january-april 2013 what's on guide

What’s on at LiverpoolPhilharmonic

January – April 2013Box Officeliverpoolphil.com0151709 3789

FeaturingBellowheadRichard HawleyLudovico EinaudiPink Martini Nigel Kennedy

Contemporary MusicPages 01 – 09

After 8Pages 10 – 12

Family & VarietyPages 13 – 16

LearningPages 17 – 19

Classical MusicPages 20 – 30

FilmPages 31 – 33

Comedy & Spoken WordPages 34

Venue InformationPages 36 – 39

Diary & BookingPage 48

Contents

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Contemporary MusicImage Richard HawleyPage 04

01Contemporary Music

With eight No.1 albums, fourteen No.1 singles andsix Ivor Novello Awards, Gary Barlow performs songsspanning the entirety of his incredible music career.

Gary Barlow In Concert

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

60s icon Jess Conrad OBE star of stage and screenjoins the UK’s number one Buddy, Marc Robinsonwho superbly revives hits like Peggy Sue, That’ll Be The Day and Oh Boy, for an evening of non-stoprock 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 enjoyedmassive hits with Mystery Girl, Cherry Pie and This Pullover, recreates his legendary performanceson TV’s Oh Boy. Prepare for an authentic slice of rock n roll nostalgia.

Buddy Holly A LegendReborn 2013 Saturday 19 January 7.30pm£27.50, £33.50

‘Should put a night like thaton prescription. . . it wouldsave the NHS a fortune’The Scotsman

SOLD OUT

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.

The Classic Rock ShowSaturday 26 January 7.30pm£20, £26, £30

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 soundand spicy New Orleans jazz strains is an inspiringtestament to the enduring power and boundlessbeauty of African-American music. They draw onfield hollers and work songs, covers of the immortalMuddy Waters, Son House and Leadbelly, as well as their own original tunes. From the rivetingChaney Sims and her father Bill’s a cappella worksongs to Junior Mack’s heaven-sent voice and searingslide guitar, you’ll recognize this group as somethingbreathtakingly new even as old African-Americanmusical traditions permeate everything. What atfirst seems simply a loving celebration of the pastemerges as a whole new adventure in music.

Heritage BluesOrchestraFriday 1 February 8pm£18.50, £24.50

‘[they] create something thatis at once new and timeless.’ Wall Street Journal

‘[their] ambitious namereflects its intention to makeup-to-the-minute music thatdraws upon the glorious pastof African-American genres.As the title suggests, thegroup rises to the occasion.’ NPR Music

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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, naughtysense of humour and her famous Beatles stories.Enjoy a fantastic night of entertainment and celebratethe release of her long-awaited memoir My Long andWinding Road (the first 82.7 years). Top Beatlestribute bands from around the world perform alleras of the Beatles’ iconic music with a very specialfinale; on January 30, 1969 the Beatles performedtheir last ever concert, on the roof top of the AppleBuilding in London, UK tribute band The Fab Beatlesre-create the magic of that last ever live show.

AngieMcCartney’sBeatlesCelebration compered by Radio City’s Pete Price

Wednesday 30 & Thursday 31 January 7.30pm £25, free book with every ticket


Former frontman of Ace, Squeeze and Mike & TheMechanics returns. Carrack is undoubtedly a keyfigure in British pop history.

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

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The ultimate tribute to one of rock n roll’s mostremarkable stories. This brilliant live anthology of all the crucial moments in the band’s eventfulevolution Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac is a must-seefor any discerning disciple of this most iconic of rockinstitutions. Replicating perfectly the power andsubtlety of Fleetwood Mac at their brilliant best, featuring timeless classics such as Black MagicWoman, Albatross, Go Your Own Way, Dreams, Gypsy, Say You Love Me, Sara, Oh Diane, LittleLies, Everywhere and many more, and all performedin the context where the songs work best, a live stage.

