News

Aurora announces free access for all schools to Aurora Classroom

22 April 2025

Aurora announces free access for all schools to Aurora Classroom.

Read more

The image shows a CD cover with a woman holding a violin and smiling. On the right hand side it says 'Nicola Benedetti Beethoven Violin Concerto' and in the bottom right corner 'Nicholas Collon Aurora Orchestra'

Beethoven’s Violin Concerto from memory with Nicola Benedetti

3 April 2025

Aurora announces the release of a memorised Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with Nicola Benedetti on Decca

Read more

2024 Year in Review

22 January 2025

There was lots to celebrate in 2024. Our Year in Review report looks back on some of our favourite moments.

Read more

An orchestra are spread out on a stage and into a full auditorium of audience members.

Aurora’s Rite of Spring wins Grand Prix at Golden Prague Festival

27 September 2024

At the closing ceremony of the 61st edition of the annual Golden Prague International Television Festival last night, Aurora Orchestra’s Rite of Spring was awarded the festival’s Grand Prix.

Read more

Co-Principal Viola vacancy

28 June 2024

Aurora Orchestra is recruiting a co-Principal Viola to join the group of freelance musicians who make up its core of Principal Players on a 50/50 job-share basis with the current co-Principal Viola. 

Read more

Finance and Administrative Assistant job announcement

21 June 2024

Aurora Orchestra is recruiting for a Finance and Administrative Assistant to support Aurora’s programme with a focus on financial management and general administrative assistance

Read more

A chamber orchestra stand on the stage of an empty concert hall, playing their instruments

Principal Oboe vacancy

2 November 2023

We are seeking to recruit a Principal Oboe to join the group of freelance musicians who make up our core of Principal Players.

Read more

An orchestra stand in two lines on a stage. In front of them sit a line of cellists. A conductor stands to one side, with his arms up conducting. On the left hand side of the stage is a piano. The stage is lit up with projections, including a big black spot in the middle of the stage.

Aurora Trustee Recruitment 2023

24 October 2023

We are seeking to strengthen and diversify Aurora Orchestra’s board with the appointment of new trustees.

Read more

A man is smiling, with an oboe on his knee. His back is to the camera but he's looking over his left shoulder, at two other men with their back of heads to the camera.

Tom Barber, Principal Oboe

6 October 2023

After nearly two decades with the orchestra, Tom Barber has decided to step down from his role as Aurora’s Principal Oboe.

Read more

A man stands holding a handpan up to his right ear, and holding a bicycle by its handlebars, in front of a huge pile of crushed cars of different colours.

Meet Manu Delago

6 October 2023

We sat down with percussionist, handpan player and composer Manu Delago ahead of our two concerts with him in October.

Read more