COMMISSION & PREMIERE LIST
1993
Dean Evans
From "The Bell Jar"
World premiere: Hoddesdon | 28 November 1993
Alastair King
The Cabaret World of John, Gary & Karlheinz
World premiere: Hoddesdon | 28 November 1993
1994
Philip Cashian
Faint Harps & Silver Voices
London premiere: Queen Elizabeth Hall | 11 April 1994
Alexander Goehr
Still Lands
World premiere: Peterborough Cathedral | 9 July 1994
William Relton
Fanfare
World premiere: Ely Cathedral | 14 July 1994
1995
Barrington Pheloung
Sinfonietta
Britten Sinfonia Commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall, Norwich | 3 May 1995
Hugh Collins Rice
Robin's Lament
World premiere: St John's Smith Sq, London | 27 May 1995
Nicola LeFanu
The Wildman
World premiere: Aldeburgh Festival | 9 June 1995
Glyn Evans
The Songs of Yallery Brown
Britten Sinfonia Commission. World premiere: Cambridge Corn Exchange | 2 July 1995
John Tavener
Let's Begin Again
World premiere: Norwich Cathedral | 17 October 1995
Paul Englishby
The Last Clarinet
Britten Sinfonia Commission. World premiere: Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury | 26 November 1995
1996
David Bedford
A Charm of Joy
World premiere: St Andrew's Hall, Norwich | 1996
Giles Swayne
Organ Concerto: Chinese Whispers
World premiere: St Albans Cathedral | 16 July 1996
1997
Alastair Greig
Point and Line to Plane
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road Cambridge | 1 February 1997
Rory Boyle
Graudi Bazzecole
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Cambridge | 2 February 1997
Glyn Evans
Snail Dreaming
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Cambridge Corn Exchange | July 1997
Barry Conynham
Dwellings
UK premiere: West Road Cambridge | 11 July 1997
Nigel Butterly
Laudes
UK premiere: West Road Cambridge | 11 July 1997
Julian Yu
First Australian Suite
UK premiere: West Road Cambridge | 11 July 1997
Edward Cowie
Elysium I-III
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Ely Cathedral | 18 July 1997
David Horne
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Arts Theatre Cambridge | 21 October 1997
1998
David Matthews
Burnham Wick
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham | 10 March 1998
Philip Cashian
Igor's Boogie (Zappa)
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Corn Exchange, Cambridge | 26 March 1998
Philip Cashian
Little House I used to live in (Zappa)
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Corn Exchange, Cambridge | 26 March 1998
Philip Cashian
The Black Page (Zappa)
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Corn Exchange, Cambridge | 26 March 1998
Philip Cashian
Alien Orifice (Zappa)
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Corn Exchange, Cambridge | 26 March 1998
Philip Cashian
Uncle Meat (Zappa)
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Corn Exchange, Cambridge | 26 March 1998
Julian Philips
Strange Seas
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Chelmsford Civic Theatre | 5 April
Ray Davies
Flatlands
World premiere: St Andrew's Hall, Norwich | 17 October 1998
1999
John Woolrich
The Old Year
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Chelmsford Cathedral | 26 February 1992
Richard Rodney Bennett
Reflections on a 16th Century theme
Professional premiere: Bromsgrove Festival | 1 May 1999
David Matthews
Symphony no.5
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London | 21 August 1999
2000
John Woolrich
A Litany
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall, Norwich | 29 January 2000
Django Bates
2000 Years beyond UNDO
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 29 February 2000
Jeremy Aknai
Olney Hymns
World premiere: Civic Theatre Chelmsford | 19 March 2000
Roderick Watkins
Still
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Civic Theatre Chelmsford | 19 March 2000
James MacMillan
Parthenogenesis
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: Cambridge Corn Exchange | 12 August 2000
David Matthews
Fall Dances
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Valletta, Malta | 10 November 2000
2001
John Woolrich
Stealing a March
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Cambridge Corn Exchange | 9 February 2001
David Matthews
A Congress of Passions
World premiere: Bury St Edmunds Festival | 23 May 2001
Nitin Sawhney
Neural Circuits
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall Norwich | 13 October 2001
Richard Rodney Bennett
Seven Country Dances
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Mary in the Castle, Hastings | 2 November 2001
Philip Cashian
Spitbite
World premiere: Cambridge Corn Exchange | 2001
2003
Phillip Neil Martin
Long Under Darkness Cover
