JdP Music Building
St Hilda's College

Celebrating 30 years

Oxford’s best modern music venue | The Jacqueline du Pré Music Building

The Jacqueline du Pré Music Building is Oxford's most intimate music venue and boasts extraordinary acoustics.

The JdP’s 30th anniversary in 2025 provides a wonderful moment to celebrate its profound impact and to establish firm foundations for the coming decades.

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Based at St Hilda’s College, it is home to a professional concert series, regular lunchtime recitals and a wide range of other university events, theatrical productions, art exhibitions and conferences. Our community series includes Cushion Concerts for the family and concerts for people with dementia.

The building also contains five piano practice rooms and a state-of-the-art recording studio available for hire.

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Upcoming events

The four members of the Villiers Quartet, holding instruments in front of a grey background

Concert Series

Villiers String Quartet with Alexander McNamee (piano)

12 October 2025 / 7pm

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Alumnae events

2025 Justice for Syria: Recital & Symposium

13 October 2025 / 7-9pm

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Photo of the JdP stage with piano centre stage. Photo taken from the back of the audience seats near the main entrance so stage is quite far off with audience seats in the foreground

JdP Music Building events

Lunchtime Recital - Antoinette Cheng (piano)

16 October 2025 / 1:15pm

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Family & Education

Family Cushion Concert - October

19 October 2025 / 10am

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Photo of the JdP stage with piano centre stage. Photo taken from the back of the audience seats near the main entrance so stage is quite far off with audience seats in the foreground

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Lunchtime Recital - Eva Fidler (saxophone)

23 October 2025 / 1:15pm

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Concert Series

EARLY MUSIC 9: The Gonzaga Band

28 October 2025 / 4:30pm

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Concert Series

INTERNATIONAL PIANO SERIES: Steven Osborne Masterclass

29 October 2025 / 2pm

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