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. And cake - as you can see here

The coming season

We are putting the finishing touches to plans for our 2026-27 season.

The autumn concert will have a strong French flavour including Ravel's Mother Goose suite plus music by Debussy and Poulenc, with Mozart's 'Haffner' symphony for contrast. Later in the season we will be playing Elgar's cello concerto and Brahms' first symphony. We are still working on plans for the third orchestral concert, at which we hope to include a major piano concerto with a popular local soloist. In July we will again join the Finchley Chamber Choir for a choral and orchestral evening; details of that programme to follow.

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If you would like to help us with a chance of winning £1000 which we could spend hiring great music to play and bringing in fine soloists to perform with, just click on the banner below to nominate us - thank you!

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.

Richard Garry, 2018

The FSO consistently produces music of a very high standard and together with highly talented soloists provide wonderful evenings full of happiness and light.

Julian Ansell, 2018

[Finchley Symphony Orchestra is] a top drawer symphony orchestra with first class soloists without having to go to the Festival or Albert Halls.

Jill and Peter Holland, 2018

Over several years we have been to many concerts given by The Finchley Symphony Orchestra (and occasionally with the Finchley Chamber Choir). Our policy is that - if we are free, Trinity Church, Finchley, is the best place to be - sometimes challenging, but always offering an evening of fine music, beautifully played.

Alex Boden, 2024

I really enjoy the Finchley Symphony Orchestra's (FSO) concerts throughout the year. Always very friendly and welcoming, with well selected programmes and excellent performances every time. Definitely one to recommend.

John de Lange, 2024

We are so lucky to have the fantastic Finchley Symphony Orchestra and the Finchley Chamber Choir on our doorstep. The music they produce is as good as you will get in the centre of London only without the hassle of getting there. Inexpensive too.

Tom Cannon, 2024

Very much enjoyed the Finchley Concert on 18 May 2024. There was a good variety of music, which was performed to a high standard. I particularly enjoyed the Mozart. The soloist for the Barber Concerto was excellent

John Bakewell, 2024

As a retired professional musician recently moved to Whetstone I was intrigued to find that there was such a thing as The Finchley Symphony Orchestra. I decided to give it a try and was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. The standard of playing was far higher than I imagined it could be and the orchestra excelled itself in the Barber violin concerto, no doubt inspired by the virtuoso playing of the soloist. Credit is also due in no small measure to the conductor Christopher Stark who did an excellent job, getting the best out of his players.

June Wong, 2024

The concert was amazing, they are very talented and professional. Will definitely join it again. Well Done.

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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.
• 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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