April-September 2012 What's On Guide

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Contemporary MusicPages 01 – 19

After 8Pages 15 – 19

Family and VarietyPages 20 – 22

LearningPages 23 – 25

Classical MusicPages 26 – 37

Summer PopsPages 34 – 37

FilmPages 38 – 40

ComedyPages 41 – 42

Venue InformationPages 44 – 47

Diary & BookingPage 56

Contents

This ‘Very Best of’ concert showcases O’Sullivan’s

tremendous musical abilities and all his hits from

the early 70s right through to 2012. Joined on stage

by his amazing eleven piece band and a string

quartet, he presents a two hour performance to

coincide with the release of The Very Best of Gilbert

O’Sullivan. The album includes his biggest hits

including Nothing Rhymed, Clair, Alone Again

(Naturally), Get Down and Why, Oh Why, Oh Why.

The Very Best of

GilbertO’Sullivan Thursday 5 April 7.30pm £20, £25, £31

Contemporary Music Image Live In Concert Tony Christie

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Kailash Kher With his bandKailasa Friday 6 April 7.30pm £20, £25, £30, £35, £45, £55

Kher is a revered singer, lyricist and composer

from India who is a household name across the

sub‐continent. In Bollywood Kher’s voice is now

instantly recognisable after super hit songs like Allah

Ke Bandey, Tu Jaane Na, Ya Rabbaand Chak De

Phattay. He formed his band Kailasa with brothers

Paresh and Naresh Kamath in 2004. Together, they

perform their popular songs, Teri Deewani, Dilruba,

Jhoome Re, Saiyyan, Piya Ghar Aavenge, along

with new tracks from their upcoming album Rangeele,

some Nusrat favourites like Ishq ka Rutba and Sanu

Ek Pal Chain Na Ave and his Bollywood hits.

01Contemporary Music

Folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist Christy Moore

is as relevant to today’s contemporary music scene

as he ever has been. 2010 saw him win Best Male at

Ireland’s prestigious Meteor Music Awards. While

2011 saw him take the stage with Coldplay in front

of 80,000 at Oxygen Festival and the release a new

album, Folk Tale. Moore looks set to continue his

reign as the king of Irish roots music, with a career -

both as a solo musician and with Planxty and Moving

Hearts - that has spanned over four decades. He is

accompanied by his long-term producer, collaborator

and friend, Declan Sinnott.

Christy Moore With Declan Sinnott

Saturday 7 April 8pm £30, £32.50, £37.50

For over five decades The Osmond Brothers have

been entertaining the world. This final tour will take

fans on a journey through their many unforgettable

hits - from classics such as Down By The Lazy River,

Let Me In and Love Me For A Reason to Crazy Horses

and Long Haired Lover From Liverpool – the 1972

number one from Jimmy, who has more recently

appeared in the West End in Grease and Chicago.

Up Close and Personal —The Final Tour

The Osmonds Tuesday 10 April 7.30pm £27.50, £29.50, £35.50, £95

Legend has it that Tinariwen, the Touareg collective

of former guerrilla fighters from remote South Sahara,

traded their machine guns for electric guitars when

they heard the music of Jimi Hendrix in the training

camps of Colonel Gaddafi. Twice BBC World Music

Award nominees and winners of a 2012 Grammy

Award they have built an international following

with high-profile fans such as Robert Plant, Santana,

Damon Albarn and Thom Yorke.

Tinariwen Wednesday 11 April 7.30pm £18.50, £24.50

‘A brilliant live band who have deservedly built up an international following for their infectious, poundingfusion of desert blues and thestyles of the nomadic Tuaregpeople of the Sahara’ The Guardian

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Along with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones,

The Hollies helped shape the world of pop and rock

as we know it today. No support act is needed as

they perform their classics - The Air That I Breathe,

Bus Stop, Carrie Anne, Just One Look, He Ain’t

Heavy, He’s My Brother and much more from their

50 year career. This show will sell out quickly.

The Hollies — 50 Years On Friday 13 April 7.30pm £23, £29

Since the release of her debut album The Kick

Inside in 1978, Kate Bush has toured just the once,

performing 25 shows across the UK and Europe in

1979. Despite this fact Bush’s albums are still as

popular today as they were upon release; indeed her

new album of 2011, 50 Words for Snow, went straight

into the top ten of the album charts. This show sees

the introduction of the talented Maaike Breijman

who will astound all as she sings Kate Bush’s greatest

songs and recreates many of the dance routines

performed by Kate Bush on stage and in video.

Maaike is backed by a band of top musicians and

dancers under a production designed by the team

that brought you Lord of the Dance.

WOW —A celebration of the Music,Lyrics & Danceof Kate Bush Thursday 12 April 7.30pm £15, £21

‘I’ve craved for my own troupe of Gypsies, my ownshow, the chance to take a trip with you’ Kate Bush, 1979



A shy, young Ronnie Wycherley from Liverpool

became one of Britain’s best loved rock stars. On

what would have been his 72nd birthday join Billy’s

original band Fury’s Tornados as they perform his

timeless twenty nine hit records - Last Night Was

Made For Love, Wondrous Place, I Will, Jealousy,

Halfway To Paradise and many more. Add the

beautiful voice of Colin Gold set to a giant moving

nostalgic backdrop of this magical era and personal

film footage of Billy and the band playing live and

you have a night blessed by heaven.

Halfway to Paradise

The Billy Fury Story Tuesday 17 April 7.30pm £19.50, £25.50

‘A precise and accurate time machine - A great 60snight out’ The Stage

Christie has had an illustrious career spanning 40

years. He has sold over 10 million records including

the hits I Did What I Did For Maria, Is This the Way

to Amarillo and Avenues and Alleyways. His recent

chart successes include Sweet September, the Jarvis

Cocker song Walk Like a Panther and the Comic

Relief version of Is This the Way to Amarillo which

became the biggest selling No1 single of 2005. Last

year Christie released another charity single, Steal

The Sun, with all proceeds going to Afghan Heroes,

a charity supporting the British Forces in Afghanistan.

Live In Concert

Tony ChristieFriday 27 April 7.30pm £22.50, £25, £31

After a gap of six years, the American country singer,

songwriter and 2010 inductee to the Country Music

Hall of Fame returns to the UK. In this show Williams

will perform many of the songs that have made him

a household name, and that all his fans know and

love, including the hits I Believe In You, My Best

Friend, Good Ole Boys Like Me, Tulsa Time and

many more. Williams has just recorded an album

of new material that will be released to tie in with

this live appearance.

Don Williams Tuesday 24 April 7.30pm £31, £35, £45

Ian Anderson is known throughout the world of rock

music as the flute and voice behind the legendary

Jethro Tull. He is widely recognised as the man who

introduced the flute to rock music. This year is the

40th anniversary of his Jethro Tull album Thick As

A Brick. The first half of the show will consist of the

original Thick As A Brick album in its entirety, while

the second half is a set of his new work with plenty

of Jethro Tull hits thrown in for good measure.

Ian Anderson Wednesday 18 April 7.30pm £25.50, £28.50, £34.50

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10cc made some of the greatest hits of the 70s and

are now one of the most exciting live bands of that

era currently performing, selling out Liverpool

Philharmonic Hall for their concert last year. Catch

up with Graham Gouldman, Rick Fenn, Paul Burgess,

Mick Wilson and Mike Stevens celebrating 40 years

in the business as they perform their greatest hits

including Rubber Bullets, I’m Not In Love, The Dean

And I and The Wall Street Shuffle and many more.

