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Vasily Petrenko
During our 175th hearing and reading of these During 2015, well complete the Page 5
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Since arriving in Liverpool in 2006, Ive music-making in Liverpool.

at St Georges Hall
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huge pleasure for me to have the
Family Concerts
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21st century, following in the footsteps of
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Its sometimes hard if youre

Liverpool Philharmonic unfamiliar with classical Season Opening / Page 13
Classic FM Hall of Fame
Thursday 24 & Friday 25

music to know where to September 7.30pm
Starter Collection: start.
The Planets / Page 15
Dont be put off by some unfamiliar Thursday 8 October 7.30pm
A Playlist for Beginners language, or worry that you dont find
Shostakovich amazing straight away

Mozart and Mendelssohn / Page 24
(you might not!). Its just music. Thursday 26 November 7.30pm
Very good music.
Like any music, it can take you a few Messiah / Page 29
listens before you understand a Saturday 9 January 7pm
(please note start time)
classical piece in the same way that you
do popular music. When youre just
starting out you might need to listen to Carmina Burana / Page 34
a piece all the way through several Saturday 6 February 7.30pm
times before you start to make any
sense of it. Thats totally normal. Emperor / Page 47
Thursday 21 & Friday 22 April 7.30pm
Weve put together a list of several
concerts for you to start with if you The Rite of Spring / Page 52
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overwhelmed by the sheer number of
concerts in our season:
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Memories of
I was born and raised in Id never heard of Ludovico I was fortunate enough to
Russia, and Liverpool became einaudi until a friend offered pass the audition for the Royal
my second home for more me the chance to accompany Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
than three years from him to the maestros gig in in 2009. I brought my mother
September 2010 when I August 2013. Wow! My head to quite a few of the concerts
arrived to study at the was a whirl of thoughts, in which I was involved.
university of Liverpool. responses, ideas for paintings Though very elderly by then,
The Phil was an integral part and poetry. I was transported. she adored it. her favourite
of my life in Liverpool. RLPO That was some freebie and I story for friends and
concerts inspired me, helped couldnt thank my mate neighbours was that, effie
me to get through tough enough. now sits in the very seat I used
times, gave me strength, hope to sit in during the war.
and numerous moments of Ive sung in choirs all my life
Garry Knight, Old Swan, Liverpool
joy. Liverpool Phil will always but being a member of the

have a very special place in my RLPC is the pinnacle, a
heart and every time I have a privilege that never fades.
chance to come back to
Liverpool, a visit to the
Effie Cadwallader, Shropshire
beloved Phil is always at the

top of my list.
Irina Lebedeva, Moscow
Top: Irina Lebedeva

Bottom: Garry Knight
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in the 50s thanks to a I visited the Phil for a schools At 13 I was rebelling against
crush on the Mendelssohn concert with my school in compulsory classical music.
Violin Concerto begun in the about 1956, when I was 14 I thought I could be safe when
sixth form, I took out season years of age. It was my first we went on our first family
tickets for Saturday concerts experience of a live concert and holiday to Rhyl, but no, the
and from work went to I was overwhelmed by the Liverpool Phil were giving a
Industrial Concerts with the music and the atmosphere and concert in the cinema on the
excitement that seats could be have loved classical music ever Sunday afternoon. I managed
anywhere in the auditorium. since. Although it is many to close my ears to the first
Finally those never to be years since we have lived in half, but then I just could not
forgotten Summer Proms at Liverpool, we endeavour to resist Dvoks New World
the Boxing Stadium, warm attend 2-3 times a year to listen Symphony, a tune from which
evenings, relaxed and exciting live to favourite music. I feel I had heard my father play on
concerts in such extraordinary that I have come home the organ. They won me over,
surroundings. Such happy whenever I step into the foyer and I have enjoyed so much
days, thank you. at Philharmonic hall. I owe my music over the years. At the
great pleasure in music to that age of 80 I am a very regular
early experience at the Phil. attender at the Philharmonic
Jean Glenn
Who do I thank? everyone hall.

connected with it then and
now, I think.
Roy Braithwaite, Mellor
Margaret Johnson
Top: Summer Pops at The Boxing Stadium
Bottom: Typical programme for a schools concert
in the 1940s
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density was a modernity as vital as
Royal Between Worlds is a series of

anything hatched in the musical systems
of Paris and Vienna.
On the other hand, Ralph Vaughan

Williamss (featured throughout the
concerts throughout the
Liverpool 2015/16 season that explores
the influence of folk music on
season and on 5 Mays programme
exclusively) early work was influenced by
his dissatisfaction with the english music
the world of classical music.

scene. he decided to draw on native
resources, rather than turning to foreign
Philharmonic Composers have, from time immemorial,

included melodies borrowed from folk
music, especially in the late 19th century.
influences, and made english folksong a
pivotal part of his composition.
Luciano Berios (whose Folk Songs are

Composers like Dvork (22 October, 28/31
Orchestra January, 8 February) used folk themes to

impart a nationalist flavour to their work,
while others like Bartk (16 September,
28/31 January) Grieg (6 February, 20
performed on 1 October) connection to folk
music was more of an emotional
attachment: he once declared that when I
work with that music I am always caught
by the thrill of discovery.
March) and Canteloube (4 October) have
Concerts used specific themes lifted whole from
their folk-music origins.
After the Second World War, however, the
idea of dipping into folk sources was
anathema. That idea belonged to the bad
Of Bla Bartk, Philip Kennicott from
New Republic commented The influence old days of mystical nationalism and
of folk music, processed in Bartk at a blood, intoxicating creeds that had
level far deeper than quotation or recently reduced the world to rubble. New
pastiche, is everywhere present Bartk music now had to be made clean, it had to
turned to folk music for reasons quite be purged of anything that smacked of
different than, say, Vaughan Williams or roots (however) the new music world
Dvok, who sought engaging, ready- is opening up to the idea that reconnecting
made melodic material. The folk music of with the particular and the local might be
Eastern Europe was disruptive, no bad thing. Ivan hewitt, The Telegraph
dissonant, and dizzyingly complicated on (2008). This reconnection is exemplified
the rhythmic level. The turn to folk music through the Orchestras collaboration with
was not, for Bartk, nostalgic, but rather The Unthanks, who perform a new cycle of
a way forward. What he found there folk songs, Symphonic Adventure on 19
wasnt simplicity, but density, and in that March.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
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Series
Classic FM hall of Fame

Ji Liu Kevin McDaid
Thursday 24 & Friday 25 September 7.30pm
Liverpool Philharmonic is 175 this year

and that calls for a celebration! We
Programme to include:
launch our season with a brand new

A Celebration Overture
Nigel Hess
Celebration Overture by Nigel hess
World Premiere, supported by
The Rushworth Foundation the man behind the music for
Ballykissangel and Dangerfield
along with the ultimate roof-raiser:
English Folk Song Suite
Vaughan Williams
Tchaikovskys 1812 Overture. Theres a
first taste of Between Worlds, our
Piano Concerto No.2 season-long exploration of all things
Rachmaninov
folk, in Vaughan Williamss English

Folk Song Suite, and then Vasily
1812 Overture
Tchaikovsky
Petrenko welcomes the phenomenal
young Chinese pianist Ji Liu, making
Vasily Petrenko conductor his Liverpool debut in the worlds
Ji Liu piano favourite piano concerto.

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henry e Rensburg Series Sunday Afternoon Classics
Songs from Distant Lands Alpine Symphony

Thursday 1 October 7.30pm Sunday 4 October 2.30pm
Richard Strauss claimed that he could Out of the lowest depths of the
The Seasons: September, depict even a knife and fork in music. The Seasons: September, orchestra, murmurs arise, daylight
Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky
October, November, December So when he set out to depict the full October, November, December gathers in the brasses, and then,
(orchestrated by Sergei Abir) majesty of the Bavarian Alps, the (orchestrated by Sergei Abir) wham! The sun appears in full
results were well, hear for yourself orchestral blaze. Dawn arrives and so
as, 100 years after its premiere, Vasily begins musics most vividly depicted
Folk Songs Songs of the Auvergne
Berio Canteloube
Petrenko and a super-sized Orchestra mountainous ascent. One hundred
scale the peak of Strausss mighty years after its premiere, Vasily
An Alpine Symphony Alpine Symphony. Waterfalls, glaciers, An Alpine Symphony Petrenko and a super-sized Orchestra
Richard Strauss Richard Strauss
(premiered October 1915) an ear-splitting storm spectacular (premiered October 1915) scale the peak of Strausss mighty
isnt the word! First, though, take an Alpine Symphony. Waterfalls, glaciers,
Vasily Petrenko conductor autumn stroll in the Russian Vasily Petrenko conductor an ear-splitting storm spectacular
Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano countryside with four lovely miniatures Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano isnt the word. First, though, take an
by Tchaikovsky, and join Liverpools autumn stroll in the Russian
Sponsored by own star mezzo Jennifer Johnston in countryside with four lovely miniatures
Berios wonderful romp through the by Tchaikovsky, and join Liverpools
worlds folk songs as youve never own star mezzo Jennifer Johnston in
heard them before. Canteloubes ravishing salute to the
folk music of his native Auvergne.
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henry e Rensburg Series
The Planets
Thursday 8 October 7.30pm
To infinity and beyond. everyone loves

Symphony No.8 the warlike thrills of Mars, and the
Vaughan Williams
famous tunes of Jupiter but holsts

The Planets travels even further, on
Europa and the Bull for Tuba
Robin Holloway
one of the most beautiful and
and Orchestra mysterious voyages an orchestra and
World Premiere. Commissioned by Liverpool
chorus can ever take together. For
Philharmonic with San Francisco Symphony
conductor Andrew Manze, its the
climax of a musical journey that begins
Suite, The Planets
Holst
with a personal passion - the gloriously
quirky eighth Symphony by the 83-
Andrew Manze conductor years-young Vaughan Williams - and
Robin Haggart tuba takes in the worlds first performance
of a brand new showpiece for the
Orchestras tuba player Robin haggart:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
a tale of cows, princesses and Greek

Choir (Ladies Voices)
gods, retold by one of Britains most

Composer Robin holloway in conversation enjoyable living composers.
Classic Intro 6.15pm
with BBC Radio Merseysides Angela heslop

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Sponsored by
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(Starts 15 minutes after the concert)

Post-concert Discussion
Conductor Andrew Manze, composer Robin

holloway and tuba player Robin haggart
answer your questions about tonights
performance.

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Pops
The Carl Davis Collection:

Beatles, Bond, ABBA and more
Saturday 10 October 7.30pm
A programme of music reflecting the

life of much-loved conductor Carl
Programme to include:
Davis. Born in New York, Carl found

New York, New York
Kander & Ebb
his musical feet through the lively
musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, and
Scores from the films The French
Carl Davis CBE
then grew his own film music career in
Lieutenants Woman, Champions, the uK from the 1960s. Tonight his
World at War classic television and film scores open
the concert and then, to crank up the
pace, a musical ride through the 1960s
Selection from James Bond
John Barry
and 1970s which will include
movies
Yesterday, a Beatles hit celebrating its
50th birthday this year, and the world
Yesterday and other best loved
Beatles for Orchestra
premiere of Carls own Mamma Mia
songs Suite a symphonic ABBA tribute a
brilliant way to say thank you for the
music!
Mamma Mia Symphonic Suite
ABBA (Orch. Carl Davis CBE)

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
World Premiere
Carl Davis CBE conductor Booking fees may apply*

Carl Davis Trevor Leighton

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Series
exotic Tales
October 7.30pm
high in the mountains of Transylvania,

Concert Romnesc a shepherd blows his horn and gypsy
Ligeti
fiddles flash around the campfire. In

ancient Persia, a nervous bride tells a
Pavane
Faur
story without end, conjuring genies,
shipwrecks and mythical beasts. And in
Cello Concerto No.1
Saint-Sans
belle-poque Paris, a poet in grey velvet
dreams of a golden age. All thatin
music? hearing is believing, as the up-
Scheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov
and-coming Spanish conductor

Gustavo Gimeno makes his Liverpool
Gustavo Gimeno conductor
debut with three fabulous musical tales
Harriet Krijgh cello
from Ligeti, Faur and Rimsky-
Korsakov, and introduces a first
Thursday 15 October Liverpool appearance for Dutch cellist
(Starts 15 minutes after the concert) harriet Krijgh in Saint-Sans romantic

Conductor Gustavo Gimeno and cellist concerto. A new star in cellist heaven
harriet Krijgh answer your questions about is how one German critic described her.
tonights performance.
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Harriet Krijgh Nancy horowitz
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Slavic Sounds
Thursday 22 October 7.30pm
Who needs to borrow folk tunes when

Slavonic Dances (selection) you can simply invent your own?
Dvork
Antonn Dvok distilled the spirit of

his native Bohemia into his Slavonic
Piano Concerto No.2
Chopin
Dances: music as colourful as an
embroidered head-dress and as
Symphony No.3 Polish
Tchaikovsky
intoxicating as a shot of slivovitz.
Tchaikovsky took a Polish dance-
Vasily Petrenko conductor rhythm and made the happiest possible
Ingrid Jacoby piano finale for his happiest possible
symphony: Vasily Petrenko continues
Sponsored by our celebration of Tchaikovsky, born
175 years ago, with Tchaikovskys
Third, and youll hear exactly why
tonight. And Chopin was deeply,
devotedly Polish: his Second Piano
Concerto is essentially a love song to
his teenage sweetheart. Ingrid Jacoby
brings out all its poetry tonight.

