AboutPioneering cutting edge music since 1968, the London Sinfonietta has gained a position as the UK’s foremost exponent of 20th and 21st century music. It has been described as “the pre-eminent champion of new and innovative music in the country”, and can consist of anything from two players to a full orchestra, though it has a core of 18 Principal Players, two of whom are sound designers. Many of its players have thriving solo careers alongside their work with the ensemble, and the London Sinfonietta’s standard of performance is regarded as unbeatable by composers and public alike. The ensemble is committed to performing the best contemporary music from Britain and the rest of the world, and has commissioned over 200 works since it was founded. Composers with whom the London Sinfonietta has worked closely include Harrison Birtwistle, Peter Maxwell Davies, Luciano Berio, Toru Takemitsu, John Adams, Iannis Xenakis, Steve Reich, Oliver Knussen, George Benjamin, Magnus Lindberg, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Judith Weir, Julian Anderson, Jonny Greenwood, Thomas Adès, Jonathan Cole, Stuart MacRae and Tansy Davies. The London Sinfonietta is just as dedicated to reaching a curious and sympathetic audience as it is to the music it performs, and its world-renowned education programme, launched in 1983, continues to bring the music of living composers to as many people as possible. It is also reaching a large new audience of young people through imaginative creative collaborations with electronica artists from the experimental Warp record label. In 2004 the ensemble launched the London Sinfonietta CD Label. |
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