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The Bardi Symphony Orchestra met for the first time since March at the Covid-secure Holy Trinity Church, Regent Road, Leicester on Saturday October 3rd. Under the baton of Music Director … Read more

A fantastic family friendly afternoon concert took place at De Montfort Hall on Sunday 15th March featuring a feast of popular classical and film music with Guest Conductor Richard Laing … Read more

The Bardi Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Music Director Claus Efland spent Saturday 15th February at Holy Trinity Church, Regent Road in Leicester taking part in a workshop rehearsing … Read more

The annual Bardi Young Musician concert series goes from strength to strength. These concerts are intended to encourage emerging and talented young soloists by giving them a platform on which … Read more

A Feast of Words and Music indeed! The annual Bardi Wind Christmas Festival took place at Holy Trinity Church on Regent Road in Leicester on Saturday 21st December. The Bardi … Read more

Join the Bardi for a fast of well known classics in our early December concert at de Montfort Hall!

  A “Voyage Through the Ages” concert showcased the talents of LGS students both as concerto soloists and as guest members of the Bardi Symphony Orchestra. The concert took place … Read more

The Bardi Symphony Orchestra started the new season at Leicester’s De Montfort Hall with a concert of works by Mozart and Bruckner in “Austrian Connections”. The Orchestra’s own wind soloists … Read more

The Bardi Symphony Orchestra under their Music Director Claus Efland concluded the De Montfort Hall “Gigs in the Gardens” concert series in style with a superb concert of music from … Read more

  The Bardi Wind Orchestra under the baton of Music Director David Calow performed at the 2019 Bradgate Proms on Saturday August 17th to another capacity audience.  This was the … Read more

2019 Bardi Young Musicians Sofia Demetriades and Ailsa Burns, both talented violinists, played with the Bardi Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Guest Conductor Paul Hilliam to a large audience … Read more

Sunday 6 October 3pm   2019Austrian ConnectionsClaus Efland – conductorBardi Wind SoloistsMozart – Sinfonia Concertante for Winds K297bBruckner – Symphony No.4 “Romantic”The Bardi’s new season opens with well-known music from two … Read more

Sunday June 16th 3pmJoin the Bardi Wind Orchestra under the baton of Music Director David Calow for their annual Family Gala Concert in association with Oadby & Wigston Lions Club. … Read more

The Bardi Symphony Orchestra ended the 2018/19 De Montfort Hall Season in style with their “Northern Rhapsodies” concert on Sunday 19th May at 3pm. The concert began with a stirring … Read more

A large and enthusiastic audience attended a concert of ballet favourites! Sunday 24th March 2019  3pm De Montfort Hall, Leicester. Delibes – Mazurka from Coppelia  Gounod – Ballet music from Faust  Ponchielli – Dance of … Read more

 The Bardi Symphony Orchestra presented ‘A Viennese Concert’ on Sunday February 17th 3.00pm The concert illustrated different facets of Viennese musical life in the 19th Century, with the first half … Read more

The Bardi Wind Orchestra held their annual Christmas Festival Concert on Saturday 22nd December 2018 at the newly refurbished Holy Trinity Church on Regent Road, Leicester. David Calow was the … Read more

Oadby & Wigston Lions Club presented the first of its ‘Centennial Certificate of Appreciation’ awards to Robert and David Calow. Robert is the Orchestra Manager and David the Orchestra Conductor … Read more

To mark the centenary of the end of the Great War and the armistice, the Bardi Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Music Director Claus Efland performed the War Requiem … Read more

The Bardi opened the 2018/19 Season at the newly refurbished Leicester Haymarket Theatre. Music Director Claus Efland conducted a concert of popular favourites which began with The Hebrides Overture “Fingal’s … Read more

The Bardi Symphony Orchestra performed their annual concert at Leicester Grammar School on Saturday 15th September. The concert featured concerto movements and solo items by LGS students and a performance … Read more

The Bardi Wind Orchestra under the baton of Music Director David Calow performed at the third Bradgate Proms to an audience of over 900 on Saturday August 18th 2018. The … Read more

