Past Concerts & Reviews
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...
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...
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...
Celebrating Music of the Past 100 Years
Leicester Symphony Orchestra returns to De Montfort Hall this autumn with a concert celebrating music of the past 100 years. With the kind support of the University of Leicester, which also celebrates its centenary this year. Saturday 23 October 2021, 7.30pm • De...
LSO 100th Season
Leicester Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce further details of its 100th year celebrations! Tickets go on sale from 22 July 2021 – For group bookings email leicesterso@hotmail.com. Celebrating Music of the Past 100 Years poster LSO 100th Season posters...
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...
Lockdown Orchestra
Since our Easter hymn recording with Leicester Cathedral, the Leicester Symphony Orchestra has been looking for more opportunities to play together during lockdown. That's why we teamed up with Kirby Spencer, a local composer, to produce a new and original piece....
LSO Play Day
Join us for our LSO Play Day! Calling all musicians and players in other orchestras! The LSO welcomes musicians new to the orchestra to join us for our Play Day, when we will be rehearsing Elgar Falstaff: Symphonic Study in C minor op 68. Date: Sunday 1 March 2020...
Rainer Hersch meets the LSO
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...
98th CONCERT SEASON
Sunday 22 September 2019 – POPULAR CLASSICS
Sunday 23rd February 2020 – RAINER HERSCH MEETS THE LSO
Sunday 7 June 2020 – SUMMER ROMANTICS
LSO Christmas Concert
SOLD OUT Leicester Symphony Orchestra is celebrating Christmas in style, with a concert at Leicester Cathedral. Saturday 14 December 2019, 7.30pm • Leicester Cathedral CHRISTMAS CONCERT With choristers and audience carols Conductor: John Andrews Whibley:...
Johnston makes welcome return
Former BBC Young Musician of the Year Guy Johnston makes a welcome return to Leicester on Sunday 9th June when he performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto with Leicester Symphony Orchestra. Guy won Young Musician of the Year in 2000 and performed the Elgar Cello...
97th CONCERT SEASON
Saturday 9 March 2019 – Music of the Planets
Sunday 9 June 2019 – Music for a Summer Afternoon
96th CONCERT SEASON
2017/2018 - De Montfort Hall, Leicester - Programmes subject to change Saturday 25th November 2017, 7.30pm LEGACY OF A MAESTRO A programme of pieces to commemorate 50 years since the death of Sir Malcolm Sargent, founder of the Leicester Symphony Orchestra. Conductor:...
95th CONCERT SEASON
2016/2017 - De Montfort Hall, Leicester (except 1 October 2016) Saturday 1 October 2016, 7.30pm Leicester Cathedral THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME Conductor: John Andrews Music by Laura Rossi After being commissioned by the Imperial War Museum to write a score for the...
94th CONCERT SEASON
2015/2016 - De Montfort Hall, Leicester (except 26 September 2015) Saturday 26 September 2015, 7.30pm English Martyrs School, Anstey Lane, Leicester CHAMBER SERENADE Conductor: John Andrews Elgar Serenade for Strings Dvořák Wind Serenade Bernstein Dance Suite for...