Get ready for a spectacular season of music as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Opera North bring Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpieces to life. Kick off 2025 with the New Year’s Day Proms in Liverpool, revel in the dramatic tales of 'Simon Boccanegra' in cities from Bradford to London, and feel the powerful emotions of Verdi’s Requiem in Liverpool. This is a musical journey you won't want to miss!

Celebrate the Grandeur of Verdi: From Liverpool to London

Liverpool is set to become a haven for classical music lovers with a series of spectacular events, featuring the timeless compositions of Antonín Dvořák and other maestros. From the whimsical Serenades at the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre to the breathtaking performances by the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestras, and the passionate Slavic Masterpieces, there’s something for everyone. Join us for mesmerizing concerts like Víkingur Ólafsson’s Brahms, the iconic From the New World symphony, and the enchanting Grieg Piano Concerto – all performed by the esteemed Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.

Musical Extravaganza in Liverpool: Celebrating Dvořák and More

Liverpool is set to become a haven for classical music lovers with a series of thrilling performances highlighting the genius of Dmitri Shostakovich. From Kathryn Stott's nostalgic farewell recital to the powerful Symphony No.6 conducted by Lidiya Yankovskaya, these events promise to captivate audiences. Don't miss the Ensemble of St. Luke’s dynamic performance of Shostakovich’s Eighth Quartet, or Anna Tsybuleva's dazzling interpretation of his Piano Concerto No.1. And mark your calendars for the 'White Nights' concert featuring Shostakovich’s Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1. Join us on this enchanting musical journey in Liverpool!

A Feast of Shostakovich: Unmissable Musical Events in Liverpool

Liverpool is set to host an array of spectacular musical events celebrating the legacy of Ludwig van Beethoven and other musical geniuses. From the innovative sounds of Jasdeep Singh Degun's sitar to the powerful chords of Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra promises nights of unforgettable performances. Join the celebration at venues across the city, including the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre and The Music Room.

Liverpool’s Musical Extravaganza: Celebrating Beethoven and More

Liverpool is set to come alive with the enchanting sounds of Johannes Brahms this season. From the whimsical 'Serenade No. 2' at the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre to the festive 'Organ Sleigh Ride' at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, there’s an event for every classical music lover. Don’t miss Víkingur Ólafsson's performance of Brahms’ 'Second Piano Concerto' and a remarkable evening featuring Brahms' Violin Concerto and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6.

Experience the Magic of Brahms in Liverpool: A Musical Journey

Liverpool is set to host a series of captivating musical performances, highlighting the genius of Felix Mendelssohn and other iconic composers. From Sir Bryn Terfel's grand celebration in 'Belshazzar’s Feast' to the evocative 'Grosvenor String Quartet,' these events promise to deliver unforgettable experiences. The season kicks off with Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto played by Ning Feng, and continues with the joyful strains of Mozart's Oboe Concerto conducted by Karel Deseure. Don't miss these enthralling showcases of orchestral and chamber music at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and The Music Room.

Unmissable Musical Events in Liverpool: Celebrating Mendelssohn and More

Liverpool becomes a haven for Johann Sebastian Bach enthusiasts this season with a series of spectacular events, including Kathryn Stott’s final recital, a magical Candlelit Carols concert, Ian Tracey's Organ Sleigh Ride, and a summer organ recital that highlights the city's vibrant musical spirit.

Celebrate Bach in Liverpool: A Series of Unmissable Musical Events

Get ready for a winter season in Liverpool filled with the enchanting music of Maurice Ravel. Starting with the 'Mozart’s Oboe Concerto' on December 1st at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, conducted by Karel Deseure, you're in for an afternoon of Mendelssohn, Poulenc, and Ravel's dreamy Spanish fantasy. On December 11th, join pianist Kathryn Stott at the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre for her final recital, featuring Ravel’s 'Jeux d’eau'. Ring in the New Year with the 'New Year’s Day Proms' on January 1st, celebrating with classics like Ravel’s 'Bolero'. Finally, don’t miss the Ensemble of St. Luke’s at The Music Room on February 24th, where Ravel's String Quartet will be performed alongside Shostakovich’s Eighth.

