Registered Charity No 1100591
President Sir Simon Rattle
Welcome
Founded in 1951, the LMO is an amateur orchestra working with professional conductors and soloists – some well established, many at an early stage in their career.
The orchestra is privileged to have played under many distinguished conductors, including
Zubin Mehta, John Carewe, Gordon Mackie, Guy Woolfenden, Sian Edwards, Sir Charles
Groves, Carl Davis, Charles Peebles, Garry Walker, Edward Warren and its President,
Sir Simon Rattle. It is privileged to play currently under the baton of Music Director,
Mark Heron. Local, national and international soloists have performed with the LMO,
including Stephen Hough, Gina McCormack, Mark Ashford, Clare Rowe, So-
In recent years the orchestra has also been pleased to work with superb young performers from Chetham’s School of Music and the RNCM, including Jiafeng Chen, Alexandra Dariescu, Joe Davies, Mikhail Nemtsov, Mari Poll, Callum Smart, William Stafford and Jonathan Radford.
About Us
Music for Merseyside
The LMO has been giving concerts on Merseyside since its foundation in 1951. It fills an important musical niche, while providing a platform for emerging and established professional soloists and conductors. It performs a wide range of music from the baroque, classical and contemporary repertoire, so making a significant contribution to the rich cultural life of the Northwest.
Box Office
Call the box office to book your tickets for collection at the door on concert night or have them sent to you in the post.
Telephone 0151 666 0000
Tickets may be also purchased from the box office in person or online.
Visit the Box Office page for details
Latest Tweets
Our next concert will be in November at the Floral Pavilion.wthi music on an English theme including Holst, Warlock and Finzi conducted by Halle assistant conductor Jamie Phillips
Next Concert
With an eye to the future the LMO presents its Patron Scheme to help continue the promotion and encouragement of young performers
Support The LMO
We are thrilled that emerging young composer, Adam Kornas, has this week accepted
the brief to create a work for the LMO. The commission is a generous gift to the
orchestra from our long-
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Photography by McCoy Wynne