Many of our orchestra concerts include works that are on the current GCSE and A Level syllabus. Please see the list below to find out which concerts link to which curriculum.
Students and Under 25's can buy £8 tickets for selected Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra performances.
GCSE
Area of study 1: Western classical tradition 1650 - 1910
Bruch Violin Concerto, Thursday 21 November 7.30p
Example: Haydn Symphony No.80
Bach's Double Concerto, Sunday 1 December 2.30pm
Example: Mozart, Symphony No.40
Beethoven's Eroica, Thursday 16 January 7.30pm and Sunday 19 January 2.30pm
Example: Beethoven Symphony No.3 'Eroica'
Area of study 2: Popular Music
And in the End: A Celebration of 50 Years of Abbey Road and Let It Be, Thursday 26 and Friday 27 September 7.30pm
Area of study 3: Western classical tradition since 1910
British Classics, Saturday 9 November 7.30pm
Example: Britten Spring Symphony
Music for Stage and Screen
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Birkenhead Park, Saturday 7 September 7.30pm
Instrumental Music 1700 - 1820
Pixel Ensemble, Monday 20 January 1pm
Example: Beethoven's Piano music
Example of a Baroque Concerto:
Bach's Double Concerto, Sunday 1 December 2.30pm
Example: Bach concerto for two violins
Example of a Classical Concerto:
Beethoven's Eroica, Thursday 16 January 7.30pm and Sunday 19 January 2.30pm
Example: Mozart Bassoon Concerto
Example of a Romantic Concerto:
Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, Sunday 6 October 2.30pm
Example: Tchaikovsky's Violinv concerto
Example of a 20th Century Concerto:
Little Russian, Sunday 17 November
Example: Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto
Example of Film Music
Wizard of Oz: Film with Live Orchestra (U), Saturday 18 April 2.30pm and 7.30pm
A Level
Strand A: Baroque Solo Concerto
La Serenissima, Tuesday 15 October 7.30pm
Strand B: the Operas of Mozart
Don Giovanni, Sunday 1 September 2pm
Strand C: The Piano Music of Chopin, Brahms and Grieg
Grieg's Piano Concerto, Thursday 31 October 7.30pm
Nobuyuki Tsujii piano, Sunday 10 May 7.30pm
Instrumental Music
Symphonie Fantastique, Thursday 19 September 7.30pm and Sunday 22 September 2.30pm
Example: Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
New Directions
Glorious Gershwin, Thursday 24 October 7.30pm
Example: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
Popular Music and Jazz
And in the End: a Celebration of 50 Years of Abbey Road and Let it Be, Thursday 26 and Friday 27 September 7.30pm
Area of Study 1: Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven
Bruch Violin Concerto, Thursday 21 November 7.30pm
Example: Haydn Symphony No.80
Bach's Double Concerto, Sunday 1 December 2.30pm
Example: Mozart Symphony No. 40
Beethoven's Eroica, Thursday 16 January 7.30pm and Sunday 19 January 2.30pm
Example: Beethoven Symphony No.3 'Eroica'
Area of Study 5: Religious Msuic of the Baroque Period
The King's Singers: Finding Harmony, Tuesday 19 May 7.30pm
Area of Study 5: Programme Music 1820 - 1910
Symphonie Fantastique, Thursday 19 Setpember 7.30pm and Sunday 22 September 2.30pm
Grieg's Piano Concerto, Thursday 31 October 7.30pm
Examples: Dvorak The Noonday Witch
Area of Study 6: Innovations in Music 1900 to the Present Day
Petrenko's Mahler VI, Thursday 21 May 7.30pm
Liverpool Philharmonic provides a range of ways for children and young people to get involved in performing, enjoying and creating music. For more information see our Children and Young People page.
Tue 6 - Wed 7 May 2025 7:30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
In this brand new show, Lee shares his stage with a tough-talking werewolf comedian from the dark forests of North America who hates humanity. The Man-Wulf lays down a ferocious comedy challenge to the culturally irrelevant and enfeebled Lee.