January-April 2013 What's On Guide by Liverpool Philharmonic

What’s on at Liverpool Philharmonic Featuring Bellowhead Richard Hawley Ludovico Einaudi Pink Martini Nigel Kennedy

January – April 2013 Box Office liverpoolphil.com 0151 709 3789

Contents

Contemporary Music Pages 01 – 09 After 8 Pages 10 – 12

Family & Variety Pages 13 – 16 Learning Pages 17 – 19

Classical Music Pages 20 – 30 Film Pages 31 – 33

Comedy & Spoken Word Pages 34 Venue Information Pages 36 – 39 Diary & Booking Page 48

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Contemporary Music

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Wednesday 2 January 7.30pm £45, £55, £65

Buddy Holly A Legend Reborn 2013

Saturday 19 January 7.30pm £27.50, £33.50 ‘Should put a night like that on prescription. . . it would save the NHS a fortune’ The Scotsman

The Classic Rock Show

Saturday 26 January 7.30pm £20, £26, £30

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With eight No.1 albums, fourteen No.1 singles and six Ivor Novello Awards, Gary Barlow performs songs spanning the entirety of his incredible music career. LD SO

Gary Barlow

60s icon Jess Conrad OBE star of stage and screen joins the UK’s number one Buddy, Marc Robinson who superbly revives hits like Peggy Sue, That’ll Be The Day and Oh Boy, for an evening of non-stop rock n roll. Connie Francis, played by Tracy Lea, treats you to Who’s Sorry Now, Stupid Cupid and Lipstick on Your Collar. Jess Conrad, who enjoyed massive hits with Mystery Girl, Cherry Pie and This Pullover, recreates his legendary performances on TV’s Oh Boy. Prepare for an authentic slice of rock n roll nostalgia. Featuring the ten best selling rock albums of all time... ‘The classic rock fan’s ultimate live juke box’! plus a special anthem-by-anthem climax to the show. With highlights from: The Eagles Greatest Hits, Led Zeppelin IV, Fleetwood Mac Rumours, Dire Straits Brothers In Arms, Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon & The Wall, Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, AC/DC Back In Black and Meat Loaf Bat out of Hell. Two and a half hours of classic rock’s best moments.

Angie McCartney’s Beatles Celebration

Angie McCartney married Jim, the father of Sir Paul, in 1964, smack bang at the height of the Beatles’ fame. She is best known for her Organic Teas, naughty sense of humour and her famous Beatles stories. Enjoy a fantastic night of entertainment and celebrate the release of her long-awaited memoir My Long and Winding Road (the first 82.7 years). Top Beatles compered by Radio City’s tribute bands from around the world perform all Pete Price eras of the Beatles’ iconic music with a very special Wednesday 30 finale; on January 30, 1969 the Beatles performed & Thursday 31 January 7.30pm their last ever concert, on the roof top of the Apple £25, free book with every ticket Building in London, UK tribute band The Fab Beatles re-create the magic of that last ever live show.

Heritage Blues Orchestra Friday 1 February 8pm £18.50, £24.50

‘[they] create something that is at once new and timeless.’ Wall Street Journal ‘[their] ambitious name reflects its intention to make up-to-the-minute music that draws upon the glorious past of African-American genres. As the title suggests, the group rises to the occasion.’ NPR Music

This N.Y.C.-based blues collective are emerging as one of the most exciting acts on the US scene. Their rollicking, horn-enhanced, multi-layered sound and spicy New Orleans jazz strains is an inspiring testament to the enduring power and boundless beauty of African-American music. They draw on field hollers and work songs, covers of the immortal Muddy Waters, Son House and Leadbelly, as well as their own original tunes. From the riveting Chaney Sims and her father Bill’s a cappella work songs to Junior Mack’s heaven-sent voice and searing slide guitar, you’ll recognize this group as something breathtakingly new even as old African-American musical traditions permeate everything. What at first seems simply a loving celebration of the past emerges as a whole new adventure in music.

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Friday 8 February 7.30pm £27.50, £32.50, £37.50

Former frontman of Ace, Squeeze and Mike & The Mechanics returns. Carrack is undoubtedly a key figure in British pop history. LD SO

Paul Carrack

Contemporary Music

Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac

The ultimate tribute to one of rock n roll’s most remarkable stories. This brilliant live anthology of all the crucial moments in the band’s eventful evolution Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac is a must-see Friday 15 February 7.30pm for any discerning disciple of this most iconic of rock £22.50, £28.50 institutions. Replicating perfectly the power and ‘An extraordinary emotive subtlety of Fleetwood Mac at their brilliant best, performance of Fleetwood Mac’ featuring timeless classics such as Black Magic Mick Fleetwood Woman, Albatross, Go Your Own Way, Dreams, Gypsy, Say You Love Me, Sara, Oh Diane, Little ‘stunning and emotive Lies, Everywhere and many more, and all performed snapshot of the World’s first in the context where the songs work best, a live stage. Super Group – stunning’ Sunday Times

Bellowhead

Monday 18 February 7:30pm £22.50, £28.50

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Five-times winners of Best Live Band at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Bellowhead are widely regarded as the stars of a new generation of contemporary folk/roots acts. The band’s new album Broadside, which was launched in October 2012, is another positive spectacular, taking some of the wildest, most joyous and iconic songs in the richly colourful canon of the folk song tradition and turning them upside down and inside out with the unique sense of drama and theatre, instrumental virtuosity, verve, humour and blind cheek that has seen this boundary crossing band spearhead the new folk boom.

