The London Fine Art Orchestra (formerly The Metropolitan Sinfonia) is a professional and dynamic ensemble which has performed extensively as both a chamber and full symphony orchestra. The group has worked with Television, Radio, soloists of international prominence, and has performed at numerous international music festivals.

 

Immediate engagements followed the orchestras formation in 2006. These included recording and television work for one of Britain’s leading independent film companies - Mentorn TV. Recordings were made at London’s Angel Studios for Channel Four’s Bafta Award winning drama ‘Britz’ and the orchestra also appeared in the drama which was directed by the prominent director Peter Kosminsky.

 

The London Fine Art Orchestra has since performed in world renowned concert halls such as St John’s, Smith Square - London, St George’s, Brandon Hill - Bristol, and Italy’s Alexander Hall - Cortina, featuring such solisits as the soprano Dame Emma Kirkby, the pianist Mikhail Kazakevich and the Cellist Stjepan Hauser. In 2008 The London Fine Arts orchestra toured and performed throughout Italy in cities including Naples, Milan, Venice, and at Rome’s international music festival Musica D'Estate Al Laterano to critical acclaim.

 

In 2009 the orchestra featured on the radio show Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music, WRTI radio – Philadelphia, USA, after commissioning a flute concerto from the American Composer Maurice Wright, and as consequence of the works success the concerto is now part of the Fleisher Collection, widely regarded as the world’s foremost music library.

 

In 2010 former culture minister Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury took on the position of chief advisor to the London Fine Art Orchestra, and Sunita Rai who is the President of London’s Hindu Society was made a trustee. The Orchestra is directed by the British conductor Tommy Harrington, and led by the eminent violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky.

Patron Asta Sikorski
Chairman Mikhail Kazakevich
Reg. Charity No. 1124972