London Contemporary Orchestra

LCO's inaugural 2008 season featured music by Mark-Anthony Turnage, Kaija Saariaho, Thomas Adès, Iannis Xenakis, Simon Holt, Roberto Carnevale, Olivier Messiaen, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, and new works by young composers Emily Hall, Colin Alexander and Jonathan Cole. In May 2009 the LCO collaborated with experimental electronic duo Matmos and composer Anna Meredith for a series of performances at Shoreditch warehouse Village Underground. In January 2010, LCO appeared at the Roundhouse as part of contemporary music festival 'Reverb', performing works by Steve Reich, John Cage, Biosphere and the world premiere of Shiva Feshareki's turntable concerto "TTKonzert". LCO made its debut at the Spitalfields Music Summer Festival in June 2010 and at Aldeburgh Music's 'Faster Than Sound' in May 2010. In October 2010, the Roundhouse staged three screenings of Metropolis (restored version), with Gottfried Huppertz's original score performed live by the LCO. Later that year, the LCO gave a performance of Frank Zappa's "The Yellow Shark" as part of the Roundhouse's 'Frank Zappa – 70th Birthday Celebration'. In 2011, LCO returned to the Roundhouse to collaborate with Ron Arad on 'Curtain Call'. In March 2012, the LCO performed works by Xenakis, Gabriel Prokofiev, Jonny Greenwood and Vivier to a capacity audience of 1,200 as part of 'Reverb 2012' at the Roundhouse. In 2013, LCO performed in the abandoned Aldwych underground station, 350 ft underground, Claude Vivier's Glaubst du an die Unsterblichkeit der Seele ('Do You Believe in the Immortality of the Soul?'). LCO was the winner of the Ensemble category in 2015 at the Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards. In 2018, London Contemporary Orchestra featured in Thom Yorke's first feature film score, Suspiria. Suspiria was nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. In 2019 LCO collaborated with composer Jed Kurzel on a number of film projects including The Mustang, Seberg and in 2020 on True History of The Kelly Gang. ==Organisation==

The artistic director role is shared between Robert Ames and Hugh Brunt. They also share the role of principal conductor. ==Collaborations==

The LCO performed with headliners Belle & Sebastian at Latitude Festival in July 2010 and rejoined the band for their UK tour in December 2010. The concerts reprised many of the arrangements first performed by Belle & Sebastian and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in 2006. In June 2010, members from the LCO joined Mercury Prize-nominated band Foals at Glastonbury Festival for a BBC Radio 6 Music live session. LCO appear on the band's single "Spanish Sahara" (radio edit). LCO has worked with artists, composers and brands including Secret Cinema, Actress, Vivienne Westwood, Arcade Fire, Goldfrapp, Nike, William Basinski, Biosphere, Mira Calix, Mara Carlyle, Mike Figgis, Simon Fisher Turner, Foals, Jonny Greenwood, Laurel Halo, Loraine James, Matmos, Jimmy Page, Jed Kurzel, Frank Ocean, Coby Sey, Taylor Swift and United Visual Artists. On November 19, 2019, LCO's collaboration with Bastille for the 2019 John Lewis Christmas advert was released. == LCO X Spitfire Audio ==

In 2017, LCO collaborated with Spitfire Audio to create London Contemporary Orchestra Strings, a string sample library made up of 42,094 samples. The sample set was recorded in a tight room with sections of six violins, four violas, three cellos and two double basses. In 2019, for a second time LCO collaborated with Spitfire Audio to create London Contemporary Orchestra Textures. The sample library recorded in an aircraft hangar features four grouped instrument ensembles, each comprising 12 individual textures. == Awards ==

In 2010, the LCO was shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards (Audience Development category), and in 2015 LCO was the winner of the Ensemble category at the Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards. == Filmography ==

Foals: "Spanish Sahara" with London Contemporary Orchestra Release Date: 12 September 2010 Label: Warner Music UK Limited Jonny Greenwood: The Master (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Release Date: 10 September 2012 Label: Nonesuch Records Inc. Foals: Holy Fire feat. London Contemporary Orchestra Release Date: 11 February 2013 Label: Transgressive Jed Kurzel: Slow West (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Release Date: 12 May 2015 Label: Sony Classical Records Jerry Lane: Theeb (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with London Contemporary Orchestra Release Date: 7 August 2015 Label: Al Dakheel, Inc. Jed Kurzel: Macbeth (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Release Date: 1 October 2015 Label: Decca Records Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool Release Date: 8 May 2016 Label: XL Recordings Most tracks on this album feature the orchestra and choir performing arrangements by Jonny Greenwood Frank Ocean: Endless feat. London Contemporary Orchestra Release Date: 19 August 2016 Label: Def Jam Recordings Frank Ocean: Blonde feat. London Contemporary Orchestra Release Date: 20 August 2016 Label: Boys Don't Cry Justice: Woman feat. London Contemporary Orchestra Release Date: 18 November 2016 Label: Ed Banger Records Alien: Covenant (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Jed Kurzel Release Date: 19 May 2017 Label: Milan Records Actress X LCO: Audio Track 5 Release Date: 1 September 2017 Label: Ninja Tune Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Jonny Greenwood Release Date: 12 January 2018 Label: Nonesuch Actress X LCO: Lageos Release Date: 25 May 2018 Label: Ninja Tune American Animals (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Anne Nikitin Release Date: 22 June 2018 Label: The Orchard Captive State (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Rob Simonsen Release Date: 15 March 2019 Label: Masterworks Thom Yorke: Anima Release Date: 19 July 2019 Label: XL Recordings Thom Yorke: Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) Release Date: 26 October 2019 Label: XL Recordings Dying Light 2: Stay Human Release Date: 4 February 2022 Composer: Olivier Deriviere The Smile: A Light for Attracting Attention feat. strings by the London Contemporary Orchestra Release Date: 13 May 2022 Label: XL Recordings The Smile: Wall of Eyes Release Date: 26 січня 2024 Label: XL Recordings ==New works==

• Emily Hall: "Put Flesh On!" (2008) • Colin Alexander: "Potential Fracture Lines" (2008) • Jonathan Cole: "Assassin Hair", revised version (2008) • Howard Quin: "Combination Curves" (2009) • Jonathan Cole: "burburbabbar za" (2009) • Shiva Feshareki: "TTKonzert" (2010) • Tristan Brookes: "Ur" (2010) • Emily Hall and Toby Litt: "Songs" (2010) • Mira Calix and Larry Goves: "pedotin"; "ipo" (2010) • Simon Fisher Turner: "Attitude" (2010) • Jonathan Cole / Colin Alexander: "Forum" (2011) • Martin Suckling: "de sol y grana" (2011) • Gabriel Prokofiev: "Concerto for Bass Drum and Orchestra" (2012) • William Basinski (arr. Maxim Moston) "Disintegration Loop 2.1" (2012) • Actress: Audio Track 5 (2017) ==References==