London Sinfonietta

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/London_Sinfonietta

GPTKB entity

Statements (80)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:artist	gptkb:Martyn_Brabbins gptkb:Steve_Reich gptkb:John_Tavener gptkb:David_Atherton gptkb:George_Benjamin gptkb:Harrison_Birtwistle gptkb:Pierre_Boulez gptkb:Luciano_Berio gptkb:Oliver_Knussen gptkb:Markus_Stenz
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Royal_Festival_Hall gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_Hall gptkb:Southbank_Centre
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Society_Award
gptkbp:commissionedBy	over 300 new works
gptkbp:conductor	gptkb:Martyn_Brabbins gptkb:David_Atherton gptkb:George_Benjamin gptkb:Oliver_Knussen gptkb:Markus_Stenz
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:education_programme	gptkb:London_Sinfonietta_Academy
gptkbp:ensemble_type	flexible ensemble
gptkbp:focus	contemporary classical music
gptkbp:founded	1968
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Nicholas_Snowman gptkb:David_Atherton
gptkbp:genre	contemporary classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	London Sinfonietta
gptkbp:location	gptkb:London
gptkbp:musicDirector	gptkb:Martyn_Brabbins gptkb:David_Atherton gptkb:George_Benjamin gptkb:Oliver_Knussen gptkb:Markus_Stenz
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Harrison_Birtwistle's_The_Mask_of_Orpheus gptkb:John_Tavener's_The_Whale gptkb:Steve_Reich's_The_Desert_Music
gptkbp:notablePerformance	premiere of John Tavener's The Whale premiere of Steve Reich's The Desert Music premiere of Harrison Birtwistle's The Mask of Orpheus
gptkbp:recordLabel	gptkb:NMC_Recordings gptkb:Sony_Classical gptkb:EMI_Classics gptkb:Decca
gptkbp:status	professional ensemble
gptkbp:website	https://londonsinfonietta.org.uk/
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gptkbp:bfsLayer	6