WHO WE ARE
For 30 years Britten Sinfonia has been pushing the boundaries of what a chamber orchestra can do. It is rooted in the East of England, where it is the only professional orchestra working throughout the region, while it also has a national and international reputation as one of the finest ensembles playing today.
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Our Players
The musicians who make up Britten Sinfonia.
Our Trustees
Our Trustees oversee the work of Britten Sinfonia, bringing specialist skills and perspectives.
Our Team
Our management team is based in Cambridge and remotely. Find out who's who.
“Innovative as always”
Britten Sinfonia creates impactful and inspirational musical experiences, whether through its adventurous programming and innovative formats – such as its immersive Surround Sound Playlist – or its projects created especially for school pupils, hospital patients and local communities.
The orchestra is equally renowned for the remarkable breadth of its collaborations – from Steve Reich, Mahan Esfahani and Alison Balsom to Anoushka Shankar, Jacob Collier and Pagrav Dance Company – and for its nurturing of new compositional voices: over three decades, Britten Sinfonia has premiered more than 250 new works.
“Britten Sinfonia ought to enjoy national treasure status”
Beyond the concert hall, Britten Sinfonia musicians work on creative and therapeutic projects with children, teenagers, hospital patients, people living with dementia, and older people at risk of isolation, particularly in rural communities in Norfolk and Suffolk.
The orchestra has new music in its DNA. It has commissioned over 250 works to date from some of the world’s most established figures, and from composers whose successful careers it has helped launch. Britten Sinfonia runs two talent development schemes for composers: Opus 1 for those aspiring to become professionals, and Magnum Opus for composers who have achieved some success and are looking for more support to take the next step in their careers.
Britten Sinfonia’s main concert activity is in London, Saffron Walden, Cambridge and Norwich, and it also performs in Bury St Edmunds, Ely, Peterborough and Chelmsford. The orchestra often performs at London’s Wigmore Hall and appears at UK festivals including Aldeburgh, Brighton, Norfolk & Norwich and the BBC Proms. The orchestra has performed a live broadcast to more than a million people worldwide from the Sistine Chapel, and toured to the US, Asia and much of Europe. Its prolific discography features many award-winning recordings on labels such as Harmonia Mundi, Chandos, Warner and Hyperion.
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