We are proud and excited to inaugurate a new initiative, a platform for emerging British chamber ensembles which we hope introduces you to the stars of our musical future. This year the Paddington Trio take us on a whistlestop tour of three nations, with the Scottish composer Judith Weir's intriguing work based on Zen stories, Irishman Sam Perkin's entertaining pictures of odd creatures, and the great lost-and-refound English composer of the early 20th century, Rebecca Clarke, with her searingly powerful trio.

Judith Weir Piano Trio No. 2 | Rebecca Clarke Piano trio | Sam Perkin Freakshow

Every year the Oxford Chamber Music Festival brings together some of the most exciting classical musicians in Europe to live and play together for a week. Creative sparks fly as the musicians change musical partners and master the widest variety of sound-worlds.

This year’s festival celebrates the infinite variety of music from the British Isles, across four centuries and four nations: from Celtic folk influences to English pastoral; from Renaissance fantasy to Radiohead; from the internationally-celebrated Vaughan Williams, Elgar and Britten to hidden treasures and exciting finds by composers you may not even have heard of – yet!

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