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KPO is one of Australia's leading community orchestras, and was named Australia's Community Orchestra of the Year.
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Featuring new Australian music, composer workshops, popular classics, and the prestigous KPO NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition.

08/06/2026

2026 is the 42nd year KPO has organised the NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition.

The exciting Finals Concert is coming up on Sunday 28 June 3pm at The Concourse Concert Hall, Chatswood where six finalists will perform their selected concerti with orchestra, competing for a range of prizes and performance opportunities.

A feast of repertoire with concerti by Mozart, Bottesini, Chopin, Bartok, Korngold and Sibelius with six very talented young musicians performing as soloists.

Junior section
Christina Bhang - Korngold Violin Concerto
Kiara Morish*ta-Lee - Mozart Flute Concerto No. 2

Senior section
Jeffrey D**g - Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2
Connie Liu - Sibelius Violin Concerto
Leon Spikmans - Bottesini Double Bass Concerto No. 2
Jaemin Yoo - Bartok Viola Concerto

Book now to secure your tickets for the thrilling Finals Concert on Sunday 28 June, 3pm at The Concourse, Chatswood.

22/05/2026

What an incredible musical journey last weekend at KPO Kids Proms: Animal Adventures! 🐾🎶✈️

A huge thank you to the wonderful Emily Who for bringing our story to life, and to the amazing musicians of the Sunshine Philharmonic Orchestra who joined the KPO under the baton of Edward McKnight to fill the show with colour, energy and imagination.

We were also so proud to premiere Harry Sdraulig’s fantastic new work, specially commissioned for this concert — thank you Harry for creating such a fun and exciting musical journey for our young audiences.

And of course, thank you to all the families, children and animal friends who joined us for the adventure! 🦁🐘🦜✨

15/05/2026

Some snippets from a fabulous library visit today! It’s been a great two weeks of visits to local libraries getting ready for our big concert on Sunday. Tickets selling fast so grab them now!!!

13/05/2026

🎶✈️ The countdown is on for KPO Kids Proms: Amazing Animal Adventures! 🦁🐵🦜
Our orchestra has been busy these past few weeks rehearsing, fine-tuning, and getting everything ready for a BIG musical adventure this Sunday! The excitement is building and we can’t wait to see lots of children dressed up as their favourite animals and join us on this magical journey through music. 🎻🐘🎺
With fun music, storytelling, costumes, and plenty of surprises, it’s the perfect concert experience for young music lovers and families alike.
🎟️ Tickets are selling FAST and sessions usually sell out — book now so you don’t miss out on the adventure! 🐾✨

07/05/2026

Get ready for a wild musical adventure! 🦁🐒🎶
Join Emily Who, the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra and Sunshine Philharmonic Orchestra for AMAZING ANIMAL ADVENTURES — a fun-filled Kids Proms Concert! 🎵✨
📅 Sunday 17 May
🕜 1:30pm & 3pm
📍 Turramurra Uniting Church
Dress up as your favourite animal and come along for an afternoon of music, magic and fun! 🐯🎻
🎟 Tickets: $15
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family of 4: $50
Bookings & more info: kpo.org.au

06/05/2026

Meet Lucy-Rose 🎻✨
A longtime cellist with KPO (15+ years!), Lucy-Rose brings a wealth of experience and a deep love of ensemble music. From performing overseas to helping produce the Kids Proms for the past decade, she’s been a driving force both on and off the stage.
A primary school music teacher by day, Lucy-Rose is passionate about sharing the joy of music with young people—and can’t wait for this year’s Kids Proms, where her love of performance and education come together 🎶

29/04/2026

🎶✨ We’re on the air! ✨🎶
Tune in to hear and chat with about our upcoming Kids Proms Concert — a magical musical adventure designed especially for young audiences 🎻🐘🦁
Get a behind-the-scenes look at what’s in store, how the concert brings music to life for children, and why it’s the perfect family outing!
📻 Listen in and get excited for the journey… 🎶✨
https://www.2mbsfinemusicsydney.com/breakfastinterviews/

28/04/2026

Amazing first rehearsal tonight for our upcoming Kids Proms concert! 17th of May at 1:30pm and 3pm at Turramurra Uniting Church. So happy to be working with the wonderful again and having players from joining us! (Thanks for the video SPO)

27/04/2026

After years of watching Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra concerts (with her now-husband Edward on viola!), Emily Who joined the KPO family in 2017—bringing her passion for music education and children’s performance to life.
Teaming up with cellist Lucy-Rose, the pair dream up magical Kids Proms by blending storytelling with classical music—letting the music lead the adventure. From pirates to space, circus to jungle, every show sparks imagination and introduces kids to the joy of orchestral music.
Now heading into her 10th year, Emily loves creating concerts where learning meets play—and sharing the magic of music with the next generation 💫
Rehearsals kick off this week! 🎻

14/04/2026

Congratulations to all of the wonderful performers at the KPO Concerto Competition Semi-Finals.
The audience, orchestra volunteers and the adjudicators were so impressed by the standard of concert performance, technical skill and musicality. They also appreciated the outstanding accompanists who supported the soloists and made the piano sound like an orchestra!

The three adjudicators were:
Luke Byrne, Pianist, composer, conductor and international Musical Director
Airena Nakamura, Principal 2nd Violin and Section Leader in the Opera Australia Orchestra, former Finalist and mother of a Finalist!
Ben Jacks, French Horn Soloist who served as Principal Horn with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for 25 seasons.

They found it difficult to choose the Six Finalists but the final choices came down to the most musical performances with the potential to work with an orchestra. We look forward to hearing them all perform with the orchestra on Sunday June 28 at 3.00pm at the Concourse. Tickets are on sale now!

The six Finalists are:
Christina Bhang - violin - Korngold
Kiara Morish*ta-Lee - flute - Mozart
Jaemin Yoo - viola - Bartok
Leon Spikmans - double bass - Bottesini
Jeffrey D**g - piano - Chopin
Connie Liu - violin - Sibelius

Highly Commended performers are:
Justin Gao - marimba - Golovko
Elizabeth Luiskandl - violin - Lalo
Lennard Suen - piano - Rachmaninoff
Cloris Xu - oboe - Martinu

Address

PO Box 185
Killara, NSW
2071

Website

http://kpo.org.au/

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