Staged over five years (2016-20), Mozart’s Piano is an extraordinary once-in-a-lifetime journey through the complete cycle of all 27 Mozart piano concertos in a single series for the first time in the UK. Featuring exceptional guest soloists, Aurora presents the piano concertos as a starting point for a kaleidoscopic experience across centuries and diverse repertoire, illuminating Mozart’s life, music, and legacy in new and unexpected ways.
Principal Players from Aurora Orchestra reflect on 15 years and look back on the orchestra’s journey of becoming one of the world’s most dynamic and creative forces in orchestral music.
Reuniting with British pianist Tom Poster, our Resident Aurora Orchestra explores early 20th-century expressions of modernity, pairing Gershwin, Bartók and Prokofiev with Mozart’s radiant F major Piano Concerto.
Join Aurora’s Leader Maia Cabeza in a mesmerising performance of chamber works sparked by European folk music in this atmospheric evening Lock-In.
Kings Place Resident Aurora Orchestra pairs Louise Farrenc’s overlooked third symphony with Mozart’s exuberant Piano Concerto No. 22 performed by one of the world’s most celebrated pianists, Angela Hewitt.
Perhaps the most influential woman of 20th-century music, Nadia Boulanger is an icon in the story of classical music, having taught an impressive list of musical titans. Aurora Players curate a night inspired by Boulanger’s legendary salons...
Aurora enters the fifth and final year of its Mozart’s Piano series with the American pianist Nicholas Angelich making his Kings Place debut.
Mozart’s delightful masterpiece for piano and winds performed in-the-round in the intimate setting of an Aurora Lock-In.
This scintillating programme includes a symphony performed entirely from memory; a work of orchestral theatre from Harrison Birtwistle; and a first collaboration with Argentinian pianist Ingrid Fliter.
This special late-night event offers you the rare opportunity to experience Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony from inside the very heart of the orchestra.
A riot of vibrant colours splashes through this lively Mozart’s Piano programme with Aurora Orchestra and acclaimed pianist Imogen Cooper, including Copland’s Appalachian Spring.
Aurora trombonist Matt Gee journeys through the bleak, wintry landscape of Schubert’s Winterreise in a unique arrangement for trombone and ensemble.
Aurora Orchestra dances through the colourful changing seasons of a year with an electric convergence of fresh modern sounds and revered classics. They are joined by leading pianist Louis Schwizgebel (BBC New Generation Artist).