Rumours OfFleetwood MacFriday 15 February 7.30pm £22.50, £28.50

‘An extraordinary emotiveperformance of Fleetwood Mac’Mick Fleetwood

‘stunning and emotivesnapshot of the World’s firstSuper Group – stunning’ Sunday Times

SOLD OUT

Five-times winners of Best Live Band at the BBCRadio 2 Folk Awards, Bellowhead are wi dely regardedas the stars of a new generation of contemporaryfolk/roots acts. The band’s new album Broadside,which was launched in October 2012, is anotherpositive spectacular, taking some of the wildest,most joyous and iconic songs in the richly colourfulcanon of the folk song tradition and turning themupside down and inside out with the unique sense of drama and theatre, instrumental virtuosity, verve,humour and blind cheek that has seen this boundarycrossing band spearhead the new folk boom.

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

Building from his gritty Sheffield origins into a culturalicon, Hawley’s career includes years performing with great British bands Longpigs and Pulp, andcollaborations with Arctic Monkeys and Elbow. His significant solo career has spanned no less than7 albums, including this year’s Barclaycard MercuryPrize nominated Standing at the Sky’s Edge. Hawley’slive performances captivate with a timeless graceand irrepressible swagger.

Ginger Baker is recognised as ‘one of Britain’s greatdrummers’ (Melody Maker). He made a ground-breaking record with Fela Kuti and toured with The Who, The Troggs, The Moody Blues and ChuckBerry, he was known for his outrageous behaviourand riotous fun, at the time, and was once talkedabout as ‘the musician least likely to survive the60s’. Now he’s back with a new and remarkableproject. Ginger Baker’s Jazz Confusion, starring Pee Wee Ellis on sax, Alec Dankworth on bass andAbass Dodoo on percussion, made its 2012 debut at Ronnie Scott’s Club. Their show sold out fourtimes bringing the crowd a powerful fusion of Jazzand African rhythms.

Ginger Baker’sJazz 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 atLiverpool Philharmonic ‘Wow’ features MaaikeBreijman performing in the role of Kate Bush, withwhom she shares a birthday, an uncanny resemblancein appearance, performance and vocal style. Sincethe release of her debut album, 1978’s The Kick Inside,Kate Bush has toured just the once, performing just25 shows in 1979. Despite this Bush’s albums arestill as popular today as they were upon release.The first live date of Bush’s one and only tour startedin Liverpool in 1979 and it is only fitting that Maaikereturn to the city over 30 years later to astoundaudiences as she sings Bush’s greatest songs andperforms dance routines live on stage with a fulltroupe of musicians, dancers and state of the art light and video show.

WOWA celebration of the Music & Artistry ofKate BushFriday 22 February 7:45pm£19.50, £25

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RichardThompsonFriday 1 March 7.30pm £20, £25, £30

‘A show of pure magic fromstart to finish.’(*****)The Times

Thompson is perhaps one of this country’s greatestsongwriters and most distinctive guitar virtuosos,capable of breathtaking drama and sublime delicacy.Rolling Stone magazine hail him as ‘a perennialdark-horse contender for the title of greatest livingrock guitarist’. His songs have been covered byeveryone from Alison Krauss to Robert Plant. This concert marks the release of his new albumElectric out this February.

Clannad entwine the traditional and the modernwith their haunting songs, mesmerizing vocals, andcaptivating sound. The group has sold over 15 millionrecords worldwide, helped create solo star Enya andwon numerous awards over the years, includingBillboard’s World Song of the Year and a Grammyfor Best New Age Album. The acclaimed Irish groupconsists of family members who began by drawinginspiration from their home in the remote northwestcoast of Ireland. For this close-knit group, theirmusical journey is both remarkable in its personalaccomplishment and historic in its contributions toIrish culture. It is indeed fascinating to consider thatwhat today is so widely regarded as Celtic music wasfirst called ‘Clannad music.’

ClannadSaturday 9 March 8pm £28.50, £33.50

The Grammy Award nominated singer-songwriterand guitarist is a Country Music Association Song Of The Year Award winner and has found huge successcomposing hits for Etta James, Neil Diamond andco-writing songs with Bryan Adams. Peters’ wistfulclassic country voice and guitar is at the core of her owntimeless music. Her latest album Hello Cruel Worlddetails the sheer triumph of survival and of findingstrength and joy in everyday life. Peters’ warm-honeyvoice softens the edge of desperation; the earthymaturity of her phrasing injects empathy, a qualitythat makes Peters’ songs ring consistently true.

