review of the year 2015-2016

Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicReview of the Year

2015-2016

Celebrating 175 Years of Great Music-Making

Chairman’sForeword

Review of the Year 2015-2016

I am delighted to have beenappointed Chairman of the RoyalLiverpool Philharmonic duringthe 175th year of its founding in2015.

It is a very exciting time to bejoining the organisation, whichhas achieved so much under thestewardship of our out-goingChairman Lorraine Rogers, notleast, international acclaim forthe Orchestra’s music-makingunder the baton of VasilyPetrenko and the continuingdevelopment of an extensivelearning programme and therecent completion of the majorrefurbishment of our home,Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

These achievements have comeabout through the hard work andtalent of many people; brilliantmusicians, staff, executive andfellow board members and withthe continuing support of ourfunders, donors, supporters andaudiences.

I would like to pay particularthanks to the Mayor of Liverpool,Joe Anderson OBE, LiverpoolCity Council and Arts CouncilEngland. Their commitment hasbeen both financial and is ademonstration of theirunderstanding and valuing ofLiverpool Philharmonic’s role inour city and as part of the UK’swider music and creativeindustries.

Such support has never been moreimportant. The success of recentyears has happened in the contextof a financial downturn which hascreated challenges for all of us.The costs of an organisation suchas this one, with a world classorchestra and as diverse a musicaloffer as any in the country, meansthat we will always require thesupport and help of funders,donors, sponsors and audienceswho value what we do.

Investec Wealth & Investmentand Liverpool John MooresUniversity are LiverpoolPhilharmonic’s PrincipalPartners. These partnerships areborne from relationships thatstretch back many years and are ademonstration of all threeorganisations’ deep commitmentto Liverpool.

As Vice Chancellor and ChiefExecutive of Liverpool JohnMoores University, I wasdelighted that our institution wasable to contribute to the 175thanniversary celebrations of theRoyal Liverpool Philharmonicand to recognise the remarkableachievements of a trueambassador of music and the cityof Liverpool by conferring ourhighest organisational honour,our Corporate Award at our

Graduation Ceremony in 2015.I have joined a great team at theRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic,with a strong and committedBoard and a dynamic andtalented community of musicians,senior management and staff.

Working with the team, I lookforward to making mycontribution to ensuring thecontinuing success of anorganisation that holds a uniqueplace in Liverpool’s heart andcontributes so much to itsmusical and cultural life.

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Professor Nigel WeatherillFREngChairman

Chief Executive’sStatement


During our 2014/15 and 2015/16concert seasons, the RoyalLiverpool Philharmonic has beencelebrating 175 years of musicmaking. Those music lovers whocame together in January 1840 toform the Liverpool PhilharmonicSociety cannot have imaginedthat they were laying thefoundations for the organisationwe know today; one with one ofthe UK’s greatest orchestras, anda music and learning programmethat reaches right into thecommunities of Liverpool andbeyond.

At the centre of our celebrationshas been the redevelopment ofLiverpool Philharmonic Hall,with a £14.5m investment bothinto the historic fabric of the Hall,and into a new extension at therear of the original building. Thishas been a major undertaking,and an investment into ensuringthat our beautiful Hall ischerished and provides the kindof facilities we need for thedecades ahead.

We closed the Hall for five and ahalf months between May andNovember 2014, though we stilldelivered an extensive artistic andlearning programme and haveachieved remarkable audiencesfor our concerts and otheractivity. We were determined thatdespite the building works wewould maintain our artisticambition and quality right acrossevery area of our work. I hopethat this review of our 175thanniversary gives some flavour ofhow we have been able to do this.

The support of many people hasbeen critical. Our major fundersArts Council England andLiverpool City Council havecontinued to show great faith inus by supporting both our corework and the Hall redevelopment.We are grateful to our PrincipalPartners, Investec Wealth &Investment and Liverpool JohnMoores University for theirsustained support. Classic FM,our media partner since 2001,extended our partnership for afurther five years to 2020, andbroadcast weekly programmes oflive and recorded performancesby the Orchestra and Choirthroughout 2015.

A number of trusts andfoundations and private donorshave been extremely generouswith support for our Hallredevelopment, for our concertand learning programmes, andour work in reaching newaudiences. And we are incrediblyfortunate in having such greatsupport.

It has been a busy andchallenging year and I would liketo thank everyone in the companyfor the incredible work anddedication they have shownthroughout. Whether performingonstage, working in learningsettings, or working behind thescenes, our team of great peoplehave worked incredibly hard andwith great professionalism.

I am grateful also to the Board fortheir commitment and expertisewhich has been invaluable asever. In particular I would like tothank Lorraine Rogers, whostepped down as Chairman at ourAGM in November 2015 at theend of her second term, for hersupport, and her stewardship ofnine remarkable years in thehistory of LiverpoolPhilharmonic.

Welcome to Professor NigelWeatherill, Vice Chancellor andChief Executive of Liverpool JohnMoores University who succeedsLorraine as Chairman for aninitial three-year term.

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Michael EakinChief Executive

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestraand its associated ensembles presented an

outstanding programme of concerts and eventsin Liverpool, across the UK and internationally


Liverpool Philharmonic Hallclosed on 24 May 2014 for themajor refurbishment of our GradeII* listed home. An electrifyingfinal concert of the season thenight before by the RoyalLiverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra, Choir and LiverpoolPhilharmonic Youth Choirincluded the world premiere ofPoltroons in Paradise,commissioned from StewartCopeland founder member andformer drummer of seminal 80sband The Police.

With our Hope Street hometemporarily closed, the 2014/15season and the beginning of our175th anniversary celebrationsgot underway in Liverpool inOctober at Liverpool Cathedralwith Vasily Petrenko conductingthe Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra and Choir in the worldpremiere of the brilliant youngAmerican composer Nico Muhly’sSecond Service.

The Orchestra returned toLiverpool Philharmonic Hall, stillin the midst of the refurbishmentprogramme, with a concertprogramme that included theworld premiere of the late JamesHorner’s Pas De Deux written forNorwegian brother and sisterteam, Mari and HåkonSamuelsen.

‘Horner has produced alilting, luxuriantpastorale, intertwiningthe soloists, in mainlyrelaxed manner, againstan orchestralaccompanimentreminiscent of VaughanWilliams.’

AAAA reviewNovember 2014

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SLiverpool Philharmonic’s 175thAnniversary Birthday Cake

TVasily Petrenko the Orchestra, theSamuelsens and James Horner


The performance in the sameconcert of Tchaikovsky’sSymphony No.5marked the startof our celebration of the greatRussian composer’s music, born175 years ago in 1840, the sameyear that Liverpool Philharmonicwas founded. Over the 2014/15and 2015/16 concert seasons, theOrchestra has explored some ofthe composer’s greatest and mostpopular works, with VasilyPetrenko conducting all six of thecomposer’s symphonies.

Marking other important musicalanniversaries, Thomas Dausgaardconducted the Orchestra inSibelius’s last three symphonies,Nos. 5, 6 and 7 during the 150thanniversary of the composer’s birth.

‘The founder members of the Liverpool PhilharmonicSociety, formed 175 years ago, would have beenstaggered to discover the wonders that grew from theirinaugural concert held in Mr Lassell’s Saloon, a roomchiefly used for dancing lessons. The currentPhilharmonic Hall would be startling enough. But thebiggest shock would certainly be the splendour andsize of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, an orchestrataken to the peak of perfection under Vasily Petrenko,its principal conductor. This celebration concertshowed us a world-class band testing its mettle onBeethoven’s Ninth. It was difficult to know what toadmire more: the orchestra’s sheen, its warmth, itspower, or the electrifying precision of attack.’

