Coming Concerts
News
Entries in the Junior and Senior sections of the 2025 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition have now closed. All 100 spots have now been filled and we look forward to hearing their recordings in March. Thank you and good luck to all of our marvelous young musicians.Entries for the Multiples Section remain open.
2025 Concerts at the Concourse
Dvorak & Tchaikovsky
Sunday 9 March, 3:00pm
NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition - 41st Anniversary Finals Concert
Sunday 29 June, 3:00pm
Beethoven & Strauss
Sunday 31 August, 3:00pm
Purchase tickets to all three Concourse concerts and save 10%. Details here.
2025 Concerts in Ku-ring-gai and Beyond
Handa Opera in Millthorpe - Opera Gala
Friday 18 April, 6:00pm
Epic Music Quest
Sunday 25 May, 2:00pm & 3:30pm
Concerto Competition Finalists
Sunday 22 June, 3:00pm
Emerging Composer Workshops
Tuesdays 2, 9, 16 September, 7:30pm
Mozart & Beethoven
Sunday 16 November, 3:00pm
Help Support the KPO
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Donations to KPO will help support the creation of music for young audiences, talented young soloists, the community of Ku-ring-gai and you, if you come to our concerts or play in the orchestra …
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The KPO is a truly community-based orchestra.
A KPO receives a modest grant from Ku-ring-gai Council and no on-going financial support is received from the State or Federal governments. Each year more than 90% of the Orchestra’s funding must be sourced from ticket sales, from the support of many individuals and from community-minded companies.
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About the KPO
Background
The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra enjoys an unrivalled reputation:
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- For superb presentations of exciting, interesting music.
- For innovative, community-focussed programs - including the NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition, Kids' Proms concerts, its Composer Workshops, and commissions of special works from leading Australian composers.
Music for Hire
KPO has an extensive library of orchestral music which is available for hire to other orchestras.For details contact our Music Librarian.
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History
The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra (KPO) was founded in 1971 by the Chinese-Australian conductor Helen Quach, with the support of the Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council and the Australian Council of the Arts, under the patronage of Alderman J.F. Bennett (Mayor of Ku-ring-gai), Sir Charles Moses (ABC), Rex Hobcroft (Director of the N.S.W. Conservatorium of Music), Sir Bernard Heinze and John Hopkins (both conductors of the SSO).
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