Maurice Ravel's Magic: Unmissable Musical Events in Liverpool

Liverpool is set to host an eclectic mix of musical tributes, orchestral performances, and cultural events courtesy of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. From the spirited tribute to Tom Petty's iconic hits to the soulful harmonies of The Stylistics, this season promises an unforgettable journey through soundscapes and stories. Audiences will be captivated by classical masterpieces, contemporary folk, and seasonal celebrations, featuring renowned musicians and unique ensembles. These events not only highlight the city's diverse musical landscape but also invite attendees to revel in the universal language of music.

Harmony and Heritage: Celebrating Music and Culture with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

A sublime concert of carols and seasonal classics, staged in an evocative candle-lit style setting.

Candlelit Carols

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

It's Liverpool's biggest Christmas party – and you’re invited! Come along and help us celebrate the festive season in our legendary Spirit of Christmas concerts. There’ll be classic carols, seasonal readings, audience singalongs, and this year, the fabulous Roderick Williams will be back at the Hall to not only deliver some musical magic, but host the entire extravaganza. So join Roderick, Matthew, the Orchestra and our Choirs in Liverpool’s great musical festive tradition – it just wouldn’t be Christmas without it!

Spirit of Christmas

Legendary 70s Tyneside folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne present a classic five-piece line-up of long-time members fronted by founder-member Rod Clements on vocals, mandolin, fiddle and slide guitar.

Lindisfarne

The Music Room

Dreaming of a White Christmas? Tonight, holiday wishes come true as we invite you to the most glamorous Christmas party in town. A team of top West End vocalists present a glittering evening of seasonal favourites – the songs everyone loves, from Let it Snow to Santa Baby, wrapped up with a bow and delivered with a swing by the fabulous full Orchestra. You’d better believe it’s the most wonderful time of the year!

White Christmas

62 years of music, loves, losses, long summer days and longer, darker nights are vividly recalled by ‘our greatest living songwriter’, Michael Head and The Red Elastic Band as he plays out flickering scenes from his life on his new album, Loophole.

Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band

Bask in the harmonic glow of Yorkshire’s much-loved folk duo Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow as they celebrate winter in all its forms. From the icy piano splendour of ‘The Coventry Carol’ to the heartbreaking ‘The Last Polar Bear’, Belinda and Heidi enkindle the full spectrum of emotion. Compositions such as ‘The Winter Folk Carol’ have earned the duo critical acclaim, but it is their interpretation of ‘Fairytale of New York’ that won the hearts of a nation.

O'Hooley & Tidow: WinterFolk

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Brass Band continues to excite and inspire the next generation of the North West’s young brass players. Under the baton of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s section leader trombone, Simon Cowen, join Youth Brass Band for a thrilling performance of Brass Band classics.

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Brass Band

Ever since the 1970s, the artistry of pianist Kathryn Stott has won the hearts of audiences and colleagues alike. Now she’s decided to retire, and for this, her very last public concert, she comes home to the place where it all began: Liverpool. “I have enjoyed the most wonderful and fulfilling career,” she says. Tonight, Kathy plays the pieces she loves best of all, as she bids farewell to the concert stage and looks forward to a new chapter in a remarkable career.

Musical Postcards: Kathryn Stott’s Final Recital

Yoko Ono Lennon Centre

Forever proud to call herself a folk singer, Kate Rusby rounds off 2024 in style with her annual, and much anticipated, Christmas tour – a show full of warmth, sparkles and her unique festive music, featuring songs from her latest charting Christmas album Light Years and a selection from her ever-popular previous six Christmas albums.

Kate Rusby

In an unmissable collaboration, five of the English folk scene’s most inventive artists bring you Awake Arise – A Christmas Show For Our Times; celebrating the riches of our varied winter traditions and reflecting upon the hope and resilience in music and song that can bring joy to us all in the darkest season.

Awake Arise

Regarded the world over as the gold standard of tribute, The Bootleg Beatles return for another nostalgic whirlwind trip through the sixties.

The Bootleg Beatles

Take a break from the glorious chaos of Christmas preparations to enjoy an evening of festive classics, carols and seasonal melodies from across the ages. Performed by students from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), this annual feel-good, family concert features the LIPA Big Band, strings, choirs, vocalists, and dancers in a wonderful evening of yule-tide light entertainment.

