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Liverpool Philharmonic, one of the UK’s most forward-looking music organisations.

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Patron, Sir Simon Rattle

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra offers young musicians from the region exceptional orchestral training and performance experience.

As the youth orchestra of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, its members benefit from a prestigious association with one of the UK’s premier symphony orchestras and concert halls.

Membership Benefits

  • Coaching from musicians of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
  • Opportunities to undertake work experience with Liverpool Philharmonic.
  • Concerts at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.
  • Direction from experienced and talented conductors.
  • Playing exciting and challenging orchestral works.
  • Taking part in creative projects, masterclasses and workshops with international artists.
  • Discounted tickets to concerts and events at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

Performances

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra performs three concerts each season at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. It is also invited to give concerts in community settings, as well as providing small ensembles for functions and events. The orchestra is committed to international touring and has performed in many countries worldwide, including Poland, Spain, Germany, Hungary and the Czech Republic.

Concerts at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Sunday 27 May 2012 7.30pm

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d’un faune
Liszt Piano Concerto No.1
Honegger Pastorale d'été
Stravinsky Firebird Suite

Sunday 18 November 2012 7.30pm

Ives Variations on America
Elgar
Cello Concerto
Holst
The Planets

Dane Lam
conductor
Julian Lloyd Webber
cello

Sunday 17 March 2013 7.30pm

Michael Torke Bright Blue Music
Prokofiev
Selections from Cinderella Suite
Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No.2*

Dane Lam conductor
Vasily Petrenko
conductor*
Callum Smart
violin
BBC Young Musician of the Year 2010 string finalist

Sunday 19 May 2013 7.30pm

Mussorgsky Night on a Bare Mountain
Vaughan Williams
Prologue, Spring, Summer & Autumn from Folk Songs of the Four Seasons
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No.5

Dane Lam conductor
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir
Simon Emery
director

Interested in joining?

To find out about what's involved in becoming a member of the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, by viewing our Join the LPYO page.


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