London Symphony Orchestra
Background information
Also known as	LSO
Origin	LOOL, ((Sweden]], = Symphony orchestra
Years active	09 June 1904-present
Associated acts	London Symphony Chorus
Website	www.lso.co.uk
Members
Principal Conductor Valery Gergiev President Sir Colin Davis Principal Guest Conductor Daniel Harding Michael Tilson Thomas Conductor Laureate Andre Previn

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History

The LSO was founded in 1904 as an independent, self governing organization, the first such orchestra in the UK. It played its first concert on 9 June of that year, with Hans Richter conducting. He remained principal conductor until 1911, when Edward Elgar took over for a year, leading six concerts as principal conductor. 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Hans Richter (1843–1916), Austrian conductor (born in what is now Hungary), studied at the Vienna Conservatory (showing a special interest in the horn) and developed his conducting career at several opera-houses in the Austro-Hungarian empire. ... Sir Edward Elgar Sir Edward Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 â€“ 23 February 1934) was an English Romantic composer. ...

More recently, its principal conductors have included Pierre Monteux (1961–64), Istvan Kertesz (1965–68), André Previn (1968–79) and Claudio Abbado (1979–88). From 1988-1995, the American Michael Tilson-Thomas took over, and in 1995, became principal guest conductor. Sir Colin Davis served as the LSO's Principal Conductor from 1995-2006, and in 2007 took the post of President of the orchestra. On 1 January 2007, Valery Gergiev became the LSO's Principal Conductor. Previn holds the title of Conductor Laureate. In 2006, Daniel Harding became the co-principal guest conductor alongside Tilson Thomas. Richard Hickox is the Associate Guest Conductor of the LSO. Pierre Monteux (April 4, 1875 – July 1, 1964) was an orchestra conductor. ... Istvan Kertesz (August 28, 1929 – April 16, 1973) was a Hungarian conductor. ... André Previn (born April 6, 1929)¹ is a prominent pianist, orchestral conductor, and composer. ... Claudio Abbado (born June 26, 1933) is a noted Italian conductor. ... Michael Tilson Thomas (born December 21, 1944), nicknamed MTT, is an American conductor, pianist and composer. ... Sir Colin Rex Davis (born September 25, 1927) is a noted British conductor. ... Valery Gergiev Valery Abisalovich Gergiev, Russian: Вале́рий Абиса́лович Ге́ргиев (born 1953) is a Russian conductor and opera company director. ... Daniel Harding (born 31 August 1975 in Oxford) is a young British conductor, who has leapt to prominence under Simon Rattle and has been music director of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. ... Richard Hickox CBE (born March 5, 1948) is an English conductor of choral, orchestral and operatic music. ...

The LSO became the first British orchestra to play overseas when it went to Paris in 1906. The LSO was due to sail on the RMS Titanic for a concert in New York in April 1912 but fortunately had to change the booking at the last minute. It was also the first to play in the United States, in 1912, and in 1973 it was the first to be invited to take part in the Salzburg Festival. It continues to make tours around the world. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... For other uses, see Titanic. ... The Salzburg Festival (Salzburger Festspiele) is a prominent festival of music and drama. ...

In 1966 the London Symphony Chorus (LSC) was formed to complement the work of the LSO. with more that two hundred amateur singers, the LSC maintains a close association with the LSO; however it has developed an independent life, which allows it to partner other leading orchestras. The London Symphony Chorus (abbreviated to LSC) is one of the major concert choirs of the United Kingdom. ...

The LSO has long been considered the most extroverted of the London orchestras. For most of its life it refused to allow women to become members, ostensibly on the grounds that women would affect the sound of the orchestra (there has been a similar controversy at the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra). There is an air of youthful high spirits to much of its music-making that is shown off in performances of such composers as Berlioz and Prokofiev. The LSO has often had internationally-known players as wind soloists, including such artists as James Galway (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Roger Lord (oboe), Osian Ellis (harp), John Georgiadis (violin) and Barry Tuckwell (horn). Like most ensembles, the orchestra has a great ability to vary its sound, producing very different tone colours under such diverse conductors as Stokowski (with whom it made a series of memorable recordings), Adrian Boult, Jascha Horenstein, Georg Solti, André Previn, George Szell, Claudio Abbado, Leonard Bernstein, John Barbirolli, and Karl Böhm, who developed a close relationship with the orchestra late in his life. Böhm and Bernstein each held the title of LSO President in their later years. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (in German: Wiener Philharmoniker) an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered as one of the finest in the world. ... Hector Louis Berlioz (December 11, 1803 – March 8, 1869) was a French Romantic composer best known for the Symphonie fantastique, first performed in 1830, and for his Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem) of 1837, with its tremendous resources that include four antiphonal brass choirs. ... Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Russian: , Sergej Sergejevič Prokofijev; April 27 (April 151 O.S.), 1891–March 5, 1953) was a Russian and Soviet composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. ... James Galway and his golden flute Sir James Galway (born December 8, 1939) is a Northern Ireland-born virtuoso flutist from Belfast, often called The Man With the Golden Flute. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Osian Ellis is a Welsh harpist. ... Professor Barry Tuckwell, AC, OBE, (born 1931) is an Australian French horn player who spent much of his working life in the UK. He was born in Melbourne and joined the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at 15, only a year after starting on the horn. ... Leopold Stokowski (born Antoni StanisÅ‚aw BolesÅ‚awowicz April 18, 1882 in London, England, died September 13, 1977 in Nether Wallop, England) was the conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Symphony of the Air. ... Sir Adrian Cedric Boult (April 8, 1889   February 22, 1983) was an English conductor. ... Jascha Horenstein (May 6 [O.S. April 24] 1898 in Kiev - April 2, 1973 in London) was a conductor. ... Sir Georg Solti, KBE (pronounced ) (21 October 1912 - 5 September 1997) was a world-renowned Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor. ... André Previn (born April 6, 1929)¹ is a prominent pianist, orchestral conductor, and composer. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Claudio Abbado (born June 26, 1933) is a noted Italian conductor. ... Leonard Bernstein (IPA pronunciation: )[1] (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, and pianist. ... Sir John (Giovanni Battista) Barbirolli (December 2, 1899 - July 29, 1970), was a British conductor and cellist who led the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, among many others. ... Karl Böhm (August 28, 1894 – August 14, 1981) was a prominent Austrian conductor. ...

