Venue: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s former Chief Conductor returns for a concert of mostly Russian repertoire.

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... 

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

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.