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Sinfonia Smith Square

British arts organisation

Field	Value
name	Sinfonia Smith Square
image	Sinfonia Smith Square.jpg
caption	The 2023/24 Sinfonia Smith Square Fellowship playing inside Smith Square Hall
location	London, United Kingdom
founded	2002
website
principal_conductor	Simon Over

Sinfonia Smith Square (formerly Southbank Sinfonia) is an arts organisation and orchestra formed out of the merger of Southbank Sinfonia and St John's Smith Square. The organisation primarily comprises a venue, Smith Square Hall, and a youth orchestra.

The Sinfonia Smith Square orchestra is formed of 34 graduate musicians, who are unpaid but receive an undisclosed bursary to take part. Musicians are involved roughly 3 days a week for a 40-week period. The orchestra collaborates with other artists and groups, including productions of Amadeus and Every Good Boy Deserves Favour{{cite news

On 14 May 2023 the orchestra made an appearance in a YouTube video made by Max Fosh, where he played the triangle during one of their performances of Finlandia.

The orchestra was shortlisted for a Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Ensemble in 2016 and in the Concert Series and Festivals category in 2017. Sinfonia Smith Square runs and promotes a festival held in the town of Anghiari (Tuscany, Italy) each July.

Sinfonia Smith Square's patron is Queen Camilla.

History

Southbank Sinfonia was founded in 2002 by Simon Over (the current Artistic Director of Sinfonia Smith Square) Michael Berman CBE, and Katharine Verney.{{cite news

References

"St John's Smith Square orchestra unveils 'new name and visual identity'".
"Southbank Sinfonia and St John's Smith Square to join in new merger partnership".
Hugill, Planet. "Sinfonia Smith Square’s Fellowship programme welcomes 34 talented new graduate musicians for 2024/25".
(2021-04-07). "Southbank Sinfonia merges with St John's Smith Square - Arts Professional".
"Amadeus 2018". National Theatre.
(May 14, 2023). "I Became A Professional Triangle Player For 12 Seconds".
"2016: Ensemble".
"Concert Series and Festivals: Shortlist".
"Anghiari – Festival Southbank Sinfonia di Londra".
Oliver, Sophie. (2025-03-07). "Women who shaped Smith Square Hall's History".

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