Gretchen PetersSaturday 9 March 8pm The Epstein Theatre£19.50

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Sam Lee & Friends Thursday 21 March 7.30pmThe Epstein Theatre£16

‘It was while hearing musicianSam Lee perform that I decidedwe should celebrate folk, notonly as a musical movementbut as a lifestyle’Vogue UK

Mercury Prize nominated folk singer, song collector,promoter (of BBC award winning Nest Collective),radio host, TV personality and teacher, Lee releasedhis debut album in June 2012. Ground Of Its Owncomprises songs learned first-hand from the gypsytraveller community. It’s an innovative new musicalmanifesto and he is fast becoming accepted as a newpioneer, defining the sound, sight and texture offolksong today. Live, with his band, Lee performsunconventional and contemporary interpretationschallenging all preconceptions of what ‘traditionalfolk’ should sound like and winning converts fromall quarters including at last year’s Hope Street Feast.

DennisLocorriereSaturday 30 March 7.30pm £20, £26

Dennis Locorriere has one of the finest voices ever,his vocals are immediately recognised all over theworld as the voice of Dr Hook. The group achievedenormous success with hits including Sylvia’sMother, When You’re In Love With A BeautifulWoman and A Little Bit More. As a solo performerhis popularity is such that he has now played to over1 million people in the UK alone on his own toursand Locorriere’s voice has graced sales of more than50 million records, he is the only member of Dr Hook involved with every record they released.

Joe BrownSunday 7 April 7.30pm £23, £25, £30

Brown goes from strength to strength as hiscontemporary achievements continue to gathermomentum. His ‘Very Best Of’ album went Goldwith 100,000 sales, he recently received MOJOmagazine’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 interwovenwith Brown’s effervescent delivery and humorousreminiscences. This eclectic show of musical skill is as unique as the man himself.



Ludovico Einaudi has been creating music for films over the last year - you can hear his musicon Untouchable and This is England - and his new album is released in February. Einaudi hasbecome one of the UK’s most popular pianists and composers. His music is ambient, meditativeand often introspective. His sweeping compositionsare deeply touching, and draw inspiration fromclassical and international music, minimalism, and contemporary pop, but always with the piano at the heart of the sound.

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

Having sold over 30 million records so far, Oceanis the biggest black recording star Britain has everproduced. He became a worldwide star, performing in the American leg of Live Aid and picking up a Grammy Award. His numerous UK and US hitsingles include Love on Delivery, Stop Me, Red LightSpells Danger, Caribbean Queen for which he won a Grammy Award for best R&B Vocal, Loverboy andSuddenlywhich became the first of Ocean’s killerballads. 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.

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

Edwyn Collinsplus support

Saturday 20 April 8pm £17.50, £23.50

Edwyn Collins will release his eighth solo album,Understated, through his own label AED early in2013. The album has been produced and recordedby Collins and Seb Lewsley at their West Heath Yardstudio. It is his first since Losing Sleepwas releasedto widespread acclaim in September 2010. In thelast year the former Orange Juice man has alsobegun work on a film about his life and music titledIn Your Voice, In Your Heart.

LauSaturday 20 April 7.30pmSt George’s Hall Concert Room £16.50

‘One of the most exciting liveacts in any genre, Lau are tobe cherished’The Arts Desk

Lau is three brilliant musicians, thrilling performersand free-thinking visionaries. Their new albumRace The Loser pushes their complex, yet accessiblesound, to the outer reaches of folk music whilstretaining all the strengths of the original acoustictrio (Kris Drever Vocals/Guitar, Martin GreenAccordion, Aidan O’Rourke Fiddle). Released inOctober the new album was recorded with Americanproducer Tucker Martine (Sufjan Stevens, R.E.M.Laura Veirs). The band has won an unprecedentedthree consecutive Best Group at the BBC Radio 2Folk Awards and are an intoxicating live experience.

