London Schools Symphony Orchestra in Ripon

The London Schools Symphony Orchestra (LSSO), considered one of the finest youth orchestras in the world, appears in Ripon Cathedral as part of their 2025 summer tour.

Moving from places physical to places imagined, Sibelius’s powerful homage to his homeland Finlandia precedes Lyadov’s impressionist fairytale symphonic poem The Enchanted Lake, before we visit Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe’s Kakadu, a colourful and vivid homage to an Australian national park.

The centrepiece, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5, has left many young musicians with a profound and moving experience as performers.

Managed by the Centre for Young Musicians and part of the Guildhall Young Artists network, the London Schools Symphony Orchestra (LSSO) is London’s premier youth orchestra. The LSSO has a prestigious history of over 70 years, nurturing young musical talent and providing exceptional orchestral training for young musicians aged 13–19. 

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LSSO Summer Tour

This concert is part of the London Schools Symphony Orchestra's summer tour, with other performances of the same programme taking place in Beverley and Birmingham. The tour will culminate with a performance in Barbican Hall on Monday 15 September.