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After a joyful opener, Julian Bliss stars in Copland's Clarinet Concerto and Agustin Pennino is outstanding in Bernstein. 

In a programme very much rooted in the spirit dance, Britten’s Violin Concerto shines through in Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall. 

Andrew Manze and the RLPO delivered a thrilling evening of bold orchestration, premieres, and unexpected drama — culminating in an incredible performance of Henry Wood’s imaging of Pictures at an Exhibition.

An evocative first half of music from Cuba, the USA and Mexico was followed by what should have been a fine New World Symphony... 

Domingo Hindoyan, Pacho Flores and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra set the BBC Proms on fire with music from the Americas.

The Conductor Laureate brings a balletic sense to a programme of Weinberg, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky that nodded to dancing as a theme.

Hindoyan, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Pablo Ferrández prompt musings on life, death, dance and the pursuit of beauty in London’s Barbican.

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir star in Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass after an ideal Pastoral Symphony from the RLPO and Dinis Sousa. 

A Mahler 3 from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, worth every minute of the five-year wait for this early Covid-casualty. 

Michael Barenboim gives a powerful performance of Bartók's Violin Concerto no. 2; Domingo Hindoyan and the RLPO give equally strong accounts of music by Kodály and Dvořák.

An exceptional programme with insight, didn’t quite fulfil itself with renditions that had understanding, but lacked a little polish and refinement.

Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast is brought to life Sir Bryn Terfel, Adam Hickox and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra. 

Domingo Hindoyan opens the 2024–25 Liverpool season with Strauss, Mahler and a novelty by Juan Bautista Plaza. 

The RLPO minus violins give a joyous concert in the new Tung Auditorium in Liverpool, featuring Co-principal Viola Nicholas Bootiman in Hindemith's Kammermusik no. 5, plus serenades by Dvořák and Brahms. 

Brahms vs Tchaikovsky, the final showdown? Perhaps not, but a close-run contest  between a deeply thoughtful Brahms Second Piano Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony. Was there a winner? 

An eclectic evening of vividly communicative music-making in Gloucester Cathedral, superbly directed by Adrian Partington. 

Andrew Manze crowns an excellent concert in Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall with Borodin's colourful Second Symphony. 

Andrew Manze conducts the RLPO in an arresting performance of Weinberg's Cello Concerto with Sheku Kanneh-Mason. 

 After a delightful opener by Suk, Simone Lamsma wows in stunning Sibelius with the RLPO before Rachmaninov's ill-fated, dramatic First Symphony completes the programme.

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s Chief Conductor brings a Technicolour experience to an evening of Bizet, Brahms, Debussy and Rimsky-Korsakov.

A programme of French music culminates in a heartfelt Fauré Requiem with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir. 

Lyadov, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich play to Petrenko’s Russian strengths with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and 15-year old soloist, Christian Li.

The RLPO and their Chief Conductor start the new season with American swagger as Paul Lewis joins them for two jazz-infused piano works. 

Extending his contract as Chief Conductor, Domingo Hindoyan perform an exuberant concert of Latin American works including a pair of trumpet concertos with Pacho Flores. 

Soloists, choir and orchestra combine under Martyn Brabbins to create a powerful performance of Tippett's secular oratorio.

In a vibrant evening of music, the RLPO with Domingo Hindoyan give a memorable performance of Rachmaninov’s Third Symphony, while Pacho Flores steals the show in his own flugelhorn concerto. 

Jennifer Johnston, the RLPO and Vasily Petrenko combine to give a radiant Mahler song cycle.

Isata Kanneh-Mason thrills with sparking fingerwork in Prokofiev, while the RLPO and Domingo Hindoyan are just as dazzling in Falla and Stravinsky.

Bookending a new harpsichord concerto from Gavin Bryars for the renowned virtuoso Mahan Esfahani, two underrated symphonies are given highly commendable performances in Liverpool.

Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall bubbles with a concert staging of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi with Sir Byn Terfel leading a cast of fine young singers from the European Opera Centre.

Brahms’ Second Symphony leads on from where Rachmaninov’s most difficult concerto leaves off as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic presents a balanced programme under Domingo Hindoyan. 

Kahchun Wong and Benjamin Grosvenor give Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto an extraordinary overhaul; followed by a remarkable jaunt around Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. 

Conductor and soloist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider oversees a stunningly beautiful account of Bruch’s First Violin Concerto and guides the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra through both glory and violence in Strauss’ Alpine Symphony.

Víkingur Ólafsson proves a sensational replacement for Daniel Barenboim with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor. 

Andris Poga conducts the RLPO in a breathtaking Shostakovich 10, preceded by a rarity for brass and percussion and Glazunov's delightful Saxophone Concerto with Jess Gillam.

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic takes listeners from sultry Debussy to Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, with a nautical detour in between.

Alban Gerhard plays a melodious, but little known Cello Concerto by Anton Rubinstein. 

Elgar, Szymanowski and Vaughan Williams may not be obvious concert companions, but with remarkable music-making these three sit beautifully together to make a special evening.

Domingo Hindoyan and Javier Perianes bring a Mediterranean themed evening to Liverpool on an autumnal evening. The Spanish sunshine shining on Philharmonic Hall was occasionally obscured by clouds. 

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is reunited with its former Chief Conductor for an all-Russian evening in Cheltenham Town Hall as the festival opens its 77th season.

Gemma New conducts a fine Rhenish Symphony on her debut with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

Sergei Babayan dazzles the Liverpool audience in Rachmaninov's ever-popular Second Piano Concerto.

A varied programme of orchestral showpieces in Liverpool, featuring star soloist Julian Bliss playing Copland's Clarinet Concerto.

Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva makes a superb Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra debut with Giuseppe Martucci's La canzone dei ricordi (The Song of Remembrance). 

Vasily Petrenko juxtaposes two very different fifth symphonies, from two different generations of Viennese composers on his return to Liverpool.

Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall radiates with an evening of persuasive interpretations from violinist and conductor Julian Rachlin. 

The RLPO impresses in a sensitive concert staging of Bartók's operatic masterpiece, with intense singing from Károly Szemerédy and Adrienn Miksch.

Domingo Hindoyan and the RLPO give magnificent orchestral showpieces on both large and small scales by Carl Nielsen and Sergei Prokofiev. 

In a rather mixed and unconventional programme, Roderick Williams and Amarins Wierdsman provide the highlights of a programme of variable success in Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall.