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More than two years into a period when Britten Sinfonia has no regular funding from Arts Council England – a period now extended, even more challengingly, to five years out of the National Portfolio – I’m proud to announce a full and rich range of activity in our 2025/26 season.

Through the generosity of a wide base of supporters, we have again been able to build a schedule for our brilliant musicians that is characteristically eclectic and, as a recent Guardian reviewer noted, ‘innovative as always’. Read on, and click for details of many of our concerts next season.

Meurig Bowen
CEO and Artistic Director

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Selected Highlights

Seven Last Words from the Cross with Tenebrae

Barber’s Adagio and Allegri’s Miserere prepare the way for James MacMillan’s great Passion meditation, in this emotionally-charged evening from Tenebrae and Britten Sinfonia.

Re-Folking Viennese Classics, with ZRI quintet

Inspired by a Viennese pub visited by many 19th-century composers for the folk performances it hosted, Britten Sinfonia and ZRI perform classical music re-imagined for orchestra and folk band.

ROH Linbury Theatre: Three Chamber Operas

The Jette Parker Artists shine a light on three women composers: Elizabeth Maconchy, Charlotte Bray and Elena Langer.