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. 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 distance

    The Bradford Progress

    Bradford District: Saturday 17 – Sunday 18 May 2025

    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)
  2. 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

    Southbank Centre: Sunday 29 June 2025

    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)
  3. A conductor stands in the centre of a large circle of musicians with his arms outstretched in front of him. He has short hair and a moustache and is wearing all white. The musicians are also all wearing white, and they are playing a variety of instruments including violins and violas. A large audience are interspersed amongst the performers. The room is dark and the performers are illuminated in hues of pink, with beams of white light spotlighting the conductor.

    The Anatomy of the Orchestra: Drone Refractions

    Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam: Friday 13 June 2025

    Walk amongst the orchestra as they chart an immersive odyssey through drone.
    More information (The Anatomy of the Orchestra: Drone Refractions)
  4. Musicians sit in a circle with their instruments in a brightly lit rehearsal room.

    BBC Proms: Paraorchestra and The Breath

    Bristol Beacon: Friday 22 August 2025

    Multi-instrumental compositions combine with ethereal vocals for an astonishing otherworldly landscape.
    More information (BBC Proms: Paraorchestra and The Breath)

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