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2023 Composer Workshop

Applications for the 2023 KPO Composer Workshop open 26 September and close 28 October 2022. More information available here.

2022 Concerts at the Concourse

Fiftieth Anniversary Pictures

Saturday 12 March, 7:00pm

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Concerto Competition
Finals Concert

Saturday 25 June, 7:00pm

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Symphony at the Movies

Sunday 30 October, 3.00pm

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Roger Woodward Celebrates KPO’s 50th Anniversary

Sunday 11 December, 3.00pm

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2022 Concerts in Ku-ring-gai

Free Sunday Afternoon
Chamber Music

Sunday 24 April, 3.00pm

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Jiving in the Jungle

Sunday 22 May, 2:00 & 3:30pm

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Concerto Competition Finalists

Sunday 7 August, 3.00pm

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La Danza

Sunday 4 September, 3.00pm

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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.

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…. Read More

About the KPO

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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.

For general information:
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P.O. Box 185 Killara N.S.W. 2071 Read More

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