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CONDUCTOR Vasily Petrenko is to be honoured by a Liverpool university.
The 32-year-old Russian will be made a Doctor of Letters by Liverpool Hope University on March 25 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to music and music education within the city of Liverpool.
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s principal conductor, who is also principal conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, will wear full academic dress and will give a public address at Hope’s Cornerstone building in Everton before being installed as a visiting professor.
He will also hold a question and answer session with the audience.
Mr Petrenko said today: “I’m very honoured to accept the honorary title of Doctor of Letters, which cements even more the unique musical relationship the Phil enjoys with the staff and students of Liverpool Hope.”
The university is the Philharmonic’s higher education partner.
Members of the orchestra are visiting fellows of the university and teach in Hope's music department.
