The Friends of the Westminster Philharmonic gives our supporters the opportunity to contribute a little more to the continuing support and development of the orchestra and allows us to maintain our enterprising programmes, matching rare, unusual and less-frequently played works with familiar pieces from the repertoire.

In the present climate, funding for any arts organisation becomes increasingly difficult. The WPO is keen to maintain its adventurous approach and to provide players and audiences an opportunity to perform and hear music not often programmed elsewhere.

This adventurousness needs support however: ticket sales cover barely a quarter of the cost of putting on a concert; we need to cover the funding gap and this is where our Friends can help.