"[2] Until 2004, the LCO was part of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society, but in that year, it gained independent status.
[3] Saulius Sondeckis served as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor from its inception in 1960 until 2004 and violinist Sergei Krylov was appointed in 2008.
[4] The LCO was the first Lithuanian orchestra to make its debut in the West at the Echternach Festival in Luxembourg in 1976.
[2] The orchestra has toured most European countries, the USA, Japan, Argentina, Cuba,[5] Canada, Egypt, and South Africa.
It has performed at prestigious venues such as the Musikverein in Vienna, Royal Festival in London, Santa Cecilia in Rome, Auditorium di Milano in Milan, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and many other famous concert halls and festivals in Europe.