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[[File:London Symphony Chorus logo.png|thumb|official logo of the LSC]]
[[File:London Symphony Chorus logo.png|thumb|official logo of the LSC]]


The '''London Symphony Chorus''' (abbreviated to LSC) is a large [[symphonic]] concert [[choir]] based in [[London]], [[UK]], consisting of over 150 amateur singers, and is one of the major symphony choruses of the [[United Kingdom]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=About the LSC|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about}}</ref> It was formed in 1966 as the ''LSO Chorus'' to complement the work of the [[London Symphony Orchestra]] (LSO). The LSC is today an independent self-run organisation governed by a council of nine elected representatives. It continues to maintain a close association with the LSO but also takes part in projects with other orchestras and organisations both in the UK and abroad.<ref name="lsc-about">{{cite web|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about|title=About us|year=2009|work=official website|publisher=London Symphony Chorus|accessdate=11 April 2010}}</ref> The LSC performs mainly at the [[Barbican Centre]] in London as well as appearing at other concert venues around the UK and Europe and regularly at the [[Avery Fisher Hall]], New York.
The '''London Symphony Chorus''' (abbreviated to LSC) is a large [[symphonic]] concert [[choir]] based in [[London]], [[UK]], consisting of over 150 amateur singers, and is one of the major symphony choruses of the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About the LSC|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about}}</ref> It was formed in 1966 as the ''LSO Chorus'' to complement the work of the [[London Symphony Orchestra]] (LSO). The LSC is today an independent self-run organisation governed by a council of nine elected representatives. It continues to maintain a close association with the LSO but also takes part in projects with other orchestras and organisations both in the UK and abroad.<ref name="lsc-about">{{cite web|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about|title=About us|year=2009|work=official website|publisher=London Symphony Chorus|accessdate=11 April 2010}}</ref> The LSC performs mainly at the [[Barbican Centre]] in London as well as appearing at other concert venues around the UK and Europe and regularly at the [[Avery Fisher Hall]], New York.


== Repertoire ==
== Repertoire ==
The Chorus's core repertoire consists of the major nineteenth and twentieth century orchestral choral works.<ref name="lsc-repertoire">{{cite web|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about/repertoire|title=Past performances|work=official website|publisher=London Symphony Chorus|accessdate=11 April 2010}}</ref> The Chorus has performed and recorded works such as Elgar's ''[[The Dream of Gerontius]]'', Mahler's [[Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)|Second]], [[Symphony No. 3 (Mahler)|Third]] and [[Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)|Eighth]] Symphonies, Ravel's ''[[Daphnis et Chloé]]'', Dvořák's [[Stabat Mater (Dvořák)|Stabat Mater]], Janáček's ''[[Glagolitic Mass]]'', Britten's ''[[War Requiem]]'', Beethoven's [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Ninth Symphony]] and ''[[Missa Solemnis (Beethoven)|Missa Solemnis]]'', Berlioz's ''[[La damnation de Faust]]'' and ''[[Roméo et Juliette (Berlioz)|Roméo et Juliette]]'', Schoenberg's ''[[Gurre-Lieder]]'', Brahms's ''[[A German Requiem (Brahms)|Ein deutsches Requiem]]'', Rossini's [[Stabat Mater (Rossini)|Stabat Mater]], Stravinsky's ''[[Oedipus rex (opera)|Oedipus Rex]]'' & ''[[Symphony of Psalms]]'', Tippett's ''[[A Child of Our Time]]'' and Verdi's [[Requiem (Verdi)|Requiem]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The London Symphony Chorus - a Discography 1966-2010 compiled by Brian Godfrey|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/documents/press_and_pr/discography/lscdiscs.pdf|work=The London Symphony Chorus - a Discography 1966-2010 compiled by Brian Godfrey|accessdate=22 August 2012}}</ref>
The Chorus's core repertoire consists of the major nineteenth and twentieth century orchestral choral works.<ref name="lsc-repertoire">{{cite web|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about/repertoire|title=Past performances|work=official website|publisher=London Symphony Chorus|accessdate=11 April 2010}}</ref> The Chorus has performed and recorded works such as Elgar's ''[[The Dream of Gerontius]]'', Mahler's [[Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)|Second]], [[Symphony No. 3 (Mahler)|Third]] and [[Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)|Eighth]] Symphonies, Ravel's ''[[Daphnis et Chloé]]'', Dvořák's [[Stabat Mater (Dvořák)|Stabat Mater]], Janáček's ''[[Glagolitic Mass]]'', Britten's ''[[War Requiem]]'', Beethoven's [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Ninth Symphony]] and ''[[Missa Solemnis (Beethoven)|Missa Solemnis]]'', Berlioz's ''[[La damnation de Faust]]'' and ''[[Roméo et Juliette (Berlioz)|Roméo et Juliette]]'', Schoenberg's ''[[Gurre-Lieder]]'', Brahms's ''[[A German Requiem (Brahms)|Ein deutsches Requiem]]'', Rossini's [[Stabat Mater (Rossini)|Stabat Mater]], Stravinsky's ''[[Oedipus rex (opera)|Oedipus Rex]]'' & ''[[Symphony of Psalms]]'', Tippett's ''[[A Child of Our Time]]'' and Verdi's [[Requiem (Verdi)|Requiem]].<ref name="lsc.org.uk">{{cite web|title=The London Symphony Chorus - a Discography 1966-2010 compiled by Brian Godfrey|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/documents/press_and_pr/discography/lscdiscs.pdf|work=The London Symphony Chorus - a Discography 1966-2010 compiled by Brian Godfrey|accessdate=22 August 2012}}</ref>


