Distinguish yourself among emerging professional musicians by being part of Europe’s most exciting Fellowship orchestra.
Sinfonia Smith Square provides unrivalled opportunities to gain crucial orchestral experience through the following:
Our orchestra
The Fellowship Experience
Concerts
Sinfonia Smith Square performs in concerts every week. From our home, Smith Square Hall (formerly St John’s Smith Square), to the Royal Festival Hall, Snape Maltings, and Anghiari (Italy), we perform a wide range of music, including repertoire professional orchestras expect you to know, and embrace genres from folk and opera, to Baroque and contemporary.
A variety of musical roles
There’s no fixed seating list in Sinfonia Smith Square. You’ll experience orchestral playing from all seats within your section, learning how to excel when leading and following.
You will also undertake a range of chamber music projects, for which you can recommend repertoire, and audition for a concerto opportunity if you wish.
My expectations were to cover a large amount of repertoire and to see what life in a professional orchestral job would be like. The Fellowship has met my expectations and far, far more - the opportunities I have had this year have been incredible and I feel very lucky to have had them.
Letty Stott French Horn
Leadership
You will develop the leadership skills professional orchestras look for, becoming a confident communicator and negotiator, presenting concerts yourself, plus leading and devising educational projects to inspire younger musicians.
Artist Development
Life as a professional musician is demanding physically and mentally, and our Artist Development programme will prepare you for a sustainable career in music.
From setting personal objectives to crafting your CV and planning your next steps, you will have regular meetings with our Artist Development Manager.
There will also be the opportunity to undertake mock auditions and masterclasses to gain valuable feedback from professional musicians.
Collaborations
We work with the greatest names in the industry. Guest artists have included Edward Gardner, John Wilson, Guy Barker, Sarah Connolly, Nicola Benedetti, and Alessio Bax.
Sinfonia Smith Square also performs side-by-side with the world’s leading orchestral musicians from organisations including the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.
On tour
Each year, Sinfonia Smith Square provides a week-long festival of symphonic and chamber music in the historic town of Anghiari. Nestled in the Tuscan countryside, it is considered one of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
I am deeply grateful to have been part of Sinfonia Smith Square. Not only did it bring about opportunities to play at wonderful venues and interact with leading professional players, it gave an insight into the very real life of becoming an orchestral musician.
Michael Wilson PRINCIPAL OBOE, HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC
