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A programme that showcases over 250 years of music.

Bach’s passiontide masterpiece at Merton College, Oxford.

Nicholas Daniel conducts Britten Sinfonia and Sinfonia Smith Square in Messiaen's monumental Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum.

An immersive and interactive live orchestral experience for Key Stage 2 pupils and their teachers.

Britten Sinfonia rekindles its relationship with the iconic sitar player Anoushka Shankar at Brighton Festival 2025.

Britten Sinfonia perform Beethoven’s Ninth in St Albans Cathedral

Britten Sinfonia with Stevens & Pound and Robert Macfarlane

A triptych focusing on conservation and nature: Gregor Mayrhofer’s Recycling Concerto, Beethoven’s Pastoral symphony and Rautavaara’s Cantus Arcticus.

Britten Sinfonia returns to the BBC Proms with a programme of Sibelius, Arvo Pärt, Mozart and Gavin Higgins.

Following Arts Council England's announcement that in 2023, Britten Sinfonia's regular public funding will be cut by 100%, we've launched the most urgent fundraising appeal in our history. Find out how you can help secure the orchestra's future.

Our aim is to enrich the lives of communities across the East of England. We are collaborative, creating new music with people and not for them, and we celebrate difference in all kinds of contexts.

Mark Jeffries is a lawyer by background and the former senior partner of the national law firm, Mills & Reeve LLP.

Emily brings over 20 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer in City of London law firms.

Our small office team keeps the cogs turning so our players can focus on bringing music to audiences in the East of England and beyond.

Annabel is responsible for delivering all aspects of Britten Sinfonia orchestral production in the UK, and abroad.

Judith ran the Spitalfields Festival in London from 1988 until 2007, and works as an external assessor of National Performing Companies for the Scottish Government.

Chris leads on Britten Sinfonia’s Learning & Participation activity, working on projects in community settings, prisons, schools, hospitals, and with people living with dementia.

Elaine is responsible for the financial administration at Britten Sinfonia. Please contact Elaine for any invoice or payment queries.

Shoël leads the marketing and communications work of Britten Sinfonia, working with venues and partners to bring the orchestra's work to as many people as possible.

Fiona McCapra began her career recording for Chandos with the McCapra Quartet.

Described as an artist who “refuses to be defined by a single genre” (The Guardian), Thomas Gould is a violinist with wide-ranging musical interests and a flair for experimentation.

Simon is Sub-Principal Bassoon of the Britten Sinfonia; and Co-Principal Bassoon of the Orchestra of English National Opera, where Simon has been a member since 1997.

Our Learning & Participation Producer reflects on a pre-Christmas trip to Addenbrooke's

Beatrix Lovejoy is a Canadian-born violinist who has been living and working in London since 1994.

Working across the East of England, we bring moments of joy to patients in hospital, focus and purpose to prison residents, and relief and hope to people living with life-limiting conditions.

For aspiring composers, we offer the chance to work with our musicians and mentors to develop your skills as a music creator.

Born in the North East of England, Miranda gained a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music with Howard Davis.

Alexandra Caldon graduated in June 2008 with Distinction from the Royal Academy of Music where she completed her Postgraduate Diploma under Erich Gruenberg.