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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra What’s OnDecember 2020 – March 2021

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Liverpool Philharmonic Welcomes You...

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall is open! We’re delighted to return to live music making this Winter in a series of concerts by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Company and associated ensembles.

Our venue is Covid-secure, with special measures taken, including socially-distanced seating, one-way systems, hand sanitiser stations and regular fogging of our building. In recent surveys, 98% of customers said they felt completely or very safe in attending and a similar number rated their overall experience as ‘Excellent’ or ‘Very Good’.

Audiences commented on recent performances:

“I am so glad Liverpool Phil started to provide concerts and made such excellent arrangements to provide concerts safely. I have really enjoyed each of the concerts and it was great to see other regular Phil attendees.”

“Very emotional. When the first note was played I burst into tears.”

“A few bars, and I knew I was again hearing a great orchestra. A joy to see and hear players I know and love, who haven’t performed at the Phil for months but who still had the excellence and unmistakable Phil sound.”

Don’t miss performances featuring Chief Conductor Vasily Petrenko (page 11, 19, 20, 21), Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Manze (page 7, 9), and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason (page 9).

We mark the 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s death in December with three performances of John Lennon: A Life in Music (page 4).

And for Christmas, we welcome the whole family to enjoy The Snowman with Live Orchestra (page 5) and The Nutcracker: Re-imagined when the Orchestra’s brass and percussion join in the fun (page 6).

All concerts are approximately one-hour long with no interval. Seating is socially distanced with a capacity of c. 350 seats.

Book with confidenceIf you are unable to attend a concert due to illness or self-isolation, please let us know at least 24 hours in advance and we’ll exchange your tickets for another performance or credit. If a concert is cancelled, you will be eligible for a full refund or credit towards future ticket purchases.

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Purchase 5 or more concerts in this period (9 December - March), and save 10% on ticket prices. Discount available by calling 0151 709 3789 or ordering online at liverpoolphil.com. Please note the discount does not apply to previously purchased tickets.

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra on Demand

If you are unable to join us for live concerts, enjoy performances in the comfort of your home with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra On Demand.

We’ll bring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to your living room with an innovative new online experience featuring not only concerts, but musicians and conductors from around the world talking about the works they love.

The 4* Times review of our first ‘On Demand’ performance praised “a performance of dancing colours, crisp beauty and punch… Petrenko’s forces played with heart, soul and all the other necessaries in a performance strong enough to overwhelm even a home listener alone with a laptop.”

On the date of broadcast, the concert is preceded by a live pre-concert talk on Zoom with BBC Radio 3 broadcaster and author Stephen Johnson, and a post-concert Q and A session with musicians, conductors and composers in a sort of ‘post-match analysis’, where you can ask questions and participate.

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John Lennon – A Life in MusicWednesday 9 December 7.30pmThursday 10 December 7.30pm Friday 11 December 7.30pm

Richard Balcombe conductor Adam Hastings singer and presenter Louise Dearman singer

40th Anniversary of the death of John Lennon – his life story in song

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s death on 8 December 1980, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra presents this new concert to tell the story of John Lennon’s life through his music. Join us for an evening of songs, accompanied by the full symphony Orchestra, hear classics such as ‘Imagine’, ‘Julia’, ‘Norwegian Wood’, ‘Come Together’, ‘The Two of Us’, ‘A Day in the Life’, ‘Strawberry Fields’ and many more, with images to accompany the music. Adam Hastings has sung the role of John Lennon many times and will be joined by conductor Richard Balcombe and British musical theatre actress Louise Dearman.

Tickets£50

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraWednesday 16 December 7.30pm Saturday 19 December 7.30pm

Fauré Masques et Bergamasques Britten Nocturne for tenor and chamber orchestra Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Stephanie Childress conductor Peter Hoare tenor

Tenor Peter Hoare returns to Liverpool with Benjamin Britten’s serene song cycle based on themes of sleep and the night with texts by British poets (Shelley, Tennyson, and Shakespeare amongst them).

Stephanie Childress, in her debut as conductor with the Orchestra after having just won second place at La Maestra conducting competition in Paris, continues the nocturnal theme with the evening frolics of Fauré’s commedia dell arte characters and the most popular night time serenade ever from Mozart.

