The English Chamber Orchestra is a London-based chamber orchestra that traces
its origins to 1948, when Lawrence Leonard and Arnold Goldsbrough founded the
Goldsbrough Orchestra, with cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch as co-founder. It
adopted its current name in 1960 upon expanding its repertoire beyond Baroque
music. The ensemble established a close collaboration with the Aldeburgh
Festival, premiering Benjamin Britten operas including A Midsummer Night's
Dream, Owen Wingrave, and Curlew River, with Britten conducting and recording
numerous performances. Early guest conductors inc...