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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Download the 2025/26 concert series brochure

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Upcoming events

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Lunchtime Recitals

Lunchtime Recital: Arts Fest Concert

14 May 2026 / 1:15pm

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Family & Education

Family Cushion Concert - May

17 May 2026 / 10am

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Family & Education

Family Cushion Concert - May

17 May 2026 / 11am

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Lunchtime Recitals

Lunchtime Recital: Rowan Swain & Harry Jang / Harriet Turnbull & Alexander McNamee

21 May 2026 / 1:15pm

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Concert Series

INTERNATIONAL PIANO SERIES: JEAN-EFFLAM BAVOUZET (piano)

22 May 2026 / 7:30pm

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Other Events

2026 Principal's Research Seminar: Philip Pullman's Quantum

27 May 2026 / 5:30pm-7pm

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Lunchtime Recitals

Lunchtime Recital: Jelena Mata

28 May 2026 / 1:15pm

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Lunchtime Recitals

Lunchtime Recital: Alexander McNamee

4 June 2026 / 1:15pm

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Concert Series

SONOVA

8 June 2026 / 7pm

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