Tickets£32, £28, £24

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir: Christmas CarolsThursday 17 December 7.30pm Monday 21 December 7.30pm Wednesday 23 December 7.30pm

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The Snowman: Family ConcertSaturday 19 December 11.30am and 2.30pmSunday 20 December 11.30am and 2.30pm

Ian Tracey conductor Enjoy listening to Christmas carols and other seasonal favourites as our Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir shines in this a cappella concert with around 30 of our choir members.

The programme will include ‘Ding Dong Merrily on High’, ‘The Little Drummer Boy’, ‘The Holly and the Ivy’, ‘Carol of the Bells’, ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’, ‘Silent Night’, ‘Deck the Hall’ and more...

Please note current government guidelines mean that audiences will be unable to sing along, unfortunately!

Tickets£32, £28, £24

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Ben Palmer conductor Alasdair Malloy (Santa) presenter

We’re walking in the air… it isn’t Christmas until a little boy has built a new friend in a snowy garden, the Northern Lights are flickering in the sky, and The Snowman has whisked us off into the frosty night. If you didn’t think the classic film could get any more enchanting, you’re in for a wonderful surprise – because this seasonal screening is accompanied live by the Orchestra, who’ll also be sharing a whole stocking full of musical treats including music from the film Frozen.

Liverpool Philharmonic Family Concerts are a great way for children and adults to come together to experience a full symphony orchestra performing music live. Concerts last about one hour. Fidgeting is allowed, and the whole family is welcome, so come along and give it a try!

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Tickets £32, £28, £24 (adult) £19 (child)

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Alexandra Dariescu piano and producer Lucy Drever narrator Jenna Lee choreographer Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Brass and Percussion Ensemble

A Christmas party, an unexpected gift and a kingdom full of sweets… everyone knows the story of The Nutcracker. Pianist Alexandra Dariescu and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Brass and Percussion Ensemble each perform different parts of Tchaikovsky’s wonderful music. Joined by a narrator and two ballet dancers, they all come together to retell this seasonal classic like it’s never been told before. A musical treat for all ages.

Tickets £32, £28, £24 (adult) £19 (child)

The Nutcracker: Re-imaginedWednesday 30 December 2pm and 7.30pm Thursday 31 December 2pm

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraSaturday 9 January 7.30pm Sunday 10 January 2.30pm

Dag Wirén Serenade for Strings Nielsen Flute Concerto Beethoven Symphony No.8

Andrew Manze conductor Cormac Henry flute

Dag Wirén once wrote the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. It wasn’t a hit, but his catchy and hugely popular String Serenade had already made his name. As a fan of Carl Nielsen, he would have been delighted to be paired with Nielsen’s idyllic yet eccentric Flute Concerto performed in these concerts by the Orchestra’s own Cormac Henry. Nielsen called Beethoven “the revolutionary”. Certainly the Eighth Symphony broke new ground even for Beethoven - drama and lyricism abound alongside tongue-in-cheek moments and a few surprises.

Tickets£32, £28, £24

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VOCES8Tuesday 12 January 7.30pm

A programme that celebrates the joy and beauty of voices in harmony, music from the Renaissance to Jazz and Pop including:

William Byrd Sing Joyfully Rachmaninov Bogoroditse Devo Mendelssohn Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir Nat King Cole (arr. Jim Clements) Straighten Up and Fly Right Irving Berlin (arr. Jim Clements) Cheek to Cheek Stephen Paulus The Road Home Jake Runestad Let My Love Be Heard Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Magnificat Primi Toni JS Bach (arr. Ward Swingle) Bourée Thomas Weelkes As Vesta Was from Lathmos Hill Descending Orlando di Lassus Dessus le Marché d’Arras Van. Morrison (arr. Alexander L’Estrange) Moondance Luis Demetrio and Pablo Beltrán Ruiz (arr. Alexander L’Estrange) Sway Duke Ellington (arr. Ben Parry) It Don’t Mean a Thing

‘They bring a new dimension to the word ‘ensemble’…easy listening of the highest calibre’ Gramophone Nobody does it better – and whether VOCES8 are turning their astonishing a cappella prowess to pop standards or Renaissance polyphony, you’re in for some of the sexiest, most stylish ensemble singing you’ll ever hear. Today they celebrate the sheer joy of the human voice in close harmony with a programme that swings effortlessly from Byrd and Berlin to Simon and Garfunkel.

