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“If I were in the British Government I would declare the London Sinfonietta a National Treasure. … Long may they continue to make music!”Steve Reich

Welcome to the London Sinfonietta’s 2011/12 Music Programme.

I hope you are excited and inspired by the mix of events we are producing this year – from explorations of the music of established masters to compelling new voices and experimental collaborations. Live music is still one of the most powerful experiences. Add to that the anticipation of the new and unusual, and I hope you will choose to come to several of our events this year. For 43 years we have been commissioning and performing new music, and this season is no exception. The range of new work from Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Dai Fujikura, Bryn Harrison and Martin Creed is a reflection of the diverse styles in new music today and the wider world of contemporary culture that we are now part of. We are also making new music with composers through our Writing the Future and Blue Touch Paper schemes (page 12) and work from them will be presented online and in live performance throughout the season. Our London Sinfonietta Academy enters its fourth year providing a summer course and main-stage work for the best emerging UK players throughout the season.

A creative partnership with the public is a central part of our mission as we make new music together with people of different ages and abilities. Our growing London Sinfonietta Collective (page 14) is a group of people interested in creating new work with us, and I encourage you to take the step and join in.

We are hugely grateful to Arts Council England for their trust in us. The recent confirmation of their continued support means we can plan our Music Programme through to 2015. We are also grateful to trusts, sponsors, promoters and individuals without whose help and partnership we would not survive. You can help us make new music happen by becoming one of our Pioneers (page 18).

I look forward to meeting you at our concerts at Southbank Centre where our ongoing residency provides a fantastic home for the ensemble.

Andrew BurkeChief Executive

Music Programme 2011/12

Exquisite Labyrinth: the music of Pierre BoulezSaturday 1 October 2011, Queen Elizabeth Hall

Pavilions: New Music Show 2Saturday 5 November 2011, Queen Elizabeth Hall

Written/UnwrittenFriday 18 November 2011, Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Wolfgang Rihm at 60Tuesday 24 January 2012, Queen Elizabeth Hall

In Portrait: Olga NeuwirthSaturday 11 February 2012, Queen Elizabeth Hall

Perfect Constructions: the music of Conlon NancarrowSaturday 21 April 2012, Queen Elizabeth Hall

In Portrait: George BenjaminSaturday 12 May 2012, Queen Elizabeth Hall

In Portrait: Harrison BirtwistleThursday 24 May 2012, Queen Elizabeth Hall

An evening with Martin CreedSaturday 9 June 2012, Queen Elizabeth Hall

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Exquisite Labyrinth: the music of Pierre BoulezSaturday 1 October 2011, 7.30pmQueen Elizabeth Hall

Pierre Boulez Anthèmes 2Pierre Boulez …explosante-fixe…

Péter Eötvös conductorClio Gould violinMichael Cox fluteSound Intermedia sound projectionJérémie Henrot IRCAM sound engineerCarlo Laurenzi IRCAM computer production

A solo violinist stands on a stage and plays. As she plays, the music is transformed into cascades of sound which spin around the space, enveloping the audience using live electronics and a spatial speaker system. Anthèmes 2 is a product of IRCAM, Pierre Boulez’s Paris-based underground centre for the research and development of music technology. …explosante-fixe…, also created at IRCAM, is a flute concerto in which the live electronic transformation of the soloist’s sound is played over a large ensemble. The flute interacts with an advanced computer system to control how the sound is shaped and transformed, resulting in music of scurrying energy and often luxuriant beauty.

Tickets £22, £15, £9Phone 0844 847 9940Online southbankcentre.co.uk

Presented in association with Southbank Centre as part of Exquisite Labyrinth: the music of Pierre Boulez. An avant-garde figurehead since the 1940s, musical giant on the world stage and author of some of the key progressive works of musical modernism, the weekend’s other events celebrating the beauty of Boulez’s music include:

Royal Academy of Music Manson EnsembleFriday 30 September

Exploring the labyrinth: an international study daySaturday 1 October

Pierre-Laurent Aimard & Tamara Stefanovich pianoSunday 2 October

Boulez & Ensemble intercontemporainSunday 2 October

For more information:southbankcentre.co.uk/boulez

Exquisite Labyrinth: the music of Pierre Boulez is supported by Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, Diaphonique, Franco-British fund for contemporary music and Institut Français.

