THE LONDON CHAMBER SOLOISTS

Anna Noakes, Gabriella Dall’Olio and Bob Smissen met while playing with major London orchestras and created the London Chamber Soloists, drawn by their shared passion for the flute, viola and harp repertoire.

Anna’s intensity and magnificent colours join Gabriella’s dynamic and virtuosic harp playing and Bob’s rapturous, singing sound; together they create a fantastic and inspirational trio energy. Their sonorous and expressive playing allows each player’s freedom and sense of phrasing to flourish and each of their three outstanding musical experience to meet beautifully.

The London Chamber Soloists have performed at many British and French venues and festivals including Les Heures Musicales D’Aujols, Fry Gallery, Saffron Walden, Edenbridge Concert Society and Temple Music Concerts.

Programmes explore flute, viola and harp repertoire classics among which Debussy’s Sonate, Ravel’s Sonatine and Takemitzu ‘And there t’was Wind’, as well as Piazzola’s South American-influenced music. The LCS has inspired commissions and has premiered trios by Martin Yates or John Ashton Thomas. 


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Debussy arr. JM Damase, Suite Bergamasque for Flute, Viola and Harp, Claire de Lune
Debussy arr. JM Damase, Suite Bergamasque for Flute, Viola and Harp, Prelude
Debussy arr. JM Damase, Suite Bergamasque for Flute, Viola and Harp, Passepied
Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp, Allegro Vivace
John Ashton Thomas, Trio, Movement 1
John Ashton Thomas, Trio, Movement 2
John Ashton Thomas, Trio, Movement 3


PERFORMANCES

London Chamber Soloists are embarking on a concert and recording project in ’27/28

‘Legacy of the Past’ and ‘Legacy for the Future’, featuring extraordinary British composers, writing new repertoire for the ravishing sounds of Flute, Viola and Harp most famously heard in Debussy’s Sonate.

George Fenton, John Powell, Gavin Greenaway, John Ashton Thomas and Martin Yates, all Hollywood Blockbuster movie composers who regularly invite the members of the LCS to record their film scores! All accepted the invitation to write new works for LCS.

Concert Dates

  • 21 Sept 2026, Sold out - Bury St Edmunds Concert Society

  • 29 Sept 2026 - Royal College of Physicians Marin Marais

  • 19 Oct 2026 - Blackheath Halls Book tickets

  • 27 Nov 2026, Sold out - Britten Pears Arts, Snape Maltings: ‘Legacy of the Past’ Debussy and Ravel

  • 13 Feb 2027 - Ipswich Chamber Music Society Book tickets

  • Spring 2027 Date TBC - Britten Pears Arts, Snape Maltings: ‘Legacy for the Future’ George Fenton, Gavin Greenaway, Ashton Thomas, John Powell & Martin Yates Britten Pears Arts

  • Summer 2027 Date TBC - Double CD Launch at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich TBC

The trio is now gladly supported by the Ida Carol Trust and the Alan Rawsthorne Foundation

COLLABORATIONS

The trio has collaborated with collage artist and archeologist Rose Ferraby on a film around sculptor Roy Noakes’ ‘Vanishing Silhouettes’ exhibition, featuring Alan Rawthorne’s Suite played by the trio. Strenghtening this powerful relationship, the LCS and Ferraby develop pluridisciplinary and poetic performances and experiences.

RoseFerraby.com


CONTACT

LCS are now represented by Sophie Delahaye - get in touch to find out more about the trio's upcoming projects or for opportunities to work with them.