In a city packed with music-making, LFCM offers something different. The artists brought together by LFCM Artistic Director Alessio Bax are regulars on concert stages in London and around the world, and his vision is to allow them to 

 “reveal themselves in a new light: as a close-knit family of like-minded musicians who live and breathe the music together, rehearsing, exchanging ideas, experiencing London, and shaping programs that exist nowhere else.” 

Across six concerts, we’ll hear them perform the music closest to their hearts, both beloved repertoire and undiscovered gems. We’ll encounter them ‘in residence’ in Smith Square Hall, living and working together in a way that is unusual given London’s frenetic pace. We’ll witness them workshopping ideas with young musicians. And, alongside their chamber performances, we’ll hear them in a range of orchestral repertoire, stepping onto the podium as conductors and soloists to show a different side to their musical personalities in partnership with the new generation musicians of Sinfonia Smith Square.

Smith Square Hall – recently described by The Times as “London’s finest concert hall” – is the home of LFCM. A space rich with musical history and superb acoustics, its flexibility will allow performances to take place in multiple configurations.

Festival Artists

Alessio Bax Piano and Artistic Director | Sarah Aristidou Soprano | Alena Baeva Violin | Lucille Chung Piano | Eugene Lee Violin | François Leleux Oboe and Conductor | Natalia Lomeiko Violin | Lawrence Power Viola | Nabil Shehata Double bass and Conductor | Radovan Vlatkovic French Horn | Paul Watkins Cello and Conductor