“…totally intoxicating, thanks in part to a fabulously energised, edge-of-the-seat performance from the three soloists and the [London] Sinfonietta.” Ivan Hewett, The Telegraph, at the London Sinfonietta’s performance of …explosante-fixe… in Aldeburgh, June 2011

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Pavilions: New Music Show 2Saturday 5 November 2011, 7.30pmQueen Elizabeth Hall

6.15pm – Event 1 A free concert featuring the world premieres of new chamber works by Edmund Finnis, Tim Hodgkinson, Shiva Feshareki and Isambard Khroustaliov created on the London Sinfonietta’s Writing the Future scheme (see page 12)

7.30pm – Event 2Charlie Piper InsomniacDai Fujikura Double Bass Concerto (world premiere)Steven Daverson Elusive Tangibility III: Clandestine Haze (UK premiere)Iris ter Schiphorst Zerstören (UK premiere)Francisco Coll Piedras (UK premiere)

Martyn Brabbins conductorEnno Senft double bassSound Intermedia sound projection

Experience the finest new music in an event offering a selection of the best new sounds being created today. Dai Fujikura’s Double Bass Concerto is full of unique musical invention, using new playing techniques designed in collaboration with Enno Senft, London Sinfonietta’s Principal double bass. Expect a soundworld influenced by the shamisen, a Japanese plucked instrument similar to a guitar. Charlie Piper’s Insomniac, composed for the London Sinfonietta Academy 2011, receives its world premiere, whilst we also profile the music of Steven Daverson, composition prize-winner from the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, Francisco Coll, pupil of Thomas Adès and German composer Iris ter Schiphorst. The event also features the latest compositions from composers on the London Sinfonietta’s Writing the Future scheme.

Dai Fujikura’s Double Bass Concerto and Charlie Piper’s Insomniac were commissioned by the London Sinfonietta and supported by the London Sinfonietta Pioneers.

Tickets £12Phone 0844 847 9940Online southbankcentre.co.uk

Written/UnwrittenFriday 18 November 2011, 7.45pmPurcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Programme to include: Matthew Bourne, Vladimir Tarasov and the London Sinfonietta new collaborations for Written/Unwritten

Matthew Bourne pianoVladimir Tarasov percussion

Explore the boundaries between written and unwritten music. Challenge your preconceptions of how new music is made with a creative pianist, an experimental percussionist and a world-leading ensemble. Immerse yourself in improvisations, barefoot piano playing and collaborations between musicians with expertise in different genres.


Written/Unwritten is an ongoing project developed as a collaboration between the London Sinfonietta and sounduk.

“…a sequence of beautifully crafted and diversely textured improvisations, evocative of styles ranging from Balakirev and Jarrett to Stockhausen but wholly convincing in their centredness.”Guy Dammann, The Guardian,on Matthew Bourne at the London Sinfonietta’s Written/Unwritten, Kings Place, June 2011

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Wolfgang Rihm at 60Tuesday 24 January 2012, 7.30pmQueen Elizabeth Hall

Wolfgang Rihm Ricercare – in memoriam Luigi Nono (UK premiere)Rebecca Saunders QuartetJörg Widmann Dubairische Tänze (UK premiere)Wolfgang Rihm Nach-Schrift (UK premiere)Wolfgang Rihm Will Sound More Again (UK premiere)

Thierry Fischer conductor

Wolfgang Rihm is one of the most prolific composers working today, writing a huge range of music and often revisiting and revising earlier pieces and ideas. Nach-Schrift of 2004 is connected to his earlier ‘chiffre’ cycle from the 1980’s when he was exploring his compositional style, and Will Sound More Again is a recently extended and reworked version of a piece from 2006, full of energy and immediate appeal. Rihm’s music in this concert is set against that of two of his most celebrated pupils – Rebecca Saunders’ haunting Quartet and Jörg Widmann’s Dubairiche Tänze, a set of dances with echoes of the composer’s native Bavaria, coloured by his inventive compositional voice.