The Chorus has also taken part in concert performances and commercial recordings of operas including Beethoven's ''[[Fidelio]]'', Berlioz's ''[[Les Troyens]]'' and ''[[Benvenuto Cellini]]'', Bernstein's ''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]'', Britten's ''[[Peter Grimes]]'' and ''[[Billy Budd]]'', Verdi's ''[[Falstaff (opera)|Falstaff]]'' and ''[[Otello]]'', Wagner's ''[[Götterdämmerung]]'' and Richard Strauss's ''[[Elektra (opera)|Elektra]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The London Symphony Chorus - a Discography 1966-2010 compiled by Brian Godfrey|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/documents/press_and_pr/discography/lscdiscs.pdf|work=The London Symphony Chorus - a Discography 1966-2010 compiled by Brian Godfrey|accessdate=22 August 2012}}</ref>
The Chorus has also taken part in concert performances and commercial recordings of operas including Beethoven's ''[[Fidelio]]'', Berlioz's ''[[Les Troyens]]'' and ''[[Benvenuto Cellini]]'', Bernstein's ''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]'', Britten's ''[[Peter Grimes]]'' and ''[[Billy Budd]]'', Verdi's ''[[Falstaff (opera)|Falstaff]]'' and ''[[Otello]]'', Wagner's ''[[Götterdämmerung]]'' and Richard Strauss's ''[[Elektra (opera)|Elektra]]''.<ref name="lsc.org.uk"/>


== Discography awards ==
== Discography awards ==
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== Conductors ==
== Conductors ==
Since its creation the Chorus has worked with a number of major choir trainers including [[John Alldis]], [[Arthur Oldham]], [[Richard Hickox]] and Stephen Westrop.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chorus Director & Accompanist|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about/director|work=official website|publisher=London Symphony Chorus|accessdate=20 May 2011}}</ref> The current Chorus Director is [[Simon Halsey]].<ref>{{cite web|title=London Symphony Chorus|url=http://lso.co.uk/page/3695/London-Symphony-Chorus|publisher=London Symphony Orchestra|accessdate=15 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Chorus Director|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about/news/361|accessdate=26 May 2012|newspaper=LSC News|date=15 May 2012}}</ref>
Since its creation the Chorus has worked with a number of major choir trainers including [[John Alldis]], [[Arthur Oldham]], [[Richard Hickox]] and Stephen Westrop.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chorus Director & Accompanist|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about/director|work=official website|publisher=London Symphony Chorus|accessdate=20 May 2011}}</ref> The current Chorus Director is [[Simon Halsey]].<ref>{{cite web|title=London Symphony Chorus|url=http://lso.co.uk/page/3695/London-Symphony-Chorus|publisher=London Symphony Orchestra|accessdate=15 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Chorus Director|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about/news/361|accessdate=26 May 2012|newspaper=LSC News|date=15 May 2012}}</ref>


