RLPO Performance Archive
07/08 Season
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall performances onlySep / Oct / Nov / Dec / Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May / Jun
September 2007
14 September 2007
Opening Flourish
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Kate Royal soprano
Kenneth Hesketh A Rhyme for the Season (world premiere)
John McCabe Symphony Labyrinth (world premiere - BBC commission)
Ravel Schéhérazade
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances
19 September 2007
Grieg 100: Peer Gynt
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Boris Giltburg piano
Emma Morwood soprano
Kathryn Rudge mezzo soprano
Christopher Turner baritone
Grieg Piano Concerto
Grieg Incidental Music to Peer Gynt
20 September 2007
Boris Giltburg
Beethoven Sonata in C minor, Op.111
Rachmaninov Five Preludes from Op.23
Chopin Ballade No.1 in G minor
20 September 2007
Grieg 100: Peer Gynt
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Boris Giltburg piano
Emma Morwood soprano
Kathryn Rudge mezzo soprano
Christopher Turner baritone
Grieg Piano Concerto
Grieg Incidental Music to Peer Gynt
27 September 2007
Italian Reflections
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Rafael Rojas tenor
Iain Paterson bass
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Verdi Overture: The Sicilian Vespers
Respighi The Fountains of Rome
Elgar In the South (Alassio) Op.50
Puccini Messa di Gloria
27 September 2007
Liverpool Echoes: Northern Sounds
Hannu Lintu conductor
Peter Jablonski piano
Rachmaninov The Rock: symphonic poem
Scriabin Piano Concerto
Sibelius Finlandia
Sibelius Symphony No.5 Back to the top^
October 2007
10 October 2007
Classic FM Hall of Fame
John Wilson conductor
Mark Forrest presenter
Nicola Benedetti violin
Programme to include:
Rossini Overture: The Thieving Magpie
Debussy Clair de Lune (arr. J Wilson)
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky Waltz and extracts from Sleeping Beauty
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Strauss Thunder & Lightening Polka
John Williams Harry Potter Suite
Mussorgsky Excerpts from Pictures at an Exhibition
12 October 2007
Classic FM Hall of Fame
John Wilson conductor
Mark Forrest presenter
Nicola Benedetti violin
Programme to include:
Rossini Overture: The Thieving Magpie
Debussy Clair de Lune (arr. J Wilson)
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky Waltz and extracts from Sleeping Beauty
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Strauss Thunder & Lightening Polka
John Williams Harry Potter Suite
Mussorgsky Excerpts from Pictures at an Exhibition
18 October 2007
Elgar 150th Anniversary: Highland Mist
Libor Pešek KBE conductor
Natalie Clein cello
Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)
Elgar Cello Concerto
Mendelssohn Symphony No.3 ‘Scottish’
18 October 2007
Cerberus Trio
Katherine Lacy clarinet and bass clarinet
Ian Bracken cello
Ian Buckle piano
Bruch Eight Pieces, Op.83 (selection)
Ian Gardiner Bass Clarinet Trio
Beethoven Clarinet Trio in B flat major, Op.11
25 October 2007
Bohemian Rhapsody
Libor Pešek KBE conductor
Barry Douglas piano
Dvorák The Watersprite
Janácek Sinfonietta
Brahms Piano Concerto No.1
28 October 2007
Czech National Day
Libor Pešek KBE conductor
Barry Douglas piano
Dvorák Scherzo capriccioso
Mozart Overture, Don Giovanni
Dvorák Slavonic Dances (selection)
Brahms Hungarian Dances (selection)
Smetana Vltava from Má Vlast
Brahms Piano Concerto No.1 Back to the top^
November 2007
7 November 2007
From Russia with Love
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Kirill Gerstein piano
Lyadov The Enchanted Lake
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 ‘Pathétique’
8 November 2007
Chiao-Ying Chang, piano
Beethoven Sonata No.12 in A flat, Op.26
Scriabin Selections from Preludes, Op.11
Debussy Images, Book 2
Debussy L'Île joyeuse
8 November 2007
From Russia with Love
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Kirill Gerstein piano
Lyadov The Enchanted Lake
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 ‘Pathétique’
11 November 2007
Family Concert - Pirate Party
Alasdair Malloy presenter
Gareth Hudson conductor
15 November 2007
Liverpool Echoes: Petrushka
David Atherton conductor
Chilingirian String Quartet
Mozart Serenade for wind in C minor
Hugh Wood Serenade and Elegy
Stravinsky Petrushka (1947 version)
18 November 2007
The Four Seasons
James Clark director/violin
Cormac Henry flute
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Strings
Bach Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor
Grieg Two Elegiac Melodies for strings
Bartók Romanian Folk Dances for strings
Vivaldi The Four Seasons
21 November 2007
Music from the Movies
Carl Davis CBE (Hons) conductor
Street Feet Dancers
Programme will include music from Dances with Wolves, Chariots of Fire, Gladiator, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Titanic, Out of Africa, Forrest Gump, Singing in the Rain, Spiderman, Schindler's List, Champions and, of course, James Bond.
