Entries by LMP

70th Birthday Appeal: 35k out of 100k raised in 2 weeks

Tuesday, 25 September, 2018 in /by

To coincide with our 70th Birthday season launch, we launched an appeal to raise £100,000 to support the orchestra during its 70th anniversary season and beyond.   In just over two weeks,  we’ve already received generous donations from our friends and supporters amounting to 35% of our target. Donations during our 70th year will be instrumental in […]

LMP free concert at St Pancras 25 September @ 3.30pm

Sunday, 23 September, 2018 in /by

If you are in London on the afternoon of Tuesday 25th September then do come along to St Pancras International Station at 3.30pm where London Mozart Players will be giving a FREE concert near the Eurostar Departure zone. We’ll be celebrating St Pancras’s 150th and the LMP’s 70th birthdays with a performance of Mozart’s Piano […]

Launch of LMP’s 70th anniversary series

Sunday, 23 September, 2018 in /by

The LMP has launched it’s 70th anniversary year with a wonderful concert at its home in Upper Norwood, the church of St John the Evangelist, featuring the UK debut of acclaimed young violinist Radu Kis. This is the first concert in a packed 2018/19 season that will see the UK’s longest established orchestra perform in […]

Ben Rogerson

Monday, 30 April, 2018 in /by

As well as playing the cello with the London Mozart Players Ben Rogerson is a member of the BBC Concert Orchestra. He spent most of the nought-ies with the Irish Chamber Orchestra and also enjoys playing regularly with the John Wilson Orchestra. With the ICO he toured all over the world giving concerts with artists […]

Jeremy Metcalfe

Thursday, 26 April, 2018 in /by

I suppose it was as head chorister in a third-rate church choir, receiving the Fane Trophy, engraved ‘For General Progress’, that I perhaps realised my prospects of being a celebrated musician were to be down-graded. Being ‘the excellent leader’ (Oxford Mail) of the County Youth Orchestra counted for nothing as a student at the Royal Academy […]

Andrew Roberts

Thursday, 26 April, 2018 in /by

ANDREW ROBERTS studied in London with Carl Pini and in New York with Joyce Robbins. Whilst a student, he was principal 2nd violin of the Britten-Pears Orchestra and the European Community Youth Orchestra. In 1981 he was a founder member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, travelling all over the world and working with conductors […]

Ian Fasham

Sunday, 8 April, 2018 in /by

Ian started playing the tenor trombone at the age of 11, and then joined the Kent County Youth Orchestra on bass trombone in 1974, having been loaned an instrument. He has played at the low end of the section ever since! He went on to study at the Royal College of Music between 1978 and […]

LMP receive new ACE Catalyst grant

Thursday, 18 January, 2018 in , /by

We are thrilled to announce that London Mozart Players (LMP) is the recipient of a Catalyst small grant from the Arts Council of England (ACE); these grants are designed to help create a more sustainable and resilient art and culture sector.

LMP reinvents itself ‘triumphantly’

Friday, 12 January, 2018 in , /by

After a wonderful night of music at St John’s Smith Square, with Nicola Benedetti and Leonard Elschenbroich on top form in a thrilling and visceral programme of Beethoven and Brahms, it was gratifying to read Ivan Hewett’s review in the Telegraph which opened with a couple of paragraphs on how the LMP had managed to […]

Neville Osrin appointed new Chairman of London Mozart Players Orchestra Ltd

Wednesday, 10 January, 2018 in , /by

We are delighted to confirm the appointment of business psychologist and consultant Neville Osrin as the new Chairman of London Mozart Players Orchestra Ltd (LMP) with effect from 1st January 2018. He takes over from Paul Archibald who is stepping down after three years in the role, whilst remaining on the board. Paul, who has […]

Martin Grainger – Sub Principal Horn

Wednesday, 13 December, 2017 in /by

Martin was born in Stourbridge in the West Midlands. He read Music at the University of York where he studied the horn with Bob Ashworth, and later at the Royal College of Music in London with Julian Baker Whilst there he was awarded the Sir Arthur Somervell and Manns Prize for brass playing. He spent […]

Sijie (Susie) Chen – Co Leader

Monday, 11 December, 2017 in /by

Sijie (Susie) Chen Sijie Chen was born in China and moved to the UK when she was 5 years old. She started studying at Chetham’s School of Music when she was still only able to play in first position, and later she led the Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra performing Mahler 6 with Mark Elder. While she […]

Martin Smith – Violin

Friday, 1 December, 2017 in /by

Martin Smith was an Exhibitioner at the Royal College of Music Junior Department and a scholarship winner at the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied violin with Lionel Bentley and Manoug Parikian. He subsequently studied further with Nicholas Roth and the renowned Russian virtuoso Grigori Zhislin. For some years he was a member of […]

Peter Francomb – Principal Horn

Friday, 1 December, 2017 in /by

Peter Francomb began playing the horn at the age of ten.  His early studies were in Eastbourne with Jane Allen, and in London with Ifor James and Ron Harris. Early performing experience was gained with the Brighton Youth Orchestra. In 1974, he won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music, where he studied with […]

10 things you might not know about Roald Dahl…

Wednesday, 7 June, 2017 in /by

In preparation for our special family concert performance of Roald Dahl’s ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ on Sunday 18 June for the Crystal Palace Overground Festival, I thought I’d put together this little list of facts about Roald Dahl that you might not know! Along with my trusty young ambassador Sarah Posner – and a little help […]

Inaugural #LMPOnTheMove launches in Croydon

Friday, 5 May, 2017 in /by

London Mozart Players are delighted  to announce the launch of their new tour series #LMPOnTheMove, running May-July 2017. Featuring 5 specially-curated musical experiences, the ensemble aims to take orchestral-music making to new audiences across the South London community, and in the process reach people of all ages, backgrounds and musical interests. The series includes some of the […]