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You can read news from before these most recent items: news from 2008, as well as news from earlier in 2009.

  • 17 February 2010 - Britten in America: looking back

    We equipped violinist Lizzie Ball with a digital camcorder to document the goings-on behind the scenes at our recent tour with Mark Padmore and Pekka Kussisto.

  • 9 February 2010 - Great Britten

    Our Britten in America concert is currently on tour around the UK, here is what people so far have thought about it in Cambridge, Bradford on Avon, Dartintgton and London. We hope you can join us in Cockermouth, Southampton and Norwich this week.

  • 9 February 2010 - Creative Learning Bus(es)

    Our Creative Learning department has been very busy since a quiet January, they have been involved in a great range of projects and have managed to find time to write a blog about it to share their update with everyone too.

  • 28 January 2010 - Nico Muhly and Britten Sinfonia a hit with the critics.

    Nico Muhly's residency with Britten Sinfonia is well underway and all involved seem to be enjoying the experience, read what people have been saying...

  • 19 January 2010 - BBC Radio 4 Front Row

    Nico Muhly talks to Kirsty Lang about his residency with Britten Sinfonia which includes premières of new works and a composers' workshop on Saturday 23 Jan.

  • 15 January 2010 - 'Creating an ensemble drama with the Britten Sinfonia'

    Charlotte Higgins, of the Guardian, looks at Britten Sinfonia's concert staging and the benefits of working without a conductor

  • 13 January 2010 - Joanna MacGregor SinfoniaCast

    Our latest SinfoniaCast features exclusive extracts from our latest CD release with Joanna MacGregor; 'Live in Buenos Aires', as well as a recent interview with Joannna. She talks South American composers, touring with Britten Sinfonia, and much more…

  • 4 January 2010 - Roundhouse, London performances

    We have two performances coming up at the Roundhouse in London. The first is with internationally renowned pianist Joanna MacGregor on 23 January and the second on 24 January with Nico Muhly during his residency with us.

  • 8 December 2009 - BBC Radio 3 CD Review

    Stephen Layton discusses the new Britten Sinfonia and Polyphony recording of Handel’s Messiah with BBC Radio 3’s Andrew McGregor.

  • 25 November 2009 - Pre-Concert Talks Available Online

    Pre-concert talks from most of our concerts will now be available to hear online. These interesting and audience-friendly talks are a great way to discover the decisions behind our repertoire, and to get to know musicians more intimately.

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Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3

West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
02 March 2010 1:00pm

The sound of the oboe is explored in this lunchtime concert, performed by one of the finest musicians in the UK, Nicholas Daniel.

Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3

Wigmore Hall, London
03 March 2010 1:00pm

The sound of the oboe is explored in this lunchtime concert, performed by one of the finest musicians in the UK, Nicholas Daniel.

Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3

The Assembly House, Norwich
05 March 2010 1:00pm

The sound of the oboe is explored in this lunchtime concert, performed by one of the finest musicians in the UK, Nicholas Daniel.

Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3

Town Hall, Birmingham
09 March 2010 1:00pm

The sound of the oboe is explored in this lunchtime concert, performed by one of the finest musicians in the UK, Nicholas Daniel.

Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3

Filharmonic Hall, Krakow
14 March 2010 12:00pm

The sound of the oboe is explored in this lunchtime concert, performed by one of the finest musicians in the UK, Nicholas Daniel.

Britten-Pears Chamber Choir with Britten Sinfonia

Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape
21 March 2010 7:00pm

The Britten–Pears Chamber Choir and Britten Sinfonia perform Britten's Te Deum , Fauré's Requiem and Duruflé's Requiem.

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