Pocket Sinfonia reinterprets orchestral masterpieces within the spontaneity and intimacy of a chamber group.
Using both modern and period instruments, Pocket Sinfonia was formed to recreate the atmosphere of 19th-century living room parties, where the intimacy of chamber music performance could be applied to orchestral-scale pieces. This is made possible via various transcriptions by composers of the 19th Century, including Hummel and Clementi. Pocket Sinfonia has since also made their own arrangements, applying spontaneity and vigour to creations that are not merely smaller versions of great pieces, but are new and artistic in their own right.
Pocket Sinfonia has performed across the UK and Europe including at Oslo Kammermusikkfestival and Brighton Early Music Festival. They have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 from the London International Early Music Exhibition and made their debut in Germany in a concert and radio broadcast for WDR 3 Alte Musik in 2022.
Pocket Sinfonia has previously been a REMA (European Early Music Network) Showcase Artist, Brighton Early Music Festival Young Artists, and was winner of the St. Martin-in-the-Field’s Chamber Competition Audience Prize. They are extremely grateful to support they have received from Continuo Foundation for various projects across the UK.
Rosie Bowker – flute
Eleanor Corr – violin
Thomas Isaac – cello
Emil Duncumb – fortepiano/piano
“In terms of sheer energy, the palm must go to Pocket Sinfonia, who managed to make Mozart’s brilliant Haffner Symphony burst with the energy of an orchestra; what’s more, the little pauses from pianist Emil Duncumb infused it with a real chamber-style rhythmic pliability.” – Ivan Hewett, The Telegraph
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© Rosie Bowker 2024