Tickets £32, £28, £24

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraThursday 14 January 7.30pm Sunday 17 January 2.30pm

Weber Symphony No.2 in C Dvořák (arr. G Morton) Cello Concerto

Andrew Manze conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello

Needing no introduction to our audience, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason (who memorably performed at the royal wedding of Meghan and Prince Harry) brings us Dvořák’s nostalgic cello concerto. Homesick in America and hearing that his wife’s sister - and also his first love - was seriously ill, Dvořák poured his heart and soul into a new piece for the cello. Full of personal touches and meanings he created one of the most beloved of all concertos. In contrast, to open, Carl Maria von Weber delivers a delicious classical symphonic bonbon.

Tickets £35, £30, £26

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Wind Ensemble

Thuille Movements from Sextet for Piano & Wind Quintet, Op.6

Brass Ensemble

Copland Fanfare for Common Man Bach Contrapunctus I for Brass Quintet Chris Hazell Three Brass Cats

Simon Emery conductor

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra wind and brass sections perform pieces including Copland’s ever popular Fanfare for the Common Man – a piece which, in the hands of our young musicians, can’t fail to lift your spirits.

Tickets £15

Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Tomasi Procession du Vendredi-Saint (Fanfares-Liturgiques no.4) for brass Stravinsky Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments Brahms Serenade No.2

Andris Poga conductor Joseph Moog piano

Performed by the brass players from our Orchestra, these concerts open with an uplifting fanfare for humanity and a stately procession for a saint. From there on, the wind instruments of the orchestra hold sway. Stravinsky uses wind and piano to evoke music of an earlier epoch, a world away from his famous ballets. Brahms’ Serenade No 2 is an homage to the wind serenades of his beloved Mozart, with a dash of romanticism thrown in.

Tickets £32, £28, £24

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: Wind and BrassSunday 24 January 2.30pm

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraThursday 21 January 7.30pm Saturday 23 January 7.30pm

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Thursday 28 January 7.30pm Sunday 31 January 2.30pm

Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture, Nocturne and ScherzoTchaikovsky Suite No.4 in G Mozartiana

Vasily Petrenko conductor

Mendelssohn was just 18 when he wrote his famous overture. He travelled 80 miles through the snow to hear his first big public success but it was 16 years before he wrote the rest of the music for Shakespeare’s iconic play. Tchaikovsky called Mozart “my god”, and his musical homage was to take four pieces by the composer, make them his own, and celebrate “these pearls of musical art”. Glorious music!

Tickets £32, £28, £24


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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraThursday 4 February 7.30pm

Programme to include:

Berio Naturale for viola, tape and percussion Woolrich Ulysses Awakes Tippett Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli for strings

Lawrence Power director / viola

At the very centre of western music sits the viola – the instrument whose dusky tone somehow holds the sonic universe together. Viola virtuoso Lawrence Power is on a mission to expand that universe. Amid Luciano Berio’s electric dreams, John Woolrich’s lyrical fusion of myth and the baroque concluding with Tippett’s radiant Corelli Fantasia, enjoy an intriguing exploration of new musical worlds.

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Karl Jenkins Palladio Elgar Serenade for Strings Sibelius Andante Festivo Mendelssohn String Symphony No.7 in D minor

Rebecca Tong conductor

Written 25 years ago, this work by Karl Jenkins was influenced by the wonderful 16th century Italian architect, Andreas Palladio. The piece reflects the perfect balance and precision found in his buildings (and we know you’ll go home with the tune in your head). A work which immediately summons an image of English countryside is Elgar’s Serenade for Strings. Did you know that the first public UK performance was given in New Brighton? Today the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra strings are conducted by Rebecca Tong, recent winner of the La Maestra International Conducting competition.

Tickets £15

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: String EnsemblesSaturday 30 January 2.30pm

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¡Viva Piazzolla!

A concert to mark the composer’s centenary

Programme to include: La Mufa : Tango 1995 Milonga del Angel Milonga Festival Midsummer Night’s Dream (arr. Hywel Davies - world premiere) Oblivion La Muerte del Angel Todo Buenos Aires Libertango

Clark Rundell conductor

Born on the backstreets of Buenos Aires, tango is more than just a dance fuelled by passion. It’s a cry for justice, the song of a wounded heart, and in the hands of Astor Piazzolla, it conquered the world: sexy, stylish, moving with ease between the worlds of popular and classical music. Tonight, we salute the king of ‘nuevo tango’ in what would have been his 100th birthday year with a world premiere orchestration of his Suite, Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Tickets£32, £28, £24


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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraThursday 11 February 7.30pm Friday 12 February at 7.30pm

Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 Strauss Suite, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider conductor/violin Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider returns to Liverpool with both baton and bow. The Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 is one of the most celebrated in the violinists’ repertoire (and a hit with audiences!) and Szeps-Znaider will remind us why. One of Strauss’ own favourite pieces completes the programme, with music that takes us from imitations of Baroque dance to musical illustrations of dishes at a banquet.

