BBC Proms: Shostakovich’s Fifth by Heart - Matinee performance
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2AP , [Venue Details]Explore a symphony from the inside out. Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra reflect this year’s Shostakovich anniversary with a Prom that takes the audience under the hood of a 20th-century masterpiece and into the mind of the man who made it.
Actors join the Aurora’s players to bring to life a symphony born in the shadow of Stalin’s regime – music on the edge of life and death by a composer treading a dangerous line between political obedience and artistic defiance.
Broadcast on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer
A musical and dramatic exploration of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 c40’
Interval
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in in D minor (performed from memory) 59’
Audio-described by Timna Fibert
British Sign Language-interpreted
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Admission: To be confirmed
Performer name: Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon - conductor
Doors open: 10:00 am
Age restriction: Not recommended for U5's, U14's to be accompanied by adult
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BBC Proms: Shostakovich’s Fifth by Heart - Matinee performance
Sunday, 17 Aug 2025 @11.00am
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2APMore Information
Explore a symphony from the inside out. Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra reflect this year’s Shostakovich anniversary with a Prom that takes the audience under the hood of a 20th-century masterpiece and into the mind of the man who made it.
Actors join the Aurora’s players to bring to life a symphony born in the shadow of Stalin’s regime – music on the edge of life and death by a composer treading a dangerous line between political obedience and artistic defiance.
Broadcast on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer
A musical and dramatic exploration of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 c40’
Interval
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in in D minor (performed from memory) 59’
Audio-described by Timna Fibert
British Sign Language-interpreted
Admission: To be confirmed
Performer name: Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon - conductor
Doors open: 10:00 am
Age restriction: Not recommended for U5's, U14's to be accompanied by adult
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