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Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Pathétique
06 June 2025 @ 7.30pm to 9.30pm
About Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Pathétique
Wagner Overture The Flying Dutchman* Side-by-Side
Mats Lidström RFK Concerto for cello and orchestra* World premiere
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, ‘Pathétique’
Mats Lidström cello
Andrew Litton conductor
Tchaikovsky described his Symphony No. 6 as ‘the best thing I have ever composed or will compose.’ It presents the culmination of the composer’s thoughts on life and love, subjects on which this tortured individual had plenty to say while leading a symphony orchestra to bear its soul and casting a spell on audiences like no other symphony of its era.
Andrew Litton conducts this pivotal symphony, having navigated the stormy waters of Wagner’s Prelude to The Flying Dutchman, and is joined by the Orchestra’s Solo Cello Mats Lidström in the performance of his own concerto marking the centenary of the birth of Robert F Kennedy.
Tickets
Please see important booking information below.
Booking information
Tickets prices:
Standard tickets – From £15.00
Students – From £5.00
Dates & times:
Friday 06 June 2025 at 7.30pm
Doors open at 6.30pm
Running time:
2 hours, including an interval
Age guidance:
6+
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