WOW A celebration of the Music & Artistry of Kate Bush

Friday 22 February 7:45pm £19.50, £25

Ginger Baker’s Jazz Confusion

Sunday 24 February 7.30pm £17.50, £19.50, £25.50

Richard Hawley plus special guests

Monday 25 February 7.30pm £20, £25, £27.50

Returning after the success of her 2012 debut at Liverpool Philharmonic ‘Wow’ features Maaike Breijman performing in the role of Kate Bush, with whom she shares a birthday, an uncanny resemblance in appearance, performance and vocal style. Since the release of her debut album, 1978’s The Kick Inside, Kate Bush has toured just the once, performing just 25 shows in 1979. Despite this Bush’s albums are still as popular today as they were upon release. The first live date of Bush’s one and only tour started in Liverpool in 1979 and it is only fitting that Maaike return to the city over 30 years later to astound audiences as she sings Bush’s greatest songs and performs dance routines live on stage with a full troupe of musicians, dancers and state of the art light and video show. Ginger Baker is recognised as ‘one of Britain’s great drummers’ (Melody Maker). He made a groundbreaking record with Fela Kuti and toured with The Who, The Troggs, The Moody Blues and Chuck Berry, he was known for his outrageous behaviour and riotous fun, at the time, and was once talked about as ‘the musician least likely to survive the 60s’. Now he’s back with a new and remarkable project. Ginger Baker’s Jazz Confusion, starring Pee Wee Ellis on sax, Alec Dankworth on bass and Abass Dodoo on percussion, made its 2012 debut at Ronnie Scott’s Club. Their show sold out four times bringing the crowd a powerful fusion of Jazz and African rhythms. Building from his gritty Sheffield origins into a cultural icon, Hawley’s career includes years performing with great British bands Longpigs and Pulp, and collaborations with Arctic Monkeys and Elbow. His significant solo career has spanned no less than 7 albums, including this year’s Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominated Standing at the Sky’s Edge. Hawley’s live performances captivate with a timeless grace and irrepressible swagger.

Richard Thompson

Friday 1 March 7.30pm £20, £25, £30 ‘A show of pure magic from start to finish.’(*****) The Times

Clannad

Saturday 9 March 8pm £28.50, £33.50

Gretchen Peters

Saturday 9 March 8pm The Epstein Theatre £19.50

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Thompson is perhaps one of this country’s greatest songwriters and most distinctive guitar virtuosos, capable of breathtaking drama and sublime delicacy. Rolling Stone magazine hail him as ‘a perennial dark-horse contender for the title of greatest living rock guitarist’. His songs have been covered by everyone from Alison Krauss to Robert Plant. This concert marks the release of his new album Electric out this February. Clannad entwine the traditional and the modern with their haunting songs, mesmerizing vocals, and captivating sound. The group has sold over 15 million records worldwide, helped create solo star Enya and won numerous awards over the years, including Billboard’s World Song of the Year and a Grammy for Best New Age Album. The acclaimed Irish group consists of family members who began by drawing inspiration from their home in the remote northwest coast of Ireland. For this close-knit group, their musical journey is both remarkable in its personal accomplishment and historic in its contributions to Irish culture. It is indeed fascinating to consider that what today is so widely regarded as Celtic music was first called ‘Clannad music.’ The Grammy Award nominated singer-songwriter and guitarist is a Country Music Association Song Of The Year Award winner and has found huge success composing hits for Etta James, Neil Diamond and co-writing songs with Bryan Adams. Peters’ wistful classic country voice and guitar is at the core of her own timeless music. Her latest album Hello Cruel World details the sheer triumph of survival and of finding strength and joy in everyday life. Peters’ warm-honey voice softens the edge of desperation; the earthy maturity of her phrasing injects empathy, a quality that makes Peters’ songs ring consistently true.

Sam Lee & Friends

Mercury Prize nominated folk singer, song collector, promoter (of BBC award winning Nest Collective), radio host, TV personality and teacher, Lee released his debut album in June 2012. Ground Of Its Own Thursday 21 March 7.30pm comprises songs learned first-hand from the gypsy The Epstein Theatre traveller community. It’s an innovative new musical £16 manifesto and he is fast becoming accepted as a new ‘It was while hearing musician pioneer, defining the sound, sight and texture of Sam Lee perform that I decided folksong today. Live, with his band, Lee performs we should celebrate folk, not unconventional and contemporary interpretations only as a musical movement challenging all preconceptions of what ‘traditional but as a lifestyle’ Vogue UK folk’ should sound like and winning converts from all quarters including at last year’s Hope Street Feast.

Dennis Locorriere

Saturday 30 March 7.30pm £20, £26

Joe Brown

Sunday 7 April 7.30pm £23, £25, £30

Dennis Locorriere has one of the finest voices ever, his vocals are immediately recognised all over the world as the voice of Dr Hook. The group achieved enormous success with hits including Sylvia’s Mother, When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman and A Little Bit More. As a solo performer his popularity is such that he has now played to over 1 million people in the UK alone on his own tours and Locorriere’s voice has graced sales of more than 50 million records, he is the only member of Dr Hook involved with every record they released. Brown goes from strength to strength as his contemporary achievements continue to gather momentum. His ‘Very Best Of’ album went Gold with 100,000 sales, he recently received MOJO magazine’s coveted Outstanding Contribution To Music Award and has been honoured with an MBE. A terrific live talent, he and his band pack their show with timeless classics, rockabilly, gospel, country, folk, and rock ‘n’ roll, all interwoven with Brown’s effervescent delivery and humorous reminiscences. This eclectic show of musical skill is as unique as the man himself.

Ludovico Einaudi

Monday 15 April 7.30pm £24.50, £29.50, £34.50

Billy Ocean

Friday 19 April 7.30pm £17.50, £19.50, £25.50

Edwyn Collins plus support

Saturday 20 April 8pm £17.50, £23.50

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Ludovico Einaudi has been creating music for films over the last year - you can hear his music on Untouchable and This is England - and his new album is released in February. Einaudi has become one of the UK’s most popular pianists and composers. His music is ambient, meditative and often introspective. His sweeping compositions are deeply touching, and draw inspiration from classical and international music, minimalism, and contemporary pop, but always with the piano at the heart of the sound. Having sold over 30 million records so far, Ocean is the biggest black recording star Britain has ever produced. He became a worldwide star, performing in the American leg of Live Aid and picking up a Grammy Award. His numerous UK and US hit singles include Love on Delivery, Stop Me, Red Light Spells Danger, Caribbean Queen for which he won a Grammy Award for best R&B Vocal, Loverboy and Suddenly which became the first of Ocean’s killer ballads. Followed by When the Going gets Tough (the tough gets going), There’ll be Sad Songs (to make you cry) and the now iconic Get Outta my Dreams; Get into my Car. Edwyn Collins will release his eighth solo album, Understated, through his own label AED early in 2013. The album has been produced and recorded by Collins and Seb Lewsley at their West Heath Yard studio. It is his first since Losing Sleep was released to widespread acclaim in September 2010. In the last year the former Orange Juice man has also begun work on a film about his life and music titled In Your Voice, In Your Heart.