In Portrait: Olga NeuwirthSaturday 11 February 2012, 7.30pmQueen Elizabeth Hall

Olga Neuwirth Five Daily Miniatures (UK premiere)Olga Neuwirth …miramondo multiplo… (UK premiere)Olga Neuwirth Hommage à Klaus Nomi (UK premiere)

Garry Walker conductorAndrew Watts countertenor Alistair Mackie trumpet

The London Sinfonietta presents a portrait of Olga Neuwirth, the Austrian composer who came to prominence in the UK with her operatic adaptation of David Lynch’s Lost Highway produced by the ENO and Young Vic. The event includes Hommage à Klaus Nomi, a cabaret-style tribute to the eponymous Berlin tenor and theatrical visionary. Expect “jazzy cover versions of well-known arias and songs, wedging the great lament from Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas against standards by Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland.” (Tim Ashley, The Guardian). The concert also features …miramondo multiplo… for solo trumpet, “a skilfully joined, shimmering realm of random memory tableaux, where you meet, for example, Miles Davis, Berg, Mahler, Messiaen and even Handel.” (Stefan Musil, Die Presse)


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Perfect Constructions: the music of Conlon NancarrowSaturday 21 April 2012, 7.30pmQueen Elizabeth Hall

Programme to include:Conlon Nancarrow Study No 21 (arr. Murcott)Piece No 2 for chamber ensembleStudy No 5 (arr. Mikhashoff)Study No 26 (new arrangement)Study No 12 (new arrangement)TangoStudy No 6 (arr. Mikhashoff)Toccata for violin and player pianoConcerto for player piano and ensemble

Baldur Brönnimann conductorRex Lawson pianola

The London Sinfonietta celebrates the works of 20th-century musical maverick Conlon Nancarrow. A former soldier in the Spanish Civil War, Nancarrow spent most of his life in Mexico exploring intricate rhythmic designs only playable by mechanical instruments. This event highlights existing and new arrangements of his jazzy and hyperkinetically energetic music.


Presented in association with Southbank Centre as part of Perfect Constructions: the Music of Conlon Nancarrow, a special weekend exploring the work of one of the most enigmatic, freethinking composers of 20th-century American music. For more information visit southbankcentre.co.uk

In Portrait: George BenjaminSaturday 12 May 2012, 7.30pmQueen Elizabeth Hall

György Ligeti MelodienGeorge Benjamin FlightGeorge Benjamin DuetGyörgy Ligeti Hamburg ConcertoGeorge Benjamin Antara

Nicholas Collon conductorTamara Stefanovich pianoMichael Thompson hornMichael Cox fluteSound Intermedia sound projection

The London Sinfonietta and Southbank Centre explore the music of George Benjamin, showcasing his wide range of influences from electronics through to new acoustic techniques. Antara, composed after studies at IRCAM, the music technology research centre in Paris, is a meshing of the electronic sounds of Peruvian panpipes, accompanied by an unlikely instrumental ensemble of flutes, trombones, strings and two anvils.


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“London Sinfonietta’s conductorless performance of Reich’s 1976 Music for 18 Musicians, [was] a pulsating wall of sound with honeyed female voices and winds, and an extraordinary amalgam of pianos and marimbas.”Michael Dervan, Irish Times, at the London Sinfonietta’s performance at Cork Opera House, July 2011

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In Portrait: Harrison BirtwistleThursday 24 May 2012, 7.30pmQueen Elizabeth Hall

Part OneSir Harrison Birtwistle and Tom Service discuss the composer’s music onstage, with examples played live by the London Sinfonietta

Part TwoSir Harrison BirtwistleCortegeCarmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum5 Distances for 5 InstrumentsIn Broken Images (UK premiere)

David Atherton conductorTom Service presenterSir Harrison Birtwistle in conversation

The London Sinfonietta’s long association with British composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle continues with an event which will uncover his musical language, featuring examples from earlier works and including the UK premiere of his latest composition for the ensemble, In Broken Images based on a poem by Robert Graves of the same name. The first half will be an on-stage introduction to the music led by music writer Tom Service in conversation with Sir Harrison Birtwistle and illustrated with musical extracts played live by the London Sinfonietta. Once you’ve gained an insight into how the legendary composer thinks about his music, the London Sinfonietta will then perform a selection of compelling works which encapsulate some of the most important elements of his compositional style.


