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BBC Proms

2019

Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Mathew Baynton, Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra present Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique from memory, in a specially devised production incorporating theatre, lighting and choreography. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Service
Presenter:
Jess Gillam
Conductor:
Nicholas Collon
Director:
John Williams
Producer:
Cat Dixon

BBC Proms

2021

Discovering Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite

Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra perform, from memory, Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, where Russian fairy tales and folk melodies collide with the composer's bold modernism. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Service
Producer:
Seren Irvine
Director:
Rhodri Huw

BBC Proms

2017

Beethoven's Eroica Revisited

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

The Aurora Orchestra play Beethoven's Eroica Symphony entirely from memory, following an on-stage dissection of the score by Tom Service and conductor Nicholas Collon. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Service
Conductor:
Nicholas Collon
Producer:
Cat Dixon
Director:
Rhodri Huw
Executive Producer:
Francesca Kemp
Series Producer:
Joe McCulloch

BBC Proms

2020

Exploring Beethoven’s Seventh

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

The Aurora Orchestra and their conductor, Nicholas Collon, unpick Beethoven's Seventh Symphony to explore the inner workings of the composer's creative genius before performing the work - from memory! Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Service
Conductor:
Nicholas Collon
Music Arranger:
Richard Ayres
Aurora Orchestra:
Aurora Orchestra
Producer:
Olivia Howie

BBC Proms

2015

BBC Proms Sunday Symphony: Pastoral Symphonies

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Sir Mark Elder introduces Australian composer Brett Dean's Pastoral Symphony. The Aurora Orchestra also perform Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony and Anna Meredith's Smatter Hauler. Show more

BBC Proms

2016

Mozart from Memory

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

The Aurora Orchestra tackle Mozart's final symphony entirely from memory, while Tom Service deconstructs the final movement to explore Mozart's compositional genius. Show more