Ayres score is a fizzy cocktail of hyperactivity, Baroque poise, Straussian pastiche, tantalising tango and much more. Zany and anarchic, it nevertheless has a human core. - Barry Millington on The Cricket Recovers, Evening Standard
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Carnival with the Aurora Orchestra
Was huge fun to be able to dream up this piece and then to watch such brilliant people bring it to life.
Jane Mitchell and Scott Graham Lighting design by Simisola Majekodunmi Production design by Jon Bausor Script by Kate Wakeling
#aurora orchestra#richard ayres#Frantic Assembly#carnival of the animals#new music#classical#composer#music theater
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Bruckner has been both a puzzle and an inspiration to me. What amazes me most is his sense of scale and how he manages to maintain such intense emotions in such large forms. I think the Seventh Symphony is the most perfect and memorable example of his work. I want to create a very intimate portrayal of Bruckner and his music, seen through his eyes and my imagination.’
#bruckner#richard ayres#composer#symphony#ASKO#new music#classical composer#classical music#orchestra#Youtube
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No. 56 Islands premiere at Muziekgebouw Amsterdam (NL), December 8th 2022. With Asko|Schönberg, Jurjen Hempel (conductor), NEST (visuals). Photo: De Schaapjesfabriek
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No. 45 Peter Pan, Staatstheater Mainz, December 2022
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Listen to Richard Ayres on SoundCloud and Spotify and Youtube
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Asko|Schönberg performing No.50 (The Garden). Photo: Herre Vermeer.
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2025
No. 42 (In the Alps): Conductor: Daniele Rosina, RBC Thallein Ensemble
Fr | November 21, 2025 19:00 Birmingham Conservatoire (UK)
No. 59 (new work for Aurora Orchestra): AMARA, Sept 13, 2025, Den Haag (NL)
No. 59 (new work for Aurora Orchestra) September 11, 2025 Théâtre Le Reflet, Vevey, Switzerland
No. 42 (In the Alps): Conductor: Nicholas Collon | Aurora Orchestra Sa | October 4, 2025 Kings Place, London (UK)
No. 59 (new work for Aurora Orchestra): Bad Kissingen. Th | July 3, 2025 (D)
No. 58 (Bruckner) for ensemble and soundtrack Oranjewoud Festival | June 13, 2025 Oranjewoud. (NL)
No. 59 (new work for Aurora Orchestra): Brucknerhaus. Tu | May 27, 2025. Linz (A)
No. 59 (new work for Aurora Orchestra): Nikolaisaal. Su | May 25, 2025. Potsdam (D)
No. 59 (new work for Aurora Orchestra): Aurora Orchestra Fr | May 23, 2025 Bury St Edmunds (UK)
No. 57 (K’s Strange Day), for timpani and orchestra: Conductor: Hermann Bäumer | Orchestra: Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz | 12 May 2025 | Mainz (D)
No. 59 (new work for Aurora Orchestra): Snape Maltings. Fr | May 9, 2025 Snape (UK)
No. 59 (new work for Aurora Orchestra): Royal Festival Hall. Sa | May 3, 2025 London (UK)
No. 53 (Trödelmarkt) NONcerto for violin: Asko|Schönberg Ensemble Soloist: Joseph Puglia, violin. 23 January 2025 NL
2024
No.58 (new work related to Bruckner's Seventh Symphony): ASKO Schönberg ensemble | 13. September 2024 | Muziekgebouw Amsterdam (NL)
No. 57 (K’s Strange Day), for timpani and orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra | 4. & 5. September 2024 | Helsinki
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No. 44 (diary pieces): Orkest de Ereprijs | Conductor: Hardy Li | Openingsconcert Young Composers Meeting | Stadhuis Apeldoorn | 24. February 2024 16:00 CET No. 42 (In the Alps): Orchestra: Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej | Conductor: Szymon Bywalec | 4. February 2024 | Katowice (Poland) | NOSPR, Sala kameralna | National Premiere
2023
No. 53 (Trödelmarkt); NONcerto for violin | Ostrava New Orchestra | Ostrava Days Festival, Ostrava Center for New Music, Ostrava (Czech Republic) | 31. August 2023
Islands: Asko|Schönberg | 1. April 2023 8:15 PM (CET) | De Doelen, Rotterdam (NL)
No. 52 (Three pieces about Ludwig van Beethoven): Conductor: Anna Rakitina, Orchestra: Cincinatti Symphony Orchestra | Cincinnati, Music Hall, USA | 24, 25, 26 March 2023
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No. 42 (In the Alps): Oper Graz, Hauptbühne | 22 & 26 March 2023
No. 45 (Peter Pan): Conducter: Hermann Bäumer, Orchestra: Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz | 4, 5, 18 January, 14, 16, 17 February, 2, 4, 21, 31 March, 6, 8 May 2023 | Mainz, Germany, Staatstheater Mainz
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Peter Pan, by the Welsh National Opera. Photo: Clive Barda.
