21-22 MARCH 2026
HOME
Join us as we celebrate 10 years of the Steel City Strings, with a concert dedicated to what ‘home’ means to us. The word ‘home’ conjures up sensations such as familiarity, security and comfort. Such notions go to the core of our identity and our need to belong.
Hear two new commissions by Adriel Sukumar and Barry Conyngham, together with music by Andrew Ford, Antonin Dvorak, Felix Mendelssohn and Elena Katz-Chernin.
THE ILLAWARRA’S CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Where SCS performs
Steel City Strings, Illawarra’s Chamber Orchestra, performs a wide variety of works from classic to popular, often collaborating with talented Illawarra soloists and performers. Over the years, Steel City Strings full ensemble has performed at:
- Wollongong Art Gallery
- Wollongong Town Hall
- Bowral Memorial Hall
- Burrawang School of Arts
- Nowra School of Arts
- Shellharbour Civic Center
- St Francis Xavier Catholic Cathedral Wollongong
Performances may be at other venues in Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama, Berry, Nowra and the Southern Highlands, for concerts featuring smaller ensembles.
How to book tickets
Visit our Event Calendar to see information on all upcoming concerts, including the ticket booking link for each concert.
Other musical events in the region
Steel City Strings encourages and supports local musicians organising external concerts in the community.
Wollongong Conservatorium
The Wollongong Conservatorium, a key partner to SCS, offers a wide range of events from local classical musicians. View the Wollongong Conservatorium What’s On page to find out more.
Experience the Energy
Steel City Strings Chamber Orchestra performs a wide variety of works from classic to popular, often collaborating with talented Illawarra soloists and performers.
Steel City Strings provides an important platform:
- for local musicians to come together to play exciting music
- to inspire young local string players
- to feature local soloists
- to support and showcase talented Australian composers
Concerts have featured compositions by Australian composers Carr-Boyd, Sculthorpe, Ford and Grainger as well as local composers John Spence, Michael Barkl and Adrian Whitehall. The orchestra also features the talents of exceptional local solo musicians.
Mentoring and developing young local players through coaching and providing opportunities to play and perform with the orchestra is an integral part of our strategy for developing the orchestra and its members.
Adrian Davis
Artistic Director/Principal Viola
Kyle Little
Assistant Artistic Director/Concert Master
Ethan Ireland
Principal Double Bass
Jacob Antonio
Principal Violin
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