our most popular repertoire
Since its formation the KCO has played a wide range of orchestral music,
from baroque and classical, through the Romantic era, to contemporary music from the last century.
We aim for a balance between the familiar and the new, and have a long tradition of first performances of music by local composers,
often of astonishing inventiveness and musicality.
Our conductor, Andy Meyers, is also an accomplished composer and we have premiered many of his works to great success.
As well as performing three concerts a year in Kingston, we have also travelled abroad to perform in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The "word cloud" to the right shows the composers that we have performed most often.
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Details and reviews of our concerts repertoire are given below.
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Performances in 2013
March 2013
| Schubert | Overture in the Italian Style |
| Beethoven | Piano Concerto No 3 (soloist Simon Callaghan) |
| Guarnieri | Abertura Concertante |
| Haydn | Symphony 104, 'London' |
Performances in 2012
November 2012 (Concert in St Paul's Church, Antwerp, Belgium)
| Mozart | Overture, 'La Clemenza di Tito' |
| Schumann | Cello Concerto (soloist Robbie Stanley-Smith) |
| Rousell | Petite Suite |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 1 in C |
November 2012
| Mozart | Overture, 'La Clemenza di Tito' |
| Rousell | Petite Suite |
| Schumann | Cello Concerto (soloist Robbie Stanley-Smith) |
| Finzi | 4 movements from Love's Labour's Lost |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 1 in C |
| Meyers | Encore Une Fois |
June 2012
| Haydn | Symphony No 73 'La Chasse' |
| Monta | Violin Concerto (first performance) (soloist Lisa Ueda) |
| Vaughan Williams | The Lark Ascending |
| Poulenc | Sinfonietta |
March 2012
| Balakirev | Overture on 3 Russian Themes No 1 |
| Meyers | Horn Concerto (world premiere) (soloist Richard Watkins) |
| Beeethoven | Symphony No 6 'Pastoral' |
Performances in 2011
December 2011 (Charity concert for the Down's Syndrome Association)
| Mozart | Overture, 'Marriage of Figaro' |
| Schubert | Rondo for Violin and Strings (soloist Helena Ruinard) |
| Delius | Sleigh Ride |
| Gershwin | Songs |
| Meyers | Christmas Fantasy |
November 2011
| Weber | Overture, 'Der Freischutz' |
| Bartok | Viola Concerto (soloist Eniko Magyar) |
| Arnold | Little Suite for Orchestra |
| Dvorak | Symphony No 8 |
June 2011
| Schubert | Overture, 'Claudine von Villa Bella' |
| Danzi | Sinfonia Concertante Op.41 for Clarinet and Flute (soloists Helen Smith, Ruth Miller) |
| Rory Smith | 3 Years (first performance) |
| Larsson | Pastoral Suite |
| Mozart | Symphony No 39 in Eb |
March 2011
| Schumann | Overture, 'Hermann und Dorothea'' |
| Mozart | Piano Concerto no 17 in G KV. 453 (soloist Hiroaki Takenouchi) |
| Glen Rowlan | Avaritia and Superbia |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 4 |
Performances in 2010
November 2010
| Mozart | Symphony No 35 |
| Jacob | Oboe Concerto no 2 (soloist Karen Gibbard) |
| Stravinsky | Pulcinella Suite |
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October 2010 (Concert in Basilique Sainte Clotilde, Paris)
| Haydn | Symphony No 83 'The Hen' |
| Danzi | Sinfonia Concertante Op.41 for Clarinet and Flute (soloists Helen Smith, Ruth Miller) |
| CPE Bach | Sinfonia in G |
June 2010
| Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Nielsen | Violin Concerto (soloist Jeanine Thorpe) |
| Dvorak | Symphony No 5 |
March 2010
| Franck | Les Eolides |
| Barber | Knoxville Summer of 1915 (soloist Jane Wilkinson) |
| Smith | Tundra (first performance) |
| Beethoven | Egmont: Complete Incidental Music |
Performances in 2009
