Arvo Pärt’s cult concerto for two violins, Tabula rasa, redefines sound, silence and the relationship between them, while Gavin Higgins’ Rough Voices responds to the pandemic with a musical protest, giving voice to the most vulnerable.

Britten Sinfonia At Summer At Snape

Snape Maltings

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Britten Sinfonia At Bbc Proms In Bristol

Bristol Beacon

For this opening concert an all-star selection of players pair two groundbreaking pieces of chamber music. Mozart’s beloved quintet was written for the newly-invented clarinet, which captured the composer’s imagination with its unusual ability to mimic the human voice. Thirty-five years later, a 16-year-old Mendelssohn pioneered a new ‘symphony-like’ genre with his virtuosic string octet. Opening this year’s 80th anniversary Festival will be a new commission by Deborah Pritchard, winner of the British Composer Award, who has been hailed by Gramophone for her music which "will take your breath away".

Britten Sinfonia At Cheltenham Music Festival

Pittville Pump Room

Members of the Abbey Choir, soprano Ailish Tynan and mezzo soprano Katie Coventry sing the solo parts in this glorious missa solemnis.

Mozart Mass At Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey

Cursed by the goddess Hera, Echo may only repeat the last words spoken to her. Narcissus, a self-obsessed beautiful young man, rejects Echo and leaves her to waste away, setting the scene Bjarnason’s I Want to be Alive: Echo / Narcissus, an emotionally charged, cinematic reflection of echoing motifs and immersive story telling.

Brahms: Double Concerto

MediaCityUK

Tonight, our string section takes centre stage. Written in 1939 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, Bartók’s Divertimento fuses Hungarian folk-rhythms with his signature spiky harmonies and driving momentum. This is furiously virtuosic music; technically demanding and intense, pulsing with energy.

Serenade for Strings

RNCM (Royal Northern College of Music)

Music from the court of Versailles begins and ends this sparkling exploration of the baroque. Jonathan Cohen leads a slimmed-down BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and shows just how flexible this group of players can be, as they weave their way through a selection of dances, fugues and concertos.

Zoë Beyers

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 5, 2025

Serenade for Strings · BBC Philharmonic

Jan 30, 2026

Music of the Sun King · BBC Philharmonic

Past events

Aug 27, 2025

Britten Sinfonia At Summer At Snape · Britten Sinfonia

Aug 23, 2025

Britten Sinfonia At Bbc Proms In Bristol · Britten Sinfonia

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in Serenade for Strings by Elgar

Britten Sinfonia

Violin in Clarinet Quintet by Mozart

Britten Sinfonia

Violin in Double Concerto by Brahms

BBC Philharmonic

Violin in Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor by Bach

BBC Philharmonic

Violin in String Octet in E flat Major by Mendelssohn

Britten Sinfonia

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