London Firebird Orchestra

London Firebird Orchestra is an orchestra based in central London, established in 2012 with Dame Judi Dench[1] as Patron, and the pianist Marc Corbett-Weaver as Artistic Director.[2] It comprises recent graduates and current students of the Royal College of Music, Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, and was set up with the aim to help young musicians at the start of their careers. The players collaborate intercollegiately, performing in live orchestral concerts and outreach projects to gain experience.[3]

The orchestra plays regularly at its home venue St George's Hanover Square ("Handel's Church") in central London – and has performed several times at SJE Arts in Oxford and Kings Place in London.[4]

In March 2026, the orchestra performed at St Johns Waterloo for the first time.[5]

Past concerts have taken place at Royal Pump Room in Bath, St Paul's Covent Garden the Royal Festival Hall[6] and the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Notable members

Conductors George Jackson[7] and Michael Thrift[8] regularly perform with the orchestra. The violinist Yury Revich has appeared as a soloist several times.[9] Other regular soloists have included the pianists George Harliono and Martin James Bartlett, violinists Thomas Gould, Leonard Schreiber and Jennifer Pike, and cellists Aleksei Kiseliov and Raphael Wallfisch.

References

  1. ↑ Packwood, John (30 September 2012). "Young orchestra's big success". Bristol Evening pOst.
  2. ↑ "Hunt, London Firebird Orchestra, Bloxham, St Paul's Covent Garden". theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  3. ↑ Sommerich, Phil (6 October 2012). "Bright sparks". Classical Music Magazine (974): 42–43. ISSN 0961-2696. OCLC 1155096293. It is one that pianist and conductor Marc Corbett-Weaver has been aware of and has set out to rectify by setting up, in partnership with Austrian conductor Achim Holub, the London Firebird Orchestra. With its first season complete, the fiery creation does seem to have lift-off: all four of the initial concerts were sold out and the diary for 2012/13 is already satisfyingly busy.
  4. ↑ Seymour, Claire. "Entertaining Performances by the Firebird Orchestra". Seen and Heard International.
  5. ↑ Arcana (2026-03-11). "London Firebird Orchestra". Arcana.fm. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  6. ↑ "Rainer Hersch, Festival Hall - comedy review". The Standard. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
  7. ↑ Ham, James (13 March 2019). "Egmont in October - London Firebird Orchestra". Musical Opinion Magazine. January - March 2019: 51.
  8. ↑ Thrift, Michael. "About Michael Thrift".
  9. ↑ Sharrock, Lee (November 2025). "Yury Revich's Triumphant Firebird Festival Night With London Firebird Orchestra And Actor Simon Callow". Forbes.com.
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