December 2009 (Charity Performance in aid of the The Friends of Thomas Coram)
| Purcell | Chaconne |
| Bach | Keyboard Concerto in D Minor (soloist Simon Callaghan) |
| Mozart | Eine Kleine Nachtmusik |
| Handel | Arrival of the Queen of Sheba |
| Grieg | Holberg Suite |
November 2009
| Rossini | Overture 'William Tell' |
| Grieg | Piano Concerto in A Minor (soloist Simon Callaghan) |
| Shostakovich | Symphony No 1 |
June 2009
| Haydn | Symphony No 96 |
| Prokofiev | Violin concerto No 2 (soloist Fenella Humphries) |
| Schubert | Symphony No 6 |
March 2009
| Francis Bevan | All The King's Men' (first performance) |
| Tchaikovsky | Rococo Variations (soloist Robbie Stanley-Smith) |
| Faure | Pavane |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 7 |
Performances in 2008
November 2008
| Grieg arr Meyers | Lyric Pieces (full orchestral version) |
| Crusell | 2nd Clarinet Concerto (soloist Helen Smith) |
| Ram Khatabakhsh | Night of Incident (first performance) |
| Gade | Symphony No 4 |
October 2008 (Concert in Palais des Beaux Arts, Lille)
| JH Roman | Sinfonia in F Major |
| B Crusell | Clarinet Concerto No 2 in F Minor (soloist Helen Smith) |
| Grieg arr Meyers | Lyric Suite (small orchestra version) |
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June 2008
| Bantock | Old English Suite |
| Brahms | Double Concerto (soloists Lesley Shrigley-Jones (cello), Jonathan Strange (violin)) |
| Mozart | Symphony No 31 'Paris' |
| Kodaly | Maroszek Dances |
March 2008
| Schubert | Overture 'Rosamunde' |
| Meyers | Bass Clarinet Concerto (first performance) (soloist Helen Oughtibridge) |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 5 in C minor |
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Performances in 2007
December 2007 (Charity Concert in aid of the Friends of Thomas Coram)
| Rossini | Overture to 'The Barber of Seville' |
| Mozart | Piano Concerto No 21 (soloist Simon Callaghan) |
| Handel | Water Music Suite in F |
| Schubert | Symphony No 5 |
| Gershwin arr. Meyers | 3 Songs |
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November 2007
| Rossini | Overture to 'The Barber of Seville' |
| Mozart | Piano Concerto No 21 (soloist Simon Callaghan) |
| Bertel Haugen | Sinfonietta (first performance) |
| Mendelssohn | Symphony No 1 in C minor |
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June 2007
| Glinka | Overture 'Russlan and Lyudmilla' |
| Sibelius | Violin Concerto (soloist Leanne Alexander) |
| Matthew Print | Two Colours for Orchestra |
| Sullivan | Symphony in E minor 'Irish' |
March 2007
| Mendelssohn | Overture 'Fingals Cave' |
| Beethoven | Triple Concerto (soloists Roy Stratford, Kathryn Parry, Emma Baldock) |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No 1 in G minor |
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Performances in 2006
November 2006
| Beethoven | Overture 'Egmont' |
| Poulenc orch. Berkeley | Flute Sonata (soloist Andrew Nicholson) |
| Kodaly | Dances of Galanta |
| Robert Simpson | Symphony No 2 |
| Meyers | Encore Une Fois (first UK performance) |
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October 2006 (Concert in Palais des Beaux Arts, Lille)
| Beethoven | Overture 'Egmont' |
| Poulenc orch. Berkeley | Flute Sonata (soloist Andrew Nicholson) |
| Bizet | Symphony in C |
| Meyers | Encore Une Fois (first performance) |
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June 2006
| Mendelssohn | Overture 'Ruy Blas' |
| Mozart | Concerto Rondo in D K382 (soloist Simon Callaghan) |
| Lewiston Sharpe | The Blaze of the Diamond, the Moment of Hours (first performance) |
| Francaix | Concertino for Piano and Orchestra (soloist Simon Callaghan) |
| Sibelius | Symphony No 3 in C op. 52 |
March 2006
| Beethoven | Overture 'King Stephen' |
| Dvorak | Violin Concerto (soloist Clare Howick) |