LIPA Christmas Concert

The Scouse singer/songwriter will release his much-anticipated fourth studio album in 2024 and its music is riding the winds of change in the air. “The songs are less traditional sounding,” he reveals. “I’m learning how to lower my barriers and have made a more personal album than ever before.”

Robert Vincent

After the resounding success of Tapestry: A Tribute To Carole King, Visions of Albion return to the Music Room on Saturday 7th December ready to embark on another musical journey through the ages. This time, the spotlight shines on Neil Young's seminal 1970 masterpiece After The Gold Rush.

After The Gold Rush: A Tribute to Neil Young with Visions of Albion

All three have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and each of them were a major influence on the likes of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Peter Green and Mick Taylor.

The Three Kings Of The Blues

With some concerts it’s hard to say which bit we’re looking forward to the most! There’s never a dull moment when pianist Simon Trpčeski is in town: we love him, you love him, and we can’t wait to hear him bring all his charisma and flair to Tchaikovsky’s barnstorming First Piano Concerto. And then Domingo Hindoyan whirls us off to the Kingdom of Sweets, with a lavishly stuffed selection box of tuneful goodies from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. Talk about a treat…

Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1

Liverpool-based singer-songwriters Astles and Abby Meysenburg host the fifth edition of their annual Christmas show in the Music Room. Joined by an array of friends, musicians and creatives, Astles will also re-assemble the full Balloon Moon Orchestra – including a string quartet and harp – for this special evening that signals the start of the festivities every year.

Astles & The Balloon Moon Orchestra

The radical East London duo are known for their intense live shows exploring the raw holler of folk, synths, spoken word and intricate rustic dobro guitar. Full-force reworkings of centuries-old work-songs speak to contemporary issues of class, using multi-layered sonic palettes to deeply reflect hidden histories, told with a razor-sharp authenticity. Stick In The Wheel have created their own London vernacular, a contemporary roots music that celebrates the collective stories and traditions of the city - conjuring the past to point toward the future.

Stick In The Wheel

There’s no limit to the stories that can be told by a string quartet. The Equilibrium Quartet, four members of the Orchestra who aim to re-balance inequality in music, present a chamber concert with a fascinating difference. They'll perform works from the first lady of Polish music, Grażyna Bacewicz, Panamanian folk, and the beautiful yet largely undiscovered music of Emilie Mayer, before easing gently into the Christmas season with Rebecca Clarke’s Combined Carols.

Equilibrium Advent

This Christmas, the star-studded Love Actually, perhaps one of the most quotable and adored Christmas films around, will be presented live in concert, with a full orchestra playing the score live-to-film.

Love Actually In Concert

December’s drawing in on Merseyside, but here at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall it’s summer all over again! Mendelssohn’s heart turned somersaults when he arrived in the sunshine of Italy, but today his Italian symphony is just the starting point for a whole afternoon of winter warmers. Karel Deseure conducts Ravel’s dreamy Spanish fantasy, Poulenc’s witty Sinfonietta, and Mozart’s ebullient Oboe Concerto – with the Orchestra’s very own Helena Mackie in the spotlight. It’s music that practically dances for joy.

Mozart’s Oboe Concerto

One of Ireland's most accomplished singer-songwriters, Eleanor McEvoy returns to delight fans with her latest material.

Eleanor McEvoy

Formed in 1990, Ezio are singer-songwriter Ezio Lunedei, and guitarist and best friend Booga (Mark Fowell).

Ezio

The iconic soul group that have captivated audiences for decades with their smooth harmonies and timeless hits are back!

The Stylistics

Noel Burke was offered one of the most difficult gigs in rock when he was offered the job of fronting Liverpool legends, Echo & The Bunnymen, following the departure of enigmatic frontman, Ian McCulloch, in 1989.