In Broken Images was co-commissioned by the London Sinfonietta and MiToSettembreMusica and supported by the London Sinfonietta Pioneers.

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An evening with Martin Creed Saturday 9 June 2012, 7.30pmQueen Elizabeth Hall

Martin CreedMartin Creed BandSound Intermedia sound projection

Martin Creed, Turner prize-winner for the lights going on and off and fresh from the success of his low-fi punk single Thinking/Not Thinking, joins the London Sinfonietta for an evening exploring the synergies between the two art forms. Expect new music, video, speech and sets from Creed’s own band. Keep an eye on londonsinfonietta.org.uk as wefollow the progress of Creed’s work with the London Sinfonietta.

Tickets £20, £10Phone 0844 847 9940Online southbankcentre.co.uk

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making new music now is the London Sinfonietta’s platform where exceptional composers, performers and conductors can experiment with new ideas, forge creative partnerships, share expertise and produce the most innovative and inspirational projects in the London Sinfonietta’s repertoire.

CommissionsThe London Sinfonietta continues its rich tradition of commissions in the 2011/12 Music Programme with new works from Sir Harrison Birtwistle (the ensemble composition In Broken Images), Dai Fujikura (his Double Bass Concerto), Bryn Harrison (a composition for installation with digital artist Tim Head) and artist Martin Creed (a new work as part of his collaborative evening in June, see page 10). We welcome support for these commissions through our Pioneers scheme (see page 18).

Blue Touch PaperThe 2011/12 Music Programme sees the next phase of the London Sinfonietta’s groundbreaking Blue Touch Paper programme. Nurturing and promoting the next generation of inventive partnerships, the programme gives composers and collaborators the chance to develop new works with the London Sinfonietta. So far this next generation of Blue Touch Paper associates includes composers, writers, poets, visual artists and scientists. Three new works created on the programme will be performed at a preview event in Spring 2012. Keep an eye on londonsinfonietta.org.uk for the latest news.

Blue Touch Paper is delivered in partnership with the Jerwood Charitable Foundation with support from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. Participants are supported by a Jerwood Blue Touch Paper Bursary.

Writing the FutureWriting the Future encourages and supports the best new music by inviting composers to work closely with London Sinfonietta musicians as they make new music. Writing the Future works are given their public premieres by the ensemble (see event on page 4) and all works are actively promoted as part of the scheme. Following their world premieres, recordings are streamed online with scores available to download. Current Writing the Future composers include Shiva Feshareki, Edmund Finnis, Tim Hodgkinson, Isambard Khroustaliov, Duncan MacLeod and Michael Mayhew.

Writing the Future is generously supported by The Boltini Trust, The John S Cohen Foundation, Anthony Mackintosh and Michael and Patricia McLaren Turner.

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London Sinfonietta AcademyThe London Sinfonietta Academy is an opportunity for the UK's finest young musicians, conductors and composers to come together and further their performance experience and training. An intensive week-long course every July offers rehearsals, masterclasses, workshops and lectures around the specialism of performing contemporary classical music. Each course focuses on core pieces of contemporary repertoire plus a new commission, with sessions led by London Sinfonietta Principal players alongside world-renowned composers and scholars.

Full details of the audition process for the London Sinfonietta Academy 2012 will be posted online in November 2011.

The London Sinfonietta Academy is generously supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, The Fenton Arts Trust, Leo and Regina Hepner, Musicians Benevolent Fund and The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation.

