Chrissy Kinsella has been named as the new chief executive of the London Mozart Players, the concert orchestra notionally based at the Fairfield Halls.
Top job: Chrissy Kinsella starts work as CEO at the London Mozart Players in January
Kinsella will take up the role in January 2026.
Her previous job was working at the London Music Fund, a charity dedicated to widening access and opportunity in music education.
Kinsella takes over from Flynn Le Brocq, who stepped down after four years in charge.
A registered charity, the London Mozart Players is the oldest chamber orchestra in the country, having been set up in 1949 by Harry Blech to perform the works of Mozart and Haydn. “Collaborating with many of the world’s greatest soloists and conductors, LMP’s work is made in Croydon and celebrated across the globe,” the orchestra’s PR blurb says.
The London Mozart Players performed a gala concert at their supposed home, the Fairfield Halls, on Sunday, with young virtuoso Braimah Kenneh-Mason the soloist for Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Violin Concerto in G Minor, played as part of the celebrations of the Croydon-based composer’s 150th anniversary.
Soloist: Braimah Kenneh-Mason performed at the Fairfield Halls on Sunday
Works by locally based young composer Ryan Morgan and arrangements and works by black soloist Tunde Jegede, playing the kora, were also performed, with some of the concert accompanied by the Croydon SDA Gospel Choir.
Morgan is the first winner of the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Prize, having submitted a piece, Tongue Stew, that he wrote when 17. Enrties are being accepted for the 2025 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Prize. Click here for more information.
The London Mozart Players next scheduled appearance at their “home” venue is not until March 2026, while instead it stages a series of wine-tasting soirées at Smith Square Hall in central London and concerts at St Martin-in-the-Fields.
The LMP’s new chief exec Kinsella began her career as a professional singer after studying at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. She also holds a Distinction in her Master’s in Music Education from UCL’s Institute of Education.
She said she is “delighted” to be taking on the new job. “I’ve long admired LMP’s rich history as one of the country’s leading chamber orchestras, and its deep commitment to the communities it serves,” Kinsella said.
“Having lived in south London for 15 years, I feel a strong connection to this part of the city, and to the values that underpin LMP’s work. I look forward to working with Jonathan Bloxham, the board, players and management team to shape the next chapter in the orchestra’s remarkable story.” Bloxham is in his first year as the LMP’s principal conductor.
Sir Robert Lechler, the chair of the LMP’s board, said: “We are fortunate to have someone with Chrissy’s depth of experience to help to secure LMP as the country’s leading chamber orchestra, driven by its ambition of delivering orchestral music in unique and memorable formats to reach as wide an audience as possible.”
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