LONDON SINFONIETTA Founded in 1968 by David Atherton and Nicholas Snowman, the London Sinfonietta's
Artistic Director from 1972 to 1989 was the late Michael Vyner. He was succeeded
by the pianist Paul Crossley (1988-1994), and since September 1994 the Principal
Conductor has been the young German, Markus Stenz. The London Sinfonietta performs
an enormously diverse repertoire, ranging from small to very large forces. Of
233 world premiere performances, over 100 have been specially commissioned,
very often for the core group of 16 principal players. The ensemble enjoys fruitful
associations with many of the world's most established living composers, including
Adams, Berio, Birtwistle, Boulez, Carter, Górecki, Henze, Kurtág,
Maxwell Davies, Ligeti, Schnittke, Stockhausen and Xenakis. It has also formed
close working relationships with the composer/conductors Oliver Knussen and
George Benjamin and continues to champion the music of younger generations,
in particular such British composers as Simon Holt, Mark-Anthony Turnage and
most recently Thomas Adès and Julian Anderson. The London Sinfonietta
is a regular visitor to major international festivals and has made over 100
recordings, and has won awards for its discs of works by Benjamin, Birtwistle,
Britten, Carter, Kern (Show-boat), Stravinsky, Takemitsu, Tippett and
Weill.
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