.
On the orchestra’s website, it said: “The City of Oxford Orchestra was founded in 1965 with a firm commitment to provide live, classical music of the highest quality to the widest possible audience.”
For tickets, contact 01865 321461.