10cc Live In Concert

Saturday 5 May 7.30pm £26, £28, £32



Leading West End artist Ramin Karimloo received

global acclaim starring in The Phantom of the Opera

25th anniversary concert at the Royal Albert Hall

which was broadcast around the world. Ramin In

Concert sees him perform, with a live band, a varied

programme of stunning new songs from his album

alongside some much loved West End favourites

including: Music of the Night from The Phantom of

the Opera, ‘Til I Hear You Sing from Love Never Dies,

Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific and

Bring Him Home from Les Misérables.

In Concert

Ramin Friday 11 May 7.30pm £27.50, £37.50, £43.50

Pauline Black, lead-singer of Two-Tone Ska legends

The Selecter (On My Radio, Too Much Pressure)

and award-winning solo artist, actor and broadcaster,

steps lightly into Liverpool to join Writing on the

Wall for an intimate evening of readings from her

2011 memoir, Black By Design, and an acoustic set

of some of her favourite Selecter and solo classics.

A unique event with the UK’s leading lady of Ska.

Writing on the Wall Festival

Black By Designwith PaulineBlack Friday 18 May 8pmRodewald Suite £10

This heart-warming show brings together five

of country music’s leading ladies. Lynn Anderson

performs her hit songs including (I Never Promised

You a) Rose Garden. Anderson has won virtually

every award in country including the Country Music

Association Female Vocalist of the Year, the Academy

of Country Music Female Vocalist of the Year (twice),

the American Music Award for Favourite Female

Vocalist, Billboard’s Artist of the Decade and a

Grammy Award. This remarkable show also features

60s icon Jeannie C Riley who is celebrated for her

worldwide No. 1 hit Harper Valley PTA. Ireland’s

Sandy Kelly, one of Scotland’s finest country singers,

Ann Williamson, and joining them on stage is the

British Country Music Association’s Female Vocalist

of the Year for nine consecutive years, Sarah Jory,

and her band. It’s a fabulous line up that promises

to be an extraordinary night.

The Ladies Of Country Thursday 10 May 7.30pm £19.50, £22.50, £28.50

Featuring:Lynn Anderson

Jeannie C Riley

Sandy Kelly

Ann Williamson

Sarah Jory

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In the years since her tragic early death, folk icon

Sandy Denny has emerged as one of the UK’s greatest

singer-songwriters. This special show celebrates

her legacy as a new generation are beginning to

understand her significance. Artists such as Laura

Marling, Joanna Newsom and Florence Welch are

likened to Denny or cite her as an influence.

In a short 13 year career Sandy Denny left behind

an extensive legacy that has seen her reputation

grow and grow. All her recordings have now been

comprehensively reissued culminating in a 19 CD

boxset and an acclaimed album of new songs discovered

in her archive and completed by Thea Gilmore entitled

Don’t Stop Singing.

For the first time Denny’s entire musical legacy

is showcased live in this adventurous concert

bringing together her work with Fairport Convention,

Fotheringay, her solo career and the new songs

completed by Thea Gilmore. Gilmore joins a unique

line up of artists, including some of Denny’s former

colleagues and friends, together with members of

Bellowhead who form a ‘super group’ to create this

unique, homage to the artist described by Richard

Thompson as ‘the greatest British female artist

of her generation’.

The Lady: A Homage toSandy Denny Saturday 19 May 7.30pm £19, £21, £27

Featuring:Members of Bellowhead plusMaddy Prior, P.P. Arnold, Joan Wasser (As Policewoman)Jerry Donahue (Fotheringay/Fairport Convention), Dave Swarbrick, Thea Gilmore,Sam Carter, Lavinia Blackwall(Trembling Bells), Blair Dunlop(The Albion Band) andGreen Gartside (ex Scritti Politti).


One of the most unusual collaborations of the past

decade, we initially welcomed The Imagined Village

to Liverpool Philharmonic back in 2007 in one of

their first ever performances. This unique project

has successfully updated the sound of modern English

folk and has produced two critically acclaimed and

commercially successful albums. Now there is a third

instalment.

The band have appeared on BBC Two’s Later…With

Jools, won out at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and

made a triumphant return to Liverpool Philharmonic

in 2010. If they had initially developed as a loose

collective of singers and musicians, the band has

subsequently consolidated into a working, growing,

organic group. This stability in personnel is shiningly

reflected in the third album and the excitement of

their live shows which go from strength to strength.

The ImaginedVillage Friday 25 May 7.30pm £19.50, £25.50

Featuring:Andy Gangadeen & SimonRichmond (The Bays), Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy,Jackie Oates, Simon Emmerson& Johnny Kalsi (Afro CeltSound System), Ali Friend(Clayhill/Red Snapper),Sheema Mukherjee(Transglobal Underground),Barney Morse Brown (Duotone).

Keith and Kristyn Getty are recording artists and

hymn writers originally from Belfast and now based

in the United States. They are at the forefront of the

modern hymn movement, Keith has co-written the

hymns In Christ Alone,The Power of the Cross and

By Faith. Their hymns are sung around the world

and cross multiple musical genres. The duo brilliantly

fuse the music of their Irish heritage with the sounds

of Nashville, their newly adopted home. Their live

concerts are always a joyful experience.

Keith & Kristyn Gettyand Friends Special guests Stuart Townend and All Souls Choir and Orchestra

Wednesday 30 May 7.30pm £12, £18, £24, £29, £35


What started as a ‘bit of fun’ 25 years ago remains, at

heart, just that - albeit highly polished and seriously

entertaining fun of the highest order. Blending serious

musical discipline with a fine sense of the absurd

they’ve found the elusive common ground between

Beethoven, Nirvana and Isaac Hayes: they all sound

great on a ukulele. The Independent describes the show

as ‘The best musical entertainment in the country...

worth travelling a thousand miles to hear.’

UkuleleOrchestra ofGreat Britain Thursday 31 May 7.30pm £19.50, £25.50

Scintillating, soothing and sensual best describe

the familiar and iconic voice of five-time Grammy

Award-winning singer Dionne Warwick. With a career

spanning 50 years, selling over 100 million records,

she is a cornerstone of American pop music and

culture. To celebrate 50 years in entertainment she

comes to Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, accompanied

by her band and a 12-piece string section. The evening

will include her signature songs I Say a Little Prayer,

Walk On By, That’s What Friends Are For, Alfie,

What the World Needs Now is Love, Then Came You

and I’ll Never Fall in Love Again, and much more.

Dionne Warwick Plus support

Monday 4 June 7.30pm £28.50, £32.50, £37.50,£42.50, £75

The six-time Grammy Award winners and international

ambassadors of traditional Irish music are back

celebrating 50 definitive years. Whilst continuing

to inspire, The Chieftains remain loyal to their roots

and after half a century of making some of the most

beautiful music in the world, they remain as fresh

and relevant as when they first began. They have

performed with some of the biggest names in rock,

pop and traditional music in Ireland and around

the world.

The Chieftains Sunday 10 June 8pm £35, £37.50, £42.50

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Specially created by Brit Floyd musical director

Damian Darlington, to celebrate the release of the

brand new official Pink Floyd ‘Best Of’ album A Foot

In the Door, this performance includes all of Pink

Floyd’s best work as selected, personally, by the

Pink Floyd band members themselves. This brand

new show also includes a show-stopping rendition

of Echoes, taken from the classic 1971 album Meddle.

You’ll also hear the songs Hey You, See Emily Play,

The Happiest Days of Our Lives, Another Brick In

The Wall pt2, Have A Cigar, Wish You Were Here,

Time, The Great Gig In The Sky, Money, Comfortably

Numb, High Hopes, Learning To Fly, The Fletcher

Memorial Home, Shine On You Crazy Diamond,

Brain Damage, Eclipse and Run Like Hell.

