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Witches & Wizards Concert

Witches & Wizards Concert

Saturday 4 May 2024, 7:30pm • De Montfort Hall A family concert where witches, wizards and sorcerers of all kinds are featured, including Night on a Bare Mountain by Mussorgsky, The Wizard of Oz Medley by Stothart and Arlen, Harry Potter by John Williams, Mozart's the...

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Classical Favourites

Classical Favourites

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...

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Remembrance Day Concert

Remembrance Day Concert

Saturday 11 November 2023: Remembrance Day Concert 7:30pm Leicester Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Michael Karcher-Young Including: Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3, Elgar Polonia, Butterworth Banks of Green Willow, Lysenko Overture to Taras Bulba, Finzi Farewell to...

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Summer Enigma

Join us at Leicester Symphony Orchestra's Summer 2023 concert in May at De Montfort Hall, part of our 101st Season. Elgar’s Enigma Variations include Nimrod as one of the variations; written to portray some of his best friends in musical pictures. The Tchaikovsky...

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Beethoven meets Sibelius

Beethoven meets Sibelius at Leicester Symphony Orchestra's Spring 2023 concert in March at De Montfort Hall, part of our 101st Season. A real treat is in store with a great violin concerto played by Emmanuel Bach, who won the 2018 Royal Over-Seas League String...

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Christmas Concert

Christmas Concert

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...

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Happy Birthday LSO!

Leicester Symphony Orchestra will bring its centenary celebrations to a climax with a special Gala Concert on Saturday 22nd October at De Montfort Hall, Leicester (7.30pm start). The concert is being staged just two days away from the actual centenary of the...

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Gala Concert

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! Leicester Symphony Orchestra will bring its centenary celebrations to a climax with a special Gala...

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Leicester Symphony Orchestra mourns the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and sends condolences to the Royal Family. We hope that our concert of popular classical music will provide listeners with the opportunity to both celebrate and reflect on the life of...

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New Horizons

Leicester Symphony Orchestra celebrates 150th Anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams Leicester Symphony Orchestra is 100 this year. To celebrate our centenary, we are performing a wide range of music written during the past 100 years in Leicester’s...

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100 Years of Music at the Movies

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 Conductor: John Andrews Celebrating film music of the past 100...

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Ticket Discount Scheme

Ticket Discount Scheme Never been to De Montfort Hall before? Never seen a symphony orchestra live before? Is the ticket price a barrier? We can provide a special offer for families: £5 for the whole family (max: 3 children and 2 adults).  Please download and complete...

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Christmas Concert

Leicester Symphony Orchestra will be playing at Leicester Cathedral this December, with a seasonal concert of Christmas music. Saturday 11 December 2021, 6pm & 8pm • Leicester Cathedral CHRISTMAS MUSIC Conductor: John Andrews A selection of Christmas music with...

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