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2026 season now on sale

In 2026, we joyfully celebrate an extraordinary milestone – 60 magnificent years since the founding of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra. Book your tickets today.

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23 May 2026

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra: Magic Flute

23 May 2026

Join Dr Nicholas Milton AM and the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra on an electrifying musical adventure.

04 Jul 2026

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra: Musical Pictures

04 July 2026

Join the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra on a thrilling journey of musical discovery, featuring selections from two of Mussorgsky’s best-loved works, in a delightful one-hour concert for the young and young at heart.

04 Jul 2026

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra: Pictures at an Exhibition

04 July 2026

Stroll through Mussorgsky’s musical art gallery with Dr Nicholas Milton AM and the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in an unforgettable concert of Russian classics.

08 Aug 2026

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra: Last Night of the Proms 2026

08 August 2026

Get ready for a night of flag-waving fun as the Last Night of the Proms returns to The Concourse in 2026 in honour of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra’s 60th anniversary season.

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Email: wso@willoughby.nsw.gov.au
For enquiries regarding the orchestra, please contact the WSO via email.

Media enquiries: 0461 315 183
Ticketing enquiries: Please contact The Concourse box office directly.

Make a donation: 0499 199 929

Willoughby City Council administration office:
31 Victor St, Chatswood NSW 2067, Australia

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Acknowledgement of Country

Willoughby City Council acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we stand, the Gamaragal people. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

Willoughby City Councillors voted to endorse the Uluru Statement from the Heart in July 2018.

   

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