Starting out as the Insurance Orchestra, the London Phoenix Orchestra was founded in 1924 by Harold Rawlinson to provide members of the insurance industry with an opportunity to meet regularly and enjoy playing music together. This fundamental enthusiasm for music and friendly ethos remains at the heart of the orchestra’s purpose to this day. While the orchestra may have grown and changed over the years, we are proud to retain strong links to the insurance industry and provide its many workers with the chance to further their love of music.
Today, a relaunched London Phoenix Orchestra, with the backing of its new Corporate Members, intends to join them in their support for local charitable causes. This way, the orchestra properly returns to the insurance industry within its mandate as the Insurance Orchestral Society.