Lau

Saturday 20 April 7.30pm St George’s Hall Concert Room £16.50 ‘One of the most exciting live acts in any genre, Lau are to be cherished’ The Arts Desk

The Solid Silver 60s Show Wednesday 24 April 7.30pm £23.50, £25.50, £30.50

Nigel Kennedy

presents Bach plus Fats Waller

Monday 29 April 7.30pm £22.50, £24.50, £29.50, £34.50, £39.50, £42.50

Lau is three brilliant musicians, thrilling performers and free-thinking visionaries. Their new album Race The Loser pushes their complex, yet accessible sound, to the outer reaches of folk music whilst retaining all the strengths of the original acoustic trio (Kris Drever Vocals/Guitar, Martin Green Accordion, Aidan O’Rourke Fiddle). Released in October the new album was recorded with American producer Tucker Martine (Sufjan Stevens, R.E.M. Laura Veirs). The band has won an unprecedented three consecutive Best Group at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and are an intoxicating live experience. Relive the 60s with original artists singing their greatest hits. Now in its 28th year, the show features the unforgettable talents of Mike Pender - the original voice of The Searchers, Dave Berry and Wayne Fontana, all backed by New Amen Corner, plus very special guests The Merseybeats. Hear the classic hits performed by the original hit-makers. World-famous violinist Nigel Kennedy presents a typically maverick musical programme celebrating the music of Bach and Fats Waller. The concert begins with Bach for solo violin, after which he is joined on stage by an acoustic guitarist, a drummer and a double bass player to perform Kennedy’s own arrangements of the music of the legendary Fats Waller. As Kennedy puts it himself ‘playing Bach and Fats Waller on one show is a dream for me – two amazing keyboard players, both masters of harmony and melody.’

Plus support

Tuesday 7 May 7.30pm £22.50, £28.50

Pink Martini with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

As his new album’s title relates, Loudon Wainwright III is Older Than My Old Man Now. His new songs are characteristically wry musings on the sage of life the cult singer songwriter finds himself in. With a recording career that spans a total of 25 albums, Wainwright’s songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs and Rufus Wainwright, among others. He brings poetry, honesty and humour to his songs and having worked with many of folk’s greats is, perhaps himself, an institution. G IN M ON CO SO

Loudon Wainwright III In Concert

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Wednesday 8 May 7.30pm Part language lesson, part Hollywood £26.50, £30, £32.50, £35, £42.50 musical, led by classically trained pianist Thomas M. Lauderdale, Pink Martini are somewhere between a 1930s Cuban dance orchestra, a classical chamber music ensemble, a Brazilian marching street band and Japanese film noir. The band’s 2011 show at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall sold-out and with a new album due in spring 2013 they collaborate with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for this very special concert which also sees the return of front-woman China Forbes.

After 8

A series of select folk, roots and unplugged gigs In association with Liverpool Organic Brewery

In the intimate setting of the Rodewald Suite with cabaret seating, an in-house bar and rooftop terrace. Doors 8pm image Paul Lamb & Chad Strentz Page 11

Robert Vincent & Peter Bruntnell Saturday 2 February 8.30pm £12

If there’s a lot of half-finished, vaguely unsatisfying music around - songs that say nothing to you about your life - then maybe it’s because the people who make it haven’t lived much of a life themselves. Not so in the case of Vincent, nominee of Best Male Artist at the inaugural Liverpool Music Awards this year, he’s a searingly honest Liverpool singer-songwriter whose mix of folk, rock and country has him described as a Mersey Van Morrison. Peter Bruntnell completes this perfectly formed double bill. The NME demanded ‘Bruntnell’s records should be taught in schools’, they were referring to the quiet Devonian’s songwriting craft. His 2009 release Peter And The Murder Of Crows, filled with psychedelic drones and mellifluous tunes, was Americana Album Of The Month in MOJO Magazine and one of Q magazine’s Americana Albums Of The Year.

Amelia Curran & Anna Corcoran

Friday 8 February 8.30pm £12

Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls Friday 15 February 8.30pm £12

Paul Lamb & Chad Strentz

Friday 8 March 8.30pm £12

‘Lamb is a true ‘torch bearer’ for the British blues scene, and long may he and his fine band prosper’ Bluesinthenorthwest.com

Amy Wadge Pete Riley Duo

Saturday 30 March 8.30pm £12

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With echoes of Joni Mitchell and Sarah McLauchlan in her songwriting, Anna Corcoran is emerging as a star of Liverpool’s live music scene. The singer, songwriter and pianist is creating quite a stir with her astonishing delivery, soulful folky sound and beautiful songs. In this excellent double bill Amelia Curran returns by demand after her stunning After 8 debut in summer last year. Curran’s achingly beautiful songs sneak up on you. They aren’t showy, there are no gimmicks, yet listen after listen, her melodies gain traction and little bits of the lyrics stick in your head. See her perform them live and you’ll understand why, although not yet a big star in the UK, she is making waves back home in Canada. Becoming firm After 8 favourites the dynamic duo return once again performing stripped down acoustic versions of old and new Wonder Stuff songs. On what they’ve now dubbed as the ‘never-ending tour’ they return to the Rodewald Suite, due to popular demand, playing their own tunes and of course Wonder Stuff classics.