World premiere: Wilton's Music Hall | 21 June 2003
Stephen Roberts
The Next Stop is…Angel
World premiere: Wilton's Music Hall | 21 June 2003
Ian Matheson
Pieces of Pieces
World premiere: Wilton's Music Hall | 21 June 2003
Thea Musgrave
Lamenting with Ariadne
World premiere: Wilton's Music Hall | 21 June 2003
Richard Rodney Bennett
Songs before Sleep
World premiere: Wilton's Music Hall | 21 June 2003
John Woolrich
Double Mercury
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall, London | 27 August 2003
John Tavener
Supernatural Songs
World premiere: Canterbury Cathedral | 24 September 2003
Judith Bingham
The Christmas Truce
World premiere: St Andrew's Hall Norwich | 11 December 2003
2004
John Woolrich
The Lost Day of Return
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Peter's Church, Sheringham | 11 June 2004
Simon Holt
The Coroner's Report
World premiere: BBC Proms, Victoria & Albert Museum, London | 6 September 2004
Nitin Sawhney
The Classroom
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels | 16 September 2004
James MacMillan
Piano Concerto no.2
European premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 3 November 2004
2005
Malcolm Williamson
Symphony no.7
UK premiere: Chelmsford Civic Theatre | 29 January 2005
John Woolrich
The Book of Disquiet
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Chelmsford Civic Theatre | 6 February 2005
Deirdre Gribbin
Venus Blazing
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Cambridge Corn Exchange | 22 February 2005
David Lang
Sweet Air
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Stopsley Baptist Church, Luton | 9 April 2005
Steve Martland
Tiger Dancing
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: St Edmundsbury Cathedral | 19 May 2005
Artem Vassiliev
Duo Concertante
World premiere: Christchurch, London | 17 June 2005
Sally Beamish
Percussion Concerto: Trance o Nicht
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. UK premiere: Cambridge Corn Exchange | 25 September 2005
John Woolrich
Scarlatti Sonatast Set no.1
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: Cambridge Corn Exchange | 25 September 2005
John Woolrich
Quiddities
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 11 October 2005
Jason Yarde
Who knows the Beauty
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 15 November 2005
2006
Kenneth Hesketh
The Doctrine of Affections
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 14 February 2006
Joseph Phibbs
The Village of Birds
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 14 February 2006
Richard Causton
Saraband/The Way the World Ends
World premiere: Snape Maltings | 16 June 2006
Michael Zev Gordon
Oboe Concerto: The Fabric of Dreams
World premiere: Snape Maltings | 4 August 2006
Stuart Macrae
The Assassin Tree
World premiere: Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh | 25 August 2006
John Tavener
Kaleidoscopes
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London | 6 November 2006
Huw Watkins
Dream
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh | 11 November 2006
Daniel Basford
Little Suite for 5 players
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 12 December 2006
2007
Tansy Davies
Contraband
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh | 13 January 2007
John Tavener
Music of the Sky
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh | 3 February 2007
Tarik O'Regan
Rai
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Aldeburgh Church | 3 March 2007
Gwilym Simcock
Jackie's Dance
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London | 24 November 2007
Richard Causton
Divertimento
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Filharmonic Hall, Krakow | 16 December 2007
2008
Helen Grime
Into the Faded Air
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Filharmonic Hall, Krakow | 13 January 2008
Robin Holloway
Five Temperaments
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: The Venue, Leeds | 31 January 2008
Pawel Lukaszewski
Concertino
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Filharmonic Hall, Krakow | 9 March 2008
Dhaffer Youssef
Les ondes orientales
World premiere: Bath Abbey | 28 May 2008
Alec Roth
The Traveller
World premiere: Salisbury Cathedral | 31 May 2008
Charlotte Bray
Alliance
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Filharmonic Hall, Krakow | 30 November 2008
2009
Ryan Wigglesworth
Tenebrae
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Filharmonic Hall, Krakow | 18 January 2009
Richard Harrold
Ink
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Filharmonic Hall, Krakow | 15 February 2009
Adam Walacinski
Little Autumn Music