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40 Ingrid Jacoby Kate hopewell-Smith

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elijah Psycho 15
Sunday Afternoon Classics Pops
Sunday 25 October 2.30pm Film with Live Orchestra

Friday 30 October 7.30pm
Is not His word like a fire? Felix Anthony Gabriele conductor Dont miss the chance to see director
Elijah Mendelssohn may have been a friend Alfred hitchcocks classic Psycho with
Mendelssohn
of Queen Victoria, but theres a live orchestra. Fifty years on from its
Vasily Petrenko conductor absolutely nothing stuffy about his release, this cinematic masterpiece
Susan Gritton soprano Elijah. This is religious music with an comes alive in a big-screen
Patricia Bardon mezzo-soprano irresistible difference: a rip-roaring presentation accompanied by a live
Old Testament epic full of blood, performance of Bernard herrmanns
Jeremy Ovenden tenor
thunder and fabulously hummable most famous spine-tingling score.
Thomas Oliemans baritone
tunes. We welcome the huddersfield The score, and in particular the chilling
Choral Society with whom we will also slasher motif, is critical to the films
Huddersfield Choral Society
be performing the work in power. hitchcock himself remarked
huddersfield. expect them to give it that33% of the effect of Psycho was
their all as Vasily Petrenko conducts due to the music. One of the greatest
the massed voices, full orchestra, and a thrillers of all time as youve never seen
starry team of soloists including and heard it before, on the eve of
soprano Susan Gritton, plus the halloween.
charismatic Dutch baritone Thomas
The music throughout the evening
Oliemans as the angry prophet himself.
was one of doom, buildup, and terror

to come, and it never diminished in
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power or intensity.
examiner

Susan Gritton Tim Cantrell
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Psycho
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Liverpool John Moores university Series
Baroque Masters
Saturday 7 November 7.30pm
When I think of God, I cant help

Suite from Music for the Royal writing cheerful music said Joseph
Handel
Fireworks haydn. Maybe thats why his

Heiligmesse is as lively, as optimistic
and as gloriously tuneful as any of his
Orchestral Suite No.3
Bach
symphonies. Mass settings arent
meant to be this much fun, and under
Heiligmesse Ton Koopman one of the foremost
Haydn
living champions of 18th-century

Ton Koopman conductor music its hard to imagine a more
Yetzabel Arias Fernndez soprano enjoyable way to hear our superb Royal
Bogna Bartosz alto Liverpool Philharmonic Choir in full
Ariel Hernndez Roque tenor voice. Two 24-carat baroque favourites
Jasper Schweppe baritone set the scene the Suite that gave the
world Bachs Air on the G String, and
handels exuberant Fireworks Music:
Royal Liverpool
knocking British audiences backwards

Philharmonic Choir
for 266 years and counting!
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Series
Friday Petrenkos Mahler
N
Thursday 12 November 7.30pm &
eW
Afternoon Friday 13 November 2.30pm
Concerts
13 November, 4 December, Art imitates life it isnt meant to
Violin Concerto happen the other way round. Mahlers
Schumann
22 January, 19 February, mighty Sixth Symphony imagines a
and 11 March. hero destroyed by three devastating
Symphony No.6
Mahler
blows of fate. But after hed filled every
Concerts begin at 2.30pm bar of this immense symphony with his
Vasily Petrenko conductor most heartfelt feelings, thats exactly
Isabelle Faust violin
In response to customer what happened to Mahler himself. Its

feedback, we are delighted to a musical experience that leaves no
listener unmoved and when Vasily
introduce Friday Afternoon Thursday 12 November
Petrenko conducted the Sixth with the

concerts on select dates Norman Lebrecht, one of the most widely-
read commentators on music, culture and
Orchestra in 2011, one critic declared it
throughout this season as politics, regular presenter on BBC Radio 3 an emotional roller-coaster. Back by
part of our and author of Why Mahler? returns to popular demand, violinist Isabelle
Liverpool to speak about Mahlers Sixth Faust sets the mood with the dark
series. Symphony. poetry of Schumanns passionate
Violin Concerto.
Its a chance to enjoy a full-length 12 November sponsored by

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Julian Rachlin
19, 22, 26, 28 November
Rachlin is the real thing, a Julian Rachlin is one of the most Virtuosi, the Zurich Chamber
virtuoso with a heart and a exciting and respected violinists of our Orchestra and the Orchestra della
time and were delighted to present Svizzera Italiana. Julian Rachlin has
champions bearing him as one of our Artists in Residence recently been appointed Principal
New York Times this season. For the last 24 years, he Guest Conductor of the Royal Northern
has been captivating audiences around Sinfonia, a post he will assume in the
the world with his distinctively rich 2015/16 season.
sound, superb musicianship and
outstanding interpretations. Always Born in Lithuania in 1974, Julian
ARTISTS in
Liverpool Philharmonic willing to expand his musical horizons, moved to Vienna in 1978. he gained
Julian is also praised as a viola player international acclaim overnight in
ReSIDeNCe and, most recently, as a conductor. For 1988 by winning the Young Musician
12 years, Julian has been leading the of the Year Award at the eurovision
internationally renowned Julian Competition in Amsterdam. he then
Rachlin & Friends festival in became the youngest soloist ever to
Dubrovnik, Croatia, a platform for play with the Vienna Philharmonic,
creative and vibrant projects with making his debut under Riccardo Muti.
leading musicians and actors. Besides At the recommendation of Maestro
delighting his audiences with his Mariss Jansons, Julian Rachlin has
musical performances, Julian is also been studying conducting with Sophie
receiving recognition as a young Rachlin. Since September 1999, he has
philanthropist for his charity work as a been on the violin faculty at the
uNICeF Goodwill Ambassador and his Konservatorium Wien university.
Julian Rachlin Julia Wesely
educational outreach.
hell perform as conductor, soloist and
As conductor, Julian Rachlin is chamber musician in a diverse set of
appearing this season with orchestras programmes which showcase his many
including the Orchestre talents.
Philharmonique de Nice, the Moscow
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henry e Rensburg Series Sunday Afternoon Classics
Russian Classics Tchaikovskys

Violin Concerto
ARTISTS in
ARTISTS in
ReSIDeNCe
Thursday 19 November 7.30pm
ReSIDeNCe
Sunday 22 November 2.30pm
When they say that China is set to be a Dont mention The Apprentice. When,
Violin Concerto No.1 powerhouse of classical music in the Spring Festival Overture in Stalins Russia, Sergei Prokofiev re-
Shostakovich Li Huanzhi
21st century, artists like Long Yu are invented the story of Shakespeares
the reason why. One of Chinas most star-crossed lovers, he created one of
excerpts from Romeo and Juliet Violin Concerto
Prokofiev Tchaikovsky
distinguished living conductors, were the best-loved ballet-scores of all time.
proud to welcome him to Liverpool in a Tough as steel and as tender as a kiss,
Long Yu conductor powerful Russian programme. Violinist excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
Prokofiev
it still melts hearts and sets pulses
Julian Rachlin violin Julian Rachlin begins his residency racing today: the perfect showcase for
with Shostakovichs gripping First Long Yu conductor guest conductor Long Yu, and an ideal
Sponsored by
Violin Concerto: a tense, political Julian Rachlin violin complement for Julian Rachlins
thriller of a concerto from a composer performance of Tchaikovskys sweet,
on the edge. Then Yu lets fly in the songful Violin Concerto. And as part of
thrills, spills and star-crossed passion our year-long exploration of the music
of Prokofievs hugely popular Romeo of China, have a listen to Li huanzhis
and Juliet. Tough as steel and as Spring Festival Overture. Fresh, lively
tender as a kiss, it still melts hearts and and hardly known in the West, we
sets pulses racing today. think its a popular classic just waiting
to be discovered!
Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
Booking fees may apply* Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
Long Yu P.A.D Studio

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henry e Rensburg Series Series
Mozart and Mendelssohn ARTISTS in

Fairy Tales
Thursday 26 November 7.30pm Thursday 3 December 7.30pm &
ReSIDeNCe
Friday 4 December 2.30pm
You can boil an egg in the time it takes Are you sitting comfortably? Because
Overture, The Marriage of Figaro to play Mozarts Marriage of Figaro Hansel and Gretel: three excerpts Vasily Petrenko wants to tell you a
Mozart Humperdinck
overture but thats all the time it (Sandmans Song, Evening story. Deep in a fairytale forest,
takes to bring up the curtain on the Prayer, Dream Pantomime) humperdincks Hansel and Gretel
Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn
happiest comedy in all music, and for share the sweetest of dreams.
Artist in Residence Julian Rachlin to Prokofievs Cinderella dances the night
excerpts from Cinderella
Prokofiev
Symphony No.35 Haffner
Mozart
launch an evening of music that away until the clock strikes twelve.
positively dances with joy. Mozart And in the enchanted kingdom of
wrote his haffner symphony for a Sleeping Beauty (Final Act) Tchaikovskys Sleeping Beauty,
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No.4 Italian
Mendelssohn
family celebration, and you can everyone lives happily and tunefully
Julian Rachlin violin/director

practically hear Mendelssohns heart Vasily Petrenko conductor ever after. No-one does Russian
leap in his sun-drenched Italian music quite like Petrenko, and this
symphony. Julian Rachlin, meanwhile, Sponsored by chance to hear him conduct the whole
picks up his violin and stars as both of Act 3 of Tchaikovskys greatest ballet
Conductor/Violinist Julian Rachlin answers conductor and soloist in should deliver some real magic. Three
your questions about tonights performance. Mendelssohns hugely-popular Violin timeless fairytales, drenched in
Concerto bittersweet romance and glorious music its the perfect pre-
Sponsored by sparkling fun, all rolled up into one Christmas treat.
irresistibly tuneful masterpiece.
Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40 Vasily Petrenko Mark McNulty Booking fees may apply*

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Pops
A hollywood Christmas
Saturday 12 December 7.30pm
Theres a special kind of magic in the

air at Christmas and a special kind of
Programme includes:
Winter Wonderland, Let it Snow,
music that captures it. Call it nostalgia,
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley
call it festive cheer, but you know it
Square, The Lady is a Tramp and
when you feel it, and tonight the
more! Orchestra transforms itself into a
seasonal time machine, with star
Timothy Henty conductor vocalist Claire Martin singing the songs
Claire Martin OBE singer of Christmases gone by the classics,
old and new, which still touch the heart
at this most wonderful time of the year.
The decorations are up and theres
always a warm welcome at Liverpool
Philharmonic hall: so come in, make
yourself comfortable, and let us ease
you into the holiday spirit.

Tickets 18, 24, 31, 36, 43
Claire Martin

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Special
Spirit of Christmas
Thursday 17 December 7.30pm
Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 December 7.30pm
Tuesday 22 - Wednesday 23 December 7.30pm
John Suchet presenter Christmas begins at home, and as we

Ian Tracey conductor gather our whole wonderful family of
musicians for our traditional
Northumbrian pipes Christmas concerts wed like to invite
Kathryn Tickell
you into our home, Liverpool

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic hall, for an evening of
Philharmonic Choir festive music old and new. Therell be
classic carols and seasonal readings
from our host Classic FMs John
Suchet, back by popular demand. Folk

Youth Choir
Simon Emery Artistic Director, star Kathryn Tickell brings the timeless
Youth Ensembles magic of the Northumbrian pipes to
the sound of our choruses and full
Sponsored by orchestra, and conductor Ian Tracey
adds a stocking-full of good cheer. And
of course, be ready to join in because
this is a Christmas treat for everyone to
enjoy.

Tickets 18, 24, 31, 36, 43
Kathryn Tickell GS Studios

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Pops
happy Birthday Mr Sinatra

Thursday 31 December 7.30pm
Roderick Dunk conductor Well ring-a-ding-ding ol blue eyes is

Gary Williams singer back! And as we see in the New Year,
let Roderick Dunk and the full
Orchestra whisk you to the Sands
hotel in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada
for a 100th birthday toast to the
Chairman of the Board. Vocalist Gary
Williams has been hailed as the closest
thing today to hearing Sinatra himself -
and in this spectacular tribute using
Sinatras original orchestral
arrangements, hell sound like a
million bucks. You Make Me Feel So
Young, Ive Got You Under My Skin,
New York, New York, Night and Day,
My Way its just classic after
swinging classic. Come fly with us!

Tickets 18, 24, 31, 36, 43
k
Join us in the Music Room for a special
pre-show New Years eve dinner or
post-show hot supper book in
advance to avoid disappointment!
Gary Williams
For details see page 76.

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Pops Special
home Alone! PG Messiah

Film with Live Orchestra Saturday 9 January 7pm
Saturday 2 January 7.30pm & Sunday 3 January 2.30pm (please note start time)
Dirk Bross conductor It isnt Christmas unless youve I did think I did see all Heaven before
watched a classic holiday film. But Messiah me and the great God Himself. even
Handel
switch off your telly, and put away that handel couldnt quite believe the
Royal Liverpool
DVD. You might have seen Home Matthew Best conductor popularity of his Messiah and nearly
Philharmonic Choir
Alone! before, but youve never heard it Susanna Hurrell soprano three centuries on, its more than just
like this, as we transform Liverpool one of the greatest of all choral works:
Patricia Bardon mezzo-soprano
Philharmonic hall into the citys most its a national institution. everyone
Ben Johnson tenor
luxurious cinema for a special New knows the tunes Evry Valley, For
Alastair Miles bass
Year screening of Macaulay Culkins Unto Us a Boy is Born, The Trumpet
Contains moderate slapstick violence and
uproarious seasonal comedy with Shall Sound, not forgetting the most
infrequent moderate language
Royal Liverpool
John Williams magical score Philharmonic Choir famous of them all, Hallelujah! As a
performed live by the full Royal singer himself, conductor Matthew
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Best knows Messiah inside out; hell
some members of the Royal Liverpool bring a special insight and
Philharmonic Choir. Thats right: every understanding to our traditional
gag, every tumble and every splash of annual performance of a masterpiece
aftershave is accompanied in real time that still sounds newly minted.
by the ultimate sound system: 70 live
musicians. A truly spectacular seasonal Tickets 18, 24, 31, 36, 43
treat for the whole family just make Booking fees may apply*
sure not to leave anyone behind!

