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Reviews from the second At Lunch concert of the artistic year, featuring a new work, Spell Book, by Freya Waley-Cohen, in addition to her arrangement of Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder.
The TimesReviews from Britten Sinfonia’s performances with Benjamin Grosvenor in November 2019.
The TimesReviews from the performance of Sir James MacMillan’s Stabat Mater in Ely Cathedral as a part of the Cambridge Music Festival, in November 2019.
About My AreaReviews from the US premiere performance of Sir James MacMillan’s Stabat Mater at the White Light Festival, Lincoln Center in November 2019.
Concerto NetReviews from an evening of tribute to the 19th-century computing pioneer Ada Lovelace, featuring several world premieres and panel discussion at Milton Court, London, as part of the Barbican’s Life Rewired series.
The GuardianReviews from the European premiere performance of Reich/Richter at the Barbican and Saffron Hall, programmed with Reich’s Runner and Pulse (Saffron Hall only).
The TimesReviews from the UK premiere performance of Sir James MacMillan’s The Sun Danced, with soprano Mary Bevan, and the London premiere of MacMillan’s Fifth Symphony Le grand inconnu, performed by The Sixteen, Genesis Sixteen and Britten Sinfonia, conducted by Harry Christophers in October 2019.
The TimesReviews from the UK premiere performance of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Refugee, performed by tenor Allan Clayton and conducted by Andrew Gourlay in September 2019, in a programme of Tippett, Britten and Knussen.
The TimesReviews from Nevill Holt Opera’s production of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in June 2019 featuring Britten Sinfonia, conducted by Nicholas Chalmers.
The TelegraphReviews from Britten Sinfonia and Opera Rara’s concert performance of Donizetti’s Il Paria, conducted by Sir Mark Elder in June 2019.
Classical SourceReviews from performances of Beethoven Symphony No. 9 and Gerald Barry’s ‘The Eternal Recurrence’ with Thomas Adès.
The TimesReview from the performance of Beethoven Symphonies Nos 1 and 2, conducted by Thomas Adès, at the Brighton Festival.
Brighton and Hove IndependentReviews from the Barbican’s Sound Unbound Festival, featuring Britten Sinfonia’s performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 3 ‘Eroica’ conducted by Thomas Adès, and introduced by Stephen Fry.
The GuardianReviews from performances of Beethoven’s Symphonies Nos 7 and 8, alongside the premiere of Gerald Barry’s Viola Concerto, performed by Lawrence Power, as part of Year Three of our Beethoven Symphony Cycle:
The GuardianReviews from Brad Mehldau’s Piano Concerto with Britten Sinfonia at Barbican Hall:
The TimesReviews from Britten Sinfonia’s Colin Matthews Octet performance at Wigmore Hall:
The TimesReviews from Britten Sinfonia’s performances with Sir Mark Elder in the second instalment of their Brahms Symphony Cycle:
Seen and HeardReviews from Britten Sinfonia’s performances with Mark Padmore on their Serenading Lincs tour:
Spalding TodayReviews from Britten Sinfonia’s performances of The Last Letter:
Opera TodayReviews from Britten Sinfonia’s appearance at the BBC Proms 2018:
Broadway WorldReviews from Britten Sinfonia’s performances of Powder Her Face at Nevill Holt Opera:
The GuardianReviews from performances of Beethoven’s Symphonies Nos 4 and 5, part of year two of our Beethoven Symphony Cycle:
BachtrackReviews from Britten Sinfonia’s performance of James MacMillan’s Stabat Mater with The Sixteen at the Sistine Chapel:
The TimesReviews from Coraline, a new opera adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s book with music by Mark-Anthony Turnage:
ArcanaReviews from At Lunch Two, the world premiere tour of Leo Chadburn’s Five Loops for the Bathyscaphe
The Observer`Reviews from Britten Sinfonia’s concerts with Sir Mark Elder 8-10 November:
BachtrackReviews from Britten Sinfonia’s performance during This is Rattle, at Milton Court:
The TimesReviews from Britten Sinfonia’s appearance at the 2017 BBC Proms
BachtrackReviews from Beethoven Symphony Cycle (No 3) at the Barbican, 6 June 2017:
The SpectatorReviews from Adès, Barry, Beethoven – Chamber Music, 30 May at Milton Court Concert Hall, London.
The Arts DeskReviews from the first concert in Britten Sinfonia’s 3-year Beethoven Symphony Cycle with Thomas Adès.
BachtrackReviews from At Lunch Three, featuring the world premiere tour of Brian Elias’ new Oboe Quintet:
The TimesReviews from Britten Sinfonia’s Easter performances of Bach’s St John Passion with tenor Mark Padmore and Britten Sinfonia Voices:
Classical SourceReviews of James MacMillan’s Stabat Mater world premiere recording, with The Sixteen and Harry Christophers. Out now on CORO.
Classical EarReviews from John Adams at 70, at the Barbican on 25 February 2017
The GuardianReviews from the European premiere of Gerald Barry’s Alice’s Adventures Under Ground.
The IndependentReviews from the performances of Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s Simplicius Simplicissimus.
The IndependentReviews from the European premiere performances of Steve Reich’s Pulse
The TelegraphReviews from the world premiere performances of James MacMillan’s Stabat Mater with The Sixteen.
The TimesReviews from our performance at the 2016 BBC Proms conducted by Thomas Adès and featuring cellist Steven Isserlis and violinist Augustin Hadelich.
The GuardianReviews from Netia Jones’ dramatic staging of Zender’s Winterreise starring Ian Bostridge, co-produced by the Barbican and Britten Sinfonia.
Financial TimesReviews from our concerts with young pianist Benjamin Grosvenor , which also celebrated Jacqueline Shave’s first ten years as Britten Sinfonia leader
The TimesReviews from the revival of the Royal Opera House’s production of Gerald Barry’s The Importance of Being Earnest at the Barbican Theatre
BachTrackReviews from our Easter performances in Birmingham, Cambridge and London of James MacMillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross conducted by Eamonn Dougan
The TimesReviews from our concert featuring Louis Andriessen’s La Passione alongside Steve Martland’s Tiger Dancing and Steve Reich’s The Desert Music at the Barbican.
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