The English Chamber Orchestra is a small (hence "chamber") orchestra based in London. Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... St Stevens Tower - The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London (see also different names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

It has its roots in the Goldsbrough Orchestra, founded in 1948 by Lawrence Leonard and Arnold Goldsbrough. The group took its current name in 1960, when it expanded its repertoire from outside the baroque period for the first time. Its repertoire remained limited by the group's size, which has stayed fairly consistently at around the size of an orchestra of Mozart's time. Baroque music is Western classical music from the Baroque era, after the Renaissance music era and before the Classical music era proper. ... W. A. Mozart, 1790 portrait by Johann Georg Edlinger Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is considered among the most popular, significant and influential composers of European classical music. ...

Shortly afterwards, it became closely associated with the Aldeburgh Festival, playing in the premieres of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Owen Wingrave, Curlew River and several other of his works. Britten conducted the orchestra on several occasions, and made a number of records with the group. The Aldeburgh Festival is an English festival, largely revolving around classical music. ... Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh (November 22, 1913 – December 4, 1976) was a British composer and pianist. ... Benjamin Brittens A Midsummer Nights Dream is an opera based on the play of the same name by Shakespeare. ... Curlew River - A Parable for Church Performance (Op. ...

The orchestra did not at this time have a principal conductor, but worked closely with a succession of guest conductors including Raymond Leppard, Colin Davis and Daniel Barenboim. In 1985 Jeffrey Tate was appointed the ensemble's first principal conductor. Raymond John Leppard (born August 1, 1927) is a well-known British conductor and harpsichordist. ... Sir Colin Rex Davis (born September 25, 1927) is a noted British conductor. ... Daniel Barenboim Daniel Barenboim (born November 15, 1942) is an Argentinean-Israeli pianist and conductor. ...

In 2000, Ralf Gothóni was appointed principal conductor.

The orchestra has recently worked together with African choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo in an amazing collaboration in January 2005. Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a chorus from South Africa that is noted for singing a cappella mbube music. ...

Other London-based orchestras include the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. The London Symphony Orchestra (frequently abbreviated to LSO) is a full time orchestra based in London. ... The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is an English orchestra based in London. ... The London Philharmonic Orchestra (frequently abbreviated to LPO), based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. ... The Philharmonia is an orchestra based in London. ... The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain. ...

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