What's On September to December 2011

What’s on at Liverpool Philharmonic Featuring Pink Martini Glen Campbell James Toumani Diabate Anoushka Shankar

September – December 2011 Box Office liverpoolphil.com 0151 709 3789

Open Day/ Hope Street Feast Sunday 18 September

Contents Contemporary Music Pages 01 – 11 After Eight Pages 12 – 15 Family and Variety Pages 16 – 17 Learning Pages 18 – 20 Classical Music Pages 21 – 26 Summer Pops Pages 27 – 29 Film Pages 30 – 32 Comedy Page 33 Venue Information Pages 34 – 37 Diary & Booking Pages 44 cover image Anoushka Shankar

Liverpool Philharmonic joins together with our neighbours on Hope Street for the sixth family-friendly street party on this iconic street.

At the heart of the Feast is the Open Day at Liverpool Philharmonic, a chance to get an insider’s view of the venue and experience some fantastic free live music.

Drop in throughout the day for music and fun activities for all ages, with free performances from a range of ensemble, artists and bands, tasters of our learning programmes, chamber, jazz and folk music, films, stages and stalls all along Hope Street, and lots more surprises on the day.

Please note, programme is correct at time of print.

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Contemporary Music

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Jimmy Cliff Thursday 1 September 7.30pm £28.50, £33.50 ‘Alongside his Island Records label-mate, Bob Marley, Cliff was the first to convert Kingston’s ghetto music into global currency’ The Independent

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Reggae’s first international star and its greatest living ambassador. His first major hit single was Wonderful World, Beautiful People back in 1969, but the real breakthrough came with the release of the soundtrack to The Harder They Come and his hit single of the same name. That album introduced reggae music to the world, his songs have become reggae standards including: You Can Get It If You Really Want and the hymn-like Many Rivers to Cross.

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Straight No Chaser Wednesday 28 September 7.30pm £20, £26

Straight No Chaser are reinventing the idea of a cappella on the modern pop landscape. In an era when so much pop music is the product of digital processing and vocal pro-tooling, Straight No Chaser is the captivating sound of ten unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a fundamental sense… and with a sense of humour.

Folk Double Bill

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick and Lau

This exceptional one off double bill, in the year both Carthy and Swarbrick celebrate their 7oth birthdays, sees full sets by two generations of folk music’s finest.

Carthy and Swarbrick shook up British folk in the 1960s, and Lau, three-times winners of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Group of the Year Award, are one of the most exciting bands to emerge from the Thursday 29 September 7.30pm contemporary folk/roots scene. £17.50, £18.50, £25

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Friday 30 September 7.30pm £27.50, £35, £45, £50

The Bunnymen perform their landmark album Ocean Rain in its entirety accompanied by strings.

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Queen – A Night At The Opera Saturday 1 October 7.30pm £26, £29, £32, £35

77 shows in Sweden so far - Two nights in UK. If you like music by Queen - you’re gonna love this!

If you miss Freddie - you’ll think his voice is back for a night! The Best Queen 'sound alike' ever.

In 1975 Queen recorded A Night At The Opera without synthesizers. Now the show Queen A Night At The Opera will play the whole record without any tapes - everything is live!

After the interval they also give you an 18 song Queen hit parade!

An Evening with

David Crosby & Graham Nash Monday 3 October 8pm £45, £55, £60

Crosby & Nash have each been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice, once with Crosby, Stills & Nash, and a second time with The Byrds and The Hollies, respectively. Their legendary vocal harmonies are the centrepiece of this show, mixing acoustic and plugged-in performances they are accompanied by a band featuring James Raymond (keyboards), Dean Parks (guitar), Kevin McCormick (bass) and Steve DiStanislao (drums).

Soweto Gospel Choir Tuesday 4 October 7.30pm £20, £22, £25, £30 ‘Meticulous and unstoppable, spirited and spectacular’ New York Times

The 26-member multi Grammy Award-winning choir have an unparalleled international reputation as one of the world's great choirs. Drawing on the musical talents from the many churches and communities in and around Soweto, the choir perform traditional and contemporary African and international gospel. Earthy rhythms, rich harmonies and charismatic performances combine to uplift the soul and celebrate the unique spirit of South Africa.

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Chris de Burgh Monday 10 October 7.30pm £37.50, £45, £50, £60

Pink Martini Saturday 15 October 7.30pm £20, £23, £25, £27, £35

The Straits

Following from the success of his top-ten 2008 album Footsteps, Chris de Burgh returns after going on the most ambitious, challenging and evocative journey of his long and successful music career. His new album Moonfleet & Other Stories is a collection of material driven by a desire to create music and lyrics that can become what de Burgh himself refers to as 'films in the mind'.

The impossibly cool yet unpretentious, US twelve piece orchestra, offer a live experience of relaxed musicality blending jazz, cabaret, lounge and 1940s-50s film music. Their influences are far-reaching, ranging from Cole Porter and Duke Ellington to Edith Piaf to a variety of music from around the world including French chanson, Afro-Cuban salsa, Argentinean tango, Brazilian samba and bossa nova, Italian folk, Greek rembetiko and Middle Eastern music. Its multi-lingual lounge pop, if the United Nations had a house band in 1962 Pink Martini would be it. This show features the extremely talented singer Storm Large.

Formed by members of Dire Straits due to overwhelming demand to hear the band’s much loved catalogue of great songs. The Straits includes original members Alan Clark, Phil Palmer and Chris Sunday 16 October 7.30pm £19.50, £29.50, £39.50, £44.50 White. Dire Straits experienced huge success with albums including Making Movies and Brothers ‘The unique sound of classic in Arms, in a career that saw them sell 120 million Dire Straits... from the next albums worldwide, receive three BRIT Awards, best thing’ Daily Express four Grammys and two MTV Music Awards.

Plus special guests

Contemporary Music

The Sensational 60s Experience Monday 17 October 7.30pm £22.50, £27.50

The original hits performed by four of the most popular bands of the 60s. Starring The Tremeloes, Herman's Hermits, The Union Gap UK and The Dreamers, and hosted by Alan Mosca of Freddie & The Dreamers. The show is packed with nostalgia and hits such as, Twist and Shout, Do you Love Me. I'm Into Something Good, I'm Henry The 8th, Young Girl, Woman Woman, I'm Telling You Now, You Were Made For Me, I Love You Baby and I Understand.

Tindersticks A Night Of Music and Film Performing Claire Denis Film Scores 1996-2009 Tuesday 18 October 8pm £18.50, £24.50 This event is not suitable for those under 18 years old

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World-renowned French filmmaker Claire Denis and groundbreaking British band Tindersticks collaborate in this unforgettable live performance.

Projected scenes from Denis’s films (Nénette et Boni, Trouble Every Day, Friday Night, The Intruder, 35 Shots of Rum and White Material) soar as the band’s live music envelops the audience. The gorgeously dark-hued music blends subtle guitar and delicate violin arpeggios with otherworldly percussion and atmospheric washes of symphonic colour.

Emerging over it all is the inimitable lyrical and smoky baritone voice of Stuart Staples, a perfect combination of visionary cinema and a unique sound.

The second half of the evening will be a concert set,

by Tindersticks, of their more familiar music.

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Charlie Landsborough Sunday 23 October 7.30pm £18, £23

Jack Jones The Greatest Hits Tour Monday 24 October 7.30pm £29.50, £34.50

Glen Campbell Good Times – The Final Farewell Tuesday 25 October 7.30pm £29, £37, £39, £43

James With Orchestra of the Swan & The Manchester Consort Choir

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Friday 28 October 7.30pm £22.50, £35, £45, £50

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Saturday 29 October 7.30pm £22.50, £35, £45, £50

A very entertaining evening with the highly acclaimed international singer/songwriter.

His blend of easy-listening ballads, blues and country music, mixed with his wit and repartee, has produced a winning formula which has endeared him to fans across the globe.

