London Mozart Players Chamber Octet

Founded in 1949 by Harry Blech as the UK’s first chamber orchestra, the London Mozart Players (LMP) has achieved international renown for its concert performances and CD recordings of the core Classical repertoire.

As principal conductor, Gérard Korsten continues to grow the strong Classical tradition developed by Andrew Parrott, Matthias Bamert and Jane Glover. The LMP enjoys connections with Hilary Davan Wetton as Associate Conductor, and Howard Shelley as Conductor Laureate, and continues to work closely with many of the world's finest soloists.

In addition the LMP also plays an active part in contemporary music, giving many world premières and commissioning new works by, in recent years, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Tarik O’Regan, Sally Beamish, Cecilia McDowall, Lynne Plowman, and Fraser Trainer. In March 2011 the LMP appointed Roxanna Panufnik as Associate Composer.

Since 1989, the LMP’s home has been Fairfield Halls, Croydon, thanks to generous funding from the London Borough of Croydon. This residency includes a series of subscription concerts at the hall and numerous education and community activities throughout the borough.

Touring is a major part of the orchestra’s schedule, with regular appearances at festivals and concert series throughout the UK, across Europe and in the Far East.

The LMP is engaged in an extensive and highly regarded education, community and audience development programme, working in several outer-London boroughs, as well as in rural areas across the UK, and there are associations with Royal Holloway College, University of London, Wellington College, Portsmouth Grammar School and the Whitgift Foundation Schools in Croydon.

Recording has played a major part in the orchestra’s life for many years. A long relationship with Chandos includes many recordings of works by Haydn and Mozart and an acclaimed Contemporaries of Mozart series numbers over 20 CDs.

The London Mozart Players are proud to enjoy the Patronage of HRH the Earl of Wessex.

In June 2014 the LMP began a new and exciting phase in its history becoming the first chamber orchestra in the UK to be managed both operationally and artistically, by the players.

Full details of forthcoming concerts and more information on the orchestra’s activities are available on the LMP website: www.londonmozartplayers.com