Name Change

When I was thinking of starting an orchestra in Oxford, back in the spring of 1998, I thought the name Oxford Philharmonic would be appropriate. I then proceeded to commission a talented designer from Manchester to create a logo who came up with this novel idea: I was then informed, erroneously as it turned out, …

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Motion in Music

In a previous Blog, I touched on the subject of tempi and the importance of sustaining a musical line. For me, all music is movement: I see patterns when I play, when I conduct. Indeed, the latter discipline allows me to carve shapes and figures in the air of how I see the musical line move …

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Tempi

It was a fantastic week at this year’s Piano Festival. A week that I particularly look forward to every year, as it gives me the chance to acquaint myself with the young talent emerging from our conservatoires and from amongst the most gifted around the world. There were certainly no let downs: the standard of …

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Oxford City Council honours Marios & the Orchestra

The Lord Mayor of Oxford, Councillor Mohammed Abbasi, presented the City’s Special Certificate of Honour to Marios Papadopoulos, Music Director of Oxford Philomusica, at a short ceremony at the start of the Orchestra’s Youth Concerto Competition Final in the Sheldonian Theatre on Saturday 20 April. This special award, given for an exceptional contribution to the …

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