Noel Burke performs Reverberation

When one of the world’s most celebrated gypsy jazz guitarists reworks the world’s greatest band’s music, magic can happen. George Harrison was a fan and friend of Robin Nolan, one of the world’s leading authorities on gypsy jazz guitar. Nolan’s new album was recorded using three of George’s famous Beatles guitars. This is the first time these guitars have been recorded since the 70s, anexciting prospect for all Beatles fans. Robin will play songs from the new record, original compositions and some favourite gypsy jazz classics. The line up also features UK guitar virtuoso Chris Quinn.

Robin Nolan: For The Love of George

Gruff Rhys and Bill Ryder-Jones come together for a very special show at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

Bill Ryder-Jones and Gruff Rhys

BAFTA nominee and star of Taskmaster Lucy Beaumont is going to let loose and let slip on her roller coaster world. With off-beat stories, unusual anecdotes, and bizarre journeys through modern day womanhood, life through the Beaumont lens is more surreal than you could ever imagine.

Lucy Beaumont

Last October, Jamie marked the 20th anniversary of his multi-million selling album, Twentysomething, by releasing it on vinyl for the very first time. The re-issue came exactly 20 years after it was first released, and still holds the honour of being the fastest selling jazz album in chart history, with its sales in 2003 leading to Jamie becoming the UK’s highest selling jazz artist in history.

Jamie Cullum

Following the phenomenal success of the Northern Soul Orchestrated UK tour earlier this year, writer and BBC Radio 6Music broadcaster Stuart Maconie, alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra and Manchester’s composer and conductor Joe Duddell, return with brand-new dates. The show will transport audiences back in time, capturing the spirit of a movement. Curated by Stuart and conducted by Joe, the orchestra will perform amazing new arrangements of Northern Soul classic anthems with a host of very special guest vocalists.

Northern Soul Orchestrated

Fans can expect an evening of stories and song as Kezia shares her personal journey – the tale of a girl and her guitar. With her soulful voice and genre-blending artistry, Kezia Gill has enraptured country music enthusiasts worldwide. Supported by BBC Radio 2 and sharing stages with legends like Marty Stuart, and modern country stars such as Breland, she notably opened for Bruce Springsteen at BST Hyde Park in London. From intimate venues to grand arenas, her magnetic stage presence leaves a lasting impression. With iTunes Number One singles and sold-out headline tours, Kezia Gill embodies the essence of modern country music, captivating audiences with every note.  This year also marks her debut at the coveted CMA Fest in Nashville, a testament to her rising star in the country music scene.

Kezia Gill

In 2004, Bellowhead burst onto the British folk scene like nothing before or since. Famously conjured up by duo Spiers & Boden whilst sitting in a traffic jam, they roped in friends (and friends of friends) until the big band was born.

Bellowhead

A magical celebration of one of cinema’s most inventive duos. Tim Burton’s films conjure up captivating worlds, and the incredible musical imagination of Danny Elfman brings those stories to life. Outrageously tuneful, deliciously dark or just plain fantastical, there’s no film composer quite like him. Tonight, the Orchestra celebrate music and storytelling, performing works from Beetlejuice, Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands and more, all enhanced by visuals of original sketches, drawings and storyboards on the big screen.

Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton

Two of the North West’s most acclaimed musicians join forces again as Monkey Business to celebrate their contribution to the songs of Stone Roses singer Ian Brown.

Monkey Business (Aziz Ibrahim & Inder Goldfinger)

For over 25 years now Kiki and Carmelo have been touring their spellbinding acoustic live show across the UK and Europe. Performing in this stripped back fashion allows each of their exceptional talents to shine through and create a wonderful and warm sense of intimacy for the audience.

Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri

Audience favourite Nell Bryden is back with a new and deeply personal album: I Love You So Much I’m Blind. Putting a raw spin on her American blues and soul roots, Nell’s latest tour-de-force shows off her gorgeously rich and emotional voice. A New York songwriter who bravely shares her vulnerabilities, it feels like she is singing just for you. After years of struggling with heartbreak and infertility, Nell leads us through her journey of acceptance and redemption. I Love You So Much I’m Blind may be her most emotionally powerful record to date.

Nell Bryden

After a decade releasing critically celebrated albums and touring across the world, The Rheingans Sisters perform material from their latest album in the Music Room.

