Oliver gooch biography

The Orchestra

Imperial College Symphony Orchestra is Imperial College&#;s flagship orchestra, performing to the very highest standard. ICSO is rightly regarded as one of the best university orchestras in the UK, becoming &#;University Orchestra of the Year&#; in and being described by a member of the panel, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Principal Bassoon Daniel Jamieson, as &#;sounding like a professional orchestra&#;.

Since its establishment in the orchestra has flourished under the acclaimed professional conductors, and is currently conducted by Oliver Gooch.

ICSO boasts around eighty players and is run by a committee of fourteen full-time students. The orchestra performs in venues both on and off Imperial College&#;s campuses, regularly hosting its spring term concerts in Cadogan Hall, home of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Memorable highlights include a children&#;s concert with Professor Lord Robert Winston, performing excerpts of Bizet&#;s Carmen with four world-re