Orchestra - Symphony

Imperial College Symphony Orchestra is the College's flagship orchestra, performing to the very highest standard. ICSO is rightly regarded as one of the best university orchestras in the UK, becoming "University Orchestra of the Year" in 2008 and being described by a member of the panel, (RPO Principal Bassoon Daniel Jamieson), as "sounding like a professional orchestra". The orchestra was formed in 1948 our principal conductor is Oliver Gooch. ICSO boasts around eighty players and regularly performs both on and off campus, with its iconic Spring concert held annually at Cadogan Hall. As well as giving performances with soloists who are students at Imperial College London, ICSO often has the opportunity to work with professionals, including Charles Owen, Raphael Wallfisch, Andrew Zolinsky, Michael Thompson, and Lara Melda.