a worldwide meeting place for live classical music 10-year anniversary - 2015 Welcome to Auroraland
Mischa Maisky at Aurora 2013 concerts & master classes Midori at Aurora 2011,2013 & 2014 concerts & master classes Sarah Chang at Aurora 2014 playing Dvorak violin concerto & master classes
a worldwide meeting place for live classical music 30 festivals 200 professors and solo artists 300 master classes 350 concerts 3000 participating musicians (age 18-35) 80 000 concert-goers
Andreas Brantelid, the young star with Aurora Symphony Orchstra Aurora's main objectives Increase the interest and accessibility within society in general for live classical music. the same opportunities to participate Operating a large international meeting place for creative contact and exchange of experience. Important for both the artistic development as well as for the completely global labor market in our genre About Aurora föreningen. All the funding that is made available is used for the production of festivals, concerts, tours and master classes. Aurora s leadership is renowned regarding organisational, pedagogical and artistic competence. In its established and far reaching network Aurora has the most distinguished - elite of international artists and professors, who are given responsi Background Since - 2005, Aurora has created an important worldwide center and network for festi vals and master classes that promotes chamber music by several projects. Thereby new conditions and contacts have been established, that enhance the progress of the whole - chain of development within chamber and orchestral music: exchange of com breadth and media attention.
First day meeting in Auroraland Focus on Young Artists This project has its heart in giving opportunities for all the thousands of young artists (average age 23 years) from all over the world who meet continuously at the Aurora networks, festivals and master classes in Sweden. They arrive at Aurora as individual musicians and they are thrown into all sorts of chamber ensembles and orchestras, working under the guidance of the professors. They give concerts together during the festival that takes place at the same time. Lots of new contacts are established, that in many cases develop into lasting interchange and cooperation all over national borders.
Aurora Symphony Orchestra & Johannes Gustavsson-conductor & Mischa Maisky - soloist Artistic direction Several of the world s lead Chamber Music s productions. Just to name a few of these 200 Aurora artists and their instruments: Violin Midori, Sarah Chang, Ivry Gitlis,Viktor Tretiakov, Pavel Vernikov, Roby Lakatos, Gordan Nicolic, Dora Schwarzberg, Olivier Charlier Viola Lawrence Power, Maxim Rysanov, Kim Kaschkaschian, Nuboko Imai, Tatjana Masurenko Cello man, Frans Helmerson, Robert Cohen, Torleif Thedéen Double bass Duncan Mc Tier, Knut-Erik Sundkvist, Sebastian Dubee Piano Peter Donohoe, Fabio Bidini, Konstantin Bogino, Martin Roscoe, Jerome - Vocal - Barbara Hendricks, Charlotte Hellekant Flute Denis Buriakov, Samuel Coles, Philippa Davies, Cecilie Løken Oboe - Alexei Ogrintchouck, Washington Barella, David Friedemann Strunck, Bassoon - Ole Kristian Dahl, Afonso Venturieri Clarinet - Yehuda Gilad, Michael Collins Horn Michael Thompson, Will Sanders, Markus Maskuniitty Trumpet - Jeroen Barwaerts, Urban Agnas, Bo Nilsson Trombone Abbie Conant, Jonas Bylund, Sven Erik Eriksson, Håkan Björkman Conductor Johannes Gustavsson
Contact Ola Larsson/General Manager Per Nyström/Artistic Director +46 (0)70 654 12 50 +46 (0)708 19 43 47 ola.larsson@aurorachambermusic.com per.nystrom@aurorachambermusic.com www.aurorachambermusic.com Main partners The Royal College of Music in Stockholm The Swedish Arts Council Region Västra Götaland The city of Vänersborg The city of Trollhättan The city of Mariestad Size matters
Calendar Aurora Chamber Music invites about 400 musicians from 40 countries for the following activities, carried through during various periods of the year: (dates below are the same each year + / - 2 days depending on the calendar year) February 20 - March 1 - Aurora Winter Classic in Vänersborg 80 artists 12 concerts chamber music Master classes June 23-29 - Old Ox Chamber Music Festival in Mariestad 25 artists 12 concerts chamber music & orchestra August 14-23 - Aurora Classic Festival in Trollhättan 200 artists 15 concerts chamber music & symphony orchestra Master classes October 28 Nov. 2 - Aurora Væni Concerts in Vänersborg 80 artists 12 concerts chamber music Master classes Peter Donohoe 2012,2013,2014 concerts & master classes Yehuda Gilad - a very popular Aurora professor every year since 2010