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

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 - Eva Fidler (saxophone)

23 October 2025 / 1:15pm

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Three members of the Gonzaga Trio standing side by side

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EARLY MUSIC 9: The Gonzaga Band

28 October 2025 / 4:30pm

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INTERNATIONAL PIANO SERIES: Steven Osborne Masterclass

29 October 2025 / 2pm

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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 - Peter Hardisty

30 October 2025 / 1:15pm

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Concert Series

ERROLLYN WALLEN (voice and piano) & TELYN QUARTET

31 October 2025 / 7:30pm

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External event

KENNETH HESKETH: LIVING GHOSTS

1 November 2025 / 7:45pm-9:15pm

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Matthew and Sara standing side by side with instruments

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EARLY MUSIC 10: Sara Stowe & Matthew Spring

4 November 2025 / 4:30pm

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