AAAAA review, March 2015

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TVasily Petrenko and Orchestraacknowledge applause after our 175thanniversary concert

‘It was a wonderfulcelebration of anamazing achievement -and I discoveredMendelssohn’s Die ErsteWalpurgisnacht for thefirst time!’ RobinFacebook/175

Thursday, 12 March 2015marked the 175thanniversary to the day ofLiverpool Philharmonic’svery first concert,organised by a group ofLiverpool music lovers,and performed at MrLassell’s Saloon on GreatRichmond Street inEverton.

Beethoven’s Symphony No.9, andMendelssohn’s Die ErstWurlpurgisnacht, a work alsoperformed on the occasion of theLiverpool Philharmonic’s 75thanniversary in 1915, wasperformed by the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Orchestra andChoir and guest soloistsconducted by Vasily Petrenko.

The milestone was celebratedwith two concerts on 12 and 14March, performed to a sold-outLiverpool Philharmonic Hall.

14 Premieres commisionedfor our 175th Anniversary


Whilst celebrating our historyLiverpool Philharmonic continuesto look to the future. With newwork central to our artisticprogramme, LiverpoolPhilharmonic premiered,commissioned, and withinternational partners, co-commissioned leading composersto write music showcasing ourensembles and principal players.

25 October 2014Nico MuhlySecond ServiceRoyal LiverpoolPhilharmonic ChoirWorld Premiere - LiverpoolPhilharmonic 175th anniversarycommission

‘... a through-composedsetting of the Magnificatand Nunc Dimittis ...beautifully sung andoften touching.’Review of Second ServiceOctober 2014

13 & 14 November 2014James HornerPas de Deuxsoloists Mari Samuelsen violinHåkon Samuelsen celloWorld Premiere - Commission kindlysupported by Ship Owner TomWilhelmsen Foundation

‘...handsomely played bysiblings Mari and HakonSamuelsen.’

AAAA review

20 November 2014Michael TorkeConcerto for OrchestraWorld Premiere - LiverpoolPhilharmonic 175th anniversarycommission

‘... user friendly, buzzingwith syncopated energyand enticinglyorchestrated. It is alsosuperbly and ingeniouslycrafted.’

12 February 2015Tan DunWolf TotemSoloist Marcel Becker double bassWorld Premiere - Commission UKPremiere - Co-commission byLiverpool Philharmonic with the RoyalConcertgebouw Orchestra,Amsterdam, St. Louis Symphony,Taiwan Philharmonic (NSO), and theTasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

‘… Marcel Becker, theRLPO’s principal bassplayed with great skill.Tan Dun was in his usualelement, prettily blendingmusical traditions fromEast and West.’

28 March 2015Sir James MacMillanLittle Mass Liverpool Philharmonic YouthChoir, Liverpool PhilharmonicTraining Choir, Melody Makers

World Premiere - Commissionsupported by Sally Groves OBE andMary and Jonathan Groves to markthe centenary of the Orchestra’sformer principal conductor, SirCharles Groves, and premiered in themonth he would have celebrated his100th birthday.

‘Not only is this theorchestra’s 175thanniversary year, but thisconcert also honoured thecentenary of Sir CharlesGroves, at the helm atLiverpool between 1963-77. His family werepresent, and hadsupported the worldpremiere of JamesMacMillan’s Little Mass.Its 25 minutes reveal amasterpiece of choral andorchestral writing whichcourageously andwonderfully expresses thefear of faith, the terrors aswell as the comforts ofbelief, and spiritualdarkness as well as light.’

AAAAA review, April 2015

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26 May 2016Qigang Chen Luan Tan (Variationsfor Orchestra)UK Premiere commissioned byLiverpool Philharmonic, Hong KongPhilharmonic Orchestra and RadioFrance.

19 March 2016The UnthanksA Symphonic Adventurewith The Unthanks andOrchestra - Folk Songs oldand newWorld Premiere - LiverpoolPhilharmonic 175th anniversarycommission

10 & 11 March 2015EinaudiPiano Concerto ‘Domino’World Premiere - LiverpoolPhilharmonic 175th anniversarycommission

WetlandsUK premiere


7 May 2015Graham FitkinIntimate Curve World Premiere - LiverpoolPhilharmonic 175th anniversarycommission

‘... stunning new Concertofor Orchestra, IntimateCurve, continues theseries of specialcommissions for theOrchestra in LiverpoolPhilharmonic’s 175thyear. Fitkin describes thispiece by saying ‘all themusicians becomesoloists for the night asthe spotlight of scrutinyswings unerringly frominstrument toinstrument.’

22 September 2015Nigel HessA Celebration OvertureWorld Premiere supported by TheRushworth Foundation at Classic FMLive at London’s Royal Albert Hall

8 October 2o15Robin Holloway‘Europa and the Bull’ forTuba and OrchestraWorld Premiere – commissioned byLiverpool Philharmonic with SanFrancisco Symphony.

‘Robin Holloway’s tubaconcerto gave expressivevoice to an orchestralunderdog, while the RLPOsounded thrilling underan empathic AndrewManze. The RoyalLiverpool Philharmonic’sheroic principal tubaRobin Haggart fullyconveyed the profound,singing qualityachievable from this verylarge yet surprisinglyexpressive horn.’

18 February 2016Timothy JacksonSix Lancashire FolksongSettingsWorld Premiere of a version forsymphony orchestra

3 March 2016Christian LindbergConcerto for Windand BrassWorld Premiere - LiverpoolPhilharmonic 175th anniversarycommission

3 November 2015Nigel OsborneBosnian VoicesWorld Premiere performed byEnsemble 10/10, the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic’s Contemporary MusicGroup at Buxton Opera House.

‘Nigel Osborne's workurges us to reach out topeople who are doingtheir best to rebuildcommunities free of fear,hatred and violence.People who dare to hope.’

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TTop: L to R: Damian Iorio, Ludovico Einaudiand pianist Ji Liu rehearse Domino

Bottom L: Christian LindbergR: The Unthanks


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International artists and ensemblesperformed with the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Orchestra including ...


SoloistsMarcel Becker Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Orchestraprincipal double bassIsabelle Faust violinNing Feng violinVilde Frang violinKirill Gerstein pianoBoris Giltburg pianoAugustin Hadelich violinRobin Haggart Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Orchestraprincipal TubaAlina Ibragimova violinJennifer Johnston mezzo-sopranoLisa Larsson sopranoJesus León tenorPaul Lewis pianoTasmin Little violinJi Lui pianoNikolai Lugansky pianoTimothy McAllister saxophoneMarina Rebeka sopranoKathryn Rudge mezzo-sopranoClaire Rutter sopranoDaniel Muller Schott celloGiovanni Sollima celloMari and Håkon Samuelsenviolin & celloSimon Trpčeski pianoNobuyuki Tsujii pianoAlisa Weilerstein cello

ConductorsDarrel Ang Sir Andrew Davis CBE ConductorEmeritus from April 2015Thomas DausgaardTon KoopmanManuel López-GomezSperanza ScappucciSir James MacMillanAndrew ManzeCarlos Miguel PrietoYan Pascal TortelierNathalie Stutzmann

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Liverpool-born pianist Paul Lewisis one of the world’s greatestliving virtuosos. In May 2015,audiences enjoyed his gloriousaccount of Brahms’s PianoConcerto No.1 before his plannedresidency was unfortunatelydisrupted through injury.

‘… this week marks the12th time in as manyyears that the keyboardvirtuoso has revisited thehall, not as an audiencemember but as a soloistplaying with the band heused to watch as a child.’

Palermo-born composer andcellist Giovanni Sollima returnedto Liverpool following histhrilling performances in 2012.He performed some of his owncompositions alongside fellowcellist (and regular collaborator)Monika Leskovar and with theOrchestra’s Principal Cello,Jonathan Aasgaard and broughtItalian panache to Tchaikovsky’sRococo Variations for cello andorchestra.