The Solid Silver60s ShowWednesday 24 April 7.30pm £23.50, £25.50, £30.50

Relive the 60s with original artists singing theirgreatest hits. Now in its 28th year, the show featuresthe unforgettable talents of Mike Pender - theoriginal voice of The Searchers, Dave Berry andWayne Fontana, all backed by New Amen Corner,plus very special guests The Merseybeats. Hear theclassic hits performed by the original hit-makers.

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World-famous violinist Nigel Kennedy presents a typically maverick musical programme celebratingthe music of Bach and Fats Waller. The concert beginswith Bach for solo violin, after which he is joined onstage by an acoustic guitarist, a drummer and a doublebass player to perform Kennedy’s own arrangementsof the music of the legendary Fats Waller. As Kennedyputs it himself ‘playing Bach and Fats Waller on oneshow is a dream for me – two amazing keyboardplayers, both masters of harmony and melody.’

Nigel Kennedy presents Bach plus Fats Waller

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

Part language lesson, part Hollywood musical, led by classically trained pianist Thomas M. Lauderdale, Pink Martini are somewherebetween a 1930s Cuban dance orchestra, a classicalchamber music ensemble, a Brazilian marchingstreet band and Japanese film noir. The band’s 2011show at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall sold-out and witha new album due in spring 2013 they collaborate withthe Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for thisvery special concert which also sees the return offront-woman China Forbes.

COMINGSOON

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Pink Martiniwith the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonicOrchestraWednesday 8 May 7.30pm£26.50, £30, £32.50, £35, £42.50

Contemporary Music


As his new album’s title relates, Loudon WainwrightIII is Older Than My Old Man Now. His new songsare characteristically wry musings on the sage of life the cult singer songwriter finds himself in. Witha recording career that spans a total of 25 albums,Wainwright’s songs have been recorded by JohnnyCash, Earl Scruggs and Rufus Wainwright, amongothers. He brings poetry, honesty and humour to hissongs and having worked with many of folk’s greatsis, perhaps himself, an institution.

LoudonWainwright III In Concert Plus support

Tuesday 7 May 7.30pm £22.50, £28.50

COMINGSOON

After 8In association with Liverpool Organic Brewery

A series of select folk, roots andunplugged gigsIn the intimate setting of the Rodewald Suite with cabaret seating, an in-house bar and rooftop terrace.Doors 8pm

image Paul Lamb & Chad StrentzPage 11

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

Robert Vincent& Peter BruntnellSaturday 2 February 8.30pm£12

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With echoes of Joni Mitchell and Sarah McLauchlanin 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 withher astonishing delivery, soulful folky sound andbeautiful songs. In this excellent double bill AmeliaCurran returns by demand after her stunning After8 debut in summer last year. Curran’s achinglybeautiful songs sneak up on you. They aren’t showy,there are no gimmicks, yet listen after listen, hermelodies gain traction and little bits of the lyricsstick in your head. See her perform them live andyou’ll understand why, although not yet a big star in the UK, she is making waves back home in Canada.

Amelia Curran & Anna CorcoranFriday 8 February 8.30pm£12

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Becoming firm After 8 favourites the dynamic duo return once again performing stripped downacoustic versions of old and new Wonder Stuffsongs. On what they’ve now dubbed as the‘never-ending tour’ they return to the RodewaldSuite, due to popular demand, playing their owntunes and of course Wonder Stuff classics.

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

Lamb is known by aficionados and music press aroundthe world as one of the greatest blues harmonicaplayers of our time. He, and his regular band The KingSnakes, have won countless awards and Lamb hasbeen inducted into the British Blues Awards Hall Of Fame alongside the likes of Peter Green, JohnMayall and Alexis Korner. Making up this acousticduo is the talented blues singer and guitarist ChadStrentz who joined The King Snakes in 1991.

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 fineband prosper’Bluesinthenorthwest.com

A second After 8 visit for this fabulous duo. AmyWadge’s voice is simply amazing with breathtakingrange and emotional impact. She is winner of a WelshMusic Award for Best Female Solo Artist and hasopened shows for Van Morrison, Damien Rice, EricBibb and Jeff Beck. Pete Riley is a singer/songwriterfrom Liverpool who has toured for the last decadewith Edwin McCain and recently with Henry Priestman.