The double Grammy-winning easy listening giant was described by Frank Sinatra as ‘one of the major singers of our time’. The breadth and quality of his remarkable talent has been admired by - among others - Sinatra, Mel Torme and legendary composers Sammy Cahn and Michel Legrand. His latest release, Jack Jones - Greatest Hits, features all the big hits including Wives and Lovers, Love Boat, Impossible Dream and The Race Is On.

On his last ever UK tour, Campbell is one of the leading figures of country-pop, with a steady stream of top ten singles, his classics include By the Time I Get to Phoenix, I Wanna Live, Wichita Lineman, Galveston, Rhinestone Cowboy and Southern Nights. An all-time great, he crosses the musical boundaries between country and pop effortlessly.

Fronted by the charismatic Tim Booth, James’ expansive back-catalogue stretches over twelve studio albums and includes cult-classic indie tracks such as Sit Down, Laid, Say Something, She’s A Star and Born of Frustration.

This concert sees them re-imagine their music with the 22 piece Orchestra Of The Swan, and 16 piece Manchester Consort Choir, conducted by composer/conductor Joe Duddell.

Contemporary Music

John Mayall With Rocky Athas, Greg Rzab and Jay Davenport Plus special guest Oli Brown Band Thursday 3 November 7.30pm £23, £25, £30

John Mayall and the hottest young guitarist in British blues Oli Brown join forces in for a night of blues at its finest. Since forming the groundbreaking Bluesbreakers in 1963 John Mayall has been regarded as one of the UK’s most influential blues artists ever, who helped launch the careers of Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Peter Green and Mick Taylor. Oli Brown, the 2010 British Blues Awards Male Vocalist of the Year and Young Artist of the Year, dubbed the ‘the hottest young pistol in British Blues’ by Mojo has taken the blues world by storm. He is one to watch!

Toumani Diabate Thursday 3 November 7.30pm St George's Hall Concert Room £20 ‘He is a genius of African music, the finest living exponent of the Kora.’

The Guardian

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A Grammy-award winning performer of truly exceptional virtuosity and creativity, Diabaté is heralded as the ‘Malian Hendrix’. He is credited with bringing the Kora, a traditional West African bridge-harp-like instrument, to audiences around the world. He has worked with the blues band Taj Mahal; appears on several of Ali Farka Touré’s albums, was part of Damon Albarn’s ‘Mali Music’ project, features on Björk’s album Volta and of course performed with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra during Liverpool’s Capital Of Culture year. As a musician working with a traditional instrument Diabaté is an experimenter and pioneer.

He discovered a way to play bass, rhythm and solo all at the same time on the kora, a method which has brought him and his spiralling melodies and rhythmic flights of intricate fantasy to the world stage.

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Friday 11 November 7.30pm £22.50, £30, £40, £49

Beverley Knight plus special guests Monday 14 November 7.30pm £19.50, £25, £35

Zappa Plays Zappa Monday 21 November 8pm £10, £18.50, £23.50, £28.50, £33.50 ‘Close your eyes for a second and you could be at a gig at the height of Frank's fame in the Seventies’ The Independent

This show sees him perform all the Humperdinck classics including Quando-Quando-Quando, Am I That Easy To Forget, There Goes My Everything, Les Bicyclettes De Belsize and A Man Without Love as well as songs from his highly anticipated new album Released.

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Tuesday 15 November 7.30pm £33.50, £37.50, £42.50

The critically-acclaimed singer, songwriter and record producer released her debut album in 1995. Heavily influenced by soul greats such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, she has released six studio albums to date with a seventh on the way. Labelled one of Britain's greatest soul singers, she is best known for her hit singles Greatest Day, Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda and Come As You Are.

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Engelbert Humperdinck

See John Barrowman live as he releases The Best of John Barrowman in September. The new album and live show features songs from all his albums.

Easily one of the most familiar faces on television and the West End stage he is best known for playing Captain Jack Harkness in the BBC series Torchwood and Doctor Who, he has also been a judge on the award-winning BBC1 entertainment shows How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, Any Dream Will Do and I’d Do Anything.

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His biggest chart success, Apostrophe introduced a whole new audience to the music of Frank Zappa in the early 70s. Now, Zappa’s eldest son, Dweezil Zappa, and his band perform this seminal prog-rock album in order and in its entirety. In a twist on the live concert experience, Frank himself will perform on stage with the band, perfectly synchronized using previously unreleased video footage.

Contemporary Music

Christmas with the Rat Pack Wednesday 23 November 7.30pm £20.50, £26.50, £29.50, £34.50

Anoushka Shankar

'Tis the season to be merry!' Beat the winter blues with a trip back in time to the glamorous, glitzy nights of Las Vegas in the late 1950s and early 60s where, in the company of three of the world's most popular entertainers, the fabulous Burrelli Sisters and The Rat Pack Big Band, you will experience Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr & Dean Martin in this spectacular production. If you wish you'd swung with the hardest partying pack in town, now's your chance!

‘Traveller’ brings together the passionate and diverse music of Spain with the vibrant sounds of the Indian tradition. Tracing gypsies’ journeys from Traveller – An evening their homeland in Rajasthan to settling in Spain, of Raga-Flamenco music Anoushka Shankar and her specially selected group Saturday 26 November 7.30pm of all-star Indian and flamenco musicians re-forge £20 and £26 the thousand-year-old link between Spanish and Indian music with vocal and instrumental lines packed with emotion, driving rhythms and subtle musical colours.

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The Stylistics Monday 28 November 7.30pm £22, £28

The Saw Doctors Tuesday 29 November 7.30pm £21.50, £31.50

Tommy Emmanuel Sunday 4 December 7.30pm £18.50, £24.50

The Bootleg Beatles Friday 9 December 8pm £26, £31

The Stylistics were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. They are famed for their ballads, graced by soaring falsetto vocals and lush yet graceful productions, which helped make them one of the most successful soul groups of all time.

The band had twelve straight U.S. top ten hits, including Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart), You Are Everything, Betcha by Golly, Wow, I'm Stone in Love with You, Break Up to Make Up and You Make Me Feel Brand New. The Saw Doctors hit the road to promote the band’s current studio album, The Further Adventures of The Saw Doctors with this 20th Anniversary show.

Fronted by two brilliant songwriters, Leo Moran and Davy Carton, this is the band that entered the record books back in 1990 when I Useta Lover spent nine weeks at number one, becoming Ireland's best-selling single of all time. They followed up with the No 2 hit, N17, and a chart-topping album, If This Is Rock And Roll, I Want My Old Job Back.

The Australian acoustic guitar player is a two-time Grammy nominee who coaxes more sounds and complexities from a guitar than you will believe are possible. He mesmerises fellow musicians and audiences alike with the unique style he calls simply 'finger style'. It is akin to playing guitar the way a pianist plays piano, using all ten fingers: his live performances have to be seen to be believed.

The world’s premier Beatle band and their spectacular two hour multi-media stage production features all the classic Beatle hits. Using film footage of the period and ‘with a little help from’ their regular brass and string ensemble, the show traces the history of the Fab Four from Liverpool’s Cavern Club through Sgt Pepper to the Apple rooftop.

Contemporary Music

Kate Rusby at Christmas Sunday 11 December 7.30pm £20.50, £26.50 ‘Her voice remains a thing of extraordinary beauty’ Mojo Magazine

Join Rusby and her brass quintet for a rousing Christmas celebration! Steeped in her local traditions, she’ll showcase the carols and songs she learnt as a child in South Yorkshire. The defining voice of contemporary English folk music, Rusby’s exquisite interpretations of traditional songs and finely wrought self-penned tunes have won her an audience that reaches beyond the genre. A rare achievement for a folk artist but entirely understandable given Rusby’s expressive vocals that invest whatever she sings with irresistible emotional depth.

Only Men Aloud at Christmas

Winners of BBC One’s hit Saturday night show Last Choir Standing, the group are unafraid to tackle music not normally associated with male voice choirs, their repertoire ranges from the 17th Tuesday 13 December 7.30pm Century to the present day. This show features a £19.50, £26.50, £32.50, £37.50 selection of festive favourites.

