What's on

A viola player who is a wheelchair user is at the forefront, surrounded by other musicians and audience members. All of the musicians are wearing white and everyone is dimly lit with a red hue.

We create more than just concerts

Our live shows are bold, beautiful, sense-heightening experiences that will challenge your preconceptions. 

Discover what happens when we play with form, experiment with genres and shatter musical boundaries.

We believe the orchestra is for everybody, so dive in - you’re invited.

If you’ve never seen Paraorchestra then find a way to change that - it’s a mesmerising experience that explodes every convention about what a live musical performance looks and feels like

Audience feedback, Southbank Centre

Upcoming live shows

  1. Victoria Oruwari, a soprano singer with long hair and dark skin tone wearing a grey jumper is pictured singing with an anguished expression on her face. The image of Victoria is in black and white, with a blurred vibrant purple overlay of her face, creating a sense of movement.

    Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

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    An astonishing meditation on loss and transcendence performed by Paraorchestra with acclaimed soprano Victoria Oruwari and Charles Hazlewood.
    More information (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs)
  2. A wide-frame drone shot of The Cow and Calf Rocks, Ilkley Moor in Yorkshire. The image shows hills, fields as well as the town of Ilkley in the didtance

    The Bradford Progress

    A collaboration between Paraorchestra, Charles Hazlewood, Jeremy Deller and the people of Bradford created for Bradford City of Culture 2025.
    More information (The Bradford Progress)
  3. A group of musicians and dancers stand in a circle, facing both inwards and outwards, all wearing white with a bright white splash of light beaming above them. An audience is visible in the background.

    The Virtuous Circle

    Exploring the orchestra as the ultimate embodiment of teamwork, The Virtuous Circle recasts the classical concert as an extraordinary fusion of dance and orchestral performance.
    More information (The Virtuous Circle)

Listen to our studio albums

Death Songbook

Charles Hazlewood, Suede's Brett Anderson and Paraorchestra reimagine cult tales of death, love and loss
Listen now

The Unfolding

A cyclical journey from the very atoms of human existence and the awakening of life - composed and produced by Hannah Peel
Listen now

As a registered charity, Paraorchestra gratefully receives funding from: