About DUPO

Founded in 2008, the Durham University Palatinate Orchestra is comprised of an 85 piece Symphony Orchestra focusing on large scale romantic and 20th century repertoire, and an elite Palatinate Ensemble which focuses on smaller scale but highly complex works and is made up of a small chamber orchestra and multiple smaller ensembles.

We perform multiple concerts throughout the year in venues around Durham including Durham Cathedral and the Gala Theatre, with collaborations with many other musical societies in Durham.

Outside of our concerts throughout the year, we also give our orchestra members further performance opportunities with our annual international tours to destinations including Paris, Berlin, Prague and Porto.

We place a particular focus on our outreach efforts to strengthen ties to the community, such as concerts in HMP Durham, free public concerts, local schools and much more.