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Communications Officer Hermione chats to internationally renowned violinist, director, conductor and specialist in period performance, Adrian Butterfield about upcoming Southbank Sinfonia concert- 'The Grand Tour'.

As part of Kings Place's London Unwrapped Series, our upcoming concert ‘A London Kaleidoscope’ will explore some of London’s most musical houses. To delve further into the programme and learn a bit more about the history behind the buildings, Communications Officer Hermione went to investigate.

An interview with the hugely talented Jonathon Heyward, Conductor of our Rush Hour Concert #8: Unfinished. Chatting with Communications Officer Hermione, they discuss the importance of collaboration when preparing unfinished works and the need for an explorative mindset.

For our tenth alumni interview, we chatted to Eugene Lee, our Associate Leader. We caught up with Eugene to hear more about how he went from being a member of Southbank Sinfonia in 2009, to being a mentor and leader to our musicians.

Although the concert hall and the football stadium can seem universes apart, these two arenas have more in common than meets the eye.

In this month's '10 for 10' (the penultimate edition) we caught up with Abbey Edlin, who played horn in Southbank Sinfonia 2010. Since completing our fellowship, Abbey has worked as a freelance musician in Sydney before moving to Melbourne to play with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

The next instalment of our horn player Antonia's Alphabet of underperformed composers

On this month's edition of 10 for 10 we caught up with Matt Featherstone, who played flute in Southbank Sinfonia 2011, about how his time with the orchestra has led him to a diverse musical career.

We ask our players and staff which single movements from classical music works really move them, be it emotionally or physically.

The next instalment of our horn player Antonia's Alphabet of underperformed composers