Echoes of Youth from the Aurora principals at Kings Place

Par Mark Valencia, 22 mars 2026

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“the central Andantino is the star turn: its lush, chromatic melodies intertwine like tender lovers”

Critique faite à Kings Place: Hall One, Londres, le 19 mars 2026

Mozart, Quintette pour piano et vents en mi bémol majeur, K452

Poulenc, Sextuor en ut majeur, pour piano et quintette à vents, FP 100

Weir, Airs from Another Planet

Janáček, Mládí (Jeunesse), pour sextuor à vents

Principal Players of Aurora Orchestra

Lewis Graham, Clarinette basse

Jane Mitchell, Flûte

John Reid, Piano

Benjamin Hartnell-Booth, Cor

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

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.

***11

Overtaken by the night: Aurora and Donald Grant get lost on the road

Christopher Woodley, 28th September

At Kings Place Aurora Orchestra and Donald Grant fail to impress with a straggling programme of traditional arrangements, composed pieces and a world premiere.

**111

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Mark Valencia

Mark has worked in arts journalism for four decades, both as a writer and as a French-English translator. Nowadays he focuses his energies on reviewing opera and music. Mark also writes for Opera magazine and for Musical America as a correspondent for Europe and the UK.