+ Bardi Symphony Orchestra

Founded in 1986: 'The name Bardi derives from the Italian Count Giovanni Bardi who was associated with new ideas and approaches to the performance of music in the sixteenth century ... Originally conceived as a chamber orchestra ... within just a year the Orchestra had expanded in size to form a full symphony orchestra performing in St James the Greater Church, Leicester ... The annual Bardi Young Musician concerts series goes from strength to strength. These concerts are intended to encourage emerging and talented young soloists by giving them a platform on which to perform with a full symphony orchestra'.