What's the Score?

In the final episode of the first series of What's the Score?, we talk to the cast and production team behind Shostakovich's Fifth by Heart, Aurora's 2025 summer project. Hear from musicians Greta and Dom - how do they learn all those notes? - and Polly Frame and Max Revell, two actors involved in this year's production. Plus, two of Aurora's production team give us the low down on the things that...

In Episode 2 of What's the Score?, we dive deep into the music of Shostakovich 5 with Aurora Principal Conductor Nicholas Collon and musicologist Marina Frolova-Walker. Why are different recordings of Shostakovich 5 at drastically different tempi? What are the different interpretations of the symphony? Nick and Marina answer these questions and more. Find out where Aurora is next playing at aurora...

Welcome to What's the Score?, a brand new podcast from Aurora Orchestra. As Aurora prepares for their 2025 summer Orchestral Theatre production of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, we take a deep-dive into what goes into creating an Orchestral Theatre performance. In this episode, we hear from Aurora's Creative Director Jane Mitchell about how Aurora's memorised performances first came about, the pro...