Hebrides Ensemble Competitors

The RSNO is one of Europe's leading symphony orchestras and performs throughout Scotland and beyond.

“Sorrell and her dazzling period band… are incandescent.” – The Sunday Times, London Named for the classical god of music, healing and the sun, Apollo’s Fire is a GRAMMY®-winning ensemble. The period-instrument orchestra was founded by award-winning harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell, and is dedicated to the baroque ideal that music should evoke the various Affekts or passions in the listeners. Apollo’s Fire is a collection of creative artists who share Sorrell’s passion for drama and rhetoric.

100 Years of London Chamber Orchestra When you go to an LCO concert, you do not go to just listen to a concert, you go to experience a performance. The onstage rapport between the musicians is palpable and it is a tremendous thrill to be drawn into a very special and jubilant atmosphere. Orchestra and audience genuinely enjoy each other’s company and the vibrancy of the relationship between the musicians, who are totally committed to giving the performance of a lifetime, is beyond belief. The stage positively sparkles with joyous pride and lively enthusiasm. History Founded by Anthony Bernard in 1921, the London Chamber Orchestra is the UK’s longest standing professional chamber orchestra and will be celebrating the remarkable achievement of reaching its centenary across both 20-21 and 21-22 seasons. Throughout its 100 years, LCO has enjoyed many successes and become one of the UK’s most compelling and inclusive musical organisations. Music Junction LCO is proud to have founded and cultivated a unique and empowering educational and outreach project that brings young people together from a range of backgrounds, promotes confidence, nurtures self-esteem, and encourages participants to develop respect for themselves and each other.