Aurora Orchestra

Resident Orchestra at Kings Place in London since 2009, in 2016 Aurora also became Associate Orchestra at Southbank Centre. It performs regularly at other leading venues including Wigmore Hall, the Globe Theatre and the Royal Opera House (Linbury Theatre), and has appeared at the Royal Albert Hall as part of each of the past seven BBC Proms seasons.

Aurora has worked with a roster of artists ranging from Ian Bostridge, Brett Dean and Sarah Connolly to Edmund de Waal, Wayne McGregor and Björk. The orchestra’s inspirational Principal Conductor, Nicholas Collon, continues his ascent as one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation.

Aurora has embraced an entrepreneurial and risk-taking approach to programming and concert presentation, challenging many of the conventions around the classical concert format and igniting creative dialogue between orchestral music and other art forms. Amongst its boldest initiatives in recent seasons has been the performance of complete symphonies from memory without the aid of sheet music – an approach thought to be currently unique amongst professional orchestras worldwide. 

The orchestra has developed a busy international touring schedule, with projects over the past years including an appearance in Melbourne, Bremen, São Paulo, Shanghai and St Petersburg. In 2014 the orchestra announced a three-disc recording contract with Warner Classics (formerly EMI Classics) as the first major signing on the newly re-launched label.