No two months are the same at the London Symphony Orchestra. We recently caught up with James Maynard, LSO Trombone, to ask him some quickfire questions about what February had in store: from LSO Discovery online musical projects, to 'luge-style' sledging on a 50-year-old sledge!

They may be world-leading musicians who deliver dazzling performances in front of audiences all around the world, but the talents of these soloists don’t end there. We’ve been taking a look at some of the notable performer polymaths who’ve appeared with the LSO over the years.

Our latest concert broadcast with Sir Simon Rattle takes us on an adventure across continents, stopping off at the Argentinian pampas of Alberto Ginastera in his Variaciones concertantes Op 23. New to Ginastera? Read more about him and four fellow iconic composers of Latin America below.

Do you have your own favourite Latin American composers? Share them with us on social media.

Throughout the pandemic, young musicians have seen so many of their out-of-school musical opportunities – which are vital to support their social contact, mental health and musical progression – disrupted or cancelled. LSO Discovery knew it was important to find new ways of working with young musicians of the LSO East London Academy, and to provide an exciting, rewarding and fun project for these young people against the backdrop of 2020 and its challenges …