A Foot In The Door World Tour 2012

Brit Floyd Monday 2 July 8pm £27.50, £33.50

Drawing on The Unthanks’ unique interpretations

of traditional song and the folk music of the northeast,

this is a new commission with the National Brass

Champions of Great Britain, Brighouse & Rastrick

Brass Band, regarded by many as the best public

subscription band in the world. The concert features

newly written pieces and arrangements of traditional

material for folk and brass.

The Unthankswith Brighouse & RastrickBrass Band

Sunday 17 June 7.30pm £18.50, £24.50

‘Haunting, original and magnificent.’ The Guardian

(on The Unthanks)


Liverpool Arabic ArtsFestival

A new project presented for the Liverpool Arabic

Arts Festival and commissioned for the London

2012 Festival, the finale of the Cultural Olympiad.

The outstanding oud player Khyam Allami brings

together a group of musicians, from both traditional

and contemporary backgrounds, from Syria, Lebanon,

Jordan, Palestine, Egypt and Iraq for a beguiling

blend of inspiring new acoustic and electronic music.

‘[Khyam Allami] epitomises the best of the new

generation of oud players whose roots lie in the

Eastern tradition but who also judiciously draw

on a wider range of contemporary influences...

his compositions are utterly bewitching. 5 out

of 5 - Top of the World’. Songlines Magazine.

Alif EnsembleSunday 15 July 7.30pm £15, £22.50

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The undisputed King of boogie-woogie Jools

Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra bring

you their trademark party experience and another

stunning musical performance. Making a special

guest appearance is Gregory Porter, the vocal

sensation who has been described by Time Out

magazine as ‘the most exciting thing to happen

to vocal jazz’. With long time guest vocalists Ruby

Turner and Louise Marshall, Jools Holland performs

tracks spanning his entire solo career as well as

songs taken from his latest album Rockinghorse.

The album includes unique collaborations with

some of the world’s most notable singers and

musicians including Booker T., Michael McDonald,

Alison Moyet, Allen Toussaint and David Sanborn.

Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra Thursday 26 July 7.30pm £37.50, £43.50

Featuring: Gilson Lavis withspecial guest Gregory Porterand guest vocalists RubyTurner and Louise Marshall

Part of singer, songwriter and fiddler Alison Krauss’

incontestable talent is how effortlessly she bridges

the gap between roots music, country, and rock & pop.

She is possibly one of the greatest living performers

in her field today having won 27 Grammy Awards,

the most for any female and the third most of any

artist ever. Her hauntingly delicate voice coupled

with the emotive instrumentals of her band Union

Station make for an incredible live experience.

Alison Krauss & Union Stationfeaturing Jerry Douglas

Saturday 14 July 7.30pm £32.50, £39.50, £45.50

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AmericanaWeekend27–28 July

Back when blues was king and South Louisiana was

the breeding ground for some of the most memorable

American music ever recorded, at the heart of it was

Lazy Lester. This key figure of US blues music has

been making his laid back swamp blues for over six

decades. Starting out as Lightnin’ Slim’s harpist of

choice, perhaps his most famous hits in his own

right are I'm a Lover Not a Fighter and I Hear You

Knockin. The very embodiment of the American

blues tradition Lester’s voice has enriched with

age and his harmonica playing has lost nothing.

A night of quality Bluegrass and Cajun music from

a line up of special guest artists led by the four-time

Grammy-nominated band Pine Leaf Boys. Hailing

from southwest Louisiana, this band have breathed

new life into Cajun music, reviving ancient songs.

Playing Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco, their mission is

to present the beautiful, powerful music of their

ancestors to the world and prove that it is still

thriving and full of life.

Lazy Lester Friday 27 July 8.30pm Rodewald Suite £15

Americana Night Saturday 28 July 7.30pm£16, £22

‘The link thatconnects the youngand the old…thebest new, energetic,and fun Cajun bandin a very long time’The New York Times



An International Beatle Week tribute to Sir Paul

McCartney who celebrates his 70th birthday this

year. Join Beatle Week favourites Bob Bartey and

Lawrence Gilmore, as well as Wings Over Liverpool

featuring Tony Coburn. The evening is compared

by Stevie Riks and Wingsband.

International Beatle WeekA Musical Tribute to Sir Paul McCartney

They Say It’sYour BirthdayFriday 24 August 7.30pm £20, £30

John Lennon’s work, solo and with The Beatles,

is highlighted by some of the world’s best Beatles

performer, including Jon Keats, Mark Staycer,

Working Class Hero and Gary Gibson, who makes

a welcome return to Beatle Week after being away

for too many years. With such a powerful line-up

is sure to be a highlight of the whole International

Beatle Week.

International Beatle WeekA Musical Tribute to John Lennon

Live Peace in LiverpoolSaturday 25 August 7.30pm £20, £30

Featuring the cast of the Cavern Club Beatles

and Pepperland, from Sweden, who portray

the early and late Beatles years respectively.

International Beatle Week50 years of The Beatles

50th AnniversaryConcertMonday 27 August 8pm £20, £30

Direct from The States, the biggest Motown concert

in the UK returns, featuring 36 hits from The Supremes,

Temptations, Four Tops, Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder,

Marvin Gay, Lionel Richie. An all-new show, that

original Detroit sound, amazing costumes and

choreography: ain’t no mountain high enough

to keep the Magic of Motown from getting to you.

Magic ofMotown Tuesday 25 September 7.30pm £25, £31

With Soft Cell, in partnership with Dave Ball, Almond

achieved a string of international hits - biggest of all,

their version of northern soul classic Tainted Love,

while Memorabilia is cited as the first techno record

ever. 10 million-plus worldwide record sales later,

Soft Cell are a British icon, influencing generations

of musicians - from Pulp, The Pet Shop Boys and

Suede, to Goldfrapp and Antony & The Johnsons.

This concert coincides with the release of Almond’s

new greatest hits double album. On stage Almond

comes alive, his songs too, whether they are synth-pop,

60s-inspired kitsch-arama, bare-naked acoustic

ballads or orchestrated splendour the experience

is unique.

Marc AlmondSaturday 22 September 8pm £24.50, £30.50

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A formidable flamenco-jazz guitar virtuoso, Niebla

is technically superb and breathtakingly versatile.

His music is intricately brilliant, passionate

flamenco infused with a myriad of Eastern colours

and a Gypsy-jazz edge. This is an opportunity to

hear world class guitar playing at its very best,

and to see those fingers and strings right up close.

‘The king of Latin guitar, a world-class virtuoso’ Time Out


After 8A series of select folk, roots andunplugged gigsIn the intimate setting of the Rodewald Suite with

caberet seating, an in-house bar and rooftop terrace.

Doors 8pm

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Eduardo Niebla Friday 13 & Saturday 14 April8.30pm £12

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Moray’s re-imagining of English traditional music

saw him awarded the unprecedented combination

of Best Newcomer and Best Album at the 2004 BBC

Radio2 Folk Awards. After notching up a live reputation

with performances at Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk

Festival and WOMAD, his 2008 release, Low Culture

picked up fRoots’ Critics Poll and Mojo Magazine’s

Folk Album of the Year. He joined forces with Saul

Rose (Waterson:Carthy) and William Bowerman

(La Roux) to headline summer festivals through

2009 and released his fourth album In Modern

History. He also produced his sister Jackie Oates’

award-winning Hyperboreans album. Still in his

twenties this acclaimed singer, songwriter and

guitarist is at the forefront of a new folk revival

in the UK. This is his second After 8 appearance.

