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3 weeks to go! Give School Children A Voice with ‘For an Unknown Soldier’ Recording
21 Days Left! We’ve got just 3 weeks to go on our #DoveKickStarter campaign and have raised £3,533 out of £21,000 – 17% of our end goal. We would like to say a massive thank you from everyone at the London Mozart Players to all those who have backed the campaign already. This important project […]
Local Schools to Become Recording Artists with the Help of The LMP
The sell-out World Premiere of Jonathan Dove’s ‘For an Unknown Soldier’ took place in November last year. Now, The London Mozart Players have ambitious aims of crowd-funding a recording of this piece in collaboration with local schools. Using KickStarter, The LMP hopes to raise a total of £21,000 so the recording can go ahead. Co-commissioned […]
Recording of Jonathan Dove’s “For An Unknown Soldier”
We plan to record this brilliant new work. We did the World Premiere last November and some of you may have attended the performance at Fairfield Halls. Click here to take a look at the Video giving you all the details about the project. “’For an Unknown Soldier’ was totally gripping and moving and the […]
PRESS RELEASE: LMP return to Fairfield Halls with new Sunday Afternoon Concerts
The London Mozart Players are delighted to be returning to Fairfield Halls in June with a brand new concert series, Music for a Sunday Afternoon: The London Mozart Players in the Community. Launching on 7th June with a programme of chamber music, members of the LMP chamber ensemble will have the pleasure of being joined […]
PRESS RELEASE: Laura van der Heijden announced as LMP’s first Young Artist in Residence
We are pleased to announce that cellist Laura van der Heijden has been appointed ‘Young Artist in Residence’ with the London Mozart Players. Laura is the 2012 BBC Young Musician and first collaborated with the orchestra in 2013. The new partnership will commence officially in June 2015 with the opening concert of the Portsmouth Festivities […]
LMP at Surrey Hills International Music Festival 2015
We are delighted to be returning to Surrey Hills International Music Festival this year with soloists Natalie Klein, Leticia Moreno and guest conductor Dmitry Sitkovetsky. It’s a fantastic programme and line up this year, so be sure to get your tickets fast!
LONDON MOZART PLAYERS – A NEW MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
Nine months ago, the London Mozart Players became a self-governing orchestra run by its musicians. During this challenging time, it has gone from strength to strength, consolidating its place in the UK’s concert life with innovative programmes, recordings and other ventures. It now moves into its second phase, with a new management structure. A […]
Happy Birthday Howard Shelley, LMP Conductor Laureate!
Happy 65th Birthday Howard, our brilliant Conductor Laureate! We hope you have a day as wonderful as you are! It was a pleasure to celebrate with Howard on Wednesday at St John’s Smith Square after our Mozart Explored lunchtime concert, with some bubbles and a fabulous cake, baked by the fair hands of the illustrious […]
The Battle of Trafalgar: Schools Concert
A participatory concert for school children 7-11yrs bringing the famous battle to life The London Mozart Players are delighted to be working again with the Classical Road Show in presenting another fantastic schools concert at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey. On Monday 8th June, the LMP will be joined onstage by David Leonard playing the […]
PRESS RELEASE: RUTH ROGERS APPOINTED AS LEADER
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ruth Rogers as joint Leader of the London Mozart Players. Ruth will take up the position in March 2015 and share this highly prestigious role with Marieke Blankestijn, who has led the orchestra since 2011, and Simon Blendis who joined as leader in October 2014. Described as […]