From the most delicate of musical miniatures, to the full splendour of Walton’s Crown Imperial, there’s nothing that can’t be played on a great organ.
And there’s no organist alive who knows the Philharmonic Hall organ better than Liverpool’s City Organist Ian Tracey.
Acclaimed singer Keeley Forsyth returns for a rare and stripped back performance, accompanied by Matthew Bourne on piano. In recent years, Keeley has worked with many esteemed collaborators, including Ben Frost, Colin Stetson, Teho Teardo, Louis Carnell, Gazelle Twin, Evelyn Glennie, Yann Tiersen and Hiro Ama. With 3 critically acclaimed albums now behind her, Forsyth has become a leading and sought after performer, known for the raw emotionality of her singular vocal ability and striking physical performance. She has left an indelible mark on stages around the world, including Dark Mofo, Le Guess Who?, LEV, CTM, Unsound, Pitchfork, Rewire and Donaufestival, and tonight returns to an unplugged voice and piano performance. This new tour is an opportunity to experience Keeley Forsyth in an intimate setting alongside collaborator Matthew Bourne, as they perform their new collection, among other works.
The Choir with No Name Liverpool’s Big Gig!
Liverpool’s The Choir with No Name are thrilled to be returning to the Everyman to host their annual Big Gig!
Expect an uplifting night of singalong rock and pop classics at this unique, feel-good event for all the family.
Special Guest to be announced
Want to take in a show? Why travel to London when tonight, the Orchestra and leading West End vocalists bring the musical hits right to Hope Street?
Packed with your favourite songs from Hamilton, Six, The Book of Mormon, Frozen, Aladdin, Mamma Mia!, Grease, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables, expect showbiz glamour and knockout tunes. And in the stunning surroundings of Philharmonic Hall, every seat is the best seat in the house!
There’s nothing the human voice can’t do. In Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, it paints a picture of heaven at the end of a journey through blue skies, summer storms and shining mountain peaks.
Meanwhile, Grace-Evangeline Mason’s exciting new piece has been created especially for our soloist Sophie Bevan, a soprano with a voice of pure gold. Strauss’ Don Juan kicks things off in truly swashbuckling style.
Judgement Day: drums thunder, trumpets blast, and a massed chorus cries out in terror.
Verdi’s Requiem might not be what you expect from religious music. But it’s exactly what you’d expect from the grand master of Italian opera, and with the full Choir joined by four world-class soloists, hold on to your seats and prepare to be overwhelmed as Domingo Hindoyan ends our season of song by taking you to the end of the world – and back again.
From down on the Docks to the Philharmonic Hall, music is the lifeblood of Liverpool – so much so that we’re officially a UNESCO City of Music.
Tonight, they’re shining a spotlight on the artists who were made on Merseyside, opening the Liverpool Songbook and celebrating the iconic tracks that helped put our city on the musical map.
With the spectacular Liverpool journalist, author and broadcaster Spencer Leigh as host, star singers from the West End and the full might of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra perform hits from The Coral, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, OMD, Cilla Black, Elvis Costello, Ken Dodd, The Spinners, a little-known band called The Beatles, and many more.
Bach’s Easter Oratorio, first performed on Easter Sunday 1725, features four principal characters: the apostles Peter and John, Mary Magdalene and ‘the other Mary’ and is an account of their meeting at the empty tomb. The chorus and soloists are joined by an ensemble which includes recorders, flute, oboes d’amore, three trumpets and timpani.
Liverpool Bach Collective aims to perform a cantata by J S Bach in a church in the Liverpool area each month on a Sunday afternoon, as part of an act of worship. As far as possible, the cantatas are chosen specifically to match the readings of the day.
This is the planet on which we live; the world. It is everything that we are.
Earth, Air, Water, Fire; all life is here.
We sing songs for our weary world, we lament the destruction of our planet and look for hope with music about the beauty of the earth.
Join us for a programme packed with poetry, prose and choral forces of nature, including Katerina Gimon’s Elements, Eric Whitacre’s Water Night and Herbert Howells’ Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing.
THE MUSIC
Katerina Gimon – Elements: EarthFrank Ticheli – Earth SongHerbert Howells – Take Him Earth for CherishingKaterina Gimon – Elements: AirEric Whitacre – Leonardo Dreams of his Flying MachineKaterina Gimon – Elements: WaterShruthi Rajasekar – Ganga’s PeaceEric Whitacre – Water NightTrad. arr. Sarah Rimkus – ShenandoahKaterina Gimon – Elements: FireMorten Lauridsen – Six ‘Firesongs’ on Italian Renaissance Poems No.3Alberto Grau – Kasar Mie La Gaji
For millions, the German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925-2012) was one of the greatest singers of modern times. But for Artist in Residence Benjamin Appl he was a hero, a mentor, and – above all – a friend.
Crafted from Appl’s personal memories, and incorporating letters, readings and anecdotes from Fischer-Dieskau’s incredible career, this is a song recital with an extraordinary difference: an intensely personal tribute from a brilliant young singer to the artist who changed his life.