Lamb is known by aficionados and music press around the world as one of the greatest blues harmonica players of our time. He, and his regular band The King Snakes, have won countless awards and Lamb has been inducted into the British Blues Awards Hall Of Fame alongside the likes of Peter Green, John Mayall and Alexis Korner. Making up this acoustic duo is the talented blues singer and guitarist Chad Strentz who joined The King Snakes in 1991. A second After 8 visit for this fabulous duo. Amy Wadge’s voice is simply amazing with breathtaking range and emotional impact. She is winner of a Welsh Music Award for Best Female Solo Artist and has opened shows for Van Morrison, Damien Rice, Eric Bibb and Jeff Beck. Pete Riley is a singer/songwriter from Liverpool who has toured for the last decade with Edwin McCain and recently with Henry Priestman.

Coope, Boyes and Simpson

Friday 5 April 8.30pm £12

Nasher

Friday 12 April 8.30pm £12 ‘Undeniably something of Mersey Pop’s shrewd, sweet template [but] a certain rueful, world-weary humour underlies it all’ Stuart Maconie in Q Magazine

O’Hooley & Tidow

Friday 26 April 8.30pm £12 ‘Best Act of Cambridge Folk Festival 2012’ The Guardian

Since their first appearance in 1993, Coope Boyes and Simpson’s powerful and distinctive unaccompanied singing and songwriting have taken English roots into new realms. Describing them as ‘quite simply the best purveyors of acappella song on these Islands’, the trio’s first record, Funny Old World, Q Magazine named it Roots Album of the Year. The BBC Folk website simply listed all their albums as recommended listening. Liverpool guitarist Brian ‘Nasher’ Nash, with friends Peter Gill and Holly Johnson, formed a band in 1980, they eventually went on to become one of the biggest of the 80s with their logo adorning a million t-shirts; Frankie Goes to Hollywood, only the second act in the history of the UK charts to reach number one with their first three singles (Gerry & the Pacemakers were first). Nasher has released several solo albums featuring his guitar driven pop sound and in November 2012 launched his autobiography Nasher Says Relax.

Belinda O’Hooley (The Unthanks) and Heidi Tidow are the chamber-folk duo behind The Fragile, their genre-defying new album. Their debut Silent June, was one of MOJO Magazine’s Top 10 Folk Albums of 2010. The duo’s beautifully unusual songs touch on everything from dark folk tales, ecology and cross-dressing historical figures through to the invisibility of the elderly and the global economy. Live, they are an irresistible blend of thought-provoking song, striking arrangements, sublime harmonies and cheeky Yorkshire banter.

After 8

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League of Welldoers

New Year Benefit Concert

Monday 21 January 2pm £9.95 Group discount available

Anton & Erin Go to Hollywood

Tuesday 22 January 7:30pm £31.50, £43.50

Join The League of Welldoers, Liverpool’s oldest independent charity, as they celebrate their 120th Birthday (Double Diamond) with an afternoon of spectacular entertainment, eight top acts will provide a variety of music, comedy and dancing.

Richard Balcombe conductor

A salute to the Golden Years of the MGM musicals, programme includes Strike Up the Band, Everythin’ Coming Up Roses, Ah Yes, I Remember It Well, Steppin Out with my Baby, Almost Like Being in Love, That’s Entertainment. New for 2013, the UK’s favourite dancing duo Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag are back with a dazzling new show featuring sassy tunes, sensational choreography and sparkling costumes that conjure up all the fizz and razzmatazz of glamorous Hollywood at its best.

Guinness World Records

For the first time ever, direct from its London HQ, Guinness World Records arrives on stage with its officially amazing, record-breaking, science mad, Officially Amazing Science Live! all new live show. From the Producers of Brainiac Live! and Science Museum Live on Tour, comes a new Monday 28 January 7.30pm show which explores the best, the worst, the weirdest £17, Children £15 and the unbreakable world records ever attempted and the extraordinary talents in each and every one of us. You may not be the world’s tallest man, but have you got the loudest voice? Join our Official Guinness World Records Adjudicator and team of presenters in genuine audience record attempts; unleash your inner skills, understand the world we live in and see if you too can be a record breaker!

Grimethorpe Colliery Band Sunday 3 February 3pm £19.50, £21, £27

‘A thoroughly entertaining show and a must for all music enthusiasts!’ The Guardian ‘Sensational - performing your favourite classics in spectacular style!’ The Times

The real stars of the hit film Brassed Off, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band are in constant demand throughout the world for concert appearances. Having won almost every brass band accolade, these musicians have a highly acclaimed international reputation with numerous television appearances and recordings to their credit. Enjoy the fabulous sound of this world famous brass band, performing your favourite classics with passion and style.

Family & Variety

Brendan Cole Licence to Thrill

Saturday 23 February 7:30pm £28.50, £32.50, £38.50

Family Concert

Sheherazade

Sunday 24 February 2:30pm £15, £19, £9 children ‘The script had me chuckling from start to finish’ Brian Blessed

Sing Live

Songs from the Shows

Saturday 2 March 7.30pm £14, £16, £16.50, £18.50, £19 £9 children under 16

Join Cole and his cast of twenty musicians and dancers for this spectacular night of entertainment. Brendan Cole, one of Strictly Come Dancing’s most charismatic choreographers and performers, will host you throughout, and - along with his company treat you to an evening of Ballroom magic and Latin excitement in this live dance extravaganza. With music from across the ages, there’s something for everyone in this sophisticated production. Greg Arrowsmith conductor Brian Blessed The Great Sultan Rory Bremner Sinbad Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Written, directed and produced by Matt Parry

In a new collaboration between Brian Blessed, Rory Bremner and Matt Parry, we present Sheherazade, an exciting and comical script perfectly aligned to every musical phrase of Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic work of the same name. A compelling and entertaining introduction to the orchestra, this concert is perfect for children aged 7+. If you love the musicals – this concert is for you! From the stirring music of Les Miserables, Blood Brothers, Phantom of the Opera and Jesus Christ Superstar, to the fun and up-tempo Hairspray – there is something here for you. Join Sing Live as they celebrate 15 years with some of the best musicals around!

