Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 26 June 7:00pm
The Concourse, Chatswood

Community Concert

Sunday 8 August 3:00pm
St Andrews Uniting Church, South Turramurra

Sunday 29 August 3:00pm
The Concourse, Chatswood

Sunday 7 November 3:00pm
St Ives Uniting Church

Tuesdays 9, 16, 23 November 7:30pm
Ku-ring-gai Town Hall & St Ives Uniting Church

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Concerto Competition COVID Update

As many of you would now be aware, new COVID-19 restrictions have been introduced in Greater Sydney. As a result, necessary changes have been made to the format of this year's Concerto Competition.

The orchestra will be limited to 37 people on stage, in order to comply with the new 4 sq. m. rule. Ticketing for the audience will be changed from allocated seating to general admission, so that audience members can socially distance. Audience capacity will be reduced.

If you haven't yet secured your place at The Concourse, we are delighted to be able to offer you the opportunity to watch the extraordinary talent on display at the Concerto Competition Finals Concert via live steam, courtesy of the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall.

Tickets for attending the live stream are available for $24, and will allow you to watch the concert either live or for up to 72 hours after the concert has started. To secure your tickets, please click here:

Melbourne Digital Concert Hall

Concerto Competition Finalists released

More details here

2021 Concerts at the Concourse

Mozart & More

Saturday 13 March, 7:00pm

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Concerto Competition
Finals Concert

Saturday 26 June, 7:00pm

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Verdi Requiem

Sunday 29 August, 3:00pm

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2021 Concerts in Ku-ring-gai

Free Sunday Afternoon
Chamber Music

Sunday 2 May & 8 August, 3:00pm

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The Circus! Roll up, Roll up!

Sunday 23 May, 2:00 & 3:30pm

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November Concert

Sunday 7 November, 3:00pm

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Emerging Composer Workshops

Tuesdays 9, 16, 23 November, 7:30pm

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Our KPO Kids Proms 2020 Christmas special is here!

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Friends of the KPO are an exclusive "inner circle" who support the Orchestra and introduce the KPO to the wider community. In return, they receive a range of privileges - including being able to attend free Sunday afternoon chamber concerts. Read More

The KPO is a truly community-based orchestra.

A modest grant from Ku-ring-gai Council contributes less than 10% of the Orchestra’s annual income; no on-going financial support is received from the State or Federal governments. So 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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The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra enjoys an unrivalled reputation:

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.

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KPO has an extensive library of orchestral music which is available for hire to other orchestras.For details contact our Music Librarian. Read More

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). Read More