“I’ve never seen an orchestra take so much ownership over a performance” was Bachtrack’s response to Aurora Orchestra’s 2016 Proms performance of Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’ from memory. There’s an infectious freedom and energy to Aurora’s performances that takes off once the music stands are removed, and Mozart’s greatest and final symphony is the perfect way to experience the power of this group of musicians at the top of their game. Jessie Montgomery’s ‘21st-century classic’ opens this year’s Festival, followed by Beethoven’s bold, bright and dramatic first piano concerto with one of the world’s great pianists: Benjamin Grosvenor.