Stephenson's Une Saison en Enfer lights up Aurora Orchestra

Par David Karlin, 05 décembre 2019

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“a bewitching combination of dissonance and sweet-toned cantabile”

Critique faite à Wigmore Hall, Londres, le 4 décembre 2019

Britten, Les Illuminations, pour soprano ou ténor et cordes, Op.18

Stephenson, Une Saison en enfer

Pärt, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

Britten, Sérénade pour ténor, cor et cordes, Op.31

Ailish Tynan, Soprano

Allan Clayton, Ténor

Robert Murray, Ténor

Christopher Parkes, Cor

Aurora Orchestra

Brett Dean, 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.

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

World premiere of Josephine Stephenson's Une Saison en Enfer lights up Aurora at Wigmore Hall