The Rheingans Sisters

Inspired by unfinished symphonic sketches by Schubert, Luciano Berio decided to “cement the gaps” with his own musical reflections and restorations and created a 20th century classic. Oliver Knussen, inspired by Shakespeare’s Ophelia chanting “snatches of old tunes”, snatched snippets of Schumann and Debussy for his highly compressed set of dances. In the 21st century Elliott Carter’s last orchestral piece, a “series of short interrelated episodes”, is an often lyrical and moving farewell to life, whilst a similar dark beauty occupies the genre defying music of North West based Phoenix Rousiamanis. Manoj Kamps makes their debut with Ensemble 10:10.

Ensemble 10:10

Following sold-out tours across the globe, Brit Floyd returns with P·U·L·S·E, their biggest and most spectacular production to date. Get ready for a celebration – and faithful recreation – of Pink Floyd’s record-breaking 1994 Division Bell tour, complete with a stunning laser and light show, circular screen, and classic tracks from magnificent albums including The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Division Bell, Meddle and more.

Brit Floyd

Born in Michigan she was in many successful bands, but got her real career break when super-producer Mickie Most saw her perform live. She flew to England in 1971 and went on to quickly create the monster hit ‘Can The Can’ with songwriters Chinn and Chapman. Two and a half million copies of this song were snapped by an entranced public, catapulting her to the top, where she has stayed. A star was well and truly born.

Suzi Quatro

Following a sell-out UK and Ireland Spring tour, and after announcing a third run in London’s West End at The Gielgud Theatre, comic legend Frank Skinner adds extra tour dates in Autumn 2024 for his critically acclaimed new stand-up show, 30 Years of Dirt.

Frank Skinner

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra brass players Hannah Mackenzie and Richard Cowen started out in Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (formerly Merseyside Youth Orchestra). Now, they’re back where it all began, taking to the stage alongside our current Youth Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra as soloists in Vivaldi’s sparkling Concerto for Two Trumpets. The Youth Orchestra will also perform the world premiere of a brand-new version of Danny Elfman's Wunderkammer. In the first half, the talented Youth Academy Orchestra perform Dvořák's New World Symphony, arranged especially for them by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s Tim Jackson.

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestras

Featuring the incredible voice of Rob Lamberti, Perfectly George has wowed audiences around the country and Europe and lifted them to their feet, in a dynamic show that tactfully and appropriately celebrates the career of one of the most gifted performers of a generation, George Michael.

Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George

Danny Elfman is a legend of movie music, the man whose scores for Batman and Edward Scissorhands fused rock ‘n’ roll with orchestral technicolour to dazzling effect. His Percussion Concerto is a gripping way to get to know Colin Currie – as one critic put it, “surely the world’s finest and most daring percussionist”. And conductor JoAnn Falletta – an American in Liverpool – delivers a side-order of high-kicking tunes and fascinating rhythms, courtesy of Aaron Copland and George Gershwin.

An American in Paris

Join Scotland’s folk sensation, Siobhan Miller, as she embarks on her first-ever full band tour. Bringing the infectious energy of festival arenas to intimate venues across the country, Siobhan, accompanied by her dynamic five-piece band, weaves a captivating set spanning her five acclaimed albums.

Siobhan Miller Band

He has outsold the likes of Beyoncé in Ireland, performed for the Pope, sold out venues across the world, and is one of the most prolific touring artists in the UK. Now, as he releases his new album Music Man, Ireland’s top entertainer Nathan Carter has announced a brand-new tour!

Nathan Carter

After the success of African Rhapsodies, Seckou Keita returns to his roots with his new album, Homeland. In this upcoming opus, Seckou explores identity, sense of belonging and questions the very idea of home, influenced by his own relationship with both his adoptive UK homeland and his native Senegal.

Seckou Keita

2022 MG ALBA Musician of the Year nominee Ryan Young brings new and exciting ideas to traditional Scottish music, receiving international praise for his spell-binding interpretations on the fiddle.

Ryan Young

October 1931: William Walton takes a huge choir and a giant orchestra, adds a couple of brass bands, and blasts British music sky-high. Belshazzar’s Feast is big, brassy, and utterly outrageous – now add the one and only Sir Bryn Terfel, and you’ve got a seriously impressive celebration of the human voice. Anna Meredith’s Nautilus and Mendelssohn's gorgeous Violin Concerto – with international violin sensation Ning Feng returning as soloist – are the icing on the cake.