The London Symphony Chorus has performed with many of the leading conductors of the day including [[Claudio Abbado]], [[Daniel Barenboim]], [[Leonard Bernstein]], [[Pierre Boulez]], [[Colin Davis]] <ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Colin Davis 1927-2013|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about/news/373}}</ref> , [[Mark Elder]], [[John Eliot Gardiner]], [[Valery Gergiev]], [[Bernard Haitink]], [[Mariss Jansons]], [[Charles Mackerras]], [[Antonio Pappano]], [[André Previn]], [[Simon Rattle]], [[Mstislav Rostropovich]], [[Georg Solti]] and [[Michael Tilson Thomas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Conductors and Presidents|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about/conductors|work=www.lsc.org.uk|publisher=London Symphony Chorus|accessdate=17 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Past performances|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about/repertoire|work=www.lsc.org.uk|publisher=London Symphony Chorus|accessdate=17 January 2012}}</ref>
The London Symphony Chorus has performed with many of the leading conductors of the day including [[Claudio Abbado]], [[Daniel Barenboim]], [[Leonard Bernstein]], [[Pierre Boulez]], [[Colin Davis]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Colin Davis 1927-2013|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about/news/373}}</ref> [[Mark Elder]], [[John Eliot Gardiner]], [[Valery Gergiev]], [[Bernard Haitink]], [[Mariss Jansons]], [[Charles Mackerras]], [[Antonio Pappano]], [[André Previn]], [[Simon Rattle]], [[Mstislav Rostropovich]], [[Georg Solti]] and [[Michael Tilson Thomas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Conductors and Presidents|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about/conductors|work=www.lsc.org.uk|publisher=London Symphony Chorus|accessdate=17 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Past performances|url=http://www.lsc.org.uk/about/repertoire|work=www.lsc.org.uk|publisher=London Symphony Chorus|accessdate=17 January 2012}}</ref>


==Patrons==
==Patrons==

===Past===
===Past===
*[[Diana, Princess of Wales]]<ref name="Diana">{{cite web | url=http://charity.lovetoknow.com/Charities_of_Princess_Diana | title=Charities of Princess Diana | accessdate=2010-12-20 | publisher=Love to Know}}</ref>
*[[Diana, Princess of Wales]]<ref name="Diana">{{cite web | url=http://charity.lovetoknow.com/Charities_of_Princess_Diana | title=Charities of Princess Diana | accessdate=2010-12-20 | publisher=Love to Know}}</ref>

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London Symphony Chorus
The LSC and the LSO in the Barbican Concert Hall, 2007
Background information
Also known asLSC
OriginLondon, United Kingdom
GenresClassical
Years active1966 (1966)–present
LabelsCBS, Chandos, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Erato, Hallé, Hyperion, LSO Live, Philips, RCA, Virgin
Websitewww.lsc.org.uk
File:London Symphony Chorus logo.png
official logo of the LSC

The London Symphony Chorus (abbreviated to LSC) is a large symphonic concert choir based in London, UK, consisting of over 150 amateur singers, and is one of the major symphony choruses of the United Kingdom.[1] It was formed in 1966 as the LSO Chorus to complement the work of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO). The LSC is today an independent self-run organisation governed by a council of nine elected representatives. It continues to maintain a close association with the LSO but also takes part in projects with other orchestras and organisations both in the UK and abroad.[2] The LSC performs mainly at the Barbican Centre in London as well as appearing at other concert venues around the UK and Europe and regularly at the Avery Fisher Hall, New York.

