Finchley Symphony Orchestra...
...a successful, friendly London amateur orchestra with Music Director Christopher Stark. We rehearse weekly and give five high standard concerts each year. We enjoy playing great music together, working hard while having fun.
Two geniuses at the height of their powers
After the fun and games of our Haydn, Prokofiev and Stravinsky evening we are now rehearsing for the last concert of the season on 12th July. For this we will again join with Finchley Chamber Choir for a programme of two great masterpieces - Beethoven's pulsating seventh symphony and the 'Harmoniemesse', Haydn's last major composition.
Plans for next season are well advanced. This will again include five concerts and a wide range of music including pieces by Barber, Dvorak, Florence Price, Schumann, Shostakovich, Wagner and our own Sam Thackray. Rehearsals will restart on 18th September.
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Play with us
Our players come from across London and south Hertfordshire. We welcome approaches from people interested in joining; we have room for string players and in some other sections. We have a deputy system for wind and brass so even if there is no current vacancy you have a chance to play and we can get to know each other. New members pay no subscription in their first term - so if you would like to try us out do get in touch. See the 'Members' page for more details.
We play everything...
...from baroque to large scale romantic works, 20th century music, new commissions, symphonies, concertos and – at Christmas – carols!
We've played with...
Valeriy Sokolov, Michael Foyle, Asagi Nakata and many others - see our Artists page.
Quick links
- Finchley Chamber Choir – our sister choir with whom we perform regularly.
- Book for our next concert
- Support us at no cost via Give as you Live
Find us
Our normal concert and rehearsal venue is:
Trinity Church, North Finchley
N12 7NN

FSO is a registered charity no.289382 and is affiliated with Making Music.
For general queries email: info@finchleysymphony.org
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