Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Mozart Great Mass in C Minor

About Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Mozart Great Mass in C Minor

Mozart Regina coeli, K. 108

Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425, ‘Linz’

Mozart Great Mass in C minor, K. 427

Lucy Cox soprano

Sophie Bevan soprano

Alessandro Fisher tenor

Gareth Brynmor John baritone

Sir John Rutter conductor

Oxford Philharmonic Choir

In the summer of 1782, just before marrying, Mozart began work on his Great but incomplete Mass in C minor. Having encountered the masterpieces of Bach and Handel, Mozart began to reappraise his values as a composer. The result was the dark and otherworldly music Mozart completed as the torso of his score—a setting of the Ordinary of the Mass more profound in substance and grand in scale than any he had written before.

Sir John Rutter conducts Mozart’s monumental Great Mass in C minor, the culmination of a programme that includes the composer’s playful symphony composed during a brief stay in Linz and the Regina Coeli, which comprises some of the most sublime music Mozart wrote for the church.

Supported by The James & Shirley Sherwood Foundation

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Tickets

Please see important booking information below.

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Booking information

Tickets prices:

Standard tickets – From £18.00

Student – From £5.00

Dates & times:

Thursday 17 April 2025 at 7.30pm

Doors open at 7.00pm

Running time: 

2 hours, including an interval

Age guidance:

6+

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