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Past Performances

Aurora Orchestra – Far Far Away

Family / Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away

Wander among the lavender, wiggle with worms and snooze to the music of a twinkling firefly. Join Principal Players of Aurora Orchestra for a playful stroll around the garden.

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Aurora Orchestra – Far Far Away

Family / Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away

Wander among the lavender, wiggle with worms and snooze to the music of a twinkling firefly. Join Principal Players of Aurora Orchestra for a playful stroll around the garden.

Find out more

Aurora Orchestra – Far Far Away

Family / Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away

Wander among the lavender, wiggle with worms and snooze to the music of a twinkling firefly. Join Principal Players of Aurora Orchestra for a playful stroll around the garden.

Find out more

Aurora Orchestra – Far, Far Away

Family / Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away

Join Aurora Orchestra for a magical adventure with Agatha the Pirate. With brand new chamber arrangements of music by Bartók, audiences will sail the high seas, meet a host of glimmering jellyfish, and play hide-and-seek with a wonderfully wicked parrot.

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Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away

Family / Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away

Our upcoming Far, Far Away show features new chamber arrangements of Tchaikovsky’s enchanting ballet and piano music with an original story from our Writer in Residence Kate Wakeling.

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Aurora Orchestra – Far, Far Away

Family / Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away

Dance with a Diplodocus, soar with a Pterodactyl, and roar like a Tyrannosaur. An immersive storytelling concert for children ages 0–5 and their families.

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Aurora Orchestra – Far, Far Away

Family / Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away

Join Aurora Orchestra for a magical adventure with Agatha the Pirate. With brand new chamber arrangements of music by Bartók, audiences will sail the high seas, meet a host of glimmering jellyfish, and play hide-and-seek with a wonderfully wicked parrot.

Find out more

Aurora Orchestra – Far, Far Away

Family / Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away

Join musicians from Aurora on a glittering adventure through the Marvellous Kingdom: dance with dewdrops, spy the Sugar Plum Fairy and get ready to tussle with the rascally Mouse King.

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Aurora Orchestra – Far, Far Away

Family / Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away

Join musicians from Aurora on a glittering adventure through the Marvellous Kingdom: dance with dewdrops, spy the Sugar Plum Fairy and get ready to tussle with the rascally Mouse King.

Find out more

Aurora Orchestra – Far, Far Away

Family / Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away

Join musicians from Aurora on a glittering adventure through the Marvellous Kingdom: dance with dewdrops, spy the Sugar Plum Fairy and get ready to tussle with the rascally Mouse King.

Find out more

Aurora Orchestra – Far, Far Away

Family / Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away

Join musicians from Aurora on a glittering adventure through the Marvellous Kingdom: dance with dewdrops, spy the Sugar Plum Fairy and get ready to tussle with the rascally Mouse King.

Find out more

Aurora Orchestra – Far, Far Away

Family / Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away

Join musicians from Aurora on a glittering adventure through the Marvellous Kingdom: dance with dewdrops, spy the Sugar Plum Fairy and get ready to tussle with the rascally Mouse King.

Find out more

Articles

15 Recommended Events

Feature

Top Tips from the Kings Place Programme team

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Jeremy Dixon

Interview

Jeremy Dixon reminisces about eight years of performances at Kings Place, the building he designed in 2008, with Amanda Holloway

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Brave new aura

Story

Winning BBC Young Musician 2016 propelled young cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason into the public eye – a record contract and TV…

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A Feast of Russian Dreams

Feature

Last year’s London Piano Festival was such a hit that Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva return this October for a…

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Parallel Lives

Feature

Richard Boothby

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Song Cycle

Feature

Eliza Carthy belongs to a musical dynasty stretching back several generations. She reflects on her dialogue with her predecessors, and…

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A New Order

Feature

From 1900 to 1930, Einstein’s theories of relativity and those of quanta and quantum mechanics transformed the understanding of the…

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Reach for the Stars

Feature

Unveiling the new Master Series at Kings Place, some of the exceptional artists involved talk to Amanda Holloway about their…

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Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)

Biography

Rebecca Clarke embarked on composition lessons at the Royal College of Music with Stanford, who suggested she take up the…

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Walking the Tightrope

Feature

Since the time of Hildegard of Bingen, every century has had its share of exceptional female composers. So why aren’t…

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Composing Herself Kathy Hinde

Interview

Bristol-based audio-visual artist Kathy Hinde makes a unique contribution to Venus Unwrapped & Luminate with Scattering Layer, (Sat 9 Feb, Hall…

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Caught in the Act of Creation

Interview

Nothing can capture the excitement of an artist in full flight. Sebastian Scotney talks to three masters of improvisation: classical…

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19 Events For 2019

Feature

Our 2019 artistic programme started last week with a spectacular performance from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, launching…

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An Unkindness of Ravens – Sound Installation by Chris Watson

Feature

Our Artist in Residence for Nature Unwrapped, Chris Watson, has created a sound calendar of environments from the northern hemisphere. From…

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20 shows for 2020

Feature

Our Nature Unwrapped 2020 programme opened last week with a spectacular series of events and performances from Theatre of Voices, Brian Cox,…

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Ode to Beethoven – Interview with Rachel Podger

Interview

In the 250th anniversary year of Beethoven’s birth, we have invited some of our favourite musicians to join us for…

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Pages

  1. Aurora Orchestra – Resident Ensemble

    Since its creation in 2005, Aurora has rapidly established itself as the most significant new British chamber ensemble in a generation, and one of Europe’s leading chamber ensemble. With its signature creative ethos, Aurora combines electrifying live performance with a uniquely adventurous approach to programming and presentation. Collaborating widely across art forms and musical genres, the ensemble has worked with an exceptional breadth of artists from Ian Bostridge to Wayne McGregor to Björk. In recent years it has pioneered memorised…

  2. Learning and Participation

    Sparking creative opportunities for the widest possible range of people is central to our vision at Kings Place. Below you can read more about our work with people of all ages and backgrounds, both within our local community and beyond. Schools and families Our work with schools centres on our partnership with Aurora Orchestra, collaborating on events for families and local primary schools under the rubric of ‘Far, Far Away’. In 2024 alone the programme reached 763 children and 685…

  3. Design

    Features and Highlights Glass Façade One of the most distinctive design features of the building is the three-layered undulating glass façade covering the west-facing York Way frontage. This is a free-standing transparent surface made up of hundreds of very slightly curved sheets of glass, produced in a factory near Venice. As well as being a beautiful design statement, it has practical benefits; from allowing Kings Place to be seen and recognised by visitors from as far as Kings Cross station…

  4. Desk Space to Rent

    If you are a freelancer or an organisation looking for somewhere to call home within an exciting and creative environment, look no further! The Music Base at Kings Place provides office and desk space for like-minded arts organisations, including Black Lives in Music, Aurora Orchestra and Alan Bearman Music. Together we’re an inclusive hub for new ideas in arts and culture. We currently have a selection of desks available, including groups of 1-6 desks and flexible sharing options. Interested? For further…