is one of the world’s leading contemporary music ensembles. Formed in 1968, our commitment to making new music has seen us commission over 470 works and premiere many hundreds more. Resident at the Southbank Centre and Artistic Associate at Kings Place, with a busy touring schedule across the UK and abroad, London Sinfonietta’s Principal Players are some of the finest musicians in the world.

Our ethos is to experiment constantly with the art form, working with the world’s best composers, performers, and artists to produce projects often involving film, theatre, dance and art. We challenge audience perceptions by commissioning work which addresses issues in today’s society, and we work closely with our audience as creators, performers and curators of the events we stage. We support and encourage musical creativity and the skills of composition in schools and communities across the UK as well as working in partnership with Higher Education Institutions to give emerging musicians the opportunity to experience specialist training in understanding and playing contemporary classical music.

The London Sinfonietta has also broken new ground by launching its own digital channel, featuring video programmes and podcasts about new music. We created Steve Reich’s Clapping Music App, a participatory rhythm game that has been downloaded over 600,000 times worldwide, while our back catalogue of recordings has helped cement our world-wide reputation.