One of the UK's leading chamber orchestras performing internationally with world-renowned guest artists and innovative programming. Our webiste is at www.brittensinfonia.com and http://brittensinfonia.blo
Information
- Location:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom, CB1 2SN
- Phone:
- +44 1223 300795
- Birthday:
- 26 November
Photos
2 of 6 albumsSee all
Latitude FestivalCreated about 4 months ago
Wall PhotosCreated about 6 months ago
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Events
7 forthcoming eventsView all
- Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 1
Various - UK & Poland
13 December at 12:00 - Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 2
Various - UK & Poland
17 January at 12:00 - Britten in America
Cambridge, Bradford on Avon, Dartin...
27 January at 20:15 - Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3
Cambridge, London, Norwich, Birming...
02 March at 13:00 - Passion & Resurrection
Cambridge, Norwich
08 April at 20:00 - Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 4
Krakow, Cambridge, Norwich, Birming...
25 April at 12:00 - Imogen Cooper directs Beethoven
Cambridge, London, Bregenz
17 May at 20:00
Britten Sinfonia, is adding a hi-tech element to its upcoming Dialogues concerts...
Hannah Ellis, Family Music Day Co-ordinator talks about this year's Family Music Day;With Back to the Future replays filling our screens, echoes of ‘Let’s do the Time Warp again’ ringing in our ears and Hollywood inviting us to meet the ‘Time Traveller’s Wife’, Britten Sinfonia has jumped on t...
Rehearsals are currently taking place for two performances conducted by Christopher Hogwood. The programme includes works by composers who are all celebrating significant anniversaries during 2009 including Czech composer Boshulav Martinu (see the full programme here)...
Last week we said goodbye to our Marketing & Development Assistant, Frances who is off to live in the big smoke, London and start a new job at Sing Up. We gave Frances a good send off - which involved doing some of the things she has never got around to in Cambridge...
In July 2009 Britten Sinfonia were the first orchestra to perform at Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Here is a video which brings to life what it was like to perform at this brilliant festival.Britten Sinfonia at Latitude from washmedia on Vimeo.
A couple of weeks ago David Allen, a student at Cambridge University visited us on a two-week work experience placement. Here he talks about what it was like;Ah, the life of a student...
Here are two pictures from our weekend in Colchester as part of National Heritage weekend. They show Oliver Cox and Owen Gunnell getting a few tips on tabla playing from Kuljit Bhamra.
The orchestra have just spent the weekend in Colchester as part of the National Heritage Weekend...
Britten Sinfonia The Music of Place coming up this weekend in historic venues across Colchester.
Source: www.brittensinfonia.com
Jacqueline Shave violinKuljit Bhamra tablaSarah Burnett bassoonLucy Wakeford harpPaul Archibald trumpetJohn Kenny tromboneOwen Gunnell percussionOliver Cox percussionBritten Sinfonia
Today is my last at Britten Sinfonia, and what a great way to finish - I'm off to Glyndebourne this morning to see The Yellow Sofa...
There are two more performances of Julian Philip's new opera The Yellow Sofa at Glyndebourne, tomorrow and on Friday. I haven't seen it yet, but reports from colleagues and members of the orchestra suggest it is well worth trying to see...
Closest match yet, but we still lost our third cricket match against Aldeburgh Music. Even with a brilliant wicket keeper (one of the Buddhist monks on our team from the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery)...
We welcome back our friends the Monks of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery for our annual Britten Sinfonia vs. Aldeburgh Music cricket match, taking place this afternoon at Sudbourne, nr. Orford, in Suffolk. You can see them above at last year's match in Cambridge...
The sound (and view) might not have been perfect from my seat in our Loggia Box yesterday, but there was a fantastic atmosphere at our Prom yesterday. You can't really beat a sold out Albert Hall, especially when there are alot of family groups, excited children, and a packed Arena...
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