London Symphony Orchestra 1966 Leonard Bernstein conducted the LSO for the first time, in Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand" at the Royal Albert Hall. This was another coup for Fleischmann, who had to overcome Bernstein's scorn for the inadequate rehearsal facilities endured by London orchestras. Bernstein remained associated with the LSO for the rest of his life, and was its president from 1987 to 1990. Mindful of the enormous success of the Philharmonia Chorus, founded in 1957 by Legge to work with his Philharmonia Orchestra, the LSO decided to establish its own chorus. The LSO Chorus (later called the London Symphony Chorus) was
A Thousand Trees A Thousand Trees "A Thousand Trees" is the third single by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from their debut album, "Word Gets Around" and was released in August 1997. It reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. The title and the lyric "It only takes one tree to make a thousand matches but only takes one match to burn a thousand trees" came from the back of a box of England's Glory matches. All music written by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable. All lyrics composed by Kelly Jones; Except where indicated. CD 1 CD