Our cellists Frankie and Julia as (terrifying) sharks from "Jaws" in 2024 It's a modern tradition for orchestras around the world to dress as their favourite characters when performing a program of movie and musical hits, and we're bringing this back for our 2026 Season Finale "Stage and Screen Spectacular". Come dressed as your favourite movie character and we'll choose the winner for "best costume at an orchestral performance" at the interval. The lucky winner gets 2 doubl

At our next concert "Stage and Screen Spectacular" we'll once again be joined by the sparkling Renae Suttie who'll wow you all with her epic renditions of the greatest songs written for stage and screen. The show will include "I will always love you" from The Bodyguard, "Skyfall" from James Bond - Skyfall, "I dreamed a dream" from Les Misérables, and "My heart will go on" from Titanic. If you're going to cry in the audience try not to get too messy! Renae will be joined by S

Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart was a brilliant musician who toured Europe as a child alongside her younger brother Wolfgang, astonishing audiences with her talent. The award-winning 2025 Australian documentary Mozart's Sister explores Maria Anna's extraordinary story and questions of whose music gets to be celebrated and remembered - and whose is lost? At this year's Rangebow Festival, SCSO will perform excerpts from the AACTA award winning film score by Jessica Wells during a

Our final concert for 2026 is "Stage and screen spectacular - Modern musicals and film favourites". Experience the thrill of hearing the music from Jurassic Park, Game of Thrones, The DaVinci code, The Bodyguard, Skyfall and Lord of the Rings played by a full 60-piece symphony orchestra. We'll also be playing the whole Star Wars Suite by John Williams... Join the Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra and conductor Daniel Kossov for a fantastic night of music and fun at 7pm Decem

We're all still on such a high after our concert "Symphonic Horizons - around the world in 80 minutes". Premiering Clifford Bradley's Symphony no. 1 "Images of the Sunshine Coast" was a musical experience none of us will ever forget. As players, we'd already fallen in love with Cliff's beautiful music over the course of our rehearsals, but it was incredible to feel the audience's response to hearing it for the first time. Ali Thompson-Ennis from Visit Sunshine Coast said af

We're really excited to perform a new orchestral work "Symphonic Fantasy" by renowned Indian composer Ilaiyaraaja as part of our upcoming concert "Symphonic Horizons - around the world in 80 minutes". You know when someone goes by a single name in their promotions (think Madonna, Prince, Bono...) they've achieved some serious fame, and Ilaiyaraaja is no exception. As Bollywood's most prolific and beloved composer, Ilaiyaraaja has carved out his place in the pantheon of film

We have quite a few doctors in the Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra, and two of our Board members Dr Emma Secomb and Dr Andrew Paszkowski have been hard at work organising the Australian Doctors Orchestra 2026 Sunshine Coast charity concert at The Events Centre Caloundra 2pm, Sunday July 26th. Each year musical medicos from around the country get together for a 3-day intensive ADO rehearsal program that culminates in a concert to raise funds for a local charity. This year a

Clifford Bradley has been a member of our orchestra since 2019 and we've been very fortunate to have a composer of his calibre work so closely with us over the years. A music graduate of the University of Queensland in classical guitar and composition, Cliff went on to study composition with Nigel Westlake at the Australian School of Film and Television. He has contributed orchestrations and arrangements to major blockbusters like Baz Luhrmann's Elvis and the fantasy film Br

Many of the great composers have drawn their inspiration from their experience of place, whether it's their beloved homeland, the far off and exotic places they've travelled to, or even places they've only imagined. In this concert we'll showcase music from around the world, and to represent Australia we'll premiere Clifford Bradley's Symphony no. 1 - Images of the Sunshine Coast. Close your eyes and be transported to the wild Scottish coast, an Ottoman harem, a rural weddin

The scandalous new dance craze everyone is talking about...Is it twerking? Flossing? The Lambada? ... No people, it's the waltz. It's hard for us to believe in modern times that the Waltz once had everyone from chaperones to the clergy in a tizzy, terrified this new dance craze signalled the end of civilisation. In its historical context it makes more sense though. Prior to the Waltz, the standard set of Courtly dances were performed with dancers largely side by side, wi

