Resident at Kings Place in London, the Aurora Orchestra is an innovative chamber ensemble whose stated goal is "to reach new audiences through an outward-looking and collaborative approach to orchestral music-making, built on an unparalleled range of creative partnerships and a consciously omnivorous approach to repertoire". They have been led, since their foundation in 2005, by conductor Nicholas Collon, who is also principal conductor of the Residentie Orkest in the Hague and principal guest conductor of the Guerzenich Orchester in Cologne. Averaging more than 80 concerts each year, they perform annually at the BBC Proms, Wigmore Hall and the Barbican and tour across the UK and around the world from Bremen to São Paulo, St. Petersburg to Shanghai and Melbourne.
Modern composers whose works have been featured in recent seasons include Thomas Adès, Julian Anderson, John Barber, Brett Dean, Jocelyn Pook and Matt Rogers. Their recordings include 'Road Trip' featuring music by American composers, 'Insomnia' featuring music by Benjamin Britten and 'Rutter: Visions; Requiem' (2016) with the Cambridge Singers. In 2017 the orchestra toured with what it calls "from memory" performances of works by Beethoven and their 2018 dates included recitals with pianist Charles Owen and baritone Mark Stone in Gulbenkian, Canterbury and King's Place of Beethoven's 'Symphony No. 4' alongside Martin Suckling's song cycle 'Candlebird' and Mozart's 'Piano Concerto No. 16'.
