Skip to main content

Lecturer Samantha Fernando receives London Sinfonietta 50th Birthday Premiere

  • Date23 January 2018

Lecturer in Music Composition, Dr Samantha Fernando, will have her new work Formations premiered on Wednesday 24 January at the Royal Festival Hall (London, UK) by the London Sinfonietta, commissioned as part of their 50th birthday celebrations.

50 years to the day since the London Sinfonietta played its first concert, they celebrate their birthday with the music that has shaped their identity – past, present and future. Co-founder David Atherton joins George Benjamin and Vladimir Jurowski in conducting a journey that begins with the music of Stravinsky, Ligeti and Birtwistle, courses through to the London premiere of Hans Abrahamsen’s piano concerto Left, alone and peers into the future with a new commission by RPS award-winning composer and our very own, Samantha Fernando.

For more information or to book your tickets in advance, please CLICK HERE.

Explore Royal Holloway

Get help paying for your studies at Royal Holloway through a range of scholarships and bursaries.

There are lots of exciting ways to get involved at Royal Holloway. Discover new interests and enjoy existing ones.

Heading to university is exciting. Finding the right place to live will get you off to a good start.

Whether you need support with your health or practical advice on budgeting or finding part-time work, we can help.

Discover more about our 21 departments and schools.

Find out why Royal Holloway is in the top 25% of UK universities for research rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.

Royal Holloway is a research intensive university and our academics collaborate across disciplines to achieve excellence.

Discover world-class research at Royal Holloway.

Discover more about who we are today, and our vision for the future.

Royal Holloway began as two pioneering colleges for the education of women in the 19th century, and their spirit lives on today.

We’ve played a role in thousands of careers, some of them particularly remarkable.

Find about our decision-making processes and the people who lead and manage Royal Holloway today.