Leicester Symphony Orchestra

Leicester Symphony Orchestra presents... a Zoom talk on Malcolm Sargent
2020-11-22 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | 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.

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 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 Mendelssohn and the creation of the ‘canon’
2021-03-21 16:00 - 17:00 | 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 AGM
2021-10-17 16:30 - 17:00 | Mayflower Hall, Ethel Road, Leicester, LE5 5ND, United Kingdom
AGM

Sunday 17 October 2021, 4.45pm
The LSO’s AGM will take place on Sunday 17 October at 4:45pm, at Mayflower Hall.
All welcome.
For details, please email: ann@manleys.plus.com.

Celebrating Music of the Past 100 Years
2021-10-23 19:30 - 22:00 | De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, England, LE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Saturday 23 October 2021, 7.30pm • De Montfort Hall
CELEBRATING MUSIC OF THE PAST 100 YEARS
100th season
Conductor: John Andrews
Orff: Carmina Burana
Leicester Philharmonic Choir with soloists Gillian Ramm (soprano), Mark Wilde (tenor), Marcus Farnsworth (baritone) and Leicester Cathedral children’s choir
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 Soloist: Antonina Suhanova
Ruth Martin: Richard III
Book tickets here.
Further information here.

Christmas Concert
2021-12-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Leicester Cathedral, Peacock Lane, Leicester, LE1 5PZ, United Kingdom
Saturday 11 December 2021, 6pm & 8pm • Leicester Cathedral
CHRISTMAS MUSIC

Conductor: John Andrews
A selection of Christmas music with Leicester Cathedral Choir
The programme will include:
Sans Day Carol Rutter
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day Gardiner
Sleigh ride Anderson
Cello Concerto in D major Haydn with soloist Sophia Ramnarine
Hark the herald angels sing
O come, all ye faithful
God rest you merry gentlemen
Unto us is born a son
Tickets on sale now.

Click here for more information about COVID-19 procedures at Leicester Cathedral (see base of the page).

100 Years of Music at the Movies
2022-03-05 19:30 - 22:00 | De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, England, LE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Leicester Symphony Orchestra will be playing at De Montfort Hall in March, celebrating 100 years of music at the movies!

Saturday 5 March 2022, 7:30pm • De Montfort Hall
100 Years of Music at the Movies
Film
Conductor: John Andrews
Celebrating film music of the past 100 years
Compere for the event will be Mike Sales, a life-long film enthusiast who runs Midlands Movies, a hub which champions the variety of talent from the region’s diverse film industry.
The programme will include music from some of your favourite films:

Gone with the Wind
The Magnificent Seven
Jurassic Park
Lord of the Rings
James Bond

and many more.
Tickets on sale now.
Special offer for families on very low incomes. Find out more about our ticket discount scheme.
Film flyer

Play Day
2022-03-27 10:30 - 16:30 | New College, Glenfield Road, Leicester, LE3 6DN, United Kingdom
Leicester Symphony Orchestra is kicking off it’s centenary year by inviting all musicians to take part in a ‘Play Day’ on Sunday 27th March!

Sunday 27 March 2022, 10:30am – 4:30pm • New College, Glenfield Road, Leicester, LE3 6DN
On the day musicians will get the opportunity to play two pieces, both suitable for players around Grade Eight standard. “We are keen to hear from players in most departments, but especially upper strings, double bass and brass players”, says organiser Pat Dobson.
The conductors will be Tom Featherstonehaugh and Theo Bently-Curtin, both students of Roland Melia, who was conductor of LSO from 1996 to 2000. Sheet music will be provided on the day, but players can download their parts from the internet via the link provided when they book their place.
The event is being held at New College, Glenfield Road, Leicester, LE3 6DN (10.30am to 4.30pm).
Non-LSO players are suggested to pay around £10 to participate. All players should bring their own refreshments and music stand. The afternoon session (starting at 1:45pm) is open to the public.
For more information and booking forms please contact Pat Dobson. Applicants under 18 years old will need to provide the contact details of a parent or responsible adult.
100th season

New Horizons
2022-05-22 15:00 - 18:00 | De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, England, LE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust
Leicester Symphony Orchestra will be playing at De Montfort Hall in May, celebrating our 100th season. We are delighted to be able to link our celebrations with the celebration of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams and welcome one of the world’s greatest oboe players, Nicholas Daniel, to perform the Vaughan Williams Oboe concerto on Sunday 22 May.

Sunday 22 May 2022, 3:00pm • De Montfort Hall
Nicholas Daniel
New Horizons
Conductor: John Andrews
The programme will include:

Four Sea Interludes Britten
Oboe Concerto Vaughan-Williams – with soloist Nicholas Daniel
Symphony No.5 Shostakovich

Tickets on sale now.

Classic Elvis
2022-06-25 19:30 - 22:00 | De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, England, LE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Leicester Symphony Orchestra will be playing at De Montfort Hall in June, celebrating our 100th season.
We are delighted to be playing with Gordon Davis and Michael Glaysher as part of the Classic Elvis show, an evening of classic Elvis songs, on Saturday 25 June.

