London Festival Orchestra
The Orchestra
'London Festival Orchestra occupies
a place at the heart of British music. The musicians, many of whom have been key to the ensemble for many years, have an elegant assurance about their music making and the resultant ensemble is magnificent.'
‘Each member of this compact, classically proportioned group reacts
to one another’s playing with that intuition and ready response one looks for
in the best and most finely co-ordinated ensembles.’
The Daily Telegraph
'They played
with fire
in their bellies,
conductor Ross Pople using louder than normal woodwind and brass to throw into relief the music's cross rhythms and highlight structures other conductors gloss over.'
(Brahms Fourth Symphony, Royal Festival Hall)
The Standard
The Warehouse
13 Theed Street
London
SE1 8ST
T: +44 (0)20 7928 9251
F: +44 (0)20 7928 9252
London Festival Orchestra was established in the 1950s as the 'house orchestra' for Decca Records. In 1980 it was incorporated as an independent performing orchestra under Ross Pople.
Following an initial tour to Germany, the orchestra quickly became a household name...
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