Oblivion: Aurora Orchestra plunges into the depths of Shostakovich 14

Nicholas Collon conducts Aurora Orchestra

Par Mark Valencia, 13 décembre 2022

Chargement en cours, veuillez patienter...

Voir le listing complet

“bass Peter Rose sounding throughout like a prophet of doom steeped in rough vodka”

Critique faite à Kings Place: Hall One, Londres, le 11 décembre 2022

Mahler, Symphonie no. 5 en ut dièse mineur: Adagietto

Britten, Variations sur un Thème de Frank Bridge pour orchestre à cordes, Op.10

Chostakovitch, Symphonie no. 14 en sol mineur, Op.135

Elizabeth Atherton, Soprano

Peter Rose, Basse

Aurora Orchestra

Nicholas Collon, Direction

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

Plus de critiques...

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.

Oblivion: Nicholas Collon and Aurora Orchestra plunge into the depths of Shostakovich 14