Prom 25: The Aurora Orchestra do Zappa, Nancarrow and Glass

Par Paul Kilbey, 05 août 2013

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Critique faite à Royal Albert Hall, Londres, le 31 juillet 2013

Nancarrow, Player Piano Study no. 7 (arr. YE Mikhashoff)

Zappa, G-Spot Tornado

Glass, Symphonie no. 10 (UK première)

Zappa, The Adventures of Greggery Peccary

Aurora Orchestra

Nicholas Collon, Direction

Christopher Purves, Basse

Mitch Benn, Récitant

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.

***11

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Paul Kilbey

Paul was Reviews Editor at Bachtrack from 2012 to February 2014. He has written on music and culture for publications including Culture Wars, the Huffington Post, the Independent and the Guardian. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in music from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and is particularly passionate about contemporary music of all types. His website is here.