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October 20, 2021

Roderick Williams on Butterworth and Vaughan Williams

Comment & Media
Programmes
Roderick Williams is one of the most sought-after baritones of his generation and City of London Sinfonia is privileged to share a long history of performances and recordings with him.…
September 24, 2021

Digital practice during the pandemic

Education and Outreach
Gawain Hewitt reflects on a Sound Young Minds session delivered online during lockdown in February 2021.
July 26, 2021

Introducing our 50th Anniversary Season

Comment & Media
Programmes
To celebrate our 50th anniversary, we’re delighted to announce our ‘Origin’ concert series, featuring world premiere commissions from Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Dobrinka Tabakova and Huw Watkins.
Jane, Fran and Alex after performance
June 1, 2021

Restore and Revive: Mendelssohn, Wagner and Britten in pictures

Programmes>2020-21 Season
It was a joy to be back at Southwark Cathedral for another instalment of Restore and Revive on 19 May – our first in-person concert to a live audience this…
February 26, 2021

Viola profile: Katie Heller

Comment & Media>Player profiles
In our final Viola profile, Katie Heller tells us about how she became “hooked” on the viola, her most treasured memories at CLS – from touring and recordings with Richard…
February 19, 2021

Viola profile: Matt Maguire

Comment & Media>Player profiles
Over the last year, Matt Maguire has featured in our online Comfortable Classical at Home series and Restore and Revive concerts. He has also been adapting and delivering our Sound…
February 12, 2021

Viola profile: Ruth Gibson

Comment & Media>Player profiles
In our second Viola profile, Ruth Gibson (Sub-Principal Viola) shares her greatest memories at City of London Sinfonia (CLS) so far and talks about the excitement of creating music in…
Fiona Bonds, viola
February 5, 2021

Viola profile: Fiona Bonds

Comment & Media>Player profiles
In the first of our Viola Profiles, Principal Viola Fiona Bonds tells us about how she got into playing the viola, what she enjoys about City of London Sinfonia (CLS),…
January 11, 2021

Dan Bates: Strauss, Mozart and missing the “magical connection” of live music

Programmes>2020-21 Season
To give you a flavour of our ‘Restore and Revive: Strauss and Mozart’ recording, we asked Principal Oboe Dan Bates a few questions about the music, his love for Richard…
City of London Sinfonia at Christmas
December 14, 2020

Restore and Revive at Christmas in pictures

Programmes>2020-21 Season
Southwark Cathedral was full of the joys of Christmas on Monday 7 December as City of London Sinfonia strings and the Happenstance Singers performed festive, classical music to a live…