Jim Moray Wednesday 18 April 8.30pm £15

‘Along with an effortlesslymelodic voice, Moray’swillingness to experiment has made him one of thebrightest, if most controversial,young talents in English folk’ The Observer

Ocean Colour Scene front man Fowler marks the release

of his album, Merrymouth, featuring the award

winning folk musicians John McCusker and Andy

Cutting. Whilst Ocean Colour Scene take most of the

2012 off to concentrate on writing for a new album

Fowler has taken the opportunity to release his long

awaited folk album and perform it live with his band

Dan Sealey, Mike McNamara and Adam Barry.

Simon Fowlerplus Blue Rose Code

Monday 23 April 8.30pm £15

Irvine is one of the great Irish singers. His voice is

one of a handful of truly great ones that gets to the

very soul of Ireland. He is a founding member of

two groundbreaking groups, Sweeney’s Men and

Planxty. Both groups have inspired Irish traditional

music makers for a generation. This would be

achievement enough for most, but since, Irvine

has created THE Irish super group Patrick Street,

and the Pan-European group Mosiac. Irvine

is a world music pioneer and icon for traditional

music and musicians.

Andy Irvine Friday 27 & Saturday 28 April8.30pm £12

‘Andy Irvine is WoodyGuthrie’s representative on earth’ Hot Press


As co-founder of the celebrated Liverpool band

Groundpig O’Connell has his name indelibly written

into the tapestry of the city’s music scene. Born and

raised in Everton, his early influences were rooted

in acoustic, folk and classical guitar. Grossman,

Jansch, Renbourn and Carthy all inspire O’Connell

and ignited his passion for music. It is these early

influences that delicately resonate through his

performances, where he mixes his own original

songs with timeless instrumental guitar classics.

John O’Connell Saturday 5 May 8.30pm £12

‘Absolutely stunning. Johnnyis one of the most talentedmusicians I have come across’ Peter Hooton, The Farm

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Fresh off the back of the three-times BBC Folk

Award nominated collaboration Mawkin: Causley,

who we featured in the After 8 Series back in 2009,

Mawkin are now forging a bold new sound that

strengthens their instrumental roots and embraces

a new, exuberant exploration into the traditional

folk canon. Expect the mesmerising guitar playing

of David Delarre, the beats of long-time producer

and percussionist Lee Richardson, underpinning

richly textured bass lines from Danny Crump.

Add a host of wild and emotive melodies from the

frenetic fiddling of James Delarre inter-playing

with the bellowing of Nick Cooke’s melodeon.

Mawkin Friday 11 May 8.30pm £12

‘Unconditionally mighty’ MOJO Magazine


Perhaps one of the UK’s most respected and innovative

acoustic guitarists, Giltrap has worked with an

amazingly broad range of artists, from rock musicians

Brian May, Rick Wakeman and Midge Ure to jazz

virtuoso Martin Taylor and the classical guitarist

Raymond Burley. As a child he unwittingly taught

himself a hybrid technique of plectrum and little finger,

and in doing so, created the individual sound that is

still his trademark. Trivia fans may be interested to

know that at one point his tunes The Carnival and

Ivor Novello Award nominated Heartsong were both

being used as the theme tunes to ITV’s Wish You Were

Here and BBC’s Holiday programme respectively.

Gordon Giltrap Friday 25 May 8.30pm £12

‘A modern day master of the acoustic guitar. ‘ Guitarist Magazine

Nora Guthrie, daughter of Woody Guthrie, gives

a personal talk about her father’s life and music

a hundred years since his birth. Woody Guthrie

is still one of the most influential artists in music,

counting Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Billy Bragg and

Bruce Springsteen and a myriad of others as fans.

You’ll also hear music from Alun Parry founder of

the Woody Guthrie Folk Club and one of the UK’s

leading political folk singer songwriters and Rich

Man’s Ruin a radical folk trio who have built a fine

reputation with their three-part harmonies and

versions of Guthrie songs.

Woody GuthrieFolk Club SpecialThursday 31 May 8.30pm £10

This duo first played together in the group Kerfuffle

in 2002 but you might also know them from their

work with Bellowhead, Jon Boden & The Remnant

Kings or The Demon Barber Roadshow. Their sound

is dominated by Sweeney’s fiddle and the sweet and

distinctive voice of James and her accordion. April

sees the release of their highly anticipated second

album State and Ancientry. Sometimes their live

show includes Hannah’s clog dancing.

Hannah James & Sam Sweeney Wednesday 16 May 8.30pm £12

‘Sam is extraordinarily gifted...A truly talented musician’ Andy Cutting

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Marking the release of Does this train stop on

Merseyside: The Very Best of Ian Prowse, Pele and

Amsterdam, we welcome pop songsmith Ian Prowse

back to the After 8 stage for what he says is one of

his favourite regular fixtures. His ‘Best Of’ features

duets with Elvis Costello and Christy Moore and this

special acoustic gig showcases tunes spanning 1991

to 2012 and possibly some of the stories behind them.

Ian ProwseFriday 6 July 8.30pm £12

‘Simple, unpretentious, and,dare I say it, heartwarmingfolky pop’ NME (on Pele, 1992)

Newfoundland-born Curran describes song-writing

as an act of ‘expressing the inexpressible’; her achingly

beautiful songs sneak up on you, little bits of the

lyrics stick in your head. Witness her perform them

live and you’ll understand why, although relatively

unknown in the UK, she is making waves in Canada.

Nunnery has stories to tell, and a voice that makes

you listen. She released her debut album Company

of Ghosts in 2010 when BBC Radio 2’s Mike Harding

named it in his top ten releases of the year. She also

appeared in the inaugural Irish Sea Sessions at

Liverpool Philharmonic and her reputation as a

captivating new voice in British folk continues to grow.

Double Bill

Amelia Curranand LizzieNunnery Thursday 21 June 8.30pm£12

‘One of this country’s finestsinger-songwriters’ Montreal Gazette

on Amelia Curran

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Among guitarists and critics, Woody Mann is

considered a modern master. While the blues are

his touchstone, he draws inspiration from every

direction, blending a myriad of influences with ease

and grace. Pioneering guitar legend John Fahey

said it well: ‘You can hear classical, jazz and blues

approaches somehow converging into a single

sparkling sound – a sound completely his own’.

Woody Mann Wednesday 27 June 8.30pm £12

‘Don’t miss a chance to seehim. You are unlikely to hearanything or anyone better in the fields that Mann haschosen to master’. The Times

Mussorgsky Night on a Bare Mountain

Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Janáček The Cunning Little Vixen Animated film

with live orchestra

Laurent Pillot conductor

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Sharp-Ears the Vixen is the ultimate free spirit, and

Janáček’s vibrant tale of life and love in the Bohemian

forests is simply one of the liveliest, quirkiest and

most entertaining operas ever written – a joyous

fairy-tale for children from 8 to 80. This shortened,

animated version captures all its magic, and with

the full Orchestra playing Janáček’s enchanting

score in synch with the film, it’ll never sound more

gloriously alive. And just to get you into the mood

for fairy stories, conductor Laurent Pillot gives us

two more – which you might just recognise from

Disney’s Fantasia.

The CunningLittle VixenSunday 29 April 4pm£16, £18, £22£7 children

A great concerts for older (7+)children and their families!

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The League of Welldoers celebrates 110 years

of benefit concerts and they would love you to join

them for this special event. Top local artists will

provide an afternoon of unforgettable entertainment

for all the family.

League Of Welldoers

110 andCounting Monday 28 May 2pm £9.50 (group discounts available)

Alasdair Malloy presenter/soloist


A fantastic adventure as our very own Time Lord

Alasdair Malloy has close encounters with out of

this world favourites from large and small screens.