Julian Rachlin is one of the mostexciting and respected violinists ofour time. During his residency, heperformed as conductor, soloistand chamber musician in adiverse set of programmes whichshowcased his many talentsincluding as soloist with theOrchestra in Shostakovich’s ViolinConcerto No.1 and Tchaikovsky’sViolin Concerto; he performed asboth violinist and conductor withthe Orchestra in a concert of musicby Mozart and Mendelssohn;played both violin and viola withfive musicians of the the Orchestrain Brahm’s Sextet and Quintet;and conducted the Orchestra intheir mutual debuts at BuxtonOpera House.

Nathalie Stutzmann firstperformed with the Orchestra inJanuary 2015 conductingLiverpool Philharmonic’s annualperformance of Handel’sMessiah. Returning as Artist inResidence in early 2016, illnesssadly prevented Liverpoolenjoying her performance inrecital of Schubert’s Winterreise.However her return to Liverpoolin Spring 2016 to conduct Bach’sSt. Matthew Passion is highlyanticipated.

Mercury Prize-nominated folkduo, The Unthanks, i.e. sistersRachel and Becky Unthank, withpianist Adrian McNallyperformed with the Orchestraconducted by Charles Hazlewoodin a concert that included theworld premiere of some newarrangements as part ofLiverpool Philharmonic 175thAnniversary Commissions series,alongside symphonic explorationsof their most popular and well-loved songs from their 10-yearcareer.

Artists in Residence


In a series launched in 2013, five internationally renowned musiciansaccepted invitations to be Liverpool Philharmonic’s Artists in Residenceduring our 175th anniversary celebrations.

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SL to R:Paul LewisGiovanni SollimaJulian RachlinNathalie StutzmannThe Unthanks

ARTISTS inRESIDENCE

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic ChoirExcelled


An extremely busy andchallenging season for ourdedicated singers, under thetutelage of our Chorus MasterIan Tracey, featuredperformances of Bach’s St. JohnPassion, Britten’s Welcome Ode,Nico Muhly’s Second Service,Fauré’s Requiem, Handel’sMessiah, Mozart’s Exultate,jubilate, Rossini’s Stabat Mater,Mendelsshohn’s Die ersteWalpurgisnacht, Mahler’sResurrection Symphony, Elgar’sThe Dream of Gerontius andOrff’s Carmina Burana.

As always, the Choir, with thewonderful young voices ofLiverpool Philharmonic YouthChoir were centre-stage for ourannual Spirit of Christmasconcerts, conducted by Ian Traceyand presented by Classic FM’sJohn Suchet.

‘Merseyside has a proudcontribution to themaking of Messiah, asHandel passed throughChester en route to thework’s premiere in Dublinin 1742. Yet with aperformance history thatstretches back over 150years, Liverpool’s annualMessiah is one of thelongest-established inthe country.’

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QSpirit of Christmas


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Vasily PetrenkoChief Conductor


Vasily is also Chief Conductor ofthe Oslo Philharmonic Orchestraand Principal Guest Conductor ofthe Mikhailovsky Theatre in StPetersburg in Russia, his nativecity, and where his professionalcareer began in the mid-1990s. InSeptember 2015, he took up thebaton as Chief Conductor of theEuropean Union YouthOrchestra, succeeding VladimirAshkenazy.

Our Chief Conductor’s dynamicmusical partnership with theRoyal Liverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra, now in its tenth year,continues as a golden era in our175 year history, in the concert halland in broadcasts and recordings.

During our 175th anniversary,Vasily’s concerts with theOrchestra in Liverpool, across theUK and internationally – he ledthe Orchestra on tour in China,Japan (an inaugural tour), theCzech Republic and Romania -benefit both LiverpoolPhilharmonic and our city, as dohis high profile positions andengagements with otherinternational orchestras.

‘Other Russian conductors have given us valuableperspectives on Elgar: Yevgeny Svetlanov and GennadyRozhdestvensky in particular. But this is more thanthat. A sense of the long, fluid, intensely (but neverexaggeratedly) expressive line ... rich in mood andcharacter, strong in overall conception ... The lastingimpression is of a conductor with an intelligent,informed but deep love of this music.’April 2015 review of the recording of Petrenko and the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Orchestra’s recording of Elgar’s Symphony No.1 andCockaigne Overture (ONYX)

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SVasily Petrenko backstage atLiverpool Philharmonic Hall

TVasily Petrenko in concert with theRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Andrew Davis CBEConductor Emeritus


One of Britain’s mostdistinguished conductors, SirAndrew Davis CBE returned toLiverpool in April 2015 toconduct the Orchestra, Choir andguest soloists in Mahler’s‘Resurrection’ Symphony and toaccept the honorary title ofConductor Emeritus of the RoyalLiverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra. In a typically modestacceptance speech, he told apacked audience: ‘To use one ofmy mother’s favouriteexpressions, you could haveknocked me down with a feather.’

Sir Andrew follows the lateconductors Vernon Handley CBEand Sir Charles Mackerras whoheld the Conductor Emeritus titlefrom 1997-2008 and 2009-2010respectively. Sir Andrew’sassociation with Liverpool datesback to the early 1960s and thestart of his career when he firstappeared with the Orchestra in itsconducting competition in 1963.Sir Andrew has conducted theOrchestra many times since.

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‘Conductor Emeritustears through Mahler. IfMunch’s Scream couldtalk, this is what it mighthave sounded like.’

AAAA review, October 2015

QSir Andrew Davis CBE presented with hiscertificate as Conductor Emeritus by ChiefExecutive, Michael Eakin

Welcome Distinguished Service

Walter Weller Principal Conductor 1977-1980

With the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Orchestra playing tocritical and audience acclaim, weappointed seven exceptionalmusicians to key positions in theOrchestra.

Andrew Harveyjoint assistant leader

Mihkel Keremjoint assistant leader

Zoe Kitsoncor anglais

James Pattinsonviolin

Sameeta Gahirprincipal piccolo

Benjamin Mellefontprincipal clarinet

Nuno Carapinasection player, first violins

Walter Weller passed away inJune 2015 at the age of 75. Hefirst conducted the RoyalLiverpool Philharmonic Orchestrain 1975. He was PrincipalConductor from 1977 to 1980, hisfirst UK appointment which led toperiods with the RoyalPhilharmonic Orchestra and theRoyal Scottish NationalOrchestra. As well as concerts inLiverpool, Walter Weller led the

Orchestra and Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Choir on tours inYugoslavia, Austria and Germany.His distinguished discographyincludes a recording of Martinu’sSymphony No.4 with ourOrchestra. He returned toLiverpool as a guest conductor ona number of occasions and as avery fine musician will beremembered with great respectand affection in Liverpool.

A number of our musicians,singers and staff memberscelebrated 25 years withLiverpool Philharmonic and arenow Honorary Life Members ofthe Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicSociety.

Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicChoir Maggie Casaus, GaryJones, Andrew McGowan, GillianWinstanley and Sylvia Bawden(pictured above with MichaelEakin), who celebrated 50 yearssinging with the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Choir and is nowthe Choir’s longest-servingsoprano.

Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic AdministrationPatricia Peter, Facilities Manager(retired in January 2015)

Dr Christopher Mimnagh whohas served as LiverpoolPhilharmonic’s GP under thenon-profit British Association forPerforming Arts Medicinescheme.

Our thanks and best wishes to allwho have left LiverpoolPhilharmonic during the year.

Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra, Ashley Frampton(pictured below), double bass

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In addition to the Orchestra’s programmeLiverpool Philharmonic welcomed a fantastic

roll-call of international artists, bandsand ensembles in concerts, including...


