London Philharmonic Orchestra

The London Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1932, is one of the leading orchestras in the United Kingdom. It is based at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
British conductors Thomas Beecham and Malcolm Sargent founded the orchestra in 1932. Beecham led the first performance on 7 October of that year. In 1939 the orchestra gained self-governance, allowing members to decide on organizational matters. During the Second World War the orchestra was primarily active touring throughout the country.
Important conductors who have led the London Philharmonic include Adrian Boult, Bernard Haitink, Georg Solti and Kurt Masur.
In addition to classical concerts, the London Philharmonic regularly provides music for films, including Lawrence of Arabia, Philadelphia and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Sometimes the orchestra also plays popular music. For example, it collaborated with Chick Corea and Pink Floyd and performed music by Led Zeppelin.

Sir Thomas Beecham (1932-1939)
Eduard van Beinum (1947-1950)
Sir Adrian Boult (1950-1957)
William Steinberg (1958-1960)
John Pritchard (1962-1966)
Bernard Haitink (1967-1979)
Sir Georg Solti (1979-1983)
Klaus Tennstedt (1983-1990)
Franz Welser-Möst (1990-1996)
Kurt Masur (2000-2007)
Vladimir Jurowski (2007-present)
In 2019 it was announced that Edward Gardner was appointed chief conductor effective the 2021-2022 season as Jurowski's successor.

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