The Akmola Regional Philharmonic Society in Kokshetau was established on December 7, 1946. By the decision of the Kokchetav Regional Executive Committee of the Council of Workers' Deputies No. 33/5 "On the establishment of the regional concert and variety bureau", the regional concert and variety bureau is being created on the basis of the jazz orchestra and the Kazakh concert brigade.
Based on the order No. 152 L dated June 1, 1963 of the Ministry of Culture of Kaz.The SSR regional concert and variety bureau is renamed the Kokchetav branch of Tselinkoncert.
On December 1, 1965, by Order No. 91 of the Department of Culture, the Kokchetav State Regional Philharmonic was organized. Since that time, the Kokchetav State Regional Philharmonic has been an independent creative concert organization.
Today, the Akmola Regional Philharmonic is located in the building of the former Palace of Culture of Railway Workers, transferred by the decree of the regional akimat No. A-5/235 dated 05/28/2009.
The Philharmonic's creative professional groups have conducted 232 concerts. The amount of proceeds amounted to 20,592.3 thousand tenge, 48,120 spectators attended the event.
The Akmola Regional Philharmonic named after Ukili Ybyrai is a concert organization (staff 216.5), which successfully operates 3 orchestras; Kazakh folk instruments named after K. Kumisbekov, Symphonic and Pop brass; dance ensemble "Gakku", chamber music ensemble, theater studio "BIPL", folklore ensemble "Ainakol", ethno-folklore The Orda group, the Chamber Choir, the creative department of soloists, including "Kazakstannyn enbek sinirgen kayratkeri" by Zhamil Zharkimbayev, "Kazakstannyn enbek sinirgen artis" by Bisar Makenov, Mara Esmukhanova. In 2024, the Philharmonic held 232 concerts (in 2023 - 230), the audience was 48,120 (in 2023 – 48,100).
The performer of traditional songs of the regional philharmonic named after U.Ybyrai Omirzak Sheshkhanuly won the second place and won the Tursyngazy Rakhimov medal in the festival competition of performers of traditional songs.