Holywell Music Room
Price guide: Mid-range
Holywell Street, Oxford, OX2 3SD
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Expert review of Holywell Music Room
England's first public concert hall.
Visiting the Holywell Music Room is not just a great musical experience - the predominantly wooden acoustics are excellent for chamber music - it's also a brush with history. This 18th-century purpose-built performing space was constructed in 1742 during the reign of George III. Many musicians, including Haydn and Handel, have performed here.
The interior of the auditorium has U-shaped raked seating and an organ. In many respects it resembles an 18th-century non-Conformist chapel.
Expert tips:
A list of concerts is usually displayed in front of the music room but a full programme - and tickets - can be sourced from the Oxford Playhouse: www.oxfordplayhouse.com/ticketsoxford.
More information on Holywell Music Room:
- Price guide:
- Type:
- Architectural site, Landmark / monument
- Address:
- Holywell Street, Oxford, OX2 3SD
- Telephone:
- Faculty of Music: 01865 276125
- Website:
- http://www.music.ox.ac.uk/facilities/Holywell-music-room.html
- Months open:
- All year round
- Opening times:
- Depending on concert programme.
- Indoor/outdoor?:
- Outdoor
