Leap into Live Music Autumn/Winter 2016

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Welcome to our Autumn/Winter Leap into Live Music! events, offering a fantastic range of performances for registered members.

We are delighted to offer concerts over the Christmas period again this year. As they are so popular, we want to be able to offer as many tickets as possible, which means that there will be a small charge of £10 for adults and £5 for under 16s for these tickets.

This is a still a fantastic discounted rate of up to 70% and allows us to subsidise the cost of tickets to ensure as many people as possible benefit from live music in Liverpool.

If you’re not sure if a concert or performance will be suitable for you or your family please just get in touch and our team will be happy to advise.

We hope you like our latest brochure – if you have any comments please do let us know, we’d love to know what you think.

We look forward to seeing you at an event soon!

Liz and Celia Leap into Live Music!

All tickets must be booked at least 1 week before the performance by sending an email to leap@liverpoolphil.com, by sending the attached booking form to Leap into Live Music! Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, L1 9BP or by calling Liz on 0151 210 2946.

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How the scheme works…

Leap into Live Music! is generously funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to enable Liverpool Philharmonic to offer free and discounted tickets for people to experience live music events. We offer a range of performances across Liverpool Philharmonic’s varied programme from orchestral performances to Rock ‘n’ Pop concerts.

What to do if you can’t make an event…

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If you can’t make an event, we ask that you let us know as soon as you can. This will enable us to offer the tickets to other Leap members and make sure that the seats don’t go to waste. If you have a family emergency or something crops up last minute don’t worry, but we’d appreciate it if once things have settled down that you let us know. We are starting to implement a “three strikes” rule for members who consistently book, fail to attend and don’t let us know. This enables us to prioritise members who really want tickets.

– To cancel: email leap@liverpoolphil.com, call Liz on 0151 210 2946 or call or text (make sure you give your name) 07834 790 760.

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September - October 2016

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JAMES EHNES VIOLIN Tuesday 27 September 7.30pm St George’s Hall Concert Room – Bach Sonata No.1, Partita No.1, and Sonata No.3

The Canadian violinist James Ehnes has played in Liverpool several times, famously once very last minute when he stepped in without any rehearsal to play with the Orchestra for a live BBC Radio 3 concert!

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We are delighted to have James back as our Artist in Residence, and we’re excited that our Chamber Music Series in St Georges Hall Concert Room begins with his solo performance of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas – some of the most sophisticated and yet piercingly beautiful music ever created for a bow and four strings.

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

A KIND OF MAGIC Saturday 8 October 7.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall – Programme Includes: We Will Rock You, Don't Stop Me Now, A Kind Of Magic, We Are The Champions, Bohemian Rhapsody

Big, brash and fabulously larger than life, the music of Queen fuses glam rock, soul and huge lashings of grand opera as this sensational full orchestral spectacular with West End singers unleashes Queen’s greatest hits like you’ve never heard them before.

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This year would have been Freddie Mercury’s 70th birthday so with 'Radio Ga Ga', 'Don’t Stop Me Now', 'Killer Queen', of course 'Bohemian Rhapsody', and many, many more what better way to celebrate the music of this great showman.

RAGGED UNION BLUEGRASS Sunday 9 October 8pm Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room –

Ragged Union’s hard-driving bluegrass, with a tinge of the traditional and a healthy dose of the blues, has become a firm favourite for quite a few music lovers since their inception a few years ago.

Not many folks have said it better than Ron Thomason, of old-time bluegrass stalwarts Dry Branch Fire Squad, who said, “This IS your grandfather’s bluegrass music but NOT his lyrics or subject matter. These tunes are ‘traditional’ in their approach and in RU’s presentation, but the subject matter of the lyrics is wholly modern”.

The band have performed at several major festivals in the US and this is one of just four UK dates.

Produced in association with West End International Ltd

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Nicholas Collon

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

MOZART’S CLARINET CONCERTO Friday 14 October 7.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall –

Berlioz Overture, Béatrice et Bénédict Mozart Clarinet Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No.5 Nicholas Collon conductor Benjamin Mellefont clarinet

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Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony was written as an answer to Stalin at a time when one wrong note would have landed Shostakovich in the Gulag. It’s one of 20th-century music’s true epics, told in music of raw feeling.

A powerful Liverpool debut for one of the UK’s most talkedabout young conductors Nicholas Collon – and a striking contrast to Mozart’s beloved Clarinet Concerto, played by our own Principal Clarinet Benjamin Mellefont.

