Event type: Music

 

Programme:

Butterworth A Shropshire Lad

Mark Simpson Hold Your Heart in Your Teeth, Concerto for viola and orchestra (UK premiere)

Graham Fitkin Metal

Debussy (arr. Wood) La cathédrale engloutie

Mussorgsky (arr. Wood) Pictures at an Exhibition

Performers:

Andrew Manze conductor

Timothy Ridout viola

Mists swirl over the Welsh borders, a drowned cathedral rises glistening from the deep, and in fairytale Russia, we hear sounds of immortal triumph. That’s just part of the journey that Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Manze has in store for us tonight – including a spectacular, rarely-heard version of Pictures at an Exhibition by the renowned Sir Henry Wood, featuring every one of the Orchestra’s famous collection of church bells. Liverpool composer and Artist in Residence Mark Simpson has some new stories of his own in a Merseyside debut for viola virtuoso Timothy Ridout and a UK premiere for the piece.

There will be a post-concert Question Time that starts 15 minutes after the concert ends (in the Music Room) with conductor Andrew Manze and viola player Timothy Ridout.

 

 

Our 2024-25 Fellowship Musicians, Daniel Lewis (violin), Emily Ambrose (bassoon), Emily Douglas (French horn) and Imogen Timmins (trumpet) take to the Music Room stage with members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for a short chamber performance marking the end of their year-long Fellowship with us.

This pre-concert performance will last for approximately 45 minutes and will be followed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition concert in Liverpool Philharmonic Hall at 7.30pm.

To find out more about the Emerging Musicians Fellowship, please visit Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Emerging Musicians Fellowship

 

Please note that this event is free, but tickets must be booked in advance.

 

 

 

 

Programme:

Debussy Songs: Mandoline; Les Cloches; Beau Soir; Fantoches

Poulenc Les chemins de l’amour

Wolf Nein, junger Herr; Mein Liebster ist so klein; Man sagt mir, deine Mutter woll’ es nicht; Mein Liebster hat zu Tische mich geladen; Schweig’ einmal still; Ich hab’ in Penna einen Liebsten wohnen

Rachmaninov Songs Op.8: The Waterlily; Child you are as beautiful as a flower; Brooding; The soldier’s wife; A dream; A prayer

Rachmaninov Romances for piano Op.21 No.7 & No.9

Rossini Two songs from La Regata Veneziana

Massenet Adieu, notre petite table

Performers:

Kelsey Thomas soprano

Edward Lloyd piano

Soprano Kelsey Thomas makes her Liverpool Philharmonic debut with a concert featuring sumptuous songs by Hugo Wolf and French works by Debussy and Poulenc, through to ravishing Russian and Italian songs to spice up your lunchtime. Originally from Liverpool, Kelsey studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and returns home to open our 2025/26 Lunchtime series.

 

 

 

 

Programme:

Amadeo Roldán La Rebambaramba

Jennifer Higdon blue cathedral*

Arturo Márquez Trumpet Concerto

Dvořák Symphony No.9, ‘From the New World’

 

Performers:

Domingo Hindoyan conductor

Pacho Flores trumpet

Percussionists from Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Company and In Harmony Liverpool*

New season, new worlds! We’ve always loved Dvořák’s New World symphony, and if you enjoy great tunes, stirring emotions, and the glorious sound of a full orchestra playing its heart out, we’re sure that you’ll love it too. And that’s not even the half of it – the Dream Team reunite as our great friend and trumpet player extraordinaire Pacho Flores joins Domingo Hindoyan and the Orchestra for a multi-coloured celebration of the Americas in all their diversity and wonder.

 

 

 

Programme:

Copland El Salón México

Britten Violin Concerto

Carlos Simon Four Black American Dances

Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte, and La Valse

Performers:

Alpesh Chauhan conductor

Simone Lamsma violin

When Aaron Copland hit the town in Mexico City, he didn’t hold back, and tonight Alpesh Chauhan takes us on a wild, whirling ride through the highs and lows of the 20th century. Maurice Ravel waltzes on the brink, and Carlos Simon brings more dances to the party with his Four Black American Dances: Ring Shout!, Waltz, Tap and Holt Dance. We also welcome back previous Artist in Residence Simone Lamsma to play Britten’s gripping Violin Concerto: a work that weaves dark visions on the eve of the Second World War.