THE UK'S LEADING
ACCORDION ORCHESTRA

London Accordion Orchestra (LAO) was formed in 1999. We’ve performed in concerts and festivals across the UK and Europe.

What's on

From Bach to Benny Goodman, and a new piece by our conductor, Ian Watson. LAO joins the Swiss National Youth Orchestra in concert, London, April 18.

Director Raphael Neal documents the release of our album ‘Flight – London Accordion Orchestra at Abbey Road’.

We play concerts, festivals and private events. LAO has a unique and magical sound and we can add something special to your event.

April 6, 2022

Listen to our latest podcast

Episode 11 is now available Our latest podcast is now live. In episode 11, roving reporter Sam Cullen talks to composer Marco Galvani about the piece he has written for accordion orchest...
March 1, 2022

Easter concert - tickets now available

Sacred Heart Church, Wimbledon - 18th April, 5pm Tickets are now available for our Easter joint concert with the wonderful Swiss National Youth Accordion Orchestra. A very varied programme...
September 5, 2021

Autumn concert - tickets now available

London Accordion Orchestra present their Autumn Concert on 23rd October 2021 at 5pm at the beautiful St. Gabriel's Church in Pimlico, supported by London Accordion Players. This will ...
May 31, 2020

Global Accordion Project Orchestra

Today we launch our next adventure. We will commission Ian Watson, our music director and composer, to write a new piece specially for GAPO. Ian is a professional accordionist, and due to th...
May 31, 2020

Song Without Words - Global Accordion Project Orchestra

The Global Accordion Project Orchestra has come together for a second video performance. This time, accordionists from all over the world perform Ian Watson's "Song Without Words". https://y...
May 5, 2020

LAO House Party

On Tuesday, 5th May, at 7pm UK time, the London Accordion Orchestra did something a bit different... The orchestra were due to perform this piece in Croatia last week. As this wasn't possib...