BCMG was formed in 1987 from within the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and is established as one of Europe’s leading ensembles BCMG’s work has won many major awards including a MIDEM award for the NMC recording of; two Royal Philharmonic Society Awards; Prudential BCMG was formed in 1987 by players from the CBSO and Simon Rattle Sir Simon Rattle is the Group’s Founding Patron and has conducted BCMG in the UK, on tour in Europe and America, and on several EMI recordings The core of BCMG's work is the performance of new music, and the Group has premiered over 140 new works by leading UK and overseas composers