St Mary’s College Festival of Music

Friday 15 March 7.30pm £5, £7.50

In Harmony Liverpool: Celebrating Four Years

Friday 22 March 1pm Free, but booking is essential. Family Concert

Teddy Bear’s Picnic… We’re going on a Bear Hunt Sunday 14 April 2.30pm £10, £14, £6 children

For the 15th year, the Crosby college mounts another showcase of the musical talents of its pupils. Highlights include The Heavens are Telling from Haydn’s ‘The Creation’, Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, excerpts from Carmina Burana and music from the big screen. The concert features a range of musical groups from the College and its Preparatory School The Mount including the award-winning Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Band, Stage Band, Baroque Consort, Show Choir, Chamber Choir and Mount Concert Choir as well as a number of gifted soloists and the choir of Carlton House Preparatory School. Compered by BBC Radio Merseyside’s Roger Phillips, the evening is conducted by Director of Music Andrew Byers assisted by Colin Johnston. West Everton Children’s Orchestra and West Everton Super Strings perform alongside members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in their annual birthday concert. The In Harmony project is inspired by Venezuela’s El Sistema, using the unique power of music making through the symphony orchestra to enthuse and motivate children, their families and their communities. In Harmony seeks social change through the pursuit of musical excellence. Alasdair Malloy conductor Dave Benson Phillips presenter with special guest Big Bear Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Bring your favourite teddy in his or her Sunday best for a lovely afternoon of music around the theme of a teddy bear’s picnic, including the return of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt to music by Ian Stephens.

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Learning

Discover the Classics

£15 per session (£10 claimants/students)

“9 Days of Autumn: 21 Days of Winter”: Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony Saturday 12 January 11am Apple Pie for Orchestra Saturday 16 March 11am

25 out of 27: A great score Saturday 13 April 11am

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Sessions take place on Saturdays from 11am – 1pm in the Rodewald Suite at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Tea and coffee is provided.

Classic FM’s Creative Director and Presenter, Tim Lihoreau, takes you on a relaxed, enjoyable learning journey on Saturday mornings. You’ll discover the musical, social and historical stories behind some of the music and composers of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s concerts.

Explore Tchaikovsky’s heartrendingly beautiful Symphony No.6, the ‘Pathetique’. Plus find out what “9 Days of Autumn: 21 Days of Winter” means! For details of the Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony concerts see page 22 for details.

Enjoy tea with Gershwin as you discover the stories behind his great Piano Concerto in F. As well as its original name, you’ll find out just what it was, on Broadway, that held it up. This event is linked to the Gorgeous Gershwin concert on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 April see page 28 for details.

Mozart’s 27 piano concertos are often called the backbone of his output. Number 25 is one of Mozart’s longest concertos, you’ll look into its expansive opening movements and discover more about its frequently compared sister symphony, the Prague Symphony. This event is linked to the Concerto for Orchestra concert on Thursday 18 April and Paul Lewis performs Mozart on Sunday 21 April.

Lunchtime Learning

Whether you are new to classical music or a regular concertgoer, join composer and lecturer Ian Stephens for a daytime series of inspiring music and relaxed learning.

Lunchtime Concert Thursday 17 January 12pm Each series £45 per person Beethoven and Mozart quintets for piano and winds (claimants/students and community groups – minimum Ian Buckle piano Ruth Davies oboe 5 people £30 per person) Tom Verity clarinet Tim Jackson horn Helen Peller bassoon Winter Series

Petrenko’s Shostakovich: Rehearsal visit Thursday 7 February 2pm Shostakovich Symphony No.4 Vasily Petrenko conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Spring Series

Rehearsal visit Tuesday 12 March 1pm Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3 and Respighi’s La Boutique Fantasque Vasily Petrenko conductor Denis Kozhukhin piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Concerto for Orchestra: Rehearsal visit Wednesday 17 April 1pm Each series £45 per person Mozart Piano Concerto No.25 in C K503 (claimants/students and community groups – minimum Ryan Wigglesworth conductor Paul Lewis piano 5 people £30 per person) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Ballet for Brass: Lunchtime concert Thursday 16 May 12pm Ballet music by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky

Tristan and Isolde: Rehearsal visit Thursday 6 June 1pm Music of Wagner Vasily Petrenko conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Workshops for Children

Rodewald Suite Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Baby Voices Suggested age 0-18 months £6 accompanying adult free, additional adults £6

Music Makers Suggested age range 8-11 years (Grades 1-3) £9 accompanying adult free, additional adults £9

21 & 22 February 11.30am-12.15pm 29 & 30 May 11.30am-12.15pm Songs and games to help your young child develop his/her musicianship and creativity, including ways to ‘tune in’ to your child using child-led music making. Wordsheets and suggestions on how to make music at home with your young child will be provided.

21 February 1.15-2.15pm 29 May 1.15-2.15pm Your child will explore pitch and rhythm through songs and activities, develop their creativity through exploration and performance with percussion instruments, and learn more about instruments of the orchestra.

22 February 1.15-2.15pm 30 May 1.15-2.15pm Compose and perform your own musical story with help from Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra musicians. Y ED IT IT IL M B LI ILA A AV

Mini Maestros Suggested age 5-7 years £7 accompanying adult free, additional adults £7

21 & 22 February 10-10.45am 29 & 30 May 10-10.45am The perfect introduction to making music with your baby, these 45 minute workshops will involve songs, movement, and active listening. Wordsheets and suggestions on how to make music at home with your baby will be provided.

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Little Notes Suggested age 3-5 years £7 accompanying adult free, additional adults £7

Our Children’s and Family workshops help to develop children’s musical skills, with singing, movement, instrumental work, and of course the opportunity to meet musicians of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and hear them perform! Each session will be led by two musicians.

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Toddler Tunes Suggested age 18-36 months £6 accompanying adult free, additional adults £6

Learning

21 February 3-4.30pm Brass 22 February 3-4.30pm Percussion 29 May 3-4.30pm Strings 30 May 3-4.30pm Woodwind Perform with musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Music for the February workshops is available to download from January and for the May workshops in April at www.liverpoolphil.com/musicmakers

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Raymond Gubbay presents

New Year’s Day Prom Tuesday 1 January 2:30pm £16, £21, £24.50, £27.50, £29.50, £32.50, £37.50

Messiah

Saturday 5 January 7pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40

Welcome 2013 with a concert of timeless classics, including: Rossini William Tell Overture, Verdi Brindisi, Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Denza Funiculi, funicula, Mussorgsky Great Gate of Kiev, Elgar Nimrod, Bizet The Flower Song from Carmen, Puccini O soave fanciulla, and all your New Year favourites Nessun Dorma, Rule, Britannia!, Hornpipe, Jerusalem and Land of Hope and Glory.

