Concerts
|
 Number of years in existence
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30
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| Number of concerts to date
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119
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| Most number of concerts in a year
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5
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2004, 2008
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| Usual number of concerts in a year
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4
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Three in Oxford, one in Didcot
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| Least number of concerts in a year
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3
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Many years
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| Most number of pieces in a concert
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12
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7 and 8 November 2009
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| Least number of pieces in a concert
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1
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Messiah, 27 November 2004
Messiah, 6 December 2008
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| Largest audience
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520
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Oxford Town Hall, 17 April 1999
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| Audience sell-outs
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2
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Oxford Town Hall, 17 April 1999 (520);
Cornerstone Didcot, 25 October 2008 (211)
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| Typical audience
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100-150
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| Smallest audience
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40
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14 December 1985
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| Furthest concert venue from Oxford
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50 miles
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Woburn Abbey Church, 2001
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Repertoire
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| Most frequently played piece
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4 times
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Dvorak 9 |
| Next most frequently played piece
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3 times
|
Beethoven 7, Kalinnikov Cedar and the Palm
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| Number of pieces played
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497
|
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| Number of symphonies
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87
|
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| Number of concertos
|
55
|
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| Number of overtures
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52
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| Number of symphonic poems
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19
|
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| Number of new works premiered
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32
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| UK amateur premieres
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7
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Alfvén: A legend of the Skerries
Bridge: Isabella
Bruch: Symphony no 2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 7
Four Swedish songs
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| Longest piece played
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120 minutes
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Handel's Messiah
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| Shortest piece played
|
80 seconds
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R Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra
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| Most often played composer
|
28
|
Bushell
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| Second often played composer
|
27
|
Mozart  2007 ranked 1=
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| Third most often played composer
|
25
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Tchaikovsky 2007 ranked 3=
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| Fourth most often played composer
|
22
|
Elgar 2007 ranked 3=
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| Fifth most often played composer
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20
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Beethoven 2007 ranked 1=
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People
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| Largest concert orchestra
|
83
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Bruckner Symphony 7, 23 March 1985
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| Smallest concert orchestra
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11
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Woburn Abbey Church, 2001
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| Largest choir accompanied
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55
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Lord Williams Festival Chorus
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| Most players at a Thursday rehearsal
|
51
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January 2004
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| Most violins at a Thursday rehearsal
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21
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January 2004
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| Least players at a Thursday rehearsal
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11
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September 1983
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| Current membership
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54
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| Longest serving conductor
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27 years
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Geoffrey Bushell
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| Longest serving leader
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17 years
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Emily Ormerod
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| Number of soloists
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67
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(excludes return performances)
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| Most soloist appearances
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8
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Anne Andrew, mezzo soprano
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| Furthest distance travelled by a soloist
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Yukiko Ishida
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From Philadelphia USA
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| Number of principal conductors
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3
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| Number of guest conductors
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7
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