Since opening in March 2022, The Tung Auditorium is heading into 2025 announcing its biggest half-season to date. Following acclaim for its previous seasons, Liverpool’s state-of-the-art concert hall will continue it’s dynamic and eclectic approach to programming.
The upcoming programme is packed with a spectacular array of genres and exceptional live performers, ranging through classical, chamber, contemporary, jazz, folk, and experimental music. From January – July 2025, the venue will showcase a fantastic mix of both new artists and returning favourites for its highly anticipated season of live music.
“We’re always delighted to unveil our forthcoming programme, and this time it’s a bumper crop of shows highlighting so much of what we do best. There is some great partnership work to produce the season, which features some high profile artists alongside emerging talent. Pick up a brochure or visit our website to see the full range of what’s on offer.”
– Richard Hartwell, Artistic Director of The Tung Auditorium
As The Tung Auditorium embarks on its fourth year as a world class venue, it is no surprise that this season brings to Liverpool many artists with an international profile, including world-renowned Indian flautist Rakesh Chaurasia, in partnership with Milap. Highly acclaimed American songwriter Joan As Police Woman also joins us on her European tour in April, performing key songs from throughout her career alongside new music from her latest album. Then in July, the season finishes with the Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra’s tribute to The Beatles, bridging classical and popular music traditions.One of the leading pianists of his generation, Paul Lewis, will be returning to play the Steinway that he selected especially for the venue, this time presenting a trilogy of Schubert’s late piano sonatas.
Ensemble 10:10 was founded by members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and is now in residence at The Tung Auditorium. The ensemble will be presenting three concerts showcasing new music, conducted by Domingo Hindoyan in January, with baritone Benjamin Appl in March and celebrating Apollo Saxophone Quartet’s 40th Anniversary in April.
This season also sees the return of three much loved local ensembles covering an incredible range of masterpieces from Baroque to 20th century and beyond; Liverpool Mozart Orchestra present three concerts including JC Bach, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Beethoven, Dvořák, Rachmaninov and Brahms, Liverpool Welsh Choral celebrate their 125th anniversary with a concert including full orchestra and new work by Keith Orrell commissioned for the occasion, and Orchestra dell’Arte will be back for two concerts, including work by Zoltán Kodály, Grieg, Peter Lange-Müller, Elgar and Poulenc.This Spring – Summer, The Tung Auditorium invites you to get closer to incredible live performances by contemporary artists including Belle Chen who, along with her band and a small string section, weave classical influences with modern soundscapes, and Thea Gilmore who is regarded as one of the most distinctive, strident and bold singer songwriters of her generation.
The venue are also delighted to be welcoming back Manchester Collective, who are returning with SERENITY 2.0, a programme ranging from ethereal calm to furious amplified sound, culminating with a reimagining of Eric Prydz’s colossal house anthem Opus.The start of the season sees the return of the ever popular free Lunchtime Concert Series. If you’re unaware of the artists, programme or even the genre, The Tung Auditorium invite you to take a risk and explore new live music that you might not have ever considered going to before.
Frequently cited as the highlight of the week for Tung audiences, this season’s roster appears to live up to its reputation with a broad variety of genres including classical, contemporary, jazz, folk, Indian Carnatic music, choral ensembles and more. Music connects us and offers life-affirming experiences, especially when experienced live. This is shown in folk music’s longtime alliance with social activism, championing the commonality between us. Offering modern protest songs this season, Grace Petrie crosses the brilliant boundaries of folk, punk, protest and LGBTQ+ activism. Meanwhile one of the best-loved duos on the English folk scene, Spiers and Boden, are original members of the extraordinarily successful folk big band Bellowhead.
More debut appearances this season come from US acapella folk quartet Windborne, whose music spans many different continents but remains rooted in American folk singing traditions and – from much closer to home in the North East – The Young’uns, who will be singing life-affirming songs of social conscience in immaculate three-part harmony. Saltlines is embedded in the landscape, musical and social traditions of the coast of the South West, with a prose and musical collaboration featuring some of the most celebrated names of the British folk scene.
All internationally celebrated musicians start somewhere, and as ever The Tung Auditorium is proud to play a part in nurturing future musical talent. The Tung’s unique place as part of the University of Liverpool allows the venue to present a brilliant array of student musicians on a professional standard stage this season.
The Department of Music will present a special showcase of the very best musicians, student performers will also join members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Solem Quartet will perform student composers’ work. The weekend of 3-4 May will also see both the Liverpool University Music Society Ensembles and the University of Liverpool Symphony Orchestra summer concerts, who have recently received standing ovations from sold-out audiences.
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