John Harte

Aurora Orchestra

With its signature creative ethos, Aurora Orchestra combines world-class performance with adventurous programming and original concert experiences. Collaborating widely across art forms and musical genres, Aurora has worked with an exceptional breadth of artists ranging from Ian Bostridge to Edmund de Waal to Björk. In recent years, it has pioneered memorised performance (without the use of printed sheet music), and is thought to be the first orchestra worldwide to perform whole symphonies in this unique way. Founded in 2005 under Principal Conductor Nicholas Collon, Aurora is based in London, where it's Associate Orchestra at Southbank Centre and Resident Orchestra at Kings Place.