Aurora Orchestra is a British chamber orchestra founded in 2005 by conductors Nicholas Collon and Robin Ticciati. It is based in Kings Place, London and at LSO St Luke's. 　　In May 2011 Aurora won the Ensemble category of the annual Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards. 　　Aurora Orchestra was founded in 2005 by Nicholas Collon, Robin Ticciati and fellow members of the National Youth Orchestra. 　　Apart from the current Kings Place and LSO St Luke's, the orchestra's residencies have included Aldeburgh and the Royal Academy of Music. 　　In March 2011, the Arts Council of England included Aurora Orchestra in its new "national portfolio" scheme, scheduling annual funding of ?60,000 (approx.) for the 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2014–15 funding years. Aurora, which had not been a "regularly funded organisation" under the council's previous funding scheme, was awarded this support as one of the "smaller adventurous music ensembles". 　　The Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards "Ensemble" category win in May 2011 placed Aurora Orchestra in the company of the London Sinfonietta, the Hallé, and others. 　　In June 2011, Decca released Nico Muhly's Seeing is Believing as recorded by Aurora Orchestra (their debut). 　　As of December 2015, the orchestra's leader is Thomas Gould.