Welcome to our new Director of Development
We are thrilled to announce that Lynne Farnell will be joining our LCO team this month as Director of Development. Previously Lynne was Deputy Director of Development at the RNCM and ran an independent fundraising consultancy. LCO will benefit immensely from her experience and skill. We look forward to her significant impact on LCO’s growth and development. “It’s an absolute privilege to be […]
LCO removes dress code
London Chamber Orchestra (LCO) has announced the removal of its dress code for all performances, a move designed to promote inclusivity, equality and diversity within the organisation. The news was announced on 26th October at Cadogan Hall, a performance that marked the opening night of the orchestra’s centennial season. Managing DirectorJocelyn Lightfoot comments: “Every musician […]
LCO ‘Airs and Organist’ pre-concert Q&A with LCO musicians from 25 June 2021
LCO pre-concert Q&A with soloist James Platt & LCO orchestral musicians
Press Release: Bluestone Vineyards x LCO
The London Chamber Orchestra announces its new partnership with Bluestone Vineyards ahead of the orchestra’s centenary celebrations. Bluestone Vineyards is an award winning English sparkling wine vineyard based in Wiltshire. Founders, brothers Toby and Nat McConnell, are from a family who have long admired the London Chamber Orchestra. The London Chamber Orchestra will be celebrating […]
Join the Junction (18th September)
It’s at this point in the year that we would normally be travelling around London, visiting schools and surprising pupils with our flashmobs to kick start our educational outreach programme, Music Junction. Although this isn’t possible this year, restrictions won’t stop up spreading the music! Instead, we are bringing music to our Music Junction participants, […]
Composers’ Workshop
Our young composers taking part in this year’s Music Junction started writing a very special piece for LCO’s 100th birthday. Led by this year’s composer, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, the students took a beautiful poem written by mentee participants from Shaftesbury High School to create a song for us. We can’t wait to share the whole song […]
Benjamin Beilman – JS Bach Partita No. 3 for solo violin in E major, BWV 1006 from “With Nine Lives”
About the Author
Jessica Duchen writes words for and about music. Her journalism has appeared in The Sunday Times and The Guardian, among others. She was a critic for The Independent for 12 years and is the author of two biographies, seven novels and a number of librettos for operatic and choral works. Her most recent novel, Immortal, […]
LCO Pre-concert Q&A from 25th February 2021