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Filharmonic Hall, Krakow | 8 March 2009
John Woolrich
John Whitel's Ey
World premiere: Peterborough Cathedral | 6 May 2009
Anna Meredith
Left Light
World premiere: BBC Prom, Royal Albert Hall London | 9 August 2009
Julian Philips
The Yellow Sofa
World premiere: Glyndebourne | 20 August 2009
Christian Mason
Noctilucence
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Filharmonic Hall, Krakow | 13 December 2009
2010
Nico Muhly
Motion
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Filharmonic Hall, Krakow | 17 January 2010
Nico Muhly
Impossible Things
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: Musiekgebouw, Eindhoven | 27 January 2010
Ulrich Kreppein
Windinnres
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 2 March 2010
Gwilym Simcock
Simple Tales
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Filharmonic Hall, Krakow | 25 April 2010
Peter Maxwell Davies
Nocturne no.1
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Wigmore Hall, London | 6 October 2010
James MacMillan
Oboe Concerto
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: Town Hall, Birmingham | 15 October 2010
Julian Philips
Ricochets between
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 14 December 2010
2011
Simon Holt
everything turns away
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Musee d'Orsay, Paris | 1 March 2011
Iain Farrington
Goldberg Deviations
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London | 2 April 2011
Charlie Piper
air
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London | 2 April 2011
Elspeth Brooke
Dawnrider
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London | 2 April 2011
Aziza Sadikova
Variation
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London | 2 April 2011
John Woolrich
Calmo
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London | 2 April 2011
Dobrinka Tabakova
Goldberg Gymnopedie
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London | 2 April 2011
Tom Rose
First Transcription
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London | 2 April 2011
Matthew King
Kreuz und Krone
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London | 2 April 2011
Enrico Chapela
Nanobots
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: The Apex, Bury St Edmunds | 11 April 2011
James MacMillan
Clemency
World premiere: Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House | 6 May 2011
Piers Tattersall
Kreisler, l'entre deux guerres
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Norwich Theatre Royal | 2 October 2011
Charlie Piper
Borderland
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Brighton Corn Exchange | 12 November 2011
2012
Elsepth Brooke
The Homing Call
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Assembly House Norwich | 20 January 2012
Luke Bedford
Three Intermezzi
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Brighton Corn Exchange | 3 March 2012
Nico Muhly
Cello Concerto
World premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 16 March 2012
Jonathan Dove
The End
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Assembly House Norwich | 27 April 2012
Brian Elias
Electra Mourns
World premiere: BBC Prom, Cadogan Hall, London | 11 August 2012
Daniel Merrill
The Wrong John
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Colchester Library | 8 September 2012
Alan Bullard
Archbishop Harsnet meets Doctor Gilberd
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Town Hall, Colchester | 8 September 2012
Michael Spearman
St Martin's is a place for you and me
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Town Hall, Colchester | 9 September 2012
Nigel Hildreth
St Botolph's Priory
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Botolph's Priory, Colchester | 9 September 2012
Alissa Firsova
Gallo Variations
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 22 October 2012
James MacMillan
One
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 27 October 2012
Nico Muhly
Looking Forward
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 27 October 2012
Nico Muhly
Double Standard
World premiere: Musiekgebouw Eindhoven | 11 November 2012
Dobrinka Tabakova
On Colours
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Assembly House Norwich | 30 November 2012
2013
Gerald Barry
Jabberwocky
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Brighton Corn Exchange | 20 January 2013
Jay Greenberg
Kandinskiana
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Assembly House Norwich | 8 February 2013
Eriks Esenvalds
Aqua
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 25 February 2013
Ryan Latimer
Divertimento
