Comfortable Classical at Home
During the coronavirus lockdown in spring 2020, City of London Sinfonia musicians have been hosting Comfortable Classical at Home on Tuesday and Thursday mornings on City of London Sinfonia’s Facebook page.
In each episode, you can get to know our musicians and enjoy brilliant performances while staying safe at home. One of our musicians hosts a short concert live from their homes, featuring classical music and fun activities for anyone and everyone, from young children to older adults. We also encourage our audiences to get involved during the live episodes by posting a comment or reacting with a ‘like’ or ‘wow’ for our musicians to read aloud or use in improvised compositions.
Previous episodes
We’ve now reached over 30 episodes of Comfortable Classical at Home! There have been so many highlights in our series so far, from fiery introductions to chamber music in a vegetable garden. You can catch up on previous episodes for a limited time in our Facebook video playlist and watch our highlights video.
If you are enjoying our series, please consider donating to City of London Sinfonia so we can keep bringing you new, inspiring content during these challenging times and to help us get going with projects and performances as soon as we can.
Episode 33: Thursday 23 July, 11.30am
Joely Koos, Co-Principal Cello
Episode 32: Tuesday 21 July, 11.30am
Mark Paine, Co-Principal French Horn
Episode 31: Thursday 16 July, 11.30am
Kathy Shave, Violin
Episode 30: Tuesday 14 July, 11.30am
Rachel van der Tang, Cello
Episode 29: Thursday 9 July, 11.30am
Ursula Leveaux, Principal Bassoon
Episode 28: Tuesday 7 July, 11.30am
Becky Knight, Cello
Episode 27: Thursday 2 July, 11.30am
Katherine ‘Waffy’ Spencer, Principal Clarinet
Alexandra Wood, Leader
Episode 26: Tuesday 30 June, 11.30am
Chris Rawley, Bassoon
Jessie Grimes, Clarinet
Episode 25: Thursday 25 June, 11.30am
Matt Maguire, Viola
Episode 24: Tuesday 23 June, 11.30am
Dan Bates, Principal Oboe
Episode 23: Thursday 18 June, 11.30am
Stephanie Beck, Harp
Episode 22: Tuesday 16 June, 11.30am
Joely Koos, Co-Principal Cello
Episode 21: Thursday 11 June, 11.30am
Fiona McCapra, Violin
Episode 20: Tuesday 9 June, 11.30am
Will Schofield, Principal Cello
Episode 19: Thursday 4 June, 11.30am
Ursula Leveaux, Principal Bassoon
Episode 18: Tuesday 2 June, 11.30am
Becky Knight, Cello
Episode 17: Thursday 21 May, 11.30am
Katherine ‘Waffy’ Spencer, Principal Clarinet
Episode 16: Tuesday 19 May, 11.30am
Matt Maguire, Viola
Episode 15: Thursday 14 May, 11.30am
Chris Rawley, Bassoon
Episode 14: Tuesday 12 May, 11.30am
Alexandra Wood, Leader and Creative Director
Episode 13: Thursday 7 May, 11.30am
Elizabeth Bass, Harp
Episode 12: Tuesday 5 May, 11.30am
Dan Jenkins, Principal Trombone
Episode 11: Thursday 30 April, 11.30am
Ursula Leveaux, Principal Bassoon
Episode 10: Tuesday 28 April, 11.30am
Dan Bates, Principal Oboe
Episode 9: Thursday 23 April, 11.30am
Joely Koos, Co-Principal Cello
Episode 8: Tuesday 21 April, 11.30am
Karen Jones, Principal Flute
Episode 7: Thursday 16 April, 11.30am
Matthew Maguire, Viola
Episode 6: Tuesday 14 April, 11.30am
Katherine Spencer, Principal Clarinet
Episode 5: Thursday 9 April, 11.30am
Rebecca Knight, Cello
Episode 4: Tuesday 7 April, 11.30am
Daniel Bates, Principal Oboe
Episode 3: Thursday 2 April, 11.30am
Alexandra Wood, Leader and Creative Director
Episode 2: Tuesday 31 March, 11.30am
Joely Koos, Co-Principal Cello
Episode 1: Thursday 26 March, 11.30am
Katherine Spencer, Principal Clarinet
City of London Sinfonia’s Comfortable Classical relaxed concerts are supported by the Borletti-Buitoni Trust and MariaMarina Foundation.
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