Clive Gillinson, a former cellist with the orchestra, served as the LSO's Managing Director from 1984 to 2005, and is widely credited with bringing great stability to the LSO's organization after severe fiscal troubles.^[1] Since 2005, Kathryn McDowell is the Managing Director of the LSO.^[2] Sir Clive Gillinson (born 7 March 1946, Bangalore, India) is a British musician and music manager. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Recordings

The LSO is also famous for recording many motion picture film scores down the years. These include, under the composer John Williams' baton, all the Star Wars films with Maurice Murphy playing the main trumpet theme in all of them, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Raiders of the Lost Ark,The Land Before Time, Braveheart, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Superman, as well as the innovative IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth at the American theme park, Epcot. It has also performed on many pop recordings, including The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and songs from the Thriller and Bad albums by Michael Jackson. On television, the LSO was featured on André Previn's Music Night. More recently, the orchestra was used in the video game Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, providing much of the background music in the game. John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer and conductor. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... British musician, and Principal Trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra since 1977, Maurice Murphy is hailed across the world as one of the greatest classical trumpeters in history. ... Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (on its Touchstone Pictures banner), Using traditional animation and live action. ... Raiders of the Lost Ark, also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, is a 1981 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas and starring Harrison Ford. ... The Land Before Time is an animated film, produced by Steven Spielbergs Amblin Entertainment, and directed by Don Bluth. ... Braveheart is an American 1995 historical action/drama produced and directed by Mel Gibson, who also starred in the title role. ... Starring Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Produced by David Heyman Distributed by Warner Brothers Release date November 15, 2002 Runtime 161 min. ... Starring Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Produced by Chris Columbus et al. ... Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, Superman Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie, is a 1978 Warner Bros. ... Epcot is the second theme park built at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. ... The Beatles U.S. chronology Revolver (1966) Sgt. ... Alternate cover Special Edition release Thriller is an album by pop singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on December 1, 1982. ... Bad is an album of recorded music by pop music icon Michael Jackson, released in 1987. ...

Since 2000, the LSO has been issuing commercial CD recordings on its own label, LSO Live, which was established under Gillinson's watch.

Principal Conductors

Valery Gergiev Valery Abisalovich Gergiev, Russian: Вале́рий Абиса́лович Ге́ргиев (born 1953) is a Russian conductor and opera company director. ... Sir Colin Rex Davis, CH, CBE was born September 25, 1927 in Weybridge, Surrey, UK. Davis studied the clarinet at the Royal College of Music in London, where he was barred from taking conducting lessons owing to his lack of ability at the piano. ... Michael Tilson Thomas (born December 21, 1944), nicknamed MTT, is an American conductor, pianist and composer. ... Claudio Abbado (born June 26, 1933) is a noted Italian conductor. ... André Previn (born April 6, 1929)¹ is a prominent pianist, orchestral conductor, and composer. ... István Kertész (August 28, 1929 – April 16, 1973) was a Hungarian conductor, equally adept at opera and concert. ... Pierre Monteux (April 4, 1875 – July 1, 1964) was an orchestra conductor. ... Josef Alois Krips (born 8 April 1902 in Vienna, died 13 October 1974 in Geneva) was an Austrian conductor and violinist. ... Sir (Herbert) Hamilton Harty, conductor, composer and accompanist, was born December 4, 1879 in Hillsborough (Ireland). ... Willem Mengelberg (Utrecht, Netherlands on March 28, 1871 – Zuort, Switzerland on March 21, 1951) was a Dutch conductor. ... Albert Coates (April 23, 1882 – December 11, 1953) was an Anglo-Russian conductor and composer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Arthur Nikisch (or Nikitsch) (October 12, 1855 – January 23, 1922) was a Hungarian conductor who performed mainly in Germany. ... Sir Edward Elgar Sir Edward Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 â€“ 23 February 1934) was an English Romantic composer. ... Hans Richter (1843–1916), Austrian conductor (born in what is now Hungary), studied at the Vienna Conservatory (showing a special interest in the horn) and developed his conducting career at several opera-houses in the Austro-Hungarian empire. ...

References

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External links

• London Symphony Orchestra official website
• London Symphony Orchestra members
• London Symphony Orchestra Discography
• London Symphony Orchestra at All Music Guide
• London Symphony Orchestra at the Internet Movie Database