[1] Founded in November 1999, its conductor is Christopher Cox and the leader is Jonathan Lee.
It was named in honour of 20th century Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, on whose compositions the orchestra places heavy emphasis.
The orchestra is funded by contributions from its members and money received from ticket sales.
The London Shostakovich Choir was formed in May 2011 to perform the 2nd Symphony with the Orchestra.
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