After an incredible response to our performance at yesterday's concert Romance and Fate, we're excited to let you all know what's coming next... "The Ballroom to the Dance Floor" will be a whirlwind tour through the music and dance movements of the last 400 years, and the changing voice of the orchestra as the world continually shifts around it. It's going to be a rollicking ride through courtly baroque dance, the grand ages of ballet and ballroom dancing, swing and dance ha

Our upcoming concert "Romance and Fate" showcases the gorgeous music of the late Romantic period. Even if you're new to classical music, from the opening notes you'll be swept away into a world of fun, intrigue, beauty and drama. First up, "Romance" with Otto Nikolai's overture from "The Merry Wives of Windsor". In this famous Viennese comic opera (that's not about the UK Royals), an older nobleman pursues younger married women at court but makes the fatal mistake of recycl

Talented Queensland local cellist Milo Duval will be our soloist at our first Concert for 2026 "Romance and Fate", 2pm Sunday 29th March at The Events Centre Caloundra. Milo has quite the CV and we look forward to showcasing his talent to a new audience on the Sunshine Coast! He's currently a student of Hyung Suk Bae and Gyorgi Deri at the Queensland Conservatorium, but is already a celebrated solo performer with success at the 2024/25 London International Music Competition

In a lovely full circle moment for our orchestra, our new Orchestra Leader Melissa Buddle, was inspired to pursue a career in violin performance through her early lessons with our retiring Orchestra Leader Genevieve Bignell. Melissa is an outstanding violinist and has recently completed her degree at the Queensland Conservatorium with first class honours. As well as being a past orchestra leader of the Sunshine Coast Youth Orchestra Melissa has played with almost every ense

At our first concert for 2026, "Romance and Fate", Sunshine Coast cellist Julia Janiszewski will be our soloist for Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo theme for cello and orchestra. Julia is an immensely talented freelance cellist who has been a member of SCSO since 2008 . She studied at the Canberra school of music, Sydney Conservatorium, and Queensland Conservatorium. Julia won many prizes for her playing including the Margeret Smiles Most Outstanding Instrumentalist p

Join us on March 29th 2pm at The Events Centre Caloundra for our opening concert of 2026. The Internationally renowned Daniel Kossov will conduct us once again for a performance of some of the greatest orchestral music ever written. We open the concert with "Romance" and the joyous and comic overture to Otto Nikolai's "Merry Wives of Windsor". This will be followed by our own cello virtuoso Julia Janiszewski performing the solo for Tchaikovsky's "Variations on a Rococo them

Only ten days until Christmas! If you're still looking for a novel gift idea for someone in your family, then tickets to a Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra concert could be "just the ticket". (Sorry I couldn't help that one) We have group tickets and multibuy offers where you can save up to 20%, and we have a range of concert themes that should satisfy everyone from classical music officionados to the "orchestrally curious". Big fan of film music and block buster musicals

We're pleased to announce our 2026 concert season is now on sale, with concerts for everyone right here on the Sunshine Coast. The Events Centre Caloundra have put together some great new ticket options for 2026 that we hope you'll like, and our full price tickets remain incredible value at $49. For a limited time we've created the option to purchase "Concert Multibuy Packages" where you can save up to 20% on the adult full price ticket cost. Don't miss out! 2 concerts - sa

29th March, 2026 - Sun 2pm "Romance and fate" Tchaikovsky with Daniel Kossov. Tchaikovsky - Fifth Symphony Tchaikovsky - Variations on a rococo theme with cello soloist Julia Janiszewski Nikolai - The merry wives of Windsor (overture) 13th June, 2026 - Sat 7pm "The ballroom to the dance floor" An orchestral celebration of dance music through the ages. Conducted by Daniel Kossov. Program highlights include: Gluck - Dance of the blessed spirits Strauss - The blue Danube

Don't miss out on tickets to Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra's final concert for 2025 "Summer Serenades", 7pm Saturday 15th November at the Events Centre Caloundra. Why not get together with friends and family for a pre show meal at the venue or a glass of wine on the terrace, then settle in for a program of summer delights. This concert has something for everyone - the drama of a summer storm from Beethoven's 6th Symphony, the sultry seductiveness of Samson and Delilah's