25 November 2007
Beethoven's 'Emperor'
LPYO
Matthew Wood conductor
Alexandra Dariescu piano
Tchaikovsky Selection from The Nutcracker
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 ‘Emperor’
Borodin Symphony No.2
28 November 2007
Romance
Yuri Bashmet director/viola
Schubert Symphony No.8 ‘Unfinished’
Bruch Romance for viola and orchestra
Weber Andante and Hungarian Rondo for viola
and orchestra
Mozart Symphony No.40
29 November 2007
Romance
Yuri Bashmet director/viola
Schubert Symphony No.8 ‘Unfinished’
Bruch Romance for viola and orchestra
Weber Andante and Hungarian Rondo for viola
and orchestra
Mozart Symphony No.40 Back to the top^
December 2007
6 December 2007
Viennese Masters
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Amanda Roocroft soprano
Christine Rice mezzo-soprano
Tomislav Muzek tenor
Peter Rose bass
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Emily Howard Magnetite (world premiere - commissioned by The Liverpool Culture Company Ltd)
Mahler Rückert Lieder
Beethoven Symphony No.9 ‘Choral’ (UK premiere of the edition prepared by Gustav Mahler)
12 December 2007
Christmas Wishes with Sir Willard White
Carl Davis CBE (Hons) conductor
Sir Willard White bass
The Kinder Children's Choir of the High Peak
Programme includes: Silver Bells, Mary’s Boy Child, The Nativity Story, Waltz of the Snowflakes, O Holy Night, music from Hansel and Gretel, Jingle Bells, Silent Night, Sleigh Ride, The Silly Little Mouse, Little Donkey, Troika from Lieutenant Kijé, So This is Christmas and White Christmas.
15 December 2007
The Spirit of Christmas
Ian Tracey conductor
Roger Phillips presenter
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir
16 December 2007
The Spirit of Christmas
Ian Tracey conductor
Roger Phillips presenter
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir
18 December 2007
The Spirit of Christmas
Ian Tracey conductor
Jean Alexander presenter
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir
20 December 2007
Jazz it up!
RLPO musicians
20 December 2007
The Spirit of Christmas
Ian Tracey conductor
Gee Verona Walker presenter
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir
21 December 2007
The Spirit of Christmas
Ian Tracey conductor
Jenni Murray presenter
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir
22 December 2007
Family Concert - Frosty the Snowman with a visit from Santa and Friends
Ian McMillan conductor/presenter
Programme includes:
Frosty The Snowman, Walking in The Air, A Mary Poppins Singalong, Sleigh Ride, Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, A Santa Medley and a ringing, zinging Christmas finale!
22 December 2007
The Spirit of Christmas
Ian Tracey conductor
Jenni Murray presenter
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir
29 December 2007
Peter and the Wolf - The Film with Live Music
John Wilson conductor
Alasdair Malloy presenter
Vaughan Williams Overture, The Wasps
Elgar The Wand of Youth (excerpts)
Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals (with readings and original visualisations)
Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf – The Film
31 December 2007
New Year's Eve Gala: Welcome 2008
Carl Davis CBE (Hons) conductor
with special guests The Swingle Singers
Programme to include the overture to Strauss' Die Fledermaus, Lehar's Gold and Silver Waltz, and festive fun with the Swingle Singers, including their own delightful medleys of music from Disney favourites, and an unmissable selection from Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Back to the top^
January 2008
5 January 2008
The Wayne Shorter Quartet with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Clark Rundell conductor
Danilo Perez piano
John Patitucci bass
Brian Blade drums
6 January 2008
Hallelujah!
