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. Paraorchestra and The Breath present Symbiosis

    Barbican Centre: Wednesday 22 April 2026

    Folkloric lyricism and genre-defying orchestral compositions combine for a rich world of sound
    More information (Paraorchestra and The Breath present Symbiosis)
  2. Charles Hazlewood, a man with light skin tone wearing a white suit, leaps in the air as he conducts the string section of Paraorchestra on stage at WOMAD festival. Behind the musicians, spotlights and an LED screen cast vivid purple & yellow light across the scene.

    Kraftwerk Re:werk

    Saturday 29 August 2026 - Forwards Festival, Bristol

    Paraorchestra presents Kraftwerk Re:werk with Charles Hazlewood at Forwards Festival in Bristol
    More information (Kraftwerk Re:werk)

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