London Sinfonietta Academy AlumniThe London Sinfonietta Academy Alumni is composed of the growing number of London Sinfonietta Academy participants who have trained alongside the London Sinfonietta’s Principal players. Following a performance at the 2011 BBC Proms with a portrait of Graham Fitkin’s music, the group continues to give emerging talented musicians the chance to perform in the London Sinfonietta’s world-class Music Programme. The London Sinfonietta also works closely with educational institutions across the UK, and in October 2011 members of the Royal Northern College of Music join with the ensemble to perform Larry Goves’s Things that are blue, things that are white and things that are black as part of Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

For more information about making new music now, please visit londonsinfonietta.org.uk or call the Participation and Learning department on 020 7239 9340.

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togetherGet closer to the London Sinfonietta and contemporary classical music with activities that give you the opportunity to create, curate and perform with a world-class ensemble.

The CollectiveThe Collective is a community of people from around the world who have a passion for contemporary music. It is your chance to get involved in the London Sinfonietta’s activity through experiencing performances, sharing thoughts and ideas, participating in events and projects as well as generating and responding to creative content on the London Sinfonietta website. The Collective is constantly growing and evolving, and the London Sinfonietta is actively looking to give its members ever more possibilities to engage with the ensemble.

LS CollectiveThe LS Collective is your chance to join a group of emerging curators, producers, artists and performers from across London who work with the London Sinfonietta to develop events as part of the ensemble’s Music Programme, often using this as an opportunity to showcase their own experimental style of work. The LS Collective has close connections with Southbank Centre and with many London-

based arts and music colleges and universities. In the coming season the LS Collective will be curating a programme to accompany Martin Creed’s new commission premiered on 9 June (see page 10).

KX CollectiveThe KX Collective is a dynamic group of young people from the King’s Cross area who have an enthusiasm for exploring and creating new music. By working closely with the London Sinfonietta they produce an annual programme of activity culminating in a spectacular summer performance. In the 2011/12 season this will include projects inspired by the Sonic Explorations Festival at Kings Place, music theatre and vocal improvisation.

The KX Collective is generously supported by Cripplegate Foundation, the Marple Charitable Trust and Youth Music.

Collective On StageThe 2011/12 Music Programme will see the launch of a new series of events programmed with, and for, young people. These performances will look to bring contemporary classical music and the London Sinfonietta’s varied, multi-disciplinary repertoire alive for a new generation of concert-goers. Each programme will focus on an aspect of new music designed to compliment classroom-based learning through an inspirational, interactive and engaging experience. Look out for more details in the run up to spring 2012.

Public ParticipationPublic Participation is the London Sinfonietta’s strand giving the general public the chance to get involved through special events. People of all ages and abilities will be invited to join the ensemble in creating innovative art with impact. Each event will be curated by a guest artist and will be the chance for you to get closer to the London Sinfonietta in a range of live and digital experiences.

For more information about joining The Collective, please visit londonsinfonietta.org.uk or call the Participation and Learning department on 020 7239 9340.

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Listen-Watchlondonsinfonietta.org.uk is full of podcasts and films for you to listen to and watch. You can review content from previous years, including iconic films with Steve Reich and Helmut Lachenmann, plus listen to podcast interviews with artists including Louis Andriessen, Matthew Herbert and Gerald Barry. Keep an eye on the website for the latest releases.

Music StreamsThe London Sinfonietta Music Streams give exclusive access to live recordings from London Sinfonietta concerts. Every month we bring you the very best new music direct to your desktop. 2010/11 Music Streams included works by Richard Causton, Gerald Barry and Dai Fujikura.

e-ZineLog on to londonsinfonietta.org.uk and sign up for our monthly e-Zine, bringing you the latest London Sinfonietta news straight to your inbox. Be the first to find out about the latest Music Stream, get up-to-date information on forthcoming concerts and find out about our projects in now (see pages 12 & 13) and together (see pages 14 & 15).