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Joan ArmatradingBellowheadJohn BishopMary Black and ClannadBlueMichael BoltonCalexicoRoseanne CashEcho & the BunnymenElvis CostelloToumani and Sidiki DiabatéBryan FerryCatrin Finch & Seckou KeitaJohn Grant and the RoyalNorthern SinfoniaDr JohnHeritage Blues OrchestraJools Holland & his Rhythm& Blues OrchestraHolly JohnsonStewart LeeLuluImelda MayDon McLeanMike and the MechanicsSarah MillicanNational Youth Orchestra ofGreat BritainGraham NortonOrquestra Buena VistaSocial Club®Mavis StaplesSeasick SteveFrank SkinnerStaff Benda BililiSuzanne VegaThe Human LeagueThe Lightning Seeds with theRoyal Liverpool PhilharmonicOrchestraThe OvertonesThe SeekersRufus Wainwright

Chamber MusicCarducci String QuartetEsher QuartetPacifica QuartetGould Piano TrioJi Liu pianoKyung-wha Chung violin, KevinKenner pianoPaul Lewis pianoPascal & Ami Rogé piano duoGiovanni Sollima andMoniker Leskovar cellosSimon Trpčeski piano withRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic

Orchestra principals,James Clark joint leader andJonathan Aasgaard celloRuth Wall harp


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‘Essentially turning ThePhilharmonic into a MardiGras party, the Doctorplayed numbers fromthroughout his longhistory beginning withNew Orleans standard IkoIko, right up to his latestalbum, last year’s Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit ofSatch. A true livinglegend.’Review of Dr John

‘Still processing...#TheSeekers@liverpoolphil Lovedthem for 40 years, eversince I knew how to workthe record player.#EmotionalTimes’Gary / Twitter

‘Phrase you're looking forto describe@IanZBroudie@liverpoolphil tonight is#smashedit brilliant’Gary / Twitter

‘“I’m in Liverpool, the city of love,” he (Elvis)proclaimed, as he greeted the packed Philharmoniccrowd. “It’s good to be home. I’m going to play onlysongs about love and happiness.” This was truly aspectacular show, from a musical legend with asongbook so dizzyingly good it sets your head spinning.’

AAAA review 2015

‘The untouchable@Elvis [email protected] first time in the grandold hall since spit andpolish. Nowhere else I’drather be.’Alan / Twitter

QTIan McCulloch performing with TheLighnting Seeds and the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Orchestra

QElvis Costello

It’s Liverpool Calling -UNESCO City of Music


The Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonicOrchestra toured to16 international citiesas part of our 175thanniversarycelebrations.

China for a 7 concert-date tourtaking in Shenzhen, Shanghai,Suzhou, Nanjing, Jinan, Tianjinand Beijing.

Japan for an 8 concert-date tourand the Orchestra’s first visit tothis country, taking in Tokyo,Osaka, Otsu, Yokohama, Nagoya,Saitama and Fukuoka.

Czech Republic for a 3 concert-date tour to the Prague SpringFestival and Ostrava MusicFestival.

Romania for a 2 concert-date tourto Bucharest’s George EnescuFestival.

‘Through our principalpartnership, we haveembarked upon jointinternational ventureswith the Orchestra, mostrecently during theirrecent tour to China.’ Professor Nigel WeatherillVice ChancellorLiverpool John MooresUniversity (LiverpoolPhilharmonic Principal Partner,along with Investec Wealth &Investment); Chairman of theRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic

SQIn rehearsal with Japanese pianistNobuyuki Tsujii during the Orchestra’s firsttour to Japan in January 2015.

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And in September 2015, the RoyalLiverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra performed at ClassicFM Live at the Royal Albert Hall(right) as part of our 175thanniversary celbrations


The Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra launched the inauguralLiverpool International MusicFestival in 2013, with a concert inSefton Park conducted by VasilyPetrenko. They returned in 2014reprising their concert of May2014 at Liverpool PhilharmonicHall with Ian Broudie and theLightning Seeds, and in August2015, performed alongsideanother of the city’s legendarybands, Echo and the Bunnymen.

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Liverpool International Music Festival

On the Recordin our 175th Anniversary Year

ShostakovichThe Complete SymphoniesNos. 1-15 (11 CDs)

‘Petrenko’s remarkableLiverpool Shostakovichcycle is a world-classachievement.’

‘Petrenko and the RLPOhave achieved a triumph.The orchestral playing isripe, detailed, lithe,concentrated andintense.’

ElgarSymphony No. 1 andCockaigne Overture

‘The Royal Liverpudlianshave this music in theirblood, of course, but theyrespond to Petrenko’syouthful impetus withplaying of the highestorder. This outstandingdisc opens with arollicking account ofCockaigne, one of thewittiest I know.’

The Tchaikovsky Album Capriccio Italien, Romeoand Juliet, Francesca DaRimini, 1812 Overture

‘... a reminder of howPetrenko and the RLPOcan be so special. Anabsolute knockout…it’sgoing to be a remarkableTchaikovsky cycle if thisis anything to go by.’

AAAA review of the start of the Orchestra’s concertcelebration of Tchaikovsky’s175th anniversary during 2015

James Horner Pas de Deux

Jesús LeónBel Canto

QVasily Petrenko, Mari and HåkonSamuelsen and the late James Hornerduring rehearsals of the composer’sPas de Deux.

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Our Home -Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

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Our Grade II* listed home, like the Orchestra, is a Liverpool icon inits own right. It’s a place in the city that so many who live here

experience at some stage during their lives.


The £14.5 million investment torefurbish our much-loved homegot underway in May 2014 andwas completed in Autumn 2015,including a brand new, moreintimate performance space,Music Room. And we haveimproved the front of housewelcome for our audiences,including lift access to all parts ofthe Hall for the first time.Backstage and productionfacilities for our residentmusicians and visiting artistshave been transformed, includingnew warm-up rooms, practiceand dressing rooms with properlyconditioned places to storevaluable instruments

The opening of the full LiverpoolPhilharmonic complex has beenone of the highlights of our 175thanniversary celebrations.

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QXLiverpool Philharmonic Hall’s new-lookGrand Foyer and auditorium; and some ofthe artists who have appeared in our newvenue, Music Room; Tom Robinson, JohnBramwell and Connie Lush.


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‘Fast becoming one of ourfavourite new spaces inthe city, Music Room isone of those smartinterventions that makesyou think, what took us solong? A place to discoverreally new music ... Thismonth alone, you can beexposed to moregenuinely thrilling newmusical experiences herethan an entire month’sworth of 6Musicplaylists.’ February 2016

It has been a crucial investmentin our players and artists,audiences and partners and sawLiverpool Philharmonic makeanother major step in we what arestriving to achieve for our city: aworld class concert venue, anensemble of musicians that aresecond to none, and a learningprogramme that is a leader in itsfield.

The magnificent support of ourPrincipal Funders, Arts CouncilEngland and Liverpool CityCouncil, many trusts andfoundations and the incrediblegenerosity of individual donorshas made our ambitions for ourhome a reality.

LiverpoolPhilharmonic’slearning programme isfundamental to ourmission to bring world-class music-making topeople of all agesacross our city.

Despite Liverpool PhilharmonicHall being closed for close to sixmonths Liverpool Philharmonicpresented

Our programme is delivered withpartners including Arts CouncilEngland, Liverpool City Council,Liverpool Resonate MusicEducation Hub, NationalFoundation for Youth Music andthe Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

Living Music withMersey Care NHSTrustLiverpool Philharmonic beganworking in partnership withMersey Care NHS Trust in 2008,providing professional musiciansfrom the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Orchestra for aMusician in Residenceprogramme on two mental healthinpatient wards in Liverpool.We now have 7 lead musicians,Georgina Aasgaard (cello),Amanda Burvill (clarinet), RachelJones (viola), Rebecca Walters(viola), Eleanor Hudson (harp),Wendy de St Paer (violin) andGareth Owen (voice) who usemusic to enhance the wellbeingand recovery of adults throughoutMersey Care’s mental healthhospitals and clinical settings inLiverpool and Sefton. music workshops with a total

attendance of

including children, youngfamilies and adults

concerts and events during2015

tickets were sold for LiverpoolPhilharmonic concerts andevents

Audiences

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275,660A grand total of

people heard the RoyalLiverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra perform in Liverpool

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TYoung audience members enjoy one ofLiverpool Philharmonic’s children’sworkshops

Liverpool Philharmonicdelivered

Schools’Concerts


schools from acrossLiverpool and theNorth West.