The programme includes music from Dr Who,

a musical tribute to Star Trek, as well as music from

Star Wars. Mankind’s giant leap is remembered and

we pay a visit to our nearest planetary neighbour

with a movement from Holst’s Planets Suite.

Come in your best outer space gear for a truly

intergalactic experience! Best of all – come to

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall from 1.30pm to meet

all your favourite Dr Who and Star Wars characters!

Family Concert

Science FictionClassicsSunday 6 May 2.30pm£10, £15£6 children

Please note this concert is mostsuitable for children aged 4 - 10,but the whole family is welcome– fidgeting is allowed!

This concert will finish atapproximately 4pm

Come and Have a Go

Children are invited to have

a go on a variety of instruments

from 2pm prior to this concert

at our instrument Petting Zoo!

Winner of Britain’s Got Talent, Potts, won over the

nation’s hearts with his great talent and humble

demeanour. He has gathered a legion of fans, including

Jose Carreras and Hollywood movie producer Simon

Franglen who brought his impressive music skills

to the critically acclaimed album Cinema Paradiso,

Natasha Marsh’s debut album hit the Classical music

charts at number one. She has appeared as a special

guest for artists including II Divo, Jose Carreras and

Russell Watson.

A Gala Concert in aid of Age UKWirral withPaul Potts with special guest soprano

Natasha Marsh and Orchestra

Friday 21 September 7.30pm£25, £30, £35, £42

Robert Sells conductor

Louis Hurst bass-baritone

The annual Charity concert marks the Jubilee year

with this all English extravaganza. Programme

includes Holst’s Somerset Rhapsody and Vaughan

Williams Greensleeves Fantasia with the dramatic

Belshazzar’s Feast as a climax.

Crosby Symphony Orchestrawith Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Choir

EssentiallyEnglishSunday 8 July 2.30pm £14, £18

Simon Emery and Christine Horton conductors

Sarah Zhao piano

Peter Athans trumpet

In celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this

showcase of the outstanding talents of students from

The Blue Coat School will include Proms favourites

such as Parry’s Jerusalem and Elgar’s Pomp and

Circumstance March No. 1 as well as Mozart’s Piano

Concerto in Dm, Torelli’s Trumpet Concerto and

Zadok the Priest by Handel played by The Blue Coat

School Symphony and Baroque Orchestras, Choirs,

Concert and Jazz Bands and the Choral Society.

Blue Coat School MusicalSociety present

A Celebration of MusicSaturday 7 July 7.30pm £10, £12, £15

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Seven evenings of fantastic music from the Royal

Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Highlights include

The Lennon & McCartney Songbook, a celebration

of the golden age of Hollywood musicals, the music

of Queen and Last Night of the Summer Pops. See

page 34 for details.

Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra

Summer Pops2012 Friday 22 June to Sunday 22 July


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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 of the superb music and composers.

William and Arthur

Saturday 21 April 11am - 1pm

A look at the topsy-turvy world of William (Gilbert)

and Arthur (Sullivan) with a particular delve into

their only opera with a serious ending – shock,

horror! As well as a quick dip into Gilbert & Sullivan

on film, we’ll see how Sullivan surpassed himself

with his stout Yeomen.

Discover theClassics£15 (£10 claimants/students)

The perfect introduction to Liverpool Philharmonic,

guided tours give you a chance to see behind the scenes

of the unique art-deco Liverpool Philharmonic Hall,

The experience will last about 3 hours and includes

a guided tour by a Blue Badge Guide, refreshments,

and an opportunity to watch the Royal Liverpool

Philharmonic Orchestra in rehearsal; 3 April includes

a rehearsal with conductor Vasily Petrenko for

the St Matthew Passion concert on Wednesday 4

April. 21 May includes a rehearsal with conductor

Kazushi Ono for the concerts on Wednesday 23

and Thursday 24 May.

Public Tour of LiverpoolPhilharmonic Hall

The LiverpoolPhilharmonicExperienceTuesday 3 April 1.30pmMonday 21 May 12.30pm£15, £7 (groups or individualsliving within the Liverpool CityCouncil district), GroupDiscount available

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Boléro: A Certain ‘Je Ne Sais Quoi’

Saturday 19 May 11am - 1pm

We dig into the Boléro and look at how it nearly

never was, how the snare drummers need to work

out, and how it managed to beat Bizet’s Symphony

in C to a premiere.

Whether you are new to classical music or a regular

concert goer, join composer and lecturer Ian Stephens

for a daytime series of inspiring music and relaxed

learning.

All Around the Bass

Lunchtime concert Thursday 3 May 12pm

Virtuoso chamber music for double bass

Fountains of Rome

Rehearsal visit Wednesday 16 May 12pm

Music of Glazunov and Respighi

Ilyich Rivas Conductor

Cerberus Trio

Lunchtime concert Thursday 24 May 12pm

Music of Beethoven and Brahms

LunchtimeLearningSeries (3 events) £45 (£30 claimants, students and community groups)

Discover theClassics

Your chance to learn and perform arrangements

of music from around the world reflecting Liverpool

Philharmonic’s non-classical artistic programme,

including European, Arabic and African songs.

Music will be taught by ear, and led by Artistic Director

Saphena Aziz from Sense of Sound, the award

winning Liverpool based company at the forefront

of vocal coaching, education and performance.

Rehearsals: Thursday 10, 17, 24, 31 May, 7 June

7 - 9pm Liverpool Philharmonic at the Friary

(Everton)

Soundcheck: Thursday 14 June at Liverpool

Philharmonic Hall

Concert: Saturday 16 June 4.30pm

SuperSing!Roots & WorldParticipation fee: £50 (£25 claimants/students)


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Adventures In Music Friday 8 June8-11 Years 3pm

Join members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Orchestra for just over an hour of listening activities,

hands on musical games and boundless energy.

Workshops for ChildrenRodewald Suite£6 per child includes entry for 1 adult£6 additional adultsPre-booking essential

Superorchestra is your chance to rehearse and

perform with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Orchestra in Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. If you

are Grade 4 standard and above, you’ll perform

alongside players from the Royal Liverpool

Philharmonic Orchestra. Repertoire includes

pieces by Gershwin and Stravinsky.

SuperOrchestra!Saturday 16 June 9.30am Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Led by Ian Chesworth, choral conductor and judge

from the 2009 Manchester Amateur Choral

Competition, this event gives you the opportunity to

learn and perform some of the greatest choruses

ever written. Scores will be provided but you are not

required to read music to take part. For the final

performance you’ll be joined by an accompanying

ensemble of musicians from the Royal Liverpool

Philharmonic Orchestra.

Rehearsals: Tuesday 15, 22, 29 May, 5, 12 June

6.30-8.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic at the Friary

(Everton)

Soundcheck: Thursday 14 June at Liverpool

Philharmonic Hall

Concert: Saturday 16 June 4.30pm at Liverpool

Philharmonic Hall

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Bach St Matthew Passion

Vasily Petrenko conductor

Andrew Staples Evangelist

Iain Paterson Christus

Klara Ek soprano

Helena Rasker alto

Ben Johnson tenor


Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir

Filled with emotion, a survivor of great and terrible

events tells his tale. As he sings of his friend’s betrayal

and killing, the ancient tragedy comes startlingly

alive. Other voices tell their stories, a great chorus

becomes an angry crowd, and even the listeners

become part of the unfolding drama. This is Bach’s

St Matthew Passion, and it’s simply overwhelming.

