NEWS AND INSIGHTS FROM OUR BLOG

Ahead of the Berkeley Ensemble’s side-by-side project with our current Fellowship, we spoke with Southbank Sinfonia alumna, Gemma Wareham, about her career as a cellist, the importance of making industry contacts, and her advice to aspiring musicians.

To address the importance of diverse, inclusive programming, Southbank Sinfonia at St John's Smith Square held a targeted conversation on 24 January 2023 with a panel of experts: Roger Wilson (Black Lives in Music), Gabriella Di Laccio (Donne, Women in Music), Lloyd Coleman (Paraorchestra), Millie Lihoreau (Southbank Sinfonia musician), and Amanda Parker. This article outlines the key points highlighted in the discussion.

Our 'New Beginnings' concert features the premieres of new commissions by four of Nonclassical's 'Associate Composers'. Get to know the composers behind the works.

Oboist and conductor, Nicholas Daniel, talks to us about Mozart’s ambitious Serenade in Bb for Winds, ‘Gran Partita’.

Announcing our Spring/ Summer 2023 Season! To continue our 20th anniversary year, we look forward to showcasing trailblazing works in an exhilarating programme of events.

1039 concerts. 187 soloists. 115 guest conductors, including Sir Antonio Pappano, Edward Gardner, and Marin Alsop. For 20 years, Southbank Sinfonia has championed emerging musicians, empowering them to reach their full potential.

Exquisite, alluring music. Beautiful melodies and heartfelt emotionalism. We talk to musicologist and historian, Dr Lucy Walker, about the Belle Époque era, ahead of St John's Smith Square's Belle Époque Festival.

Here's some quickfire questions with our interim CEO, Rosie Fraser.

This Autumn Season marks 20 years since the foundation of Southbank Sinfonia. To celebrate, we have commissioned a new work, 'TWENTY', by internationally renowned composer, Roxanna Panufnik.

The Spitalfields Music Trainee Music Leader Scheme is a paid, practical training programme for musicians of all genres who are passionate about creative music making in community settings. Spitalfields Music and Southbank Sinfonia are offering one traineeship for a musician who is an alumnus/a of Southbank Sinfonia.