Britten Sinfonia

Britten Sinfonia is one of Europe’s most dynamic chamber orchestras which performs in many of the finest concert halls and has residencies in Cambridge and Norwich with a concert series at London’s Southbank Centre and Wigmore Hall. The ensemble enjoys a blossoming international profile, and is frequently heard on disc, BBC Radio 3 and commercial radio.. From the 2012-13 season Britten Sinfonia becomes Associate Ensemble at the Barbican, where the orchestra will perform its London subscription series. Visit our Multimedia pages for our blogs and films, or find our podcast series, along with clips from our CDs on the Listen to Us pages.

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Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 4

West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
01 May 2012 1:00pm

Renowned tenor, Mark Padmore joins Britten Sinfonia for the final concert in the 2011-12 At Lunch series. At the centre of this programme is a work by British composer, Jonathan Dove, co-commissioned by Britten Sinfonia and Wigmore Hall with support from the Tenner for a Tenor campaign.

Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 4

Wigmore Hall, London
02 May 2012 1:00pm

Renowned tenor, Mark Padmore joins Britten Sinfonia for the final concert in the 2011-12 At Lunch series. At the centre of this programme is a work by British composer, Jonathan Dove, co-commissioned by Britten Sinfonia and Wigmore Hall with support from the Tenner for a Tenor campaign.

Norfolk & Norwich Festival - Padmore Sings Mahler

St Andrew's Hall, Norwich
11 May 2012 7:30pm

Due to family illness, Mark Padmore has had to withdraw from this performance.  He will be replaced by baritone Roderick Williams.

Padmore sings Mahler

Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on Avon
12 May 2012 7:30pm

Due to family illness, Mark Padmore has had to withdraw from this performance.  He will be replaced by baritone Roderick Williams.

Padmore sings Mahler

West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
16 May 2012 7:30pm

Due to family illness, Mark Padmore has had to withdraw from this performance.  He will be replaced by baritone Roderick Williams.

Padmore sings Mahler

Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
17 May 2012 7:30pm

Due to family illness, Mark Padmore has had to withdraw from this performance.  He will be replaced by baritone Roderick Williams.

Brighton Festival - Mahler & Schubert

Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Brighton
19 May 2012 7:30pm

Due to family illness, Mark Padmore has had to withdraw from this performance.  He will be replaced by baritone Roderick Williams.

Bury St Edmunds Festival

The Apex, Bury St. Edmunds
20 May 2012 7:30pm

Britten Sinfonia returns to the festival for in 2012.

Brighton Festival - King Priam

Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Brighton
27 May 2012 7:00pm

‘I have to sing songs for those who can’t sing for themselves. Those songs come from the torments and horrors that have happened. I can’t lose faith in humanity.’ Sir Michael Tippett

Britten Sinfonia at Museo Reina Sofia

Museo Reina Sofia , Madrid
28 May 2012 7:30pm

Fabián Panisello conducts his song cycle Libro del Frio with soprano Allison Bell and Britten Sinfonia

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