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Elizabeth Watts soprano
Hilary Summers alto
Alan Clayton tenor
Darren Jeffery bass
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Handel Messiah
9 January 2008
Shall We Dance?
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Ilya Gringolts violin
Ian Stephens The World In One City
Ravel La Valse
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2
Korngold Violin Concerto
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
10 January 2008
Fusion
Cormac Henry flute
Rachael Pankhurst oboe
Katherine Lacy clarinet
Sarah Whibley bassoon
Jonathan Barrett horn
Piazzolla Tangos
Barber Summer Music, Op.31
Darìo Morgan Suite Popular Cubana
10 January 2008
Shall We Dance?
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Ilya Gringolts violin
Ian Stephens The World In One City
Ravel La Valse
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2
Korngold Violin Concerto
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
19 January 2008
Liverpool Echoes: Liverpool Sounds
Harry Bicket conductor
Roberto Prosseda piano
John Daszak soloist
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir
Bach Suite No.3 for Orchestra
Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.3 in E minor (premiere of reconstruction by Marcello Bufalini)
Hesketh Like the sea, like time (world premiere, commissioned by HB Bicket Charitable Trust)
24 January 2008
The Fairest Isle - Enigma
Sir Charles Mackerras conductor
Midori violin
Sullivan/Mackerras Pineapple Poll, Suite
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor
Delius Paris – The Song of a Great City
Elgar Enigma Variations
30 January 2008
Don Juan
James Gaffigan conductor
John Lill CBE piano
Brahms Symphony No.3
Schumann Piano Concerto
Richard Strauss Don Juan
31 January 2008
Valrhona Quartet
Lesley Gwyther violin
Sally Anne Thomson violin
Rebecca Walters viola
Joanna Lander cello
with
Robert Shepley viola
Ian Bracken cello
Programme to include:
Richard Strauss Sextet from Capriccio
Brahms Sextet No.1 in B flat, Op.18 Back to the top^
February 2008
2 February 2008
The Gershwins in Hollywood
John Wilson conductor
Kim Criswell vocalist
Gary Williams vocalist
Songs by George and Ira Gershwin
7 February 2008
The Fairest Isle: Glories of the Garden
Vernon Handley CBE conductor
Ian Bostridge tenor
Frank Lloyd horn
Bax The Garden of Fand
Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Vaughan Williams Symphony No.5
10 February 2008
Family Concert - Adventures in the Magical Kingdom
Alasdair Malloy presenter
Gareth Hudson conductor
14 February 2008
Valentine's Day Concert - Be My Valentine
John Wilson conductor
Leon McCawley piano
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: selections
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture
Ravel Boléro
16 February 2008
Symphonic Variations
Robin Ticciati conductor
Cédric Tiberghien piano
Debussy Jeux
Franck Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
20 February 2008
The Fairest Isle: The Planets
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Ladies of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Wagner Overture and Venusberg Music from Tannhäuser
Holst Suite, The Planets
21 February 2008
Jonathan Aasgaard, cello and Ian Buckle, piano
Bridge Sonata in D minor
Britten Suite Op.72
21 February 2008
The Fairest Isle: The Planets
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Ladies of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Wagner Overture and Venusberg Music from Tannhäuser
Holst Suite, The Planets Back to the top^
March 2008
12 March 2008
From the New World
Lawrence Renes conductor
Ingrid Fliter piano
Schumann Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Mozart Piano Concerto No.23, K488
Dvorák Symphony No.9 'From the New World'
13 March 2008
The Salhare Quartet
Carol Bennett violin
Sally Anne Thomson violin
Sarah Hill viola
Nick Byrne cello
Shostakovich String Quartet No.1 in C, Op.49
Beethoven String Quartet No.10, Op.74 ‘Harp’
13 March 2008
From the New World
Lawrence Renes conductor
Ingrid Fliter piano
Schumann Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Mozart Piano Concerto No.23, K488
Dvorák Symphony No.9 'From the New World' Back to the top^
April 2008
3 April 2008
Pacific 231
Ludovic Morlot conductor
Antal Szalai violin
Messiaen Les offrandes oubliées
Glazunov Violin Concerto
Honegger Pacific 231
Franck Symphony in D minor
5 April 2008
The Fairest Isle: Durham Concerto
Mischa Damev conductor
Clark Rundell conductor
Colin Currie marimba
Joanna MacGregor piano
Jon Lord keyboards
Ruth Palmer violin
Jonathan Aasgaard cello
Kathryn Tickell northumbrian pipes
Michael Nyman gdm for Marimba and Orchestra
(UK premiere: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic commission)
James MacMillan Piano Concerto No.2 for piano and strings
Jon Lord Durham Concerto
9 April 2008
The Waltz Kings
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Paul Lewis piano
Johann Strauss II Overture: Die Fledermaus
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4
Music by Strauss family: waltzes, quadrilles, polkas
10 April 2008
Marcel and Friends
Marcel Becker double bass
Jenny Stokes violin
Heather Wallington viola
Hilary Browning cello
Ian Buckle piano
Franz Hoffmeister Quartet for violin, viola, cello and double bass
Beethoven Romance
Beethoven Sonata for horn (transposed for bass)
Beethoven Variations on Mozart’s ‘Bei Männern...’