Our Schools’ Concerts provide anexciting introduction to classicalmusic performed by the RoyalLiverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra, with enchanting andengaging music carefully chosento enrich the music and widerschool curriculum and enthralyoung audiences.

This year’s concerts at LiverpoolPhilharmonic Hall featured tenconcerts for Key Stage 2 & 3pupils, devised and presented byLiverpool Philharmonic’s popularfamily concerts presenterAlasdair Malloy and five concertsfor Key Stage 1 pupils, presentedby author and CBeebies presenterCerrie Burnell.

Supported by Youth Music, wedelivered our year-long Tuning Into Children child-led, early yearsprogramme in Anfield, Evertonand Kensington Children’sCentres. Our partnership with AllSaints Primary in Anfield usesmusic to enhance childdevelopment and wellbeing,confidence and musical skills.

We continued our support ofmusic education partnershipswith Resonate Music Hub(Liverpool), Knowsley MusicEducation Hub, side-by-sidesymphonic days for local youngmusicians at Grade 5 and abovewith Liverpool PhilharmonicYouth Orchestra, and continued

Sefton Junior Philharmonicchildren’s orchestra days andschools projects with SeftonMusic Education Partnership.

We continued to supportperformance, composition andmusic education training ofundergraduates andpostgraduates through teaching,coaching and 28 studentplacements with Liverpool HopeUniversity, University ofLiverpool and the Royal NorthernCollege of Music.

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STop: Alasdair MalloyBottom: Cerrie Burnell

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19,000

200

children andteachers from

schools concerts in2015 attended byclose to

SQIn Harmony Liverpool’s 7th Birthday Concert

In Harmony Liverpool


In Harmony Liverpool iscontinuing to grow in reach andbreadth, including childrencontinuing to make excellentmusical progress in EvertonChildren’s Orchestra andassociated ensembles.

In March 2016, young musiciansfrom Everton celebrated sevenyears of our ground-breaking InHarmony Liverpool programmewith our annual celebrationconcert at Liverpool PhilharmonicHall. More than 220 youngmusicians from Everton,performed alongside musicians ofthe Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra to packed audience offamily, friends and guests.

In 2015, Liverpool Philharmonic,Faith Primary School and ourcommunity partners in Evertonwelcomed Everton NurserySchool and The Beacon CEPrimary School into the InHarmony Liverpool ‘family.’

In Harmony Liverpool’s reachhas now grown from workingwith 84 children when theprogramme was established inFaith Primary School in 2009 to720 children aged 0-17 and theirfamilies in 2016, all taking partin orchestral music-making of thehighest quality every week, free ofcharge, in and out of school.

Two new reports produced byevaluation consultant Dr SusanneBurns and University ofLiverpool’s Professor JudeRobinson in 2016 revealed thepositive impacts of In HarmonyLiverpool on children, theirfamilies and the widercommunity.

The Burns and Robinson reportsreveal that In HarmonyLiverpool has played a prominentrole in children’s educationalachievement, both throughmusical skills development andperformance, and in otheracademic subjects such as Mathsand English, in their wellbeing,particularly aspiration andresilience, as well as their sense ofbelonging and pride in theircommunity. Parents and familiesare more engaged with theirchildren’s learning, and theirschool and community.

‘The Phil is really big …I like showing off at workabout it. It’s like LiverpoolFC coming in to teachfootball’ Parent, Burns Report

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‘I love the way it soundswhen we all play together,that’s why I like playingas part of an orchestra.When you listen to us, tryto imagine the picturesthat the music creates inyour mind. My advice tothe newest members ofour orchestra is ‘Nevergive up!’Hollie Satchell, Cello,Faith Primary School Year 6

RCulture Minister Ed Vaizey and VasilyPetrenko at Beacon CE Primary School

Liverpool PhilharmonicYouth Company

Liverpool Philharmonic YouthCompany launched at the end of2015 to support the talented theyoung members of LiverpoolPhilharmonic’s youth ensemblesby providing them with a widerange of opportunities to developtheir creative, performance andleadership skills.

Activities are supported andfacilitated by exceptional andinspiring professionals fromacross the music and creativeindustries in order that YouthCompany members can benefitfrom their experience, inspirationand expertise. Youth Companymembers have so enjoyed masterclasses with locally-born mezzosoprano Jennifer Johnston,violinist Julian Rachlin during hisrecent tenure as LiverpoolPhilharmonic’s Artist inResidence, conductor Andrew

Manze and composer, conductorand trombone player, ChristianLindberg.

The world premiere of Sir JamesMacMillan’s Little Mass saw allthree of Liverpool Philharmonic’schildren’s choirs, Melody Makers(aged 7-9), Training Choir (9-11)and Youth Choir (12-18) singingtogether. Little Mass was a sixmonth project for the children’schoirs, under the direction ofSimon Emery, Artistic Director,Youth Ensembles and AlisonWhite, director of Melody Makersand Liverpool PhilharmonicTraining Choir. MacMillan alsorehearsed the choirs on severaloccasions. The work was achallenging one for our youngsingers, and they all rose to theoccasion and a new level ofperformance with the resultsdelighting both Liverpool

Philharmonic and Sir JamesMacMillan.

The audience for the sold-outpremiere, which attractedexcellent national reviews,included a large number of familyand friends of the young singers,several attending a concert for thefirst time.

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‘It was amazing we lovedit. I was so lucky to havemy little girl in theMelody Makers.She was and is soproud of herself.’Claire, Little Mass

‘The LiverpoolPhilharmonic Youth Choirrose to the challenges ofJames MacMillan’sstrikingly original newmass. The only little thingabout it (Little Mass) isthe voices ... the LiverpoolPhilharmonic Youth Choirwas augmented by itsfeeder organisations,whose youngest membersare only seven years old ...the superb junior singerstook the dissonantintervals and difficultentrances in their stride.’

AAAA review, March 2015


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USMusicians and singers from LiverpoolPhilharmonic Youth Orchestra, Youth andTraining Choirs and Melody Makers

QVasily Petrenko andBethan-Morgan Williams

Supporting YoungComposers

Liverpool Philharmonic launcheda new annual competition foryoung North West composers, a175th anniversary initiativecontinuing our commitment tothe commissioning andperformance of new music as wellas our interest in supportingemerging, home-grown creativetalent.

In December 2015, we announced23-year-old Bethan Morgan-Williams as the winner of theinaugural Christopher BrooksCompetition Prize. Bethan wins£1,000 and a year’scomplimentary membership ofThe British Academy ofSongwriters, Composers &Authors (BASCA).

Bethan will benefit from abespoke programme ofworkshops, masterclasses andmentoring from resident andvisiting musicians, conductors,composers, performers and otherindustry professionals associatedwith Liverpool Philharmonic. Shewill also develop her compositionand teaching practice throughaccess to LiverpoolPhilharmonic’s programme forchildren and young people.

In an associated project, HamishHutson-Hill (age 15), Ben Rutt-Howard (age 16) and TommyGeddes (age 17) were selected forsupport through LiverpoolPhilharmonic Youth Company’sinaugural Rushworth YoungComposers Scheme for 14-18 yearolds.

In February 2016, they eachpresented a new compositionsperformed to a capacity audiencein Music Room by members ofLiverpool Philharmonic YouthCompany, which comprises ofmembers of LiverpoolPhilharmonic Youth Orchestra(young people aged 13 – 23 years)and Liverpool PhilharmonicYouth Choir (young people aged12-18 years). –Liverpool Philharmonic isgrateful to LancashireSinfonietta Legacy Fund,The Rushworth Foundation andBASCA for their support of theChristopher BrooksComposition Prize, and TheRushworth Foundation forsupport of the Rushworth YoungComposers Scheme.


