Leicester Symphony Orchestra

Leicester Symphony Orchestra presents… a Zoom talk on Mendelssohn and the creation of the ‘canon’
2021-03-21 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | England
Mendelssohn and the creation of the ‘canon’

Sunday 21 March 2021, 4.00pm • Zoom
Guest speaker and LSO conductor John Andrews tells the story of how we came to have a ‘canon’ of symphonic music.
All welcome. No charge.
For access details, please email Sam: samdobson69@gmail.com.

Leicester Symphony Orchestra presents... a Zoom talk on Edward Elgar
2021-02-28 16:00 - 17:00 | England
Edward Elgar – the man and his music

Sunday 28 February 2021, 4.00pm • Zoom
Edward Elgar was something of an enigma even to those who knew him well. Sam Dobson, the secretary of the East Midlands Branch of the Elgar Society, tells the story of the great man with plenty of music and illustrations.
All welcome. No charge.
For access details, please email Sam: samdobson69@gmail.com.

Leicester Symphony Orchestra presents... a Zoom talk on two heroes of the LSO
2020-11-29 16:00 - 17:00 | England
Heroes of the LSO

Sunday 29 November 2020, 4.00pm • Zoom
The LSO’s historian Sam Dobson tells the fascinating stories of two heroes of the LSO: George Tebbs, who laid the foundations on which the orchestra was built, and Grace Burrows, who played a key role in the LSO and pioneered the cause of women in music.
All welcome. No charge.
For access details, please email Sam: samdobson69@gmail.com.

Leicester Symphony Orchestra presents... a Zoom talk on Malcolm Sargent
2020-11-22 16:00 - 17:00 | England
From a painting by Edward Halliday, reproduced by kind permission of its owner, Sylvia Darley.

Malcolm Sargent

Sunday 22 November 2020, 4.00pm • Zoom
The LSO’s historian Sam Dobson charts the meteoric rise of the orchestra’s superstar founder Malcolm Sargent, from humble beginnings in Stamford to Melton Mowbray, Leicester and on to worldwide fame.
All welcome. No charge.
For access details, please email Sam: samdobson69@gmail.com.

SUMMER ROMANTICS
2020-06-07 15:00 - 17:00 | England
Sadly cancelled due to circumstances beyond LSO control
Sunday 7 June 2020, 3.00pm • De Montfort Hall
Conductor: John Andrews
Soloist Fenella Humphries
Programme to include:

Nielsen – Helios Overture
Sibelius – Violin concerto
Brahms – 2nd Symphony

Book tickets here.
Free Pre-concert talk at 2.00 with the soloist
Afternoon tea available at 1.30 – book directly with DMH.

Rainer Hersch meets the LSO
2020-02-23 15:00 - 17:10 | England
Rainer Hersch meets the LSO…!

Sunday 23 February 2020, 3.00pm • De Montfort Hall
ALL CLASSICAL MUSIC EXPLAINED
Conductor: Rainer Hersch
Expect the 1812 Overture, Bizet Carmen Overture, Ravel Bolero plus more fun and tricks than a conductor can wave a stick at.
“All Classical Music Explained will teach you nothing but I will make you laugh. Really laugh.”
In association with the Leicester Comedy festival
Book tickets here.

Afternoon tea available at 2.00 – book directly with DMH.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT
2019-12-14 19:30 - 22:00 | Leicester Cathedral, Peacock Lane, Leicester, LE1 5PZ, United Kingdom
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Saturday 14 December 2019, 7.30pm • Leicester Cathedral
With choristers and audience carols
Conductor: John Andrews

Whibley ‘Christmas Overture’
Matthew Curtis ‘Christmas Rush’
Leroy Anderson ‘Sleigh Ride’
Hely-Hutchinson ‘A Carol Symphony’
and more.

