LPO Junior Artists: Overture Day July 2025 – London

If you’re aged 11–14 and Grade 4+ standard on your orchestral instrument, come and join London Philharmonic Orchestra musicians at our free LPO Junior Artists: Overture Day on Wednesday 30 July 2025 at St John's Waterloo in London.

What to expect

LPO Junior Artists: Overture days are free, fun orchestral skills days where participants play alongside LPO musicians, get tips on musicianship and find out what happens behind the scenes of a professional orchestra. In this Overture day we will play a lively selection of music, including Jean Sibelius’s Finlandia, Florence Price’s Juba Dance, and the video game theme ‘Grasswalk’ from Plants vs Zombies, by Laura Shigihara. Our conductor will be Matthew Lynch.

Where and when?

The day will take place on Wednesday 30 July at St John’s Waterloo, 73 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY from 10.30am – 4.30pm. At 4pm there will be a performance showcasing the pieces we have explored, which will be open to friends and family.

Who and how to apply

Applications are now open!

Complete the application form.

The deadline to apply for this Overture day is Monday 23 June 2025 at 9am.

For this Overture day we will prioritise applicants from backgrounds which are underrepresented in UK professional orchestras. Please see below for further details.

Please note that we cannot accept applications from pianists, harpists or saxophonists.

If you have any questions then don’t hesitate to contact us at  [email protected] 

“The end performance was amazing and really made me happy. It was great to practise all day with other clarinet players. I feel like I improved a lot in one day.”

– Overture participant 2024