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Some Hallam Sinfonia projects take years to come to fruition – our concert built around Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen is one of these. In 2019, fired up by Strauss’s Four Last Songs, the orchestra’s cello-playing Strauss enthusiasts dreamed about playing this unique work, with its 23 independent string parts – 10 violins, five each of violas and cellos, three basses. A pandemic and other factors got in the way for a bit, but finally, under the expert guidance of Richard Jen

Previewing the first half of our concert on Saturday 18 October - Stravinsky's "Pulcinella" suite. When Igor Stravinsky’s Pulcinella  premiered in 1920, audiences expecting another wild, modern explosion from the composer of The Rite of Spring  were in for a surprise. Instead of pounding rhythms and pagan rituals, they heard elegant melodies, graceful dances, and music that sounded - well - old. But beneath the powdered wig was a mischievous modern mind at play. Pulcinella  t

Hallam Sinfonia flautist and librarian Tony Jones writes about a recent experience at a local special needs school On Wednesday 4th June,...

Hallam Sinfonia cellist Sue Dumpleton writes about her recent experience with the Talking Music Group A few months ago the Hallam...

Hallam Sinfonia's Principal Trombonist Andrew Knowles explains why he is particularly looking forward to playing Bax's tone poem...

A group of Hallam Sinfonia string players and others recently spent 6 hours under the expert direction of Richard Jenkinson, conductor,...

Picture from annaclyne.com Anna Clyne’s name may not be a familiar one to you, but she is much in demand as a composer, and in fact is...

Our Musical Director Jon Malaxetxebarria tells us why he's excited about our forthcoming Dance! concert , in particular invoking his...

Hallam Sinfonia cellist and secretary Joy Paul introduces us to the lives of one of the great power couples in classical music history!...

An introduction to our February concert by Hallam Sinfonia cellist and Sheffield-based composer, Benjamin Jackson . Come and meet The New...

By Hallam Sinfonia treasurer & principal cellist, Charlie Hardwick - a blog about our two Christmas concerts on Saturday 14 December at...

Hallam Sinfonia is once again collaborating with our old friends Hallam Choral Society (HCS), with whom we last worked in last year’s...

Hallam Sinfonia’s Tom Davies gives his thoughts on how Ligeti’s Atmosphères  brings a unique contribution to this week’s programme. Our...

The Hallam Sinfonia concert on 19 October will be the last that John Pullin, our tuba player, will play in before his well deserved...

Our first concert of the new season includes one of the great masterpieces of the late 19th century - Gustav Mahler's Symphony no. 1 in...

Today's Fairy Tales concert is a "passenger seats" one - where audience members can sit within the orchestra if they like. But what is...

Guest conductor Ellie Slorach talks about the Passenger Seats Fairy Tales programme. Putting the programme together was quite simple – I...

Hallam Sinfonia’s guest conductor for the June Passenger Seats concert, Ellie Slorach, is having a busy summer. Her calendar includes...

As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations this season, the orchestra wanted to commission a brand new work by Sheffield-based composer...

Hallam Sinfonia are so excited to be collaborating with Concerteenies again! On Saturday 10 February we are joining forces with Polly...