St MatthewPassionWednesday 4 April 7pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40

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Carl Davis CBE (Hon) conductor

Jesus Leon tenor


As the UK takes the Olympic starting block, the

Orchestra prepares to go for gold! From fan favourites

like Nessun Dorma, Jerusalem and We Are the

Champions to TV and movie classics, including

Chariots of Fire, Rocky and The Impossible Dream,

it’s a line-up to have you cheering from the terraces!

Giovanni Sollima Spasimo

Luigi Dallapiccola Piccola Musica Notturna

David Horne Restless Feeling

Martijn Padding Slow March to Moscow

Gaetano Nenna New Work

Clark Rundell conductor

Giovanni Sollima cello

Ensemble 10/10

PathfindersWednesday 18 April 7.30pm The Cornerstone, Liverpool HopeUniversity Creative Campus£10

Gilbert & Sullivan The Yeomen of the Guard

Cast includes:

Simon Butteriss Jack Point

Sarah Fox Elsie Maynard

Jill Pert Dame Carruthers

Richard Angas Wilfred Shadbolt

Heather Shipp Phoebe Meryll

John Wilson conductor

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir


One of the best-loved of British comedies, packed with

wordplay, topsy-turvy plot-twists, and infectiously

hummable tunes. Yet with its story of love and loss

under the shadow of the executioner’s block, it’s

actually Gilbert & Sullivan’s darkest show, with

a bittersweet sting in the tail. It might just be

the greatest British opera of the 19th century.

Post Concert Discussion

Join conductor John Wilson and members of the cast

for a post-concert discussion starting 15 minutes after

the end of the performance in the Grand Foyer Bar.

John Wilson’s Yeomen of theGuardSaturday 21 April 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

This SportingLife Music inspired by sport

Saturday 14 April 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

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Ian Buckle piano


Film music doesn’t have to mean Hollywood – in fact,

from the wartime thrills of The Dam Busters and

Dangerous Moonlight to the risqué high-jinks of the

Carry Ons, some of the most memorable film scores

are as British as bangers ‘n’ mash. John Wilson and

the Orchestra take a nostalgic journey to a world

where Shakespearean kings jostle with clog wearing

Lancastrians, where ladies in lavender take tea

on board the Orient Express, and where Spitfires

soar over Hogwarts Castle. These great British

tunes, including Walton’s Battle in the Air: Battle

of Britain, R. R. Bennett’s Love Theme: Yanks,

Suite: Murder on the Orient Express John Williams’

Harry’s Wondrous World and Addinsel’s Warsaw

Concerto: Dangerous Moonlight, are the soundtrack

to all our yesterdays.

Great BritishFilm Music Saturday 28 April 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Beethoven

String Quartet Op.18 No.4 in C minor

String Quartet Op.135 in F major

String Quartet Op.59 No.1 in F major

Belcea QuartetThe Complete Beethoven

String Quartets

Tuesday 24 April 7.30pmSt George’s Hall Concert Room£25


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Marcel Becker and friends

Marcel Becker, Principal Double Bass of the Royal

Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra presents virtuoso

chamber music for the double bass. The highlight

will be the Passione amorosa for two double basses

by Giovanni Bottesini.

Lunchtime Concert

All Around the BassThursday 3 May 2012 1.05pm £6

Schubert String Quartet No. 13 in A minor

‘Rosamunde’

Emily Howard Clarinet Quintet (World premiere)

Mozart Clarinet Quintet, K.581

Nicholas Cox clarinet

Danel StringQuartetWednesday 9 May 7.30pmSt George’s Hall Concert Room £22

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1

Beethoven Symphony No. 5


Andreas Haefliger piano


Beethoven’s Fifth Wednesday 2 & Thursday 3 May7.30pm£13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Smetana Wallenstein’s Camp

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 ‘New World’

Jakub Hrůša conductor

Yevgeny Sudbin piano


New WorldSaturday 12 May 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Brahms Academic Festival Overture

Glazunov Symphony No. 9

Respighi The Fountains of Rome

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3

Ilyich Rivas conductor

Stephen Hough piano


Post Concert Discussion

Join Ilyich Rivas and Stephen Hough for a post-concert

discussion. We welcome comment and questions

from the audience and will start 15 minutes after the

end of the performance in the lovely Art Deco Grand

Foyer Bar.

Henry E Rensburg Series

Fountains of RomeThursday 17 May 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Brahms Academic Festival Overture

Glazunov Symphonic Variations

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3

Ilyich Rivas conductor

Stephen Hough piano


Rachmaninov’sPiano ConcertoNo. 3Sunday 20 May 2.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

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Liverpool Welsh Choral patron Karl Jenkins

conducts one of his most enduring works. The text

includes words from various religious and historical

sources whilst the music varies from the Muslim call

to prayer to the enormously popular Benedictus.

Jenkins also conducts his Te Deum, commissioned

by LWC from the composer to celebrate Liverpool’s

year as European Capital of Culture and given its

world premiere in the city in 2008. This concert is

for those who like their classical music with a touch

of the unusual and a slight twist of jazz!

Liverpool Welsh Choral

Karl Jenkinsconducts TheArmed ManSaturday 26 May 7.30pm £12, £17, £23, £25, £30

Beethoven and Brahms Trios

Katherine Lacy clarinet

Ian Bracken cello

Ian Buckle piano

Lunchtime Concert Series

Cerberus TrioThursday 24 May 1.05pm £6

Ravel Daphnis and Chloe, Suite II

Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos

Bizet Symphony in C

Ravel Boléro

Kazushi Ono conductor

Katia and Marielle Labèque pianos


BoléroWednesday 23 & Thursday 24 May 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Beethoven

String Quartet Op.18 No.5 in A major

String Quartet Op.130 with fugue in B flat major

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune

Liszt Piano Concerto No.1

Honegger Pastorale d’ete

Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919 version)

Yuanfan Yang pianoRNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition,

Junior Category Winner 2010

Dane Lam conductor

LiverpoolPhilharmonicYouth Orchestra Sunday 27 May 7.30pm £9 (£6 under 25s)

Britten National Anthem

Maxwell Davies Symphony No. 9 world premiere

Beethoven Symphony No. 9


Katarzyna Dondalska soprano

Sarah Richmond alto Paul Charles Clarke tenor

Gidon Saks bass

Beethoven’sNinthSaturday 9 June 7.30pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40

Classic Intro 6pm

Composer Sir Peter Maxwell

Davies discusses

his new Ninth Symphony.

Belcea QuartetThe Complete Beethoven

String Quartets

Tuesday 12 June 7.30pmSt George’s Hall Concert Room£25

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Emily Howard Zatopek! (World premiere)

libretto, Selma Dimitirijevic

Commissioned by Second Movement with support

from New Music 20x12*

György Ligeti Chamber Concerto

Bohuslav Martinů Concertino for cello,winds,

piano and percussion

Leoš Janáček Ríkadla

Ondřej Kyas chamber music III (World premiere)

Hui Tak Cheung NewWork

Clark Rundell conductor

Members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

Members of Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir

Ensemble 10/10

Race againstTime Friday 15 June 7.30pmThe Epstein Theatre £10


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Boccherini (arr. Katona) Introduction and Fandango

J. S Bach (arr. Katona) Französische Suite Nr. 5

(BWV 816)

Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gavotte,

Bourree, Loure, Gigue

Paganini (arr. Katona) Romance

Katona Twins Vivaldi in the 21st century

P. Katona Suite

Albéniz (arr. Katona) Cordoba

Piazzolla Tango Suite

Allegro, Andante, Allegro

Twin brothers Peter and Zoltán Katona were born

in Hungary, trained in Germany and live in Liverpool.

