London Symphony Orchestra wins 2012 contract
LSO to record core orchestral soundtrack for London 2012 Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
London 2012 Chair Sebastian Coe said that the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games was 鈥榙elighted鈥� to award the contract to the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO).
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World famous
皇冠体育app 聽is widely regarded as one of the world鈥檚 leading orchestras, drawing on an enviable roster of soloists and conductors. What sets the LSO apart from other international orchestras is its depth of commitment to music education, reaching over 60,000 people each year.聽
皇冠体育app award-winning programme, , works locally, nationally and internationally with thriving community projects in London, around the UK and on tour. Continuing the Orchestra鈥檚 long association with music for film, the LSO has recently recorded soundtracks for Twilight: New Moon, Tamara Drewe and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Parts 1 & 2).