Amy Wadge Pete Riley DuoSaturday 30 March 8.30pm£12

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Since their first appearance in 1993, Coope Boyesand Simpson’s powerful and distinctive unaccompaniedsinging and songwriting have taken English rootsinto new realms. Describing them as ‘quite simplythe best purveyors of acappella song on theseIslands’, 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 albumsas recommended listening.

Coope, Boyesand SimpsonFriday 5 April 8.30pm£12

Liverpool guitarist Brian ‘Nasher’ Nash, with friendsPeter Gill and Holly Johnson, formed a band in 1980,they eventually went on to become one of the biggestof the 80s with their logo adorning a million t-shirts;Frankie Goes to Hollywood, only the second act in thehistory of the UK charts to reach number one withtheir first three singles (Gerry & the Pacemakerswere first). Nasher has released several solo albumsfeaturing his guitar driven pop sound and in November2012 launched his autobiography Nasher Says Relax.

NasherFriday 12 April 8.30pm£12

‘Undeniably something ofMersey Pop’s shrewd, sweettemplate [but] a certainrueful, world-weary humourunderlies it all’ Stuart Maconie in Q Magazine

Belinda O’Hooley (The Unthanks) and Heidi Tidoware the chamber-folk duo behind The Fragile, theirgenre-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 touchon everything from dark folk tales, ecology andcross-dressing historical figures through to theinvisibility of the elderly and the global economy.Live, they are an irresistible blend of thought-provokingsong, striking arrangements, sublime harmonies andcheeky Yorkshire banter.

O’Hooley& TidowFriday 26 April 8.30pm£12

‘Best Act of Cambridge FolkFestival 2012’The Guardian

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Family & VarietyImage Anton & Erin

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

League of Welldoers

New YearBenefit Concert Monday 21 January 2pm£9.95 Group discount available

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 inLove, That’s Entertainment. New for 2013, the UK’sfavourite dancing duo Anton Du Beke and Erin Boagare back with a dazzling new show featuring sassytunes, sensational choreography and sparklingcostumes that conjure up all the fizz and razzmatazzof glamorous Hollywood at its best.

Anton & Erin Go to HollywoodTuesday 22 January 7:30pm£31.50, £43.50

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For the first time ever, direct from its London HQ,Guinness World Records arrives on stage with itsofficially amazing, record-breaking, science mad, all new live show. From the Producers of Brainiac Live!and Science Museum Live on Tour, comes a newshow which explores the best, the worst, the weirdestand the unbreakable world records ever attemptedand the extraordinary talents in each and every oneof us. You may not be the world’s tallest man, buthave you got the loudest voice? Join our OfficialGuinness 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!

Guinness WorldRecordsOfficially Amazing Science Live!

Monday 28 January 7.30pm £17, Children £15

The real stars of the hit film Brassed Off, theGrimethorpe Colliery Band are in constant demandthroughout the world for concert appearances.Having won almost every brass band accolade, thesemusicians have a highly acclaimed internationalreputation with numerous television appearancesand recordings to their credit. Enjoy the fabuloussound of this world famous brass band, performingyour favourite classics with passion and style.

GrimethorpeColliery BandSunday 3 February 3pm £19.50, £21, £27

‘A thoroughly entertainingshow and a must for all musicenthusiasts!’ The Guardian

‘Sensational - performingyour favourite classics inspectacular style!’ The Times

Join Cole and his cast of twenty musicians anddancers for this spectacular night of entertainment.Brendan Cole, one of Strictly Come Dancing’s mostcharismatic choreographers and performers, willhost you throughout, and - along with his company -treat you to an evening of Ballroom magic and Latinexcitement in this live dance extravaganza. With musicfrom across the ages, there’s something for everyonein this sophisticated production.

