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WHAT WE DO DIFFERENTLY
DYNAMIC. CUTTING EDGE. Formed in 2008, the LCO has established itself as one of the most innovative and respected ensembles on the London music scene – promoting the best new music to a wider and younger audience. LCO has worked alongside a distinguished array of musicians and artists, including Jonny Greenwood, United Visual Artists, Biosphere, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Mira Calix, Matmos, Belle & Sebastian, Mara Carlyle, Mike Figgis, Jimmy Page and Foals. At all times we aim to stimulate and enlighten audiences through our fresh approach and breathtaking performances.
TALENTED. YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. LCO draws together London’s brightest young talent. All our players possess an unrivalled technical facility to meet the demands of session work, and a friendly, openminded approach crucial for collaborative projects. Being on that level sets us apart on the London scene, creating events that always feel right and sound exceptional.
VERSATILE. WELL CONNECTED.
“Young, free and singularly special… there’s a new kid on the block.” Daily Telegraph
PHOTO: © Jane Stockdale 2008
We can help with all your needs, including finding a suitable recording studio and liaising with venues. LCO provides any number of players from a single harpist to a full symphony orchestra. We’ll also find you a particular soloist or chorus. LCO has an extensive repertoire at its disposal and can tailor programmes to meet your needs. If you require something more special, we have access to some of London’s finest composers and arrangers. When you work with the LCO you deal solely with us. No confusion with middlemen, and no expensive agents. Whatever your requirements, you can rely on the LCO to make your project the success you planned it to be.
UNITED VISUAL ARTISTS COVENT GARDEN NOVEMBER 2008
Soon after rounding off our first season with a sell-out concert at LSO St Luke’s, the LCO was engaged by Jackie Cooper PR and Covent Garden London to launch their Christmas Lights festival, joining forces with United Visual Artists to stage an interactive audio-visual installation. The event sparked off widespread media coverage in The Daily Telegraph, London Evening Standard and on ITV London Tonight.
PHOTOS: © Jane Stockdale 2008
REVERB ROUNDHOUSE JANUARY 2010
Part of the Roundhouse’s genre-defying Reverb festival, the LCO presented a latenight concert of music from Steve Reich, Biosphere (aka Geir Jenssen), Cage and the first performance of Shiva Feshareki’s turntable concerto TTKonzert. “It was the London Contemporary Orchestra’s programme that worked the magic at their Roundhouse show. It was a brilliantly contrived mix that delivered coolness, daring experimentalism, classic high-seriousness and cosmic spiritualism, all at once.” Daily Telegraph
“The furious panache of the LCO’s performance, expertly channelled by the conductor Hugh Brunt, was overwhelming.” PHOTOS: © Bruce Atherton / Jana Chiellino 2010
The Times
MATMOS VILLAGE UNDERGROUND
METROPOLIS ROUNDHOUSE
LCO joined forces with experimental electronic music duo Matmos to stage a sonic arts exploration over two nights at Village Underground, with orchestrations from young composer Anna Meredith. Support sets included pianist Sarah Nicolls and a new audio-visual work from Micromattic and Howard Quin.
Reconstructed and restored for the big screen, Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, the cult 1927 German sci-fi classic, was shown in the Roundhouse Main Space to capacity audiences on three nights, with the original soundtrack performed live by the LCO.
FASTER THAN SOUND ALDEBURGH MUSIC / LATITUDE
FRANK ZAPPA ROUNDHOUSE
In partnership with Faster Than Sound, the LCO showcased works by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, Mira Calix and a new song cycle by Emily Hall and Toby Litt.
Celebrating one of the 20th century’s most remarkable musicians, the LCO returned to the Roundhouse for the UK premiere of Frank Zappa’s The Yellow Shark.
FOALS GLASTONBURY
DONOVAN / JIMMY PAGE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Shortly after a live BBC 6 Music session with Foals at Glastonbury, the LCO collaborated with the Mercury Prize nominated band on their single Spanish Sahara (subsequently awarded NME Awards Best Track 2011).
LCO teamed up with folk-psych-pop legend Donovan for a complete performance of his classic 1966 album Sunshine Superman, with special guest Jimmy Page.
SPITALFIELDS FESTIVAL VILLAGE UNDERGROUND
DELOITTE IGNITE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
Marking the orchestra’s Spitalfields Music debut and a return to Village Underground, the LCO peformed music by Vivier and Schnittke, alongside a live score to Brothers Quay’s iconic film Street of Crocodiles.
Part of Just Tell The Truth curated by Mike Figgis, the LCO was invited by the acclaimed film director to perform at the festival’s closing event, alongside legendary jazz saxophonist Peter King and flamenco dancer Eva Yerbabuena.
BELLE & SEBASTIAN LATITUDE / UK TOUR
MELTDOWN FESTIVAL SOUTHBANK CENTRE
Following a successful collaboration with Belle and Sebastian at Latitude Festival performing to an audience of 30,000, the LCO rejoined the band for a mini-tour taking in The Sage Gateshead, O2 Apollo Manchester, and Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
LCO made its debut appearance at the Southbank Centre with a performance of William Basinski’s The Disintegration Loops, closing the 2012 Meltdown Festival, curated by Antony Hegarty.
