Formed in 1986, the Bardi Orchestra was originally conceived as a chamber orchestra by founder Dr Andrew Constantine, with the first concerts given in the University of Leicester. Within just a year the Orchestra had expanded in size to form a full symphony orchestra performing in St James the Greater Church, and just four years later saw an orchestra of 132 players performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 at De Montfort Hall, Leicester.
Articles about the history of the orchestra…
