Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Under Music Director Paul Murphy, the Royal Ballet Sinfonia is Britain's busiest ballet orchestra, playing for Birmingham Royal Ballet's wide-ranging programme in the UK and abroad.

In addition to playing for Birmingham Royal Ballet, the Sinfonia plays regularly for The Royal Ballet and has a long tradition of playing for tours by the world’s leading ballet companies, including Australian Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Queensland Ballet, Paris Opéra Ballet, and New York City Ballet. They have also performed with Carlos Acosta’s acclaimed ballet company Acosta Danza.

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Paul Murphy
Music Director
 

Paul Murphy has been a member of Birmingham Royal Ballet for 31 years since he joined the company in 1992. He was appointed Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Principal Conductor in 1997 and has been instrumental to developing exceptionally talented young ballet conductors through the Constant Lambert Conducting Fellowship.

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Conductors

Meet the Sinfonia

Leader
Robert Gibbs

First Violins
Joana Valentinaviciute Co-Leader
Vanessa David
Amanda Brown
Deborah Schlenther
Philip Aird
Caroline Ferriman
Vacancy (tutti)

Second Violins
Principal vacancy
Sub-Principal vacancy
Mary Martin
Fiona Robertson
Robert Simmons
Vacancy (tutti)

Violas
Errika Collins (Principal)
Vacancy (Sub-Principal)
Vacancy (tutti)
Vacancy (tutti)

Cellos
António Novais (Principal)
Abi Hyde-Smith (Sub-Principal)
Jane Rainey
Vacancy (tutti)

Double Basses
Vera Pereira (Principal)
Vacancy (Sub-Principal)

Flutes
Anna Wolstenholme (Principal)
Sandra Skipper Piccolo

Oboes
Vacancy (Principal)
Vacancy (Cor anglais)

Clarinets
Ian Scott (Principal)
Harry Penny Bass Clarinet

Bassoons
Luke Tucker (Principal)
Vacancy (Contrabassoon)

Horns
Andrew Littlemore (Section Principal)
Neil Mitchell (Sub-Principal)
Chris Pointon (Principal)
Vacancy (Sub-Principal)

Trumpets
Michael Allen (Section Principal)
Christopher Deacon (Principal)

Trombones
Amos Miller (Principal)
Andrew White (Sub Principal)
Vacancy (Bass Trombone)

Tuba
David Gordon Shute (Principal)

Harp
Vacancy (Principal)

Timpani
Grahame King (Principal)

Percussion
Kevin Earley (Principal)
Paul Parker (Sub-Principal)

Orchestra Management

Pianists