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40 Ben Johnson Chris Gloag
(Children 8)

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Symphonie Fantastique
Thursday 14 January 7.30pm
Imagine a severed head, a glittering

Bump waltz and a satanic orgy, all conjured up
Christopher Rouse
by a huge orchestra with the volume

turned up to eleven. Soundsfantastic?
Violin Concerto No.1
Prokofiev
Welcome to Berlioz Symphonie
Fantastique, a delirious psychedelic
Symphonie Fantastique
Berlioz
extravaganza composed by an obsessive
young genius in opium-fuelled
Joshua Weilerstein conductor overdrive, and the jaw-dropping climax
Ning Feng violin to guest conductor Joshua Weilersteins
concert tonight. Its an evening that
Sponsored by bursts with colour, first in Christopher
Rouses nightmare konga Bump, then
in Prokofievs fairy-tale First Violin
Concerto, performed by the star of the
Orchestras 2014 China tour, Ning Feng.
The musicians of the Orchestra loved
his playing, and you will too.

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
Ning Feng Felix Broede

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Series
Petrenkos Shostakovich
Thursday 21 January 7.30pm &
Friday 22 January 2.30pm
Sensational. Delectable. Smashing

Classical Symphony and spectacular. Critics are running
Prokofiev
out of adjectives for the young Russian

piano virtuoso Boris Giltburg but if
Piano Concerto No.2
Shostakovich
youve heard him performing with the
Orchestra in previous seasons, you
Piano Concerto No.1
Shostakovich
wont need any further
recommendation. And when he teams
up with Vasily Petrenko in Russian
Gayane Suite No.3
Khachaturian
music, something very special
happens. Dont miss this chance to

Vasily Petrenko conductor
hear this dynamic duo in both of
Boris Giltburg piano
Shostakovichs piano concertos: the
cheerful, romantic Second and the
Sponsored by
brilliantly witty First. And stand back
The Rushworth Foundation as Petrenko lights two more Russian
firecrackers: Prokofievs zingy little
Classical Symphony, and
Khachaturians high-kicking ballet-
score.

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
Boris Giltburg Sasha Gusov


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Dvoks eighth
Thursday 28 January 7.30pm
Like Dvoks Symphony from the New

Dance Suite World? Now discover his symphony
Bartk
from the old one! Dvok simply

couldnt stop writing good tunes, and
Cello Concerto No.1
Schumann
his eighth Symphony begins with a
hymn and ends with an all-out knees-
Symphony No.8
Dvork
up. In between, youll hear birdsong,
thunder, village bands and graceful
Vasily Petrenko conductor waltzes: folk music turned to
Alisa Weilerstein cello symphonic gold, while Bartk laces
hungarian folksong with paprika in his
Sponsored by fiery Dance Suite. Vasily Petrenko
leads the dance tonight, and by way of
contrast, introduces the Liverpool
debut of cellist Alisa Weilerstein. She
performs with soulful expression and
physical abandon says the New York
Times: Schumanns heartfelt concerto
is the perfect way to discover this
Alisa Weilerstein Decca/harald hoffmann
remarkable young artist.

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40

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Sunday Afternoon Classics
Dances and Variations

Sunday 31 January 2.30pm
Like Dvoks Symphony from the New

Dance Suite World? Now discover his symphony
Bartk
from the old one! Dvok simply

couldnt stop writing good tunes, and
Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Brahms
his eighth Symphony begins with a
hymn and ends with an all-out knees-
Symphony No.8
Dvork
up. In between, youll hear birdsong,
thunder, village bands and graceful
Vasily Petrenko conductor waltzes; folk music turned to
symphonic gold, while Bartk gives
hungarian folksong a generous dash of
paprika in his fiery Dance Suite. The
Orchestra goes back a long way with
this music: Vasily Petrenko
supercharges it tonight, and by way of
contrast, matches it with the noble
Haydn Variations by Dvoks old
friend (and Bartks early inspiration)
Johannes Brahms.

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40

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Liverpool John Moores university Series
Carmina Burana
Saturday 6 February 7.30pm
Love isprofane. Though in the case of

Lyric Suite with Songs Carl Orffs Carmina Burana, thats
Grieg
putting it mildly. Theres nothing

repeat, nothing sacred about this 60-
Carmina Burana
Orff
minute choral blow-out. Sex, drink,
roasted swans and catchy tunes; if you
Eivind Gullberg Jensen conductor can think of a forbidden pleasure, its
Mari Eriksmoen soprano probably in there. Orff didnt hold
Gert Henning-Jensen tenor back, and nor will our superb Royal
Audun Iversen baritone Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir.
Its the climax of this shamelessly
Royal Liverpool
enjoyable concert from guest

Philharmonic Choir
conductor eivind Gullberg Jensen, and

a startling contrast to the gentle

Youth Choir
sequence of songs for soprano and
Sponsored by
orchestra and miniatures from his
native Norway with which he warms
things up.

Eivind Gullberg Jensen Paul Bernhard
Tickets 18, 24, 31, 36, 43


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Bruckners Ninth
Esther Yoo Marco Borggreve
Thursday 11 February 7.30pm
Love is sacred. But for Anton

Violin Concerto No.5 Turkish Bruckner, it was still something for
Mozart
which you had to fight. his Ninth

Symphony is sometimes described as a
Symphony No.9
Bruckner
cathedral in sound and its got
grandeur and majesty to spare. But
Sir Andrew Davis conductor thats not the whole story. Bruckners
Esther Yoo violin Ninth is more than just a symphony.
Its one mans final struggle to find
Sponsored by
peace, expressed in music of
heartbreaking beauty and soul-shaking
power. Sir Andrew Davis, Liverpool
Philharmonics recently appointed
Conductor emeritus, will fill every bar
with a lifetimes understanding and
experience. Violinist esther Yoo,
meanwhile, isnt much older than
Mozart was when he wrote his
delightful Turkish concerto just to
remind us that you dont have to be
grand to be profound!

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40

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Pops
Sixties Valentine:
Love Songs from the 60s
Saturday 13 February 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Richard Balcombe conductor You dont have to be of a certain age to

feel the love tonight, as maestro
Alison Jiear and Abbie Osmon Richard Balcombe, a team of West end
Graham Bickley, Mary Carewe,
singers stars and the silken strings of the

Orchestra deliver a very special
Valentines gift from the decade that
defined pop. Tom Jones, Cilla Black,
Petula Clark and The Beach Boys all
knew how to tell a love story, and songs
as timeless as Downtown, Alfie, Its
Not Unusual, Something Stupid,
Stranger on the Shore and God Only
Knows are always there to remind you.
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps youll fall
in love all over again!

Tickets 18, 24, 31, 36, 43
Simon Trpceski / Vasily Petrenko Mark McNulty

k
enjoy a Valentines Afternoon Tea or a
pre-show Sixties Supper. See page 76
for details.
Graham Bickley

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Series henry e Rensburg Series
La Mer Magical Mozart

Thursday 18 February 7.30pm & Thursday 25 February 7.30pm
Friday 19 February 2.30pm
Theres no denying it. Take Vasily Brahms Fourth Symphony begins with
Six Lancashire Folksong Settings Petrenko, the Orchestra and the Overture, Egmont a sigh and ends with a tempest. It
Timothy Jackson Beethoven
fabulous Macedonian pianist Simon might have been his last symphony,
Trpeski, add Russian music and but Brahms wasnt going gently into
World Premiere
Piano Concerto No.20 in

Mozart
sparks will fly. Thats reason enough that good night, and guest conductor
Piano Concerto No.1 D minor
Prokofiev
not to miss their high-voltage take on Lahav Shani will bring everything he
Prokofievs irreverent First Piano has to a musical tragedy of
Mother Goose Suite Symphony No.4
Ravel
Concerto, but the treats dont stop Shakespearean power. First, though,
Brahms
there, as Petrenko and the Orchestra he makes like Amadeus himself and
La Mer lose themselves in Ravels dream fairy- Lahav Shani conductor/piano takes to the keyboard in Mozarts
Debussy
tale and plunge into the sparkling famous 20th Piano Concerto (heard
waves of Debussys La Mer. And proof too on the soundtrack to the film!). To
Sponsored by
that inspiration doesnt have to come get things off to a truly heroic start, he
Simon Trpceski piano
from long ago and far away, with the opens with the Egmont overture a
world premiere of Six Lancashire stirring musical drama of struggle and
Folksong Settings: colourful musical liberation by the composer Brahms
Thursday 18 February
(Starts 15 minutes after the concert) tales of Rawtenstall and Pendle, retold revered: Ludwig van Beethoven.
Conductor Vasily Petrenko, composer and by the Orchestras very own Principal
Prinicipal horn Timothy Jackson and pianist horn player, Timothy Jackson. Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
Simon Trpeski answer your questions about Booking fees may apply*
tonights performance. Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
Lahav Shani

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Sound the Trumpet!

Sunday 28 February 2.30pm
Perhaps the worlds most romantic

Siegfried Idyll birthday present, Wagners Siegfried
Wagner
Idyll was written as a gift to his wife

Cosima, and first performed by an
Trumpet Concerto
Haydn
ensemble of musicians on the staircase
of the Wagners home on Lake
Symphony No.4
Brahms
Lucerne, Switzerland, on her birthday
morning. Brahms Fourth Symphony
Lahav Shani conductor begins with a sigh and ends with a
Tine Thing Helseth trumpet tempest: guest conductor Lahav Shani
will pour everything he has into a
musical tragedy of Shakespearean
power. In between, theres a welcome
return for a real favourite with
Liverpool audiences the brilliant
young Norwegian trumpeter Tine
Thing helseth, bringing her trademark
sparkle to haydns playful concerto.
Tine Thing Helseth Colin Bell/Warner Classics

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40

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Lindberg conducts Nielsen

Thursday 3 March 7.30pm
Those twentieth century blues For

On the Waterfront, Suite Carl Nielsen, music was life. So,
Bernstein
confronted with the aftermath of the

Great War, he met the challenge head
Concerto for Wind and Brass
Christian Lindberg
on. his Fifth Symphony is nothing less
than a struggle for existence itself, told
Liverpool Philharmonic 175th
World Premiere
in music of volcanic power one of

Anniversary Commision
those pieces that everyone should hear
before they die. Its a gripping finish to
Symphony No.5
Nielsen
a concert that begins with Leonard
Bernsteins musical portrayal of one
Christian Lindberg conductor mans battle for justice on the mean
streets of 50s New York and which
Sponsored by features a brand new work, written
specially for the wind and brass of the
Orchestra by tonights conductor, the
inimitable (and inspirational)
Christian Lindberg.

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
Christian Lindberg Mats Bcker

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Series
einaudi World Premiere

Thursday 10 March 7.30pm &
Friday 11 March 2.30pm
Pianist, composer and musical poet,

Church Windows Ludovico einaudi is quite simply one
Respighi
of the worlds most popular living

composers, whose atmospheric,
Piano Concerto
Einaudi
uniquely beautiful sound-world has
made his albums some of the best-
World Premiere
Anniversary Commission selling classical recordings of our time.

So were thrilled to give the first
performance anywhere in the world of
Wetlands
Einaudi
his first full-scale Piano Concerto.
UK Premiere Guest conductor Damian Iorio brings
all his operatic flair to Respighis
Symphonic Dances from glowing Church Windows and
Bernstein
West Side Story Bernsteins West Side Story dances

pieces specially chosen to complement

einaudis inspiration. And theres a
Damian Iorio conductor
first chance to hear einaudis Wetlands
Ji Liu piano live in the uK: a magical bonus, in
whats likely to be one of the most
talked-about concerts this year.