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Wigmore Hall, London | 3 April 2013
Detlev Glanert
Jahreszeiten
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 4 May 2013
Judith Weir
I give you the end of a golden string
World premiere: Snape Maltings | 6 June 2013
Anna Clyne
Within her Arms
UK premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 9 October 2013
Peter Maxwell Davies
Saffron Fanfare
World premiere: Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden | 30 November 2013
Sally Beamish
The King's Alchemist
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Wigmore Hall, London | 11 December 2013
2014
Tim Watts
War Game
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Wigmore Hall, London | 23 January 2014
Roderick Williams
In his cups
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Assembly House Norwich | 31 Jan 2014
Mark Simpson
Geysir
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 13 February 2014
William Cole
versa est in luctum
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Assembly House Norwich | 14 March 2014
Brett Dean
And once I played Ophelia
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Assembly House Norwich | 2 May 2014
Philip Cashian
Strix
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 1 July 2014
Henning Kraggerud
The Last Leaf
World premiere: Bodo Cathedral, Norway | 2 August 2014
John Tavener
Flood of Beauty
World premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 28 September 2014
Francisco Coll
Four Iberian Miniatures
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden | 2 November 2014
Patrick John Jones (Opus competition winner)
Uncanny Vale
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall, Norwich | 28 November 2014
2015
Kaija Saariaho
Light and Matter
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall Norwich | 9 January 2015
Ben Comeau
Unseen Colours
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Wigmore Hall, London | 14 February 2015
Joey Roukens
Lost in a Surreal trip
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Wigmore Hall, London | 4 March 2015
Tom Coult
My curves are not mad
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Milton Court, London | 20 March 2015
Hans Abrahamsen
Double Concerto
World premiere: Milton Court, London | 20 March 2015
James MacMillan
St Luke Passion
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 5 April 2015
Nico Muhly
Sentences
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 6 June 2015
Iain Farrington
YOYO
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 30 June 2015
Simon Bainbridge
Counterpoints
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Milton Court, London | 18 November 2015
Edward Nesbit
Lifesize Gods
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall Norwich | 27 November 2015
2016
Anne Clyne
This Lunar Beauty
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall Norwich | 15 January 2016
Daniel Bjanarson
Parallel
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall Norwich | 19 February 2016
Bryce Dessner
El Chan
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall Norwich | 8 April 2016
Elena Langer
story of an impossible dream
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Wiltshire Music Centre | 23 April 2016
Kenneth Hesketh
Concerto Salmigondis
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall Norwich | 30 June 2016
Thomas Ades
Lieux retrouvees
Britten Sinfonia commission. UK premiere BBC Prom, Royal Albert Hall, London | August 2016
James MacMillan
Stabat Mater
World premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 15 October 2016
Steve Reich
Pulse
European premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 5 November 2016
Gerald Barry
Alice's Adventures Underground
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. European premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 28 November 2016
Sohrab Uduman (Opus competition winner)
Dann klingt es auf
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall, Norwich | 9 December 2016
2017
Francisco Coll
Harpsichord Concerto
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Milton Court, London | 3 February 2017
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Col
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Wigmore Hall, London | February 2017
John Woolrich
Scarlatti Sonatas Set 2 (K443, K377, K119)
World premiere: Wigmore Hall, London | 8 February 2017
Timo Andres
Steady Hand
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 25 February 2017
Brian Elias
Oboe Quintet
World premiere: Wigmore Hall, London | 19 April 2017
Elena Langer
Swimming in the Limmat