Rossini Duo for cello and bass
9 April 2008
The Waltz Kings
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Paul Lewis piano
Johann Strauss II Overture: Die Fledermaus
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4
Music by Strauss family: waltzes, quadrilles, polkas
26 April 2008
Russian Bear
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Simon Trpceski piano
Rachmaninov The Isle of the Dead
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3
Shostakovich Symphony No.5 Back to the top^
May 2008
7 May 2008
Masters: Egmont and Eroica
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Mark Simpson clarinet
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Mozart Clarinet Concerto, K622
Beethoven Symphony No.3 'Eroica'
8 May 2008
Nicholas Cox, clarinet and David Fanning, piano
Brahms Clarinet Sonata in E flat, Op.120 No.2
Berg Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op.5
Weinberg Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op.28
8 May 2008
Viennese Masters: Egmont and Eroica
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Mark Simpson clarinet
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Mozart Clarinet Concerto, K622
Beethoven Symphony No.3 'Eroica'
11 May 2008
Family Concert - A Cavalcade of Clowns
Alasdair Malloy presenter
Gareth Hudson conductor
17 May 2008
An Evening with Bryn Terfel
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Bryn Terfel bass-baritone
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Wagner Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Was duftet doch der Flieder (Sach's Monologue)
from Die Meistersinger
Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
Lied an der Abendstern (Hymn to the Evening Star)
from Act III of Tannhäuser
The Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre
Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music
from Die Walküre (Concert version)
Verdi Overture to I vespri siciliani (The Sicilian Vespers)
Borodin Prince Igor's Aria ‘Ni sna, ni otdykha’ from Prince Igor
Polovtsian Dances from Act II of Prince Igor
Puccini Finale from Act I of Tosca
I crisantemi (The Chrysanthemums)
for String Orchestra
Arr. Chris Hazell Trad. Celtic Songs
22 May 2008
Viennese Masters
Sir Andrew Davis conductor
Orla Boylan soprano
Schreker The Birthday of the Infanta, Suite
Brahms Variations on a theme of Haydn
Berg Wozzeck,Three Fragments
Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, Suite
31 May 2008
Viennese Masters: Darkness to Light
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Paul Lewis piano
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3
Mahler Symphony No.5 Back to the top^
June 2008
4 June 2008
Carmina Burana
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Janine Jansen violin
Ailish Tynan soprano
Daniel Auchincloss tenor
Owen Gilhooly baritone
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir
Falla Suite from the Three Cornered Hat
Sarasate Zigeunerweisen
Ravel Tzigane
Orff Carmina Burana
5 June 2008
Ensemble of St. Luke's
Alexander Marks violin
Kate Marsden violin
Robert Shepley viola
Gethyn Jones cello
Beethoven String Quartet No.5 in A major, Op.18 No.5
Mendelssohn String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.13
5 June 2008
Carmina Burana
Vasily Petrenko conductor
Janine Jansen violin
Ailish Tynan soprano
Daniel Auchincloss tenor
Owen Gilhooly baritone
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir
Falla Suite from the Three Cornered Hat
Sarasate Zigeunerweisen
Ravel Tzigane
Orff Carmina Burana
14 June 2008
Der Rosenkavalier
Frank Strobel conductor
Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier
Live music with 1926 silent film
22 June 2008
Family Concert - Sports Day
Alasdair Malloy presenter
Gareth Hudson conductor
25 June 2008
Elvis Costello Performs with the RLPO
Clark Rundell conductor Back to the top^