The London Symphony Chorus (abbreviated to LSC) is one of the major concert choirs of the United Kingdom. The Chorus was formed in 1966 (originally as the LSO Chorus) to complement the work of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), and the full-time membership consists of over 150 amateur singers from all walks of life and is self-managed by a council of nine elected representatives. The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. ...

Whilst maintaining a close association with the LSO, the London Symphony Chorus has developed an independent life, which allows it to partner other leading orchestras.

Repertoire

At the heart of the Chorus's repertoire are the great twentieth century choral classics: Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, Walton's Belshazzar's Feast, Mahler's Second, Third and Eighth Symphonies, Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, Vaughan Williams's A Sea Symphony, Britten's War Requiem and Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. The Chorus is also closely identified with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Berlioz's Requiem and Te Deum, Brahms's Requiem, Mozart's Requiem, Mendelssohn's Elijah and Verdi's Requiem.

Discography and awards

The London Symphony Chorus's discography of over 90 recordings includes Britten's War Requiem with the LSO conducted by Richard Hickox, which received the Grand Prix du Disque and the 1992 Gramophone Magazine's 'Best Music Recording' award. The recording of Bernstein's Candide, with the LSO and the composer conducting, received a Grammy award as did the recording of Peter Grimes made with the LSO and Richard Hickox in 1997. In 2006 the LSC's recording of Verdi's Falstaff, with the London Symphony Orchestra, won the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording at the Grammy Awards of 2006, and in 2007, Sibelius's Kullervo with the LSO conducted by Sir Colin Davis won the Choral Award at the BBC Music Magazine Awards. The Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording has been awarded since 1961. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the former Formula One driver, see Colin Davis (driver) Sir Colin Rex Davis, CH, CBE (b. ... BBC music magazine is a classical music magazine published in the UK by the BBC. It claims first place in terms of worldwide sales. ...

Filmography

The London Symphony Chorus has joined John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra in the making of the Star Wars series and other Steven Spielberg/John Williams collaborations. One of the most noteworthy songs they sing from Star Wars is the Duel of the Fates. For other persons named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation). ... The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the series. ... Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. ... For other persons named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation). ... Audio sample composed by John Williams: Duel of the Fates (1999) ( file info) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Problems playing the files? See media help. ...

Conductors

The LSC has worked with conductors including Sir Colin Davis, André Previn, Michael Tilson Thomas, Richard Hickox, Kent Nagano, Dmitri Kitaenko, Valery Gergiev, Claudio Abbado and Bernard Haitink. Sir Colin Rex Davis (born September 25, 1927) is a noted British conductor. ... André Previn (born April 6, 1929)¹ is a prominent pianist, orchestral conductor, and composer. ... Michael Tilson Thomas (born December 21, 1944), nicknamed MTT, is an American conductor, pianist and composer. ... Richard Hickox CBE (born March 5, 1948) is an English conductor of choral, orchestral and operatic music. ... Kent Nagano is the current music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal. ... Russian conductor Dmitri Kitajenko was music director of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra for 14 years before taking up the same position with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (1990-1998) and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (1990-1996). ... Valery Gergiev Valery Abisalovich Gergiev, Russian: Вале́рий Абиса́лович Ге́ргиев (born 1953) is a Russian conductor and opera company director. ... Claudio Abbado (born June 26, 1933) is a noted Italian conductor. ... ...

External links

• London Symphony Chorus website