| Mike Greenway | Present Tense (first performance) |
| Delius | Two Pieces: 'Fenimore & Gerda' and 'Summer Night on the River' |
| Prokofiev | Symphony No 1 'Classical' |
Performances in 2005
November 2005
| Meyers | Suite for Orchestra |
| Britten arr. Matthews | A Charm of Lullabies (soloist Margaret Cameron) |
| Bizet | 'Seguidilla' from Carmen (encore) (soloist Margaret Cameron) |
| Beethoven | Symphony no 3 'Eroica' |
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June 2005
| Mendelssohn | Overture to 'Son and Stranger' |
| Beethoven | Piano Concerto No 5 in Eb (soloist Samantha Ward) |
| Kodaly | Summer Evening: A Tone Poem for Orchestra |
| Cherubini | Symphony in D Major |
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March 2005
| Beethoven | Corolian Overture |
| Weber | Concertino in Eb Op 26 for Clarinet (soloist Helen Smith) |
| Milhaud | Le Boeuf sur le Toit |
| Schubert | Symphony No 2 |
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Performances in 2004
November 2004
| Weber | Overture to 'Preciosa' |
| Strauss | Oboe Concerto (soloist Stella Dickinson) |
| Lewiston Sharpe | Stone of the 7 Kings (first performance) (soloist Cara Warren) |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 2 in D |
October 2004 (Concert in Kortrik, Belgium)
| Weber | Overture to 'Preciosa' |
| Strauss | Horn Concerto |
| Meyers | Midsummer Night Dances |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 2 in D |
June 2004
| Schubert | Overture in Italian Style in D |
| Mozart | Piano Concerto No 25 in C (soloist Henry Roche) |
| Wagner | Siegfried Idyll |
| Gounod | Symphony No 1 |
April 2004 (Concert at the Royal Star and Garter)
| Haydn | Symphony No 30 'Alleluia' |
| Vivaldi | Flute Concerto Op 3 (soloist Helen Foster) |
| Mozart | Symphony No 29 |
February 2004
| Rossini | Il Viaggio a Reims |
| Handel | Organ Concerto in F (soloist Mervyn Williams) |
| Berkeley | Divertimento |
| Mendelssohn | Symphony No 5 ('Reformation') |
Performances in 2003
December 2003
| Beethoven | The Ruins of Athens op. 113 |
| Mozart | Sinfonia Concertante in E flat K 364 (soloists Ludwig Muller, Caroline Harrison) |
| Meyers | Cantilena (first performance) |
| Tchaikovsky | First Suite for Orchestra |
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July 2003 (Kingston Parish Church Benefit Concert)
| Mozart | The Impresario (soloists Susan Clements Loftus, Hannah Kirk, Martin Rendle) |
| Mozart | Marriage of Figaro (excerpts) (soloists Paul Charrier, Hannah Kirk, Giles Davis, Susan Clements Loftus, Andrew Perry McAlpine, Martin Rendle, Suzanne Walker) |
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June 2003
| Mozart | Symphony No 32 |
| Brahms | Violin Concerto (soloist Charlie Siem) |
| Davis | The Eye Of The Storm (first performance) |
| Dvorak | Legends |
June 2003 (Children of the Andes Benefit Concert)
| Mozart | Overture 'Seraglio' |
| Meyers | Bassoon Concerto |
| Gershwin arr. Meyers | 3 Songs |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 8 |
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March 2003
| Mozart | Overture 'Seraglio' |
| Shostakovich | Cello Concerto No 1 (soloist Lesley Shrigley-Jones) |
| Burden | Gandalf the Wizard (first performance) |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 8 |
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Performances in 2002
November 2002
| Haydn | Symphony No 53 in D ('L'Imperiale') |
| Glazounov | Concerto for Alto Saxophone (soloist Richard Stockall) |
| Meyers | Sinfonietta Concertante (first performance) |
| Shostakovich | Symphony No 9 Op 70 |
October 2002 (Waalse Kerk, Delft, Holland)
| Haydn | Symphony No 53 in D ('L'Imperiale') |
| Glazounov | Concerto for Alto Saxophone (soloist Richard Stockall) |
| Meyers | Sinfonietta Concertante (first performance) |
