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It was formed in 1932 by Thomas Beecham , and played its first concert on October 7 of that year. In 1939 it became self-governing, with members of the orchestra themselves taking decisions on the organisation's affairs. During the Second World War the Orchestra was particularly active in touring the country and bringing orchestral music to places where it was not usually available. Other principal conductors of the orchestra have included Adrian Boult (1951-57), Bernard Haitink (1967-79) and Georg Solti (1979-83). In 2000, Kurt Masur was appointed to the post. As well as giving many '', as well as some CD albums of the music from the Video Game series '' Dragon Quest '', and the soundtrack for '' Xenosaga '' Episode I. They also occasionally play on Popular Music records, like Chick Corea 's album ''Corea Concerto'' or Nightwish 's Once for example. In the mid-90s the LPO even released a tribute album to English rock band Led Zeppelin with covers of the bands songs, including an infamous rendition of “Kashmir”. Other London-based orchestras include the London Symphony Orchestra , the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , the English Chamber Orchestra , the Philharmonia the BBC Symphony Orchestra , and the Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment . PRINCIPAL CONDUCTORS
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