London Symphony Orchestra

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The London Symphony Orchestra is one of the world’s top orchestras. Our home is at the Barbican in the City of London, where we perform over 80 concerts every year, and at LSO St Luke’s, a converted 18th-century church just up the road which is the base for our LSO Discovery community and education programme. We also run a record label, LSO Live. Each year we tour to several different countries, and return to some regularly where we have residencies.

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http://lso.co.uk
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Music
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
London
Type
Nonprofit

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    Fancy singing with the LSO on the Barbican stage? Our LSO Community Voices project returns for 2024 giving you the chance to sing alongside us as part of André J Thomas' Symphonic Gospel concert on 3 November. Watch to see some of last year's participants discuss the experience. Applications close on 2 August, for more info on how to apply head to lso.co.uk/sing

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    What a day!☀️ On Saturday we held our annual LSO BMW Classics in Trafalgar Square with Duncan Ward taking us through pieces by Chabrier, Brahms, Joanne Lee, Stravinsky and John Williams under the sun which finally came through just as we started! We were also joined on stage by LSO Discovery Young Musicians and Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama to perform the world premiere of Joanne Lee's beams.bellows.bounds. Some more news from the performance was BMW Group's Walter Mertl  announcing our partnership will continue for the next three years! We are also grateful to the Mayor of London and GLA for their support of the event. Thanks to everyone who joined us in the Square and online and don't forget you can watch the full performance on our YouTube channel! Let us know if you were there, and see you next year! #LSOBMWClassics #LetsDoLondon #BMWGroupCulture Photos: Doug Peters & Kevin Leighton

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    Last night ourselves and Cypress Hill brought the Simpsons to life at the Royal Albert Hall. After the Simpsons predicted the concert in the 1996 'Homerpalooza' episode and a reply to a tweet in 2017 brought the concert together, so this unforgettable night has been a long time coming. Thanks to everyone involved in putting on this incredible show, and do get in touch if you ever want to 'order the London Symphony Orchestra'.😉 Photos: Andy Paradise

    • Cypress Hill and the London Symphony Orchestra performing on the Royal Albert Hall. The audience in the foreground is standing, applauding enthusiastically in a dimly lit auditorium.
    • A packed concert at the Royal Albert Hall showcasing a live music performance, with the audience surrounded by ornate Victorian architecture and distinctive acoustic diffusers overhead.
    • Cypress Hill on stage during a concert, lit dramatically under a spotlight.
    • Cypress Hill, one waving to the audience and the other playing an upright bass, perform live on stage at a concert, surrounded by other band members and a vibrant crowd.
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    Tomorrow, we're performing with Cypress Hill at the Royal Albert Hall! 🎶 This concert is epic on its own, but just wait until you hear the story behind it. The Simpsons predicted this 28 years ago, and it all connects to a tweet from a wonderful former colleague of ours.

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    Jo Johnson

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    From social media banter to actual real-life happening - tomorrow the London Symphony Orchestra and Cypress Hill finally collaborate on stage, 28 years after The Simpsons predicted it, and 7 years after I accidentally set Twitter on fire by suggesting it. I've fallen out of love with Xitter (pronounced in the Spanish way 💩 😉 ) recently, but in the olden days (AKA the 2010s) it was a fun place to be an orchestra. No one expected the LSO to be bantering with them, quoting old Simpsons episodes ("did someone order the London Symphony Orchestra, possibly while high? Cypress Hill, I'm looking in your direction..."), it was all just messing around in the name of profile-raising and engagement. So one time (2017) when the Cypress Hill account joined in the bants, an off-the-cuff "hey let's do this for real" was thrown in. A couple of messages back and forth later (possibly involving the 🤘 emoji) it was the end of the day, so I went to bed and thought no more about it. The next day I awoke to a panicked email from our press officer... "Jo, what have you said?!?!" - a phrase to make every social media manager's blood run cold. What did I say? I genuinely couldn't remember! Turns out that legions of Simpsons and Cypress Hill fans had got a hold of our exchange and thought that we had just arranged a joint gig. Our Twitter account was in meltdown. NME saw it and retweeted it, and suddenly the world's press were ringing our man - on holiday in Sri Lanka at the time, poor chap - and asking for the details of this gig! Oops! Never one to miss a commercial opportunity, the LSO's Concerts & Recordings Manager got on the phone to Cypress Hill's management, and only 7 years later ( 🤣 ) it happens IRL tomorrow at the Royal Albert Hall. Social media, eh? Better watch what you say, or else you might start something... 🔥