John Pryce-Jones conductor Philip O’Brien tenor Deborah Norman soprano Manchester Concert Orchestra Handel Messiah

Laurence Cummings conductor Sophie Bevan soprano Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano James Oxley tenor Matthew Brook bass Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical Music

Raymond Gubbay presents

One Night In Vienna

Sunday 6 January 2.30pm £16, £21, £27.50, £29.50, £32.50

Henry E Rensburg Series

La Valse

Thursday 10 January 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36 Sponsored by:

Chamber Music

Kate Royal soprano

Malcolm Martineau piano

Tuesday 15 January 7.30pm St George’s Hall Concert Room £25

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In the tradition of the Johann Strauss Gala, this exciting new show brings all the elegance and grace of Vienna with a magical assortment of music and dance, including Radetzky March, The Blue Danube Waltz, The Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus, Thunder and Lightning Polka and Voices of Spring, plus timeless dance music from other masters of the waltz Tchaikovsky, Lehar and many more.

Rainer Hersch conductor Johann Strauss Dancers (in glorious period costume) The Johann Strauss Orchestra Brahms Hungarian Dances No.1, 3 and 10 Liszt Piano Concerto No.1 Prokofiev Cinderella Suite No.1 Ravel La Valse Alan Buribayev conductor Alice Sara Ott piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme to include songs by Schubert, Wolf and Richard Strauss

Singing in major opera houses on both sides of the Atlantic, and admired by Sir Simon Rattle, Kate Royal has emerged as one of the most compelling dramatic sopranos of her generation. In this recital, she joins a legend amongst lieder pianists in the songs of Franz Schubert and Richard Strauss: each one an opera in miniature, and perfectly chosen for this wonderfully charismatic singer.

Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony

Grieg Holberg Suite Wednesday 16 & Thursday 17 January 7.30pm Sibelius Violin Concerto £13, £18, £24, £29, £36 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 ‘Pathétique’ Sponsored by:

Vasily Petrenko conductor Jack Liebeck violin Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Classic Intro 6.15pm (17 Jan only) Stephen Johnson is the author of Bruckner Remembered and studies of Mahler and Wagner. He presents Radio 3’s Discovering Music and is a regular contributor to the BBC Music Magazine Lunchtime Concert

Quintets for Piano and Wind Thursday 17 January 1.05pm £6

Beethoven Quintet in E flat for piano and winds Op.16 Mozart Quintet in E flat for piano and winds, K452

Ian Buckle piano Ruth Davies oboe Tom Verity clarinet Tim Jackson horn Helen Peller bassoon

Classical Music

Henry E Rensburg Series

German Romantics

Thursday 24 January 7.30pm Sunday 27 January 2.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36 Sponsored by:

Coffee Concert

Wagner Overture, The Flying Dutchman Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 Brahms Symphony No.4 Vasily Petrenko conductor Leif Ove Andsnes piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Post-concert Discussion Starts 15 minutes after the concert ends (24 Jan only) Chief Conductor Vasily Petrenko and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes answer your questions in the Grand Foyer Bar.

A new series of informal one-hour concerts at midday featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Friday 25 January 12pm Enjoy a delightful combination of inspirational £15 music and good company served with refreshments. Complimentary coffee, tea and The Orchestra will be in casual dress and the conductors biscuits are served in the Grand will chat briefly about the works performed. Foyer Bar from 11am. A free Brahms Symphony No.4 programme is included in the ticket price Vasily Petrenko conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Chamber Music

Parker Quartet

Tuesday 29 January 7:30pm St George’s Hall Concert Room £25

Mozart String Quartet No.23 in F major, K590 Ligeti String Quartet No.2 Dvořák String Quartet No.11 in C major, Op.61

The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber: A 65th birthday tribute concert

Saturday 2 February 2.30pm & 7.30pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40

Patrons’ Thank You Concert Henry E Rensburg Series

Petrenko’s Shostakovich

Thursday 7 February 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Including hits from: Love Never Dies, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Woman in White, Starlight Express, Aspects of Love, Jesus Christ Superstar, Whistle Down the Wind, Sunset Boulevard, and Song and Dance Martin Yates conductor Leila Benn Harris soloist Jacqui Scott soloist Michael Xavier soloist Scott Davies soloist Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Pärt Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten Mark-Anthony Turnage Cello Concerto UK Premiere Shostakovich Symphony No.4

Vasily Petrenko conductor Paul Watkins cello Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Sponsored by:

Coffee Concert

Programme to include Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture and excerpts from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet suite

Wednesday 13 February 12pm £15 Complimentary coffee, tea and José Luis Gomez conductor biscuits are served in the Grand Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Foyer Bar from 11am. A free programme is included in the ticket price

Valentine’s Classics

Classical Music

Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture, Romeo and Juliet Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Suite Martucci Notturno Ravel Boléro

Thursday 14 & Saturday 16 February 7.30pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40 José Luis Gomez conductor Hyeyoon Park violin Sponsored by: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

The Four Seasons

Wednesday 20 & Thursday 21 February 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Lunchtime Concert

Marcel and Friends

Thursday 21 February 1.05pm £6

JS Bach Suite No.1 in C WF Bach Concerto in F minor for Harpsichord Vivaldi The Four Seasons Ottavio Dantone conductor/harpsichord Giuliano Carmignola violin Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Prokofiev Quintet, Op.39 Mauricio Kagel Aus dem Nachlass Britten Sinfonietta for violin and cello

Marcel Becker, Principal Double Bass of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, presents music for the double bass.