Ludovico Einaudi Cesare Cicardini
Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40


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You might find The unthanks singing liners to capture who or what The
in a Tyneside folk club one night, and unthanks are, or much point in
playing to 2000 Londoners the next, guessing what theyll do next.
having performed to a primary school
in the afternoon. You might find them There is a socially conscious heart to
collaborating with Adrian utley much of The unthanks work. The
(Portishead) one moment, and writing unthanks see folk music less as a style
the score to an archive film about of music and more as a oral history
shipyards the next. Or visiting Africa that offers perspective on our own
with Damon Albarn, Flea and Joan As time. Their approach to storytelling
Policewoman and then presenting a TV straddles the complex relationship
programme for BBC4 about traditional between modernism and learning from
dance. Running singing sessions in the the past.
back of a pub on a Monday before
heading off to tour America or Nominated for the Mercury Music
Australia on the Tuesday. Signing Prize and the only British folk
licensing deals with eMI while representation in The Guardians and
continuing to record vocals in broom uncuts best albums of last decade
cupboards under the stairs. Spending (worldwide, all genres), The unthanks
9-5 managing their own careers is a family affair for Tyneside sisters
without agents or labels, and heading Rachel and Becky unthank, with
The down the studio in the evening to write Rachel married to pianist, producer,
scores for a project with a symphony arranger and composer, Adrian
orchestra. Collaborating with Orbital McNally.
Unthanks while championing songs from the folk
club floor singers of the North east and Their residency will see The unthanks
19 March re-presenting them to anyone who getting involved with various
wants to listen. Youll find them played community and childrens projects,
If there was such a thing

by the folk show on BBC Radio 2, but before their symphonic adventure
equally by cutting edge BBC6 Music, unfolds. Performing alongside the
still as having a favourite Radio 3 and Radio 1 DJs. You might Orchestra, the unthanks will prove
band like in the old days, Id find them on the cover of a folk once again that the common folk song
ARTISTS in
say they were my favourite magazine like fRoots or in the pages of has all the emotional resonance and
ReSIDeNCe band.
NMe. Definable only by their restless
eccentricity, there are no easy one-
musical sophistication of the art song.
Paul Morley, music journalist

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Liverpool John Moores university Series Nathalie Stutzmann first performed
Symphonic Adventure Nathalie with the Orchestra in January 2015,

ARTISTS in
ReSIDeNCe giving a performance of handels

Saturday 19 March 7.30pm Messiah that was a revelation for both
Stutzmann performers and audience members
alike. She is considered to be one of the
23 January, 23 March most outstanding musical personalities
of our time, with parallel careers as
Its quite a rare thing now. Theyve both contralto and orchestral
New Cycle of Folk Songs for really got everything you could want Nathalie is the real conductor. her approach at once free
Symphonic Adventure
The Unthanks and Orchestra from music. And Im very fussy. thing. So much love, and rigorous her knowledge of
intensity and sheer

Robert Wyatt phrasing and the emotional intensity of
her performances has led to huge
technique. We need
World Premiere
If you think that folk music is low appreciation by both the audiences she
Anniversary Commission
culture, The unthanks want you to

more conductors entertains, as well as the orchestras she
think again theres nothing common
Clark Rundell conductor
about the quality and beauty of this like her. leads.
music. Well known for their flights of Sir Simon Rattle, She sings regularly with the worlds
The Unthanks
fancy, Mercury Prize-nominated The December 2012 greatest conductors and orchestras and
unthanks join the Orchestra to is hugely acclaimed for her
Conductor Clark Rundell and The unthanks

premiere Symphonic Adventure a performances of Mahler. Shes also a
answer your questions about tonights specially commissioned song cycle. highly-praised recitalist, performing all
performance. Fronted by the timeless storytelling of over the world with the Swedish pianist
Tyneside folk singers Rachel and Becky Inger Sdergren, with whom she has
ARTISTS in
Sponsored by unthank, and with pianist and recorded several song cycles by
ReSIDeNCe
composer Adrian McNally, The Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Poulenc
unthanks will showcase the beauty of and Chausson among others.
folk songs - especially when supported
by all the colours of a full symphony The model of a complete musician,
orchestra. Nathalie Stutzmann started her studies
at a very young age in piano, bassoon,
Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40 chamber music and conducting. In
addition to her intense activity as a
singer, she devotes part of her career to
her commitments as a conductor.

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having studied conducting with the Special
Bachs St Matthew Passion

legendary Finnish teacher Jorma
Panula and mentored by Seiji Ozawa ARTISTS in
Wednesday 23 March 7pm

ReSIDeNCe
and Simon Rattle, Nathalie
Stutzmann founded her own chamber
(please note start time)
orchestra, Orfeo 55 in 2009. The
orchestras permanent home is at the
Arsenal in Metz, France, where
Nathalie Stutzmann is Artist in Filled with emotion, a survivor tells his
Residence. Decorated as Chevalier St Matthew Passion tale. Other voices tell their stories, the
Bach
des Arts et Lettres and Chevalier chorus becomes an angry crowd, and
dans lOrdre National du Mrite by Nathalie Stutzmann conductor as he sings of his friends betrayal and
the French state, she also gives John Mark Ainsley tenor (evangelist) killing, the ancient tragedy comes
masterclasses around the world and startlingly alive. This is Bachs St
Christopher Purves baritone (Jesus)
is professor of singing at the haute Matthew Passion, and sacred music as
Emke Barath soprano
ecole de Musique de Genve. youve never heard it. After her
Lidija Jovanovic alto
acclaimed debut conducting handels
Julien Behr tenor
During her residency, shell conduct Messiah last season, Nathalie
Bachs great St Matthew Passion and
Leon Koavic baritone
Stutzmann returns to head a world-
sing Schuberts Winterreise in recital Royal Liverpool class team of soloists in this easter-tide
on 23 January. Philharmonic Choir performance of one of the greatest
choral works. Join us to experience one
of western musics most powerful
and transforming - experiences.

Youth Choir

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
Nathalie Stutzmann Simon Fowler

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Series
Viennese Masters
Thursday 31 March &
Friday 1 April 7.30pm
They called it Beethovens Tenth

Symphony No.96 Miracle and Brahms spent ten years writing his
Haydn
First Symphony. The result is one of

those pieces that you just have to
Piano Concerto No.3
Beethoven
experience live an epic voyage from
tragedy to triumph crowned with a
Symphony No.1
Brahms
once-in-a-lifetime tune worthy of
Ludwig himself. For Vasily Petrenko,
Vasily Petrenko conductor its more than worthy to stand
Fazl Say piano alongside Beethovens darkest, most
personal piano concerto, performed
tonight by a soloist of unique authority
and insight, the great Turkish pianist
Fazl Say. And to kick things off, what
better choice than one of the
symphonies that Beethovens teacher
haydn wrote specially to delight the
British public: a little miracle of
energy, imagination and wit?

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
Fazl Say Marco Borggreve

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Northern Dreams
Thursday 7 April 7.30pm
Sibelius thought of his Second

Swedish Rhapsody No.1 Symphony as a great river flowing to
Hugo Alfvn
Midsommarvaka the sea. Others have heard a musical

(Midsummer Vigil) portrait of a nation waking to freedom.
But from pastoral beginning to soul-
stirring finish, its all of this and much,
Violin Concerto
Barber
much more; music of brooding power,
spring-like freshness and truly epic
Symphony No.2 grandeur. Vasily Petrenko takes us on
Sibelius
Sibeliuss journey today, and

Vasily Petrenko conductor introduces the shamelessly enjoyable
Tai Murray violin Swedish Rhapsody by Sibeliuss
contemporary hugo Alfvn we think
youll recognise the tunes! After her
(Starts 15 minutes after the concert) stunning last-minute substitution for
Conductor Vasily Petrenko and violinist Vadim Repin in 2014, violinist Tai
Tai Murray answer your questions about Murray needs no introduction in
tonights performance.
Liverpool: this chance to hear her in
Barbers soaring Violin Concerto
Sponsored by
practically recommends itself.

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
Tai Murray Julia Wesely

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Bruchs Violin Concerto

Sunday 10 April 2.30pm
Sibelius thought of his Second

Swedish Rhapsody No.1 Symphony as a mighty river flowing to
Hugo Alfvn
Midsommarvaka the sea. Others have heard a musical

(Midsummer Vigil) portrait of a nation waking to freedom.
But from pastoral beginning to soul-
stirring finish, its all of this and much,
Violin Concerto No.1
Bruch
much more; music of brooding power,
spring-like freshness and truly epic
Symphony No.2 grandeur. Vasily Petrenko takes us on
Sibelius
Sibeliuss journey today, and

Vasily Petrenko conductor introduces the shamelessly enjoyable
Tai Murray violin Swedish Rhapsody by Sibeliuss
contemporary hugo Alfvn we think
youll recognise the tunes! After her
stunning last-minute substitution for
Vadim Repin in 2014, violinist Tai
Murray needs no introduction in
Liverpool: this chance to hear her in
everyones favourite violin concerto is
its own recommendation.

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
Nobuyuki Tsujii

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Series henry e Rensburg Series
emperor Rhapsody
Thursday 21 & Friday 22 Thursday 28 April 7.30pm
April 7.30pm
Whats your definition of Romantic? A Fantasy, humour, dazzling fireworks

Roman Carnival Overture huntsman galloping through a stormy Concert Overture, Op.12 and a tune to die for theres a good
Berlioz Szymanowski
night? A revolutionary warrior reason why Rachmaninovs Rhapsody

storming the barricades of freedom? on a Theme of Paganini is quite simply
Piano Concerto No.5 Emperor Rhapsody on a Theme of
Beethoven Rachmaninov
Or a composer slipping a quiet love- one of the most popular piano works
letter into the pages of a tragic Paganini ever written. But every pianist makes it
Le Chasseur Maudit symphony? Tonight, guest conductor
Franck
their own, and tonight were thrilled to
(The Accursed huntsman) Darrell Ang explores four different Piano Quartet in G minor welcome the teenage Chinese virtuoso
Brahms
shades of romance, from Csar (orchestrated by Schoenberg) Niu Niu, making his Liverpool debut in
Symphony No.4
Francks spooky musical spine-chiller the grandest possible style. Thats the
Schumann
to Schumanns most personal Jacek Kaspszyk conductor glowing heart of a deliriously romantic
symphony with the phenomenal Niu Niu piano programme that sweeps from the film-
Darrell Ang conductor Nobuyuki Tsujii (who wooed the score gorgeousness of Szymanowskis
Nobuyuki Tsujii piano orchestra and audiences alike on the Concert Overture to the tender love
Sponsored by
Orchestras 2015 Japan tour) bringing songs and gypsy fiddles of Brahmss
Sponsored by
his own unforgettable blend of Piano Quartet. Played by a full
brilliance and poetry to Beethovens orchestra under Jacek Kaspszyk
mighty emperor concerto. If you making a much awaited return visit to
heard his Liverpool debut last season Liverpool, it might just be the greatest
well, say no more. Berlioz symphony Brahms never wrote!
barnstorming overture sets things
spinning in a blaze of Italian sunshine. Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
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Niu Niu
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Vaughan Williams Fantasia Catrin Finch

Thursday 5 May 7.30pm 10, 12, 13 May / 9, 10 June
Vaughan Williams is the sound of

Fantasia on a Theme by england but which england? Ancient
Vaughan Williams
Thomas Tallis cathedrals and green fields, or an

industrial nation steeling itself for war?
Symphony No.4
Tonight, Andrew Manze takes a
Linden Lea for tenor and personal journey through the many
orchestra worlds of this very British master.
Symphony No.3 Pastoral Beginning in the deep calm of the
Tallis Fantasia, he unleashes the
Andrew Manze conductor mechanical hell of the shattering
Allan Clayton tenor Fourth Symphony, joins tenor Allan
Clayton in the rural idyll of Linden Lea
and brings out the sadness and
Conductor Andrew Manze in conversation shadows behind the tranquil surface of
with BBC Radio Merseysides Angela heslop. the lovely Pastoral Symphony
Vaughan Williams haunted memorial
Sponsored by to the friends he lost in the First World
War. Still waters run deep, and no
conductor loves this music more than
Andrew Manze.

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
Allan Clayton
Catrin Finch

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Series
Flute and harp

Catrin Finch astounded Liverpool of Bachs Goldberg Variations for
audiences in 2013 when she the Deutsche Grammophon label in
ARTISTS in
performed in recital as part of Bryn 2007, she has recorded three further
ReSIDeNCe
Terfels period as Artist in Residence albums for the label including the
and subsequently in 2014 when she best-selling Blessing, which May 7.30pm
came back to perform with featured her own composition Celtic
Senegalese kora player Seckou Concerto, and works by multi-award
Keita. winning composer John Rutter.
On a summer evening in edinburgh,
Shes one of the most accomplished 2015 saw the release of Catrins new Overture, Il Signor Bruschino amidst the ruins of holyrood Castle,
Rossini
harpists of her generation. Since her self-composed album entitled Tides, Felix Mendelssohn heard the first
inspiration to learn the harp at the on her new label Acapela. This new notes of his Scottish symphony.
Concerto for Flute and Harp
Mozart
age of five, she has been delighting release marks the first time Catrins Autumn mists, skirling horns,
audiences with her performances in own compositions have appeared as highland reels: theyre all in the music.
Symphony No.3 Scottish
Mendelssohn
the uK and worldwide. her rise to a body of work on stage and on But theres more to the Scottish
prominence started almost record. symphony than just glorious scenery,
immediately. From achieving the Andrew Manze conductor and conductor Andrew Manze will
highest mark in the uK for her Catrin will perform both as soloist Catrin Finch harp bring out the human drama behind its
Grade 8 exam at the tender age of with the Orchestra and in recital at Cormac Henry flute wonderfully tuneful surface. Mozarts
nine, she went on to study at The St Georges hall Concert Room. Flute and harp Concerto, meanwhile,
Purcell School and the Royal is simply out to charm you, though if
Academy of Music, and in 2000-04, anyone can bring out its hidden
she had the honour of reviving the depths, Artist in Residence Catrin
ancient tradition of Royal harpist to Finch can together with the
h.R.h, the Prince of Wales, last held Orchestras own Principal Flute
in 1873. Cormac henry. The deliciously droll
overture to Rossinis youthful comedy
Since then, her musical journey has should set things up nicely!
blossomed, appearing with the
ARTISTS in
worlds top orchestras around the Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
world and recording for most of the ReSIDeNCe Booking fees may apply*
major international recording

companies. Since her first recording

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Liverpool John Moores university Series henry e Rensburg Series
Songs of Lamentation Daphnis et Chlo

Saturday 21 May 7.30pm Thursday 26 May 7.30pm
Minstrel, oh minstrel, what strange, When Olivier Messiaen heard music,

First Interlude from Intermezzo sad stories will be told A wanderer Les Offrandres Oublies he saw luminous bursts of colour. And
Richard Strauss Messiaen
in the forest carves a flute from a bone this concert is positively drenched in
- but nothing prepares him for the song colour from Messiaens own sacred
From Jewish Folk Poetry Pome
Shostakovich Chausson
it will sing. Nothing quite prepares you stillness and ecstatic joy, to a ravishing
for Das Klagende Lied (Song of new work by his Chinese-born pupil
Das Klagende Lied Tzigane
Mahler Ravel
Lamentation), either: Gustav Mahlers Qigang Chen, music director of the
(revised version) first masterpiece is a grand, gothic Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.
choral folk-tale filled with woodland Violinist Nemanja Radulovi has been
The performance of Das Klagende Luan Tan
Qigang Chen
magic, haunting melodies and of called a firework: hear him paint the
Lied has been made possible by the (Variations for Orchestra)
course heaven-storming climaxes. If impressionist tones of Chaussons
financial support from Robin Bloxsidge UK Premiere. Commissioned by Liverpool
you love Mahlers symphonies, youve Pome, and then leave a trail of sparks
and Nick Riddle. Philharmonic, hong Kong Philharmonic
simply got to hear this; a fabulous through Ravels glittering Tzigane.
Orchestra and Radio France

contrast to the pitch-black humour and Finally, the award-winning French
searing passion of Shostakovichs folk- conductor Alexandre Bloch and the full
Olga Mykytenko soprano Daphnis et Chlo, Suite No.2
Ravel
inspired song-cycle cycle for three solo Orchestra light up the dawn sky in
Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano
voices and orchestra. Its all a long, Ravels Daphnis et Chlo: surely the
Alexei Kosarev tenor dark way from the aprs-ski fun of
Alexandre Bloch conductor most radiant sunrise ever painted in
Richard Strausss Intermezzo. Nemanja Radulovic violin music.

