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4 out of 5 stars.

Aurora Orch/Collon review – Ayres and Beethoven pairing is vivid and lithe
4 out of 5 stars.

Richard Ayres’s complex Beethoven tribute had real emotional power, while the latter’s Seventh symphony – performed from memory – was a joyous celebration of energy

Published: 11 Sep 2020

4 out of 5 stars.

Aurora Orchestra / Dean review – irrepressible energy to beat winter blues
4 out of 5 stars.

Despite some last-minute substitutions, this Britten concert – and premiere of Josephine Stephenson’s stetting of Rimbaud’s Une Saison en Enfer – was performed at full strength

Published: 5 Dec 2019

4 out of 5 stars.

Prom 72: Aurora Orchestra/Collon review – Berlioz as vivid to the eye as the ear
4 out of 5 stars.

Berlioz’s music - and the man himself - is brought to colourful life in a rip-roaring performance of his Symphonie Fantastique

Published: 13 Sep 2019

The week in classical: The Magic Flute; Aurora Orchestra – review

Was it all a dream in Opera North’s new Magic Flute? And songs from the road with Aurora Orchestra

Published: 27 Jan 2019

5 out of 5 stars.

Ligeti in Wonderland review – full of wonderful things
5 out of 5 stars.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard was joined by violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and others for exceptional performances of György Ligeti’s late works

Published: 14 May 2018

4 out of 5 stars.

Aurora Orchestra; Ten Pieces Prom; Malcolm Sargent’s 500th Prom review – a pacy and polished musical education
4 out of 5 stars.

The Aurora took Beethoven for a walk and talk; actor Rory Kinnear played Proms founder Henry Wood; and pianist Beatrice Rana shone with Schumann

Published: 25 Jul 2017

4 out of 5 stars.

Aurora Orchestra review – squeaks, lederhosen and raspberries In the Alps
4 out of 5 stars.

A virtuoso turn from Mary Bevan as a girl taught to sing by beasts animated Richard Ayres’ kitsch mountain melodrama, followed by the orchestra’s latest exhilarating symphony from memory

Published: 4 Jun 2017

Music, nature and the arts are key in education

Letters: Teaching society to sing and dance and love the arts is a sound investment

Published: 2 Apr 2017

Published: 2 Apr 2017

4 out of 5 stars.

Aurora O/Collon/BBCSO/Gardner review – pulling out the party tricks
4 out of 5 stars.

The Aurora Orchestra played Mozart’s Jupiter with spirit – and from memory; and Edward Gardner confidently conducted a satirical new piece by Lera Auerbach

Published: 2 Aug 2016

Exclusive: watch Benedict Mason's extraordinary Meld

The UK composer’s work premiered to acclaim and gasps of astonishment at the Proms in 2014. His ‘sound theatre’ piece, filmed by fixed cameras and headsets worn by musicians, is available to watch exclusively here, available until Monday 4 July.

Published: 23 Jun 2016

3 out of 5 stars.

Objects at an Exhibition review – Aurora Orchestra finds scientific inspiration
3 out of 5 stars.

Six pieces suggested by objects in the Science Museum with site-specific performances of each made for an intriguing evening

Published: 5 Oct 2015

3 out of 5 stars.

The Aurora Orchestra: Insomnia CD review – a bit of a ragbag
3 out of 5 stars.

A disjointed collection of night-themed pieces by Britten, Ligeti, the Beatles and REM

Published: 6 Aug 2015
4 out of 5 stars.

Aurora Orchestra/Collon review – memorable for all the right reasons
4 out of 5 stars.

Playing an Anna Meredith premiere and Beethoven’s 40-minute Pastoral from memory brought a sense of spontaneity – the gamble certainly paid off

Published: 3 Aug 2015

4 out of 5 stars.

Aurora Orchestra/Collon/Booth review – Julian Anderson curates an illuminating and unexpected programme
4 out of 5 stars.

Claire Booth sang Stravinsky, Ravel, Birtwistle, Julian Anderson – and a new piece by Augusta Read Thomas based on Emily Dickinson’s bird poems

Published: 9 Jul 2015

4 out of 5 stars.

Aurora Orchestra/Collon/Connolly review – Weir's song cycle is sweet but never saccharine
4 out of 5 stars.

Good Morning, Midnight’s meditation on night-time uses words by poets including Emily Dickinson to create something greater than the sum of its parts

Published: 8 Jun 2015

Album streams Listen to Aurora Orchestra's Road Trip

A week ahead of its release, Aurora Orchestra’s first recording for Warner Classics is available to listen to here exclusively, for free

Published: 5 Jan 2015

4 out of 5 stars.

Adams: Chamber Symphony; Copland: Appalachian Spring etc CD review – immensely suggestive
4 out of 5 stars.

This musical tour of 20th-century American classics is carefully thought out and performed with subtlety and panache, writes Andrew Clements

Published: 27 Nov 2014
Thomas Gould: from Mahler to Radiohead, variety is the spice of life

Violinist Thomas Gould is one of a new generation of classical musicians who refuses to be defined by a single genre. He explains why a diverse career enriches his and the audience’s experience

Published: 26 Nov 2014

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