Leeds Symphony Orchestra

Leeds Symphony Orchestra

Leeds Symphony Orchestra is one of the oldest established orchestras in the United Kingdom dating back to 1890. It is a non-professional orchestra based in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. There are 90 players in the orchestra, and Martin Binks has been the conductor since September 1970. Ten concerts a year are given at venues including Leeds, Knaresborough, Wetherby, Wakefield, Morley, Horsforth, and Ilkley.

Soloists

John McCabe (composer) piano

Marat Bisengaliev violin
[http://www.craigogden.com Craig Ogden] guitar
[http://www.leedsso.hostinguk.com/soloists.html Jamie Walton] cello
[http://www.leedsso.hostinguk.com/soloists.html Rustom Battiwalla] piano
[http://www.clairebradshaw.com/ Claire Bradshaw] mezzo-soprano

Video Clips

* [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=g9c6pzaiMVg The Asturias Encore - The guest violin soloist: Marat Bisengaliev plays an encore of his own arrangement of Asturias by Isaac Albéniz in this video clip]

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
* [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PYL3f0C-dhs 4th Movement - Marche au Supplice Video Clip]
[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/PhotoFrames/WRY/HorsforthStMargaret.html St Margaret's Church] Summer Concert 2007

* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=G_htkX8OOjo Guest soloist Clare Bradshaw] (Mezzo soprano) sings two Mozart Arias with the Leeds Symphony Orchestra.
Don Giovanni: Act II – Vedrai Carino
Le Nozze di Figaro: Act II – Voi che sapete
* [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MW7AX6YobTk Richard Kenwood-Herriott] Black Island Guitar Concerto
* [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ec736QDXxS4 Knaresborough Concert Video Clip]
Composer: [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MW7AX6YobTk Richard Kenwood-Herriott]
Soloist: [http://www.craigogden.com Craig Ogden]
Conductor: [http://www.leedsso.hostinguk.com/conductor.html Martin Binks]

Video & sound recording: [http://www.lizscript.co.uk/page5.html Glyn Wainwright]

External links

* [http://www.lso.org.uk Leeds Symphony Orchestra Official Web Site]


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