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Changing Faces

Rutter appointed City of London Sinfonia CEO

Robin Cantrill-Fenwick
2 min read

ROWAN RUTTER has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of chamber orchestra City of London Sinfonia (CLS).

She will succeed ELAINE BAINES in April next year, who will remain at CLS as Chief Operating Officer. 

Rutter will join CLS from theatre company HighTide, where she has stood as Executive Director and Joint Chief Executive for the past four years. 

She has over 15 years’ experience as a producer, having worked in partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Leeds Playhouse, Northern Stage and Cardboard Citizens, and co-led the development of the ‘Anti-Racism for Theatre Rider’, a national campaign to support individuals working in the touring industries, adopted as best-practice by organisations across the country. 

Rutter says she is looking forward to working alongside the orchestra’s “exceptional players, staff team and board, to build together a bright future.”

“The organisation has, for over fifty years, championed and produced some of the most exciting talent in classical music in this country.”

CLS Board Chair JOHN SINGER said he is thrilled to welcome Rutter. 

“Her love and enthusiasm for classical music, and the huge joy it can bring to everyone’s lives mirror the vision we all feel and are striving for – our board, our staff, and our musicians.”