Latest Releases
SinfoniaCast09 is an introduction to the Britten Sinfonia At Lunch series, which kicked off in Krakow on Sunday 30 November with a fantastic concert featuring a new work by Charlotte Bray alongside a slightly older one by her former teacher Colin Matthews, and pieces by Chopin and Mozart. In our latest SinfoniaCast, Fiona Talkington hears from Colin and Charlotte about their collaboration and their music. For more information about the performances, visit the concert page.
Britten Sinfonia's newest CD release is a recording of Poulenc's Gloria and Motets. This collaboration with Stephen Layton's Polyphony, with soprano Susan Gritton and the choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, garnered fantastic reviews. It was Editor's Choice in the April 2008 edition of Gramophone magazine, which noted the "powerful music making which gives the Gloria an unfettered sense of joy." Further high praise came from BBC Radio 3's Building a Library, who cited the recording as one of the best ever made of the Gloria.
Britten Sinfonia CDs are available to buy through Hyperion, at our concerts or in all good music stores.
Calendar
December 2008
Next Production
Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 1
Krakow, Cambridge, London, Birmingham and Norwich
30 - 05 December 2008
This opening concert in Britten Sinfonia’s lunchtime series showcases works chosen by the eminent British composer Colin Matthews and features the young Russian pianist Polina Leschenko, a rising star of the international piano world.
Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 1
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
02 December 2008 1:00pm
This opening concert in Britten Sinfonia’s lunchtime series showcases works chosen by the eminent British composer Colin Matthews and features the young Russian pianist Polina Leschenko, a rising star of the international piano world.
Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 1
Wigmore Hall, London
03 December 2008 1:00pm
This opening concert in Britten Sinfonia’s lunchtime series showcases works chosen by the eminent British composer Colin Matthews and features the young Russian pianist Polina Leschenko, a rising star of the international piano world.
Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 1
Town Hall, Birmingham
04 December 2008 1:00pm
This opening concert in Britten Sinfonia’s lunchtime series showcases works chosen by the eminent British composer Colin Matthews and features the young Russian pianist Polina Leschenko, a rising star of the international piano world.
Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 1
The Assembly House, Norwich
05 December 2008 1:00pm
This opening concert in Britten Sinfonia’s lunchtime series showcases works chosen by the eminent British composer Colin Matthews and features the young Russian pianist Polina Leschenko, a rising star of the international piano world.
Messiah
Norwich Theatre Royal, Norwich
14 December 2008 7:30pm
Handel's remarkable oratorio Messiah, with its vivid portrayal of biblical scenes and high emotional charge is performed here by highly-acclaimed vocal group Polyphony, conducted by Stephen Layton.
Messiah
Ely Cathedral, Ely
18 December 2008 7:30pm
Handel's remarkable oratorio Messiah, with its vivid portrayal of biblical scenes and high emotional charge is performed here by highly-acclaimed vocal group Polyphony, conducted by Stephen Layton.
Messiah
St John's, Smith Square, London
21 December 2008 7:30pm
Handel's remarkable oratorio Messiah, with its vivid portrayal of biblical scenes and high emotional charge is performed here by highly-acclaimed vocal group Polyphony, conducted by Stephen Layton.
Messiah
St John's, Smith Square, London
22 December 2008 7:30pm
Handel's remarkable oratorio Messiah, with its vivid portrayal of biblical scenes and high emotional charge is performed here by highly-acclaimed vocal group Polyphony, conducted by Stephen Layton.
Messiah
St John's, Smith Square, London
23 December 2008 7:30pm
Handel's remarkable oratorio Messiah, with its vivid portrayal of biblical scenes and high emotional charge is performed here by highly-acclaimed vocal group Polyphony, conducted by Stephen Layton.
