Recent Reviews
- 22 May 2009 - Paul Lewis directs Mozart
Highly acclaimed pianist, Paul Lewis, joined BS for concerts in London, Newbury and Cambridge. 18 - 21 May 2009.
- 12 May 2009 - Great Fen Concerts
Concerts given in May 2009 in Peterborough and Cambridge to help raise funds for the Great Fen Project, with a new comission from John Woolrich premiered in Peterborough.
- 19 Mar 2009 - Bach Plus with Alina Ibragimova
Stunning Russian violinist returns to direct and star in our tour of Bach Plus. Th etour featured works by Bach, Berg and Kurtag.
- 27 Feb 2009 - Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3 and 4
Reviews from our third Britten Sinfonia at Lunch tour.
- 14 Dec 2008 - Messiah
Britten Sinfonia and Polyphony unite for their annual choral concert. This year Handel’s Messiah was performed in Norwich, Ely and London. Julia Doyle, Iestyn Davies, Allan Clayton and Andrew Foster Williams were the outstanding quartet of soloists.
- 17 Nov 2008 - London Jazz Festival
The stunning opening night of the 2008 festival saw Joanna MacGregor, Dhafer Youssef in a sublime ‘East meets West meets North meets South’ - as Richard Morrison of The Times describes, ‘‘this is the future of music…Pure musical magic.’
- 23 Oct 2008 - Night Music with Mark Padmore and Maxim Rysanov
Reviews from the tour and two articles on the use poetry in music with reference to Britten which featured in our programme books. The first, by Mark Padmore, published in The Guardian, the second by Kate Kennedy can be downloaded here.
- 10 Sep 2008 - Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Toured to Cambridge and Aldeburgh June 2008
- 30 Jun 2008 - Poulenc: Gloria
A review of the recent Hyperion recording with Susan Gritton
- 13 Feb 2008 - Short Stories
Short Stories
Calendar
Next Production
Brighton Festival - King Priam
Brighton
27 May 2012
‘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 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