Royal Liverpool
Sponsored by
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Series
The Rite of Spring ARTISTS in

ReSIDeNCe
June 7.30pm
When Stravinskys The Rite of Spring

Poem of Ecstasy premiered in Paris in May 1913, it
Scriabin
started a riot. Were not expecting any

aggro tonight though a century on,
Harp Concerto
Glire
every performance of The Rite is still
an adventure. expect spine-tingling
The Rite of Spring
Stravinsky
thrills and electrifying playing as Vasily
Petrenko and the Orchestra tackle the
Vasily Petrenko conductor 20th centurys most explosive
Catrin Finch harp masterpiece. Its the apocalyptic climax
to a concert that begins with Scriabins
roof-raising fantasy of cosmic love, and
features our artist in residence Catrin
(Starts 15 minutes after the concert) Finch in a showcase for her virtuosity
Thursday 9 June
Conductor Vasily Petrenko and harpist

on the harp, in Glires sparkling
Catrin Finch answer your questions about
tonights performance. concerto.

Tickets 14, 20, 26, 31, 40
Nemanja Radulovic Marie Staggat/DG
Catrin Finch
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Behind Classic Intros

the Music Our free pre-concert talks Thursday 8 October / Page 15
at Liverpool Philharmonic and interviews with Composer Robin holloway whose
visiting artists are a great

piece, Europa and the Bull for Tuba
and Orchestra is premiered tonight in
way to get more out of the conversation with Angela heslop from
performance. BBC Radio Merseyside.

Thursday 12 November / Page 21
The talks are free to all
Norman Lebrecht, one of the most
ticket holders, start at widely-read commentators on music,
6.15pm and last about culture and politics, regular presenter
30 minutes. on BBC Radio 3 and author of Why
Mahler? returns to Liverpool to speak
about Mahlers Sixth Symphony.

Thursday 5 May / Page 48
Conductor Andrew Manze in
conversation with Angela heslop from
BBC Radio Merseyside.
Vasily Petrenko and Tim Lihoreau
Mark McNulty
Discover the Classics
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Sponsored by
Post-concert Discover the Classics

Tickets 15 per session or 75 for all 6
Discussions Students/claimants 10 per session or 50 for all 6
Were delighted to continue Thursday 8 October / Page 15 Join us to discover the Saturday 26 September
our series of very popular Conductor Andrew Manze, composer
musical, social and historical Tim Lihoreau with Vasily Petrenko,
Robin holloway and tuba player Robin Chief Conductor.
post-concert discussions this haggart. stories behind some of the
season. This is your chance superb music, composers
Linked to concerts on 1/4 October page 14
to ask questions of world- and artists in the Royal

Thursday 15 October / Page 17 Saturday 21 November
Conductor Gustavo Gimeno and cellist
famous artists and hear their Liverpool Philharmonic
Jane Jones with Julian Rachlin,
harriet Krijgh. violinist and conductor.
perspectives on music. Orchestras 2015-16 season.
Thursday 26 November / Page 24

Linked to concert on 26 November page 24
Conductor/Violinist and Artist in hosted by Classic FM Creative Director

The events are free to all Residence, Julian Rachlin. and Breakfast Show host, Tim Lihoreau, Saturday 13 February
ticket holders and sessions and Jane Jones, presenter of Classic Tim Lihoreau with Timothy Jackson,
Thursday 18 February / Page 37 Principal horn player and composer
begin in the Grand Foyer 15
FMs The Full Works concerts and the
Composer/Principal horn player Weekend Breakfast Show, Discover the
minutes after the concert Timothy Jackson, conductor Vasily
Linked to concerts on 18/19 February page 37
Classics sessions feature commentary by

ends. Petrenko and pianist Simon Trpeski.

our host presenter, with added insight Saturday 5 March
from Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Tim Lihoreau on einaudi
Saturday 19 March / Page 42
Orchestra musicians, conductors and
Artists in Residence The unthanks and
Linked to concerts on 10/11 March page 40
guest artists, plus opportunities for

conductor Clark Rundell. Saturday 9 April
questions, discussion and fun, lively
debate. Sessions take place on Saturdays Jane Jones with violinist Tai Murray
Thursday 7 April / Page 45
Violinist Tai Murray and Chief from 11am to 1pm in the Music Room at

Linked to concert on 10 April page 46
Conductor Vasily Petrenko. Liverpool Philharmonic hall.

Saturday 4 June
Why not enjoy lunch or afternoon tea in
Thursday 9 June / Page 51 Tim Lihoreau on The Rite of Spring
our Grand Foyer after the sessions? You
harpist and Artist in Residence Catrin
can book a table by ringing our box
Finch and Chief Conductor Vasily Petrenko.
Linked to concerts on 9/10 June page 51
office on 0151 709 3789.
Behind the Music

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Lunchtime Learning
Whether you are new to The Planets Bruckners Ninth Songs of Lamentation
classical music or a regular Rehearsal Visit Rehearsal Visit Rehearsal Visit
concert-goer, join composer Wednesday 7 October 12.45pm Wednesday 10 February 12.45pm Friday 20 May 1.45pm
and lecturer Ian Stephens for Music of Vaughan Williams, Robin Music of Mozart and Bruckner Music of Strauss, Shostakovich and
a daytime series of inspiring

holloway and holst Mahler
Sir Andrew Davis conductor
music and relaxed learning. Andrew Manze conductor Esther Yoo violin Vasily Petrenko conductor
Robin Haggart tuba Olga Mykytenko soprano
This season, in addition to

Lindberg conducts Neilsen Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano
Petrenkos Mahler Rehearsal Visit
Alexei Kosarev tenor
the regular format of a
Rehearsal Visit

workshop followed by the Wednesday 2 March 12.45pm ensemble of St Lukes
Tuesday 10 November 12.45pm
opportunity to listen to the
Music of Bernstein, Lindberg and Monday 27 June 1.45pm
Music of Mahler and Schumann Nielsen
Royal Liverpool
Vasily Petrenko conductor Christian Lindberg conductor
Philharmonic Orchestra in Isabelle Faust violin 15 per session/10 claimants.
Tickets
the rehearsal, we will be Rhapsody Please note that Orchestral rehearsals

joined by the ensemble of St ensemble of St Lukes Rehearsal Visit may not cover all the listed repertoire
Lukes for two sessions in Monday 7 December 12.45pm Wednesday 27 April 1.45pm or involve all the soloists mentioned.
which we will explore the Music of Szymanowski, Rachmaninov
varied repertoire for string and Brahms
quartet. Jacek Kaspszyk conductor

Niu Niu piano
Sessions last 2 - 2 hours.

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SuperOrchestra!
and Supersing!
If you are Grade 6 standard and above, For singers and non-singers alike.
you are invited to take part in this Previous singing experience is not
SuperOrchestra! SuperSing!
Saturday 25 June 2016 unique event led by a professional Saturday 25 June 2016 required, but energy and enthusiasm
conductor where youll perform well- are essential! Scores will be provided,
SuperOrchestra! is your known orchestral works alongside Your chance to perform as however you will not be required to
chance to rehearse and players from the Royal Liverpool part of a massed choir read music in order to participate, and
perform with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
alongside the Royal Liverpool additional resources will be provided to
help you learn your part.
Liverpool Philharmonic Repertoire announced when tickets go Philharmonic Orchestra.
Orchestra in Liverpool on sale on Tuesday 1 September. Take part in 6 weekly Tickets on sale and rehearsal dates
available Tuesday 1 September.
Philharmonic hall. Fee 30, 15 claimants
rehearsals leading up to a
spectacular performance at Fee 55, 25 claimants
Liverpool Philharmonic hall.
SuperOrchestra! and Supersing!

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The Liverpool Philharmonic Experience
N
eW
All new for 2015!
Were delighted to announce Tour dates and more information
an all new Liverpool will be published on
www.liverpoolphil.com from the
Philharmonic experience, following dates:
with the completion of our
October December 2015 Tours
building works in Autumn Booking opens 24 August
2015.
January 2016 March 2016 Tours
Youll enjoy a lively, interactive tour of Booking opens 1 November
the glorious Art Deco Liverpool April 2016 July 2016 Tours
Philharmonic hall and our new space, Booking opens 1 February
the Music Room. Learn about the rich

heritage of the uKs oldest professional
Tickets 11 per person, with discounts
symphony orchestra (celebrating 175
for groups of 30+.Tours must be
years in 2015), walk in the footsteps of
booked in advance and numbers are
the worlds most famous musicians and
limited. Booking fees may apply.
conductors, get a chance to explore
some of the secret spaces not seen by
If you have a group of 30+ we can look
Group Tours
the general public, and enjoy a live
musical surprise by a Royal Liverpool at scheduling a tour for your group
Philharmonic Orchestra musician. exclusively. Please call 0151 210 2901
for more information. Special rates are
The experience lasts approximately available for school groups.
2 hours.

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Chamber
Music
at St Georges Hall Concert Room
Liverpool Philharmonics Chamber Music series features

performances by some of the worlds greatest string
quartets, vocalists and recital artists.
The glorious setting of St Georges hall Concert Room, a

wonderfully intimate space seating around 450 people,
provides a splendid backdrop for the concerts.
Alan Cookson
Liverpool Philharmonic Chamber Music Series is supported by Investec Wealth and Investment
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Denis Kozhukhin piano Ksenija Sidorova accordion

Wednesday 16 September 7.30pm Thomas Gould violin
Tuesday 13 October 7.30pm
In recent seasons, Denis Kozhukhin The young British violin virtuoso

Piano Sonata No.17, Op.31 No.2 has emerged as the Russian virtuoso of Thomas Gould is already a familiar
Beethoven Programme to include:
Tempest his generation and few who were

Violin Sonata No.6 in G major
name: Ksenija Sidorova, perhaps less
Bach
present will forget his performance of so. But together, these two artists are
Prokofievs Third Concerto with the one of the most revelatory partnerships
Piano Sonata No.14, Op.27 No.2
Beethoven
Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko in 2013. Caf 1930, Oblivion on the current scene prepare for a
Piazzolla
Moonlight In this solo recital Beethovens lively, insightful and completely

Tempest and Moonlight sonatas original take on music by Bach,
Suite in the Old Style
Schnittke
Three Preludes from Book I balance a beautifully chosen selection Schnittke and Piazzolla.
Debussy
of Debussy preludes to show a deeper,

The glorious Latvian accordion
Czrds
Vittorio Monti
more thoughtful side to Kozhukhins
Encores: Luftklavier, player Ksenija Sidorova and the
Berio
artistry.
Feuerklavier, Wasserklavier versatile Thomas Gould, whose violin
There are not enough stars in the playing reaches the parts few others
heavens to recognise adequately the doGould and Sidorova, sparks
Out of Doors
Bartk
calibre of the extraordinary musical flying, introduced each piece. The
experience slammed at its capacity audience chuckled and cheered in
audience on Thursday night by the responseThese two young musicians
young Russian pianist Denis showed what they can do, and what
Kozhukhin. So lets settle for five and can be done, with their instruments.
let your imagination invade the The Observer
Denis Kozhukhin Paul Marc Mitchell
firmament for moreHumbling

beauty Tickets 25
Ksenija Sidorova Phil Tragen
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Chamber Music at St Georges Hall Concert Room

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emerson Quartet Julian Rachlin violin

Saturday 14 November 7.30pm with members of the Royal Liverpool ARTISTS in
ReSIDeNCe
Saturday 28 November 7.30pm
With nearly four decades of experience First amongst equals: Liverpool

