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2009
Articles from 23rd Oct 2009
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Sir Elton John talks to Liverpool Daily Post ahead of his Red Piano tour’s return to the Echo Arena
Oct 23 2009 | Liverpool Arts
WE KNEW that Sir Elton John loved Liverpool, after all his aunty was a local – he dedicated his Summer Pops show to her. But the news his drummer, Nigel Olsen, is from Wirral came as a surprise. Even to him. Read
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CONCERT REVIEW: Bryn Terfel at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Oct 23 2009 | Liverpool Arts
FOR the Rodewald Concerts Society to book a high-flyer of the calibre of Bryn Terfel was a considerable coup. Read
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Take the grand tour
Oct 23 2009 | Liverpool Arts
THE Royal Cambrian Academy of Art has an enviable record of staging important historical exhibitions, a practice continued with panache at its purpose-built gallery in Conwy, North Wales into which it moved in 1992. Read
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English National Ballet bring Giselle and Men Y Men to Liverpool Empire Theatre
Oct 23 2009 | Liverpool Arts
IF CHOREOGRAPHER Wayne Eagling had his way over the name of his new work, there would be flushed faces in English National Ballet’s marketing department. Read
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The Proclaimers head to Liverpool: 500 miles and more
Oct 23 2009 | Liverpool Arts
IT’S the stomping staple of weddings and student union nights the country over that finally gave one of the hardest working duos in pop their first number one hit. Read
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Exhibition charting rise of women artists opens at Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool
Oct 23 2009 | Liverpool Arts
IF YOU think balancing a career with motherhood is exclusively a 21st-century challenge, then you’ll be astonished by The Walker’s new exhibition. Read
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Another triumph for Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Oct 23 2009 | Liverpool Arts
This time it is the most popular of the set, No. 5, and the shortish No. 9. These are fine performances which give the woodwind of the Orchestra a chance to shine. The smaller scale, almost Haydnesque, 9th Symphony is recorded in beautiful sound, and my only complaint is that in No. 5 I would like to hear more bloom in the acoustic. It’s a little grey and clinical. Nevertheless, another success on the budget Naxos label. Read
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Lulu to join Anastacia and Chaka Khan for Here Come the Girls at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Oct 23 2009 | Liverpool Arts
Who is she? Lulu, or Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie as she was originally christened, is a 60s icon and pop singer, small in stature but very big in voice. She is 60 years old but doesn’t look it. Read
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Film Review: Fantastic Mr Fox
Oct 23 2009 | Film & Cinema
HIP indie director Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited) is an odd fit for Roald Dahl’s classic children’s story. Read
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This week's film trailers
Oct 23 2009 | Film & Cinema
COUPLES RETREAT (15) Read