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LYNCHED Sunday 16 October 8pm Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room –

Lynched are a four-piece traditional folk group from Dublin, Ireland, who combine distinctive four-part vocal harmonies with arrangements of uilleann pipes, concertina, Russian accordion, fiddle and guitar.

Their repertoire spans humorous Dublin music-hall ditties and street-songs, classic ballads from the Traveller tradition, traditional Irish and American dance tunes, and their own original material.

‘The most convincing band to come out of Ireland for years!’ ***** The Guardian

MAZ O’CONNOR Wednesday 2 November 8pm Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room –

BBC Folk Award nominee Maz O’Connor is one of the most exciting young voices in British folk, and is quickly establishing herself as a bold and compelling songwriter.

Maz performs a mixture of traditional, re-worked folk songs and her own thoughtful, poetic compositions - accompanying herself on guitar, tenor guitar, piano and shruti box.

In this concert she is featuring her new album The Longing Kind, but this is no ordinary gig.

The songs have been crafted into a show that invites the audience to join the musicians on a tour of longing, belonging, youth and identity. You'll have to be here to find out more...

‘Shadows, light and a touch of Joni Mitchell...Classy.’ **** The Guardian

October - December 2016

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Family Concert

INTERGALACTIC JOURNEY Sunday 6 November 2.30pm (Please note start time) Liverpool Philharmonic Hall – Music from: Doctor Who E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Superman Star Wars: The Force Awakens Jean Claude-Picard conductor Alasdair Malloy presenter

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The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is ready to take off and go on a journey out of this world! With all the tunes you’ll recognise from Star Trek, Superman, the mighty and menacing Mars from Holst’s The Planets, the latest Star Wars film, The Force Awakens and many more.

Ideal for ages 4 – 10

Ian Fountain

Seong-Jin Cho

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Friday 11 November 2.30pm (Please note start time) Liverpool Philharmonic Hall –

Friday 2 December 2.30pm (Please note start time) Liverpool Philharmonic Hall –

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No.2 Brahms Symphony No.3

Hindemith Concert Music for Brass and Strings Chopin Piano Concerto No.1 Dvořák Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’

“Free but happy” is the motto of Brahms’s Third Symphony, and from sweeping opening to majestic sunset of a finish, he never wrote anything more personal or poetic. It’s a long way from the silken sensuality of Debussy’s Prélude.

“Unequivocally brilliant” says one critic of the young Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho. So there probably isn’t a pianist on earth right now better-equipped to bring out all the poetry of Chopin’s ardent First Concerto!

Vasily Petrenko frames it with Hindemith’s Concert Music for Brass and Strings, and Dvořák’s much-loved ‘New World' symphony for a whole concert of music that’s all about emotion.

Cristian Mandeal conductor Ian Fountain piano

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Saint-Saëns’ second Piano Concerto is jam packed with catchy tunes, and with the renowned British pianist Ian Fountain at the keyboard, it’ll spring to life.

Vasily Petrenko conductor Seong-Jin Cho piano

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AMADOU & MARIAM Saturday 3 December 7.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall –

DaDa is the international festival bringing artists from across the globe to Liverpool to showcase and celebrate the best in Disability and Deaf Arts.

Married for more than 25 years, Amadou and Mariam met in the orchestra of The Institute for the Young Blind in Bamako.

Since then, their magical fusion of pop, blues and Malian music has won them fans and stellar collaborators around the world.

In recent years, Amadou and Mariam have toured with Coldplay and U2 and jammed with musical heroes David Gilmour and Johnny Marr.

They’ve performed at a Nobel Peace Prize concert in honour of Barack Obama, and played at the opening ceremonies of the last two FIFA World Cups.

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December 2016

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Family Concert

BIG BAND WONDERLAND Tuesday 13 December 7.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall –

Well, ring-a-ding-ding! There’s a reason why they call this the most wonderful time of the year, and tonight vocalist Gary Williams hosts the most stylish Christmas party Liverpool has ever seen. So this is your invitation to join Gary for a whole evening of the seasonal standards made famous by Bing Crosby, Johnny Mathis, Andy Williams and of course Ol’ Blue eyes – the smoothest of music, delivered with a swing by the biggest band in town: the full Orchestra. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

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£10 adults, £5 under 16s for all members (Usual price £26 adults, £7 under 16s)

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SING-ALONG WITH SANTA Saturday 17 December 11.30am Sunday 18 December & Thursday 22 December 2.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall –

Our decorations are up, the Orchestra is in the mood for some festive cheer and our wonderful Melody Makers and Liverpool Philharmonic Children’s Choir are ready to kick start Christmas with lots of songs to sing-along and bop along to. A special someone with a white beard and red coat will be dropping by so make sure you bring your friends and family, your best voice and your best moves as we all get ready to take Christmas by storm.