String Quartet in G major, behind them, the emerson Quartet is String Quintet No.2, Op.111 Philharmonic Artist in Residence
Haydn Brahms
Op.76 No.1 quite simply one of the worlds most Julian Rachlin has never made any
distinguished chamber ensembles. But secret of his passion for chamber
String Sextet No.2, Op.36
Brahms
with the recent addition of the British music, and tonight he teams up first
String Quartet in F major,
Beethoven
cellist Paul Watkins, that lifetime of on viola, then on violin with five
Op.135 experience is now matched by a new Orchestra string players to play two of
freshness. Tonights programme delves Brahms most big-hearted chamber
String Quartet in G major, into the very heart of the emersons works. This is the kind of music that
Schubert
D887 musical world: haydn, Beethoven and string players simply love to play: come
Schuberts sublime late G major and listen in on a very special evening
Quartet. Youll never hear more of music-making amongst friends.
authoritative performances of these
three cornerstones of the quartet For this, a soloist such as Rachlin,
repertoire. who is unpretentiousone who sings
and bubbles with enthusiasm on his
The Emersons put across a vital and Stradivarius, and who sometimes
impassioned performance of this indulges but who underneath
thrice-familiar music that made it everything is still open to objectivity.
seem newly minted. Leipziger Volkszeitung
Chicago Classical Review
Tickets 25
Tickets 25 Julian Rachlin Julia Wesely Booking fees may apply*

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Joglaresa
Sing We Yule
Monday 7 December 7.30pm
This season at Liverpool Philharmonic,

were exploring Folk Music. So we
could hardly celebrate Christmas
without a visit from Joglaresa: the
medieval dance-band that takes retro
to a whole new level, ditching the
trappings of the modern festive, and
grabbing fidels, harp, bells and
bagpipes to party like its 1399. Blow
away the December chill with an
evening of duelling percussion, soaring
voices, riotous dance tunes and
traditional carols from across the
British Isles - plus lots and lots of
spirited improvisation. Never mind
Christmas: come and welcome Yule!
Joglaresa sing and play straight from

the breast-bone.
The Independent

Tickets 25

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Katona Twins guitars Nathalie Stutzmann contralto

Tuesday 15 December 7.30pm Inger Sdergren piano ARTISTS in
ReSIDeNCe
Saturday 23 January 7.30pm
Twin brothers Peter and Zoltn Katona A solitary traveller, a frozen landscape,
were born in hungary and trained in Winterreise a wounded heart. Schuberts
A Taste of Spain Schubert
Germany, but Liverpool is their home. Winterreise is more than just a series
Millers Dance, Neighbours Dance
Falla (arr. Katona)
And theyre a phenomenon: from of songs; its a piercing study of the
orchestral favourites in inventive human soul. Artist in Residence
Invocacin y danza
Rodrigo
arrangements to contemporary Nathalie Stutzmann is a singer as well
classics, theres no limit to what the as a conductor; along with pianist
Katonas can do with their guitars. Join Inger Sdergren shes spent decades
El Puerto, Evocacin, Asturias
Albniz (arr. Katona)
them for this Spanish-themed evening exploring this greatest of all song-
of Rodrigo, Falla, Granados and cycles. This rare chance to hear their
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Tarrega
Albniz. winter journey here in Liverpool
should be profoundly rewarding.
Check out the brotherly duo who
Tonadilla
Rodrigo
dazzled in front of a capacity crowd at She sings off the words and catches
The Bluecoat this weekend. To witness the moods without sweeping gestures.
Orientale (Spanish Dance No.2)
Granados (arr. Katona)
their virtuoso tandem talent is She is a wonderful narrator who also
breathtaking and scarcely believable; happens to have a marvellous singing
surely the sound of one man with four voiceI have listened to uncountable
El amor brujo (excerpts)
Falla (arr. Katona)
hands, or two men who can read each performances of Winterreise, many of
others minds. them exceptionally good, but none has
Liverpool echo touched me as much as this one.
Nathalie Stutzmann Simon Fowler

MusicWeb International
Tickets 25
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Katona Twins

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Pavel haas Quartet

Monday 8 February 7.30pm
With three Gramophone Awards

String Quartet No.2 behind them, and a global reputation,
Smetana
it seems wrong to speak of the Pavel

haas Quartet as a new group yet
String Quartet No.2 From the
Pavel Haas
their intense musical curiosity makes
Monkey Mountains everything they perform feel newly-
minted. This typically imaginative
String Quartet No.12 American programme places Dvorks American
Dvork
Quartet alongside two Czech rarities.

It goes without saying that no quartet
plays Pavel haas quite like the PhQ,
but there are few more impassioned
champions of Smetanas neglected
Second Quartet, too.
The PHQ responded in full to the

inwardness and intimacy a fine
demonstration of what makes the
Pavel Haas Quartet one of the most
outstanding of such ensembles today.
Paval Haas Quartet Marco Borggreve
Classical Source

Tickets 25
Nightingale String Quartet

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Nightingale Quartet Yundi piano

with Mathias Kjller clarinet Tuesday 12 April 7.30pm
Sunday 20 March 2.3opm Liverpool Philharmonic hall (please note venue)
The 21st century is turning out to be a The name says it all: Yundis insight,
String Quartet in B flat golden age for new string quartets 24 Prludes, Op.28 virtuosity and stellar charisma have
Beethoven All-Chopin Programme:
Op.18 No.6 and the Nightingale Quartets debut made him one of the most celebrated
recordings of Rued Langgaard have
Andante Spianato and Grande classical pianists anywhere in the
drawn worldwide critical praise. Their Polonaise Brillante, Op.22 world today. This recital, though, takes
Clarinet Quintet
Mozart
debut Liverpool recital finds this young Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat him back to the composer with whom
Danish group tackling early Beethoven, minor, Op.35 he first made his name and who
String Quartet exploring the repertoire of their native remains at the very centre of his
Grieg
Scandinavia in Griegs impassioned artistic life: Frdric Chopin.

G minor Quartet and joining the
award-winning Danish clarinettist Yundi Li, the brilliant young Chinese
Mathias Kjller for one of the best- pianist, has proved a technically
loved works in all chamber music: astounding pianist who is by turns
Mozarts evergreen Clarinet Quintet. elegant and rambunctious, coolly
expressive and white hot.
Crucially the Nightingale Quartet The New York Times
understand all these aspects: the
provocative vitality, the fragile Tickets 25
romantic sensitivity and the striking Booking fees may apply*
intellectual independence behind it all.
BBC Music Magazine
Yundi Chen Man / Mercury Classics

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Vanbrugh Quartet Catrin Finch harp

Tuesday 19 April 7.30pm with members of the Royal Liverpool ARTISTS in
ReSIDeNCe
Tuesday 10 May 7.30pm
Winner of the 1988 London The Debussy Danses Sacre et Profane

String Quartet No.3 International String Quartet Competition Danses Sacre et Profane were written as a test piece in 1904 for
Tchaikovsky Debussy
and now in its twenty-fourth concert the Brussels Conservatoire chromatic

season, the Vanbrugh Quartet brings harp entry now it is firmly in the
String Quartet No.3 Fantasie for Violin and Harp
Sen Doherty Saint-Sans
some of the worlds most beautiful mainstream harp repertoire. Alongside
chamber music for strings to Liverpool. other French classics, Saint-Sans
UK Premiere
Introduction and Allegro

Ravel
One of europes most successful Fantasie for Violin and harp, Faures
String Quartet No.15, Op.132
Beethoven
ensembles, it is internationally Impromptu for solo harp and the Ravel
recognized for its beauty of sound, clarity Introduction and Allegro, the first half
Impromptu
Faur
of texture and integrity of interpretation of the recital draws from the repertoire
within an unusually wide and varied of popular harp concert pieces before
Selection for harp and Strings,
Catrin Finch
range of repertoire. The programme will the exciting contrast of hearing Catrins
include one of Beethovens monumental including the Celtic Concerto and own compositions with strings in the
late quartets as well as the premiere of a excerpts from her album Tides second half, drawn from her
new work by the young award-winning revolutionary Tides CD, influenced by
Irish composer, Sen Doherty. Doherty her personal interest and support of
writes this work was written in the charity Water Aid.
memory of my teacher, the Donegal
fiddle icon James Byrne, who died on his Tickets 25
way home from a session in the early Booking fees may apply*
hours of 8 November 2008 near his
home in the townland of Mn na Croise.
Vanbrugh Quartet Miki Barlok
It is loosely based on two tunes I learned

Catrin Finch Sven Sindt
from his playing: the slow air An Lon

Dubh and the reel The Devils Dream.

Tickets 25

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Santas Sleigh
Family SU P E R H E R O ES on Hope Street
Sunday 1 November 2.30pm Saturday 19 & Sunday 20
11.30am & 2.30pm
Concerts Natalie Murray Beale conductor
Tuesday 22 December 2.30pm
Michael Seal conductor

Liverpool Philharmonic Alasdair Malloy presenter Alasdair Malloy presenter
Family Concerts are a great
Put on your Superhero suits, capes and
Melody Makers and Liverpool
way for children and adults to masks and fill the fabulous Liverpool
Philharmonic Training Choir
come together to experience a Philharmonic hall for a fantastically Whats that sound - do you hear
full symphony orchestra Super-Powerful afternoon of sleighbells? Could it be? Well, it IS
performing music live. sensational sounds for caped that time of year! And here at Liverpool
crusaders, masked, mysterious men Philharmonic were most definitely in
Concerts last about 1 hour. Fidgeting is and wonder women. the Christmas mood. everyones here:
allowed, so come along and give it a try! the Orchestra, our wonderful Melody
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Children are invited to have a go on a Makers and Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra will be using their super-
variety of instruments from 30 minutes Training Choir, our presenter Alasdair
ability to play superheroic themes from
prior to each concert at our Instrument Malloy and conductor Michael Seal. All
Batman, Spiderman, The Incredibles,
Petting Zoo. we need now is you, as we set off on a
Superman and many more. Therell
magical musical sleigh-ride towards
even be some music from your
Christmas, for all the family. have your
favourite video games including
photo taken with real live reindeer
Halo and Super Mario!
guests (before they head off to the
North Pole to pull Santas sleigh) and
you never know, a special someone with
Come dressed as your favourite
a white beard and a red coat might just

superhero.
Tickets 11, 15, 18 (adults) drop by. Bring your best singing voice
7, 9, 11 (children) and be ready to find out!
Tickets 13, 17, 25 (adults)
8, 10, 13 (children

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Family Classics Symphonic

Included in your Liverpool
with Vasily Petrenko

Sunday 21 February 2.30pm
Safari
Sunday 24 April 2.30pm
D
K BS Philharmonic Kids Club Membership
kit are the following:
A Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra pencil for jotting down
CLU
your concert reviews

Invitation to open rehearsals each
Natalie Murray Beale conductor year where you will get the chance to
Alasdair Malloy presenter meet musicians and conductors
A one-hour concert to introduce the
younger audience to the world of the Come and join the Royal Liverpool Join a fun and exciting club
Emails from our Chief Conductor
symphony orchestra, led by our Philharmonic Orchestra on an animal made just for kids who love
Vasily Petrenko highlighting
dynamic Chief Conductor Vasily adventure to meet all sorts of exciting music as much as you
interesting concerts
do.Liverpool Philharmonic
Petrenko. The programme includes a creatures! expect some awesome
Opportunity to enter exclusive prize
rousing selection of favourites such as animal antics as we encounter fur,

Kids Club is for those who
draws for concert tickets
Tchaikovskys Capriccio Italien, Ravels feathers and fins from far and near with
music to match. want to learn more about
Invitation to a masterclass with
Mother Goose, and Khachaturians
music and the people who
Sabre Dance from Gayane.
make music.
Orchestra musicians
A perfect choice for children and adults
Come dressed as your favourite
aged 5+.
animal and bring a cuddly animal toy

to join in the fun!
Tickets 11, 15, 18 (adults) Tickets 11, 15, 18 (adults)

7, 9, 11 (children) 7, 9, 11 (children)
Booking fees may apply* Booking fees may apply*
To join, visit www.liverpoolphil.com/ kidsclub

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Sunday 29 November Sunday 20 March 6pm

2.30pm
Liverpool
Walton Spitfire Prelude

Choral Celebration!
and Fugue
Philharmonic Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1

Franck Symphony in D minor

Youth Choir
Training Choir
Simon Emery conductor

Melody Makers
Simon Emery conductor,
Youth Ian Buckle piano
Sunday 13 March
Youth Choir
Alison White conductor,
7.30pm
Liverpool Philharmonic Training
Ensembles
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Bizet excerpts from Carmen
Choir & Melody Makers
Sunday 17 July 2.30pm

Shostakovich Symphony No.5

Britten The Young Persons Guide
Simon Emery conductor
to the Orchestra
Holst St. Pauls Suite
Simon Emery Artistic Director, Bernstein Suite from On the
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Ensembles Waterfront

Sir Simon Rattle Patron

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Liverpool Philharmonic
Youth Orchestra
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth

Concerto Competition Winner
Members of the Youth Orchestra will audition for the
Orchestra provides a platform opportunity to appear as a soloist in this concert
bringing together the regions best Simon Emery conductor
young musicians to make music,
inspire one another and produce Tickets 9 adults / 6 under 25s
exhilarating performances at 2 Liverpool Young Musician Pass
Liverpool Philharmonic hall. Booking fees may apply*
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MUSIC
ROOM
This season were delighted many more city-based artists, festivals
to announce the opening of and promoters. The Music Room will
be an exciting new addition to
the Music Room, a brand Liverpools musical life.
new performance space
created as part of the 13.8 The Music Room will also be a
million refurbishment of the

fantastic new space for our extensive
learning programme, including
Grade II* listed Liverpool Discover the Classics (Saturday
Philharmonic hall. sessions exploring upcoming concerts
with visiting artists and conductors)
The 160-250 seat variable capacity and childrens workshops.
space with a bar and dining areas will
open in October 2015 and will have its
own entrance on Sugnall Street (just Lunchtime Concerts
off Myrtle Street).
Lunchtime Concerts will take place in
the Music Room (and Liverpool
A contemporary, intimate and flexible
Philharmonic hall on occasion) from
space, the Music Room will host a wide
Autumn 2015. Details to be announced
range of concerts and events. These
in Summer 2015.
will complement the programme in
Liverpool Philharmonic halls main
auditorium and will include folk, roots
and acoustic music and concerts by
Liverpool Philharmonic ensembles,
and will allow Liverpool Philharmonic
to present music in collaboration with Left Artists rendering of the new Music Room
Music Room
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Access Wheelchairs
We have 2 wheelchairs for customers
use, subject to availability. Please see
any member of Liverpool Philharmonic
Guide staff on arrival to request use of one.
Buying Tickets
All our spaces have seating for
strives to be as accessible as wheelchair users, those with limited
possible to all patrons.

