ROYAL LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra gives over sixty concerts from September to June in Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall and presents concerts throughout the United Kingdom, in addition to tours abroad. Members of the orchestra are involved in a number of innovative community education projects.
One of the oldest concert-giving organizations in the world, the RLPO dates back to 1840. In 1957 it acquired the title ‘Royal’, and in 1991 it was the first organization to be granted the freedom of the City of Liverpool.
The first professional conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic, in 1844, was Jakob Zeugheer, followed by Alfred Mellon, Max Bruch, Charles Hallé, Frederic Hymen Cowen, and Thomas Beecham. In 1942 Malcolm Sargent became resident conductor, followed in 1948 by Hugo Rignold as music director. Subsequent incumbents have included Efrem Kurtz and John Pritchard, Walter Weller, David Atherton, Marek Janowski, Libor Pešek, Petr Altrichter and Gerard Schwarz. Vasily Petrenko became Principal Conductor in September 2006.
The Orchestra has toured to the Far East, the United States and throughout Europe. In 2008, Liverpool’s Year as European Capital of Culture, the Orchestra performs at the Prague Autumn and tours North Germany and the Netherlands. The RLPO is Classic FM’s Orchestra in North West England; this relationship has been extended until 2012. As well as Naxos, the Orchestra has recorded for other labels, including its own, RLPO Live.
The Orchestra delivers a number of innovative community education and outreach projects. The Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra enjoys close links with the RLPO. Ensemble 10/10 is the RLPO’s exciting new music group. The dynamic young Russian Vasily Petrenko became Principal Conductor in 2006; his contract has been extended until 2012.
For more information, please visit their website at www.liverpoolphil.com.
Photo by Jon Barraclough
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