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Mark Allan

Aurora Orchestra: Mozart from Memory

19 Jun 2026 19:00
19 Jun 2026
19:00
  • 19 Jun 2026
    19:00
    Schwarzman Centre, Oxford
    Sohmen Concert Hall
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A blazing celebration on a cosmic scale.

Take a trip through this uplifting programme, ending with a high-energy performance of Mozart’s mighty Jupiter Symphony.

Aurora Orchestra has been a pioneering force in the orchestral world for two decades. Experience the electrifying thrill of one of its signature performances from memory as the orchestra presents Mozart’s final symphony by heart, without printed scores or music stands. 

In the first half of the concert, Aurora’s Principal Conductor Nicholas Collon directs Jessie Montgomery’s Strum, a tapestry of string textures fizzing with rhythmic vitality. And the orchestra welcomes Benjamin Grosvenor as soloist in Beethoven’s first piano concerto, brimming with virtuosity and lyricism. 


Performers

Aurora Orchestra 

Benjamin Grosvenor piano

Nicholas Collon conductor

 

Repertoire

Jessie Montgomery Strum

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 ‘Jupiter’

 

You may also be interested in Aurora Orchestra: Bernstein & Bach on 28 November 2026 which is part of a luminous celebration of the enduring musical resonance of the Book of Psalms, devised and presented by Edmund de Waal, Aurora Orchestra and the BBC Singers.

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Approx. 2 hours

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