Brendan Cole Licence to ThrillSaturday 23 February 7:30pm£28.50, £32.50, £38.50

15Family & Variety

Greg Arrowsmith conductorBrian Blessed The Great SultanRory Bremner Sinbad Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Written, directed and produced by Matt Parry

In a new collaboration between Brian Blessed, RoryBremner and Matt Parry, we present Sheherazade,an exciting and comical script perfectly aligned toevery musical phrase of Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonicwork of the same name. A compelling and entertainingintroduction to the orchestra, this concert is perfectfor children aged 7+.

Family Concert

SheherazadeSunday 24 February 2:30pm£15, £19, £9 children

‘The script had me chucklingfrom start to finish’ Brian Blessed

If you love the musicals – this concert is for you!From the stirring music of Les Miserables, BloodBrothers, Phantom of the Opera and Jesus ChristSuperstar, 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 bestmusicals around!

Sing Live

Songs from the ShowsSaturday 2 March 7.30pm£14, £16, £16.50, £18.50, £19£9 children under 16

West Everton Children’s Orchestra and West EvertonSuper Strings perform alongside members of the RoyalLiverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in their annualbirthday concert. The In Harmony project is inspiredby Venezuela’s El Sistema, using the unique power of music making through the symphony orchestra to enthuse and motivate children, their families andtheir communities. In Harmony seeks social changethrough the pursuit of musical excellence.

In HarmonyLiverpool:Celebrating Four YearsFriday 22 March 1pmFree, but booking is essential.

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For the 15th year, the Crosby college mounts anothershowcase of the musical talents of its pupils. Highlightsinclude The Heavens are Telling from Haydn’s ‘TheCreation’, Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, excerptsfrom Carmina Burana and music from the big screen.The concert features a range of musical groups fromthe College and its Preparatory School The Mountincluding the award-winning Symphony Orchestra,Symphonic Wind Band, Stage Band, Baroque Consort,Show Choir, Chamber Choir and Mount Concert Choiras well as a number of gifted soloists and the choir of Carlton House Preparatory School. Compered byBBC Radio Merseyside’s Roger Phillips, the eveningis conducted by Director of Music Andrew Byersassisted by Colin Johnston.

St Mary’s CollegeFestival of MusicFriday 15 March 7.30pm £5, £7.50

Alasdair Malloy conductorDave Benson Phillips presenter with special guest Big BearRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Family Concert

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

Learning


17Family & Variety

Sessions take place on Saturdays from 11am – 1pmin 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, enjoyablelearning journey on Saturday mornings. You’lldiscover the musical, social and historical storiesbehind some of the music and composers of theRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s concerts.

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

Enjoy tea with Gershwin as you discover the storiesbehind 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 andSaturday 6 April see page 28 for details.

Mozart’s 27 piano concertos are often called thebackbone of his output. Number 25 is one of Mozart’slongest concertos, you’ll look into its expansive openingmovements and discover more about its frequentlycompared sister symphony, the Prague Symphony.This event is linked to the Concerto for Orchestraconcert on Thursday 18 April and Paul Lewis performsMozart on Sunday 21 April.

Discover theClassics£15 per session (£10 claimants/students)

“9 Days of Autumn: 21 Days of Winter”:Tchaikovsky’s Sixth SymphonySaturday 12 January 11am

Apple Pie for OrchestraSaturday 16 March 11am

25 out of 27: A great scoreSaturday 13 April 11am

Whether you are new to classical music or a regularconcertgoer, join composer and lecturer Ian Stephensfor a daytime series of inspiring music and relaxedlearning.

Lunchtime ConcertThursday 17 January 12pmBeethoven and Mozart quintets for piano and winds Ian Buckle pianoRuth Davies oboe Tom Verity clarinetTim Jackson hornHelen Peller bassoon

Petrenko’s Shostakovich: Rehearsal visitThursday 7 February 2pmShostakovich Symphony No.4Vasily Petrenko conductorRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Rehearsal visitTuesday 12 March 1pmProkofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3and Respighi’s La Boutique Fantasque Vasily Petrenko conductorDenis Kozhukhin pianoRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Concerto for Orchestra: Rehearsal visitWednesday 17 April 1pmMozart Piano Concerto No.25 in C K503Ryan Wigglesworth conductorPaul Lewis pianoRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Ballet for Brass: Lunchtime concertThursday 16 May 12pmBallet music by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky

