Who founded the London Philharmonic Orchestra?
London Philharmonic Orchestra (1976), "Broadway Gold" (1978), "Folk Music of the Region of Asturias" (1984), "Academy Award Themes" (1984), "Japanese Light Music" (1993), "The Symphonic Music of Pink Floyd" (1994) and "The Symphonic Music of The Who" (1995). In May 2011 the orchestra recorded the 205 national anthems to be used at medal ceremonies at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London the following year. Notes References London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is one of five permanent symphony orchestras based in London. It was founded by the conductors Sir Thomas Beecham and Malcolm Sargent in 1932 as a rival to
London Philharmonic Orchestra concerts at the Queen's Hall. The chief music critic of "The Times" later commented, "the British public ... was electrified when it heard the disciplined precision of the Berlin Philharmonic ... This apparently was how an orchestra could, and, therefore, ought to sound". After the Berliners, London heard a succession of major foreign orchestras, including the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra under Willem Mengelberg and the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York under Arturo Toscanini. Among those determined that London should have a permanent orchestra of similar excellence were Sir John Reith, director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and the conductor Sir