Part of the Yoko Ono Lennon Lunchtime Concert Series
More tickets for this concert will be released on Wednesday 7 October (four weeks before the concert). If it is currently showing as sold out, please check back on this page then.
The Music, Technology and Interaction (MTI) research centre presents an experimental performance at The Tung Auditorium.
Bringing together artists and researchers from across music, creative technologies, and digital media, the concert explores how performers and technologies interact in contemporary creative practice. Featuring works and performances by MTI members, the programme reflects the centre’s practice-based ethos through improvisation, audiovisual experimentation, live electronics, installations, and interdisciplinary collaboration.—-The Tung Auditorium Lunchtime Concert Series is supported by Yoko Ono Lennon via Spirit Foundations
Leopold Mozart thought that Parisian symphonies were “noisy” but in Mozart’s hands the style combines vigour with stirring tuttis and an exciting active bass line, starting the LMO’s new season at The Tung with a bang.
Scottish composer Thea Musgrave (b.1928), wrote her orchestral work The Seasons based on paintings spanning five centuries, using the images as a metaphor for the cycles in the life of man, creating an inventive and varied soundscape.
The concert finishes with Beethoven’s epic Violin Concerto. After an inauspicious première it was later described on its revival by Joachim as the “greatest” German violin concerto and has remained an audience favourite ever since.
There will be a free pre-concert talk starting at 6.45pm that all ticket holders are invited to attend.
Promoted by Liverpool Mozart Orchestra
Part of the Yoko Ono Lennon Lunchtime Concert Series
More tickets for this concert will be released on Wednesday 30 September (four weeks before the concert). If it is currently showing as sold out, please check back on this page then.
Workshop 11am-12pm, no additional ticket required.
Join Ruth K Minton in a return to the Yoko Ono Lennon Lunchtime Concert Series in a programme that will explore the colours of the piano through repertoire including Florence Price’s Three Roses, Chopin’s Barcarolle, and Gershwin’s Three Preludes.
This half term concert, open to children and families, introduces the next generation to the joys and beauty of the piano as well as the concert experience.
Come along in the morning from 11am for a fun and interactive pre-concert workshop about the piano, its history and colours, as well as learning about music and concerts.
(Please note that under 10’s are not permitted to sit on the balconies (rows AA and BB).—-
The Tung Auditorium Lunchtime Concert Series is supported by Yoko Ono Lennon via Spirit Foundations
Soulful vocals, shimmering kora melodies and complex rhythmic Malian guitar in this special collaboration.
An innovative and refreshing approach to creativity that will take listeners and audiences on a journey through West Africa, grounded with traditions full of joyful melodic vibes in a setting celebrating friendship and culture. Manding Melody features Mali’s redoubtable troubadour and guitarist Habib Koite and the charismatic Gambian kora maestro and singer Sura Susso, presenting their newly recorded intergenerational, cross-cultural project which celebrates the powerful ‘griot’ narratives of traditional Manding folk tales and stories, told through modern musical styles.
West Africa’s griots (in Mandinka language known as Jeli) are traditional storytellers, poets, historians, musicians, and praise singers. They maintain and share traditions, cultural heritage, values and history. They originated in the 13th century within the Mande Empire of Mali. Since then, the oral tradition has been handed down through specific Manding griot families (in Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea) of which both Sura and Habib were born into. Traditional instruments used by griots include the kora, balafon and ngoni. Manding Melody highlights some of these instruments, intertwined with contemporary musical instruments and styles. The result is a blend that refreshes and revives ancient stories and musical traditions.
Produced by African Night Fever, Manding Melody is on tour throughout England this October.
Presented in partnership with Chanya Culture and Africa Oyé
Inspired by one of the earliest texts of Chinese philosophy, Divine Intimacies explores how nearly a thousand years of musical thought can be translated into contemporary sound.
During the performance, visualisations of the I-Ching are generated in real time. These are based on shifting combinations of Yin and Yang that guide a series of structured improvisations between the musicians, shaping the music as it unfolds and allowing each performance to take a different path. Music by Kaija Saariaho, John Cage, and J.S. Bach appears alongside a medieval chant by Hildegard von Bingen, ancient Chinese ritual drumming, and works by Yang Yong and Toshio Hosokawa. Although separated by time, geography, and musical language, these works share a sensitivity to resonance, stillness, and the subtle forces that shape the natural world.
The musicians will be surrounded by a responsive LED installation created by artist Ke Peng, with visuals by Chang Meng. Light shifts in colour and pattern across the performance, forming a changing visual landscape around the musicians.
Tangram is an artist collective specialising in multidisciplinary and cross-cultural productions. They are Associate Artists with the London Symphony Orchestra at LSO St Luke’s, where they have been praised for their “highly imaginative presentations” (I CARE IF YOU LISTEN), “deep-rooted originality” (Morning Star), “powerfully theatrical performance” (TEMPO), and “intoxicating overall mood of poetry, restraint and elegance” (The Stage).”