Social MediaThe London Sinfonietta is your Digital ensemble. We’re on Twitter, Facebook and Wordpress to bring you regular updates from your favourite ensemble, including behind the scenes pictures and insider knowledge on making our concerts happen. Follow us on Twitter (@Ldn_Sinfonietta), like us on Facebook (facebook.com/londonsinfonietta) and read us on Wordpress (londonsinfonietta.wordpress.com).

On AirThe London Sinfonietta is proud to be supported and broadcast by BBC Radio 3. For full details of programmes and broadcasts visit bbc.co.uk/radio3

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On Recordmaking new music digital presents a recordings catalogue of the finest new music performed by the London Sinfonietta. Look out for three new CD releases in 2011 as we announce a new partnership with Signum and continue our work with NMC Records.

Louis Andriessen: Anaïs Nin/De Staat – the UK premiere performance of a monodrama focussing on the diarist Anaïs Nin plus the iconic De Staat, recorded live in concert on 14 April 2011 at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. Released on Signum.

Jonathan Harvey: Bird Concerto with Pianosong – a live recording of the British composer’s work featuring solo piano and electronics inspired by the song of the golden-crowned sparrow, the indigo bunting and the orchard oriole. Released on NMC.

Thomas Adès: In Seven Days – following a recent national tour of Adès’s groundbreaking video-ballet you can now watch a DVD of Tal Rosner’s visuals with the score played by the London Sinfonietta. Recorded live at Symphony Hall, Birmingham in March 2011. Released on Signum.

London Sinfonietta recordings are available to download straight to your desktop. A selection of tracks is available on iTunes and the NMC website. The complete London Sinfonietta Label back catalogue is available online from NMC Recordings and in all good record shops.

For more information on all recordings visit londonsinfonietta.org.uk/onrecord

The London Sinfonietta doesn’t just make music on stage. We’re also making new music digital. With a whole host of content for you to explore, londonsinfonietta.org.uk is your destination for the latest from the London Sinfonietta.

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The creation of new music lies at the very heart of the London Sinfonietta, and we need your support to make new music happen.

Pioneers

Bold and incurably ambitious, the London Sinfonietta champions some of today’s finest composers, encourages young artists to develop their work in extraordinary new directions and paves the way for some of the most inspiring collaborations for audiences the world over.

The greatest discoveries rely on the commitment, generosity and vision of a passionate group of supporters. Our imagination is unlimited, but our funds are not. Our Pioneers play a crucial role to help us make new music happen. They provide invaluable support for brand new commissions, world premiere performances and ground-breaking new projects. In return, we provide our Pioneers with opportunities to form a close association with the ensemble, and be part of the journey of the creation of new music with us.

Membership ranges from £35 to £1,000+ per year with options to support future commissions from both living legends and the newest emerging talent, as well as ground-breaking new projects and our world-class Principal players.

Help us continue to lead the way, sparking the greatest innovations in music and nurturing the best musical talent as we go. Become a Pioneer and help us make new music happen.

Find out more by contacting our Development team on 020 7329 9340, by emailing [email protected] orvisit londonsinfonietta.org.uk/pioneers

EntrepreneursWe will soon be launching an exclusive group for supporters interested in working closely with the London Sinfonietta to kick-start a landmark project or commission they feel passionately about. Each member of this group will be engaged with a project from start to finish, helping to drive forward our most ambitious projects.

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Trusts and FoundationsAdam Mickiewicz Institute Arts Council EnglandThe Boltini TrustBritish CouncilThe John S Cohen FoundationCripplegate FoundationThe DCMS Jerwood Creative Bursaries SchemeEsmée Fairbairn FoundationThe Fenton Arts TrustThe Holst FoundationJerwood Charitable FoundationThe Lynn FoundationThe Marple Charitable TrustThe Mercers’ CompanyMusic Centre The NetherlandsMusicians Benevolent FundThe Roger and Ingrid Pilkington Charitable TrustPRS for Music FoundationThe Royal Netherlands EmbassyThe RVW TrustErnst von Siemens Music FoundationGreat Britain Sasakawa FoundationSociété GavignèsThe Michael Tippett Musical FoundationThe Harold Hyam Wingate FoundationYouth Music

