Sinfonia Verdi

 Sinfonia Verdi is a hand-picked ensemble of some of the world’s finest classical musicians. Its Musical Director and Conductor David Murphy enjoys long-standing relationships with many of the leading orchestras of the world and invites distinguished players from these ensembles, plus international soloists and chamber musicians, to join him on Sinfonia Verdi’s multifaceted creative journeys.

Since its founding by David Murphy and violinist Julia Barker in 1990, Sinfonia Verdi has been at the forefront of musical innovation. It has played a pioneering role in bringing together music of the Western Classical tradition with the music of the Indian Subcontinent, Asia and Africa and has been equally pioneering in the field of historically informed performance, beginning in 1996, when the orchestra gave the first performance since Beethoven’s lifetime of his Seventh Symphony using the composer’s original manuscripts.

With its home base in Luton, UK and musical relationship with St Albans Cathedral, Sinfonia Verdi has been at the vanguard of musical creativity for over 30 years through vibrant concerts, workshops, and events, globally in the world’s leading concert halls, in the community, and for the corporate sector. The orchestra’s pioneering approach to musical communication and education, making the deepest musical experiences accessible to all, is the hallmark of its approach.

Sinfonia Verdi began working with the corporate sector in 2001 and alongside gala events and bespoke private concerts, gives business seminars and workshops exploring issues of leadership and teamwork through the medium of music. Clients have included London Business School and the investment bank Goldman Sachs. Sinfonia Verdi is an integral part of London Business School’s Leading Business into the Future programme, having contributed to this important global seminar for the last six years.

Sinfonia Verdi’s musicians enjoy sharing the stage with stars of the musical world and beyond, from the legendary sarod player and composer of India, Amjad Ali Khan, to great British composer John Rutter, to stage and cinema icon Amitabh Bachchan.

“an excellent quartet of soloists and expert playing from Sinfonia Verdi” International Record Review

“…performed with energy, clarity and poise by the St Albans Cathedral Choir and Sinfonia Verdi” BBC Music Magazine