Tickets£32, £28, £24

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Music for Valentine’s Day: From Broadway With LoveSunday 14 February 2.30pm and 7.30pm

Martin Yates conductor Alice Fearn and Jon Robyns vocalists

Perfect music for Valentine’s Day, this concert includes the brilliant overture to the musical Gypsy plus songs including ‘All That Jazz’, ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight?’, ‘Something’s Coming’, ‘Luck Be A Lady’, ‘Don’t Rain on My Parade’, ‘A Whole New World’, ‘Maybe This Time’, ‘The Impossible Dream’ and ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’. Liverpool-born Jon Robyns (Valjean in Les Misérables, King George in Hamilton) and Alice Fearn (Elphba in Wicked) leave the West End to sing on Hope Street with the Orchestra.

Tickets£32, £28, £24

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MozartPiano Concerto No.24 SchubertSymphony No.2

Mihhail Gerts conductor Martin James Bartlett piano

“O Mozart! Immortal Mozart! - what countless impressions of a brighter, better life hast thou stamped upon our souls!” wrote Franz Schubert, clearly in awe of the composer. Written when only a teenager, after a grand opening, the sprightly first movement of the composer’s Second Symphony reflects his youth and energy. Making his Liverpool debut, pianist Martin James Bartlett brings one of only two of Mozart’s piano concertos written in a minor key – a deeply serious opening full of drama. A perfect Viennese double bill!

Tickets £32, £28, £24

Timothy Lines clarinet Nina Ashton bassoon Timothy Jackson horn Thelma Handy violin Alex Mitchell viola Ian Bracken cello Anthony Williams double bass

This concert will be a fantastic opportunity to learn a piece from both a player’s and composer’s perspective. There will be demonstrations of period instruments, looking at the developments over the centuries, exploring the impact of that evolution on sound and on the challenges and joys of music-making. We’ll also take the Septet apart and show the inner workings of this absolute masterpiece. The evening will conclude with a complete performance of the Beethoven Septet.

Tickets £20

Beethoven SeptetThursday 25 February 7.30pm

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Four Seasons: Vivaldi and PiazzollaSaturday 27 February 7.30pm Sunday 28 February at 2.30pm

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic ChoirThursday 4 March 7.30pm Saturday 6 March 7.30pm

Vivaldi Spring PiazzollaPrimavera Porteño (Spring in Buenos Aires) Vivaldi Summer Piazzolla Verano Porteño (Summer in Buenos Aires) Vivaldi Autumn Piazzolla Otoño Porteño (Autumn in Buenos Aires) Vivaldi Winter Piazzolla Invierno Porteño (Winter in Buenos Aires)

Diana Tishchenko director/violin

Everyone’s got their own favourite bit of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and there is nothing like hearing them performed live.

Violinist Diana Tishchenko is ready to shine tonight, and in Piazzolla’s centenary year she interweaves Vivaldi with the impassioned tangos of Piazzolla’s extraordinary Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.

Tickets £32, £28, £24

HaydnTe Deum in C Vivaldi Gloria

Ian Tracey conductor Lee Ward organ Tonight we hear two choral masterpieces performed by 38 members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir with organ accompaniment. First Haydn’s Te Deum which unusually has no soloist role but features the choir only. This bracing and breezy work written for the Empress Marie Thérèse was one of Haydn’s last compositions. Many composers have written music for a Gloria but Vivaldi’s is arguably the most famous. From the first bar it is guaranteed to lift the spirits of any listener.

