Oxford University Orchestra WAGNER & PROKOFIEV Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford Thursday, 8pm Tickets: ouo.oums.org/ tickets.php Join this outstanding student orchestra for excerpts from Wagner’s Tannhäuser (including the Pilgrimage, Overture and Venusberg Ballet Music) and both Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet suites. Conducted by Geoffrey Paterson.

Luke Berryman TRIADIC MEMORIES Holywell Music Room Friday, 7pm Tickets: 01865 305305 or oxfordplayhouse.com Local pianist Luke Berryman’s rare outing with Morton Feldman’s epic, single-movement minimalist masterpiece, alongside two other rarely performed works: Stockhausen’s Klavierstück IX and Ballade by Rob Keeley.

St Giles Orchestra AN EVENING AT THE BALLET Cornerstone, Didcot Saturday, 7.30pm Tickets: 01235 515144 or cornerstone-arts.org.uk There won’t be any dancing, but there will be sumptuous music galore in this glorious evocation of the world of ballet. Enjoy moments from Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Les Sylphides and Dance of the Hours by Ponchielli, Herold’s Clog Dance from La Fille Mal Gardée and ballet music from Gounod’s Faust. Conducted by Geoffrey Bushell.

Oxford Symphony Orchestra FRENCH MASTERWORKS Oxford Town Hall Saturday, 7.30pm Tickets: 01865 305305 oxford playhouse.com Debussy’s atmospheric La Mer, inspired by Turner’s paintings and Japanese prints, opens this evening of French music. Young virtuoso Matilde Milwidsky performs Saint-Saens’ romantic Violin Concert No.3 and Ravel’s gypsy-style Tzigane. The concert closes with Milhaud’s panto-inspired The Ox on the Roof. Conducted by Robert Max. Visit oxford symphonyorchestra.com for a sneak preview.

Radcliffe Orchestra FUNDRAISING CONCERT Tingewick Hall, John Radcliffe Hospital Saturday, 7.45pm Tickets: Cairns Library, John Radcliffe or on the door Enjoy this lively programme of music including Bizet’s Second Carmen Suite, Rodrigo’s Concerto d’Aranjuez for Guitar (with soloist Christoph Denoth) and selections form Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. Conducted by Jonathan Timms. All proceeds to Anjali Dance Company’s original dances by professional dancers with learning disabilities. Oxford Philomusica REQUIEM AETERNAM Sheldonian Theatre Tickets: 01865 980980 or oxfordphil.com This Remembrance Day concert marks the launch of Oxford Philomusica’s Britten Centenary series with the composer’s intensely moving Sinfonia da Requiem, as well as Brahms’ equally dramatic Ein Deutsches Requiem. With Maria Savastano, Roderick Williams and London Symphony Chorus, conducted by Marios Papadopoulos, left.