Sir Bryn in Belshazzar’s Feast

Performing an array of her classic songs including 'Happy Ever After', 'Where Does The Time Go', 'Porcelain', 'Girlfriend', 'Love Moves (In Mysterious Ways)' and 'Manhattan Skyline' alongside songs from her forthcoming album.

Julia Fordham

Imagine the ultimate Romantic symphony: brooding passions, crashing storms and huge, blissful melodies that seem to unfurl without end. You’re thinking of Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony, the glorious climax of a concert that begins with Anna Meredith’s electrifying fanfare and stars violin phenomenon Ning Feng in Barber’s soaring Violin Concerto. In short, it’s a magnificent Liverpool debut for Adam Hickox – a young British conductor who’s already creating quite a stir.

Rachmaninov’s Symphony No.2

Low-key R&B legend Eddie Chacon made an indelible mark in popular music as half of the duo Charles & Eddie, whose 1992 single ‘Would I Lie to You’ was a number one hit heard around the world. The group’s 8-million-records-sold rocket to the stars lasted a few years, and Eddie spent the next couple of decades carving out a career as a photographer and creative director. He returned to music in 2020 and signed to Stones Throw Records in 2022.

Eddie Chacon

Join BBC Gardeners' World presenter and gardening writer, Monty Don, as he shares his passion for gardens and the unique role they play in human inspiration and wellbeing.

An Audience With Monty Don

Tom McRae’s ninth studio album, Étrange Hiver, is made up of duets with some of his favourite French artists. Collaborating with both established and undiscovered stars including Keren Ann, Chien Noir, Clou and Alex Beaupain, these songs acknowledge Tom’s love of French music, and deepen his relationship with mainland Europe, following Britain’s disastrous decision to leave the EU.

Tom McRae

Do psychopaths rule the world? How do we define normal? Are you friends with a psychopath? Are you worried you might be one? Renowned journalist, filmmaker, and author Jon Ronson takes you on a thrilling exploration of madness and the elusive psychopathic mind.

Jon Ronson’s Psychopath Night 2024

Award-winning singer and writer and  “our greatest interpreter of Dylan’s songs”, Barb Jungr, returns with a collection of Dylan and Cohen’s most iconic songs mixing her best and award-winning interpretations with a selection of challenging new arrangements of these classic songbooks. Fresh from curating the first ever UK festival of Bob Dylan for Farnham Maltings, Visions of Dylan, Barb embarks on a series of shows celebrating two of the greatest contemporary songwriters of the Western world.

Barb Jungr sings Dylan and Cohen

Sibelius got caught in fog on the boat to England, and those mists of sound swirl around the melodies of his bracing Third Symphony. Mozart wrote his Ninth Piano Concerto to showcase his own youthful talents: he can’t be here, sadly, but Angela Hewitt has a hotline to his imagination. Guest conductor Matthew Halls also shares a joyous new mini masterpiece by the young British star Robin Haigh. We love it, and we think you will too.

Sunday Afternoon Mozart

Liverpool Acoustic are delighted to present a special concert featuring Mike Ryan and friends performing Nirvana’s classic album Unplugged in New York in its entirety, celebrating its 30th anniversary.

Unplugged in New York: A Tribute to Nirvana

John Grant returns with his new album, The Art of The Lie, an idea first conceived in the Autumn of 2022 after an introduction to producer and composer Ivor Guest at Grace Jones’ Meltdown Festival.

John Grant

Whether you’ve been a fan for decades or recently joined the shoal via the Stranger Things phenomenon, there has never been a better time to release your inner Bush and celebrate at this joyful, unique and mind-blowing show.

