Beethoven 200 Concert
Leicester Symphony Orchestra - 2026/2027 concert season at De Montfort Hall. Saturday 8th May 2027, 7:30pm • De Montfort Hall. Beethoven 200 Concert - with Leicester Philharmonic Choir and choirs from Krefeld. Soloists - Theresa Klose, Jingwen Cai, Amar Muchhala,...
Organ Recital – Celebrating 200 years of Beethoven’s Music
Leicester Symphony Orchestra - 2026/2027 concert season at De Montfort Hall. Saturday 8th May 2027, 5:00pm • De Montfort Hall. Organ Recital - Celebrating 200 years of Beethoven's Music. Soloist - Heinz-Peter Kortmann BEETHOVEN - Symphony No.5 - arranged by - Jonathan...
Lark Ascending Concert
Leicester Symphony Orchestra - 2026/2027 concert season at De Montfort Hall. Sunday 14th March 2027, 3:00pm • De Montfort Hall. Lark Ascending - Soaring melodies with ritual and rhythm. Soloist - Amalia Young Conductor - Dexter Drown Leader - Catherine Cole VAUGHAN...
Rhapsody In Blue – Lord Mayor of Leicester’s Concert
Leicester Symphony Orchestra - 2026/2027 concert season at De Montfort Hall. Sunday 15th November 2026, 3:00pm • De Montfort Hall. Rhapsody In Blue - Lord Mayor of Leicester's Concert. Soloist - Keelan Carew Conductor - Dexter Drown Leader - Catherine Cole GERSHWIN -...
Leicester Symphony Orchestra – 105th Concert Season
Leicester Symphony Orchestra - 105th concert season. Conductor and Musical Director Dexter Drown. Dates for your Diary - 2026/2027 Saturday 5th September 2026 • 4.00pm. PROMS ON THE PITCH. Venue - Leicestershire County Cricket Ground. Tickets on sale now Sunday 15th...
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...
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...
Antonina Suhanova looks forward to making her debut at De Montfort Hall!
Latvian pianist Antonina Suhanova is looking forward to making her first visit to Leicester for a performance at De Montfort Hall with the Leicester Symphony Orchestra. Antonina will be playing Shostakovich’s second piano concerto with the orchestra at its first...
Heroic take on Richard III
Leicester Symphony Orchestra will perform a piece by local composer Ruth Martin that celebrates the heroic legacy of Richard III during its next concert. The LSO will play its first concert for over 18 months at De Montfort Hall, Leicester on Saturday 23 October at...
University of Leicester supports the LSO in its centenary year
Leicester Symphony Orchestra is delighted to announce the support of the University of Leicester for the start of its 100th season this autumn. The University of Leicester is also celebrating its centenary this year. The LSO, which was founded by Sir Malcolm Sargent...
Celebrating our centenary!
Both Malcolm Sargent and the Leicester University's music department are featured in the University of Leicester's 100 project, which celebrates 100 years of change, and the beginnings of a university in Leicester. Thanks to research by Sam Dobson, Leicester Symphony...
LSO update
Although Leicester Symphony Orchestra hasn't been able to play any concerts since February 2020, we did manage to fit in two socially-distanced rehearsals for small groups of wind and strings back in October, just before the second lockdown. We hope very much that we...
Easter Hymn
The LSO was delighted to provide orchestral accompaniment for the Easter Hymn at Leicester Cathedral's Easter Day Eucharist service (digitally and remotely, of course!) You can find a recording of the service on YouTube.
Top cellist plays with LSO
Leicester Symphony Orchestra is offering music lovers a musical and culinary feast for its summer concert. Sunday 9 June 2019, 3.00pm • De Montfort Hall MUSIC FOR A SUMMER AFTERNOON Conductor: John Andrews Cellist: Guy Johnston Mendelssohn – Elgar – Dvořák ...
Playing The Planets
Leicester Symphony Orchestra is celebrating the city's long-standing contribution to space exploration with a programme of appropriate music, the highlight of which is The Planets Suite, by Gustav Holst. Saturday 9 March 2019, 7.30pm • De Montfort Hall MUSIC OF THE...