London Jazz Festival
Performing with Joanna MacGregor, Dhafer Youssef and other exciting jazz supremos Britten Sinfonia's versatile performers band together for a concert on opening night of the London Jazz Festival. The festival, which originiated back in the 70s, attracts the greatest jazz musicians around and Britten Sinfonia's past collaborations in the festival have been met with huge acclaim. Press is already hotting up on this gig with a fantastic feature in The New Statesman on Dhafer and the concert. The programme features original arrangements and an eclectic mix of styles with pieces by Arvo Pärt, Bartók, Gabi Lunca and Dhafer Youssef. Concert details here
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Next Production
BBC Proms Saturday Matinee 3: I Fagiolini & Britten Sinfonia
London
21 August 2010
Britten Sinfonia returns to the BBC Proms in a programme including contemporary works based on the madrigals of Monteverdi and Gesualdo juxtaposed with the original music.
City of London Festival 2010
Mansion House, London
05 July 2010 7:30pm
Bach meets Brazil in this concert given by the outstanding pianist, Joanna MacGregor, and one of the UK’s most dynamic and musically inquisitive chamber orchestras, the Britten Sinfonia. This programme crosses the invisible divide between the classical and popular Brazilian music, and the concert is sure to sell out fast.