The Bring Him Home Tour

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Wednesday 14 December 7.30pm

Bring Him Home, the showstopper from Les Miserables, was the first song tenor Alfie Boe ever performed on stage – at the age of 14. Little did he know then where it would one day lead him.

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Liverpool Irish Festival 14 to 23 October Image Irish Sea Sessions 2010

John McSherry Trio Tuesday 18 October 10pm Rodewald Suite £11

The Raiding Party Breabach & Calan Sunday 23 October 7.30pm St George’s Hall Concert Hall £17.50 ‘A young group performing with technical assurance and a feel for traditional idioms…

Their raucous, driving attack is energised and exciting!’

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Described by Irish Music Magazine as ‘a true master’ McSherry is hailed as one of the finest exponents of the art of uilleann piping in the world. He has taken piping and whistle playing to new heights with his unique style. Winner of two All Ireland Championships and the prestigious Oireachtas Piping Competition, he has been a member of several outstanding bands - Tamalin, Lunasa and Coolfin. He is a composer, producer, arranger and established studio session musician of world class renown, recording and performing with everybody from Clannad and Donal Lunny to Nancy Griffiths and The Corrs and now of course he will also be piper and flautist for The Irish Sea Sessions 2011.

The Raiding Party sees some of the world’s best Celtic artists make a foray into the Liverpool Irish Festival. Bringing you the best Celtic experiences from all corners of the globe, this insurgency reminds us of the rich Celtic communities that exist across the whole of Western Europe, and way beyond. For the first ever Raiding Party we start relatively close to home, this is a unique opportunity to catch the standard bearers of Scottish and Welsh music in one compelling concert. Breabach have accomplished much in their short career including two highly acclaimed albums and nominations as best band in both the Scottish Traditional Music Awards and Radio 2 Folk Awards. Calan have taken Welsh traditional music and performed the musical equivalent of CPR! They have represented the hopes of a nation with life-affirming performances at Festival Interceltique Lorient and WOMEX.

Liverpool Irish Festival

The Irish Sea Sessions 2011

With the atmosphere and attitude of a session, but in a concert hall, The Irish Sea Sessions return to build on the success of last year’s event - one reviewer gave it 15 out of 10!

Friday 21 October 2011 7.30pm Part super-group, part colossal session and part £17.50, £18.50, £21, £26 festival, all in a single gig, the Irish Sea Sessions A spectacular gathering of was voted Best Folk/Roots Event of the Year by singers, storytellers and Liverpool Daily Post readers in 2010. This year's musicians. Those who packed line up includes top contemporary music stars and Liverpool Philharmonic for some of the finest traditional musicians from three this truly trail-blazing gig will cities, Liverpool, Belfast and Derry/Londonderry. preen for years to come that Artists already confirmed include singers Damien they were at the first of the Dempsey, Alan Burke, Niamh Parsons, Ian Prowse “Sessions”, which will surely and Jennifer John alongside Gino Lupari on bodhran, become a regular feature. music director Bernard O’Neill on double bass, 15 out of 10 (honest)’ Terry Clarke-Coyne on flutes and whistles, button Liverpool Confidential accordionist Dave Munnelly, piper and flautist John McSherry, fiddler Méabh O’Hare and banjo player Stevie Dunne. Join musicians from traditional and contemporary backgrounds and from both sides of the Irish Sea as they explore the shared music and special bond between Liverpool and Ireland.

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Damien O’Kane Sunday 16 October 7.30pm Sefton Park Palm House £12.50

Gerry Diver’s The Speech Project

The banjo-player and gifted singer from County Derry is formerly of Anglo-Irish super group Flook and is now a full time member of Kate Rusby’s band.

World Premiere of an innovative new composition inspired by and incorporating recordings of seminal Irish folk artists including Christy Moore, Damien Dempsey, Joe Cooley and Danny Meehan.

Thursday 20 October 7.30pm The Capstone Theatre £15

KAN featuring Brian Finnegan and Aidan O’Rourke Sunday 30 October 8pm Sefton Park Palm House £10

Brian Finnegan (flutes and whistles) and Aidan O’Rourke (violin) are an irresistible partnership, both highly accomplished improvisers grounded in the Irish and Scottish traditions.

After Eight

After 8 A series of select folk, roots and unplugged gigs In the intimate setting of the Rodewald Suite with caberet seating, an in-house bar and rooftop terrace. Doors 8pm image Catfish Keith Page 16

Otis Gibbs

If you thought that the days of rambling folk artists akin to Woody Guthrie, Jack Elliott or Bob Dylan Tuesday 20 September 8.30pm were as dead as the American dream they we're out £12 searching for, then Otis Gibbs is the man to prove you wrong. Billy Bragg included Gibbs in his list ‘With a talent that is as for The Wall Street Journal of his ‘Top Five Songs undisputed as his beard is With Something To Say’ with Bob Dylan, The Clash, long, Otis Gibbs sounds like Sam Cooke and Chuck Berry.

Woody Guthrie after an all-night bender with Tom Waits and Steve Earle’ Americana UK I Want You

Barb Jungr sings Bob Dylan Friday 30 September & Saturday 1 October 8.30pm £15 ‘I just hope Dylan himself has a listen and starts writing for her direct’.

The Observer

Possibly the definitive performer of one of the great musical icons of the twentieth century, Bob Dylan, Jungr has been wowing audiences and critics worldwide with her astonishingly powerful reinterpretations of this great songwriter’s work.

Her CD The Men I Love was voted into the top ten vocal albums of 2010 by Talkin' Broadway, and Time Out New York crowned it Best Cabaret CD of the Year.

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Catfish Keith Friday 7 October 8.30pm £12 ‘Catfish lays down a foot-stomping groove.

One of the most exciting guitarists of any genre’ Acoustic Guitar

Steve Ashley Saturday 8 October 8.30pm £12 ‘One of the finest singer-songwriters in Britain, if not the entire English-speaking world’ Melody Maker

Blues singer, songwriter and bottleneck slide guitarist Catfish Keith's innovative style of foot-stomping, deep delta blues and American roots music will have you spellbound. Born and bred on the Mississippi River, Catfish was inducted into the Blues Hall Of Fame in 2008, and is one of the finest and most charming acoustic blues musicians you're likely to see.

Steve Ashley has long been regarded as one of British folk's finest singer-songwriters. Since his innovative debut album, Stroll On his songs have been recorded by many leading folk artists including Fairport Convention, Dave Pegg and PJ Wright, Martin and Jessica Simpson and Phil Beer. His albums have grown in stature over the years. Mojo recently featured Stroll On, calling it ‘a masterpiece’. Ashley was also lead singer with Albion Country Band and Ragged Robin and performs occasionally with Fairport Convention.

John O’Connell

Grossman, Jansch, Renbourn and Carthy all inspire O’Connell and ignited his passion for music. It is these Saturday 12 November 8.30pm early influences that delicately resonate through, £12 the former Liverpool band Groundpig, man’s Simply Acoustic set where he mixes his own original songs with timeless instrumental guitar classics.

Bruce Molsky Friday 18 November 8.30pm £12

The American fiddler has for twenty years explored traditional music from an astonishingly broad range of cultures. As well as his prolific solo career, performing on fiddle, guitar and banjo, Molsky frequently joins genre-busting supergroups, like the Grammy-nominated Fiddlers Four and Mozaik, with Hungarian Nikola Parov and Celtic giant Donal Lunny. He is one of the premier old-time fiddlers in the world, the defining virtuoso of Appalachia's timeless folk music traditions.

After Eight

Karine Polwart Trio Thursday 24 November 8.30pm £15

Polwart combines the economy and universality of the folk storytelling tradition with a probing intellect and compassionate lyricism. She is twice winner of BBC Folk Award for Best Original Song. A regular collaborator with King Creosote, she is also one eighth of Scots-Canadian band The Burns Unit.