On becoming one of fiveorganisations within the UK to beawarded a major gift of £500,000from the Paul HamlynFoundation as part of their 25thanniversary celebrations in 2013,Liverpool Philharmonicestablished Leap Into Live Music!which is now successfullybuilding new audiences for livemusic in Liverpool. The projectfocusses on families andindividuals who through a varietyof circumstances includingeconomic disadvantage, accessneeds, or lack of confidence,would not consider visitingLiverpool Philharmonic to hearand enjoy music-making of thehighest quality in their own city.

Liverpool Philharmonic hassuccessfully established thescheme through partnerships witha number of Children’s Centres inLiverpool; housing associationsand community groups throughLiverpool Centre for VoluntaryService; employers including thePark Foods Group, NationalMuseums Liverpool; and healthservices through the RoyalLiverpool and BroadgreenUniversity Hospitals NHS Trust.

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LEAPINTOLIVEMUSIC!

individuals have registered todate for the scheme since itslaunch and over

tickets have been allocated.

1,950

7,000

of all registeredindividuals/families live inLiverpool Philharmonic’stargeted areas and communitiesfor drawing attenders andinclude the Liverpool wards ofAnfield, Everton, Kensington,Kirkdale and Toxteth.

70%

‘I would just like to say abig thank you for theopportunities we have hadto attend the events thisseason, we’ve had awonderful time, and beenable to see some greatperformances that wewould not normally havebeen able to attend. I thinkthis initiative has beenexcellent, and would like tocongratulate you all on itssuccess.’Leap into Live Music! member

Celebrating 175Years of the Original

Liverpool SoundLiverpool 175 Anniversary Exhibition

Special Honour


Our exhibition celebrated thelong and fascinating history of theRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic,from its founding by a group ofLiverpool music-lovers in 1840,to the present day, as the UK’soldest continuing professionalsymphony orchestra. Presented inthe beautiful Hornby Library andPicton Reading Room atLiverpool Central Library, it drewon many of the thousands of

historic records in LiverpoolPhilharmonic’s publiclyaccessible archive held in a stateof the art repository at LiverpoolRecord Office based in CentralLibrary. The collection is atreasure trove of artefacts andrecords relating to artists, musicand musical events connectedwith Liverpool Philharmonic andLiverpool’s rich musical heritage.

The exhibition also includedmemories of LiverpoolPhilharmonic shared by SirSimon Rattle, Elvis Costello,Andy McCluskey of OMD,Graham Johns and Ruth Daviesfrom the Orchestra and audiencemembers, Michael Eakin andSandra Parr the late Mr WalterHurst and Miss Mary Riddoch,both of whom started theirconcert-going in the 1940s.

Liverpool John MooresUniversity conferred its highestorganisational honour, theCorporate Award on the RoyalLiverpool Philharmonic at theUniversity’s GraduationCeremony at Liverpool Cathedralin November 2015.

The citation in support of theaward spoke of ‘the remarkableachievements of this trueambassador of music and the cityof Liverpool’ and our place ‘at thevery heart of Liverpool’s culturallife as well as being a globalambassador for the city’.

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonicwould like to say thank you

Arts Council England andLiverpool City Council continueto make significant investment inour artistic and learningprogrammes, and have providedmajor support for therefurbishment of LiverpoolPhilharmonic Hall.

Investec Wealth & Investmentextended their long-termsponsorship by an unprecedentedfive-years commencing with thestart of the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Orchestra’s2015/2016 season in September,through to the end of 2019/2020season. A key element of thepartnership is the Henry ERensburg Series named after thecompany’s founder, whoestablished the business in

Liverpool in the 19th century.The firm will continue to supportLiverpool Philharmonic’sprestigious Chamber Music Seriespresented in the City’s St.George’s Hall Concert Room andIn Harmony Liverpool.


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‘We are delighted to beable to provide long-termsupport to such awonderful institution. We value highly ourrelationship with theRoyal LiverpoolPhilharmonic –it has become a coreelement of both our localand UK-wide culturalsponsorship andengagement.’David Owen, Senior InvestmentDirector at Investec Wealth &Investment

‘There are fewsponsorships around thecountry, particularlyoutside London, with thiskind of long-terminvestment and sense ofpartnership, a showcasefor the mutually beneficialrelationship that can existbetween culture andcommerce. It is a furthertestament to Investec’simpressive commitmentto Liverpool and thecultural life of the city.’ Michael Eakin, Chief Executiveof Liverpool Philharmonic

Our principal partners

Our principal fundersMany individuals, organisations, businesses,trusts and foundations have generouslysupported our music-making in and out ofthe concert hall, our learning programmeand the major refurbishment of LiverpoolPhilharmonic Hall. They have beenadvocates for Liverpool Philharmonic andour unique ability to provide music-makingof the highest quality in and for Liverpool,now a designated UNESCO City of Music,and as ambassadors for our city in the UKand internationally. Thank you to ...

Thanks to the Cityof Liverpool for itsfinancial support

TVasily Petrenko and Mayor of Liverpool,Joe Anderson OBE

As a Principal Partner since 2013,Liverpool John MooresUniversity supports our concertseries, and gives the University’sstudents the opportunity toexperience our world-class music-making through the LJMUStudent Pass initiative.

LJMU also supported theOrchestra’s second tour to Chinaand we were delighted that in our175th anniversary year, theUniversity conferred LiverpoolPhilharmonic with theirCorporate Award. Our ChiefConductor is an Honorary Fellowof LJMU.

LJMU’s Vice Chancellor andChief Executive, Professor NigelWeatherill was appointedChairman of the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic at our AGM inNovember 2015.

The Rushworth Foundation hasbeen established by JonathanRushworth whose family werefounders of Liverpool’s famousmusic retail and pipe organbuilding business, Rushworth &Dreaper.

The Foundation continues a 175-year tradition of support formusic and the arts.

Liverpool Philharmonic isgrateful for the Foundation’ssupport of the ChristopherBrooks Composition Prize withLancashire Sinfonietta LegacyFund and for support of theRushworth Young ComposersScheme.

In 2015, the RushworthFoundation also supported athird annual concert by the RoyalLiverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra, Petrenko’sShostakovich (21 & 22 January2016).

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‘Vasily Petrenko is agreat friend of theUniversity as anHonorary Fellow,participating in ourRoscoe Lectures series,and in our degreeceremonies, to thedelight of our graduates.’Professor Nigel Weatherill, ViceChancellor and Chief Executive,Liverpool John MooresUniversity, Chairman of theRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic

The RushworthFoundation

TL to R David Owen, Investec Wealth &Investment Senior Investment Direcor,Michael Eakin, Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Chief Executive, VasilyPetrenko, Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicChief Conductor and Jon Seal, InvestecWealth & Investment Chartered WealthManager

RMichael Eakin, Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicChief Executive, Professor Nigel Weatherill,LJMU Vice-Chancellor, Sir Brian Leveson,LJMU Chancellor and members of theUniversity’s Student Opportunities Team.


During our 175th anniversarycelebrations, corporate membersHill Dickinson sponsored SeasonOpening (12 & 13 November2014) and Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’(29 & 30 April 2015) and ClassicFM Hall of Fame (24 & 25September 2015); David MRobinson sponsored Spirit ofChristmas (five concerts in bothDecember 2014 and 2015); andWeightmans sponsored Classic

FM Hall of Fame (14 & 15January 2015) and Fairy Tales(3 & 4 December 2015); Smithand Sons sponsored Petrenko’sMahler (12 & 13 November 2015)to celebrate their own 175thAnniversary. The RushworthFoundation sponsoredPetrenko’s Shostakovich (21 & 22January 2016) and Maestro!Tour Management sponsoredDiscover the Classics.

Our Sponsors

!TO U R M A N A G EM EN T

The Rushworth Foundation

Our

Partnership

BBC recorded for live anddeferred broadcast on Radio 3,concerts throughout our 175thanniversary year in 2015, withmore concert broadcastsscheduled during the latter partof our 2015/16 season.


