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Review: A Night in the Tropics at Philharmonic Hall *****
Now here’s a question. Can you have too many luscious tunes in one concert? Unless your ideal is John Cage’s 4’33’’ I’d suggest the...


Review: John Lill at 75 at Liverpool Philharmonic ****
It may have been titled ‘John Lill at 75’ but the latest in the RLPO’s season of concerts turned out to be a joyful Saturday evening...


Review: Hary Janos at Philharmonic Hall ****
Gilbert Varga takes up a new post in 2019 as chief conductor of the historic Pannon Philharmonic, based at the Kodaly Centre in Pecs. So...


Review: Mahler 5 at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall ****
When Gustav Mahler premiered his Fifth Symphony in Cologne in 1904 the reaction ranged from warm to cold – with the majority of reviews...


Review: Peer Gynt at the Philharmonic Hall ****
The Phil is embracing the piano in a big way this season. And the celebration of the keyboard has continued in to the New Year with the...


Review: Spirit of Christmas at the Philharmonic Hall ****
There’s certainly Christmas cheer aplenty at the Philharmonic Hall this season, from the aroma of mulled wine wafting around the foyer...


Review: Dream Team returns at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
“There aren’t many concerts where you come out with a smile on your face,” I overheard one man saying to another in the street outside...


Review: War Requiem at Liverpool Cathedral ****
Benjamin Britten penned his pacifist masterpiece for the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962. Liverpool Cathedral was...


Review: Elgar Cello Concerto at Philharmonic Hall ****
Tomorrow the RLPO leads massed ranks from Liverpool and Hannover in a performance of Britten’s War Requiem in a sell-out concert at...


RLPO to bring Britten's War Requiem to Liverpool Cathedral
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic will join forces with musicians and singers from Germany to perform Benjamin Britten’s stunning War...
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