Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Wonder breaks the silence: pop, rock and classical music for 2021
Cardi B pushes into Beyoncé’s turf and Sleaford Mods tot up the cost of Covid, while UK orchestras head back to the concert hall – our critics look ahead to big music moments
Alexis Petridis and Andrew Clements
28, Dec, 2020 @6:00 AM
Classical highlights for the week ahead: 9 to 16 October
Five of the best concerts and operas - live and streamed - for the coming week
Andrew Clements
09, Oct, 2020 @12:15 PM
RLPO/Petrenko review – maximum impact for bold start to virtual season
A streamed 20th-century programme of Hindemith, Stravinsky and Shostakovich showcased the edge and precision of Petrenko and his orchestra
Andrew Clements
02, Oct, 2020 @8:23 AM
Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande; Erwartung review – dramatic extremes | Andrew Clements' classical album of the week
Edward Gardner finds the links between Schoenberg’s early orchestral score and the paranoid musical expressionism of his later symphonic poem
Andrew Clements
30, Apr, 2020 @2:00 PM
Home listening: Vaughan Williams, Frank Martin and Kenneth Leighton
The RLPO concludes its magnificent Vaughan Williams symphony cycle. Plus, two masses for double choir
Fiona Maddocks
26, May, 2019 @7:00 AM
The week in classical: Mahan Esfahani, RLPO; Ludlow English song weekend – review
Mahan Esfahani champions the ‘English Bach’. Plus, singers galore in Ludlow
Fiona Maddocks
14, Apr, 2019 @7:00 AM
Home listening: Stile Antico and the RLPO set sail
Purity meets secrecy in a glittering showcase of Elizabethan Catholic composers. Plus, more fine Vaughan Williams from the RLPO
Fiona Maddocks
20, Jan, 2019 @7:59 AM
Home listening: a good week for Stravinsky
The RLPO and Petrenko dazzle in The Firebird, while the Mariinsky Orchestra and Gergiev make Petrushka their own
Fiona Maddocks
23, Dec, 2018 @8:00 AM
Prom 62: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Petrenko review – exuberant and detailed playing
Iain Bell’s elegant Aurora – in its world premiere performance – was sung with virtuosity by Romanian soprano Adela Zaharia, and Miah Persson brought refined sensuality to Strauss
Tim Ashley
30, Aug, 2018 @12:10 PM
Home listening: centenary Bernstein on disc – where to start?
The RLPO deliver dockside menace and more. Plus, Marin Alsop and her Baltimore band in Prokofiev, and Blind Willie Johnson and co
Fiona Maddocks
29, Apr, 2018 @6:00 AM
Home listening: Vaughan Williams, Rebecca Clarke, Ravel and more
Fine new recordings from the RLPO and the Gryphon Trio. Plus, BBC Young Musicians past and present
Fiona Maddocks
15, Apr, 2018 @5:59 AM
Falstaff review – Bryn Terfel brings warmth and nuance to RLPO's brilliance
Veteran Falstaff Bryn Terfel and a splendid cast made this concert staging of Verdi’s final opera a joyous experience
Andrew Clements
27, Nov, 2017 @9:07 PM
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