Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra brought back to life after 66 years

Musicians to play outdoor concerts this summer, providing musical and cultural voice for north of England'

Seventy-four years after it first formed, the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra (YSO) has been revived to support musicians in northern England hit by the pandemic. The orchestra, formed in Leeds, will play a series of live outdoor concerts this summer, including one with the classical singer Alfie Boe at Harewood House in West Yorkshire.

Formed to fill the postwar cultural lacuna, the orchestra's audiences in Leeds town hall included the artist David Hockney and the writer Alan Bennett.