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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...


Review: Klezmer-ish Stumbling Stones at Philharmonic Hall Music Room ****
Stumbling stones – or Stolpersteine in German – are small brass squares embedded into pavements outside the former homes of Jewish people...


The Fast Show reveals Liverpool date on 30th anniversary reunion tour
Seminal 90s comedy sketch series The Fast Show is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a new UK tour which is coming to Liverpool this...


Liverpool Irish Festival puts women centre stage in St Brigid's Day gig
Liverpool Irish Festival presents an evening of live music at the Philharmonic Hall Music Room next week which is being described as...


Review: Spirit of Christmas at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
While pantos and Christmas shows are in full swing across the city, the Liverpool Phil flies the flag for a more reflective – while still...


Review: Symphonic 80s at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
It may have the reputation as a time of questionable sartorial taste, but the 80s was also a decade of fantastic music – which 40 years...


top comedy on Liverpool stages in 2024
Comedy flourishes in uncertain times, so it seems Liverpool audiences can expect a bumper year for laughs in 2024. And with the strength...


Review: Brahms Double Concerto at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
Artist in residence Simone Lamsma returns to Hope Street in the New Year to take centre stage with Sibelius’ haunting Violin Concerto....


Review: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine at Philharmonic Hall ****
During the early months of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, video footage of impromptu music-making would pop up regularly on social media....


Review: The Year 1905 at Philharmonic Hall *****
The crackle of guns, the doleful tolling of bells. Shostakovich may not have been there in person (he was born the following year) but in...
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