‘Takes the heart to places few singers even know exist’ Word

Amy Wadge Pete Riley Duo Friday 25 November 8.30pm £12 ‘An irresistible, riveting performer’ Bob Harris BBC Radio2

Bella Hardy Friday 2 December 8.30pm £15

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Amy Wadge’s voice is simply amazing with breathtaking range and emotional impact. She was voted Best Female Solo Artist at the 2002 Welsh Music Awards, beating Charlotte Church. She has had prestigious support spots including opening for Van Morrison, Damien Rice, Eric Bibb and Jeff Beck. Riley is a singer/songwriter from Liverpool who has performed throughout the world with a number of influential artists writing and touring for the last decade with USA platinum recording star Edwin McCain and recently with Henry Priestman.

Having spent ten years playing some of folk's biggest stages with festival regulars The Pack and Ola, Hardy went solo and has now established herself as one of the finest young folk acts around, singing unaccompanied ballads, or entwining her hypnotic voice with her own fiddle accompaniment to breathtaking effect. She is also an acclaimed song writer, with English Dance & Song Magazine saying ‘Surely no-one has any right to be writing songs with the sophistication of Sylvie Sovay, so early in their career…a mastery of melancholic melody and lyrical portraiture that brings to mind no less than Lennon and McCartney’.

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League of Welldoers

Autumn Gold Tuesday 20 September 2pm £8.50

Bluebell Dance & Drama Academy

The Lemon Tree Sunday 25 September 4pm £14, £15, (£100 Box, 6 seats)

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Join the League of Welldoers for an afternoon of entertainment. Celebrating their 118th birthday year with an amazing array of talent to entertain you, including the one and only Elvis Clayton, the lovely Louise Rogan, the fantastic Julie Scott, the amazing Tony Brutus & Amanda, the Sean Faith Trio, Steve McFarlane & Billy Hui and last but by no means least compère Tony Ravel.

Bluebell Dance & Drama Academy return in their 26th year with a splendid dance and drama extravaganza. This is the academy’s fifth visit to Liverpool Philharmonic. The show tells a story from the point of view of a special Lemon Tree. If trees could talk it would be a story of lover’s quarrels, promises kept and broken, a shady playground for children’s games, of shelter from the storm and refuge in a time of peace and war.

Family and Variety

Family Concert

Spooktacular!

Sunday 30 October 2.30pm £10, £14, £6 children.

This concert is most suitable for children aged 4 – 10, but the whole family is welcome – fidgeting is allowed!

Programme includes: Music from Harry Potter and Ghostbusters, as well as Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre

Family Concert

The Snowman plus Santa's Sing-along Saturday 17 December 2.30pm Sunday 18 December 11.30am & 2.30pm Thursday 22 December 11.30am & 2.30pm £12, £15, £8 children

The Wizard of Oz with Live Music Friday 30 December 2.30pm & 7pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36 £7 children

Add some musical mystery to your Halloween weekend! This spine-tingling selection of sensational music will leave you giddy with goose bumps.

Wear your favourite halloween costume and arrive by 2pm if you’d like to enter our costume competition with prizes!

Come and Have a Go Children are invited to have a go on a variety of instruments from 2pm prior to each concert at our instrument Petting Zoo! Alasdair Malloy presenter/soloist Michael Seal conductor Join us for our annual festive extravaganza for the whole family, this year featuring the film The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, accompanied by the full orchestra.

As usual you’ll be invited to sing-along to your Christmas favourites and Santa will make a special appearance. A high-energy treat to get everyone in the mood for Christmas!

Alasdair Malloy presenter/soloist Timothy Henty conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra We all remember the moment in The Wizard of Oz when black and white transforms into colour. And you’ll never forget hearing those glorious songs performed live, with the classic movie, by a full symphony orchestra. Forget that scratchy old soundtrack – for the first time, you’ll hear Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Follow the Yellow Brick Road and the whole of the score in full orchestral Technicolor.

Whether you’re introducing your children or grandchildren to The Wizard of Oz for the first time or – like conductor John Wilson – you know every line and still can’t get enough of it, this is the ultimate seasonal family treat.

John Wilson conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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Learning In Conversation with Vasily Petrenko Wednesday 7 September 6pm £5 (free for members and subscribers)

The Liverpool Philharmonic Experience Friday 9 September 12.30pm £15, £7 (groups or individuals living within the Liverpool City Council district).

Group Discount available

Lunchtime Learning Autumn Series £45 for a series of 3 sessions Includes refreshments, tickets to featured concerts and rehearsal visits

Beginning his sixth season as Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko talks with Darren Henley, Managing Director of Classic FM about the forthcoming season, his musical passions and the joys and challenges of being a conductor.

This event is followed at 7.30pm, by a screening of the classic film: The Big Sleep starring Humphrey Bogart see page 36 for details.

A guided tour gives you a chance to see behind the scenes of the unique art-deco Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Led by a Blue Badge Guide the tour will last about 3 hours and includes an opportunity to watch the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra prepare Liszt Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra with soloist Lukas Vondracek for the concert on Saturday 10 September. Refreshments are also provided.

Whether you are new to classical music or a regular concert goer, join composer Ian Stephens for a series of inspiring music and relaxed learning. The series comprises three 45 minute workshops and a mixture of lunchtime concerts and full orchestra rehearsals.

Schubert Octet Lunchtime concert Thursday 6 October 12pm Serenade Rehearsal visit Wednesday 12 October 1pm Music of Holst, Walton and Elgar John Wilson conductor Jonathan Aasgaard cello Nordic Landscapes Rehearsal visit Monday 7 November 1pm Music of Grieg, Carpenter and Sibelius Vasily Petrenko conductor Alan Pendlebury bassoon

Learning

Discover the Classics

Let Classic FM’s Creative Director and Presenter, Tim Lihoreau, take you on a relaxed, enjoyable learning journey on Saturday mornings. You’ll discover the musical, social and historical stories behind some Rodewald Suite £15 per session of the superb music and composers from the Royal £90 per series (7 sessions) Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2011/12 season.

Concessions (Claimants / Students) £10 per session Hollywood! £60 per series (7 sessions) Saturday 15 October 11am Ahead of A Night at the Oscars, we’ll look at the A-list composers who wrote for the movies - AND… the ones who didn’t: the composers who had their music smuggled into some of our favourite screen moments! The session will feature commentary

by Tim animated with short musical extracts performed by a musician from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

Beethoven I Saturday 19 November 11am Van the Man: 3 is a Magic Number! as well as looking at the Leonore Number 3 (and finding out what made it third time lucky for Ludwig), we’ll be digging into the Symphony No.3 hearing the stories behind the ‘Eroica’.

Workshops for children

First Notes Thursday 27 October 0-2 Years 10am, 11.30am, 3-4 Years 1.30pm

Friday 28 October Rodewald Suite 0-2 Years 10am, 3-4 Years 11.30am, 1.30pm £6 per child includes entry for 1 adult £6 additional adults These 45-minute workshops introduce children to classical music through games, singing, active listening and hands-on music making with members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

Adventures In Music Thursday 27 October 5-7 Years 3pm Friday 28 October 8-11 Years 3pm Join members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for just over an hour musical games, listening activities and a chance to create your own musical story.

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Opening Night Saturday 10 September 7.30pm Stravinsky Symphony in 3 Movements £16, £21, £28, £33, £40 Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3 Vasily Petrenko conductor Luká! Vondrá!k piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Midori Returns Tuesday 13 September 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Enescu Suite No. 2 Walton Violin Concerto Prokofiev Symphony No. 7 Vasily Petrenko conductor Midori violin Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical Music

The Birds

Dvo"ák The Wild Dove Ravel Suite from Mother Goose Saturday 24 September 7.30pm Tchaikovsky Suite from Swan Lake £13, £18, £24, £29, £36 Vasily Petrenko conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Rodewald Concert Series

Paul Lewis, piano

Schubert Four Impromptus D935 Moments Musicaux D780 Fantasy in C ‘Wanderer’ D760

Complete Schubert Cycle Tuesday 27 September 7.30pm St George's Hall Concert Room £25 Mahler Symphony No. 8 'Symphony of a Thousand'

Saturday 1 October 7.30pm

Vasily Petrenko conductor Claudia Barainsky soprano Maria Luigia Borsi soprano Malin Christensson soprano Susan Bickley soprano Kelley O'Connor mezzo-soprano Stefan Vinke tenor Tómas Tómasson bass-baritone Jukka Rasilainen bass Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Huddersfield Choral Society Deva Singers Choristers of Liverpool Cathedral and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

Liverpool Cathedral £25, £35, £55 £15 Well seating (visual relay available) Seating is general admission within price sections

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Mahler 8

In memory of Pamela and Kenneth Williams.