But their spectacular brand of guitar playing has made

a splash around the world! From orchestral favourites

in jaw-dropping arrangements to contemporary

classics of the guitar repertoire, there’s no limit to

what the Katonas can do with their guitars – and

they deliver it all with irresistible flair.

The KatonaTwins, guitarsTuesday 19 June 7.30pm St George’s Hall Concert Room£25

‘Very talented twins… TheKatonas play marvellously,with a glorious sound andirrepressible rhythm.’American Record Guide

As one of the most intriguing and innovative musicians

around Glennie is constantly redefining perceptions

of percussion. She performs a diverse recital including

Ilijas by Nebojsa Zivkovic, Clapping Music by Steve

Reich, Rhythmic Caprice by Leigh Howard Stevens

and her own work. This will be followed by an insightful

TED-style talk about her unique connection to music,

challenging the listener to ask where music comes from.

DaDaFest 2012 An Evening with

Evelyn GlennieSaturday 18 August 7.30pm £20, £22.50, £27.50

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Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic OrchestraSummer Pops


Mark McGann, Claire Martin, Joe Stilgoe singers


Script by Bob Eaton and Mark McGann

Following the sell-out performances of our John

Lennon Songbook concerts, the Royal Liverpool

Philharmonic Orchestra returns with a very special

evening of songs by the world’s greatest song

writing duo… John Lennon and Paul McCartney,

in McCartney’s 70th Birthday year. The young and

highly original Joe Stilgoe joins the vocalist roll call,

alongside award-winning jazz singer Claire Martin

and Liverpool favourite, actor and vocalist Mark

McGann. Hear all your Beatles favourites, including

Penny Lane, All You Need Is Love, Yesterday,

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Strawberry

Fields Forever and more, accompanied by a full

symphony orchestra.

The Two of Us: The Lennon & McCartneySongbook Friday 22 & Saturday 23 June7.30pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40

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Rachmaninov Three pieces from Aleko: Intermezzo,

Dance of the Women and Dance of the Men

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1

Shostakovich Symphony No. 10


Simon Trpčeski piano


Join the ‘dream team’ of Vasily Petrenko and Simon

Trpčeski for this evening of stirring Russian classics.

Petrenko reprises what many consider t0 be

Shostakovich’s greatest work, his Symphony No. 10,

which won Petrenko and the Orchestra the ‘Orchestral

Recording of the Year’ in the 2011 Gramophone

Awards. Tchaikovsky-s bold and effusive Piano

Concerto No. 1, arguably one of the best known piano

concertos in the repertoire, completes the evening.

Mike Dixon conductor

Conductor and singers to be announced and will

include Earl Carpenter of Three Phantoms fame


From the producers of last year’s spectacular event,

Three Phantoms, comes a symphonic extravaganza,

as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra join

forces with an impressive line-up of West End singers

from the recent UK tour of Ben Elton and Queen’s

record-breaking rock theatrical, We Will Rock You.

Do not miss out on this evening with audience

participation in mind, as numbers like Bohemian

Rhapsody, We Are The Champions, Killer Queen

and I Want It All are set to rock you off your seats!

A Musical NightOf QueenTuesday 3 July 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

White Nights Thursday 28 June 7.30pm£16, £21, £28, £33, £40

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Heidi Thomas presenter


We all love remembering those classic TV theme

tunes, and music from our favourite films. This night

brings both these worlds together… And if you think

the music is thrilling on screen, just wait until you

hear it played live! Join screen-music maestro Carl

Davis and the Orchestra for a blockbuster of a concert

that takes us on a journey through The Apprentice,

Cranford Suite and Brassed Off, via The King’s

Speech, Black Swan and Titanic! And who better

to guide you on this journey than Heidi Thomas,

scriptwriter for the new BBC drama series

Upstairs Downstairs.


Kim Criswell singer


Tonight we celebrate the ladies of the golden age

of the film musical from Judy Garland, Lena Horne,

Alice Faye, and Jeanette MacDonald to Julie Andrews,

Shirley Jones, and Barbra Streisand. You’ll hear

songs including I’m the Greatest Star, Dear Mr. Gable

(You Made Me Love You), But the World Goes

‘Round, You’ll Never Know, The Sound of Music,

and San Francisco, all painstakingly restored to their

original film orchestrations by John Wilson, and sung

by Kim Criswell as a tribute to those extraordinary

women. Many of these songs have never been publicly

performed in these original arrangements.

Can’t Help Singing:

Hollywood’sLeading Ladies in ConcertSaturday 21 July 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Music from Film& TelevisionThursday 12 July 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36


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Last Night of theSummer PopsSunday 22 July 7.30pm£16, £21, £28, £33, £40


Elizabeth Watts soprano


Carl Davis returns to the helm for another fabulous

Last Night of the Summer Pops, this time with soprano

Elizabeth Watts, winner of the lieder prize at Cardiff

Singer of the World, 2007. Watts sings operatic gems

including Puccini’s O mio babbino caro (from Gianni

Schicchi), Quando m’en (from La Boheme) and

Handel’s Let the Bright Seraphim. And of course,

what Last Night celebrations would be complete

without the much-loved classics Jerusalem,

Rule Britannia and Pomp and Circumstance?

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FilmRising out of the stage, accompanied

by resident organist, Dave Nicholas,

the only working Walturdaw Cinema

screen in the world.

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Director James Watkins 2012 1hr 35mins

Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Liz White, Janet McTeer

The triumphant return of Hammer films continues

with this story of a young lawyer who works alone

in the isolated house of a recently deceased client.

His unease grows as he glimpses a woman dressed

only in black and realises her true intent.

12AThe Woman in BlackWednesday 25 April 7.30pm£6, £7 boxes

Contains intense supernatural threat

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Director Michel Hazanavicius 2012 101 mins Black & White/Silent

(with music track)

Starring Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell

Winner of five Oscars including Best Picture, Best

Actor and Best Director and seven BAFTAs including

Best Film and Best Director. Enthusiastic fan Peppy

Miller literally bumps into swashbuckling movie

hero, George Valentin, the star reacts graciously and

Peppy is inspired to audition for a dancing bit-part

at the studio. As she slowly rises through the industry,

the introduction of talking-pictures turns Valentin’s

world upside-down.

The ArtistTuesday 22 May 7.30pm£6, £7

Contains scene of mild threat

PG

Director Alexander Payne 2011 115 mins

Starring George Clooney, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Shailene Woodley

From the creator of the Oscar-winning Sideways, set

in Hawaii, The Descendants is a sometimes humorous,

sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George

Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two

girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace

his future when his wife suffers a boating accident

off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement

with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with

a decision to sell the family’s land handed down

from Hawaiian royalty.

The DescendantsWednesday 16 May 7.30pm £6, £7

Contains strong language

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Director John Madden 2012 124 mins

Starring Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Liza Tarbuck

For a desperate group of English pensioners,

retirement takes an unconventional turn when

they are enticed by advertisements for a seemingly

luxurious sanctuary for ‘the elderly and beautiful’

in Jaipur, India. On arrival , they discover that the

hotel falls somewhat short of the romantic idyll

promised in the brochure, but they are forever

transformed by their shared experiences, discovering

that life and love can begin again when you let

go of the past.

Best ExoticMarigold HotelWednesday 6 June 7.30pm£6, £7

Contains strong language, moderate sex

references and racist remarks

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A Night ToRememberTuesday 26 June 7.30pm£6, £7

Director Roy Ward Baker 1958 123 mins Black & White

Starring Kenneth Moore, Ronald Allen, Honor Blackman, Robert Ayres

Without doubt the definitive screen version of the

Titanic disaster, told from the standpoint of 2nd

Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller, the most senior

of the ill-fated ship’s Deck Officers who survived

the disaster. The climactic sinking of the vessel

is re-created with painstaking accuracy; designers

used blueprints of the liner to create the sets and

the whole film plays out in real time, it is a mere

37 minutes shorter than the actual tragedy.

