Welcome to Southbank Sinfonia

LEARNING FROM THE BEST

A distinctive and central part of the SbS programme is the collaboration with world-renowned artists. Orchestral musicians, solo artists, actors and animateurs all inspire the SbS players and share their experience in a wide range of disciplines such as different performance styles, public speaking and leading workshops.

Among these partners are the following distinguished orchestras who focus on certain areas:

Artistic Partners

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

opera & ballet; audition masterclasses & mock auditions

ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS

core classical repertoire; musical leadership & working without a conductor

BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA

‘light’ music and recording session techniques

LONDON SINFONIETTA

contemporary music & working with composers

ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

period-instrument performance

NATIONAL THEATRE

movement & exploring musical possibilities in the theatre

SbS also enjoys special relationships with British Youth Opera, the Parliament Choir, Samling and a number of educational institutions. Click here for a full list of artistic partners.

Southbank Sinfonia, resident orchestra of the Parliament Choir, rehearse with Simon Over and the Choir at Westminster Abbey (Deryc Sands)

Raphael Wallfisch, cello, rehearses with Simon Over and SbS5 at LSO St Luke's, London (Elizabeth Hughes)

SbS4 rehearses and records side-by-side with members of the BBC Concert Orchestra at Watford Colosseum

Paul Wynne Griffiths, conductor (Royal Opera), work with SbS7 in the pit at the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London (Sim Canetty-Clarke)

Sir Thomas Allen, baritone and SbS Patron, rehearses with Simon Over, SbS4 and Samling scholars at Cadogan Hall, London (Elizabeth Hughes)

Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor, pianist and SbS Patron, rehearses with SbS2 at LSO St Luke's, London (David Costley-White)

SbS7 and Philip Dukes, viola, perform the London premiere of 'Ghosts of the Dance' by Geoffrey Burgon at Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall (Aubrey Kurlansky)

SbS play side-by-side with members of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House (ROH), conducted by Antonio Pappano (Music Director, ROH)

Orchestras & organisations

Royal Opera House
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
BBC Concert Orchestra
London Sinfonietta
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Royal National Theatre

British Youth Opera
Samling
Parliament Choir

Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
Marlborough College
Cadogan Hall

Conductors

Vladimir Ashkenazy
Antonio Pappano
Edward Gardner
Barry Wordsworth
Stephen Barlow
Paul Wynne Griffiths
David Corkhill
Peter Wiegold
Nicholas Cleobury
Yasuo Shinozaki
Michael Collins
Stephen Bell

Guest artists & coaches

Members of the orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Jette Parker Young Artists Programme

Members of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, led by Harvey de Souza

Members of BBC Concert Orchestra

Members of London Sinfonietta

Members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, led by Matthew Truscott

Additional Baroque specialists, led by Adrian Butterfield

Members of London Winds

Members of the Brodsky Quartet

Tasmin Little, violin
Philip Dukes, viola
Raphael Wallfisch, cello
Philippa Davies, flute
Michael Collins, clarinet
Emma Johnson, clarinet
Andrew Marriner, clarinet
Malcolm Martineau, piano
Alessio Bax, piano

David Corkhill, chamber music
Peter Wiegold, improvisation

Sir Thomas Allen, baritone
Sally Matthews, soprano
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Kennedy, tenor
James Oxley, tenor

Directors, actors & presenters

Tom Morris

Patricia Hodge
Selina Cadell
Toby Jones
Fiona Shaw
Timothy West

Lincoln Abbotts
Kevin Hathway
Alasdair Malloy
Richard Sisson

Composers

Jonathan Dove
Jonathan Harvey
James MacMillan
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Rodion Shchedrin

Festivals

Aberystwyth MusicFest
Anghiari Festival, Italy
Chelsea Festival, London
London Handel Festival
St Jude’s Proms, London
Thaxted Festival
Tilford Bach Festival
Victor Hugo Festival, Guernsey
Windsor Festival

Artist Agencies

Askonas Holt
Hazard Chase