23rd February 2026
The Bardi Symphony Orchestra hosted its annual Workshop on Saturday 21st February, an event that has become a significant highlight in their calendar.
The idea of the Workshop Day is to allow players to rehearse a challenging work that the Orchestra has not done before and conclude with an exciting complete run through of the chosen work at the end to which friends and family are invited. The workshop was held in Holy Trinity Church on Regent Road in Leicester, a familiar venue to the Bardi where the staff are most helpful.
The Orchestra was conducted by Jack Lovell-Huckle, a young assistant conductor from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and players enjoyed a very rewarding day addressing the challenges (many!) in Korngold’s Symphony in F sharp.
Another important feature of Workshop days is that it presents an opportunity for players to enjoy time together outside the constraints of busy concert rehearsals. A generous sandwich lunch was provided in the hall before returning to more rehearsal and the playthrough at the end of the day.
Instruments packed away, players had an opportunity to revisit some video highlights of the Orchestra’s recent concerts and relax with a glass of fizz before tucking into a delicious early evening meal.
Jack Lovell-Huckle said ‘Today was something rather special. For an orchestra to be brave enough to tackle this symphony in just a day is remarkable, and what makes it even more remarkable is just how brilliant they all were. The energy was phenomenal, the playing was brilliant, and the organisation of the day was second to none. The Bardi Symphony Orchestra should be very proud of all their work today, it was pleasure to work with them, and I hope to work with them again soon’
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