Leap into Live Music! January - April 2020

Treat yourself to a great night out at Liverpool Philharmonic

LEAP INTO LIVE MUSIC! January – April 2020

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Welcome to our new Leap into Live Music! brochure, offering a fantastic range of events for our members.

As a Leap member you get access to free and discounted tickets at Liverpool Philharmonic.

If you’re not sure if a concert or performance will be suitable for you or your family please get in touch, our team will be happy to advise.

We hope you like our latest brochure and the events we have on offer – if you think we have missed anything or have any comments please do let us know, we’d love to know what you think.

We look forward to seeing you at an event soon!

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All tickets must be booked at least 1 week before the performance by sending an email to leap@liverpoolphil.com or by calling Box Office on 0151 709 3789.

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How the scheme works…

Through the Leap into Live Music! programme, Liverpool Philharmonic subsidises free and discounted tickets for people to experience live music events. We offer a range of performances across our varied programme from orchestral performances to Rock ‘n’ Pop concerts and film screenings.

What to do if you can’t make an event…

If you can’t make an event, we ask that you let us know as soon as you can. This will enable us to offer the tickets to other Leap members and make sure that the seats don’t go to waste. If you have a family emergency or something crops up don’t worry, but we’d appreciate that you let us know once things have settled down.

We have a three strikes rule for members who consistently book, fail to attend and don’t let us know.

This enables us to prioritise members who really want tickets.

To cancel Email leap@liverpoolphil.com Call Box Office on 0151 709 3789 Text 07834 790 760 (make sure you give your name) Please note that normal Box Office telephone opening hours are: Monday to Saturday 9.30am – 6pm performance days 9.30am – 5.30pm non-performance days

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Sunday 12noon – 6pm performance days 12noon – 5pm non-performance days

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The Transatlantic Sessions

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven’s Fifth Thursday 30 January 7.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Monday 3 February 7.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Prokofiev Suite, The Love for Three Oranges Kenneth Hesketh Uncoiling the River (English premiere, Joint Liverpool Philharmonic commission with BBC National Orchestra of Wales) Beethoven Symphony No.5

The 17th live edition of the Transatlantic Sessions once again highlights a fresh cross-generational array of Scottish, Irish and US special guests joining the regular all-star instrumental line-up.

Vasily Petrenko conductor Clare Hammond piano Billy Joel called it ‘the biggest hit of all time’.

Everyone knows the first four notes of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, and that sensational opening is just the start of one of the most thrilling adventures in all of western music. We couldn’t celebrate Beethoven’s anniversary year without it, but Vasily Petrenko is starting the concert the way Beethoven would have wanted – with something bold and new by Liverpool’s own Kenneth Hesketh, specially created for pianist Clare Hammond.

Under the annual musical direction of Shetland fiddler Aly Bain and multi-Grammy-winning dobro maestro Jerry Douglas, the accompanying instrumental dream-team once again features Russ Barenberg, Phil Cunningham, John Doyle , Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker, Donald Shaw, Daniel Kimbro and James Mackintosh.

‘No other concert series I know of is as downright joyous as these long-running celebrations of Celtic and American traditional music’ The Times

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Film Screening

Cats (cert U) Monday 10 February 7.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Director Tom Hooper Starring Judi Dench, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, Idris Elba, Francesca Hayward Oscar®-winning director Tom Hooper transforms Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-shattering stage musical into a breakthrough cinematic event. With a star-studded cast, the film reimagines the musical for a new generation with spectacular production design, state-of-the-art technology, and dance styles ranging from classical ballet to contemporary, hip-hop to jazz, street dance to tap.

One of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, the stage musical Cats (based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot) is one of the most successful musicals of all time. Since opening in London in 1981, Cats has continuously appeared on stage around the globe, to date having played to 81 million people in more than 50 countries and in 19 languages.

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Songs from the Musicals for Valentine’s Day Friday 14 February 7.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Anthony Gabriele conductor Matt Ford vocalist Singers from the West End Classic Broadway songs of love and romance including: Younger Than Springtime Falling In Love With Love My Funny Valentine Some Enchanted Evening If I Loved You I Won’t Send Roses One Hand, One Heart ...and many more.

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This Valentine’s night, treat yourself or give your special someone an unforgettable gift – a bouquet of the greatest theatrical love songs of all time, wrapped in the luxurious sound of our Orchestra, delivered with passion by maestro Anthony Gabriele. Vocalist Matt Ford returns to Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, joined by a line up of celebrated soloists and West End singers. Music is very definitely the food of love and with songs by George Gershwin, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Rodgers and Hammerstein and Jerry Herman, this will certainly be one enchanted evening.

Tickets include a glass of fizz on arrival, to help make your evening extra special!

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Foil, Arms and Hog: Swines Thursday 20 February 8pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Ireland’s top sketch trio are back on tour with their new show Swines. With over 100 million hits, the group are best known for their online sketches, but it’s the live show where they really shine.

The trio achieved critical acclaim in 2019 with the best reviewed show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and are now hitting the road around the UK. Come see an hour of scripted nonsense, twisted characters, music and unintentional improvisation.