| Mozart | Symphony No 40 in G Minor K550 |
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June 2002
| Rossini | Il Turco in Italia |
| Barber | Violin Concerto (soloist Tamas Andras) |
| Howard | Lantern Tower (first performance) |
| Mendelssohn | Symphony No 4 ('Italian') |
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March 2002
| Respighi | The Birds |
| Ravel | Piano Concerto (soloist Henry Roche) |
| Delius | Prelude to Irmelin |
| Tubin | Sinfonietta on Estonian Motifs |
| Joplin | Strenuous Life |
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Performances in 2001
December 2001 (Kingston Parish Church Benefit Concert)
| Puccini | La Boheme (semi-staged, performed with Opera d'Amici - Artistic Director Martin Rendle) (soloists Stuart Rathie (Rodolfo), Susan Clements-Loftus (Mimi), Giles Chaundy (Marcello), Hannah Kirk (Musetta), Julian Mason (Schaunard), Alex Routledge (Alcindoro, Benoit)) |
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November 2001
| Mozart | Overture 'Magic Flute' |
| Schumann | Concertstucke op. 86 for Horn Quartet (soloists Lucas Kirk, Andy Feist, Simon Thomas, Rob Pratt) |
| Schubert | Symphony No 8 in B Minor ('Unfinished') |
| Hurd | Dance Variations |
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June 2001
| Rossini | Overture 'Semiramide' |
| Villa-Lobos | Guitar Concerto (soloist Roland Gallery) |
| Abley | A Distraction for Chamber Orchestra (first performance) |
| Mozart | Symphony No. 41 in C ('Jupiter') |
March 2001
| Haydn | Symphony 103 ('Drumroll') |
| Copland | Quiet City |
| Ditchfield | Serenade (second performance) |
| Moeran | Sinfonietta (soloists Jean Price, David Wicks) |
Performances in 2000
November 2000
| Dowland | Four Pieces from Lachrimae |
| Albinoni | Concerto a Cinque opus 2 |
| Cherubini | Overture 'Les Deux Journees' |
| Mahler | Symphony No 4 (soloist Hannah Kirk) |
June 2000
| Schubert | Symphony No 3 in D Major |
| Respighi | Adagio con Variazione for Cello and Orchestra (soloist Lesley Shrigley Jones) |
| M. D. Searby | Soundscapes and Pathways for Chamber Orchestra and Soloists (first performance) |
| Falla | Scenes and Dances from 'The Three-Cornered Hat' |
March 2000
| Cimarosa | La Matrimonio Segreta |
| Meyers | Flute Concerto (revised version premiere) |
| Wolf | Italian Serenade |
| Haydn | Symphony No 101 ('Clock') |
Performances in 1999
November 1999
| Walton | Crown Imperial |
| Barber | Adagio for Strings |
| Jenkins | Clarinet Concerto (first performance) (soloist Richard Stockall) |
| Stravinsky | Symphonies of Winds |
| Copland | Rodeo |
June 1999 (Family Concert)
| Weber | Overture 'Peter Schmoll' |
| Poulenc | Babar the Elephant (narrator James Naughtie) |
| Kabalevsky | The Comedians |
| Joplin | Ragtime Dance |
March 1999: Beethoven, Moscheles, Tchaikovsky
Performances in 1998
November 1998
| Mozart | Symphony No. 35 'Haffner' |
| Meyers | Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (first performance) (soloist Mark Price) |
| Gounod | Symphony No. 2 |
June 1998
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 1 |
| Massenet | Meditation from Thais (soloist Stephen Bryant) |
| Monti | Czardas (soloist Stephen Bryant) |
| Dvorak | Czech Suite |
| Joplin arr. Meyers | Ragtime Dance |
February 1998
| Beethoven | Overture 'Namensfeier' |
| Berlioz | Nuits d'ete (soloist Jean Searle) |
| Bryce | Hymn to Aten (first performance) |
| Mendelssohn | Symphony No 4 'Scottish' |
Performances in 1997
November 1997
| Prokofiev | Peter and the Wolf (narrator Penny Smith) |
| Weber | Clarinet Concerto No 1 (soloist Helen Smith) |
| Meyers | Midsummer Night Dances (first performance) |
June 1997
| Granville Bantock | Overture 'The Frogs of Aristophanes' |
| Joseph Horovitz | Oboe Concerto (soloist Rosie Stanforth) |