Thanks to the Kenneth Stern Trust and performed in Ken’s memory.

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Rodewald Concert Series

Belcea Quartet The Complete Beethoven String Quartets

Beethoven String Quartet Op.74 in E flat major ‘Harp’ String Quartet Op.18 No.3 in D major String Quartet Op.130 with finale in B flat major

Tuesday 4 October 7.30pm St George's Hall Concert Room £25

Libor Pe!ek's French Collection

Debussy La Mer Françaix L'Horloge de Flore Bizet Carmen Suite No. 1 Fauré Pavane Debussy Iberia

Wednesday 5 & Thursday 6 October 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Libor Pe!ek KBE conductor Jonathan Small oboe Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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Classical Music

Lunchtime Concert

Schubert’s Octet Thursday 6 October 1.05pm £6

Schubert Octet Concettina del Vecchio violin Kate Marsden violin Rebecca Walters viola Hilary Browning cello Marcel Becker double bass Katherine Lacy clarinet Gareth Twigg bassoon

Haydn String Quartet No.66 in G major, Opus 77 No.1 McCabe Quintet for Horn and String Quartet (World premiere) Schubert String Quartet in D minor, D810, ‘Death Wednesday 12 October 7.30pm and the Maiden’ St George's Hall Concert Room David Pyatt horn £22

Rodewald Concert Series

Sacconi String Quartet

Henry E Rensburg Series

Serenade Thursday 13 October 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Holst Ballet music from The Perfect Fool Walton Cello Concerto Elgar Serenade for Strings Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 9

Sponsored by:

John Wilson conductor Jonathan Aasgaard cello Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Classic Intro 6pm Emmy-award winning classical music presenter, broadcaster, director and author of William Walton: The Romantic Loner, Humphrey Burton discusses William Walton’s concertos in this one-hour talk.

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Henry E Rensburg Series

Big Country Thursday 20 October 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36 Sponsored by:

Torke Javelin Barber Adagio for Strings Copland Appalachian Spring Duke Ellington The River Bernstein West Side Story - Concert Suite Clark Rundell conductor Cynthia Erivo vocalist Eamonn Mulhall vocalist Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

A Night at the Oscars

Richard Kaufman conductor Kirby Hughes soprano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Award winning film music from Hollywood

The award-winning American movie conductor Richard Kaufman sweeps you down Hollywood Boulevard in this glamorous tribute to some of the silver screen’s greatest scores. From Lawrence of Arabia, The Magnificent Seven and Ben Hur! to When You Wish Upon a Star, Out of Africa and Meet Me in St Louis. Fall in love all over again with Dr Zhivago, Somewhere Over the Rainbow and Gone with the Wind.

Saturday 22 October 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

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German Masters Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 October 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Wagner Prelude to Die Meistersinger Schumann Piano Concerto Brahms Symphony No. 4 Nikolaj Znaider conductor Saleem Abboud Ashkar piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical Music

Lunchtime Concert

Ensemble of St. Luke’s Thursday 27 October 1.05pm £6 Rodewald Concert Series

Paul Lewis piano, Mark Padmore tenor

Shostakovich String Quartet No.8 Alexander Marks violin Kate Marsden violin Robert Shepley viola Gethyn Jones cello

Schubert Die Schöne Müllerin

Tuesday 1 November 7.30pm St George's Hall Concert Room £25 Raymond Gubbay presents

Mozart By Candlelight Friday 4 November 7.30pm £18, £25, £28.50

Don Giovanni Overture Eine kleine Nachtmusik Clarinet Concerto Piano Concert No. 21 Symphony No. 41 ‘Jupiter’ Richard Hosford clarinet Jonathan Scott piano Thomas Carroll conductor Mozart Festival Orchestra In full 18th Century costume A sublime evening of Mozart masterpieces performed in an evocative candle-lit style setting.

Missa Solemnis Saturday 5 November 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

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Beethoven Missa Solemnis Vasily Petrenko conductor Sarah-Jane Brandon soprano Wilke te Brummelstroete mezzo-soprano Peter Hoare tenor Andrew Foster-Williams bass Huddersfield Choral Society Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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Górecki: Polish Spirituals Tuesday 8 November 7.30pm St Georges Hall Concert Room £20

This is a landmark performance by the Polish Radio Choir, one of Poland’s leading choirs, with whom Henryk Mikolaj Górecki worked closely over many years. Górecki gained international acclaim with his haunting Symphony No.3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs). His choral music is filled with the same distinctively spiritual lyricism and spontaneous human warmth, celebrating his Polish roots and Catholic faith. This concert is a fitting tribute to Górecki, one of the late twentieth century’s great composers, a year after his death in November 2010. Programme includes Totus Tuus, Three Lullabies, Broad Waters, Song of the Katyn Families, Come Holy Spirit and Amen.

Polish Radio Choir Artur Sedzielarz conductor

Henry E Rensburg Series

Nordic Landscapes

Grieg Symphonic Dances Carpenter Bassoon Concerto (World Premiere) Sibelius Symphony No. 5

Vasily Petrenko conductor Thursday 10 November 7.30pm Alan Pendlebury bassoon Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

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Classic Intro 6pm Composer Gary Carpenter talks about his Bassoon Concerto, which receives its first performance tonight.

Post Concert Discussion Chief conductor Vasily Petrenko, Alan Pendlebury and composer Gary Carpenter will welcome comment and questions from the audience in this free and informal event. The discussion will start 15 minutes after the end of the performance in the Grand Foyer Bar.

Fire and Ice Sunday 13 November 2.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

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Grieg Symphonic Dances Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat K595 Sibelius Symphony No. 5 Vasily Petrenko conductor Kathryn Stott piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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Ensemble 10/10

Carpenter at 60 Wednesday 16 November 7.30pm The Cornerstone, Liverpool Hope University Creative Campus £10

Gary Carpenter One Million Tiny Operas About Britain Gary Carpenter Azalias Detlev Glanert Contemplated by a Portrait of a Divine Hans Abrahamsen Two songs without words: Herbstlied, Liebeslied Larry Goves I wear you on my sleeve New works by Stephen Pratt and Graham Warner (World premieres) Clark Rundell conductor Rebecca Lea soprano Louise Ashcroft mezzo-soprano

Chopin 4 Mazurkas, Op.24 Chopin Fantasy in F minor, Op.49 Paderewski Nocturne, Op.16 No.4 Paderewski Caprice (in the style of Scarlatti) Op.14 No.3 Thursday 17 November 1.05pm Debussy Three Preludes from Book 1 - Nos 3, 4, 5 £6 Stravinsky Three Movements from Petrushka

Lunchtime Concert

Kiryl Keduk piano

Kiryl Keduk was winner of the RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition 2010

Requiem Saturday 19 November 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Elgar Wand of Youth Suite No. 2 Coleridge-Taylor The Song of Hiawatha: Hiawatha's Wedding Feast Fauré Requiem David Hill conductor Alison Hill soprano Thomas Randle tenor George Humphreys baritone Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Sunday 20 November 7.30pm £9, (£6 under 25s)

Dane Lam conductor Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Weber Overture, Der Freischutz Beethoven Symphony No.2 Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes

by Weber

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Henry E Rensburg Series

Schubert’s ‘The Great’

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 Schubert Symphony No. 9 'The Great'

Andrew Manze conductor Thursday 24 November 7.30pm James Ehnes violin Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

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Eroica Sunday 27 November 2.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Rodewald Concert Series

Belcea Quartet The Complete Beethoven String Quartets

Classic Intro 6pm Conductor Andrew Manze talks about the works in this evening’s concert.