mobility, and other disabled people.
Please tell us your access requirements
Please let the Box Office when you book so we can recommend
know of your specific the most suitable seats for you.
requirements when booking To ensure the best choice of suitable
your tickets in order to make seats, please book in advance. This also
best use of our facilities. enables us to send your tickets to you
before the day, time permitting.
Tickets can be booked by telephone via
the Text Relay service
Assistance
We want you to enjoy your visit to
(www.textrelay.org) during standard
Liverpool Philharmonic hall. If you
Box Office hours.
need help or advice in planning your
visit, please call a member of our Box
Office team on 0151 709 3789 or email
Parking / Setting Down
customerservices@liverpoolphil.com. Though there is no specific disabled
parking at Liverpool Philharmonic
hall, Blue Badge holders can park on
single or double yellow lines for up to
Lifts
Level access is available to the foyer
and Box Office from the hope Street three hours, except where there is a
main entrance. ban on loading or unloading. They can
park in any on-street Pay and Display
Passenger lift and level access is bays and in most of the citys Pay and
available in the foyer to the stalls, Display car parks free of charge, with
boxes, circle, basement toilets, Grand no time limit.
Foyer, and 1840 Room.
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On the streets surrounding the hall, A number of the aisle seats in the Stalls
there are Pay and Display bays as well
as parts of each street that have single
are transfer seats. Transfer seats have
movable armrests for those who would
Assistance Dogs
Assistance Dogs are welcome Hall
throughout the hall and water is
or double lines, all of which Blue Badge like to transfer out of their wheelchair
available for them. Please advise the
holders can park on free of charge. and can be used by others with limited
mobility.
Box Office when purchasing your ticket
Information
There is a convenient setting down if you are bringing an assistance dog.
area directly in front of the main
entrance on hope Street. Access to the
Accessible WCs Large print versions of the All areas of the building are non-
ground floor and lifts is via automatic Three ambulant accessible unisex WCs
brochure are available from smoking. Alcohol and glassware are
and two fully accessible WCs, allowing
doors and without steps or ramps.
right hand or left hand transfer, are
the Marketing Department by not permitted in the auditorium
There will be stewards in the entrance (including the boxes) at any time. The
foyer who will be happy to assist you. available in the foyer. A further calling 0151 210 2895. auditorium usually opens 30 minutes
accessible WC can be found at stalls prior to the start of the performance.
level close to Box 16. An additional Baby Changing Facilities Please ensure that all mobile phones
ambulant accessible WC is located in Baby changing facilities are available in
Ticketing
Wheelchair users and other customers and other communications devices are
both the male and female toilets in the the WC in the outer corridor of the switched off before entering the
who require a companion or carer to
basement. auditorium close to Box 7. auditorium.
assist their visit are entitled to a free
ticket for the companion/carer on
Liverpool Philharmonic strives to be as Flash photography or recording of any
production of appropriate
Hearing Induction Loop
A hearing Induction Loop accessible as possible to all. We have performance in any format is strictly
identification. To access this discount,
enhancement system for hearing aid been awarded Bronze Standard prohibited.
you must register with our Access
users is available in Box Office and the accreditation from Attitude is
Scheme. See
Main Auditorium. The loop system in everything.
www.liverpoolphil.com/access or call
our Box Office 0151 709 3789 for the auditorium requires infrared
details. equipment, which can be requested
from the kiosk in the Foyer upon
arrival. We have equipment that can
work with hearing aids or
Your Seats Attitude is Everything improves Deaf and
Spaces for wheelchairs with seats for
independently.
disabled peoples access to live music by
companions are available in Boxes 7, 8,

working in partnership with audiences,
15 and 16, Row A in the front of the

artists and the music industry to
Stalls and Rows X & Y in the Grand

implement a Charter of Best Practice
Circle.
across the UK. Read more at
www.attitudeiseverything.org.uk
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Booking How to book
www.liverpoolphil.com
Online
Booking Fees Young Musicians Pass
under 18, live in Liverpool and play a
musical instrument? You can attend
7.5% booking fee applies
Online/Phone Orders
concerts for just 2! Visit

Information Box Office, Liverpool Philharmonic
Postal Booking
Cash/Debit cards No charge
In Person www.liverpoolphil.com to apply for the
pass. Tickets are offered subject to
hall, hope St, Liverpool L1 9BP Credit card 2% availability and no other discounts
Cheque 70p apply.
0151 709 3789 Group tickets (10+ tickets) 50p per
When to book Telephone
Tuesday 12 May ticket fee.

Postal booking opens for renewing Subscriptions can be booked only by
Standby Tickets
telephone (0151 709 3789), in person On the day of the concert, Senior
subscribers, members and groups.
or by post. Please note your credit card
Save on booking fees Citizens (aged 65 or over at the time of
is charged when your order is received.
by becoming a member! booking) may purchase half-priced
Booking fees DO NOT apply to tickets IN PeRSON ONLY (no telephone
In person booking
Subscription tickets will be posted in
Monday 8 Friday 12 June Silver Members (100 per year), orders) at Liverpool Philharmonic hall
(by appointment only)
June. Direct Debits will be processed
If you would like to book your and youll enjoy a host of other Box Office. Standby tickets are limited to
on the date specified on your form.
subscription in person, you can benefits as well. For more 2 per person. Standby tickets are
schedule a time to meet with a member information on membership see subject to availability and if there are
of our Box Office team at Liverpool page 6. only a small number of tickets
Opening Hours
Philharmonic hall during the week of Telephone booking hours are
(Booking fees still apply to Group (10+) orders) remaining for a concert, standby tickets
8 12 June. 9.30am-5.30pm Monday Saturday
will not be available.
and 12-5pm on Sunday on non-
Not available for Spirit of Christmas, New
To schedule, please phone performance days. On performance
Years Eve, Messiah and Family Concerts.
0151 709 3789 or visit days, telephone booking is available
Discounted tickets
www.liverpoolphil.com/subscription. from 9.30am-6pm.
under 25s, students and claimants can
Concessions
Saturday 13 June
Ticket Exchange
In person booking is available: purchase tickets for just 7 on Subscribers and members can
Telephone booking opens for renewing exchange their tickets against any
Performance Days production of appropriate
subscribers, members and groups. other Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Monday - Saturday 10am - 15 minutes identification (subject to availability
Friday 26 June after the concert begins and seating may be limited). Orchestra Concert in the same season
Booking opens for new subscribers Sunday 12noon - 15 minutes after the Concession tickets do not apply to Family at Liverpool Philharmonic hall. Single
concert begins Concerts, New Years Eve and Messiah and ticket buyers may exchange tickets for
Monday 6 July a service charge of 2 per ticket. All
Public Booking Opens Non-performance Days may be limited for other concerts.
Monday to Saturday 10am 5.30pm exchanges must be made 24 hours in
All Tickets On Sale!
Sunday closed advance by post or in person.
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Make up your own package and save! You can
Flexible Series Fixed Series Prices
include any concert in this brochure in your series. A B C D E
Save 10% 44 concerts (save 30%) 448.00 632.80 821.80 975.80 1,244.60
Marathon Series
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Henry E Rensburg Series
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(limited availability). 11 concerts (save 15%) 130.90 187.00 243.10 289.85 374.00
Classic FM Series
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75.60 108.00 140.40 167.40 216.00
Sunday Afternoon
6 concerts (save 10%)

Classics
Fixed series (henry e Rensburg, Classic FM,

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12 concerts (save 15%) 255.00 255.00 255.00 255.00 255.00
Liverpool John Moores university Series) are a
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Seating Plan
Rear Circle
N
Fixed Series Group Discounts O 1 N M N 55
O
Generous group discounts are available

N 1 M L M 48
N
L L
for most concerts:

M 1 K 50
M
1, 8, 22 October | 19, 26 November

L K J K L
Henry E Rensburg Series 1
J J
48
Groups of 15 - 29 10% off

K 1 H 48
K
14, 28 January | 11, 25 February

Upper Circle
J 1 H G H 48
J
H G G 50
H
Groups of 30 - 59 15% off

1
3 March | 7, 28 April | 5, 26 May

G 1
F F
50 G
20% off
F 1 E E 46 F
E 1 D D 46 E
C C
24/25 September | 15/16 October

Classic FM Series D 1 46 D
Groups of 60+ C 1 B B 38 C
12/13 November | 3/4 December For more details call Dawn Williams, Grand Circle
B 1 A A 38 B
Group Sales Coordinator, on

A 1 38 A
21/22 January | 18/19 February

X
0151 210 2918 or email

X X
10/11 March | 31 March | 1 April

W
X 1 W V W 48
X
21/22 April | 12/13 May | 9/10 June dawn.williams@liverpoolphil.com

W 1 V U V 48
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V 1 U T U 48
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Boxes
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Liverpool John Moores S 50 S
Access Scheme
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10 11 12 13 14
9
Wheelchair users and other customers

8 15
7 November | 6 February
University Series 7 16
19 March | 21 May who require a companion or carer to Stalls
assist their visit are entitled to a free

P
P P
ticket for the companion/carer.

O 44
6
1
O N O 17
4, 25 October | 22 November
Sunday Afternoon Classics 1
N M N 44
To access this discount, you must

44
1
M M
31 January | 28 February | 10 April

1
L 44
L L
register with our Access Scheme.

5 1
K 44
18
K J K
1 44
J H J
See www.liverpoolphil.com/access or
1 44
H H
16 September | 13 October
Chamber Series 4 1
G 42 19
G G
call our Box Office 0151 709 3789 for

F
14, 28 November | 7, 15 December

1 42
F E F
details.
1 42
E D E
23 January | 8 February | 20 March

3 1
D D 42 20
C 40
1
C C
12, 19 April | 10 May

B 40
1
B A B
2 1
A A 40
21
1 40
Stage
1 22
- Wheelchair spaces
- Transfer seats - Armrest on aisle lifts for ease of transfer from wheelchair or walker
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How to Where to Park

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2 3 5 7
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Secure Parking, University of Liverpool Liverpool Cathedral (L1 7AZ)
(L1 9BP) Heathfield Street (L1 4eF) Visitor Car Parking Situated on upper Duke Street, a few
Situated off Caledonia Street, this pay- Situated on heathfield Street, just off Mount Pleasant (L3 5TQ) minutes walk away, the car park is
on-entry car park is open from 8.30am Renshaw Street. Located just a few generally open on concert nights from
Situated opposite the Metropolitan
and is available for concerts. Please minutes walk from Liverpool 5.30pm. Secure parking with CCTV
Cathedral, this car park is available
note that parking is limited and is on a Philharmonic hall, open 24/7 with all monitoring and manned patrols.
all day.
first come, first served basis. day and evening parking. You can book Cost > 4 on production of your
online at uk.secure-a-spot.com 6 concert ticket. Please ensure that
Blue Badge holders are able to reserve concert tickets are produced and
car park spaces at the Box Office (0151 Cambridge Street (L7 7ee) payment for car park is made at the
Cost > 3.50
709 3789). All reservations must be 4 Situated opposite the Cambridge pub, Constables Lodge on arrival.
made at least one week in advance of this car park is available Monday - The car park is also available during
the concert, and are subject to Friday after 5.30pm, and all day on the day between 7.30am - 6.00pm.
Blackburne House
availability. Payment to be made on Car Park (L8 7Pe) Saturday and Sunday.
entry to car park. Situated on Falkner Street, this car For both car parks take ticket on entry
Cost > 3 up to 3 hours, 5 3 - 6 hours
park is open on concert nights from at the barrier, and pay with ticket at 8
5pm, until 20mins after the end of
Cost > 5
Please note that parking is very limited at this pay machine before leaving.
location, especially on Royal Liverpool concerts. Please note that gates will be Mount Pleasant Multi-
Philharmonic Orchestra concert nights. locked after this period. Please do not Storey Car Park (L3 5TB)
Cost > 4 up to 3 hours, 5 up to 4
use this car park if unstaffed.

