George Robert Tebbs

by | Sep 4, 2017 | Historic Profiles

George Robert TEBBS (1871 – 1923) was a modest man at the centre of music making in Leicester in the decade before the Leicester Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1922. He was the much loved founder of the De Montfort Orchestra, Leicester’s first full symphony...

Grace Burrows

by | Sep 1, 2017 | Historic Profiles

Grace Burrows Grace Burrows (1893–1981) was an accomplished violinist at the forefront of performing and teaching in Leicester for 30 years. She played a central role in setting up and running Leicester Symphony Orchestra (LSO) which she led for 20 years. She actively...

95th CONCERT SEASON

by | May 1, 2017 | Past Concerts

95th CONCERT SEASON 2016/2017 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester (except 1 October 2016) Saturday 1 October 2016, 7.30pm Leicester Cathedral THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME Conductor: John Andrews Music by Laura Rossi After being commissioned by the Imperial War Museum to...

Reims 2016

by | Jun 18, 2016 | Tours

Please see the photographs by Mr Joel’s Photography, Tom McClure, Jeremy Oakley and others On a Saturday at the end of May two coaches left Leicester at 6am with Orchestra players, their guests and instruments (Including the drums and harp!). We were en route...

94th CONCERT SEASON

by | May 1, 2016 | Past Concerts

94th CONCERT SEASON 2015/2016 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester (except 26 September 2015) Saturday 26 September 2015, 7.30pm English Martyrs School, Anstey Lane, Leicester CHAMBER SERENADE Conductor: John Andrews Elgar Serenade for Strings Dvořák Wind Serenade...