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No. 50 (The Garden) (2018), with Geoffrey Paterson (conductor), London Sinfonietta, and Joshua Bloom (bass). Animations by Martha Colburn.
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No. 42 (In the Alps), in a project by Olivier Fredj with illustrations by Jean Lecointre. Performed by the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble with soprano Barbara Hannigan.
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Close to you, one of three songs that Richard Ayres made for the band Bec Plexus, for the album STICKLIP.
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AVI (excerpt), performed by Slagwerk Den Haag
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No. 52 (Three pieces about Ludwig van Beethoven) performed by the Aurora Orchestra at the BBC Proms 2020
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2022
No. 45 (Peter Pan): Conducter: Hermann Bäumer, Orchestra: Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz | 17 (premiere), 21, 26 December 2022 | Mainz, Germany, Staatstheater Mainz
Islands: Asko|Schönberg | 8. December 2022 8:15 PM (CET) | Muziekgebouw aan het IJ, Amsterdam (NL) | World Premiere
No. 36 (NONcerto for horn): for solo horn and large ensemble. Conductor: Joseph Trafton, Orchestra: Philharmonisches Orchester Hagen, Soloist: Stefan Dohr, Horn | 19. October 2022 7:30 PM | Festhalle, Finnentrop (D)
No. 36 (NONcerto for horn): for solo horn and large ensemble. Conductor: Joseph Trafton, Orchestra: Philharmonisches Orchester Hagen, Soloist: Stefan Dohr, Horn | 18. October 2022 7:30 PM | Stadthalle, Hagen (D)
No. 34b: Conducter: Gregory Charette, ensemble: Asko|Schönberg | 30. April 2022, 8:15 PM CET | Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (NL) No. 53 (Trödelmarkt): NONcerto for violin | Conductor: Hardy Li, ensemble: Oerknal, solo violin: Joseph Puglia | 26. February 2022, 3:00 PM CET | Festival Dag in de Branding, Paleiskerk, The Hague (NL) | World Premiere
No. 50 (The Garden): Conducter: Hermann Bäumer, Orchestra: Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz, bas: Derrick Ballard | 3. February 2022 7:30 PM (CET) | Scharoun Theater | Wolfsburg (D) - Cancelled
No. 42 (In the Alps): Conductor: Roland Kluttig, Orchestra: Grazer Philharmoniker, 23. January 2022 | Graz (Austria) - Cancelled
No. 42 (In the Alps): Conductor: Roland Kluttig, Orchestra: Grazer Philharmoniker, 19. January 2022 | Graz (Austria) - Cancelled
No. 53 (Trödelmarkt): NONcerto for violin | Conductor: Gregory Charette, ensemble: Oerknal, solo violin and curator-in-residence: Joseph Puglia | Club Fluxus, Gaudeamus, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht (NL) | 14. January 2022, 8:30 PM | World Premiere - Cancelled
2021
No. 50 (The Garden): Conducter: Hermann Bäumer, Orchestra: Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz, bas: Derrick Ballard | 4. December 2021 7:30 PM (CET) | Staatstheater Mainz (D)
No. 36 (NONcerto for horn and ensemble): Conductor: Szymon Bywalec, Orchestra: Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej, soprano: Joanna Freszel, french horn: Paweł Cal | Online NOSPR concert | 22. October 2021 7:30 PM (CET)
No. 54 (aquarium): Quatuor Bozzini and 7090 (euphonium: Koen Kaptijn, keyboard: Nora Mulder) | World premiere, Gaudeamus Festival Saturday Night, Utrecht (NL) | 11. September 2021, 19:00 PM (CET)
No. 52 (Three pieces about Ludwig van Beethoven): Conductor: Nicholas Collon, Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra | 4. July 2021, 4:00 PM | Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London (UK)
No. 52 (Three pieces about Ludwig van Beethoven): Conductor: Nicholas Collon, Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra | 3. July 2021, 7:30 PM | The Apex, Bury St. Edmunds (UK)
Strand: Acht Brücken festival, 5. May 2021 8:00 PM | Cologne, Köllner Philharmonie, Germany | conductor: Elena Schwarz, Ensemble Musikfabrik | Film: Paul Barritt | World Premiere
No. 50 (The Garden): Acht Brücken festival, 1. May 2021 7:00 PM | Cologne, Köllner Philharmonie, Germany | conductor: Geoffrey Paterson, baritone: Mark Stone, Asko|Schönberg, visuals: Martha Colburn
2020
No. 50 (The Garden): Reassemble Online, a one day online festival by London Sinfonietta. With a new film edit of the performance in April 2019, and a live conversation and Q&A with Richard Ayres and Martha Colburn. 25. October 2020 c.4:45 PM.
No. 50 (The Garden): Conductor: Hermann Bäumer, 19. & 26. September 2020 | Mainz (Germany), Staatstheater
No. 52 (Three pieces about Ludwig van Beethoven): Conductor: Nicholas Collon, Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra | 10. September 2020 | London (United Kingdom), Royal Albert Hall, BBC Proms | World Premiere. Reviewed by The Times *****.
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