    The Simpsons, Cypress Hill & The London Symphony Orchestra

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    Each year, we spotlight an LSO player as our Friends’ Chair Endow Player of the Season, and for 2023/24 we've featured our Principal Cello, David Cohen! 🎻✨ LSO Friends enjoyed exclusive insights and events with David throughout the season, culminating in a captivating recital at LSO St Luke’s last week. Photo: Andy Paradise

    • Principal Cello David Cohen playing the cello at LSO St Luke's with an audience in the foreground.
    • First Violin Maxine Kwok hosting the event of the Friends’ Chair Endow. She is wearing a pink dress, holding a microphone with an audience in the foreground and a grand piano in the background.
    • Friends of the LSO seated at round tables at Jerwood hall with exposed brick walls and stained glass windows, engaging in conversations the event.
    • Principal Cello David Cohen stands on a concert stage holding his cello and a microphone, addressing the audience. He is dressed in a black formal outfit. The background features a grand piano and the warm wooden interior of a concert hall. The audience in the foreground appears blurred with focus on the speaker.
    • Three people engaging in a conversation at the Friends’ Chair Endow event, with one holding a glass of wine. Ambient lighting and a colourful backdrop set a festive mood.
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    Counting down to our free outdoor concert, BMW Classics, in one of London's most iconic spots – Trafalgar Square! 🎶✨ Join us for some magical music as we perform Stravinsky's enchanting score for the ballet, Petrushka. Listen to our First Violin, Maxine Kwok, sharing the story behind this incredible piece. BMW UK #LSOBMWClassics #LetsDoLondon

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    At the start of June, the world of wonder, sorcery and live magic came to life in our regular Family Concert series. 🎩 🐇 Families heard music by Stravinsky and Mozart alongside Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter by John Williams and participated in pre-concert activities. 🦉 Huge thanks to Lucy Hollins and our very own Co-Principal Timpani, Patrick King for presenting the concert and showing some amazing magic tricks and for Lee Reynolds for conducting. Photos: Liam Hennebry

    • Audience watching the LSO's Family Concert at the Barbican adorned with star decorations and the words "MAGIC & MUSIC" on the stage backdrop.
    • Co-Principal Timpani Patrick King performing a magic trick on stage with a lightbulb in his hand with smiling members of the orchestra in the background.
    • An instructor leading a pre-concert music workshop in a classroom with families seated in a semi-circle. Various musical instruments are set up in front of the room.
    • Orchestra members in concert performance, featuring various musicians playing violins, a flute, and bassoons, intently focused on their sheet music under stage lighting.
    • Presenters Lucy Hollins and Patrick King performing a magic trick and interacting joyfully in the foreground, surrounded by musicians with various instruments such as violins, cellos, and wind instruments. The setting includes a formal performance environment with rich, warm lighting, emphasizing the lively collaboration among the group.
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    Earlier this month, participants of LSO Discovery joined the Orchestra on the Barbican stage for our annual Showcase. 🌅 This year's performance was curated around the sound of the future, with over 200 participants from our learning and community programme developing new music around this theme. Congrats to everyone involved for such a fantastic evening of music-making. Photo: Kevin Leighton

    • A group of musicians, including cellists in the foreground, performs in an orchestral concert on a stage filled with various instrumentalists.
    • A string quartet performing at the Barbican Library, with audiences of various ages seated around them, listening attentively.
    • Young people from LSO Next Generation programme performing with the LSO on the Barbican stage, featuring violinists and a trumpeter, under stage lighting.
    • The LSO Discovery Choir in red tops performing on the Barbican stage, accompanied by the LSO with various musical instruments. The hall has wood paneling and artistic, wavy sound baffles hanging from the ceiling.
    • A diverse group of LSO Connect participants performing on the Barbican stage. The scene shows various performers playing instruments including strings, woodwinds, and percussion. Some musicians are holding sheet music, while others are focusing intently on their instrument. The setting is a well-lit concert hall with wood paneling in the background.
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    This year's BMW Classics Concert in Trafalgar Square is all about 'journeys' – so we asked our musicians to share their journeys into the Orchestra and how they navigate life in bustling London. Join us on 13 July for an unforgettable afternoon of music in the heart of the city. We can't wait to share this special day with you in the Square or online! 🎶 📺 : https://bit.ly/4cB9wm4 #LSOBMWClassics #LetsDoLondon BMW UK

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