Britten Sinfonia

Britten Sinfonia does not have a principal conductor or director, but instead chooses to collaborate with a range of the finest international guest artists from across the musical spectrum as suited to a particular project. Recent seasons have included projects with Christopher Hogwood, Efterklang, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Nico Muhly, Mark Padmore, Imogen Cooper, and Polyphony.

Britten Sinfonia has residencies in Cambridge, Norwich and Birmingham with a major concert series at London’s Southbank Centre and Wigmore Hall. The orchestra also performs in many of Europe’s finest concert halls and festivals including invitations this season to the BBC Proms, the City of London Festival, Glyndebourne and venues such as the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and London’s Barbican Centre.

The group enjoys a blossoming international profile, including tours of South America, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Mexico, with plans to tour the United States and Canada.

The orchestra has received many prizes including the Royal Philharmonic Society Chamber Music Award, the RPS Ensemble Award in 2007, and a 2008 Gramophone Award.