LONDON MUSICI
Rambert Dance Company's Associate Orchestra
Since its debut in 1988 London Musici (Artistic Director: Mark Stephenson) has become one of the UK's most innovative chamber orchestras. Its critically acclaimed association with Rambert Dance Company, now in its fifteenth year, is unique internationally and is one of its proudest achievements.
The following highlights demonstrate the orchestra's distinctiveness.
Three 20th Anniversary programmes:
. Eternal Light: A Requiem, by Howard Goodall, commissioned by London Musici and recorded by EMI with the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford directed by Dr Stephen Darlington
. A performance-art catwalk by Vivienne Westwood and London Musici at Banqueting Hall, Whitehall Palace in aid of the NSPCC, on 18 November 2008 conducted by Mark Stephenson
. London Musici will re-launch its private-state school music partnerships supported by a leading educational trust, directed by Mark Stephenson.
London Musici is particularly grateful to George Piskov and Unistream Money Transfers for the generous sponsorship of its programme with Vivienne Westwood, and to all its donor and supporters during its 20th Anniversary Season. Thanks also to Mr Kristian Siem and his staff for the kind donation of office facilities since 2006.
2007 26 performances of Mozart's Gran Partita with Rambert
2006 Sasha Siem invited London Musici to record her music
2005 Musici Nights at Cadogan Hall and Goldsmiths' Hall with Angelika Kirchschlager, Eduard Kunz, and Patricia Rozario
2004 Time Out Award: Outstanding Achievement in Dance
2003 Accompanied Paul Taylor Dance Company at Sadler'sWells
2002 Launched the KPMG Music in The Community Awards
2001 Creative Britons Award (Arts & Business/Prudential)
2000 Classic FM re-release of Handel's Messiah with Bryn Terfel
1999 Live Music in Atria: Concerts in Offices & Banks (The Arts Council)
1998 Londoners of The Year Award (LBC Radio)
1997 Miracles Project at the Royal Albert Hall (Singer & Friedlander)
1996 Sell-out week at the London Coliseum to celebrate Rambert's 75th Anniversary
1995 Music Song & Dance concert series (GlaxoWelcome)
1994 Contract signed with Rambert Dance Company
1993 Side by Side schools concert at The Fairfield Halls (Foundation For Sport & The Arts)
1992 St Martin-in-the-Fields series and National Trust Concerts (Chivas Regal)
1991 Rehearse-Perform-Record: Prokofiev & Panufnik (Technics)
1990 Richard Rodney Bennett and Sally Beamish Commissions
1989 Debut album of music by Malcolm Arnold (Conifer, now Sony) - Record of the Week in The Sunday Times
1988 Concert debut at St John's Smith Square, Soloist Michael Chance
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Photo: London Musici and Mark Stephenson recording at Henry Wood Hall © Conrad 2006