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Salmon Fishing In The YemenWednesday 4 July 7.30pm£6, £7

Director Lasse Hallström 2012 107 mins

Starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Amr Waked,

Kirstin Scott Thomas

When Britain’s leading fisheries expert (Ewan

McGregor) is to help realise a sheikh’s vision

of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert,

he immediately thinks the project is both absurd

and unachievable. But when the Prime Minister’s

overzealous press secretary (Kristin Scott Thomas)

latches on to it as a good story, this unlikely team

embark on a journey to prove the impossible, possible.

12A

CasablancaMonday 23 July 7.30pm £6, £7

Contains mild violence

Director Michael Curtiz 1942 103mins Black & White

Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Peter Lorre, Claude Rains

World War II Morocco – a viper’s nest of corrupt

police, spies, fleeing émigrés, gamblers and drinkers;

it’s the perfect place for weary American expatriate

nightclub owner Rick Blaine to hide out. Rick’s

long-lost love, Ilsa walks in with her husband and

Rick is pulled into both a love triangle and a web

of political intrigue. ‘70 years on, the great romantic

noir is still grippingly powerful’ The Guardian.

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41Comedy

A stand-up comic with material that ranges from

true-life graphic perversion to volatile social criticism.

Stanhope is vulgar, opinionated, brutally honest,

shockingly uninhibited and he will probably offend.

He is the Voice of America on BBC’s Charlie Brooker’s

Newswipe. As well as a wide-ranging television

resume he is a two-time winner of Time Out New

York’s Best Comedy Performance of the Year.

Doug StanhopeMonday 16 April 8pm £20, £26This performance is unsuitable for

under 18’s

‘There’s a kind of Olympictorch of extreme Americancomedy, which passed fromLenny Bruce, through RichardPryor and Sam Kinison... tothe late Bill Hicks. Stanhope is the latest, and equallybrilliant, bearer.’ Independent on Sunday

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The star of Mock The Week, Michael McIntyre’s

Roadshow and Live At The Apollo, embarks on

a brand new tour with a fantastic and hilarious

new show featuring what The Sunday Times

describes as his ‘perfectly crafted gags’.

Stewart Francis:Outstanding In His FieldFriday 28 September 7.30pm £18.50, £24.50

‘A brilliant comic brain... thisstand-up cracks some of thebest one liners I’ve ever heard.’The Guardian

The new host of Channel 4’s Stand Up For The Week,

team captain on 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Richardson is an

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and best-selling

author will be taking his show, Funny Magnet across

the UK from February 2012. Discussing the everyday

items that have a profound effect on his outlook,

Funny Magnet sees Jon working his pessimism

with some hilarious consequences, and as always

with his loveable vivacious delivery.

Jon RichardsonFriday 27 July 8pm £15, £21

‘Sublimely brilliant, stunning....He is a comic right on the vergeof greatness. If you haven’tseen him yet get your fingerout and sort it.’Time Out

The award-winning comedian, actor/screenwriter

(Grandma’s House) and presenter (Never Mind

the Buzzcocks, Popworld) in his new stand-up show.

Intensely vulnerable and painfully honest Amstell

attempts to heal himself in public, following

2009’s critically acclaimed ‘Do Nothing’ tour.

Simon Amstell:Numb With special guest

Daniel Simonsen

Tuesday 29 May 8pm £21, £27This performance is unsuitable for

under 18’s

‘The real deal. Wherephilosophy collides withanxiety: where Heideggermeets Woody Allen’.The Guardian

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support our artistic programmes and learning and engagement activities.

Principal Funders Principal Partner

Higher Education Partner Media Partner

Other Public Funders

In-Kind Sponsors

Travel Partner TV Media Partner Hotel Partner

Corporate Members

Thanks to the City

of Liverpool for its

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Sponsors

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AprilLiverpool Philharmonic Experience

RLPO: St Matthew Passion

Gilbert O’Sullivan

Kailash Kher

Christy Moore

The Osmonds

Tinariwen

WOW A celebration of the music

The Hollies

After 8: Edurado Niebla

RLPO: This Sporting Life

After 8: Edurado Niebla

Comedy: Doug Stanhope

The Billy Fury Story

Ensemble 10/10: Pathfinders

Ian Anderson

After 8: Jim Moray

Discover The Classics: William & Arthur

RLPO: John Wilson’s Yeomen of the Guard

After 8: Simon Fowler

Belcea Quartet

Don Williams

Film: The Woman in Black

Tony Christie

After 8: Andy Irvine

RLPO: Great British Film Music

After 8: Andy Irvine

RLPO: The Cunning Little Vixen

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MayRLPO: Beethoven’s Fifth

Lunchtime Learning: All around the Bass

Lunchtime Concert: All around the Bass

RLPO: Beethoven’s Fifth

10CC

After 8: John O’Connell

Family Concert: Sci-Fi Classics

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MayDanel String Quartet

The Ladies of Country

Ramin

After 8: Mawkin

RLPO: New World

Lunchtime Learning: Fountains of Rome

Film: The Descendants

After 8: Hannah James & Sam Sweeney

RLPO: Fountains of Rome

Writing On The Wall: Black By Design

Discover The Classics: Bolero

The Lady: A Homage to Sandy Denny

RLPO: Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto

Liverpool Philharmonic Experience

Film: The Artist

RLPO: Bolero

Lunchtime Learning: Cerberus Trio

Lunchtime Concert: Cerberus Trio

RLPO: Bolero

The Imagined Village

After 8: Gordon Giltrap

Liverpool Welsh Choral The Armed Man

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

League Of Welldoers

Comedy: Simon Amstell

Keith & Kristyn Getty

Ukulele Orchestra of GB

After 8: Woody Guthrie Folk Club

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JuneDionne Warwick

Film: Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Workshops For Children

RLPO: Beethoven’s Ninth

The Chieftains

Belcea Quartet

Ensemble 10/10: Race Against Time

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JuneSuperOrchestra

The Unthanks with Brighouse & Rastrick

The Katona Twins, Guitars

After 8: Amelia Curran & Lizzie Nunnery

RLPO Summer Pops: The Two Of Us

RLPO Summer Pops: The Two Of Us

Film: A Night To Remember

After 8: Woody Mann

RLPO Summer Pops: White Nights

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JulyBrit Floyd

RLPO Summer Pops: Queen

Film: Salmon Fishing In The Yemen

After 8: Ian Prowse

Blue Coat School Musical Society

Crosby Symphony Orchestra

RLPO Summer Pops: Music from Film

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Liverpool Arabic Arts Fest: Alif Ensemble

RLPO Summer Pops: Can’t Help Singing

RLPO Summer Pops: Last Night of

Film: Casablanca

Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orch

Comedy: Jon Richardson

Americana Weekend: Lazy Lester

Americana Weekend: Americana Night

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AugustDaDa Fest: Evelyn Glennie

International Beatle Week: They Say It’s

International Beatle Week: Live Peace

International Beatle Week: 50th Anniversary

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September21

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Age UK Wirral Gala: Paul Potts

Marc Almond

Magic Of Motown

Comedy: Stewart Francis

7.30pm

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P22

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To Book

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Beat the QueuesPre-order your interval drinks and find them ready,

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A relaxed and convenient alternative to the Grand Foyer Bar.

Open 11am-4pm Monday to Fridayand from 5pm every concert night.

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Documents

April-September 2012 What's On Guide