An Evening Without Kate Bush

'This is Halloween’… Join us as we step into Halloween Town with a screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas. This Academy Award nominated stop-motion musical fantasy tells the story of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, who discovers Christmas Town and plots to take charge of the festive season. With a magical soundtrack by Danny Elfman, this screening comes ahead of two fantastic Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra concerts that feature music from the acclaimed composer. So once trick-or-treating is over, come along for more Halloween fun.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Frankie Archer has exploded onto the electrofolk scene with music that transcends stereotypes using a combination of manipulated samples, synths, drum tracks and earthy Northumbrian fiddle and voice to capture her audience. Winner of the 2023 Christian Raphael Prize, Frankie has been featured on Later… With Jools Holland and championed by tastemakers at BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music. Following the release of her debut EP Never So Red, she has supported the likes of Futureheads and The Last Dinner Party.

Frankie Archer

Prepare to be swept away by the powerful voices of Il Divo as the globally renowned classical crossover vocal group embark on a brand-new UK tour this October to celebrate their 20th anniversary!

Il Divo

Multi-instrumentalist Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, musician, actor, author, songwriter, so much more than ‘just a bluesman’, a troubadour of the folk tradition, and a master of his craft.

Guy Davis

Four wonderful musicians; one extraordinary sound: there’s a reason why the Chilingirian String Quartet is a legend and this great British string quartet has been astonishing audiences for over fifty years. Today they play three solid gold classics (including Borodin’s ravishing Second Quartet) as well as a magical tribute to their Armenian-born founder and leader, Levon Chilingirian himself.

Chilingirian Quartet

So you think you know British music? Everyone loves Jupiter from Holst’s The Planets, but tonight you’ll hear so much more as Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Manze takes the Orchestra on a voyage to infinity and beyond. We’ll join William Walton in a Spitfire over wartime London – and travel to 1939 New York, where the young British firebrand Arthur Bliss brings the house down with a volcano of a piano concerto played by Mark Bebbington.

The Planets

Performing his classic chart-topping hits and personal favourites, Adam Ant will be appearing live across the UK throughout October and November 2024.

Adam Ant

With the album Constellation, Manchester’s Caoilfhionn Rose has come of age as an artist, digging deep to find experimental new ways of expressing her wonder at nature’s beauty, her love of music in all its diversity, and her belief in the restorative powers that both afford in the troubled post-COVID world.

Caoilfhionn Rose

Mikey Kenney is an original. A passionate and well-respected advocate for traditional music – a brilliant Liverpool-style fiddler drawing primarily on his native North West English and Irish heritage  – but grounded in a present-day, urban reality.

Mikey Kenney

Following on from the exceedingly well received ‘forte tour’ and ‘festive tour’, the Phil Shotton Big Band return this year with a tribute to the music of the Swing Era clarinetist, Benny Goodman.

Phil Shotton & His Big Band play Benny Goodman

The double bass might be the largest of string instruments, but it has the soul of a great singer. In the hands of the Orchestra’s principal bass Marcel Becker it’ll stretch its wings in music by Handel, Bruch – the passionate Kol Nidrei – and Schubert.

Marcel Becker, double bass and David Dear, piano

Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra have been gleefully trampling over genre boundaries for over a decade now, chucking rockabilly, blues, country, swing, soul and more into their musical gumbo, but always sounding mostly just like themselves. Based in Newcastle but hailing from across the UK, the Tea Pad have released five albums, and toured widely across the British Isles and Europe, playing everywhere from Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk Festival to village halls and barns, and all points in between.

Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra

British music legend Leo Sayer is back and he still feels like dancing! Leo has spent over five decades as an iconic singer and songwriter. 2024 will also see the release of his upcoming autobiography, Just A Boy. With this performance, Leo and his band bring boundless energy, exuberance and a hit packed show to some of his favourite venues across the country.

Leo Sayer

Although born with the open road in his blood, Prefab Sprout appear to have had a forty-year aversion to playing live and he hopes these new shows will address his gigging addiction.

Martin McAloon of Prefab Sprout

Continuing on from last year's 50th anniversary celebrations of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells, the multi-million-selling and multi-award-winning album will be performed live in concert all over again!

Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells Live In Concert

Renowned Westcountry songwriter Steve Knightley, the former Show of Hands frontman, goes back on the road with a new solo tour. After bidding a fond farewell in 2023 to a remarkable 30-year stint of non-stop touring with his old band, Knightley is now focused on promoting his latest album, The Winter Yards, which signifies a profound shift and fresh new chapter in his solo musical journey.

