Make it a magical Christmas! The Bear and the Piano at Riverside Studios
Immerse yourself in the irresistible animated film The Bear and the Piano, accompanied live by London Chamber Orchestra, conducted by George Morton. This heart-warming animated film is based on the award-winning book by David Litchfield. Featuring mesmerising music by Daniel Whibley (CBeebies’ Musical Storyland), and narrated live by Sophie Winkleman, it’s fast becoming a classic […]
LCO performing at the 100 Years of Turkish Republic Concert
This October marks the centenary of the Turkish Republic and the LCO is pleased to be performing at a special event organised by the Yunus Emre Institute. The concert, which celebrates the past and the future will feature the World Premiere of Yalçın Tura’s Piano Concerto. The concert is at the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, […]
LCO & Friends Autumn Concerts at Cadogan Hall
Boy oh boy are we excited about the concerts we’ve got coming up this autumn at Cadogan Hall in central London. Three of THE most exciting young soloists are joining us for a series of concerts that celebrate the power of music to make us feel good! Dazzling trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin Vary opens the series with a […]
New album – ‘Music From The Ghetto’
Our new album ‘Music from the Ghetto’ is out now! Music from the Ghetto features music by Max Bruch, Daniel Shalit, Yehezkel Braun and Leib Ailenberg. The central thread linking all the works featured is their assimilation of various elements of Jewish music, whether directly stemming from Chassidic folk traditions, or relating to material directly […]
Concert Announcment!
15 March 2023 👆🏽Put this in your diaries. We’re back at Cadogan Hall, London 🙂 Come with us on a whistle-stop tour of British music spanning the past 400 years. The London Chamber Orchestra returns to the Cadogan Hall, bringing its trademark relaxed and welcoming concert format to music lovers and live-performance adventurers looking for […]
New Book Now On Sale!
Our New Book In Our Online Shop! Buy Now From royal weddings to the Olympics and the beginning of radio. Our wonderful book researched and written by the incomparable Jessica Duchen is on sale in our shop now! It is full of the most amazing pictures, personal stories and a world of interesting facts about […]
Music Junction at the V&A
LCO’s outreach programme project, Music Junction, has had a rather exciting couple of weeks! The project in Harrow is generously supported by John Lyon’s Charity. We were so thrilled when they asked us to be involved in their 30th Birthday Gala at the V&A, to showcase some of the work that they support with young […]
1 writer, 2 violinists, 18 concerts, 21 days, 49 years ago
There’s this thing about the music world: it is unbelievably small. Even with what feels like 100 concerts happening every week – maybe every day, at least in “normal” times – you can still find performers who seem to have played in 99 of them. You might run into people you saw just last week, […]
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 […]
