“Clive Gillinson has run the London Symphony Orchestra for the past 21 years, seen the orchestra establish itself at the Barbican in London, pioneered orchestral own-labels with LSO Live (or “LSO Clive” as the wags prefer) and fashioned a £17m music education centre at what was the crumbling ruin of St Luke’s church, close to the Barbican. It is a formidable achievement, especially at a time when the recording industry has been contracting. Now Gillinson’s long tenure is coming to an end.”