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall, Norwich | 13 July 2017
Mark Bowler (Opus competition winner)
Deep Green
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Wigmore Hall, London | 17 November 2017
Nik Baertsch
9_3_7
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: Wigmore Hall, London | 17 November 2017
Emma-Ruth Richards
Sciamachy
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 2 December 2017
2018
Leo Chadburn
Five Loops for the Bathscape
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 23 January 2018
Caroline Shaw
Thousandth Orange
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 17 April 2018
Tom Coult
Studies in Canonic Form
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall, Norwich | 12 July 2018
Keaton Henson
Six Lethargies
World premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 20 July 2018
Luke Styles
On Bunyah
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 20 November 2018
2019
Colin Matthews
Postludes
World premiere: Wigmore Hall, London | 6 February 2019
Edmund Finnis
Five Trios
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 12 February 2019
Brad Mehldau
Piano Concerto
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. UK premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 16 March 2019
Robert Singer (Opus competition winner)
Watercraft
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall, Norwich | 22 March 2019
Gerald Barry
Viola Concerto
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: Saffron Hall, Saffron Waldon | 18 May 2019
Josephine Stephenson
Writhen
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: Union Chapel, London | 13 July 2019
Ryan Wigglesworth
Piano Concerto
World premiere: BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London | 28 August 2019
Mark Anthony Turnage
Refugee
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: Enescu Festival, Bucharest | 19 September 2019
Laurence Osborn
Automaton
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 1 October 2019
James MacMillan
Symphony no.5 Le grand inconnu
World premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 14 October 2019
James MacMillan
The Sun Danced
UK premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 14 October 2019
Steve Reich
Reich/Richter
Britten Sinfonia commission. European premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 23 October 2019
Emily Howard
But what are these numbers?
World premiere: Milton Court, London | 2 November 2019
Patricia Alessandrini
Ada's Song
World premiere: Milton Court, London | 2 November 2019
PRISM
Alter
World premiere: Milton Court, London | 2 November 2019
Shiva Feshareki
Perpetual Motion
World premiere: Milton Court, London | 2 November 2019
Robin Haigh
Grin
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall, Norwich | 12 November 2019
2020
Freya Waley-Cohen
Spell Book
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 21 January 2020
Jack Abott
Contemplating Consciousness
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Romsey Mill, Cambridge | 22 February 2020
Will Everitt
March In Time
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Romsey Mill, Cambridge | 22 February 2020
Marie-Louise Ptohos
The life of a Hermit Crab
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Romsey Mill, Cambridge | 22 February 2020
2021
Jack Sheen
Hollow propranolol séance
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Wigmore Hall, London | 22 January 2021
Thomas Adès
Shanty
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. UK premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 10 June 2021
John Tavener
La Noche Oscura
World premiere: Snape Maltings | 25 June 2021
John Woolrich
Hark! The echoing air
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Snape Maltings | 26 June 2021
Tansy Davies
Monolith: I extend my arms
World premiere: Snape Maltings | 26 June 2021
Jon Paul Mayse
Voyage of the Mayflower
World premiere: Lincolnshire Chamber Music Festival | 16 July 2021
2022
James B Wilson
Jacob's Ladder
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: John Peel Centre, Stowmarket | 20 January 2022
Dani Howard
Heads or Tails
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Corn Hall, Diss | 25 February 2022
Dobrinka Tabakova
Barbican Glade
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: Milton Court, London | 14 March 2022
James MacMillan
Three Scottish Songs
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden | 16 March 2022
Alissa Firsova
Stages
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall, Norwich | 22 April 2022
Aileen Sweeney (Magnum Opus composer)
RANT
