London orchestra gets into Downing Street

press release:

The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) will this evening, Tuesday 30 April, give the inaugural concert in a new series entitled ‘Notes from Downing Street’ in the historic State Room at No. 11 Downing Street.

The UK is genuinely world-leading when it comes to music. It is the world’s second largest music exporter, contributing £6.7bn GVA to the UK economy; it delivers proven educational, health, wellbeing, and societal benefits; and has the intrinsic ability to move and inspire us all. It is envisaged that the new series will celebrate exceptional musical talent from around the United Kingdom, bringing music into the heart of Downing Street.

During the concert, Principal musicians of the London Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Clarinet Quintet; ‘Clarinet Lament’ from David Schiff’s Ducal Suite (After Duke Ellington); and George Gershwin’s It Ain’t Necessarily So.