Aurora Orchestra Principal Players: Echoes of Youth
Music for Winds by Mozart, Poulenc, Janáček and Weir
Memory Unwrapped
| Mozart | Quintet for piano and winds in E flat, K. 452 |
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| Poulenc | Sextet for piano and winds, FP 100 |
| Judith Weir | Airs from another Planet |
| Janáček | Mládí (Youth) |
| Principal Players of Aurora Orchestra |
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Aurora Orchestra’s Principal Players bring together three masterpieces of chamber music, each alive with the memory of a time long past.
Mozart’s Quintet for Piano and Winds, K. 452 was the work he most wanted to be remembered for, declaring it “the best thing I have written.” Its glowing textures and poised conversation between piano and winds became a touchstone for later composers — Beethoven among them — and stand as Mozart’s own act of musical self-memorial.
Poulenc’s irrepressible Sextet paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of 1920s Paris: bustling, witty, and playful, yet shaded with moments of wistful melancholy. Revised years after its first draft, the piece is itself an act of looking back — Poulenc revisiting the exuberance of his younger self through more mature eyes.
Judith Weir’s Airs from another Planet reimagines three traditional Scottish tunes, refracted through time and space, the echoes of a once-human race that has colonised Mars drifting by.
Janáček’s Mládí (Youth), written in his 70s, reaches further back still: a bittersweet recollection of childhood folk tunes and youthful energy, coloured by the composer’s age and fragility. By turns quirky, lyrical, and poignant, it captures the way memory holds together joy and nostalgia in the same breath.
This event will last approximately 1 hour 50 minutes, including an interval.
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Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
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- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
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- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
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Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.