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BBC Radio

‘The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s 175th anniversaryis a major event in the classical music calendar.Classic FM is proud to lead the celebrations andunderline our commitment to bringing live music fromthe UK’s leading orchestras to our 5.6 million listeners.’Sam Jackson, Managing Editor of Classic FM.

BroadcastNews

Marking our 175th anniversarycelebrations Classic FM, relocatedfrom London to broadcast livefrom Liverpool on Thursday 12March 2015 to mark the 175thanniversary year to the day ofLiverpool Philharmonic’s veryfirst concert, organised by a groupof Liverpool music lovers.

The celebrations culminated inthe live broadcast of LiverpoolPhilharmonic: Celebrating 175Years from LiverpoolPhilharmonic Hall.

The day formed part of ClassicFM’s year-long celebration during2015 of our award-winningpartnership, established in 2001.On Fridays throughout 2015, thestation broadcast concerts by theOrchestra recorded exclusively at

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall onthe station’s The Full Worksprogramme.

And Vasily Petrenko and theRoyal Liverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra returned to the RoyalAlbert Hall for Classic FM Liveduring which a further five-yearextension to our award-winningpartnership to 2020 wasannounced from the stage bypresenter John Suchet.

WL to R: Liverpool Philharmonic’s SandraParr, Classic FM Presenter Anne-MarieMinhall and Managing Editor, Sam Jacksonand Vasily Petrenko

XClassic FM’s Production Teambroadcasting our concert live frombackstage at Liverpool Philharmonic Hallon 12 March 2015

Liverpool Philharmonic is grateful to broadcastpartners for sharing our music-making fromLiverpool across the UK and beyond.

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Liverpool Philharmonic generates over twothirds of its own income through sources

including box office, orchestral engagements,broadcast and recordings, hires of Liverpool

Philharmonic Hall, bars and cateringand fundraising


Some of the many leading artistswho performed with the Orchestra orin recital during the year, from topleft to right: Paul Lewis, VladimirAshkenazy, John Wilson, Bryn Terfel,Simon Trpc̆eski, Alina Ibragimova,Désirée Rancatore, Steven Osborneand Midori.

£1,589,000

Core Public Funding(Arts Council England, Liverpool CityCouncil and other public funding)

Other Earned Income(including Learning programmes,Hired engagements, Recordings, Broadcasts)

LiverpoolPhilharmonic HallEarned Income

Fundraising

Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic OrchestraBox Office Income

£690,000

Liverpool Philharmonic Capital Development Programme

£7,062,000

£1,891,000

£2,824,000

Total income 2014/2015£15,398,000

(Financial year ending 31 March 2015)

£1,342,000

Our Donors


In Memory of Mike Atkinson,Kate Banbury, Michael Bates& Elizabeth Marchbank, BobBell, Robin Bloxsidge & NickRiddle, Peter & GeraldineBounds, Bill & ChristinaBowley, Paul Brett, John &Patricia Britland Horne, MrsAngela Brodbelt, Peter &Margaret Brooks, Richard &Jenny Bryson, Austin & HelenCarty, Susan Davies inmemory of Iris Caulfield, MsY Charlett, Liz Christie - InMemory of Stuart, MrsValerie Connolly, Peter deFigueiredo & Julian Treuherz,Michael & Kim Eakin, Mr &Mrs RB Ellison, Peter Eyre,MJ Feltham, Kay & Mike Fox,Dr Albert E Gallon, Mr JGillespie, WJ & SH Gilpin,Vanessa & ClementGoldstone, John GoodsirCBE, John Telford Gorner, DrJ Graham, Dr & Mrs S Grant,Alma Griffiths, Mel & DeliaGrodner, Mr JonathanGroves, Ken Grundy, MichaelD Handley & Edward JDavies, Dr Tony Harvey,Peter Heath, Paul & ChristenHerbert, The Heswall Friends,Brian & Colleen Higgins, Jane& Stephen Howarth, TerenceHurst, Peter & MargaretJohnson, Tim & Julia Jones,Mr Eryl Wynne Jones and inmemory of Mair, I Jones & RCurley, Robert & RoseKingston, Mr AnthonyKnifton, Mr Edward Landor,Sheila Loyden, David & IndiraMaddison, MaureenMalkinson, John Maxwell, Mr& Mrs JP Monaghan, MrRichard & Mrs Diana Morris,Hugh & Juliet Morton, Bob &Anne Neate, In Memory of MrThomas Anthony Nugent, InMemory of Mr RHP Oliver,Gill Porter, Neville Powell,The Preston Friends, Mr GaryPritchard, BA Proctor, RussellRace, Susan Rattle, MissMary Riddoch, Aldham

Robarts, David M Robinson,Philip & Jane Rooney, Diana& Alan Sheridan, Mr AWShone, Peter B. and MargaretSmith, Jonny & Gillian Stone,Bill Tavener, Jeffrey Taylor,Mr E Thomas, Collin E.Thompson in Memory of JillCarr, Maggie Tillett, SteveValiant & Ellen Jones, CP &JM Vellenoweth, In Memoryof Mrs Anne Wolff, Ralph &Mary Yardley, Roland Zollner& Colin Parr.

Dr & Mrs RS Ahearn, DerekArden, Dr Brian & Dr IrinaAxcell, Mrs Jean Bingham, RoyBraithwaite, Lyn Braithwaite, JillConlan, Mr F I Cottrell, Mr A &Mrs E Coulter, Barbara F Crellin,Duncan & Susan Crewe, Mr DavidDixson, Lorna Dobson, Sean &Diana Duncan, Fr Bernard Eager,CHE, Mr & Mrs A Gauntlett,Peter & Rachel Giblin, Robert &Jennifer Gill, Nigel & TillyGilmour QC, Mr & Mrs GGoodchild, Peter & GwenGoodhew, Mr & Mrs RGreenwood, Claire Hetherington,Jackie Hine, Mr P Hodges, MikeHowden & Teri Holmes, Mr &Mrs K Kelly, Dr WE & Mrs JMKenyon, Mr & Mrs Akwok,Richard & Greer Lacey, Mr & MrsSG Laing, Mrs J Marwing, MerseyLime Limited, RIS Meadows OBEDL, KJA O'Brien, OswestryConcert Goers, Elizabeth & FrankPovall, Paul Radford, Peter &Susan Rathe, CA Reilly, Mr & MrsJ Rodgers, Mrs Nancy Rothwell,Jon & Sally Sheard, In Memory ofWinifred M Sheldon 1915-2012,Nigel Smith, Ingrid Spiegl, MissCarmel Stewart, Mr JohnSutcliffe, Mrs BM Sweetlove, Dr &Mrs James Thomson, KathyTaphouse, Dorothy Taylor, AlanTurnock, Peter Urquhart, VeraWest, Mr Kevin F Wilde, Mr &Mrs D.B. Williams, Eric & ValWinstanley, Raymond Wood, EricWright Frics, Dr & Mrs AZsigmond.

