8 6 , ▁Const antine ▁began ▁his ▁rise ▁as ▁a ▁conduct or ▁in ▁a ▁most ▁unusual ▁way . ▁Br ing ing ▁together ▁many ▁mus icians ▁from ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁different ▁background s ▁( who , ▁though ▁they ▁had ▁studied ▁music ▁to ▁the ▁highest ▁levels , ▁purs ued ▁care ers ▁outside ▁of ▁music ) ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁Le ic esters hire ▁( UK ) ▁area , ▁Const antine ▁founded ▁the ▁B ardi ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra . ▁A ▁professional ▁or chestra ▁still ▁with ▁its ▁current ▁home ▁in ▁Le ic ester ▁at ▁De ▁Mont fort ▁Hall , ▁the ▁B ardi ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁perform ers ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra , ▁the ▁London ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra , ▁and ▁the ▁C B SO . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Const antine ▁worked ▁regularly ▁with ▁nearly ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁British ▁orch est ras ▁mentioned ▁previously ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁having ▁strong ▁relationships ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁European ▁and ▁Sc and in av ian ▁orch est ras ▁including ▁the ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁Phil harm onic , ▁where ▁he ▁has ▁worked ▁frequently ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁conduct or . ▁After ▁winning ▁the ▁first ▁Don at ella ▁F lick / ▁Acc adem ia ▁Italiana ▁Con duct ing ▁Compet ition ▁Andrew ▁Const antine ▁made ▁his ▁Royal ▁Festival ▁Hall ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁London ▁Phil harm onic . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Honor ary ▁D eg ree ▁of ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Music ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Le ic ester , ▁for ▁this ▁" cont ribution