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2 Aug 2015, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2015 Prom 22: Aurora Orchestra

Prom 22: Aurora Orchestra
Prom 22: Aurora Orchestra
15:30 Sun 2 Aug 2015 Royal Albert Hall
The ever innovative Aurora Orchestra returns to the Proms with two ‘Pastoral’ Symphonies – the first by Brett Dean, the second by Beethoven – and a world premiere by Anna Meredith. Selected pieces broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Four on Sunday 9 August.
The ever innovative Aurora Orchestra returns to the Proms with two ‘Pastoral’ Symphonies – the first by Brett Dean, the second by Beethoven – and a world premiere by Anna Meredith. Selected pieces broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Four on Sunday 9 August.

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The Aurora Orchestra staged a Proms first last year when it performed Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 from memory. Now the dynamic young ensemble returns to continue this season’s sequence of family-friendly matinees, giving Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony the same direct, communicative treatment. It is paired with Australian composer Brett Dean’s own homage to nature – a work, he explains, inspired by ‘glorious birdsong, the threat that it faces, the loss, and the soulless noise that we’re left with when they’re all gone’. Former ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3 New Generation Artist Francesco Piemontesi joins the orchestra for Mozart’s late ‘Coronation’ Concerto, and the afternoon also features the premiere of a new commission from British composer Anna Meredith – also performed from memory, by Aurora Orchestra and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms Youth Ensemble.