Haymarket Theatre Concert  Sunday 7th October 2018                                  3.00pm Conductor: Claus Efland                                                     The Bardi Wind Soloists Oboe – Linda Backhouse Clarinet – Andrew Piper Bassoon – Ceri Beaumont Horn – Mark … Read more

  The Bardi Wind Orchestra conducted by Music Director David Calow presented a “Stage and Screen Spectacular!” at De Montfort Hall on Sunday 24th June at 5pm. The Charity Gala … Read more

Bardi Young Musician 2018 is Trumpeter Evie Dunn. The 2018 Bardi Young Musician Concert was held at the newly re-opened Haymarket Theatre in Leicester on Sunday 8th July 2018 at 3pm. … Read more

The Bardi Symphony Orchestra were at the newly opened Haymarket Theatre in Leicester over the Bank Holiday weekend for the first time to rehearse. The photograph shows Music Director Claus Efland … Read more

Marina Chiche, Guy Johnston and Tom Poster. On Sunday 13th May 3pm The Bardi Symphony Orchestra ended the 2017/8 De Montfort Hall season with a concert showcasing three stunning international … Read more

  The Bardi Wind Soloists directed by David Calow performed at the Museum and Art Gallery after the AGM of Leicester’s oldest society, The Literary and Philosophical Society on Monday 23rd … Read more

For our March Concert the Bardi took a large and enthusiastic audience to Broadway and the West End with a superb collection of Showstoppers from Carousel, South Pacific, Les Misérables, The Phantom … Read more

Tamsin Waley-Cohen The Bardi Symphony Orchestra got 2018 off to a Classical start on Sunday February 4th at De Montfort Hall with a well attended concert featuring Mozart, Beethoven and … Read more

The Bardi Wind Orchestra gave their annual “A Christmas Festival” concert on Saturday December 16th 7.30pm at Holy Trinity Church on Regent Road, Leicester. The annual Christmas Festival Concert has … Read more

The Bardi were delighted to take part in Leicestershire Chorale’s 40th Anniversary concert. The Orchestra played at De Montfort Hall alongside the Chorale in a performance of the Verdi Requiem … Read more

  BBC Young Musician 2014 Piano Finalist Isata Kanneh-Mason made her second appearance with the Bardi Symphony Orchestra at the first concert of the 2017/18 Season on Sunday 8th October … Read more

Let’s celebrate! 25 years of the Bardi Wind Orchestra, 100 years of the Lions Clubs and 30 years of the MNDA Leicestershire and Rutland Branch was celebrated at the Gala … Read more

This year’s Bardi Young Musician is clarinettist Sam Abbott. He played Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto at the afternoon concert on Sunday 9th July at Fraser Noble Hall, London Road Leicester. With … Read more

The Bardi under the baton of Music Director Claus Efland premiered the complete Firebird Ballet by Stravinsky at De Montfort Hall, Leicester. The dancers were from Dance Activate with choreography … Read more

Members of the Orchestra, past and present and invited guests attended a Dinner at College Court, University of Leicester to celebrate 30 years of the Bardi Symphony Orchestra. The event … Read more

The Bardi support Uppingham and Oundle Choral Societies performing Israel in Egypt by Handel

The Annual LGS concert featured LGS pupils as both soloists and orchestra members in a concert on 4 March 2017. Celebrating Bardi’s special links with Leicester Grammar School once again, … Read more

The classic black and white Chaplin movie “City Lights” with the Bardi Symphony Orchestra playing the soundtrack live was very well received by a large and enthusiastic audience at De … Read more

The classic black and white Chaplin movie City Lights with the Bardi Symphony Orchestra playing the soundtrack live was very well received by a large and enthusiastic audience at De Montfort … Read more

The Bardi celebrated 30 years of magnificent music making with a stunning concert of classical favourites. An enthusiastic audience joined the Bardi at De Montfort Hall for the 30th Anniversary … Read more

Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius was performed at De Montfort Hall on Sunday 16th October to great acclaim. For the first time Leicester’s three major choirs, The Leicester Philharmonic Choir, … Read more