Steve Knightley

Let’s begin at the beginning – with the sound of silence. That’s how the young Gustav Mahler launched his First Symphony, and there’s no more thrilling way to open the new season: this is music of breathless beauty and youthful passion, gripping drama and roof-raising joy. Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan sets the scene with a gorgeous gift from his native Venezuela, and there’s pure loveliness from the German soprano Sarah Wegener in Richard Strauss’ heart-melting Four Last Songs.

Season Opening Concert

The Emily Francis Trio return to Liverpool with their unique brand of prog-jazz for a special show in the Music Room.

Emily Francis Trio

Join singer, songwriter and musician Rick Astley as he dives into a captivating discussion on the complexities of fame, fortune, and the pressures of the spotlight.

Never: An Evening with Rick Astley

Following the success of Vonda’s recent barnstorming UK tours which sold out venues across the country, Vonda will be returning to play a set of greatest hits and favourites from her many albums including her latest release, Red Light, Green Light with her full band.

The Best of Vonda Shepard

Legendary American funk and soul jazz organist Ronnie Foster recorded his much-sampled Blue Note Records in the 1970s and has gained a cult following with the emergence of acid jazz. After moving to New York City, Ronnie performed as a sideman with a wide range of musicians and frequently worked with guitarist George Benson, Grant Green, Grover Washington, Jr., Stanley Turrentine, Roberta Flack, Earl Klugh, Harvey Mason, Jimmy Smith, and Stevie Wonder.

Ronnie Foster

There’s nothing to match the colours of a woodwind ensemble – put four terrific wind players together and it’s like opening a musical paintbox! Four of the Orchestra’s own woodwind superstars travel from swinging London to the jungles of Brazil in this joyous recital.

Liverpool Wind Collective

Legendary Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan returns to Liverpool Philharmonic!

Gilbert O'Sullivan

Over his fifteen-year career, Midlands-born guitarist and songwriter Sam Carter has earned a reputation for vivid, heartfelt songwriting and captivating live performances. He is a highly regarded instrumentalist, renowned by many as “the finest English-style fingerpicking guitarist of his generation” (Jon Boden). Sam has appeared on national TV, including Later… with Jools Holland, won a BBC Folk Award, and toured the world, sharing stages with folk’s leading lights, including Richard Thompson, Eliza Carthy, Martin Simpson, and Bella Hardy.

Sam Carter with Stuart McCallum

Having started her career in music in 1960, a remarkable 64 years of performing live, Elkie Brooks will embark upon her Long Farewell Tour.

Elkie Brooks

Spend an entertaining evening with the stars of Channel 4's hit show Escape to the Chateau, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, and experience the Chateau like never before.

Dick and Angel: Forever Home

This intimate evening of old favourites and songs from her acclaimed new album, Jude The Unsinkable, sees Judie Tzuke perform a set of beautiful crafted songs highlighting her status as one of the UK’s most acclaimed and respected singer/songwriters.

Judie Tzuke

Renowned for her distinctive and award-winning vocal prowess, Lady Nade possesses one of the most singular voices in the UK music scene.

Lady Nade Sings Nina Simone

Flo Perlin is a contemporary singer-songwriter from London, UK with Iraqi and Belarusian heritage. She has been hailed as a ‘true storyteller’ by BBC Radio 6, with a style that blends contemporary folk, jazz and soul. Her songs explore themes such as family history, human nature and being good to yourself, and her unique, emotive voice and lush instrumentation draw you deeper into her lyrics revealing more with every listen.

Flo Perlin

Don’t miss a hugely entertaining access-all-areas conversation with former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner, star of Netflix’s smash hit docuseries Drive to Survive.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

17 - 23 Dec, 2024

Spirit of Christmas

21 - 22 Dec, 2024

Family Concert: Santa Comes to Town!

22 - 24 Dec, 2024

It's a Wonderful Life

Dec 23, 2024

Organ Sleigh Ride

Dec 24, 2024

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Dec 20, 2024

Candlelit Carols

17 - 23 Dec, 2024

Spirit of Christmas

Articles & News

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic