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Photos from our February and June 2025 events

July 19, 2025July 19, 2025 Andrew Taylor

We’ve performed two concerts so far, in 2025, as well as making a guest appearance with a wind octet at

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In pictures: October 2024 concert and rehearsals

December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Andrew Taylor
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Season Launch Event 2024-25

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 Andrew Taylor

Members, patrons and their guests gathered in early September for our season launch event – a chance to come together

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Photos from string workshop

July 6, 2024July 6, 2024 Andrew Taylor

We had a great time at the end of April playing string repertoire by Ruth Gipps and Benjamin Britten, working

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Photos – season launch event and autumn concert rehearsals

October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 Andrew Taylor

Our 2023/24 season launch event saw members, patrons and their friends come together for a lovely couple of ours of

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Photos – Beethoven on the Bridge

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 Andrew Taylor

Our Beethoven on the Bridge event at Reading station was a huge success, with over 30 ‘guest’ conductors having a

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APO to return to Reading station for ‘Beethoven on the Bridge’

April 23, 2023April 23, 2023 Andrew Taylor

We’re very excited to be returning to transfer deck at Reading station for the first time since the start of

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APO shortlisted in Making Music Awards

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Andrew Taylor

During a time of national sadness, we’re pleased to have had some good news that we’d like to share: APO

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APO teams up with Reading Youth Orchestra for Making Music’s Adopt a Music Creator project

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 adminAPO

On Sunday last, Andrew and Chico from APO joined Mel and Becky from Reading Youth Orchestra (though of course they’re

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APO – The Professionals – thank you to our backers!

September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 Andrew Taylor

We’re so grateful to the following people for backing our crowdfunder to support freelance professional musicians in the pandemic. Without

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Next concert

Saturday 25th October 2025, 7.30pm

Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 9
The Great Hall, University of Reading (London Road Campus)

Click here to order tickets

Johannes Brahms – Symphony No.4

https://youtu.be/ZKUM-HyaQZs

Louise Farrenc – Symphony No.3

https://youtu.be/_67tQFmVUnM

Berlioz – Rákóczi-induló (Hungarian March) from ‘The Damnation of Faust)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqxVYcLqqKI

Conclusion of Jupiter from The Planets, with sign language realisation by Ruth Montgomery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5NJvRoFmSA

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Excerpt – Uranus from The Planets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G1AHl-0kqI

Video – APO and Tamesis Chamber Choir concluding Mahler’s Symphony No.2

https://youtu.be/wsxN7adULQM

Video – APO’s award-winning ‘Route to the River – Schumann at the Station’

https://youtu.be/ooqkiAQ3uGM
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