The ABO connects members to other members and the wider industry through networking opportunities, keeping our members well-informed and up-to-date with best practice to help build resilience and financial sustainability.

Our primary networking event is the ABO Annual Conference, the major gathering of the classical music industry in the UK, with around 350 delegates from all over the world, drawn from orchestras, opera and ballet companies, youth orchestras and ensembles, as well as funding agencies, broadcasters, venues, festivals, artist managers, publishers and suppliers, with organisations from all over the world. We also hold regular Member Networking Events and topic-based sessions open to all our members.

The ABO connects its members to the wider music industry, third sector networks and music education bodies, both nationally and internationally, ensuring that the UK’s orchestral sector is represented at the very highest level.