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 Beethoven Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' Andrew Manze conductor James Ehnes violin Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Beethoven String Quartet Op.95 in F minor ‘Serioso’ String Quartet Op.18 No.6 in B flat major String Quartet Op.127 in E flat major

Monday 28 November 7.30pm St George's Hall Concert Room £25

Pictures Wednesday 30 November & Thursday 1 December 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

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Borodin Polovtsian Dances Glazunov Violin Concerto Kodály Dances from Gálanta Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures from an Exhibition Michal Dworzynski conductor Eugene Ugorski violin Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical Music

Lunchtime Concert

Fusion: Music from the Mediterranean Thursday 1 December 1.05pm £6

The Russian Patriarchate Choir of Moscow Friday 2 December 7.30pm £18, £20, £22, £28 ‘The fine male voices of the choir unaccompanied, as Russian Church law dictates create a powerful atmosphere of energy and devotion’ The Daily Telegraph

John Wilson & The John Wilson Orchestra Hooray for Hollywood -A Celebration of the Golden Age of the Movie Musicals

Giulio Briccialdi Wind Quintet No.1, Op.124 De Falla, arr. Wayne Peterson Spanish Pieces Berio Opus Number Zoo Eurico Carrapatoso Cinco Elegias Ibert Trois Pièces Breves Cormac Henry flute Rachael Pankhurst oboe Katherine Lacy clarinet Sarah Whibley bassoon Tim Jackson horn Evoking the authentic sound of ancient Russia these twelve male singers are dedicated to the repertoire of Russian Orthodox Church music and traditional folk songs, much of which was suppressed by the Soviet regime. Their deep and sonorous singing evokes haunting images of the ancient Russia of a bygone age: gold-encrusted cathedral domes, rich sacred iconography, and the dark snowy nights of Russian folklore.

John Wilson and The John Wilson Orchestra are joined by special guest singers Annalene Beechey, Kim Criswell and Matthew Ford. From the dawn of the talkies to the birth of the movie musical through to the 60’s the show features show stopping sequences from 42nd Street, Top Hat, On The Town, Guys And Dolls, Ziegfeld Follies, A Star Is Born, Gypsy, Hello Dolly and many more.

Saturday 3 December 7.30pm £25, £33.50, £38.50, £43.50, £50 Rodewald Concert Series

Joglaresa Saturday 3 December 7:30 pm St George's Hall Concert Room £22 Book Now at liverpoolphil.com

On Yoolis Night An evening of Medieval Christmas Carols, from instrumental dances to Middle English lullabies.

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Henry E Rensburg Series

Mahler 9 Thursday 8 December 7.30pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40

Sponsored by:

The Best Christmas Sing-along Ever!

Saturday 10 & 17 December 7.30pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40

Mahler Symphony No. 9 Vasily Petrenko conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Classic Intro 6pm Norman Lebrecht, one of the most widely-read commentators on music, culture and politics, regular presenter on BBC Radio 3 and author of Why Mahler? discusses the composer’s Ninth Symphony.

Whether it’s the serenity of Bach and Tchaikovsky or such all-time family favourites as Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, White Christmas and Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Carl knows exactly how to get an audience into the Christmas spirit - and don’t worry, you’ll have plenty of chance to join in too!

Carl Davis CBE (Hon) conductor Mary Carewe soprano Liverpool Philharmonic Training Choir and Melody Makers Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Liverpool Welsh Choral Countdown To Christmas

Keith Orrell, Thomas Wyss and Frances Aston conductors Susan Marrs soloist Stephen Hargreaves, Mary Gannon accompanists BBC Radio Merseyside's Roger Phillips presenter

(Children and students half price)

Come and join in a sparkling evening of festive fun.

Listen to some fantastic music or sing-along with us. Something old, something new, something borrowed and something especially for you!

Liverpool Welsh Choral Thursday 15 December 7.30pm Northop Silver Band Bishop Eaton School Choir £10 £15 £20 £22 £25

Classical Music

The Spirit of Christmas Friday 16 & Tuesday 20 to Friday 23 December 7.30pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40 ‘Full bodied and stirring’ Liverpool Echo (on Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir)

Raymond Gubbay presents

Carols By Candlelight Monday 19 December 7.30pm £17.50, £24.50, £27.50, £29.50, £34.50

Ian Tracey conductor Simon Emery Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir director Tine Thing Helseth trumpet John Suchet presenter Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Liverpool Philharmonic’s traditional celebration of Christmas has been much loved by generations, and this year is just as you remember it, full of glorious music and favourite readings. John Suchet, one of the UK’s best-known newscasters and journalists, Beethoven scholar, and now the voice of Classic FM’s morning show is our presenter. Making her Liverpool Philharmonic debut, playing the instrument that possibly above all others conjures up visions of snowy Christmas mornings and Yuletide cheer, is the 23-year-old Norwegian trumpeter, Tine Thing Helseth.

Bach Air on the G String Gruber Silent Night Cullen Joy to the World Corelli Allegro and Pastorale from Christmas Concerto Mozart Alleluia from Exultate, Jubilate Pearsall In dulci jubilo Handel Let the bright Seraphim, Zadok the Priest, Christmas sequence from Messiah Carols for all including: O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, The First Nowell, O Come, All Ye Faithful and While Shepherds Watched.

Canzonetta Anna Devin soprano Stuart Stratford conductor Mozart Festival Orchestra in full period costume Usher in Christmas with this joyous concert of carols and seasonal classics performed in full 18th Century costume in an evocative candle-lit style setting.

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Legendary bandleader Ray McVay swings in to direct the UK’s most renowned big band for a nostalgic journey back to the forties with chart topping war time hits such as Rhapsody In Blue, Dambusters March, Russian Patrol, music from Tuesday 27 December 7.30pm Carmen, Stardust and New York New York. Plus £17.50, £24.50, £26.50, £29.50 special Glenn Miller favourites, Moonlight Serenade, American Patrol, In The Mood, String Of Pearls and Little Brown Jug. The orchestra will perform the second half of the concert in the World War II uniforms of the US army Air Force.

Raymond Gubbay presents

Glen Miller Orchestra

Catherine Sykes, Colin Anthony The Uptown Hill Gang The Moonlight Serenaders and special guests The Jiving Lindy Hoppers

New Year's Eve Saturday 31 December 7.30pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40

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John Wilson conductor Clare Teal vocalist Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra See in the New Year with a swing, as bandleader extraordinaire John Wilson transforms the Orchestra into the ultimate big-band. It’ll be a night of pure showbiz glamour, all silky strings, blaring brass and swooning saxes as midnight draws closer; a glittering hit-parade of jazz standards by Gershwin, Porter and Irving Berlin in arrangements by Nelson Riddle and Billy May, as well as toe-tapping dance numbers and classic show tunes. No-one does it quite like John Wilson. He’s joined by Clare Teal, one of the UK’s most successful British jazz singers.

Bring in 2012 in unforgettable style.

Classical Music

Coming Soon From January 2012

Raymond Gubbay presents

New Year’s Day Prom Sunday 1 January 2.30pm £19.50, £26.50, £29.50, £31.50, £36.50

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Welcome the New Year with a superb concert of timeless classics to welcome in 2012. The programme includes all your New Year’s Day favourites Nessun Dorma, Rule, Britannia! Jerusalem and Land Of Hope And Glory complete with audience participation and a flag waving finale!

Elgar Cello Concerto Walton Symphony No.1 Paul Daniel conductor Natalie Clein cello

Thursday 5 January 7.30pm £8, £11, £14, £17, £20 All seats £5 for under 25s

Britain’s biggest orchestra returns. Everyone who sees the 160-strong NYO in action agrees they are a luminous portrait of the youth of today, awakening new energy and excitement in great repertoire.