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall, Norwich | 22 April 2022
Jonathan Brigg (Magnum Opus composer)
Monkish
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: The Venue, Leeds | 23 April 2022
Nathan James Dearden (Magnum Opus composer)
pixelated in quick motion
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden | 24 April 2022
Pete Letanka
Time and Tide
World premiere: Norfolk & Norwich Festival | 21 May 2022
Bushra El Turk
Ka
UK premiere: Snape Maltings | 19 June 2022
2023
Joseph Tawadros
Three Stages of Hindsight
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Milton Court, London | 10 February 2023
Mathilde Wantenaar
Rhapsody for Piano and Strings
World premiere: Milton Court, London | 14 April 2023
David John Roche (Magnum Opus composer)
Sentimental Espionage
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Milton Court, London | 14 April 2023
Daniel Soley (Magnum Opus composer)
Ghiribizzo
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden | 15 April 2023
Crystalla Serghiou (Magnum Opus composer)
Pearley King
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Andrew's Hall, Norwich | 16 April 2023
Joseph Phibbs
Flame and Shadow
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Brighton Dome | 17 May 2023
Ryan Latimer
Pound of Cure
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden | 14 October 2023
Richard Blackford
Songs of Nadia Anduman
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden | 14 October 2023
2024
Daniel Soley (Magnum Opus composer)
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Giles Cripplegate, Barbican | 2 March 2024
David John Roche (Magnum Opus composer)
Chorus in Alto
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Giles Cripplegate, Barbican | 2 March 2024
Crystalla Serghiou (Magnum Opus composer)
The Stepford Wife
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Giles Cripplegate, Barbican | 2 March 2024
Huw Watkins
Horn Concerto
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden | 7 April 2024
Alex Groves (Magnum Opus composer)
Yeah Yeeaahh Yeeeaaahhh
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Milton Court, London | 9 April 2024
Anibal Vidal (Magnum Opus composer)
Invocacion
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Milton Court, London | 9 April 2024
Eden Lonsdale (Magnum Opus composer)
Aeolian Spring
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Milton Court, London | 9 April 2024
Lisa Illean
arcing, stilling, bending, gathering
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. European premiere: Milton Court, London | 11 May 2024
Lisa Illean
Chansons: adieu, adieu (arrangement of Binchois)
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Milton Court, London | 11 May 2024
Benjamin Kwasi Burrell
Solitude
World premiere: Nevill Holt Festival | 7 June 2024
Raphael Clarkson
The Robot and The Bluebird
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: West Road, Cambridge | 20 July 2024
Will Gregory
Heat Ray: The Archimedes Suite
London premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 8 October 2024
Alex Groves (Magnum Opus composer)
Four by Four by Four
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Giles Cripplegate, Barbican | 2 November 2024
Anibal Vidal (Magnum Opus composer)
Invocación n.2
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Giles Cripplegate, Barbican | 2 November 2024
Eden Lonsdale (Magnum Opus composer)
Voicings
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: St Giles Cripplegate, Barbican | 2 November 2024
Gwilym Simcock
Scenes
World premiere: Rochester Cathedral | 16 November 2024
Tim Garland
The Forever Seed
World premiere: Rochester Cathedral | 16 November 2024
2025
Jacob Collier
Hush Scuffle
World premiere: Barbican Hall, London | 23 January 2025
Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Sorores
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Norwich Cathedral | 13 February 2025
David John Roche
The Thread
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Chelmsford Cathedral | 19 March 2025
Leoni King (Magnum Opus composer)
MISSING
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Milton Court, London | 25 March 2025
Michael Betteridge (Magnum Opus composer)
Last Dance
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Milton Court, London | 25 March 2025
George Stevenson
Swell
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Milton Court, London | 25 March 2025
Michael Zev Gordon
A Kind of Haunting
Britten Sinfonia commission. World premiere: Milton Court, London | 25 March 2025
Fran Lobo & James Redwood
Geoffrey gets the Jitters
Britten Sinfonia co-commission. World premiere: Peterborough | 1 May 2025