“ONE OF OUR MOST INNOVATIVE AND VITAL ENSEMBLES”

– The Guardian, 2023

Britten Sinfonia is a different kind of orchestra Britten Sinfonia pushes the boundaries of what a chamber orchestra can do.

Rooted in the East of England, it also has a national and international reputation as one of the best ensembles playing today, and is Associate Ensemble at London’s Barbican.

The orchestra is known for its adventurous programming, stunningly high-quality performances, and its ability to adapt to any context, across musical genres and art forms.

The orchestra is defined not by the traditional figurehead of a principal conductor, but by the dynamic meeting of outstanding individual players and the broad range of their collaboratorsfrom Steve Reich, Thomas Adès and Alison Balsom to Pagrav Dance Company, Father John Misty, Rufus Wainwright and Anoushka Shankar.