In that year, the orchestra moved its residence from Nottingham to Derby, specifically to the Beaufort Business Centre.
André de Ridder became principal conductor of sinfonia Viva in 2007, with an initial contract of 3 years.
[4] In September 2014, Sinfonia Viva announced the appointment of Duncan Ward as its next principal conductor, effective in January 2015, for an initial contract of 2 years.
[7] The orchestra appointed its first resident composer, Anna Meredith, as part of the Royal Philharmonic Society's 'Composer in the House' scheme, in December 2009.
[11] Outside of conventional classical music, Sinfonia Viva made its first London appearance in May 2009 at King's Place, as part of the "East Meets West Festival", in collaboration with the Indian violinist Kala Ramnath.