Just a few weeks ago, we finished the latest edition of Aurora. It was a great success with 100 musicians from all over the world and many sold out concerts.
Gerhard Schulz & Elena Nemtsova
Gary Hoffman & Aurora friends
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 The fantastic Avanesyan Trio
 

32 international cellists playing Poppers Requiem
 

 
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Now it is time for a new edition and we feel confident that it can be just as successful again.
We are delighted to present some completely amazing professors and artists who will lead master classes, chamber music and perform during the festival April …

Dear trombone, – trumpet & – hornplayers from around the world,
We are going to have a fantastic brass-course at Aurora in Sweden this summer, August 8-19th!!
You will play for Dvorak symphonie no 9, Tschaikovsky symphonie no 5 – great fun for the brass-section))) together with other great orchestra repertoire.
Apart from the SOLO MASTERCLASSES on your individual instrument, we will also focus on CHAMBER MUSIC – that all of you will perform at the festivals public concerts!!
For example: Since it is 300 anniversary of the death of GABRIELI you will for …

”Hej-hej!” ..this is how you are welcomed in Sweden.
I’ve been to Aurora-Festival twice, where I met / experienced really important people/things for my life. In really transparent nature & air, beautiful smiles, and of course exciting musical crush every day & night, I was truly happy that I may play music. Yes, this is just beautiful, when people simply enjoy music.
I had such a lovely host-family with whom I still have contact. On an very late evening the girls at hosts house started spontaneously give a private-home-concert for the family. …

”Hi, this is Andreas Brantelid writing some words from New York. I have not been to Aurora since autumn 2007, that is almost 5 years ago!! a lot happened to me during this time, and a lot has happened to the awesome Aurora project since then…..this coming Aurora in August I will be back to perform in the festivals concerts – but also to have lessons for the fantastic and very interesting cellist Robert Cohen.
I am looking forward to a fun time, being a student again – and to hang …

Anna Hedlund bor i Vänersborg och älskar musik, hon är en stark fan av Aurora sedan verksamheten startade 2006.
Hon kommer inte bara på konserter under alla Aurora festivaler men tar chansen att vara med på ”Master Classes” och njuta fullt av det. Hon har varit med på Fabio Bidini´s lektion när vi träffade henne i kafferummet efteråt. Master classes är alltså när undervisning sker med publik, ett unikt tillfälle för alla att krypa under skinnet på både musiken och artisterna. Allt under ledning av Auroras internationella professorer.
”Var just och lyssnade …

A total of 12 pianists, 15 cellists, 15 violists, and 31 violinists landed at Vänersborg under a stubborn rain last Sunday. Musicians from all over the world are here to study, practice, meet with peers and play 10 concerts during the Aurora spring festival starting on Thursday the 25th of April.
Most of these people never played together before, many of them never met before, but still during these days they have to find a way to play together. And it has to sound good. Is’t amazing?
Eszter Major is one …