Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Observer critics' review of 2023
Classical music: Fiona Maddocks’s 10 best concerts and operas of 2023RLPO/Hindoyan review – vivid and eloquent, plus the warmth of Dvořák’s sunshine
Home listening
Classical home listening: Chineke!’s Nutcracker Suite; Angela Hewitt’s Mozart SonatasChineke! swing in an infectious jazz version of Tchaikovsky’s ballet by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. And Angela Hewitt keeps Mozart wonderfully fresh
Prom 70: RLPO/Hindoyan/Tsujii review – eclectic stylish programme of snaps and sparks
The season’s penultimate Prom showcased the imaginative programming of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s Domingo Hindoyan with works by Rachmaninov and Bernstein alongside less well known pieces by Kapustin, Honegger and Ortiz
The week in classical: RLPO/ Hindoyan; Maxwell Quartet and Alasdair Beatson; The Marriage of Figaro – review
In Latin party mood, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and charismatic chief conductor Domingo Hindoyan bid farewell to their percussionist of 40 years. Plus, a James MacMillan fanfare and Figaro at its finest
Gianni Schicchi review – Bryn Terfel on fine fraudulent form in Puccini’s dark comedy
Terfel leads a talented young cast and Domingo Hindoyan conducts the RLPO with wit and passion in a performance where no one puts a foot wrong
The week in classical: Benjamin Grosvenor, RLPO/ Wong; Kirill Gerstein, LPO/ Szeps-Znaider; Seong-Jin Cho – review
In a busy week for star pianists, Benjamin Grosvenor takes a late-romantic warhorse and runs with it, while the RLPO try out their latest gleaming acquisition…
Atarah Ben-Tovim obituary
Orchestral flautist who inspired generations of children with her innovative approach to music education
Debussy: Jeux; Dukas: La Péri; Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, etc review – Hindoyan impresses and charms
The RLPO’s new chief conductor’s first recording with his orchestra brings together three key French ballet scores from the early 20th century
RLPO/Hindoyan review – shock but not enough awe in Bluebeard concert staging
Domingo Hindoyan brought grace to Mahler and sonic terror and conviction to Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle
2021 culture preview
Wonder breaks the silence: pop, rock and classical music for 2021Cardi B pushes into Beyoncé’s turf and Sleaford Mods tot up the cost of Covid, while UK orchestras head back to the concert hall – our critics look ahead to big music moments
Classical highlights for the week ahead: 9 to 16 October
RLPO/Petrenko review – maximum impact for bold start to virtual season
Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande; Erwartung review – dramatic extremes
Edward Gardner finds the links between Schoenberg’s early orchestral score and the paranoid musical expressionism of his later symphonic poem
Home listening
Home listening: Vaughan Williams, Frank Martin and Kenneth LeightonThe RLPO concludes its magnificent Vaughan Williams symphony cycle. Plus, two masses for double choir
The week in classical: Mahan Esfahani, RLPO; Ludlow English song weekend – review
Mahan Esfahani champions the ‘English Bach’. Plus, singers galore in Ludlow
Home listening
Home listening: Stile Antico and the RLPO set sailPurity meets secrecy in a glittering showcase of Elizabethan Catholic composers. Plus, more fine Vaughan Williams from the RLPO
Home listening
Home listening: a good week for StravinskyThe RLPO and Petrenko dazzle in The Firebird, while the Mariinsky Orchestra and Gergiev make Petrushka their own
Prom 62: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Petrenko review – exuberant and detailed playing
Iain Bell’s elegant Aurora – in its world premiere performance – was sung with virtuosity by Romanian soprano Adela Zaharia, and Miah Persson brought refined sensuality to Strauss
Home listening
Home listening: centenary Bernstein on disc – where to start?The RLPO deliver dockside menace and more. Plus, Marin Alsop and her Baltimore band in Prokofiev, and Blind Willie Johnson and co
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