Mr J A Akroyd, Doreen Allan, PeterAllan, Catherine Allen, Mr ChristopherAllen, Helen Allwood, DianeAnderson, Ann Ap-Thomas, Miss KateArnold, David C Ashton, MargaretAtherton - In Memory of DuncanAtherton, Mr Howard Atkinson - InMemory of Marie Atkinson, Mr DavidAubrey, Prof David J Bacon, Trevor JBaker, Richard Banyard, PaulineBarker, Mr John Barker, Mr PhilipBarker, Richard & Sheila Barton,Rosemary Barton, Miss Ann Barton,Mrs Janet Bates, Sylvia Bawden RLPC,Norma Beaumont, Mrs LeonieBeavers, Mrs B Beckitt, Mr DavidBeechey, Elizabeth Bell, Mr J & Mrs KBenn, Brian & Ruth Bennett, JaneBennett, Wanda Bentley, Mrs KatrinaBishop, Mr John Bithell, Peter &Diane Blackburn, Rt Revd RichardBlackburn, Mr J Bloneley, Albert & JoBloor, Mr A Bond, Miss L Bonnett,Mrs K Boothroyd, Mr & Mrs MGBowman, Don & Hilary Boyd, Nigel &Su Bramley, Ms Elizabeth Brennan,Mr Brian Brennan, Mr & Mrs Brierly,John Brindley, Mrs D Brining, RFBritton, Mr Keith Broster, Gordon &Jean Brown, Mrs S Brown, Ms SBrown, Ruth LP Brown, Mrs PBrowning, Douglas Bruns, Mrs AMBrzezicki, Mr Anthony Buckley, BrianBull, Revd Donald Bullen, Mr AndrewBunting, Mr E & Mrs M Burchall, MrsA Burgoyne, Professor & Mrs PGBurke, W & MI Burke, Mr & Mrs RJBurkey, Mr DJ & Mrs ME Burns, MrNigel Burrows, R J Burton, Ms SueByron, Effie Cadwallader, Mrs LynnCaldwell, Cambrian Cleaning, Mr &Mrs Campbell, Mr B Campbell, MsRachel Carr, Mr & Mrs Carr, Mrs AGCarr, Janet Carver, Robert Neil Carver,Maggie Casaus, Brian Case, JoCassidy, Dr M & JE Caswell, MrsAlison Cearns, Mrs GillianChamberlain, Mr Michael Chambers,Mrs E Chappell, Mr G Chorley, ElspethChristie, R Christie, Mr Ian Clague, MrBE Clarke, SH Clarke, Mrs JC Cleaver,Mr Edward Clement-Evans, IreneClements, Mr C M Coates, MissElizabeth Cochrane, Ms Maria Cody,Mrs Alison Cohen, Mrs DeborahCoker, Mrs Drey Cole, Steve Collett,Mr David Collins, Elizabeth Collins,Sheelah Collins, Mr & Mrs J & LCollins, K & S Conolly, Mrs L Conway,Mr S Cook, Jim Cooke, Mr DL & Mrs KCooper, Andrew Cornall, Sally Cottrell,Jenny Couldrey, David Cowan, MrNorman Cowley, Mr PL Cox, Mr RegCox, Brian D Crabtree, VanessaCrabtree, Mr JM Creagh, Mr DavidCrelley, Marcus & Paula Crompton,Shelagh Crosbie, Jean Cross, Miss CCross, Mr & Mrs D Crumpton, Ben

Crutchley, Jennie Cunningham,Howard Curtis, Dr PJR Cuthbertson,Mr P Dagley, Mr Ian Dalrymple, MrsEileen Daniels- In Memory of WilliamDaniels, Dr Anne Davidson Lund, Mr& Mrs K Davies, Ms Nicola JaneDavies, Sue Davies, Dr Paul Davis,Barbara Davison, Hazel Dawes, Rod &Heidi Dawson, Laura Dean, Ann Dean,Philip Derwas, Edward Devine, REDevonport, Peter Deyes, Mrs NettaDixon, Mr Alan Dodd, Mrs Jan Doran,Ms Vanessa Doswell, Mrs P Downey,Dr P Drury, Robert Duffield, PhilipDuffy, Mr James Duggan, Carol & BillDuncan, Christina Duncan, Mr HDunne, James Durkin, KennethDuvall, Sarah Dyas, George Eakin,Bryan & Frances Eastwood, Mr & MrsJ K P Edwards, Mrs Judith Edwards,Mr Matthew Edwards, MichaelEgerton, Mrs P Evans, Prof RhiannonEvans and Dr Graham McLean, MrsCatherine Evans, Dr Lucy Everington,Mrs Judith Ewen, Gill Faragher, MrTG Ferguson, Robert & PamelaFerguson, John Findlow, DavidFinnegan, Edith Firth, Prof JR & MrsEA Fisher, David W Fletcher, GrahamFletcher, Mr Mike Filtcroft, Miss AFontana, Michael Formby, Dr EwenForrest, Jill Forrest-Biggs, JenniferForsyth, Mr & Mrs BW Fowler, Mrs AFox, Mrs D Frazer, Ms Jean Gadsby-Segal, Mrs Sue Gaffney, Joyce &Carole Gardner, Ray Gardner, ArthurWilliam Garnett, Mr & Mrs K Garrity,Peter Gayward, Joan Geldeard,Marjorie Gentle, Mrs BarbaraGibbons, Mrs Kathleen Gibson, Mr &Mrs David Gibson, Mr LawrenceGibson, Dorothy H Gill, TakakoNishitani Gilliat, Mr D & Mrs BGilyard, Mrs E A Goodwin, Dr MelitaGordon, Derek & Julia Gould, Mrs MGray, Victor Greenberg, GeoffGreenhalgh, Mr & Mrs R Greenway,BM & L Gregory, Rob Gregory,Michael Griffith, Adrian & ClareGriffiths, J Grimes, Mr Grisenthwaite,Commander R Grist MBE RN, Ms LGrounds, Dr Carolyn Grundy, Mat &Ann Grunnill, Mr & Mrs M Gubbins,Miss Colette Halliday, HamiltonFamily, John Hancock, Ms SarahHannam, Dr. Susan Harding, Keith &Maureen Hardwick, Mrs GHargreaves, Dr F & Mrs S Harkins,Pam Harper, Valerie & Ken Harper,Michael Harris, Taran Harris,Malcolm Harris, Heather Harrison,Linda Harrison, Mr A Harrison, MrMichael Harrison, Victoria Harrison,Mr Colin Hart, Mrs D Hartell, MichaelHarvey, Mr Nigel Harvey, FatimaHassan, Mrs A Hastings, VeronicaHateley, Mrs Noreen Hayden, MsCatherine Hayes, Paul & Pauline

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic is grateful to the organisations, businesses, trusts and foundationswho support our artistic programmes and learning and engagement activities.

The Leslie Bibby Fund | The Hilda Black Charitable Trust | Solomon and IsabelBlankstone Charitable Trust | The Amelia Chadwick Trust | The Earl of Derby’sCharitable Trust | John Fairclough Charitable Trust | J Paul Getty Jr CharitableTrust | The Granada Foundation | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | Hemby CharitableTrust | The Eric and Margaret Kinder Charitable Trust Award | Duchy ofLancaster Benevolent Fund | The Eric and Dorothy Leach Charitable Trust |Lancashire Sinfonietta Legacy Fund | The Linbury Trust | Lord Leverhulme’sCharitable Trust | The Newstead Charity | The Louis Nicholas ResiduaryCharitable Trust | Cecil Pilkington Charitable Trust | Sir Alastair Pilkington’sTrust | Pilkington General Charity | The Ravensdale Trust | The RayneFoundation | The Rushworth Foundation | The J A Shone Memorial Trust | TheClaude Ballard Southall Memorial Charity | The Standfield Charitable Trust | TheSteel Charitable Trust | The Kenneth Stern Trust | The Tavener Charitable Trust |The Tung Foundation | West Lancashire Freemasons’ Charity | The MargaretWethered Trust | Sir Donald and Lady Edna Wilson Charitable Trust

Liverpool Philharmonic is particularly grateful for the support and friendship ofMiss Mary Riddoch. And thank you to everyone who supports the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic through membership, patronage or donations, or by donating theirtime.

Thanks to the Cityof Liverpool for itsfinancial support

Austin & Hope Pilkington Trust | The Eric and Margaret Kinder Charitable Trust |The Ernest Cook Trust | Everton Nursery School and Family Centre | The GrodnerFamily | The Hemby Trust | Liverpooljazz | Lord Leverhulme’s Charitable Trust |The Oglesby Charitable Trust In Harmony Fund | The Rushworth Foundation |West Lancashire Freemasons Charity | Anonymous donors

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