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“Kensington Symphony Orchestra once again scores over most professional orchestras”

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Next concerts
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  • Sat20Jun2026

    Copland, Bernstein and John Adams at Fairfield Halls

    Fairfield Halls – 3.00pm

    From the Wild West to New York City, culminating in Adams’s choral masterpiece Harmonium

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  • Mon12Oct2026

    Rachmaninov’s Symphony No.3 at Smith Square Hall

    Smith Square Hall – 7.30pm

    Rachmaninov’s emotionally charged Symphony No.3 alongside vivid works by Andrea Tarrodi and Michael Torke

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Welcome to KSO

In almost 70 years of music-making, Kensington Symphony Orchestra has built an enviable reputation as one of the UK’s most accomplished and adventurous non-professional orchestras.

Established classics, neglected masterpieces and works by today’s leading composers are hallmarks of KSO’s repertoire, performed with a skill and panache that has garnered widespread praise.

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What’s on?

Take a look at our forthcoming concerts, with full details of the repertoire and directions to each venue

  • Sat20Jun2026

    Copland, Bernstein and John Adams at Fairfield Halls

    Fairfield Halls – 3.00pm

    From the Wild West to New York City, culminating in Adams’s choral masterpiece Harmonium

    View event
  • Mon12Oct2026

    Rachmaninov’s Symphony No.3 at Smith Square Hall

    Smith Square Hall – 7.30pm

    Rachmaninov’s emotionally charged Symphony No.3 alongside vivid works by Andrea Tarrodi and Michael Torke

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  • Sun15Nov2026

    Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall

    Queen Elizabeth Hall – 3.00pm

    Bartók’s dazzling orchestral showpiece paired with Ravel’s brooding, virtuosic concerto for left hand

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  • Mon25Jan2027

    Schubert and Bruckner - Unfinished Symphonies at Smith Square Hall

    Smith Square Hall – 7.30pm

    Leonard Elschenbroich conducts an extraordinary pairing of Schubert and Bruckner’s unfinished symphonies

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  • Mon15Mar2027

    Korngold’s Die tote Stadt - KSO's 70th Anniversary Concert

    Barbican Hall – 7.00pm

    Wrenching loss and murderous dreams: Kensington Symphony Orchestra celebrates 70 years with a rare concert performance of Korngold’s finest opera

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  • Mon17May2027

    Vaughan Williams 9 at Smith Square Hall

    Smith Square Hall – 7.30pm

    Britten’s dazzling Prince of the Pagodas suite alongside new orchestral voices and Vaughan Williams’s visionary Ninth Symphony

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  • Mon5Jul2027

    Sibelius 5 at LSO St Luke's

    LSO St Luke’s – 7.30pm

    From Barber’s lyrical concerto to the sweeping grandeur of Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony

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Become a Friend of KSO

Support the orchestra by joining our popular Friends Scheme. Choose from three membership levels, each offering unique benefits:

Friend

£110

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Premium Friend

£210

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Patron

£310

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To find out more, contact Nick Marchant on 07906 593347 or email friends@kso.org.uk