We were delighted to welcome Mr Richard Upson to a session of our neurological music therapy group, held […]

OK MUSIC THERAPIST/SPECIALIST MUSIC TEACHER   We are looking for a Music Therapist/Specialist Music Teacher to work at […]

OKMT Christmas Concerts on Saturday 7th December at St Mary’s Church Twickenham   Our 2 OKMT Christmas concerts […]

Many thanks to staff, trustees, volunteers and supporters of OKMT and ARC, who took part in our sponsored [...]

What a wonderful summer concert we had last week! From lovely piano pieces, rousing drum performances, a beautiful [...]

At the recent Jack Petchey Foundation  Awards ceremony OKMT Music Therapist and OK Youth Choir Leader, Carmem Coles, [...]

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED! Many thanks to everyone who donated to our Big Give Arts for [...]

We had a wonderful Christmas concert this year, with a great variety of performances - piano, singing, poetry, [...]

We were delighted to welcome BBC Children in Need presenter, Mel Giedroyc, to our Music Club in late [...]

**OKMT MUSIC MARATHON - 7th OCTOBER 2023 - A NON-STOP MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA** Duke Street Church, Duke Street, Richmond [...]

OKMT’s Music School students and OK Youth Choir put on a magnificent summer concert on 8th July at […]

Read our Impact Report here Learn what OKMT achieved during 2022, expanding our work to include toddlers with […]

At a Music School band rehearsal, pupils and parents tell us what OK Music School means to them.

D had a stroke a few years ago, has diabetes and some mental health challenges. These are her […]

We were delighted to win Highly Commended in the Best Charity category in the Richmond Business Awards 2022, […]

“What’s the point of being alive if there’s no music?” We’ve loved providing music therapy at Homelink Day […]

We are looking for a responsible person to man the entrance gate at Newland House School on Saturday […]

“It was a brilliant show. I was a bit emotional by the final numbers and the band at […]

How OKMT Makes a Difference

An Opportunity to Get Involved in Your Local Community For over 30 years the Otakar Kraus Music Trust, […]

S is 9 and is learning to play piano at OK Music School. He has a diagnosis of […]

A film made by Axis Foundation showing the progress of an OK Music School pupil

What a wonderful summer concert we had on Saturday 9th July 2022 in the beautiful auditorium at St […]

A fiendish quiz, a delicious curry, a glass or two of wine and a beautiful performance from some […]

Music therapy is a highly effective way of reaching people of all ages who struggle to communicate, and […]

Huge thanks to the wonderful musicians from the London Mozart Players for their super workshop in January for […]

It was so wonderful to see our OK Music School pupils & band, our OK Ukulele Group and […]

On Friday 12th November, Music Club and a fantastic drumming session, funded by BBC Children in Need, featured […]

On Sunday 14th November 2021, the whole of  #TEAMOKMT got together for the first time since March 2020, […]

We are delighted that OKMT won 2nd prize and was Highly Commended in the Charity / Non Profit […]

Over the last few months we have run Club OK – 3 online groups for young people with […]

A huge thank you to the 4 runners who ran the ASICS London 10K for us last Sunday […]

A huge thank you to the families who raised funds for OKMT in the Captain Tom 100 Challenge, […]

Our first online OK Music School concert took place on Sunday 13th December 2020. It was wonderful to […]

We have been running online ukulele lessons for children and young people with disabilities and their siblings funded [...]

A huge thank you to Lucy Arrowsmith and Navjote Chan who ran the Kew Gardens 10K at Richmond [...]

A huge thank you to everyone who organised and took part in Rockin' The Lockin on Saturday. Thank [...]

We are delighted to be able to launch a new project in partnership with Twickenham charity, Integrated Neurological [...]

Richmond Borough won 2nd prize in the Boroughs’ Competition in the London New Year’s Day Parade showing the [...]

The OK Music School and OK Youth Choirs concert on Saturday 7th December was a huge success with [...]

The rain held off long enough on Sunday for over 500 children and adults to enjoy the many [...]

We all had a great time at the Mayor of Richmond's Quiz last week with a huge turnout [...]

Well done to our ASICS 10K runners who all ran personal best times at the ASICS London 10K [...]

We had a wonderful concert of our OK Music School students and our OK Youth Choirs on 13th [...]

