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Get inside Beethoven at Printworks London

28 October 2021

Read more about our pioneering immersive performance at Printworks London and the cutting-edge technology we’re using to make it possible.

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Aurora at the 2021 BBC Proms

17 August 2021

A round-up of the glowing reviews and audience comments following Aurora’s appearance at the 2021 BBC Proms.

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Aurora at the BBC Proms

27 May 2021

We’re delighted to announce that Aurora will be appearing as part of this summer’s BBC Proms season, full details of which have been unveiled this morning. Aurora’s memorised performances have become an annual fixture at the Proms in recent years, with ‘by heart’ presentations of symphonies by Mozart, Beethoven, Shostakovich and Berlioz. This year we’ll […]

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Aurora trustee recruitment 2021

21 May 2021

We are seeking to strengthen and diversify Aurora Orchestra’s board with the appointment of new trustee-directors. Since its launch in 2005, Aurora has established itself amongst the most creative and engaging forces in classical music. Although the pandemic has posed huge challenges for our small organisation, it has also refined our sense of purpose and catalysed […]

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Weston Culture Fund

1 February 2021

We’re so delighted to share the news that Aurora has been awarded a grant from the Weston Culture Fund, in support of our digital creative learning programme.

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Aurora at the Live BBC Proms 2020

14 October 2020

A roundup of the glowing reviews and audience feedback we received for our big night at the BBC Proms, performing Beethoven’s joyous Symphony No. 7 from memory and a new commission by Richard Ayres.

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Culture Recovery Fund award

13 October 2020

  We’re so pleased that Aurora has been announced as one of the recipients of the government’s Culture Recovery Fund, with a grant of £200,000. We’re hugely grateful to Arts Council England and to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for this invaluable support, which will help to offset the financial damage caused by a […]

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Jane Mitchell wins the Salomon Prize

10 September 2020

Jane Mitchell, Aurora’s Creative Director and Principal Flute, wins the RPS ABO Salomon Prize for orchestral musicians.

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Beethoven 7 at the BBC Proms

6 August 2020

Aurora returns to the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday 10 September, with a live performance of Beethoven 7 from memory.

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Aurora to perform live from the Royal Albert Hall as part of 2020 BBC Proms

3 July 2020

We’re delighted to announce that Aurora will appear as part of the 2020 BBC Proms’ special series of live performances at the Royal Albert Hall in September.

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