Recent Performances
Our most popular repertoire
We have a tradition of innovative concert programming that encompasses many areas of the repertoire, such as:
classical overtures, concertos and symphonies;
works for smaller orchestra from the 19th and 20th centuries;
neglected works by well known composers;
new works specially commissioned by the orchestra
The "word cloud" to the right shows the composers that we have performed most often.
KCO Virtual Concert Series
The Kingston Chamber Orchestra Virtual Concert Series was our antidote to COVID isolation! Each player downloaded the music for their instrument, and recorded it on a mobile phone or laptop. Our conductor, Andy Meyers, then edited the individual performances and combined them into a short video.
You can find our virtual performances on YouTube and Vimeo using the links below.
Admission
Admission to our virtual performances was free, but if you would like to make a donation to to support the orchestra please visit our Donations page.
Mendelssohn Overture in C
Brahms Piano Concerto No 2 (soloist Thomas Kelly)
Schubert Symphony No 4
March 2025
November 2024
Mozart Overture The Magic Flute
Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No 3 (soloist Mathilde Milwidsky)
Vaughan Williams Symphony No 5
June 2024
Wagner Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Walton Viola Concerto (soloist Milena Simovic)
Delius Walk to the Paradise Garden
Stravinsky Divertimento Le Baiser du fée
Other Online Performances
You can find some other online performances on YouTube:
Our conductor, Andy Meyers, arranged the traditional carol The Holly and the Ivy to help get everyone into the Christmas mood!
The KCO’s most ambitious performance yet is The Overture to The Impresario, a comic opera written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1786.
“I originally wrote The Brittany Bounce for recorder and piano during a holiday in France - hence the title,” says Andy. “I thought it would make a good piece for orchestra as there is plenty of scope for the wind players to show off their individual skill.”
Andy’s first virtual composition for the KCO was Around the Island.