London Shostakovich Orchestra

The London Shostakovich Orchestra is an orchestra based in St. Cyprian's Church on Glentworth Street in Marylebone, London, England. Founded in November 1999, its conductor is Christopher Cox and the leader is Jonathan Lee. They first performed in May 2000, and have performed over a dozen concerts to date (as of May 2011).

It was named in honour of Russian Neoclassical composer Dmitri Shostakovich, on whose compositions the orchestra places heavy emphasis. Their ultimate intention is to perform all 15 of Shostakovich's symphonies; they have so far covered symphonies 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 15. To date, only three musical pieces they have performed were not composed by Shostakovich.

The orchestra is funded by contributions from its members and money received from ticket sales. The London Shostakovich Choir was formed in May 2011 to perform the 2nd Symphony with the Orchestra.

External links

, official website of the London Shostakovich Orchestra

Major orchestras based in London

Symphony	BBC Concert Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chamber	Academy of St Martin in the Fields City of London Sinfonia English Chamber Orchestra Southbank Sinfonia

Specialised	Academy of Ancient Music The English Concert London Sinfonietta Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

Other	Aurora Orchestra Camerata of London Eden Sinfonia London Chamber Orchestra London Contemporary Orchestra London Mozart Players London Shostakovich Orchestra Sound Collective

Opera Ballet	Orchestra of the Royal Opera House English National Opera Orchestra

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