Situated on Mount Pleasant, the car
hours, 6 over 4 hours
Cost > 6 park is open Monday to Saturday (7am

to 8pm) and Sunday (9am to 8pm).
Cost > 1 per hour, 4 over 3 hours.
Free for blue badge holders all day, when
parked in dedicated disabled parking places
(level 5 only).
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Dining at Liverpool
Philharmonic kl
enjoy dining all day in our Or flash back to the swinging 60s with
splendidly refurbished a pre-show Sixties Valentine Dinner
New Years Eve Valentines Day
Join us in our new space, the Music enjoy a Valentines Afternoon Tea on
featuring classics of the era including
Grand Foyer. Pre-show Room for a pre-show dinner or post- Saturday 13 February (following our
Braised Flank of Beef on a Bed of
show hot supper. matine concert) featuring delights
dining can be reserved from including Soused Cucumber and
Mashed Potato accompanied with Baby
5pm and were open post- The pre-show three-course dinner
Smooth Cream Cheese on Choux Bun,
Vegetables and Red Wine Sauce, Duck
features entres including Grilled Sea
show for drinks and a unique
lOrange served with Dauphinoise
Cured ham and Sun Kissed Tomato on
Bass Fillet, Corn-Fed Chicken Breast and a Green Bean Parcel, Sixties
range of sharing platters. wrapped in Cured ham, Pan Fried
White Bloomer Bread, Smoked Salmon
Scampi and Chips served with Crushed
with a Lemon Crme Frache on Malted
Pork Fillet, and Linguine Pasta with Garden Peas and a Tartare Sauce and
You can also join us during the day for Bloomer Bread and a variety of cakes
Creamy Cheshire Blue Cheese, Steamed Leek and Mushroom Suet
breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. including Red Velvet Cake, Rosewater
Spinach, and Toasted Walnuts. Pudding served with Parmentier
Scented Mini Trifles, and White
Potatoes, Carrot and Swede.
Chocolate and Champagne Scones!
30 per person
Opening Hours:

Two courses 19 | Three courses 25
Performance Days
The post-show hot supper includes 15.95 per person

10am - 1 hour post show
Monday Saturday
champagne on arrival, a buffet supper Please reserve your tables in advance

menu featuring Scouse, Blind Scouse, for these events to avoid
12noon - 1 hour post show
Sunday
Butternut Squash and Blue Cheese disappointment. Phone 0151 709 3789
Risotto, Wild Boar Sausage and Mash, or visit www.liverpoolphil.com/dining.
and Orange and Whisky Verrine, and a
Non-performance Days
10am - 6pm champagne toast at midnight.

Monday Saturday

35 per person
Closed
Sunday
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At Investec Wealth & I am confident that we will all continue integrity and understanding, valuable
Investment we take great to be thrilled and inspired by the sheer and often rare commodities in todays
vibrancy, virtuosity and vitality of the complex financial world.
pride in our partnership Orchestras forthcoming seasons
with the Royal Liverpool performances. Our partnership with Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonic reflects our core ethos
even more so in this very

Our continued partnership with perfectly.
Liverpool Philharmonic is testament to
special year which sees this our strong and long-established
great orchestra celebrate its commitment to Liverpool. In its
We are proud to continue our support
175th anniversary. We look anniversary year and in the

of Vasily and the Orchestra in this
forward to the 2015-16

magnificently refurbished hall, the
anniversary year and have no doubt

the 2015/16 season will provide us all
season with great Orchestra will continue to be a key

with more extraordinary
anticipation. element of the City of Liverpools

performances in the coming year.
cultural life under the leadership of

maestro Vasily Petrenko. We believe
that Liverpool Philharmonics role both
nationally and internationally plays a
L to R: David Owen, Vasily Petrenko, Michael Eakin central role in the cultural and
economic renaissance that the City
continues to enjoy. Senior Investment Director
David Owen
Investec Wealth & Investment

Investec Wealth & Investment is proud
of its Liverpudlian heritage and as a
significant employer in the City
recognises the importance that
business and culture working in
partnership has in supporting the
Citys long term goals. Our businesss
foundations are built on nurturing and
supporting strong and enduring
relationships with our clients. These
relationships are built on trust,
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In 1825, a small institution This pioneering movement laid the Lectures, the largest public lecture
was founded that was to foundations for Liverpool John Moores series outside London, where young
university, an institution that has citizens are recognised on a public
revolutionise education in grown to become one of the uKs platform.
Liverpool and provide leading civic universities and has built
opportunities for the a reputation for working in partnership One of our most lively Roscoe Lectures
working people of the city.

with organisations with similar values was delivered by Vasily Petrenko, who
and ambitions. is a great friend of the university and
The Liverpool Mechanics an honorary Fellow. Vasily has also
Institute was founded by Our partnership with Liverpool participated in our degree ceremonies,
men of power and influence Philharmonic has developed over the to the delight of our graduates.
who recognised the

last two years to become a model of
how two like-minded organisations can
transformative effects of find new and mutually beneficial ways
We are immensely proud of our
education and the impact of working together. What started as a

partnership with Liverpool
that learning could have on new approach to provide all our

Philharmonic, we have much to learn
students with the opportunity to

individuals, communities
from each other and the synergies
L to R: Professor Nigel Weatherill, Vice
experience world class orchestral
between our organisations are many
and society. concerts has resulted in hundreds of

Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University, and varied. We look forward to
our students becoming regular

and Vasily Petrenko with students of LJMU. bringing new student audiences to
audience members. We have

hear outstanding musical
embarked upon joint international

performances and see the workings
ventures with the Orchestra, most

of an internationally renowned
recently during their trip to China.

orchestra.
Through our combined outreach

programmes we demonstrate to
children and young people of all ages
and backgrounds that learning and Vice Chancellor
Professor Nigel Weatherill
culture in all their forms are relevant to Liverpool John Moores university
todays society and that everyone
should and can get involved. At
Liverpool Philharmonic hall we
regularly present our acclaimed Roscoe
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12 Sat 7.30pm A hollywood Christmas 5 Sat 11am Discover the Classics
Diary 15 Tue 7.30pm
17 Thu 7.30pm
Katona Twins guitars*
Spirit of Christmas
P25
P61 10 Thu 7.30pm
11 Fri 2.30pm
P53
P40
19 Sat 11.30am Family: Santas Sleigh on hope Street 13 Sun 7.30pm Youth Orchestra
P26 P40
19 Sat 2.30pm Family: Santas Sleigh on hope Street 19 Sat 7.30pm Symphonic Adventure
September 2015 P65 P67
16 Wed 7.30pm Denis Kozhukhin piano* 19 Sat 7.30pm Spirit of Christmas 20 Sun 2.30pm Nightingale Quartet/Mathias Kjller*
P65 P42
24 Thur 7.30pm Classic FM hall of Fame

P58
20 Sun 11.30am Family: Santas Sleigh on hope Street 20 Sun 6pm Choral Celebration!
P26 P63
25 Fri 7.30pm Classic FM hall of Fame

P13
20 Sun 2.30pm Family: Santas Sleigh on hope Street 23 Wed 7pm Bachs St Matthew Passion
P65 P67
26 Sat 11am Discover the Classics

P13
20 Sun 7.30pm Spirit of Christmas 31 Thu 7.30pm Viennese Masters
P65 P43
P53
22 Tue 2.30pm Family: Santas Sleigh on hope Street
P26 P44
22 Tue 7.30pm Spirit of Christmas

P65
October 2015
23 Wed 7.30pm Spirit of Christmas
April 2016
1 Thur 7.30pm Songs from Distant Lands
P26
1 Fri 7.30pm Viennese Masters
4 Sun 2.30pm Alpine Symphony 31 Thu 7.30pm happy Birthday Mr Sinatra
P14 P26
7 Thu 7.30pm Northern Dreams
P44
7 Wed 12.45pm Lunchtime Learning

P14 P28
P45
8 Thu 7.30pm The Planets

P54
10 Sun 2.30pm Bruchs Violin Concerto
P53
January 2016
10 Sat 7.30pm The Carl Davis Collection...
P15
2 Sat 7.30pm home Alone! Film with Live Orchestra 12 Tue 7.30pm Yundi piano
P46
13 Tue 7.30pm Ksenija Sidorova/Thomas Gould*

P16
3 Sun 2.30pm home Alone! Film with Live Orchestra 19 Tue 7.30pm Vanbrugh Quartet*
P29 P63
15 Thu 7.30pm exotic Tales

P58
9 Sat 7pm Messiah 21 Thu 7.30pm emperor
P29 P64
16 Fri 7.30pm exotic Tales

P17
14 Thu 7.30pm Symphonie Fantastique 22 Fri 7.30pm emperor
P29 P47
22 Thu 7.30pm Slavic Sounds

P17
21 Thu 7.30pm Petrenkos Shostakovich 24 Sun 2.30pm Family: Symphonic Safari
P30 P47
25 Sun 2.30pm elijah

P18
22 Fri 2.30pm Petrenkos Shostakovich 27 Wed 1.45pm Lunchtime Learning
P31 P66
30 Fri 7.30pm Psycho

P19
23 Sat 7.30pm Nathalie Stutzmann/Inger Sdergren* 28 Thu 7.30pm Rhapsody
P31 P54
P19
28 Thu 7.30pm Dvoks eighth
P61 P47
31 Sun 2.30pm Dances and Variations

P32
November 2015 May 2016
1 Sun 2.30pm Family: Superheroes!
P33
5 Thu 7.30pm Vaughan Williams Fantasia
7 Sat 7.30pm Baroque Masters
P65
10 Tue 7.30pm Catrin Finch harp*
P48
February 2016
10 Tue 12.45pm Lunchtime Learning
P20
6 Sat 7.30pm Carmina Burana 12 Thu 7.30pm Flute and harp
P64
12 Thu 7.30pm Petrenkos Mahler

P54
8 Mon 7.30pm Pavel haas Quartet* 13 Fri 7.30pm Flute and harp
P34 P49
13 Fri 2.30pm Petrenkos Mahler

P21
10 Wed 12.45pm Lunchtime Learning 20 Fri 1.45pm Lunchtime Learning
P62 P49
14 Sat 7.30pm emerson Quartet*

P21
11 Thu 7.30pm Bruckners Ninth 21 Sat 7.30pm Songs of Lamentation
P54 P54
19 Thu 7.30pm Russian Classics

P59
13 Sat 11am Discover the Classics 26 Thu 7.30pm Daphnis et Chlo
P35 P50

P23
13 Sat 2.30pm Sixties Valentine: Love Songs ...
P53 P50
22 Sun 2.30pm Tchaikovskys Violin Concerto

P53
13 Sat 7.30pm Sixties Valentine: Love Songs ...
P36
26 Thu 7.30pm Mozart and Mendelssohn

P23
18 Thu 7.30pm La Mer
P36 June 2016
28 Sat 7.30pm Julian Rachlin violin* 4 Sat 11am Discover the Classics
P24
19 Fri 2.30pm La Mer
P37
9 Thu 7.30pm The Rite of Spring
P53
29 Sun 2.30pm Youth Orchestra
P59
21 Sun 2.30pm Family Classics with Vasily Petrenko
P37
10 Fri 7.30pm The Rite of Spring
P67 P51
25 Thu 7.30pm Magical Mozart

P66
25 Sat Super Concert!
P51
28 Sun 2.30pm Sound the Trumpet!

P37
27 Mon 1.45pm Lunchtime Learning
December 2015 P55
3 Thu 7.30pm Fairy Tales

P38
P54
4 Fri 2.30pm Fairy Tales

P24
March 2016
7 Mon 12.45pm Lunchtime Learning
P24
2 Wed 12.45pm Lunchtime Learning
July 2016
7 Mon 7.30pm Joglaresa - Sing We Yule* 17 Sun 2.30pm Youth Orchestra
P54
3 Thu 7.30pm Lindberg conducts Nielsen
P54
P60 P67
P39
Key - Events in BLUE - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Concerts | Events in PURPLE - Chamber Music Concerts | Events in BLACK - Behind the Music sessions *Concerts outside Liverpool Philharmonic hall
Left The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at Liverpool Philharmonic hall
Photography Mark McNulty
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Thanks to the City

of Liverpool for its
financial support
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS

The Orchestra in North West England
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society

A company limited by guarantee
Registered in england number 88235
Registered charity number 230538
Patron her Majesty the Queen

President The Rt hon the earl of Derby DL
Please note, programme is correct at time of going to print.
For the most up to date information visit www.liverpoolphil.com
Design Paul hooley

Commissioned photography Mark McNulty
Front cover Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Welcome from Contents

sharing their memories of

for our future, and the next

Philharmonic hall and elsewhere, and individuals.

chapter in our history. our learning programme, for people of Page 52

Since arriving in Liverpool in 2006, Ive music-making in Liverpool.

been privileged to be welcomed into the

Liverpool Philharmonic family. Its a Vasily Petrenko Chief Conductor Page 65

opportunity to guide our Orchestra in the Page 67

many great musicians over 175 years, and

Im looking forward to continuing our Page 68

and our wonderful audiences. Access Information Page 69

Its sometimes hard if youre

Thursday 24 & Friday 25

Support Liverpool Philharmonic

Support Liverpool Philharmonic

the number of concerts you concert? No problem. Just

book. See page 72 for details. return your tickets to us at

Rensburg, Liverpool John concerts and youll receive a

joy. Liverpool Phil will always but being a member of the

beloved Phil is always at the

Top: Irina Lebedeva

Who do I thank? everyone hall.

density was a modernity as vital as

Royal Between Worlds is a series of

On the other hand, Ralph Vaughan

the world of classical music.

Philharmonic Composers have, from time immemorial,

Luciano Berios (whose Folk Songs are

Orchestra January, 8 February) used folk themes to

Classic FM hall of Fame

Thursday 24 & Friday 25 September 7.30pm

Liverpool Philharmonic is 175 this year

launch our season with a brand new

folk, in Vaughan Williamss English

Book now at www.liverpoolphil.com

henry e Rensburg Series Sunday Afternoon Classics

Songs from Distant Lands Alpine Symphony

Jennifer Johnston Gisela Schenker

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

henry e Rensburg Series

To infinity and beyond. everyone loves

famous tunes of Jupiter but holsts

a tale of cows, princesses and Greek

gods, retold by one of Britains most

with BBC Radio Merseysides Angela heslop

Booking fees may apply*

(Starts 15 minutes after the concert)

Conductor Andrew Manze, composer Robin

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The Carl Davis Collection:

A programme of music reflecting the

Davis. Born in New York, Carl found

Carl Davis CBE conductor Booking fees may apply*

Book now at www.liverpoolphil.com

high in the mountains of Transylvania,