More Info and How to Book

MUSIC FOR A SUMMER AFTERNOON
2019-06-09 15:00 - 17:00 | De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, England, LE1 7RU, United Kingdom
MUSIC FOR A SUMMER AFTERNOON
Sunday 9 June 2019, 3.00pm • De Montfort Hall
Conductor: John Andrews

Williams Star Wars
ET
Close Encounters
Goldsmith Star Trek
Holst The Planets
with Leicester Philharmonic Choir

Free Pre-concert space science activities
(Leicester University or Space Centre)
Retiring Collection for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal
More Info and How to Book

MUSIC OF THE PLANETS
2019-03-09 19:30 - 22:30 | De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, England, LE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Saturday 9 March 2019, 7.30pm • De Montfort Hall
MUSIC FOR A SUMMER AFTERNOON
Conductor: John Andrews
Cellist: Guy Johnston
Mendelssohn Ruy Blas
Elgar Cello Concerto
Dvořák New World Symphony
Free Pre-concert talk at 2.00 with the soloist
Afternoon tea (sandwiches, scones, ice cream tea or coffee) available at
1.00pm or 2.00pm for £6.00, by booking directly with DMU box office.
More Info and How to Book

Impressions of Spain
2018-11-04 15:00 - 17:00 | De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, England, LE1 7RU, United Kingdom
IMPRESSIONS OF SPAIN WITH ANN OLIVER STAGE SCHOOL
Conductor: John Andrews
Chabrier España*
Glinka Overture Espagnole*
Ernesto Lecuona Suite Andalusia*
Lalo Symphonie Espagnole*
Rimsky Korsakov Capriccio Espagnole
Bizet Carmen Suite*
* With dancers for full or part of piece
Free Pre-concert talk at 2.00pm with Miss Ann Oliver MBE
More Info and How to Book

KASABIAN: AN ORCHESTRAL RENDITION
2018-10-05 19:30 - 22:00 | England
Sadly cancelled due to circumstances beyond LSO control
Friday 5 October 2018
Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
Future Event Production presents:
KASABIAN:
AN ORCHESTRAL RENDITION
featuring the renowned Leicester Symphony Orchestra
& Kazabian (the World’s best Kasabian tribute act).
Expect to hear the best of Kasabian’s songs from their entire catalogue performed live with amazing lighting
and visuals.
Two performances at 7pm and 9pm
and the show will last for 90 minutes
with a 15 minute interval.
More Info and How to Book

The French Connection
2017-05-09 18:30 - 21:30 | England
Conductor: John Andrews
Flute Katherine Bryan
Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un Faune
Ravel Rapsodie Espagnol
Poulenc (arr. Berkeley) Sonata for Flute
Borne Carmen Fantasy for Flute and Orchestra
Massenet Méditation from Thaïs
Debussy La Mer
6.30pm FREE pre-concert talk
We proclaim, “Vive la France!” for this concert of works by some of the most creative and expressive French composers.
The country that created impressionist art also gifted impressionist music, and the sound worlds conjured by Ravel and Debussy are some of the purest examples of this. The ethereal ambience is enhanced by Jules Massenet’s Méditation, which follows a lively interjection from our soloist for the evening, flautist Katherine Bryan. Katherine will have no problem fitting in with the theme of the evening, having already received critical acclaim for her recordings of some of the key works from the French repertoire.

Dvořák’s Stabat Mater
2017-04-28 18:30 - 21:30 | De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, England, LE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Leicester Philharmonic Choir
Conductor: John Andrews
Tuba: Simon Styles
Soprano: Stephanie Edwards
Alto: Olivia Ray
Tenor: Shaun Dixon
Bass: Piotr Lempa
Holst Festival Te Deum
Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto
Dvořák Stabat Mater
6.30pm FREE pre-concert talk
The forces of the Leicester Symphony Orchestra and Leicester Philharmonic Choir combine to perform Dvořák’s affecting and powerful religious work, his Stabat Mater. The religious theme continues with Holst’s choral work Festival Te Deum. Simon Styles also shows that the tuba makes a fine solo instrument in his performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Tuba Concerto.