Tickets £32, £28, £24

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Brittany Collie Fallen for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (world premiere) Daniel Thorne The Fall of the Leaf for cello & electronics (world premiere) Meredith Monk Backlight UK premiere for ensemble and electronics Steve Reich Double Sextet

Robert Ames conductor Hilary Browning cello

Open Circuit offers contemporary music events in Liverpool that provide academic context on the future of music making and technology, including panel discussions, artist talks and public demonstrations. Post-graduate composers Brittany Collie and Daniel Thorne present their compositions alongside two of today’s most well-known American composers: Meredith Monk, and Steve Reich, whose Double Sextet was co-commissioned by the Liverpool Culture Company for the European Capital of Culture 2008 and also who won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Music. This concert is made possible through the University of Liverpool’s HE partnership with Liverpool Philharmonic.

Tickets£20 (discounts for University of Liverpool staff and staff)

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Leroy AndersonThe Pirate March Mendelssohn Overture, The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Rosas Over the Waves

Plus music from the Pirates of the Caribbean films and the famous The Sailor’s Hornpipe

Rebecca Tong conductorAlasdair Malloy presenter

Welcome aboard our Pirate Ship for this swashbuckling seafaring adventure. From the stirring sounds of The Pirate March to the spectacular finale where everyone learns The Sailor’s Hornpipe, this is an unforgettable voyage! Hear about pirates hiding their treasure in Fingal’s Cave, and encounter Cap’n Jack Sparrow in music from Pirates of the Caribbean. Liverpool Philharmonic Family Concerts are a great way for your whole family to come together to hear live music. Fidgeting is allowed, so come along dressed in your best sea-faring clothes and give it a try!

Tickets £22, £15, £12 (adult) £13, £10, £8 (child)

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra: Pirate Party Family ConcertSaturday 6 March 2.30pm

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Mussorgsky Night on Bare Mountain Shostakovich Jazz Suite No.2 Rimsky-Korsakov The Young Prince and the Princess from Scheherazade Shostakovich Suite from The Gadfly

Steven Verhaert conductor

Heroic battles, a witches’ Sabbath and an Arabian love affair - classic tales from Russian masters of story-telling as you’ve never heard them before! Today’s conductor, Steven Verhaert, has given a dazzling make-over to favourites by Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov and Mussorgsky performed by the Orchestra’s Brass and Percussion Ensemble making a return after their sold-out concert in October.

Tickets£20

Amy Beach Quartet in one movement, Op.89 Carmel Smickersgill Ornament for String Quartet (world premiere) Elizabeth Maconchy Theme and Variations: duo for violin and cello Grace-Evangeline Mason Into the abyss I throw roses: string trio Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet Kate Richardson violin Kate Marsden violin Rachel Jones viola Hilary Browning cello

Join us to celebrate International Women’s Day! Equilibrium, composed of musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, is an ensemble with a mission to introduce works by hitherto neglected women composers and exciting new works by women of today. This programme features works by former Christopher Brookes Composition Prize winners Carmel Smickersgill (also shortlisted for the Ivors’ Rising Star Award) and Grace-Evangeline Mason.

Tickets£20

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Brass and PercussionSunday 7 March 2.30pm

EquilibriumMonday 8 March 7.30pm

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraThursday 11 March 7.30pm Sunday 14 March 2.30pm

Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1 Beethoven Symphony No.2 Vasily Petrenko conductorAnastasia Kobekina cello

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The friendship between the cellist Rostropovich and several composers produced many works that are the backbone of the cello repertoire today. Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No.1 is perhaps the most well-known, and was first performed by him 60 years ago. Respecting each other as artist and composer, their friendship was long and they spent many hours together talking about music whilst quenching their thirst! The sheer force of energy that thrusts out of the cellos opening bars builds to a tremendous ending which simply leaves the soloist (and audience) out of breath. After two years of sketching which coincided with his realisation that his hearing was becoming a problem, Beethoven produced his Second Symphony, one of the last works he was able to hear performed.

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraThursday 18 March 7.30pm Saturday 20 March 2.30pm

StravinskySuite No.1 for Small OrchestraShostakovichIncidental Music to Hamlet (Concert Suite from the incidental music)Schreker Birthday of the Infanta

Vasily Petrenko conductor

The world of the theatre dominates in this concert, with Vasily Petrenko bringing music from one of his signature composers (Shostakovich) and introducing us to a younger contemporary of his beloved Mahler (Schreker). Shostakovich’s thrilling score runs the gamut of styles and emotions as he mirrors the twists and turns of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. Franz Schreker’s sumptuous and brilliant score to a theatrical pantomime based on a novella by Oscar Wilde, marked him out as a potential successor to Mahler and Strauss. A cheeky opener by Stravinsky sets the scene for the dramas.

