Recent Reviews
- 18 Jun 2013 - The Importance of Being Earnest, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
Reviews of Gerald Barry’s Opera, The Importance of Being Earnest.
- 11 Jun 2013 - Les Illuminations, Aldeburgh Festival
Reviews from our performance at Aldeburgh Festival 2013.
- 14 May 2013 - A Scream and an Outrage
Reviews from our appearance at A Scream and an Outrage at the Barbican, a festival curated by Nico Muhly.
- 07 May 2013 - Ian Bostridge
Reviews from our final concert of our 2012-13 Barbican Series, exploring the themes of sleep and night.
- 06 Mar 2013 - Baltic Nights
Reviews of our Baltic Nights concert with Alina Ibragimova and Britten Sinfonia Voices.
- 20 Feb 2013 - At Lunch 3
Reviews from our At Lunch 3 concert.
- 20 Feb 2013 - At Lunch 2
Reviews from our At Lunch 2 concerts with Mark Padmore.
- 19 Feb 2013 - Angela Hewitt directs Beethoven
Reviews from our performances of Beethoven’s second and fourth piano concertos with Angela Hewitt. Also in this concert, Thomas Gould directed Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll and Sibelius’s Scene with Cranes
- 11 Jan 2013 - Philip Glass: Koyaanisqatsi
Britten Sinfonia joined the Philip Glass Ensemble, Trinity Laban Choir and conductor, Michael Riesman to provide live accompaniment to the cult film, Koyaanisqatsi. Read the reviews here.
- 11 Jan 2013 - At Lunch 1
Reviews from our first At Lunch concert of the series.
- 10 Jan 2013 - Alice Coote sings Phaedra
Reviews from Alice Coote sings Phaedra, the concert which launched the Britten 100th Anniversary year.
- 10 Jan 2013 - Where the Wild Things Are
Reviews from the performance of Where the Wild Things Are and Higglety Pigglety Pop, which took place during Oliver Knussen’s 60th Birthday weekender at The Barbican Centre.
- 10 Jan 2013 - Max Richter - Vivaldi Recomposed
Reviews from Max Richter’s Vivaldi Recomposed concert at the Barbican Centre
- 31 Oct 2012 - Britten Sinfonia 20th Birthday Concert
Reviews from Britten Sinfonia’s 20th birthday celebrations
- 03 Sep 2012 - BBC Proms 2012 - Late Night Prom
Reviews from The Spirit of Django late night prom with Martin Taylor and Guy Barker
Calendar
Next Production
The Importance of Being Earnest
London, London, London, London, London, London and London
14 - 22 June 2013
Britten Sinfonia perform as part of a production of Gerald Barry's The Importance of Being Earnest.
Adams and Muhly
Concertgebouw , Bruges
01 June 2013 8:00pm
A programme celebrating American minimalism and cross-genre inventiveness, with works by John Adams and Nico Muhly and percussionist Colin Currie
Adams and Muhly
Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
02 June 2013 3:30pm
A programme celebrating American minimalism and cross-genre inventiveness, with works by John Adams and Nico Muhly and percussionist Colin Currie
Les Illuminations
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape
08 June 2013 8:00pm
Britten Sinfonia perform as part of the Aldeburgh Festival with soprano, Sandrine Piau and conductor, Ryan Wigglesworth.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London
14 June 2013 7:45pm
Britten Sinfonia perform as part of a production of Gerald Barry's The Importance of Being Earnest.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London
15 June 2013 7:45pm
Britten Sinfonia perform as part of a production of Gerald Barry's The Importance of Being Earnest.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London
17 June 2013 7:45pm
Britten Sinfonia perform as part of a production of Gerald Barry's The Importance of Being Earnest.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London
18 June 2013 7:45pm
Britten Sinfonia perform as part of a production of Gerald Barry's The Importance of Being Earnest.
Britten Dances
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape
20 June 2013 8:00pm
A Britten centenary celebration through dance, featuring new choreography inspired by Britten from Kim Brandstrup, who creates a new work for The Royal Ballet, and Ashley Page and Cameron McMillan, who make dances for Royal Ballet Flanders.
Britten Dances
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape
21 June 2013 8:00pm
A Britten centenary celebration through dance, featuring new choreography inspired by Britten from Kim Brandstrup, who creates a new work for The Royal Ballet, and Ashley Page and Cameron McMillan, who make dances for Royal Ballet Flanders.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London
22 June 2013 6:00pm
Britten Sinfonia perform as part of a production of Gerald Barry's The Importance of Being Earnest.
Serenade - A Benjamin Britten Celebration
Wymondham Abbey, Wymondham
26 June 2013 8:00pm
A performance by Britten Sinfonia and children from Wymondham schools inspired by the music of Benjamin Britten as part of the Wymondham Music Festival.
City of London Festival 2013
Mansion House, London
27 June 2013 7:30pm
Britten Sinfonia performs repertoire from Baroque to the present at City of London Festival.
