Blazing performances of American classics from the Sinfonia of London

John Wilson

Steven Osborne and the Sinfonia of London

John Wilson and members of the Sinfonia of London in the Gallery

By Chris Garlick, 05 August 2024

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“more stature and less schmaltz”

Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 4 August 2024

Marsalis, Herald, Holler and Hallelujah! (UK premiere)

Copland, Billy the Kid: Suite

Barber, Adagio for Strings, Op.11

Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue

Ellington, Things Ain't What They Used To Be

Ives, The Unanswered Question

Adams, Harmonielehre

Anderson, Fiddle-Faddle

Steven Osborne, Piano

Sinfonia of London

John Wilson, Conductor

Sinfonia of London makes international debut at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 25th November

British pianist Ben Grosvenor joins the Sinfonia of London in Amsterdam for Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto showcasing the very best of British talent

****1

A thrusting Daphnis et Chloé at the BBC Proms

Mark Pullinger, 12th September

John Wilson brings his Sinfonia of London to the BBC Proms to crown the Ravel 150 celebrations with a glowing performance of his hedonistic symphonie chorégraphique.

****1

Electrifying Rachmaninov, searing Shostakovich in Gateshead

Nick Butters, 18th October

Rachmaninov’s First Symphony is brought vividly to life in a new performing edition by John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London in an electrifying concert at The Glasshouse.

*****

Prom 30: John Wilson plays Boulanger, Rachmaninov and Walton

Mark Valencia, 6th August

Alim Beisembayev replaces Benjamin Grosvenor in Rach Two, Wilson and the Sinfonia of London give an unforgettable account of Walton's Symphony no. 1.

****1

Full English: Sinfonia of London provides sustenance at Snape

Roy Westbrook, 18th June

Elgar's Second Symphony crowns an all -English programme by John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London at the Aldeburgh Festival.

****1

Sally Beamish lights up Sinfonia of London's Aldeburgh Festival debut

Roy Westbrook, 17th June

A programme of orchestral showpieces are given the John Wilson treatment, although Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances disappoints.

***11

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Chris Garlick

Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.

Blazing performances of American classics from John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London