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LCO SOLOISTS THE OLD VIC TUNNELS MAY 2011
Playing to a capacity audience, the LCO Soloists showcased new works by Jonathan Cole and Colin Alexander commissioned specially for the labyrinthine spaces of The Old Vic Tunnels, alongside works by Thomas Adès, Feldman, Laurence Crane, Xenakis and John Woolrich. Experimental DJs Micachu and Shiva Feshareki led the aftershow. “London Contemporary Orchestra has recently been demonstrating a willingness to go where other such ensembles fear to tread – witness this event at The Old Vic Tunnels beneath Waterloo Station and an environ ideal for performances of an overly experimental nature, for which this programme admirably fitted the bill.” Classical Source
PHOTOS: © Bruce Atherton / Jana Chiellino 2011
RON ARAD: CURTAIN CALL ROUNDHOUSE AUGUST 2011
As part of internationally renowned architect and designer Ron Arad’s Curtain Call, the LCO presented an evening of modern music on ancient themes, exploring the Roundhouse Main Space sonically and spatially, with live 360° visuals from SDNA. The programme included works by Vaughan Williams, John Adams and Arvo Pärt, interspersed with a selection of Tallis’s choral masterpieces. “LCO at #curtaincall at the Roundhouse were awesome this evening, a proper sonic and spatial experience.” @RohanSix via Twitter
PHOTOS: © Bruce Atherton / Jana Chiellino 2011
REVERB 2012 ROUNDHOUSE MARCH 2012
LCO returned to the Roundhouse to perform works by some of the 20th century’s most iconic composers, including Xenakis’s Metastasis and Vivier‘s Orion. The programme also featured Doghouse by Jonny Greenwood – a 20-minute orchestral work forming part of the composer’s film score to Norwegian Wood – and the European premiere of Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Bass Drum and Orchestra. “Brunt delivered a punchy rendition of Xenakis’s Metastasis – a model of Modernist clarity, economy and directness – and a Ravelian account of Vivier’s Orion that was nothing short of ravishing.” The Arts Desk
“As soon as the performance started, a sort of reverent rapture seemed to descend on the 1,000-odd souls… I felt that music had gained a new excitement out of the blue.” PHOTOS: © Bruce Atherton / Jana Chiellino 2012
The Sunday Times
RECORDINGS
FOALS: Spanish Sahara (Radio Edit)
JONNY GREENWOOD: The Master
FOALS: Holy Fire
Label: Release date: Producer: Arrangements: Awards:
Label: Nonesuch Records Inc. Release date: 10 September 2012 Producers: Jonny Greenwood / Graeme Stewart Awards: Chicago Film Critics Association – Best Score
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“Jonny Greenwood’s score is superb.” The Times
“Holy Fire brings new words to mind. Sharp. Emotive. Massive.” NME
Warner Music UK Limited 12 September 2010 Luke Smith Hugh Brunt NME Awards 2011 – Best Track
“...beefed up to even greater thunder by the presence of the London Contemporary Orchestra.” The Guardian
Warner Music UK Limited 11 February 2013 Flood / Alan Moulder Hugh Brunt iTunes Albums Chart - No. 1
QUINTESSENTIALLY FOUNDATION WAR CHILD FUNDRAISER NOVEMBER 2012
LCO was invited to perform alongside James Morrison, the London Community Gospel Choir and Laura Mvula at Quintessentially Foundation’s Christmas fundraising concert at St James’s Piccadilly. Sponsored by Fortnum & Mason, the event raised £130,000 for War Child. “It was truly brilliant, and fantastic working with the LCO throughout the process. Quintessentially Foundation
PHOTOS: © Marcus Dawes 2012
CAROLINA HERRERA NEW YORK FASHION WEEK FEBRUARY 2013
Tom Hodge’s Capriccio for Carolina, recorded by the LCO at Abbey Road Studios, was played at the launch of Carolina Herrera’s Fall Collection 2013. The collaboration sparked off widespread international media coverage in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, ELLE Magazine and on CNN.com “Let the little guys fuss over pop hits and designer DJs. Herrera required the full symphonic talents of the London Contemporary Orchestra.” Style.com
PHOTOS: © New York Fasion Week 2013
“…a grass-roots perspective and a wide-eyed enthusiasm that could only exist in an orchestra run by young people for young people.” Classical Music Magazine
LCO Chairman Simon Ambrose
(winner of BBC’s The Apprentice Series 3)
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Artistic Directors Company Secretary & Treasurer Robert Ames John Tress Hugh Brunt Board of Directors Principal Conductor Simon Ambrose (Chairman) Hugh Brunt Nicholas Mumby Stuart Nicholas Leader Alice Tullo Daniel Pioro Stephanie Wongsam
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PHOTOS: Robert Ames (left) and Hugh Brunt © Peter Eason 2008; Simon Ambrose © Paul West 2007
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