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A woman stands looking up at the camera above her head, a look of awe on her face. Her arms are out to the sides. In her right arm she holds a pink rocket.

Mendelssohn and the Moving Machines

14 November 2023

Beep beep, all aboard! Take a trip on different engines of history in our brand-new family show.

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Two men stand with microphones on a stage. Behind them in a semi-circle are lots of musicians holding their instruments. There are steps at the back of the stage, on which two rows of violinists stand.

Eroica By Heart

24 October 2023

Hear the sounds of a revolution as Aurora performs Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony from memory.

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Allan Clayton: Winterreise

24 October 2023

Allan Clayton joins Aurora for Zender’s extraordinary reimagining of Schubert’s Winterreise.

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Allan Clayton: Winterreise

24 October 2023

Allan Clayton joins Aurora for Zender’s extraordinary reimagining of Schubert’s Winterreise.

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Patricia Kopatchinskaja: Everyday Non-sense 

24 October 2023

Make yourself at home for a concert-theatre experience that transforms the stage into a living room.

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A man dressed in a shirt and v-neck waistcoat holds a violin under his chin. In the foreground is the scroll of another violin and a music stand with sheet music on.

Donald Grant: The Night Overtook Us

28 September 2023

Share in an evening inspired by the hardship, wild beauty and community spirit of an island winter, with traditional Gaelic and contemporary string music.

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Steven Osborne with Aurora Principal Players

28 September 2023

Scotland’s most revered pianist, Steven Osborne, is joined by two of Aurora
Orchestra’s Principal Players for an evening of mesmerising French music.

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An illustrated wolf has its mouth open, trying to eat a mouse flying on a duck, in front of a full moon

The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse

28 September 2023

Join a duck and a mouse on an adventure inside a wolf, as Aurora brings Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen’s much-loved children’s story to musical life.

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