‘Quite simply, a sensation’ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine Please be advised that this show is likely to contain swearing and adult content.

Age restriction: 14+

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

10th Anniversary Tour

The Sensational 60’s Experience

Romeo and Juliet Thursday 12 March 7.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Saturday 14 March 7.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Liszt Piano Concerto No.1 Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, Suite

The biggest and best 60’s show returns to Liverpool Philharmonic Hall with a brand new production to celebrate their tenth anniversary.

The Sensational 60’s Experience brings you a three hour 60’s spectacular of pure nostalgia. With definite feel good factor, the show will transport you back to the magical decade that was the 1960’s. Five legendary names take to the stage and deliver a night to remember.

Diego Matheuz conductor Stephen Hough piano

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Diego Matheuz

‘What light through yonder window breaks?’

In 1930s Russia, Prokofiev retold the story of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers with melodies of steel and a heart of pure gold. If you’ve seen The Apprentice, you’ll already know one of the tunes – but nothing prepares you for the playing of piano phenomenon Stephen Hough. Today, he teams up with Venezuelan powerhouse maestro Diego Matheuz for the demonic First Concerto by Franz Liszt.

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Starring Mike Pender (Original voice of The Searchers), The Trems (All former members of The Tremeloes), The Fortunes, The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Dakotas. Hits include ‘Needles and Pins’, ‘Silence Is Golden’, ‘Storm In A Teacup’, ‘Hippy Hippy Shake’, ‘Little Children’ plus many more.

Whether you come to relive your childhood memories or you just simply want to see pop music at its very best, step back in time and come and experience the musical phenomena of the 1960’s.

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Kodo Sunday 15 March 7.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Japan’s legendary Kodo drummers return to their roots with Legacy, a physically stunning and musically sensational show which puts their huge drums centre stage and reworks their treasure trove of signature pieces created across almost 40 years of international touring.

Taiko is a traditional Japanese drum and is the basis of a vibrant living art form. Drumming troupe Kodo, whose name means ‘heartbeat’, are its masters, catapulting ancient Japanese culture squarely into the 21st century.

Since their formation in 1981, Kodo have given no fewer than 6,000 performances in 50 countries around the world. Legacy combines some of their best-loved pieces and new work, which concentrates on the infinite possibilities of their sensational drumming.

‘Balancing a deadly aggression with utter tranquillity, Kodo’s sound stretches from the lightest of rainfall to cataclysmic thunderclaps, from silence to a wall of sound, as high, frightening and impregnable as a mountain.’ The Guardian

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Family Concert

Sunday 29 March 2.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Sunday 5 April 2.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Ode to Joy

Bugs!!

BEETHOVEN 5 0 2

Brahms Nänie Wagner Act I Prelude from Parsifal Beethoven Symphony No.9 ‘Choral’

Rebecca Tong conductor Alasdair Malloy presenter A creepy-crawly concert for all the family, featuring those insects we either love or loathe! Music includes The Wasps Overture, The Ugly Bug Ball and a Tarantella for Tarantulas as well as a unique and unforgettable version of The Flight of the Bumble Bee. You might even meet some of our bugs in the foyer before the concert!

Nathalie Stutzmann conductor Ekaterina Siurina soprano Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano Bror Magnus Tødenes tenor Leon Košavić baritone Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

Concerts last around one hour, fidgeting is not a problem and fancy dress is positively encouraged – so come and give it a try!

‘Oh you millions, I embrace you – here’s a kiss for all the world!’ Every performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is a special event, and from tragic opening to the uplifting final Ode to Joy it’s one of those pieces that you absolutely have to hear performed live. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts this climax to our Beethoven anniversary celebrations; and it all begins with quiet reflections by Brahms and Wagner – each, in its own way, a homage to Beethoven.

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Children are invited to have a go on a variety of instruments at our Instrument Petting Zoo in the Grand Foyer – available half an hour before the start of the concert.

We recommend the family concerts are most suitable for children aged 4-10 years.

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Wizard of Oz: Film with Live Orchestra (cert U) Saturday 18 April 2.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Anthony Gabriele conductor

Everyone remembers the moment in The Wizard of Oz when black and white transforms into colour.

Now imagine Somewhere over the Rainbow, Follow the Yellow Brick Road and the whole of the score bursting out into full orchestral technicolour.

Today, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra plays the soundtrack live with the movie – and whether you’re introducing children or grandchildren to The Wizard of Oz, or you know every line and still can’t get enough of it, it’ll sound every bit as magical as it looks.

A Symphonic Night at the Movies is a production of PGM Productions, Inc. (New York) and appears by arrangement with IMG Artists.

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How to find us Public Transport

Music Room

Directions from the M62 Postcode for satnav is L1 9BP

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall is within walking distance of Lime Street and Central Stations.

We are also on the frequent 74, 75, 80 and 86 bus routes. www.merseytravel.gov.uk has comprehensive transport information and a ‘Journey Planner Service’. You can also call Traveline on 0871 200 2233.

Situated on the corner of Myrtle Street and Sugnall Street at the back of Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, the Music Room is a friendly and informal space offering a programme of roots, folk, classical ensembles and popular music in seating or standing format. Music 7 A5 is a home for emerging T SRoom INE S K ER Liverpool artists, a new space for city festival events and a space to try out new things.