Ideal for ages 4-10

– £10 adults, £5 under 16s for all members (Usual price £17 adults, £10 under 16s)

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December 2016 - January 2017

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E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL: U FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA! John Suchet, Spirit of Christmas © Mark McNulty

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Sunday 18 December, Tuesday 20 December & Thursday 22 December 7.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall –

Liverpool Philharmonic’s long established Carol Concerts, led

by Ian Tracey, are an unmissable part of Christmas on Hope Street.

The full Orchestra and our terrific choruses serve up a mouth-watering spread of Yuletide music for the whole family: all your favourite and traditional carols – Silent Night, O Holy Night, Come all ye Faithful – mingled with seasonal readings from our host, Classic FM’s John Suchet.

And this year, there’s a very special surprise in the stocking

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– the show-stopping accordion playing of guest star Ksenija Sidorova, bringing some lovely Christmas treats. Trust us, hearing is believing!

Entertainment guaranteed – plus, of course, a good old festive sing-along!

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£10 adults, £5 under 16s for all members (Usual price £33 adults, £7 under 16s) Sponsored by

Ksenija Sidorova

Monday 2 January 2017 2pm & 7pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall –

An ordinary street, an ordinary little boy...and an extraordinary visitor, lost a long way from home. Steven Spielberg's E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is a modernday fairy-tale. And with John Williams' glorious score performed live by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, it's never felt more magical - because there isn't a cinema in the world that can match the sound of a live orchestra taking flight. Bring the little ones and share your sense of wonder with a whole new generation: this is a New Year's treat for all ages.

(Running time approximately 2 hours 45 minutes)

– £10 adults, £5 under 16s for all members (Usual price £33 adults, £15 under 16s)

How to find us Public Transport

– Liverpool Philharmonic Hall is within walking distance of Lime Street and Central Stations. We are also on the frequent 74, 75, 80 and 86 bus routes. www.merseytravel.gov.uk has comprehensive transport information and a ‘Journey Planner’ service, or you can call Traveline on 0871 200 2233.

Directions from the M62 Postcode navigation > L1 9BP – Continue along the motorway until its end and then follow the signs for the city centre, cathedrals and universities (approx. 3 miles). Turn left at the Metropolitan Cathedral and head along Hope Street. If lost, use this maxim: find one cathedral, head for the other. Liverpool Philharmonic Hall is halfway between the two.

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Music Room

St George’s Hall Concert Room

– Situated on the corner of Myrtle Street and Sugnall Street at the back of Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool’s newest venue Music Room is a friendly and informal space offering a new programme of roots, folk, classical ensembles, world and new music in cabaret style seating or standing format. Music Room is a home for emerging Liverpool artists, a new space for city festival events and a place to try out new things.

– St George’s Hall is situated within Liverpool’s St George’s Quarter in the city centre, directly opposite Lime Street Station. Access to the Concert Room is via the North Entrance of the building on William Brown Street at the north end of the building. By car on entering the city follow signs for Lime Street station.

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Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral - Reserve and pre-pay available (L3 5TQ)

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral is situated on Mount Pleasant and is a 5 minute walk along Hope Street from Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

By car on entering the city follow the brown tourist signs to Cathedrals.

The car park is situated underneath the Cathedral itself. Please note there is no overnight parking Reserve and pre-pay for parking for Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Concerts for only £4.

Car park opening times: 6pm – 11pm. Car park is available to book for most concerts. Visit www.liverpoolphil.com/carparking for details.

The car park is also available during the day between 7.30am – 6.00pm.

Cost > £1 for 1 hour; £2 for 2 hours; £5 all day to 6pm.

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Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (L1 9BP)

Situated off Caledonia Street, this pay-on-entry car park is open from 8.30am and is available for concerts.

Please note that parking is limited and is on a first come, first served basis.

Blue Badge holders are able to reserve car park spaces at the Box Office (0151 709 3789). All reservations must be made at least one week in advance of the concert, and are subject to availability. Payment to be made on entry to car park.

Cost > £6

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Secure Parking, Heathfield Street (L1 4EF)

Situated on Heathfield Street, just off Renshaw Street. Located just a few minutes’ walk from Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, open 24/7 with all day and evening parking. You can book online at uk.secure-a-spot.com Cost > £3.50 4

Blackburne House Car Park (L8 7PE)

Situated on Falkner Street, this car park is open on concert nights from 5pm, until 20mins after the end of concerts. Please note that gates will be locked after this period. Please do not use this car park if unstaffed.

