We are delighted to announce the appointments of Roberto Forés Veses as Principal Guest Conductor and Stephanie Gonley as Leader And Principal of the orchestra. Valencia-born Roberto Forés Veses, until now little-known in the UK,…

The ECO Close Encounters team were delighted to welcome over 400 hundred students from Tower Hamlets primary and secondary schools to celebrate the world premiere of brand new work written poet Sophia Thakur and composer…

We are very sad to announce the death of Michael Facey, one of our great friends and most ardent supporters whose association with the orchestra has spanned over 40 years. As Chairman of the ECO…

In August, we performed at Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival (SHMF) at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and Petrus-Kirche Kiel. Since its inception in 1986, SHMF has been among the most spectacular international cultural events in the world. Instead…

​It is with much sadness we announce the death of the former ECO Principal Flautist William Bennett, affectionately known as Wibb. Wibb will always be fondly remembered, among a host of other achievements, for his…

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of the founder of the English Chamber Orchestra, Quintin Ballardie OBE FRAM. Born on the Wirral, Quintin (known to everyone as Quin), was brought up…

A TV programme one should not to miss. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, cellist and founder member of the ECO will be appearing on BBC2 at 9.pm this evening in Survivors: Portraits of the Holocaust, a project commissioned…

The ECO started off the New Year with a recording session this week at All Hallows, Gospel Oak recording music written by Brazilian composers, conducted by Neil Thomson. Keep an eye out for the album…