The KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra (KZNPO) is a professional orchestra based in
Durban, South Africa. It was founded in 1983 under the name Natal Philharmonic Orchestra (NPO).
Funding
The KZNPO receives funding from the
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality Municipality, the national
Department of Arts and Culture
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, the
KwaZulu-Natal
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provincial Department of Arts and Culture,
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, the
National Arts Council of South Africa, the
Rupert Music Foundation and various individual donors.
Staff
The orchestra's chief executive and artistic director is Bongani Tembe, who in 2019 celebrated 25 years in the position. British musician Andrew Young was a member of the orchestra as clarinetist, bass clarinetist and saxophonist from September 1989 till April 1996.
Repertoire
In August/September 2009, the KZNPO accompanied soprano
Renée Fleming on a concert tour to Durban, Pretoria and Cape Town.
In April 2011, the orchestra played the world premiere of
Bongani Ndodana-Breen
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's opera ''Winnie the Opera'' at the
State Theatre, Pretoria, with soprano
Tsakane Maswanganyi in the title role of
Winnie Mandela.
References
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South African orchestras
Symphony orchestras
Musical groups established in 1983
1983 establishments in South Africa
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