Founded in 1996, the LGSO has given concerts four times (or more) every year for the past sixteen years at venues throughout the UK including the Royal Festival Hall; we’ve toured internationally to Paris, Cologne and Zagreb; performed with Jimmy Somerville, Simon Callow, Rosalind Plowright and Sue Perkins; recorded a score to the cult film Pervirella; commissioned new work from upcoming composers; raised thousands of pounds for charities including Amnesty International, The Food Chain, Crusaid and The Albert Kennedy Trust and were recently semi-finalists in the BBC's 'All Together Now: The Great Orchestra Challenge'.
We welcome players of all abilities, and all genders and sexualities. To enquire about playing with us please contact: playing@lgso.org.uk