Songs from the Road
1st February 2019
A snapshot of our latest Orchestral Theatre journey, Songs from the Road, where we explored stories of migration across centuries and continents.
New Leader announcement
11th January 2019
After a two-year long international search, we’re excited to announce that we have appointed Maia Cabeza as our new Leader.
Nico Muhly in Residence
23rd November 2018
We're welcoming musical chameleon Nico Muhly for a three-part residency as both composer and performer with Aurora. Expect two world premieres, a New Year's Eve party, and an Orchestral Theatre concert.
Our Collected Stories, 2018/19 London Season
11th September 2018
We’re very excited to share our recently published book Aurora Orchestra: Collected Stories – a colourful collection of short stories inspired by our 2018/19 London season.
Aurora wins Classical:NEXT Innovation Award
19th May 2018
We’re thrilled to announce that Aurora has been announced as one of three winners of the 2018 Classical:NEXT Innovation Award.
Ligeti’s Imaginative World
4th May 2018
For our next Orchestral Theatre concert, we teamed up with animator/illustrator Ola Szmida to bring Ligeti's striking scores to life for Ligeti Concertos, 13 May at Southbank Centre.
Inside Shostakovich at the BBC Proms
19th April 2018
We bring our thrilling memorised performance approach to a twentieth-century symphony for the first time.
Orchestral Theatre 2018/19 at Southbank Centre
30th January 2018
What’s in store for us in 2018/19? Our boldest and most ambitious season yet as Associate Orchestra at Southbank Centre with three new productions in our Orchestral Theatre series.
Concerts Manager vacancy
12th January 2018
Aurora is recruiting for a Concerts Manager to support the planning and production of its calendar of activities, including performances, broadcasts and recordings, and national and international touring.
Mementos
20th December 2017
Composer Martin Suckling poetically reflects on his new piece and shares a playlist of musical inspirations. We premiere his new work with Schubert's String Quintet in our cross-disciplinary event with Poet in the City, Fri 12 January at Kings Place.