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Review: Alberga and Shostakovich at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
When Kazakh Alim Beisembayev won the Leeds International Piano Competition three years ago, part of his extensive prize package was the...


Smithdown Weekender promises Bank Holiday festival fun
The Smithdown Weekender returns next week with a busy programme of live performances and events at venues along South Liverpool’s...


Review: Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs Weinberg at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
While Philharmonic Hall has, it seems, become a happy home-from-home for several of the talented Kanneh-Mason family over the past few...


Review: Come Together at Liverpool Royal Court ****
If Lennon and McCartney were essentially (as Come Together explains) “two lads from Liverpool, friends, brought together by fate – at a...


Review: Domingo Hindoyan's Bruckner at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
Anton Bruckner was, by all accounts, a pretty peculiar man. He was obsessed with counting architectural features, had a troubling...


Africa Oyé reveals headliners for 2024 festival weekend
The Grammy Award-winning son of Bob Marley and all-female supergroup Les Amazones d’Afrique will headline this year’s Africa Oyé. This...


Review: Youth Orchestra reunion concert at Philharmonic Hall
Reunions can be tricky things. They often come arm in arm with huge expectations which, thanks to intervening time and tide, are...


Review: Grieg's Piano Concerto at Philharmonic Hall *****
It’s certainly a week for prodigal returns at Hope Street. Tomorrow, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s greatest son – Sir Simon Rattle –...


Simon Rattle heads Liverpool youth orchestra reunion at Philharmonic Hall
Former members of the Merseyside Youth Orchestra are travelling from as far as Australia to play in a special anniversary reunion concert...


Liverpool announces new Eurovision celebrations for 2024
Eurovision celebrations are set to continue in Liverpool this May as Sweden stages the 2024 song contest. Liverpool Loves Eurovision will...
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