While he had a long and successful career in banking, his love of music and the arts played an important role in his life. He was an honorary member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians, among his many involvements, Leopold de Rothschild served as:
Music Advisory Committee of the British Council — ChairmanEnglish Chamber Orchestra — PresidentGlyndebourne Arts Trust — TrusteeJewish Music Institute, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London — Co-presidentRoyal College of Music — Council Chairman and Independent adviserVoices Foundation — founding member, and a member of the Consultative CouncilCountess of Munster Musical Trust — ChairmanWendover Choral Society; President from May 2009Trustee of the National Museum of Science and Industry [Science Museum], London and the National Railway Museum, YorkTring Park School for the Performing Arts — President[3]
Among his philanthropic works, through his "Leopold de Rothschild Charitable Trust" he contributed to numerous charities, including the St John's Hospice for the terminally ill. In addition, his Charitable Trust provides support to the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Sinfonietta, the Rambert Dance Company, and provides scholarships for students to study at the Royal College of Music of which he was a Fellow (FRCM) and past Council Chairman.
While he had a long and successful career in banking, his love of music and the arts played an important role in his life. He was an honorary member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians, among his many involvements, Leopold de Rothschild served as:
Music Advisory Committee of the British Council — ChairmanEnglish Chamber Orchestra — PresidentGlyndebourne Arts Trust — TrusteeJewish Music Institute, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London — Co-presidentRoyal College of Music — Council Chairman and Independent adviserVoices Foundation — founding member, and a member of the Consultative CouncilCountess of Munster Musical Trust — ChairmanWendover Choral Society; President from May 2009Trustee of the National Museum of Science and Industry [Science Museum], London and the National Railway Museum, YorkTring Park School for the Performing Arts — President[3]
Among his philanthropic works, through his "Leopold de Rothschild Charitable Trust" he contributed to numerous charities, including the St John's Hospice for the terminally ill. In addition, his Charitable Trust provides support to the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Sinfonietta, the Rambert Dance Company, and provides scholarships for students to study at the Royal College of Music of which he was a Fellow (FRCM) and past Council Chairman.
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