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

Unfortunately, all of our concerts are postponed due to coronavirus. We’d love to let you know about the next one.

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.

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...