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Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral - Reserve and pre-pay available (L3 5TQ) Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral is situated on Mount Pleasant and is a 5 minute walk along Hope Street from Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

By car on entering the city follow the brown tourist signs to Cathedrals.

The car park is situated underneath the Cathedral itself. Please note there is no overnight parking Reserve and pre-pay for parking for Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Concerts for only £4.50.

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Secure Parking, Heathfield Street (L1 4EF) Situated on Heathfield Street, just off Renshaw Street. Located just a few minutes’ walk from Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, open 24/7 with all day and evening parking. You can book online at uk.secure-a-spot.com Cost > £4

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Blackburne House Car Park (L8 7PE) Situated on Falkner Street, this car park is open on concert nights from 5pm, until 20mins after the end of concerts. Please note that gates will be locked after this period. Please do not use this car park if unstaffed.

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Blue Badge holders are able to reserve car park spaces at the Box Office (0151 709 3789). All reservations must be made at least one week in advance of the concert, and are subject to availability. Payment to be made on entry to car park.

Cost > £8 Please note that parking is very limited at this location, especially on Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra concert nights.

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Situated on Upper Duke Street, a few minutes’ walk away, the car park is generally open on concert nights from 5.30pm. Secure parking with CCTV monitoring and manned patrols.

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concert ticket. Please ensure that concert tickets are produced and payment for car park is made at the Constable’s Lodge on arrival.

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Mount Pleasant MultiStorey Car Park (L3 5TB) Situated on Mount Pleasant, the car park is open Monday to Saturday (7am to 8pm) and Sunday (9am to 8pm).

Cost > £1 per hour, £4 over 3 hours.

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University of Liverpool Visitor Car Parking Mount Pleasant (L3 5TQ)

Free for blue badge holders all day, when parked in dedicated disabled parking places (level 5 only).

Situated opposite the Metropolitan Cathedral, this car park is available all day.

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Cambridge Street (L7 7EE) Situated opposite the Cambridge pub, this car park is available Monday - Friday after 5.30pm, and all day on Saturday and Sunday.

For both car parks take ticket on entry at the barrier, and pay with ticket at pay machine before leaving.

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Situated off Caledonia Street, this pay-on-entry car park is open from 8.30am and is available for concerts.

Please note that parking is limited and is on a first come, first served basis.

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Access at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Spaces for wheelchairs with seats for companions are available in Boxes 7, 8, 15, & 16, Row A in the front of the stalls and Rows W & X in the Grand Circle.

A number of the aisle seats in the stalls are transfer seats.

Transfer seats have movable armrests for those who would like to transfer out of their wheelchair and can be used by others with limited mobility.

Accessible WCs Three ambulant accessible unisex WCs and two fully accessible WCs – allowing right hand or left hand transfer – are available in the foyer. A further fully accessible WC can be found at stalls level close to Box 16 and an additional ambulant accessible WC is located in both the male and female toilets in the basement.

Changing Places Toilet A Changing Places toilet is located backstage on the ground floor of Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. It is most easily accessed via the Stage Door entrance on Caledonia Street, but can be accessed from anywhere within the building if required – please speak to a steward who will guide you.

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A Hearing Induction Loop system is available in Box Office and the main Auditorium. The loop system in the main Auditorium requires infrared equipment which can be requested from us. You can choose between equipment which works with a hearing aid or one which works independently.

Assistance Dogs Assistance dogs are welcome throughout the building and water is available to them.

Please advise us when booking your ticket if you are bringing an assistance dog as we recommend that you book an aisle seat.

Please note more information on access can be found on our website at liverpoolphil.com/access.

If you have any concerns about access needs please don’t hesitate to contact the Leap into Live Music! team at leap@liverpoolphil.com or by calling 0151 210 2946.

Terms and conditions The Leap into Live Music! programme is supported

by Liverpool Philharmonic.

Limited to one membership per household. Tickets for Leap into Live Music! members are subject to availability and offers may be withdrawn at any time.

Tickets are allocated on a first come – first served basis.

Liverpool Philharmonic will do its best to accommodate Leap into Live Music! members. In addition, all tickets are subject to Liverpool Philharmonic’s normal terms and conditions.

If you have any questions please contact Leap into Live Music!

Liverpool Philharmonic strives to be as accessible as possible to all. We have been awarded Gold Standard accreditation from Attitude is Everything. Attitude is Everything improves Deaf and disabled people’s access to live music by working in partnership with audiences, artists and the music industry to implement a Charter of Best Practice across the UK. Read more at www.attitudeiseverything.org.uk xx © xx

There are two customer lifts providing level access from the foyer to all levels.

Hearing Induction Loop

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Lifts

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‘…pure escapism, thank you. I switched off for a couple of hours.’

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LEAP INTO LIVE MUSIC audience member

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Commissioned photography © Mark McNulty

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The paper for this publication uses environmentally friendly materials from sustainable sources, and is printed using vegetable based printing inks.

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Please note, programme is correct at time of going to print. For the most up to date information visit liverpoolphil.com