Tickets£32, £28, £24

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Discover: Beethoven String QuartetsSaturday 13 March 11am

Beethoven String Quartet Op.59, No.1

Building on the success of Discover the Classics, this season we’re delighted to present Discover: Beethoven String Quartets featuring cellist Geth-yn Jones and the Ensemble of St Luke’s, made up of members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmon-ic Orchestra.

In celebration of Beethoven’s 250th year in 2020, the Ensemble of St Luke’s and Gethyn Jones survey three of Beethoven’s string quartets. Combining full performances of the Quartets with Jones’ affable, informed and often humorous lectures about Beethoven, his world, his life and his music, these Saturday concerts are a great way to get closer to the music and musicians who perform it.

Part of the Op. 59, ‘Razumovsky’ quartets, this work was composed during Beethoven’s middle period which was, like all of his life, a time of intense highs and lows. There was an especially striking contrast between his impressive professional success and his rapidly deteriorating health. He put all of his life experience into his work, successfully channelling his struggles and tribulations into his music.

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Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: String EnsembleSunday 21 March 1pm


Telemann Viola Concerto in G Major Bartok Roumanian Dances

Vasily Petrenko conductor Simon Emery conductor Gwendolyn Cawdron viola

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s Gwendolyn Cawdron (Associate Principal Viola) joins the young musicians for Georg Philip Telemann’s most famous concerto. Bartok’s Roumanian Dances will have you wanting to dance along to the lively rhythms of Eastern Europe. Vasily Petrenko and Simon Emery conduct.

Tickets£15

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Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: Wind and BrassSunday 21 March 6pm


Dukas Fanfare: La Peri

Vasily Petrenko conductor Simon Emery conductor

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra wind and brass sections join together to perform under the baton of Vasily Petrenko and Simon Emery. The programme will begin with the rousing Fanfare from Dukas’ ballet ‘La Peri’, a magical fairy-like creature. Celebrate the talents of our young musicians with an evening of exciting and inspirational music. Tickets£15

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraThursday 25 March 7.30pm

Kurt SchwertsikSchrumpf-Symphonie op. 80 SchubertSymphony No.9 ‘The Great’

Kevin John Edusei conductor

For his debut with the Orchestra, Kevin John Edusei brings us two Viennese composers from very different eras. Maverick Kurt Schwertsik’s engaging music is laced with wry humour. ‘Schrumpf’ means shrunken and that is exactly what it is - a miniature symphony. Schubert’s Ninth Symphony is quite the opposite. Discovered by Robert Schumann ten years after Schubert’s death he famously described it as having a “heavenly length”. It is monumental in scale, a roller-coaster of rhythmical energy and lyricism that leaves you exhilarated.

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Liverpool Philharmonic Youth ChoirsSaturday 27 March 1pm and 6pm

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Company Brass BandSunday 28 March 1pm

Simon Emery conductor

Talented young vocalists come together conducted by Simon Emery to perform a selection of repertoire from a wide range of genres.

Tickets£15

Simon Cowen conductor

Talented young brass musicians come together alongside Simon Cowen and other musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to perform a mixture of traditional brass band music and symphonic repertoire.

Tickets£15


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TicketsTickets are on sale from 8 December (subscribers/donors) and 11 December (general sale).

Call 0151 709 3789 (Monday – Saturday) or visit liverpoolphil.com. Booking fees may apply.

Government guidance means that you can only attend concerts with other members of your household or social bubble.

The box office at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall will be closed apart from 60 minutes prior to each performance.

Discounted ticketsUnder 25s, students and those in receipt of Universal Credit can purchase tickets for just £8 from 1 week prior to the concert date, subject to availability. Discount available by calling 0151 709 3789.

RefreshmentsThe Grand Foyer Bar will be open an hour prior to each concert, offering a range of drinks, ice creams and cakes. Alternatively, drinks can now be pre-ordered with your tickets for enjoying inside the auditorium at your seat.

For your safety and comfortWe’veimplemented enhanced cleaning regimes in the Hall , one-way systems and socially-distanced seating. Hand-sanitizer stations will be available throughout the building. If you require assistance on arrival please enter via the accessible entrance on Hope Street. The cloakroom will be closed until further notice.

The law requires that you wear a face covering during your visit (unless exempt or under age 11). Our staff will also be wearing face coverings.

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