Christmas Concert 2024

Christmas Concert by candlelight Saturday 7th December 2024, 6.30pm at Leicester Cathedral Join Leicester Symphony Orchestra and the Leicester Cathedral Choir for a magical evening of Christmas music including excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker suite, sleigh rides...

98th CONCERT SEASON

98th CONCERT SEASON 2019/2020 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester – Programmes subject to change Conductor: John Andrews   Book Subscription Series Now Special Deal only valid up to and including the 15th September 2019 Relates to ALL Three Concerts being...

The Contra-Bassoon

THE CONTRA-BASSOON … AND ITS CASE In the 1960’s the LSO was given a valuable and very old contra-bassoon for use by local musicians. It was manufactured by the Heckel company of Germany and has the serial number 89 which dates it to around 1878. The instrument...