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The London Symphony Orchestra was founded on the 9th of June 1904 when Hans Richter conducted its first concert at Queen's Hall. A hundred musicians formed the ensemble after leaving Henry Wood's Queen's Hall Orchestra due to disputes over exclusive contracts.
Members rejected profit sharing because the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts demanded they abandon these principles before offering public subsidy. The orchestra finally accepted salaries instead of shared profits in 1948 to survive financially.
André Previn held the post of chief conductor for eleven years starting in 1968, marking the longest tenure ever. Critics described the LSO as the finest of London's orchestras during his era.
The London Symphony Orchestra moved into the Barbican Centre in the City of London in 1982. Financial disaster nearly struck during those first years due to over-ambitious programming and poor ticket sales.
Renata Scheffel-Stein became the first woman elected as a full member of the London Symphony Orchestra in 1975. Evelyn Rothwell had joined as an oboist in the 1930s but was not admitted to full membership until that time.