Lead Pioneers Sir Richard ArnoldSir Vernon & Lady EllisSusan Grollet in memory of Mark GrolletLeo and Regina HepnerPenny JonasAnthony MackintoshBelinda MatthewsRobert & Nicola McFarlandMichael & Patricia McLaren-TurnerSir Stephen Oliver QCNick & Claire PrettejohnRichard Thomas & Caroline CowieChristoph & Marion TrestlerDavid and Jenni Wake-Walker

Creative PioneersIan BakerSusan BurdellAndrew BurkeRobert ClarkJeremy & Yvonne ClarkeRachel ColdicuttSusan CostelloDennis DavisDeborah GoldenNicholas HodgsonAndrew HuntMaurice and Jean JacobsFrank & Linda JeffsTim JossJane McAuslandStephen MorrisJulie NichollsSimon OsbornePatricia O'SullivanGeoff PeaceRuth RattenburyDavid & Alex RhodesKeith SalwayDennis StevensonIain StewartAnne StoddartEstela WelldonJohn WheatleyStephen WilliamsonPaul Zisman

Plus those generous Lead and Creative Pioneers who prefer to remain anonymous

Thanks also to the London Sinfonietta Pioneers.

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London Sinfonietta Principal playersMichael Cox flute(Supported by Michael & Patricia McLaren-Turner)Gareth Hulse oboeMark van de Wiel clarinetJohn Orford bassoonSimon Haram saxophoneMichael Thompson horn (Supported by Belinda Matthews)Alistair Mackie trumpetByron Fulcher tromboneposition vacant violin 1 (Supported by Christoph Trestler)Joan Atherton violin 2Paul Silverthorne viola(Supported by Nick and Claire Prettejohn)Timothy Gill cello (Supported by Sir Stephen Oliver QC)Enno Senft double bass(Supported by Anthony Mackintosh)John Constable piano(Supported by Michael Conroy)Helen Tunstall harpDavid Hockings percussionIan Dearden Sound Intermedia(Supported by Penny Jonas)David Sheppard Sound Intermedia(Supported by Penny Jonas)

London Sinfonietta Honorary PatronsJohn BirdSir Harrison BirtwistleAlfred Brendel KBESir George Christie CH

London Sinfonietta CouncilTony Mackintosh (chairman)Andrew BurkeRachel ColdicuttIan DeardenDavid HockingsPenny JonasTim JossAlana Lowe-PetraskeBelinda MatthewsPhilip MeadenSir Stephen Oliver QCMatthew PikePaul SilverthorneSally TaylorChristoph TrestlerPaul Zisman

London Sinfonietta StaffAndrew Burke Chief ExecutiveSarah Tennant Artistic Projects ManagerHannah Bujic Concerts & Touring AdministratorTina Speed Participation & Learning ManagerMichael Duffy Assistant Producer, Creative ProjectsMark Lewis Marketing ManagerClaire BartonDevelopment ManagerAnnabel Marsland Marketing & Development AssistantElizabeth Davies Head of Administration & FinanceEsther Mulholland Administrative AssistantEmmi Tingey Projects Intern

Freelance andConsultant StaffRichard Baker Artistic AdvisorJohn Fulljames Artistic Advisor (Blue Touch Paper)Dominic Murcott Artistic Advisor (Nancarrow project)Claire Stevens Recording ProjectsManager & Book-keeperJulie NichollsConsultant AccountantEmma KraemerLondon Sinfonietta Academy Project ManagerLesley Wynne Personnel ManagerChristopher Alderton Concerts Manager (temporary)Michelle Wright for Cause4Fundraising Consultantsounduk Public Relations

London Sinfonietta is grateful to its accountants: Martin Greene Ravden LLP and its auditors MGR Audit Limited for their ongoing support.