It was lovely for some of our Music School students to sing in the Service of Blessing to [...]

Everyone had a great time at the Richmond May Fair in glorious weather. Children and adults alike loved [...]

Huge thanks to St Margaret’s Catholic Church who chose OKMT as one of their charities for their Lenten [...]

We were delighted to run 4 ‘Making Connections’ music therapy workshops for children from 21&Co during January and February, thanks [...]

Thank-you to everyone at Hope n Mic for a fabulous evening on Friday 25th January at Kobi Nazrul Centre, [...]

A WONDERFUL OCCASION FOR OKMT ON BBC BREAKFAST! Children and young people from our OK Youth Choirs for [...]

WONDERFUL OKMT CHRISTMAS CONCERT Our Christmas Concert featuring pupils from OK Music School and OK Youth Choirs took [...]

AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY   For over 27 years the Otakar Kraus Music [...]

Our first ever Music Marathon which took place on 30th September 2018 at St Margaret’s Church Hall, St Margaret’s, was [...]

The concert by the Zurich Youth Symphony Orchestra on Friday 19th October at St James Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly [...]

On Saturday 30th June parents, carers, siblings and OKMT supporters enjoyed an afternoon of fabulous music making. Our [...]

OUR CHAIRMAN RON MIAO SWIMS 160 LENGTHS AT THE ROTARY SWIMATHON Many thanks to our chairman Ron for [...]

SAD NEWS TO SHARE WITH OUR OKMT FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS.. It is with much sadness that we are [...]

WHAT A FABULOUS TIME WE ALL HAD AT THE OKMT CHRISTMAS CONCERT ON SUNDAY 3RD DECEMBER AT THE HAMMOND THEATRE. The packed Hammond [...]

OUR VERY OWN KAMARRA TELESIA WAS INVITED TO PERFORM WITH THE BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ON FRIDAY 17TH NOVEMBER AS PART OF THE [...]

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE OKMT CHRISTMAS CONCERT Sunday 3rd December 2017 at 3:00 pm to include performances […]

FANTASTIC NEWS FROM RICHMOND CHOIRFEST…. We’re delighted to say that the GoLocal Choir conducted by our very own Margaret Lobo had a [...]

WHAT A FABULOUS DAY WE HAD AT THE JAZZ SUMMER FUNDAY ON SUNDAY 16TH JULY! We were blessed [...]

OKMT MUSIC SCHOOL STUDENTS CELEBRATE THE END OF TERM IN STYLE! On Saturday 1st July our talented Music [...]

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR INSPIRATIONAL FOUNDER MARGARET LOBO HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO APPEAR IN THE […]

OKMT FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR 2017… COME JOIN US! We have a busy few months coming up with lots […]

At OKMT we have had the privilege of working with some amazing children and young adults over the […]

On Saturday 10th December we held our annual Christmas concert at the Normansfield Theatre to a sell-out crowd. [...]

At the start of 2016, Fulwell Golf Club selected OKMT as their ‘Charity of the Year’ and have [...]

Unless you live on another planet, you will no doubt have heard that Cruz Beckham has just released his debut [...]

This is just a quick message to let you all know that the OKMT Christmas Concert on Saturday 10th December is now […]

Fantastic news from the RUILS Richmond Sing Off…. We’re delighted to say that the GoLocal Choir conducted by our very [...]

Please put the date in your diary for…. THE RICHMOND SING OFF Featuring OKMT’s very own Margaret Lobo [...]

We are thrilled to announce that OKMT have won the Best Charity award at the Richmond Business Awards [...]

THE OKMT CHRISTMAS CONCERT IS NOW OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT! Tickets are no longer available to purchase for the [...]

Music School students, clients, choir members, parents, carers and teachers had great fun at the recent Summer party [...]

A wonderful concert to celebrate 25 years of the Otakar Kraus Music Trust was held at St John’s […]

We are honoured to have been chosen as the Captain’s Charity for 2016 by Fulwell Golf Club’s current […]

The Otakar Kraus Music Trust is proud to be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2016. Founded in Twickenham [...]

In April we welcomed His Worship the Mayor of Richmond upon Thames, Councillor Martin Seymour and Dr Tania [...]

A huge thank you to the members of the Go-Local Community Choir who organised a Spring Fair to [...]