On Saturday 12th April the Cafe have the latest instalment of their Cafe Concert Series and are thrilled to be joined by Serious Sam Barrett.
Sam is not only a stunning guitar and banjo player, but he writes songs that sound like they have been around for decades.
The combination of their cosy, licensed Cafe and Sam’s earthy traditional music should make this a night to remember. Sam says that Liverpool is one of his favourite places, so lets give him the welcome he deserves.
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.
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.
There’s rhythm in the air, and it’s not just confined to Roberto Sierra’s toe-tapping Fandangos.
It’s the driving force behind the nostalgic melodies of Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances – the sound of a Russian composer stranded in Centerport, New York, and amid the freeways and palm trees of 1940s California. In between, Pablo Ferrández summons up the quiet power and deep poetry of Elgar’s hugely popular Cello Concerto. “A star in the making” says one critic: we say he’s already up there!
Taking centre stage alongside a top-flight international cast, the Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North are at the heart of the musical spectacle in this live concert staging of Verdi’s operatic thriller.
What to expect from a concert staging: see the orchestra and singers together on stage, and thrillingly close. The drama still packs a punch, and you’ll see characters in costume within the set.
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra plays your favourite Eurovision hits!
Hello, this is Liverpool calling… From folk to power ballads, heavy metal to Europop, Eurovision has it all, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra are ready to embrace the musical madness, bringing you orchestral versions of iconic Eurovision songs.
Richard Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle tells a tale of gods, monsters and heroes set in a thrillingly imagined world of ancient myth.
But the story he’s really telling is startlingly modern – and the ravishing, all embracing power of Wagner’s music goes straight to your heart.
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.
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.