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University of Liverpool Visitor Car Parking Mount Pleasant (L3 5TQ)

Situated opposite the Metropolitan Cathedral, this car park is available all day.

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Liverpool Cathedral (L1 7AZ)

Situated on Upper Duke Street, a few minutes’ walk away, the car park is generally open on concert nights from 5.30pm. Secure parking with CCTV monitoring and manned patrols.

Cost > £4 on production of your concert ticket. Please ensure that concert tickets are produced and payment for car park is made at the Constable’s Lodge on arrival.

The car park is also available during the day between 7.30am - 6.00pm.

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Mount Pleasant MultiStorey Car Park (L3 5TB)

Situated on Mount Pleasant, the car park is open Monday to Saturday (7am to 8pm) and Sunday (9am to 8pm).

Cost > £1 per hour, £4 over 3 hours.

Free for blue badge holders all day, when parked in dedicated disabled parking places (level 5 only).

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Cambridge Street (L7 7EE)

Situated opposite the Cambridge pub, this car park is available Monday - Friday after 5.30pm, and all day on Saturday and Sunday.

For both car parks take ticket on entry at the barrier, and pay with ticket at pay machine before leaving.

Cost > £4 up to 3 hours, £5 up to 4 hours, £6 over 4 hours

St George’s Hall Concert Room Postcode navigation > L1 1JJ

There are a number of nearby car parks, including Queen Square Car park, L1 1RH. Parking tariff £1.90 per hour (0-5 hours) Evening rate of £2.90 between 5pm and 9am.

By public transport Queen’s Square Bus Station and Lime Street Station are both less than 5 minutes walk away.

Please note that parking is very limited at this location, especially on Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra concert nights.

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Access at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Lifts

There are two customer lifts providing level access from the foyer to all levels.

Spaces for wheelchairs with seats for companions are available in Boxes 7, 8, 15, & 16, Row A in the front of the stalls and Rows W & X in the Grand Circle.

A number of the aisle seats in the stalls are transfer seats.

Transfer seats have movable armrests for those who would like to transfer out of their wheelchair and can be used by others with limited mobility.

Accessible WCs

Three ambulant accessible unisex WCs and two fully accessible WCs – allowing right hand or left hand transfer – are available in the foyer. A further fully accessible WC can be found at stalls level close to Box 16 and an additional ambulant accessible WC is located in both the male and female toilets in the basement.

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Hearing Induction Loop

A Hearing Induction Loop system is available in Box Office and the Main Auditorium.

The loop system in the Main Auditorium requires infrared equipment which can be requested from us. You can choose between equipment which works with a hearing aid or one which works independently.

Assistance Dogs

Assistance dogs are welcome throughout the building and water is available to them.

Please advise us when booking your ticket if you are bringing an assistance dog as we recommend that you book an aisle seat.

Please note more information on access can be found at liverpoolphil.com/access If you have any concerns about access needs please don’t hesitate to contact the Leap into Live Music team on leap@liverpoophill.com or by calling 0151 210 2946.

We really welcome all feedback, good or bad so do let us know what you think… email leap@liverpoolphil.com or call 0151 210 2946.

P LEAO T IN E LIV SIC! MU Terms and conditions Leap into Live Music! is a five year programme supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Limited to one membership per household.

Tickets for Leap into Live Music! members are subject to availability and offers may be withdrawn at any time. Tickets are allocated on a first-come firstserved basis. Liverpool Philharmonic will do its best to accommodate Leap into Live Music! members. In addition all tickets are subject to Liverpool Philharmonic’s normal ticket terms and conditions. If you have any questions please contact Leap into Live Music!

Liverpool Philharmonic strives to be as accessible as possible to all.

We have been awarded Bronze Standard accreditation from Attitude is Everything.

Attitude is Everything improves Deaf and disabled people’s access to live music by working in partnership with audiences, artists and the music industry to implement a Charter of Best Practice across the UK. Read more at www.attitudeiseverything.org.uk

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PRINCIPAL FUNDERS

Thanks to the City of Liverpool for its financial support

PRINCIPAL PARTNERS

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North West England Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society A company limited by guarantee Registered in England number 88235 Registered charity number 230538 – Please note, programme is correct at time of going to print. For the most up to date information visit www.liverpoolphil.com – Photography Mark McNulty