Meet the Sinfonia

Meet the Sinfonia

The Grammy Award-winning Royal Ballet Sinfonia is a London-based orchestra that is regularly engaged to play for recording sessions, concerts, tours and visiting international ballet companies alongside its busy schedule accompanying Birmingham Royal Ballet’s live UK performances.

The orchestra is available to hire for recording sessions, concerts, tours, festivals as well as ballet, opera and theatre performances.

Meet the players

Our recording sessions

Royal Ballet Sinfonia frequently performs for recording sessions in London, working in prestigious venues such as Abbey Road Studios, Angel Studios, Cadogan Hall and Henry Wood Hall. 

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Our concerts and tours

Royal Ballet Sinfonia has an extensive history of performing for concerts and tours in the UK and abroad, in addition to its busy ballet and recording schedule.

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Our ballet and theatre work

Performing for ballet and in theatres is our passion, for Birmingham Royal Ballet or as a guest with other international companies in the UK.

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How to hire us...

If you would like to discuss engaging the Sinfonia, please contact Claire Dersley, Orchestra Director, on sinfonia@brb.org.uk

The latest Sinfonia news and stories...

  1. Introducing our new Royal Ballet Sinfonia musicians

  2. Royal Ballet Sinfonia to play for State Ballet of Georgia

  3. Fascinating Facts: Don Quixote music

  4. A lunchtime concert in Plymouth

  5. Conductor, Arranger and Orchestrator Gavin Sutherland on Minkus and the score for The Maiden of Venice

  6. Paul Murphy on Minkus and the score for Don Quixote

  7. Introducing composer Ludwig Minkus

  8. Heavenly tunes of The Nutcracker

  9. Welcoming two new Sinfonia members

  10. Thomas Jung appointed Principal Guest Conductor

  11. Playing in Harmony

  12. Thank you Koen Kessels

  13. Image of BRB’s Head of Piano, Jeanette Wong, against a white background. Jeanette is standing, facing towards the camera with arms folded. Jeanette has a neutral expression. Jeanette has brown shoulder-length hair and is wearing a light brown knitted cardigan and pendant earrings.

    Jeanette Wong Awarded with Honorary Fellowship

  14. A professional headshot of Yi Wei looking at the camera against a pastel grey background. Yi Wei is sitting with arms folded, wearing a black jumper, round black glasses and a watch with a white watch face and black strap. Yi Wei has a neutral expression on their face.

    Introducing Yi Wei

  15. New Royal Ballet Sinfonia recording in aid of DEC Ukraine appeal

  16. Portrait of conductor Charlotte Politi

    Meet Charlotte Politi, Our Constant Lambert Fellowship Conductor

  17. WATCH: Principal Dancer Céline Gittens on the importance of pointe shoes

  18. Behind the pointe shoes: a day with Footwear Supervisor Michael Clifford

  19. The Jerwood Centre: the strength behind every step in Swan Lake

  20. Creative Pathways Celebration 2026

  21. WATCH: Swan Lake Act III coda in rehearsal

  22. Swan Lake: rehearsal photo gallery

  23. From Principal to Répétiteur: Samara Downs on a new chapter at BRB

  24. The Lasting Impact of Legacy Giving