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An American town, with a power station and a mountain in the distance

American Rhapsody

11 October 2022

Hear a virtuosic American programme roaming from the mountains of Appalachia to the mean New York streets of West Side Story.

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The Making of the Orchestra

11 October 2022

Mason Bates’ multimedia concerto Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra is a joyful introduction to classical music for ages 5+.

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Aurora with Jan Lisiecki

11 October 2022

Aurora pairs iconic works by Beethoven with a new piece from one of the most exciting voices in 21st-century music, Héloïse Werner.

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Inside Beethoven at Printworks

11 October 2022

We take classical music out of the concert hall, teaming up with Nwando Ebizie, Southbank Centre and iconic electronic music venue Printworks to present a completely new take on the greatest symphony ever written.

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The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse

11 October 2022

The much-loved children’s story by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen becomes a musical adventure in this world premiere for families and children aged 4–8.

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Peppa Pig: My First Concert

1 January 2022

Members of Aurora Orchestra join everyone’s favourite Pig family for an introduction to live orchestra for the whole family.

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Fantastique

1 January 2022

We bring our groundbreaking Orchestral Theatre staging of Berlioz’s¬†Symphonie fantastique to Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.

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Kopatchinskaja Plays Tchaikovsky

5 November 2021

We bring our thrilling memorised approach to Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony and we’re joined by Patricia Kopatchinskaja for her electrifying interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.

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Anna Meredith: Anno

5 November 2021

Aurora dances through the changing seasons of a year with Anna Meredith’s Anno, an electrifying modern reimagining of a Baroque classic.

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Inside Beethoven: Southbank Centre

8 July 2021

Explore Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 from memory at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.

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