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Not to be confused with [a=The Symphony Orchestra] or The London Synphonic Orchestra.
When used fictitiously (by Alfred Scholz or one of his pseudonyms), please use London Symphony Orchestra.
The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), founded in 1904, is the oldest symphony orchestra based in London, England, UK.
The LSO was set up by a group of players who left Henry Wood's Queen's Hall Orchestra because of a new rule requiring players to give the orchestra their exclusive services.
The LSO claims to be the world's most recorded orchestra; it has made gramophone recordings since 1912 and has played on more than 200 soundtrack recordings for the cinema, of which the best known include the 'Star Wars' series. The LSO is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading orchestras.
Since 1982, the LSO has been based in the Barbican Centre in the City of London.
Frequently mentioned together with London Symphony Chorus.
Principal conductors (1950 to present)
1950–54: Josef Krips
1961–64: Pierre Monteux
1965–68: István Kertész
1968–79: André Previn
1979–88: Claudio Abbado
1988–95: Michael Tilson Thomas
1995–2006: Sir Colin Davis
2006–15: Valery Gergiev
2017–present: Sir Simon Rattle (Music Director)
Please consider also the following orchestra's sub-groups:
- London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Group
- Members Of The London Symphony Orchestra
- London Symphony Orchestra Strings
- London Symphony Orchestra Brass
- London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble
- LSO String Ensemble
- LSO Percussion Ensemble
- LSO Wind Ensemble
- Winds Of The London Symphony Orchestra
2025
LSO Live
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
2025
LSO Live
4xFile, FLAC, Album, 192
2025
Dragon's Domain Records
CD, Album, Ltd
2025
2025
2024
LSO Live
4xFile, AAC, Album, 256
2024
LSO
5xFile, AAC, Album, 256
2024
Diapason
CD, Comp, Mono
2024
Masterworks (3)
CD, Album
2024
LSO Live
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
2024
Decca
CD, Album, Dig
2024
Lyrita
2xCD, Comp, RE
2024
High Definition Tape Transfers
7xFile, FLAC, RM, 24/
2024
Chandos
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
2024
Bespoke Editions
Box, Album + CD, Album
2024
Deutsche Grammophon
SACD, RE
2024
2024
2023
BIS
CD, Album
2023
LSO Live
7xFile, AAC, Album, 256
2023
Urania Records (4)
3xFile, MP3, Album, 320
2023
Urania Records (4)
10xFile, MP3, Album, 320
2023
Urania Records (4)
5xFile, MP3, Comp, Mono, 320
2023
Urania Records (4)
5xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2023
Urania Records (4)
6xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2023
Urania Records (4)
8xFile, MP3, Album, 320
2023
Urania Records (4)
16xFile, MP3, Comp, Mono, 320
2023
Kitt Wakeley Music
CD, Album, Multichannel
2023
LSO Live
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
2023
Lexicon Classics
CD, Album
2023
BMG
3xCD, Comp
2023
Signum Classics
CD, Album
2023
LSO Live
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2022
London Symphony Orchestra
4xFile, AAC, Album, 256
2022
London Symphony Orchestra
39xFile, AAC, Album, 256
2022
Esoteric Company
SACD, Hybrid, Album, Comp, Ltd, RM
2022
LSO Live
2xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
2022
Naxos
CD, Album
2022
LSO Live
15xFile, AAC, Album, 256
2022
Signum Classics
CD, Album
2022
Musica Solis
CD
2022
London Symphony Orchestra
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
2022
Urania Records (4)
8xFile, MP3, Album, 320
2022
Urania Records (4)
5xFile, MP3, Album, 320
2022
Urania Records (4)
2xCD, Album, RM
2022
Deutsche Grammophon
SACD, MiniAlbum, Ltd, RM
2022
Profil Edition Günter Hänssler
6xCD, Comp
2022
Alto
CD, Comp, RM
2022
Somm
2xCD, Comp, RM
2022
Night Of The Vinyl Dead Records
2xLP, Album, Etch, Ltd, Promo, RE, Smplr
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2021
Sony Classical
File, MP3, Single, 246
2021
Dutton Epoch
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp, Quad, RM
2021
Erato, Warner Classics
CD, Album
2021
Deutsche Grammophon
46xCD, Comp, RM + Box
2021
Warner Classics
LP, Album, RE, 180
2021
Sony Classical
6xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box, Lef
2021
Lyrita
CD
2021
London Symphony Orchestra
22xFile, AAC, Album, 256
2021
Decca, Mercury
LP, RE, RM, Hal
2021
Warner Classics
File, MP3
2021
London Symphony Orchestra
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
2021
LSO Live
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
2021
LSO Live
9xFile, FLAC, Album, 24
2021
Bethesda
11xFile, MP3, Album
2021
Decca
CD, Album, SHM
2021
Urania Records (4)
6xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2021
Urania Records (4)
10xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2021
LSO Live
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
2021
LSO Live
2xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
2021
2021
2021
2020
LSO Live
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
2020
LSO Live
2xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, DSD
2020
Sony Classical, Sony Music
CD, Album
2020
Blanco Y Negro Pop
CD, Album
2020
LSO Live
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
2020
Mercury, Stereo Sound (4)
Blu-ray, Album, Ltd, DSD
2020
Decca, Decca
CD, EP
2020
Naxos
CD, Album
2020
LSO Live
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
2020
Tower Records (4), Decca
SACD, Hybrid, Comp, RM
2020
Alto
CD, Comp
2020
LSO Live
CD, Album
2020
Sony Classical
6xCD, Comp + Box
2020
Urania Records (4)
6xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2020
Esoteric Company, Decca
SACD, Hybrid, Album, Ltd, RM
2020
Alto
CD
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https://web.archive.org/web/20010818080059/https://www.sonyclassical.com/artists/london_symphony/
https://www.naxos.com/Bio/OrchestraEnsemble/London_Symphony_Orchestra/35655
https://www.feenotes.com/database/groups/london-symphony-orchestra/
https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mastertalent/detail/103031/London_Symphony_Orchestra