Discover why The Times calls them ‘the most uplifting orchestra in the world’.

Messiah

Handel Messiah

Saturday 7 January 7pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40

Johann Strauss Gala Saturday 14 January 7.30pm £18, £25.50, £31

Paul Agnew conductor Klara Ek soprano Iestyn Davies countertenor Allan Clayton tenor Roderick Williams bass Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Waltz back in time to the glittering ballrooms of 19th Century Vienna with an enchanting mix of music, song and dance from the Strauss Family and Friends.

The Johann Strauss Orchestra, directed from the violin in the traditional Viennese manner by David Juritz, are joined by Johann Strauss Dancers in glorious costumes of the period.

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Film

Rising out of the stage, accompanied by resident organist, Dave Nicholas, the only working Walturdaw Cinema screen in the world.

Film tickets can be purchased in advance.

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Book any 4 films together for just £18*

*This offer applies to stalls seats only, cannot be used in conjunction with any other discounts and does not apply to tickets previously sold. Contact Box Office on 0151 709 3789.

The Big Sleep

PG

Wednesday 7 September 7.30pm £6, £7

Director Howard Hawks 1946 114 mins Black & White Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers

Summoned by the dying General Sternwood, Philip Marlowe is asked to deal with several problems that are troubling his family. Marlowe finds that each problem centers about the disappearance of Sternwood‘s favoured employee who has left with a mobster‘s wife. Each of the problems becomes a cover for something else as Marlowe probes.

Contains mild violence

Jane Eyre

PG

Wednesday 12 October 7.30pm £6, £7 Contains mild violence

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Director Car Joji Fukunaga 2011 121mins Starring Michael Fassbender, Mia Wasikowska, Jamie Bell, Judi Dench

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. In her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the master of the house, Mr. Rochester and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

Films

Al’s Lads

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Director Richard Standeven 2002 107 mins Starring Marc Warren, Ralf Little, Ricky Tomlinson, Richard Rowntree

Introduced by comedian Frankie Allen

Ten years ago the city centre of Liverpool was transported back to 1927 Chicago and the Roaring Twenties. Written by Marc Gee, this adventure drama is about waiter Jimmy and his two Liverpool pals who are always on the make. Jumping ship in New York the lads find themselves travelling across America and eventually working for the infamous Al Capone.

Sunday 13 November 7:30pm £6, £7

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

TBC

Based on the classic John Le Carré Cold War spy novel and set in the 1970s, George Smiley is a recently retired MI6 agent and is doing his best to adjust to life outside the secret service. However, when a disgraced agent reappears with information concerning a mole at the heart of the organisation, Smiley is drawn back into the murky field of espionage.

Sunday 27 November 7.30pm £6, £7

West Side Story

PG

Wednesday 7 December 7.30pm £6, £7 Contains mild violence and racist terms

It’s A Wonderful Life Saturday 24 December 2.30pm Contains mild violence

Director Tomas Alfredson 2011 Running time tbc Starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Ciarán Hinds, Benedict Cumberbatch

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Directors Jerome Robbins & Robert Wise 1961 152 mins Starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno

Winner of ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture, this stunning restored version of the electrifying musical sets the ageless tragedy of Romeo and Juliet in the slums of 1950s New York.

Rival gangs the Jets and Sharks get ready to rumble but Tony, former leader of the Jets falls in love with Maria, sister of the leader of the Sharks and despite trying to limit the weapons to fists, the fighting gets out of control…

Director Frank Capra 1946 130mins Black & White Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell

Christmas isn’t Christmas without it! The restored version of the timeless festive classic. Told mostly through flashbacks, James Stewart is George Bailey, a man whose attempted suicide on Christmas Eve gains the attention of a guardian angel, Clarence Odbody who is sent to help him in his hour of need.

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Jimmy Carr Laughter Therapy

This show is not suitable for under 16s

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Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 September 8pm £25, £30

Reginald D Hunter Sometimes Even The Devil Tells The Truth Friday 7 October 8pm £20, £25 ‘Magic…his is a perfect set’ The Guardian Please note: This event may contain material that is not suitable for under 18s

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Since the turn of the century Jimmy Carr has been a ‘fun slinger’ of international repute. Laughter Therapy is his ninth solo show. It’ll be an evening of non-stop jokes, gags and banter. If you’ve got a sick sense of humour then laughter is the best medicine. Not to be taken if you have a sensitive disposition or an overactive moral compass.

Recommended dose: one brand new show to be taken annually (I said annually).

Reginald D Hunter has become one of UK Comedy’s best-known and most distinctive performers. His work is often brutally honest, frequently controversial but always meticulously measured and thought out. He is one of the few performers to have been nominated for the highly coveted main Perrier Award in three consecutive years and has become a well-known face on primetime television shows such as Live At The Apollo and QI and is a frequent guest on Have I Got News For You.

Comedy

Fascinating Aïda The Cheap Flights Tour Wednesday 9 November 7.30pm £18, £24 Please note: This event may contain material that is not suitable for under 18s

Three times Olivier Award nominated and now a world-wide internet sensation, Fascinating Aïda are still Britain's best comedy cabaret trio. This brand new show will include several numbers hot off the press, plus a few old favourites including their infamous anthem to budget travel, Cheap Flights (6 million plus hits on YouTube) as well as The Dogging Song, a fond homage to the joys of al fresco sex.

‘Hilarious’ Telegraph

Lee Nelson’s Well New Tour Friday 25 November 8pm £22.50, £27.50 Please note: This event may contain material that is not suitable for under 18s

BBC Three’s breakout hit comedy sensation Lee Nelson brings you the live version of Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show written, performed and staring critically-acclaimed character comic Simon Brodkin.

Last summer he took Lee Nelson’s Well Good Edinburgh Show to the Fringe, selling every single ticket and receiving rave reviews.

‘It's great stand up: sharp, fast, relentless…

What he says is offensive, ignorant and crass, but he does it all with an unfaltering lack of self-awareness and an irrepressible beaming smile. This is a sharp, provocative and very funny.’

Fest

Ken Dodd’s

Like a fine wine Mr Ken Dodd simply gets better with age. Join him and his special guests for his Merry Christmas Laughter Show all new hilarious Christmas show. Your festive celebrations just aren't complete without a Wednesday 28 & Thursday 29 marathon of jokes, fun, songs and happiness December 7pm courtesy of Knotty Ash's finest. £15, £17, £19, £25

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Venue Information

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall & Events Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society. Liverpool Philharmonic is grateful to the following organisations for their support: Principal Partner

Principal Funders Supported by

LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL Higher Education Partner

Media Partner

Other Public Funders

The Metropolitan Boroughs of Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral.

Sponsors

Corporate Members

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MCLK Travel Thanks to Lorraine McCulloch courtesy of:

