• “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

Winner of Cambridge University Composers’ Workshop

Following a successful Composers' Workshop this weekend, we are delighted to announce that the winner of the commission, to be premiered during the At Lunch 3 tour next year is William Cole, a student of Clare College, and a keen choral singer, pianist and conductor alongisde his composing.

On Saturday, William's piece, Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen was workshopped by Britten Sinfonia musicians and acclaimed composer, John Woolrich gave feedback and advice. At the end of the intensive day, the panel selected William from five high-level participating composers.

We are very much looking forward to working with William over the coming year. Our next composition competition will be Opus 2014, details of which will follow in the coming months.

 

 

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