About the tour blog
The Royal Liverpool Philarhmonic Orchestra is the UK’s oldest surviving professional symphony orchestra. This blog gives you a look behind the scenes as the Orchestra goes on tour through out the UK, Europe and further afield.
The Orchestra plays approximately 70 concerts each season (September – June) in its home, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, as well as concerts in venues across the city, including Liverpool’s two cathedrals. We also tour regularly throughout the UK and world-wide and have an extensive discography featuring many critically acclaimed recordings.
Find out about upcoming tours and engagements here…
Current tour – Bucharest and Prague
Saturday 17 September
Palace Grand Hall, Bucharest Romania
Enescu Suite No. 2
Walton Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Prokofiev Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Opus 131
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Midori violin
Sunday 18 September
Palace Grand Hall, Bucharest Romania
Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Opus 26
Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 44
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Alexei Volodin piano
Tuesday 20 September
Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague Czech Republic
Dvořák The Wild Dove, Opus 110
Liszt Concerto No. 2 in A major for Piano and Orchestra
Rachmaninov Symphony No.3 in A minor, Opus 44
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Alexei Volodin piano
Recent tours
Spring 2011
The Orchestra undertook a whistle stop tour of France, Germany and Luxembourg, visiting seven cities, playing seven concerts, in seven nights!
Summer 2010
The performed concerts at three major music festivals in Spain during August; the Quincena Musical in San Sebastián; Festival Internacional in Santander; and Xacobeo 2010 in Santiago de Compostela.
Autumn 2010
In October 2010 the Orchestra traveled to China to perform at the Shanghai Concert Hall as well support the City of Liverpool’s presence at the World Expo 2010. They then traveled to the capital, Beijing to take part in the Beijing Music Festival, the largest and most prestigious festival of classical music in China.