Graham Fitkin The Athlon Louis Andriessen Dances Osvaldo Golijov Last Round Wednesday 27 February 7.30pm Stravinsky Danses Concertantes The Cornerstone, Liverpool Hope Elizabeth Kelly Addicted to Wah University Creative Campus Clark Rundell conductor £10 Rebecca Lea soprano Ensemble 10/10

Dances

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European Opera Centre: The Beggar’s Opera

Friday 1 March 7.30pm & Sunday 3 March 2.30pm The Epstein Theatre £25

John Gay / Britten The Beggar’s Opera

Richard Farnes conductor Singers from the European Opera Centre and the Royal Northern College of Music Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Britten The Beggar’s Opera Insight Day Creative Campus, Liverpool Hope University Friday 1 March 10.15am to 3pm Free, a ticket is required

Chamber Music

Arcanto Quartet

Saturday 9 March 2.30pm St George’s Hall Concert Room £25

Aimed at those with a general interest in music, Dr Philip Reed – an authority on the life and works of Britten - joins Professor Stephen Pratt and Dr Laura Hamer from Liverpool Hope University. Together with cast members they discuss the challenges of updating music, why this had its attraction to twentieth century composers, and whether Britten’s work is simply a skilful arrangement or an undervalued work in the Britten operatic canon.

Mozart String Quartet No.18 in A major, K464 Hindemith String Quartet No.5, Op.32 Mendelssohn String Quartet No.6 in F minor, Op.80

Petrushka

Wednesday 13 & Thursday 14 March 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Classical Music

Respighi, after Rossini La Boutique Fantasque Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 Stravinsky Petrushka (1911) Vasily Petrenko conductor Denis Kozhukhin piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Post-concert Discussion Starts 15 minutes after the concert ends (14 Mar only) Chief Conductor Vasily Petrenko and pianist Denis Kozhukhin answer your questions about the performance in the Grand Foyer Bar.

Lunchtime Concert

Mozart for Flute and Strings

Thursday 14 March 1.05pm £6

Birkenhead & Formby Choral Societies and Merchant Taylors’ School Karl Jenkins:

The Armed Man and

William Walton:

Belshazzar’s Feast Saturday 16 March 7.30pm £10, £16, £20

Mozart Flute Quartet Mozart String Quintet in C major, K515

Cormac Henry flute Thelma Handy violin Concettina Del Vecchio violin Catherine Marwood viola Rebecca Walters viola Hilary Browning cello

The Choral Societies from Birkenhead and Formby combine once again with boys from Merchant Taylors’ School in Crosby to present a spectacular performance of two outstanding centre-pieces of the 20th century. Pairing the dramatic and exciting exuberance of Belshazzar’s Feast with the ever-popular, powerful and poignant The Armed Man makes for a thrilling concert of contrast, celebrating the best of British choral music.

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Sunday 17 March 7.30pm £9 adults / £6 under 25s £2 Liverpool Young Musician Pass holders Henry E Rensburg Series

Mahler’s 10th Symphony

Thursday 21 & Saturday 23 March 7.30pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40 Sponsored by:

Gorgeous Gershwin

Friday 5 & Saturday 6 April 7.30pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40

Chamber Music

Pražák Quartet

Tuesday 9 April 7.30pm St George’s Hall Concert Room £25

Michael Torke Bright Blue Music Prokofiev Selections from Cinderella Suite Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2*

Dane Lam conductor Vasily Petrenko conductor* Callum Smart violin BBC Young Musician of the Year 2010 string finalist

Mahler, completed by Cooke Symphony No.10 Vasily Petrenko conductor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Classic Intro 6.15pm (21 Mar only) Norman Lebrecht, one of the most widely-read commentators on music, culture and politics, regular presenter on BBC Radio 3 and author of Why Mahler? returns after his enthralling talk last year, to discuss Mahler’s 10th Symphony All-Gershwin programme:

Cuban Overture Piano Concerto in F* Walking the Dog Variations on I Got Rhythm* An American in Paris

John Wilson conductor Artur Pizarro* piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart String Quartet No.22 in B flat major, K589 Dvořák String Quartet No.13 in G major, Op.106 Janáček String Quartet No.1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’

Classical Music

Petrenko’s Rachmaninov

Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 April 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Lunchtime Concert

Piano Quartets Thursday 11 April 1.05pm £6

Ludovico Einaudi Monday 15 April 7.30pm £24.50, £29.50, £34.50

Henry E Rensburg Series

Concerto for Orchestra

Thursday 18 April 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36 Sponsored by:

Beethoven Violin Concerto Rachmaninov Symphony No.1

Vasily Petrenko conductor Viviane Hagner violin Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Mahler Piano Quartet in one movement Schumann Piano Quartet, Op.47 Thelma Handy violin Fiona Winning viola Jonathan Aasgaard cello Ian Buckle piano

Ludovico Einaudi has become one of the UK’s most popular composers. His music draws inspiration from classical and international music, minimalism, and contemporary pop, but always with the piano at the heart of the sound. See page 07 for full details. Chopin, orch. Stravinsky Grand Valse Brillante, Op.18 Nocturne, Op.32 No.2 Mozart Piano Concerto No.25 in C, K503 Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

Ryan Wigglesworth conductor Paul Lewis piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Post-concert Discussion Starts 15 minutes after the concert ends Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth and pianist Paul Lewis answer your questions in the Grand Foyer Bar.

Chamber Music

Yundi, piano

Friday 19 April 7.30pm St George’s Hall Concert Room £25

Paul Lewis performs Mozart

Sunday 21 April 2.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Rossini’s Mass Saturday 27 April 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Nigel Kennedy

presents Bach plus Fats Waller

Monday 29 April 7.30pm £22.50, £24.50, £29.50, £34.50, £39.50, £42.50

Chopin Nocturne no.1 in B flat minor, op.9 no.1 Chopin Nocturne no.2 in E flat, op.9 no.2 Beethoven Sonata no.23 in F minor, op.57 ‘Appassionata’ Beethoven Sonata no.8 in C minor, op.13 ‘Pathetique’ Beethoven Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 ‘Moonlight’ Chopin, orch. Stravinsky Grand Valse Brillante, Op.18 Nocturne, Op.32 No.2 Mozart Concerto No.25 in C, K503 Liadov Baba Yaga The Enchanted Lake Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’

Ryan Wigglesworth conductor Paul Lewis piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle

Ottavio Dantone conductor Laura Giordano soprano Anna Bonitatibus mezzo-soprano Yijie Shi tenor Riccardo Novaro bass Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra World-famous violinist, Nigel Kennedy, presents a typically maverick musical programme celebrating the music of Bach and Fats Waller. See page 08 for full details.