Vox Lumiere shatters the boundaries between concert hall and cinema. Award-winning Vox Lumiere transforms Fritz Lang’s iconic 1927 silent masterpiece Metropolis into an explosive live experience with live band, thrilling original new music and powerhouse vocals.
It’s a rock concert, theatrical event, and cinematic journey rolled into one.
Jonathan Crossley (UK/ZA), hailed by Guitar Moderne as “the poster-boy for modern guitar” launches two new albums; Solace, featuring David Kollar (SK), Lukas Ligeti (AT/US) and guest Arve Henriksen, arrives on 7D Media, a post-King Crimson experimental hub.
Kollar’s playing has been described as “fearless, texturally rich and uncompromising” while Ligeti is “one of the world’s most ingenious composers”.
The evening also unveils St Augustine’s Remorse featuring Carlo Mombelli (ZA), whose work is “defiantly individual and visionary” and Johnny Hunter (UK) stepping in: cutting-edge international improvisation with deeply individual musical voices.
An evening of music shaped through collaboration, creativity and cultural exchange, bringing together musicians from Samyo, the UK’s National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music, and Tarang, the UK’s Indian Music Collective.Created during an intensive summer residency in Liverpool, the performance brings together Indian classical traditions with ensemble experimentation, improvisation and contemporary musical influences. Showcasing both established repertoire and newly developed collaborations, Re:Sound celebrates the creativity and artistry of musicians working across cultures and musical styles.Featuring a series of collaborations, small ensembles and creative partnerships, the evening highlights evolving artistic voices, fresh perspectives and dynamic musical connections.Supported by Arts Council England, Samyo and Tarang bring together young musicians and emerging artists from across the UK, creating opportunities for artistic development, collaboration and the exploration of new musical ideas.Expect an evening of vibrant musical conversations, changing ensemble combinations and creative exploration from a new generation of artists working between traditions, cultures and sound-worlds.
Promoted by Milap
Part of the Yoko Ono Lennon Lunchtime Concert Series
More tickets for this concert will be released on Wednesday 9 September (four weeks before the concert). If it is currently showing as sold out, please check back on this page then.
Tarang is an innovative Indian music collective bringing together the UK’s most exceptional young professionals. Far from a standard ensemble, Tarang is defined by its contemporary interpretations of Indian classical music, reflecting the global influences and diverse cultural environments experienced by this generation of British-born Indian musicians.
Produced by Milap and featuring bespoke arrangements by Girishh Gopalakrishnan, the repertoire for this lunchtime concert bridges the gap between classical rigour and modern experimentation.
This lunchtime concert features bold, innovative repertoire, from the intricate structures of Carnatic and Hindustani music to global contemporary influences. Highlighting a world premiere by tabla maestro Kousic Sen and bespoke arrangements of works by Hariharan and Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh, Tarang delivers a fresh, sophisticated, and entirely unique sonic identity.
This performance is a rare opportunity to hear Indian music reimagined for a modern, global stage—fresh, distinctive, and technically brilliant.
Programme highlights:
- Echoes of Benaras (world premiere), a new commission by Tabla Maestro Kousic Sen
- Midnight Sun, an original composition by Tarang’s own Girishh Gopalakrishnan
- Modern Masterpieces: Works by the legendary Hariharan, pioneering slide-guitarist Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya, and virtuoso Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh.
Presented in partnership with MILAP —-The Tung Auditorium Lunchtime Concert Series is supported by Yoko Ono Lennon via Spirit Foundations
Early Music As Education’s Liverpool String Academy Orchestra collaborate once again with the phenomenal Fabio Bagnoli for an afternoon of beautiful Baroque repertoire from Bach, Corelli, Vivaldi and Purcell.
With broad musical expertise, Fabio Bagnoli showcases the versatility of the instrument in his engagements with repertoire ranging from the Baroque era to the contemporary period. He has pushed the instrument to its extreme with works such as as the Etudes Transcendantales by the English composer Brian Ferneyhough, and Krzysztof Penderecki’s Capriccio for oboe and orchestra in collaboration with maestro Penderecki himself. For over 20 years, Bagnoli has also made countless productions with the best groups and specialist musicians of Baroque repertoire.
Early Music As Education is a Merseyside-based charity providing early music education for talents across Merseyside. Established in July 2017 with an emphasis on high level performance, the Liverpool String Academy Orchestra is EMAE’s flagship ensemble. Their orchestra is made up of members from the Academy’s Advanced ensemble alongside LSA alumni and working professionals from across Merseyside.
EMAE is an Affiliate Organisation of The Tung Auditorium for 2025-2027.
Promoted by Early Music As Education
