London Primavera Orchestra

Formed in 1986 by its lead violinist Paul Manley, London Primavera comprises a team of the crème de la crème of chamber musicians. As one of Britain’s finest ensembles it has created an enduring reputation with an accolade of reviews at international festivals in Britain, including Brighton, Canterbury, Mayfield, Newbury, Perth, Winchester and also abroad, in the Netherlands, Italy, Malta, France and Slovenia.

Primavera has made many appearances on the South Bank premiering important new works, at St Johns Smith Square and the Wigmore Hall, and made two TV series entitled Music in Mansions for Meridian Television.

Their discography has featured Mendelssohn from the outset of their career with two highly praised CDs of Mendelssohn String symphonies, Russian String works,
a French and English collection of string music and as a chamber ensemble, the Mendelssohn Octet and Second String Quintet, and most recently, this album of works by Helen Habershon. Tours abroad have included concerts throughout the United Kingdom, over much of France, the Almera Festival in the Netherlands, Vasto, Parma, Emilia Romagna, Sadurano Festivals in Italy, Malta and the Ljubljana Festival in Slovenia.

New commissions have included works by leading composers such as Paul Patterson, Patrick Gowers, Gavin Bryars, Malcolm Lipkin and Phillip Glass. Soloists and conductors have included James Bowman, Bruno Canino, Michael Chance, Robert Cohen, Anthony Halstead, Tasmin Little, Massimo Mercelli, Michala Petri, Jeremy Summerly, Robert Tear, Raphael Wallfisch, Roderick Williams, and Sir David Willcocks.