Film

Rising out of the stage, accompanied by resident organist Dave Nicholas, the only working Walturdaw Cinema screen in the world. Film tickets can be purchased in advance. Image Life Of Pi Page 32

Skyfall

12A

Wednesday 9 January 7.30pm £6, £7

Seating is reserved for this screening (you may book specific seats). Advanced booking is advised. Contains moderate action violence and one use of strong language

Great Expectations

12A

Director: Sam Mendes 2012 143 mins Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Albert Finney

Daniel Craig is Bond for the third time for the 50th anniversary in what is already the most successful and critically acclaimed 007 film of them all. Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. Director: Mike Newell 2012 129 mins Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, David Walliams

Based on the classic Charles Dickens novel, Wednesday 23 January 7:30pm a humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman £6, £7 with the help of an unknown benefactor. BAFTA Contains moderate violence award winning Mike Newell directs a high calibre and occasional gory moments ensemble cast including Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham, Ralph Fiennes as the convict Magwitch, Robbie Coltrane as Jaggers and newcomer Jeremy Irvine as Pip.

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Life Of Pi

Director: Ang Lee 2012 128 mins 2D version Starring: Rafe Spall, Gerard Depardieu, Irrfan Khan, Suraj Sharma

Wednesday 13 February 7:30pm A magical adventure story based on the best-selling £6, £7 novel. A zoo-keeper family in Pondicherry, India Seating is reserved for this screening decide to move to Canada, hitching a ride on a huge (you may book specific seats). Advanced freighter. After a shipwreck, the son, Pi, finds himself booking is advised. adrift in a lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orang-utan Contains mild language and threat and a Bengal tiger, all fighting for survival.

The Hobbit: TBC An Unexpected Journey

Tuesday 12 March 7:30pm £6, £7

Seating is reserved for this screening (you may book specific seats). Advanced booking is advised.

Quartet

Tuesday 26 March 7:30pm £6, £7 Contains strong language

12A

Director: Peter Jackson 2012 TBC mins 2D version Starring: Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, Billy Connolly, Martin Freeman

Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield, his journey takes them through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Director: Dustin Hoffman 2012 99 mins Starring: Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins

Cecily, Reggie and Wilfred are in a home for retired opera singers. Every year, on October 10, there is a concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on... and it does.

The City That Rocked The World

Film

The Merseybeat music revolution didn’t begin or end, with the Beatles! Liverpool went on to produce more artists and chart hits than any other city in the world – earning the title World City of Pop. Now, this new feature documentary packed with rare archive, photos and exclusive interviews, charts 60 years of music Liverpool VIP Premiere heritage, from skiffle to Merseybeat, the Casbah, & Concert the Cavern, the Beatles, to Eric’s, Cream, Echo & The Wednesday 3 April 7:30pm Bunnymen, OMD and many more. Join the cast, £12 premier screening only crew, artists and VIPs for this double event; the £20 premier & concert (includes premier screening at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, coach between venues) followed by the concert party at Camp & Furnace.

Les Miserables

TBC

Tuesday 9 April 7:30pm £6, £7

Seating is reserved for this screening (you may book specific seats). Advanced booking is advised.

Hitchcock

12A

Wednesday 17 April 7:30pm £6, £7 Contains moderate horror, threat and sex references

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Director: Tom Hooper 2013 TBC mins Starring: Hugh Jackman, Helena Bonham Carter, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway

A star-studded adaptation of the phenomenal stage musical based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a prisoner named Jean Valjean creates a new life for himself while evading the grip of the persistent Inspector Javert. Director: Sacha Gervasi 2013 99 mins Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Toni Collette

Lurking behind Alfred Hitchcock, cinema’s ‘master of suspense’, was a hidden side: his creatively explosive romance with his steadfast wife and filmmaking collaborator, Alma Reville. This captivating and complex love story is told through the sly, shadowy lens of their most daring filmmaking adventure: the making of the spine-tingling 1960 thriller, Psycho.

Comedy & Spoken Word Image Russell Kane

Jimmy Carr Gagging Order Saturday 13 April 8pm £25, £31

This show is not suitable for under 16s

Friday 3 May 8pm £17.50, £23.50

‘A seriously good comedian.’ The Times

The Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner with his most outrageous show yet, ‘What if I’m one of the guys who never has a baby? Why is this not a ‘male subject’? I plan to give birth, live on stage, then raise it - in front of you. Come along’ A regular on both radio and TV panel shows, the multi-talented writer and performer won two of comedy’s most prestigious awards in 2011, establishing himself as one the best comics in the UK today. G IN M ON CO SO

Russell Kane Posturing Delivery

T OU

Wednesday 1 May 8pm £22.50, £28.50

An East End boy done good, Micky Flanagan has risen to the very top of the stand up world in the past year. With his show stealing performance at The Royal Variety, for which he was nominated for the Best Breakthrough act at the British Comedy Awards, to unforgettable appearances on Michael McIntrye’s Comedy Roadshow and Live At The Apollo adding to his hilarious outings on panel shows, Flanagan has built his reputation as one of the best comics in the UK. LD SO

Micky Flanagan Back In The Game

A brand new show, brand new jokes, same old Jimmy. Carr packs his gig with one-liners, stories and jokes - some clever, some rude and a few totally unacceptable. Everybody’s welcome. Just leave your conscience, sense of common decency and moral compass at home. Jimmy Carr has sold over a million DVDs and hosted countless TV shows but live comedy is what he does best.

We’ve got a new wine list and there’s something of quality to suit all tastes.

Our wines are supplied by a local, multi award winning wine merchant, winner of Merchant of the Year at the Sommelier Wine Awards 2012, the fourth year running they’ve taken the title.

Wines available in the Grand Foyer Bar and Rubato Cafe Bar.

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