Experience a vibrant celebration of bold rhythms and lyrical invention, with Copland’s spirited Outdoor Overture, Gershwin’s jazz-tinged Piano Concerto performed by the wonderful Simone Tavoni, and Dvořák’s masterful Symphonic Variations.
Conducted by Leo Geyer.
Repertoire to be announced
Join us for an evening of seasonal orchestral and choral Christmas music and sing along to your favourite carols. Invite your friends and family to celebrate with mulled wine, mince pies and some musical treats. Full details to be announced!
Hold the date! Repertoire to be announced
The Pico Players are thrilled to return to Smith Square Hall with an electric programme featuring the infamous Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony, Chabrier’s España, and a special performance of Weber’s Clarinet Concerto!
Join us at St Mark's for an evening of outdoor festive carols, mulled wine, and Christmas cheer as our choir & orchestra members sing accompanied by a Pico brass ensemble! 🎄🍷🎶
The Pico Players are thrilled to perform in Cadogan Hall for their tenth-anniversary celebration. As befitting a celebration, the programme includes the first piece they performed in concert, Rossini’s Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers, followed by the world premiere of a piece commissioned specifically for this concert, The Big Bang, written by resident composer/conductor Leo Geyer. The concert concludes with The Planets by Gustav Holst who celebrates his 150th anniversary.
The Pico Wind Quartet is back! Experience an enchanting afternoon of classical music as some of our wind players bring fresh life to timeless works! Featuring unique wind arrangements of J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Telemann’s Trio Sonata, and lively pieces by Fuchs, Warlock, Rubtsov, and Seiber, this concert blends elegance with spirited charm. A delightful showcase of Baroque brilliance, Romantic melody, and modern twists, don't miss this vibrant celebration of rich musical traditions.
Ever dreamt of conducting a full orchestra? It's your lucky day! Grab the baton of life and join the Pico Players in St James’s Park at the bandstand.
Join us for a musical party, with fun, frolics, face masks, and a full symphony orchestra showcasing some music suitable for children of all ages.
Prokofiev: Peter & the Wolf
Márquez: Danzón No.2
Our summer concert features:
Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Prokofiev: Peter & the Wolf (with a special guest narrator to be announced!)
Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet
Márquez: Danzón No.2
Ever dreamt of conducting a full orchestra? It's your lucky day! Grab the baton of life and join the Pico Players in Myatt’s Field at the bandstand.
Smyth: The Wreckers - Overture
Elgar: Sea Pictures
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Conductor: Leo Geyer
Join us for an evening of seasonal orchestral and choral Christmas music and sing along to your favourite carols. Invite your friends and family to celebrate with mulled wine and mince pies and some musical treats.
Join us for a festival of Elgar, Schumann and Rachmaninov with soloist Patrick Massey at the piano
A Night in Vienna! For our summer concert we’re very excited to be performing as part of the Proms at St Jude’s festival! Join us for a Viennese tour of Strauss, Kodaly and Enescu
Sibelius: Spring Song
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
De Falla: Intermezzo and Dance from La Vida Breve
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1919)
Join us for an evening of seasonal orchestral and choral Christmas music and sing along to your favourite carols. Invite your friends and family to celebrate with mulled wine and mince pies and some musical treats.
Join us this Autumn for our first concert at St John’s Smith Square
Programme includes: Gershwin, Bernstein, and Dvořák
Conducted by Leo Geyer
Ever dreamt of conducting a full orchestra? It's your lucky day! Grab the baton of life and join the Pico Players in Myatt’s Field at the bandstand.
Join us for a night of Ravel and Rimsky-Korsakov
"I gave everything to it I was able to give. What I have here accomplished, I will never achieve again" - is both what Saint-Saëns said of his majestic Symphony No.3 and what every Pico player says after a concert. Come join us for this ultimate marriage of composer and orchestra in our Spring 2022 concert. Tickets available to buy now…
Due to Covid we’re sadly cancelling this year’s Xmas concert. Do sign up to the newsletter for the latest on the next concert: newsletter
The Pico Players are delighted to be returning to your ears with a barnstorming programme at St Paul’s Knightsbridge this November
Ever dreamt of conducting a full orchestra? It's your lucky day! Grab the baton of life and join the Pico Players in Myatt’s Field at the bandstand.
Due to lockdown restrictions we streamed our 2020 Christmas Concert.
It was live on The Pico Players’ YouTube Channel and you can watch the recording here.
Due to the coronavirus outbreak the Pico Players spring concert is being postponed until further notice. Thank you for your support and we will let you know as soon as the concert can be rescheduled.
After the success of our first Pico Christmas Carol Concert last year we have decided to uphold our new tradition and will be performing a selection of wonderful Christmas music on Tuesday 10th December at 7:30pm in St Gabriel's, Pimlico. It will feature the Pico Singers and the Pico Voices who will be performing alongside the Pico Players.
To celebrate our 5th anniversary the Pico Players are serving up a sumptuous programme at London’s Cadogan Hall.
Ever dreamt of conducting a full orchestra? It's your lucky day! Grab the baton of life and join the Pico Players in St. James' Park at the bandstand.
What do ballet, Bizet and a brontosaurus have in common? Answer: the Pico Summer concert 2019. If you’re intrigued then do come along to St Paul’s church Knightsbridge to hear our outlandishly entertaining programme of opera, sea shanty, film score and more. Buy Tickets
The Pico Players are delighted to be combining with the Music in Secondary Schools Trust (MiSST) in a joint concert at Cadogan Hall to celebrate MiSST’s 6th anniversary.
Come and enjoy a feast of romantic music with the Pico Players. Shostakovich's boisterous Festive Overture and Rachmaninov's colossal 2nd Symphony sandwich one of the most beloved violin concertos in the repertoire.
We are delighted to announce the first ever Pico Christmas Carol Concert on Tuesday 11th December at 7:30pm in St Gabriel's, Pimlico. It will be the debut performance of the Pico Singers and the Pico Voices who will be singing alongside the Pico Players.