Repertoire

The Chorus's core repertoire consists of the major nineteenth and twentieth century orchestral choral works.[3] The Chorus has performed and recorded works such as Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, Mahler's Second, Third and Eighth Symphonies, Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, Dvořák's Stabat Mater, Janáček's Glagolitic Mass, Britten's War Requiem, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Missa Solemnis, Berlioz's La damnation de Faust and Roméo et Juliette, Schoenberg's Gurre-Lieder, Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem, Rossini's Stabat Mater, Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex & Symphony of Psalms, Tippett's A Child of Our Time and Verdi's Requiem.[4]

The Chorus has also taken part in concert performances and commercial recordings of operas including Beethoven's Fidelio, Berlioz's Les Troyens and Benvenuto Cellini, Bernstein's Candide, Britten's Peter Grimes and Billy Budd, Verdi's Falstaff and Otello, Wagner's Götterdämmerung and Richard Strauss's Elektra.[4]

Discography awards

The London Symphony Chorus's discography consists of over 90 recordings.[5] Award winning recordings include:

Year of recording Work Orchestra/Conductor Awards
1989 Bernstein: Candide LSO, Leonard Bernstein (conductor) Grammy Award Best Classical Album
1991 Britten: War Requiem LSO, Richard Hickox (conductor) Grand Prix du Disque
Gramophone Award Best Choral Recording
1995 Britten: Peter Grimes LSO, Richard Hickox (conductor) Grammy Award Best Opera Recording[6]
2000 Berlioz: Les Troyens LSO, Colin Davis (conductor) Grammy Award Best Opera Recording, Best Classical Album[7]
2004 Verdi: Falstaff LSO, Colin Davis (conductor) Grammy Award Best Opera Recording[8]
2007 Britten: Billy Budd LSO, Daniel Harding (conductor) Grammy Award Best Opera Recording[9]
2009 Wagner: Götterdämmerung Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder (conductor) Gramophone Award Best Opera Recording

Conductors

Since its creation the Chorus has worked with a number of major choir trainers including John Alldis, Arthur Oldham, Richard Hickox and Stephen Westrop.[10] The current Chorus Director is Simon Halsey.[11][12]

The London Symphony Chorus has performed with many of the leading conductors of the day including Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Colin Davis,[13] Mark Elder, John Eliot Gardiner, Valery Gergiev, Bernard Haitink, Mariss Jansons, Charles Mackerras, Antonio Pappano, André Previn, Simon Rattle, Mstislav Rostropovich, Georg Solti and Michael Tilson Thomas.[14][15]

Patrons

Past

Present

External links

References

  1. ^ "About the LSC".
  2. ^ "About us". official website. London Symphony Chorus. 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Past performances". official website. London Symphony Chorus. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  4. ^ a b "The London Symphony Chorus - a Discography 1966-2010 compiled by Brian Godfrey" (PDF). The London Symphony Chorus - a Discography 1966-2010 compiled by Brian Godfrey. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Discography". official website. London Symphony Chorus. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Discography: Britten: Peter Grimes (LSO, Sir Colin Davis)". LSC website. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Discography: Berlioz: Les Troyens (LSO, Sir Colin Davis)". LSC website. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Discography: Verdi: Falstaff (LSO, Sir Colin Davis)". LSC website. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Discography: Britten: Billy Budd (LSO, Daniel Harding)". LSC website. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Chorus Director & Accompanist". official website. London Symphony Chorus. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  11. ^ "London Symphony Chorus". London Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  12. ^ "New Chorus Director". LSC News. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  13. ^ "Sir Colin Davis 1927-2013".
  14. ^ "Conductors and Presidents". www.lsc.org.uk. London Symphony Chorus. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Past performances". www.lsc.org.uk. London Symphony Chorus. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  16. ^ "Charities of Princess Diana". Love to Know. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  17. ^ "New Patron for LSC" (Press release). London Symphony Chorus. 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
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