Aurora unlocks new worlds of pure sonic ecstasy at Kings Place

Sally Pryce

Ruth Gibson

Sébastien van Kuijk

Par Marat Ingeldeev, 27 novembre 2023

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Critique faite à Kings Place: Hall Two, Londres, le 25 novembre 2023

Takemitsu, Stanza II

Gordon, Light is Calling

Ligeti, Sonate pour alto seul (Hora Lungǎ)

Debussy, Préludes, Livre 1 no. 6: Des pas sur la neige

Thorvaldsdottir, In the Light of Air

Aurora Orchestra

Sally Pryce, Harpe

Ruth Gibson, Alto

Sébastien Van Kuijk, Violoncelle

George Barton, Percussions

John Reid, Piano

À Saanen, l’orateur Angelich devant l’Aurora Orchestra

Tristan Labouret, 7th February

Aux Sommets musicaux, Nicholas Angelich a délivré une interprétation formidable du Concerto n° 24 de Mozart, avant que l'Aurora Orchestra ne se lève dans la Symphonie n° 1 de Beethoven.

****1

Echoes of Youth from the Aurora principals at Kings Place

Mark Valencia, 19th March

Billed under the heading ‘Echoes of Youth’, this Kings Place programme is an attractive ragbag of unlikely bedfellows.

****1

Brett Dean and Lotte Betts-Dean unlock musical memories at Kings Place

Eleanor Knight, 17th January

Father and daughter team of Brett Dean and Lotte Betts-Dean join forces for the opening concert of Kings Place’s ‘Memory Unwrapped’ season.

****1

Aurora dazzle in Edinburgh International Festival debut

Simon Thompson, 18th August

Aurora Orchestra turn Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony inside out to exhilarating effect in a dazzling performance in their Scottish debut. Abel Selaocoe’s Four Spirits, on the other hand, has surface shine but not much substance.

****1

Aurora Orchestra pulls off another dramatic performance from memory

Nick Boston, 17th August

Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra, together with Frantic Assembly, present an illuminating analysis of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, followed by a blistering account of the work from memory.

****1

“Earth Unwrapped” reveals mixed bag: Aurora Orchestra and BBC Singers

Eleanor Knight, 31st January

The exquisite ensemble of Aurora and BBC Singers in the intimate setting of Kings Place are reason enough to linger longer on earth.

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