Saturday 25 June 2022, 7:30pm • De Montfort Hall
Classic Elvis
Conductor: John Quirk
Classic Elvis
Classic Elvis is a new and unique Elvis show, with Michael Glaysher and Gordon Davis, performing an evening of classic Elvis songs.
Michael Glaysher, accompanied by a stripped back set with a two piece band (electric guitar and double bass), kicks off the evening performing songs from Elvis’ Sun Studio era such as Hound Dog and Blue Suede Shoes. The string section and conductor are then introduced for a set made of songs from Elvis’ movie career, including Rockahola and Love me Tender.
Gordon Davis, accompanied by the full Leicester Symphony Orchestra, will perform a full set based on Elvis’ Vegas shows with songs including Suspicious Minds and American Trilogy.
Tickets on sale now.

Gala concert
2022-10-22 19:30 - 22:00 | De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, England, LE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Leicester Symphony Orchestra will be playing our Gala Concert at De Montfort Hall in October, celebrating the 100th anniversary of our first concert in October 1922!

Saturday 22 October 2022, 7:30pm • De Montfort Hall
Gala concert
Conductor: John Andrews
A concert of classical favourites, including:
Sibelius – Finlandia
Khatchaturian – Spartacus Adagio
Elgar – Nimrod
Sullivan – Yeoman of the Guard Overture
Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Waltz
and many more…
Tickets on sale now.

Christmas Concert
2022-12-04 14:00 - 17:00 | Highcross Shopping Centre, Highcross Shopping Centre, LE1 4AN
Leicester Symphony Orchestra will be at Highcross Shopping Centre for our Christmas Concert this year – join us there!
It will be a great family concert for all ages, that will get the festive season off to a lovely start with some joyful, rousing music…! We have also been able to keep ticket prices low, thanks to the generous support of Highcross and Bid Leicester.

Sunday 4 December 2022: Christmas Concert
2:00-3:00pm & 4:00-5:00pm • Highcross Shopping Centre, lower ground floor
Leicester Symphony Orchestra with Leicester Cathedral Choir and audience carols
Conductor: Christopher Ouvry-Johns
Including: Nativity Carol – Rutter; A Christmas Overture – Whibley; Sleigh Ride – Anderson; Nutcracker Suite excerpts – Tchaikovsky; and many others.
Tickets are on sale now.

Beethoven meets Sibelius
2023-03-05 15:00 - 18:00 | De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, England, LE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Beethoven meets Sibelius at Leicester Symphony Orchestra’s Spring 2023 concert in March at De Montfort Hall, part of our 101st Season.

Sunday 5 March 2023, 3:00pm • De Montfort Hall
Beethoven meets Sibelius
Conductor: Cathal Garvey
Soloist: Emmanuel Bach
Programme includes:
Glinka – Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture
Beethoven – Violin Concerto
Sibelius – Symphony No. 5
Tickets on sale now.

Summer Enigma
2023-05-21 15:00 - 18:00 | De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, England, LE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Join us at Leicester Symphony Orchestra’s Summer 2023 concert in May at De Montfort Hall, part of our 101st Season.

Sunday 21 May 2023, 3:00pm • De Montfort Hall
Summer Enigma
Conductor: Dexter Drown
Programme includes:
Borodin – Prince Igor Overture
Elgar – Enigma Variations
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
Tickets on sale now.

Remembrance Day Concert
2023-11-11 19:30 - 21:30 | England
Join us at Leicester Symphony Orchestra’s Remembrance Day Concert.

Saturday 11 November 2023, 7:30pm •
Remembrance Day Concert
Conductor: Michael Karcher-Young
Including: Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3, Elgar Polonia, Butterworth Banks of Green Willow, Lysenko Overture to Tabus Bulba, Finzi Farewell to Arms, Schindler’s List, Abide with me and Evening Hymn and sunset, Flowers of the Forest Pipers – lament for bagpipes and orchestra arranged by Kirby Spencer.
Tickets on sale now.

Christmas Concert
2023-12-16 17:30 - 21:00 | Leicester Cathedral, Peacock Lane, Leicester, LE1 5PZ, United Kingdom
Join us at Leicester Symphony Orchestra’s Christmas Concert.

Saturday 16 November 2023, 5:30pm – 7:00pm & 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Christmas Concert
Celebrate the festive season at our Christmas Concert, at Leicester Cathedral featuring the Cathedral Choir.
Date: Saturday 16th December
Times: 5:30pm – 7:00pm & 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Tickets on sale now.

Classical Favourites
2024-03-03 15:00 - 17:00 | De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, England, LE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Rediscover your classical favourites at Leicester Symphony Orchestra’s Spring 2024 concert in March at De Montfort Hall.

Sunday 3 March 2024, 3:00pm • De Montfort Hall
Classical Favourites
Conductors: John Andrews & Dexter Drown
Soloist: Jude Richardson
Programme includes:
Smyth – The Wreckers Overture
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 ‘Emperor’
Rachmaninov – Symphony No. 2
Elgar – Salut D’Amour
Tickets on sale now – Classical Favourites.

Classical Heroes
2024-11-16 19:30 - 22:00 | De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, England, LE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Rediscover your classical heroes at Leicester Symphony Orchestra’s Autumn 2024 concert in November at De Montfort Hall.

Saturday 16 November 2024, 7:30pm • De Montfort Hall
Classical Favourites
Conductor: Dexter Drown
Leader: Catherine Cole
Programme includes:
Strauss – Don Juan
Dvorak – A Hero’s Song
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 ‘Erioca’
Tickets on sale now – Classical Heroes
