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Nicholas Collon and Aurora Orchestra pull off another dramatic performance from memory

Max Revell as Dmitri Shostakovich
© BBC | Andy Paradise
Max Revell (Shostakovich), Frantic Assembly, Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon
© BBC | Andy Paradise
Nicholas Collon conducts Aurora Orchestra
© BBC | Andy Paradise
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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 17 August 2025
Programme to include:
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 5 in D minor, Op.47 (performed from memory)
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon, Conductor
Frantic Assembly
Max Revell, Actor
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