Live events

Dies irae with Patricia Kopatchinskaja

Sun 30 March 2025

7:00 pm, BOZAR, Brussels

Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja found an impetus in the Gregorian Dies irae (Day of Wrath) and the fear of the last judgement it depicts.

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Song of the Earth

Sat 5 April 2025

7:30 pm, Hall One, Kings Place

Two of the leading Mahler singers of our time, Alice Coote and Andrew Staples, sing Das Lied von der Erde, an incomparable musical homage to the natural world, and humanity’s place within it.

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Carnival: Schools Performance

Fri 2 May 2025

1:00 pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre

Schools are invited to enjoy Aurora Orchestra and Frantic Assembly’s vibrant introduction to orchestral instruments, brought to life with movement and words.

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Aurora at 20

Sat 10 May 2025 – Sun 11 May 2025

Various times, Snape Maltings

Celebrate 20 years of Aurora with a weekend of festivities at Snape Maltings.

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Carnival – UK Tour

Sat 3 May 2025 – Fri 23 May 2025

Various times, Various venues

Roll up, roll up! Aurora Orchestra welcomes you to its latest Orchestral Theatre adventure, a reimagining of The Carnival of the Animals that asks: what happens when the carnival is over?

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Aldeburgh Festival Opera: A Visit To Friends

Fri 13 June 2025 – Sat 14 June 2025

7:30 pm, Snape Maltings Concert Hall

Colin Matthews and William Boyd's first opera, based on an intriguing Chekhov short story.

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Lawrence Power & Aurora: In Italy

Sun 29 June 2025

6:00 pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre

We join celebrated violist Lawrence Power for a magnificent Italian-themed finale to his year-long Southbank Centre residency.

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Carnival – International Tour

Sun 25 May 2025 – Sun 6 July 2025

Various times, Various venues

Welcome to our carnival: an Orchestral Theatre staging of Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals, narrated by Birgit Minichmayr.

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Edinburgh International Festival

Mon 18 August 2025

2:00 pm, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Aurora Orchestra travels to the Edinburgh International Festival for the first time, performing Dmitri Shostakovich's defiant Fifth Symphony from memory.

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Shostakovich 5 – Germany Tour

Sat 30 August 2025

7:30 pm, Various venues

Aurora travels to Germany for memorised performances of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.

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