• “The reasons for Britten Sinfonia’s incremental rise in the past 20 years are various, but among them are a commitment to interesting programmes and the assiduous building of relationships”

  Financial Times

• “The playing was marked by the kind of luminous and infectious beauty that only comes from a true marriage of mastery and love”

  The Guardian

• “The UK’s most consistently dynamic chamber ensemble”

  The New Statesman

• “I haven’t heard a chamber orchestra performing with such extrovert character and unflagging energy for years.”

  The Times

• “But as always with this orchestra there was more to savour than just stellar perfomance. The programme was ingeniously shaped.”

  The Daily Telegraph, Ivan Hewett

Opus 2013 winner announced

Following a packed workshop day in which all the shortlisted composers had their pieces workshopped, we are delighted to announce that the winner of the Opus 2013 competition is Ryan Latimer.

Ryan, 22, is from Warrington, Cheshire, and is currently studying for a Masters in composition at Birmingham Conservatoire.  As the winner of the Opus 2013 competition he will receive a co-commission from Britten Sinfonia and Wigmore Hall to complete a 10-minute piece, which will be performed in the following Britten Sinfonia At Lunch concerts:

Wednesday 3 April, Wigmore Hall, London –1pm
Friday 5 April 2013, Assembly Rooms, Norwich –1pm
Tuesday 9 April, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge –1pm*

*Recorded for BBC Radio 3 broadcast

Jacqueline Shave, Miranda Dale violin
Clare Finnimore viola
Caroline Dearnley cello
Nicholas Daniel oboe
Lucy Wakeford harp

Britten Six Metamorphoses after Ovid
Britten Tema ‘Sacher’
Bridge Two Old English Songs
Ryan Latimer Opus 2013 Commission
Britten Suite for Harp
Bridge Sir Roger de Coverley

To book tickets for the concerts click here.

Everyone involved in the judging process thought standard of composition shown by all ten shortlisted composers was extremely high, and would like to thank them all for the time and effort they put in.  We’re sure that followers of contemporary composition and performance will be seeing these names again:

Opus 2013 shortlisted composers;
Kim Ashton, Chris Birch, Jonathan Brigg, David Coonan, Hannah Dilkes, Dominic Floyd, Edmund Hunt, Eddie Parker, John Webb      

Opus 2013 winner;
Ryan Latimer

We are currently seeking funding to run the scheme again as Opus 2014.  If you would like to discuss supporting this please contact Will Harriss, Development Director.

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