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A man stands holding a cello, looking up and singing.

Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg

29 May 2024

Aurora Orchestra returns to the Elbphilharmonie with a memorised performance of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony.

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Players of an orchestra are on a stage, surrounded by lights. The performers are standing up (except for the cellist). At the front is the conductor facing the camera, with his arms up conducting

Rudolf-Oetker-Halle, Bielefeld

29 May 2024

Aurora Orchestra take Beethoven back to where he comes from: back to the wildness of thought, to the dance of thoughts, to the freedom of the heart.

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A man is sitting playing the cello, his head is turned to the left and he is singing into a microphone at the same time.

Isarphilharmonie, Munich

29 May 2024

Aurora Orchestra and Abel Salaocoe come together for the first date on their European tour.

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Conductor Nicholas Collon with his right hand holding his baton, his left hand gesticulating perfection.

Eroica at La Coursive

11 April 2024

Mark the arrival of the Romantic symphony as Aurora takes Eroica to La Rochelle.

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Winterreise, Dortmund

24 July 2023

Tenor Allan Clayton joins us in Dortmund for Zender’s chamber arrangement of Schubert’s song-cycle.

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Tom Borrow sits at a grand piano, his hands playing the keys.

Beethoven 5, Wiesbaden

20 April 2023

In a second appearance at Rheingau Musik Festival, Aurora’s joined by pianist Tom Borrow for an all-Beethoven programme.

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Nicholas Collon is spotlight, conducting a full orchestra who are playing from memory

The Rite of Spring, Elbphilharmonie

20 April 2023

Aurora returns to the Elbphilharmonie to play Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring from memory on the first leg of Aurora’s summer international tour.

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Sheku Kanneh-Mason sits on the floor with his hands clasped over his knees. His cello lies to the left behind him.

The Rite of Spring, Wiesbaden

20 April 2023

Aurora Orchestra plays Stravinsky’s riotous Rite of Spring from memory, and is joined by Sheku Kanneh-Mason for Bloch’s Schelomo.

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Nicholas Collon stands in front of Aurora Orchestra who are playing memory. Both his arms are up in the air with his conductor's baton in his right hand. He looks ecstatic.

The Rite of Spring, Helsinki

20 April 2023

Aurora perform Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring from memory at Helsinki Festival.

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A man looks up toward an off camera light, with his hand in front of his face

Munich, Germany

24 January 2023

A Beethoven symphony entirely without sheet music? Aurora and conductor Nicholas Collon travel to Munich to perform Beethoven’s Symphony No 5 from memory.

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