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52

September Jimmy Cliff

P01

Comedy: Jimmy Carr

P38

01

Thursday

7.30pm

03

Saturday

8pm

04

Sunday

8pm

Comedy: Jimmy Carr

P38

07

Wednesday

6pm

In Conversation with Vasily Petrenko

P20

07

Wednesday

7.30pm

Film: The Big Sleep

P36

09

Friday

12.30pm

10

Saturday

7.30pm

RLPO: Opening Night

P22

13

Tuesday

7.30pm

RLPO: Midori Returns

P22

20

Tuesday

2pm

League of Welldoers

P18

20

Tuesday

8.30pm

After 8: Otis Gibbs

P15

24

Saturday

7.30pm

RLPO: The Birds

P23

The Liverpool Philharmonic Experience P20

Bluebell Dance & Drama

P18

Paul Lewis Piano

P23

7.30pm

Straight No Chaser

P02

7.30pm

Carthy, Swarbrick & Lau

P02

Friday

7.30pm

Echo & The Bunnymen

P02

Friday

8.30pm

After 8: Barb Jungr

P15

01

Saturday

7.30pm

RLPO: Mahler 8

P23

01

Saturday

7.30pm

Queen – A Night at the Opera

P03

01

Saturday

8.30pm

After 8: Barb Jungr

P15

03

Monday

8pm

David Crosby & Graham Nash

P03

04

Tuesday

7.30pm

Soweto Gospel Choir

P03

04

Tuesday

7.30pm

Belcea Quartet

P24

05

Wednesday

7.30pm

RLPO: Libor Pesek’s French Collection

P24

06

Thursday

12pm

Lunchtime Learning: Shubert Octet

P20

25

Sunday

4pm

27

Tuesday

7.30pm

28

Wednesday

29

Thursday

30 30 October

06

Thursday

1.05pm

Lunchtime Concert: Shubert’s Octet

P25

06

Thursday

7.30pm

RLPO: Libor Pesek’s French Collection

P24

07

Friday

8pm

Comedy: Reginald D Hunter

P38

07

Friday

8.30pm

After 8: Catfish Keith

P16

08

Saturday

8.30pm

After 8: Steve Ashley

P16

10

Monday

7.30pm

Chris de Burgh

P04

Lunchtime Learning: Serenade

P20

12

Wednesday

1pm

12

Wednesday

7.30pm

Sacconi String Quartet

P25

12

Wednesday

7.30pm

Film: Jane Eyre

P36

13

Thursday

7.30pm

RLPO: Serenade

P25

15

Saturday

11am

Discover the Classics: Hollywood!

P21

15

Saturday

7.30pm

Pink Martini

P04

16

Sunday

7.30pm

The Straits

P04

17

Monday

7.30pm

The Sensational 60s Experience

P05

18

Tuesday

8pm

Tindersticks

P05

18

Tuesday

8.30pm

John McSherry Trio

P12

20

Thursday

7.30pm

RLPO: Big Country

P26

21

Friday

7.30pm

The Irish Sea Sessions

P13

22

Saturday

7.30pm

RLPO: A Night at the Oscars

P26

23

Sunday

7.30pm

Charlie Landsborough

P06

23

Sunday

7.30pm

Breabach & Calan

P12

24

Monday

7.30pm

Jack Jones

P06

25

Tuesday

7.30pm

Glen Campbell

P06

26

Wednesday

7.30pm

RLPO: German Masters

P26

27

Thursday

10am, 11.30am, & 1.30pm

Workshops For Children: First Notes

P21

27

Thursday

1.05pm

Lunchtime Concert: Ensemble of St…

P27

27

Thursday

3pm

Workshops For Children: Adventures

P21

27

Thursday

7.30pm

RLPO: German Masters

P26

28

Friday

10am, 11.30am

Workshops For Children: First Notes

P21

& 1.30pm 28

Friday

3pm

Workshops For Children: Adventures

P21

28

Friday

7.30pm

James

P06

29

Saturday

7.30pm

James

P06

30

Sunday

2.30pm

Family Concert: Spooktacular!

P19

November 01

Tuesday

7.30pm

Paul Lewis Piano, Mark Padmore tenor

P27

03

Thursday

7.30pm

John Mayall

P07

03

Thursday

7.30pm

Toumani Diabate

P07

04

Friday

7.30pm

Mozart By Candlelight

P27

05

Saturday

7.30pm

RLPO: Missa Solemnis

P27

Lunchtime Learning: Nordic Landscape P20

07

Monday

1pm

08

Tuesday

7.30pm

Gorecki: Polish Spirituals

09

Wednesday

7.30pm

Comedy: Fascinating Aida

P39

10

Thursday

7.30pm

RLPO: Nordic Landscapes

P28

11

Friday

7.30pm

John Barrowman

P08

12

Saturday

8pm

Comedy: Jimmy Carr

P38

12

Saturday

8.30pm

After 8: John O’Connell

P16

13

Sunday

2.30pm

RLPO: Fire and Ice

P28

P28

13

Sunday

7.30pm

Film: Al’s Lads

P37

14

Monday

7.30pm

Beverley Knight

P08

15

Tuesday

7.30pm

Englebert Humperdinck

P08

16

Wednesday

7.30pm

Ensemble 10/10: Carpenter at 60

P29

17

Thursday

1.05pm

Lunchtime Concert: Kiryl Keduk

P29

18

Friday

8.30pm

After 8: Bruce Molsky

P16

19

Saturday

11am

19

Saturday

20 21 23

Wednesday

24

Thursday

24 25

Discover the Classics: Beethoven I

P21

7.30pm

RLPO: Requiem

P29

Sunday

7.30pm

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orch.

P29

Monday

8pm

Zappa Plays Zappa

P08

7.30pm

Christmas with the Rat Pack

P09

7.30pm

RLPO: Schubert’s The Great

P30

Thursday

8.30pm

After 8: Karine Polwart Trio

P17

Friday

8pm

Comedy: Lee Nelson’s Well New Tour

P39

25

Friday

8.30pm

After 8: Amy Wadge Pete Riley

P17

26

Saturday

7.30pm

Anoushka Shankar

P09

27

Sunday

2.30pm

RLPO: Eroica

P30

27

Sunday

7.30pm

Film: Tinker Tailor, Soldier, Spy

P37

28

Monday

7.30pm

The Stylistics

P10

28

Monday

7.30pm

Belcea Quartet

P30

29

Tuesday

7.30pm

The Saw Doctors

P10

30

Wednesday

7.30pm

RLPO: Pictures

P30

December 01

Thursday

1.05pm

Lunchtime Concert: Fusion

P31

01

Thursday

7.30pm

RLPO: Pictures

P30

02

Friday

7.30pm

Russian Patriarchate Choir of Moscow

P31

02

Friday

8.30pm

After 8: Bella Hardy

P17

03

Saturday

7.30pm

John Wilson Orchestra

P31

03

Saturday

7.30pm

Joglaresa

P31

04

Sunday

7.30pm

Tommy Emmanuel

P10

07

Wednesday

7.30pm

Film: West Side Story

P37

08

Thursday

7.30pm

RLPO: Mahler 9

P32

The Bootleg Beatles

P10

09

Friday

8pm

10

Saturday

7.30pm

RLPO: Best Christmas Sing-along Ever! P32

11

Sunday

7.30pm

Kate Rusby

13

Tuesday

7.30pm

Only Men Aloud

P11

14

Wednesday

7.30pm

Alfie Boe

P11

15

Thursday

7.30pm

Liverpool Welsh Choral

P32

P11

16

Friday

7.30pm

RLPO: The Spirit of Christmas

P33

17

Saturday

2.30pm

Family Concert: The Snowman

P19

17

Saturday

7.30pm

RLPO: Best Christmas Sing-along Ever! P32

18

Sunday

11.30pm

Family Concert: The Snowman

P19

& 2.30pm 19

Monday

7.30pm

Carols By Candlelight

P33

20

Tuesday

7.30pm

RLPO: The Spirit of Christmas

P33

21

Wednesday

7.30pm

RLPO: The Spirit of Christmas

P33

22

Thursday

11.30pm

Family Concert: The Snowman

P19

& 2.30pm 22

Thursday

7.30pm

RLPO: The Spirit of Christmas

P33

23

Friday

7.30pm

RLPO: The Spirit of Christmas

P33

24

Saturday

2.30pm

Film: It’s A Wonderful Life

P37

27

Tuesday

7.30pm

Glen Miller Orchestra

P34

28

Wednesday

7pm

Ken Dodd Merry Christmas

P39

29

Thursday

7pm

Ken Dodd Merry Christmas

P39

30

Friday

2.30pm

Family Concert: The Wizard Of Oz

P19

RLPO: New Year’s Eve

P34

& 7pm 31

Saturday

7.30pm

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Beat the Queues Pre-order your interval drinks and find them ready, at a table, at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall's fully licensed cafe bar, Rubato.

A relaxed and convenient alternative to the Grand Foyer Bar. Open 11am-4pm Monday to Friday and from 5pm every concert night.