The second Oxford Chamber Music Festival, sponsored by The Oxford Times, is to be staged in some of the city's most beautiful and historic venues.

Various live events take place between June 30 and July 6. Venues include the Holywell Music Room, the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building, the Oxford Playhouse and the Sheldonian Theatre.

The festival is to be broadcast on BBC Radio Three and will feature internationally acclaimed musicians, including Adrian Brendel, Natalie Clein, Imogen Cooper, Isabelle Faust, Stephen Kovacevich, Paul Lewis and Alexander Melnikov.

This year's event is based on the the theme of Eastern European chamber music and composers featured include Bartok, Dvorak, Fibich, Janecek, Kurtag, Ligeti, Martinu, Smetana and Suk.

To find out more call 0870 7500659