Critical Acclaim

“To hear a band... produce a sound to match The Berlin Philharmonic and more is a marvel that this week has taken me aback. The band in question is the London Chamber Orchestra.” The Guardian

“Utterly ravishing...gloriously unforgettable...This is my recording of the year, some of the greatest of all British music given performances that are unforgettably inspirational.” Gramophone

“The LCO... playing in one of London’s top venues for rock concerts, attracted both an audience of 3,500 and an avalanche of publicity, neither of which has done any harm to ticket sales for the orchestra’s other concerts.” The Daily Telegraph

“It is an exciting experience hearing musicians of this calibre playing as if their lives depended on it.” Hi-Fi News

“....brilliant playing, glowing sound and the joyous intensity of the London Chamber Orchestra”. Irish Independent
 
“The range of colour and volume was extraordinary, and the precision arresting”. Irish Times
 
“The London Chamber Orchestra demonstrated not only their beauty of sound but their complete understanding of the music”. Bilbao, Spain

“Young, fine looking and above all, gifted......fired by great enthusiasm”. L’Arena, Milan
 
Critical Acclaim (USA)
 
“Their playing was intensely alive and they seemed incapable of an unmusical idea or a thoughtless gesture.” Dallas Morning News
 
“The LCO swept away its audience...A spokesman for Memphis Chamber Music said attendances broke a record for any show in its 22 years.” Memphis Commercial Appeal
 
“Young groups like this one will see to it that classical music thrives.” New Orleans Times
 
“The whole evening was standing-ovation wonderful.” Santa Barbara News
 
“The... ensemble plays with taut precision and, matched evenly from top to bottom, produces a remarkably big sound.” Los Angeles Times
 
“It was a performance from which nearly every musician could learn - and which every music lover could enjoy.” Seattle Times
 
“Chamber ensembles are all the rage these days.. The 13 member LCO must be counted among the best of them.” Arizona Republic
 
“Do you wonder why London is the capital of the musical universe?” Phoenix Gazette
 
“Tchaikowsky’s Serenade was delivered with the personality and intensity one associates with conductors such as Stokowski or Berstein - and these folks did it without a conductor.” Forth Worth Star Telegram
 
“...the music is above reproach. The LCO showed itself to be an exuberant, abundantly talented crew.” Vancouver Sun
 
“..it was one of the finest musical events, chamber or otherwise, of this or any season”. Arizona Republic
 
“An orchestra has a certain “sound” when elements of intonation, rhythm and balance fit perfectly. It is rare, and the London Chamber Orchestra has it”. Buffalo News
 
“This concert by the London Chamber Orchestra was music-making that cannot be bettered anywhere." New Orleans Times