| Richard Strauss | Serenade in Eb for Wind Instruments |
| Johannes Brahms | Variations on a Theme of Haydn op 56a |
March 1997
| Mendelssohn | Overture 'The Fair Melusina' op 32 |
| Robert Schumann | Cello Concerto in A Minor op 129 (soloist Sarah Hedley-Miller) |
| George Butterworth | Idyll 'The Banks of Green Willow' |
| Saint-Saens | Symphony No 2 in A Minor op 55 |
Performances in 1996
November 1996
| Beethoven | Overture 'Egmont' op 84 |
| Francis Poulenc | Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani (soloist James Thomas) |
| Leo Abrahams | 5 Vignettes (first performance) |
| Schubert | Symphony No 4 in C Minor 'Tragic' |
June 1996
| Mozart | Overture 'The Impresario' |
| Faure | Masques et Bergamasques |
| Meyers | Recorder Concerto (new version for chamber orchestra) (soloist Maria Meyers) |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 8 in F Major |
March 1996
| Mozart | Overture 'The Magic Flute' |
| Moscheles | Variations on 'The Alexander March' for Piano and Orchestra op 32 (soloist Henry Roche) |
| Rachel Bertaut | Nocturne (new version for KCO) |
| Vaughan Williams | Symphony No 5 in D |
Performances in 1995
November 1995
| Rossini | La Cambiale Di Matrimona |
| Karl Goldmark | Air for Violin and Orchestra (soloist Stephen Bryant) |
| Wagner | Siegfried Idyll |
| Dvorak | Romance for Violin and Orchestra (soloist Stephen Bryant) |
| Mozart | Symphony No 33 in B flat K319 |
July 1995
| Rossini | Overture 'Tancredi' |
| JS Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No 1 |
| Grieg arr. Meyers | Lyric Suite |
| Haydn | Symphony No 100 in G 'The Military' |
| Joplin arr. Meyers | Ragtime Dance |
March 1995
| Ravel | Suite 'Mother Goose' |
| Arnold | Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (soloist Kathryn Burrows) |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 3 in E flat 'Eroica' |
Performances in 1994
November 1994
| Boldieu | Caliph of Baghdad |
| Brahms | Double Concerto for Violin and Cello (soloists Adien Eardly, Katherine Martin) |
| Haydn | Symphony No 47 |
| Debussy | Children's Corner Suite |
| Bizet | Galop from Jeux d'Enfants |
June 1994
| Bach | Suite No 1 in C for Two Oboes, Bassoon and Strings |
| Mozart | Concerto for Clarinet in A Major (soloist Helen Smith) |
| Haydn | Symphony No 83 in G minor 'The Hen' |
| Mozart | Finale from Symphony No 29 |
February 1994: Haydn, Beethoven, John Reeman, Schubert
Performances in 1993
November 1993: Copland, Alexander Arutiunian, Dvorak
June 1993: Rossini, Mozart, Beethoven
March 1993: Mozart, Richard Rodney Bennett, Stravinsky, Delius, da Falla
Performances in 1992
November 1992: Vaughan Williams, Brahms, Bizet
June 1992: MacCunn, Elgar, Delius, Grieg
March 1992: Mozart, Beethoven, Poulenc
Performances in 1991
December 1991: Rossini, Weber, Sibelius, Grieg arr. Meyers, Beethoven
June 1991: Taylor, Mozart, Bizet, Mozart, Manuel da Falla
March 1991: Rossini, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Delius, Stravinsky
Performances in 1990
December 1990: Haydn, Mozart, Ravel, Ravel
June 1990: Schubert, Mozart, Brahms
March 1990: Beethoven, Rodrigo, Beethoven
Performances in 1989
December 1989: Rossini, Richard Strauss, Haydn
June 1989: Amos, Meyers, Taylor, Tippett
March 1989: Haydn, Finzi, Wagner, Mozart
Performances in 1988
December 1988: Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak
July 1988: Respighi, Schumann, Mozart
Performances in 1987
July 1987: Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Amos, Gounod
May 1987: Rossini, Bruch, Vaughan Williams, Saint Saens
March 1987: Mozart, Saint Saens, Amos, Haydn
January 1987: Dvorak, Amos, Mendelssohn
Performances in 1986
November 1986: Faure, Amos, Schubert
March 1986: Faure, Haydn, Amos, Dvorak
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