Projects

Discover great works through Aurora’s unique memorised performances. Each work is uncovered in a staged presentation featuring Nicholas Collon and the players before being reassembled for an electrifying performance.

In 2023 we embarked on our biggest project yet: Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, performed from memory.

Explore Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring

François Leleux joins Aurora at the 2016 BBC Proms for an unforgettable performance of Strauss’s lyrical Oboe Concerto.

Explore Strauss’ Oboe Concerto

Aurora is joined by soprano Sarah Tynan and an ensemble of international circus performers for a sparkling, fantastical staging of Britten’s Les illuminations, created by Struan Leslie for the 2016 Aldeburgh Festival.

Explore Illuminations

Watch Mozart’s final symphony, the ‘Jupiter’, a work of scale, majesty and intensity, a continuous stream of joy and invention.

Explore Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’ Symphony

Revisit an exhilarating performance of Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony from the 2015 BBC Proms.

Explore Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony

Watch the first movement from one of the greatest symphonies ever written, performed from memory.

Explore Beethoven Symphony No. 5

The Royal Albert Hall is transformed into an extraordinary musical instrument in MELD, Benedict Mason’s immersive, audacious ‘sound theatre’ invention at the 2014 BBC Proms.

Explore MELD

Revisit our acclaimed Orchestral Theatre staging of Berlioz's vibrant Symphonie fantastique from the 2019 BBC Proms.

Explore Fantastique

Explore Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ performed from memory, with a vivid musical introduction by Nicholas Collon and Tom Service.

Explore Eroica Revisited