Results tagged “RLPO” from Liverpool Echo - Culture Chat

I see our best known Russian Scouser has been making favourable headlines over in California with his concerts at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA.
And reading his latest blog entry (20C in the shade, a thrilling new(ish) venue, no snow-hit transport moans) it's clear the LA love-in is mutual.

They've been talking about it for months and now Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra bosses have confirmed the Phil IS going to Shanghai.
I understand it will be in October next year and will probably be tied in with at least one concert in Beijing too.

Deep Purple co-founder Jon Lord is in town this week recording some new music he's written.
But it's not hard rock or heavy metal the 68-year-old keyboard player is laying down in the studio - it's classical works in collaboration with our own RLPO.

Well, I know Michael Shields is dominating today's headlines, but there's also some good news from Hope Street.
I watched at lunchtime today as Vasily Petrenko signed a new contract with the RLPO which commits him to Liverpool until 2015.

We're into the final few days of the Summer Pops and open air music also comes to the Pier Head next week.
The Music of the Waterfront event is free and runs from Friday to Sunday next weekend with the RLPO being joined by the "rightful owners of the song" who were such a success during Capital of Culture year.

I spent last night at the RLPO's Last Night of the Summer Pops with Carl Davis, that most Scouse of New Yorkers, at the helm.
He promised me it would be a "three coat" affair and he was as good as his word, dressing in gold lame, peacock blue and finally in John Bull Union Jack tails.

I was among the audience at the Philharmonic Hall yesterday to hear the first concert given by youngsters taking part in the In Harmony project with the RLPO.
And they were joined on stage by cellist Julian Lloyd Webber who is the chairman of the project which is funded by the government and based on a successful scheme in Venezuela.

Dance duo Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace are heading for Liverpool this weekend for the latest ball at St George's Hall.
The pair, who also performed at Southport International Jazz Festival in May, will be tripping the light fantastic in the grand hall to the RLPO - back (with Vasily Petrenko at the helm) for the first time since the Viennese Balls last year.

Fight! Fight! Fight! I can just see the brass scrapping in the street and the strings giving someone a poke in the eye with their bow.
It looks like there's a row brewing between the RLPO and the Halle down the road in Manchester about which is the oldest professional orchestra.