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The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is the oldest surviving professional symphony orchestra in the UK. The society was founded in 1840 for the purpose of the pleasure of the moneyed merchant class in the town. Based at the Philharmonic hall on Hope Street in the city, the RLPO played a massive role in Liverpool securing and delivering the 2008 Capital of Culture programme. The RLPO is involved with many community-based activities and is also famous for its work with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Today, more than 60 concerts per year are presented by the RLPO and Chief Conductor Vasily Petrenko has recently announced a contract extension that will keep with the RLPO until 2015.
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IT WAS quite obvious to all those in Philharmonic Hall that the combination of pianist Stephen Hough, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Ilyich Rivas and Rachmaninov would be explosive.Read
YOU could tell there was something rather special on at the Phil. A string of coaches parked up, people listening to the concert from seats on the platform and the BBC back to broadcast the concert live on Radio 3 – particularly welcome as they keep coming back on a regular basis.Read
THE Liverpool Philharmonic is launching a £10m fundraising campaign to refurbish its art deco concert hall by 2014.Read
CONDUCTOR John Wilson has had great success with his concerts of Hollywood and Broadway musicals, but this concert of British film music with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic was rather different. His eclectic selection concentrated largely on incidental music – only a handful of great themes – and varied from 1940s dramas to Carry On Up the Khyber.Read
JUST a few years ago, labelling a concert “Dream Team” might have been something of a risk. But few can have predicted the immense success generated by the partnership of Vasily Petrenko and Simon Trpceski, most significantly in their universally acclaimed recordings.Read
That said, it is a hugely popular work but this was an edgy performance which brought out the best in both soloist and orchestra.Read
THE RLPO is in Shostakovich mode again tonight, but this time it is for the 1st Violin Concerto, which is being played by the Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma. It was written for David Oistrakh in 1948, but its premiere was not until 1955.Read
IT REALLY was service with a smile from Christian Lindberg, Swedish trombone virtuoso turned conductor, performing with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.Read
A SERIES of events celebrate 50 years since the formation of the Beatles were unveiled at Liverpool’s iconic Cavern Club this morning.Read
