NEWS AND INSIGHTS FROM OUR BLOG

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

We caught up with Ruth Rosales, bassoonist in Southbank Sinfonia 2012, about how our Fellowship Programme sparked her passion for connecting young people with classical music.

The first in a series of blogs written by our horn player Antonia, dedicated to telling the stories of 26 composers of diverse backgrounds that have been left out of the traditional western classical canon because of their race, gender, or both.

We caught up with Southbank Sinfonia 2013 trumpeter Jonny Abraham about his varied career since completing our Fellowship Programme, including his work as part of the band Public Service Broadcasting.