Resident at Southbank CentreThe London Sinfonietta is proud of its Residency at Southbank Centre. From the world-class platform of events and festivals at Southbank Centre, the London Sinfonietta takes major performance projects around the UK and the world, creates new work through commissions and collaborations with major composers and artists, and involves the public from across London in contemporary performance events with the ensemble. For full details of Southbank Centre’s events and exhibitions go to southbankcentre.co.uk

London Sinfonietta On TourCurrent projects include:Monday 5 September & Tuesday 6 September 2011 MiToSettembreMusica, ItalyA programme of world premieres:Fabio Vacchi Notte ItalianaLouis Andriessen Concerto for violin La GiròMatteo Franceschini ArchaeologyHarrison Birtwistle In Broken Images

Saturday 17 September 2011Warsaw Autumn Festival, Soho Factory, PolandHeiner Goebbels Songs of wars I have seen

Thursday 27 – Saturday 29 October 2011Festival Internacional Cervantino and Visionas Sonoras Festival, MexicoProgramme of electroacoustic music

Monday 31 October 2011Wien Modern 2011, Mozart Hall at the Konzerthaus, AustriaGeorge Benjamin At First LightLuke Bedford Man Shoots Strangers from SkyscrapersSimon Holt LilithHarrison Birtwistle Silbury AirThomas Adès Living Toys

Sunday 13 November 2011Melos-Ethos Festival 2011 – Slovak Radio Concert Hall, SlovakiaGeorge Benjamin At First LightIris Szeghy NeniaeSimon Holt LilithHarrison Birtwistle Silbury AirThomas Adès Living Toys

Saturday 19 November 2011Huddersfield Contemporary Music FestivalJexper Holmen MarulaLefteris Papadimitriou Liquid GlassAgata Zubel Shades of IceCezary Duchnowski 151, 242, 333Larry Goves Things that are blue, things that are white and things that are black

Saturday 24 March 2012City Halls, GlasgowProgramme to include:Steve Reich City LifeLouis Andriessen Anaïs Nin

Saturday 14 April 2012Turner Sims Concert Hall, SouthamptonProgramme to include:Gavin Bryars The Sinking of the Titanic

Friday 4 May 2012Canterbury Sounds New! Festival, CanterburyA concert as part of a festival of British contemporary music

Contact usHeadquarters at Kings PlaceSince moving into its new administrative headquarters at this beautiful office development and arts centre at King’s Cross in 2008, the London Sinfonietta has promoted more work for London audiences, and initiated collaborations with jazz and world musicians, poets, actors, comedians and pop acts. We can be contacted using the details below.

London SinfoniettaKings Place, 90 York WayLondon, N1 9AG

E [email protected] 020 7239 9340F 020 7239 9369

Sinfonietta Productions LtdRegistered in London No. 926551Registered Charity No. 255095

Booking InformationQueen Elizabeth Hall and Royal Festival Hall Ticket OfficesSouthbank CentreBelvedere Road, LondonSE1 8XX

0844 847 9940 (9am–9pm daily)southbankcentre.co.uk

(Transaction fee applies to both phone and web. Booking in person at Southbank Centre is free of charge)

All information was correct at time of going to press. The London Sinfonietta reserves the right to make changes where necessary.

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Exquisite Labyrinth: the music of Pierre BoulezSaturday 1 October 2011Queen Elizabeth Hall

Pavilions: New Music Show 2Saturday 5 November 2011Queen Elizabeth Hall

Written/UnwrittenFriday 18 November 2011Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Wolfgang Rihm at 60Tuesday 24 January 2012Queen Elizabeth Hall

In Portrait: Olga NeuwirthSaturday 11 February 2012Queen Elizabeth Hall

Perfect Constructions: the music of Conlon NancarrowSaturday 21 April 2012Queen Elizabeth Hall

In Portrait: George BenjaminSaturday 12 May 2012Queen Elizabeth Hall

In Portrait: Harrison BirtwistleThursday 24 May 2012Queen Elizabeth Hall

An evening with Martin CreedSaturday 9 June 2012Queen Elizabeth Hall

Design & Art Direction harrisonandco.com

Photography All images © Eric Richmond/ericrichmond.net unless stated

Music Programme 2011/12

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