Tristan and Isolde: Rehearsal visit Thursday 6 June 1pmMusic of Wagner Vasily Petrenko conductorRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

LunchtimeLearning

Winter Series

Each series £45 per person (claimants/students andcommunity groups – minimum5 people £30 per person)

Spring Series

Each series £45 per person (claimants/students andcommunity groups – minimum5 people £30 per person)

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19Learning

Our Children’s and Family workshops help to developchildren’s musical skills, with singing, movement,instrumental work, and of course the opportunity tomeet musicians of the Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra and hear them perform! Each session willbe led by two musicians.

Workshops for ChildrenRodewald SuiteLiverpool Philharmonic Hall

Baby VoicesSuggested age 0-18 months£6 accompanying adult free,additional adults £6

21 & 22 February 11.30am-12.15pm29 & 30 May 11.30am-12.15pmSongs and games to help your young child develophis/her musicianship and creativity, including waysto ‘tune in’ to your child using child-led music making.Wordsheets and suggestions on how to make musicat home with your young child will be provided.

21 & 22 February 10-10.45am29 & 30 May 10-10.45amThe perfect introduction to making music with yourbaby, these 45 minute workshops will involve songs,movement, and active listening. Wordsheets andsuggestions on how to make music at home withyour baby will be provided.

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

21 February 1.15-2.15pm29 May 1.15-2.15pmYour child will explore pitch and rhythm throughsongs and activities, develop their creativity throughexploration and performance with percussioninstruments, and learn more about instruments of the orchestra.

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

22 February 1.15-2.15pm30 May 1.15-2.15pmCompose and perform your own musical story withhelp from Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestramusicians.

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

21 February 3-4.30pm Brass22 February 3-4.30pm Percussion29 May 3-4.30pm Strings30 May 3-4.30pm WoodwindPerform with musicians from the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Orchestra. Music for the Februaryworkshops is available to download from Januaryand for the May workshops in April atwww.liverpoolphil.com/musicmakers

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HandelMessiah

Laurence Cummings conductorSophie Bevan sopranoJennifer Johnstonmezzo-sopranoJames Oxley tenor Matthew Brook bassRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic ChoirRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Welcome 2013 with a concert of timeless classics,including: Rossini William Tell Overture, VerdiBrindisi, 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 yourNew Year favourites Nessun Dorma, Rule, Britannia!,Hornpipe, Jerusalem and Land of Hope and Glory.

John Pryce-Jones conductorPhilip O’Brien tenorDeborah Norman sopranoManchester Concert Orchestra

Raymond Gubbay presents

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

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In the tradition of the Johann Strauss Gala, thisexciting new show brings all the elegance and graceof Vienna with a magical assortment of music anddance, including Radetzky March, The Blue DanubeWaltz, The Laughing Song fromDie Fledermaus, Thunder and Lightning Polka and Voices of Spring,plus timeless dance music from other masters of thewaltz Tchaikovsky, Lehar and many more.

Rainer Hersch conductorJohann Strauss Dancers (in glorious period costume)The Johann Strauss Orchestra

Brahms Hungarian Dances No.1, 3 and 10Liszt Piano Concerto No.1Prokofiev Cinderella Suite No.1Ravel La Valse

Alan Buribayev conductorAlice Sara Ott pianoRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Henry E Rensburg Series

La ValseThursday 10 January 7.30pm£13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Raymond Gubbay presents

One Night In ViennaSunday 6 January 2.30pm £16, £21, £27.50, £29.50,£32.50

Programme to include songs by Schubert, Wolf andRichard Strauss

Singing in major opera houses on both sides of theAtlantic, and admired by Sir Simon Rattle, Kate Royal has emerged as one of the most compelling dramaticsopranos of her generation. In this recital, she joinsa legend amongst lieder pianists in the songs of FranzSchubert and Richard Strauss: each one an opera inminiature, and perfectly chosen for this wonderfullycharismatic singer.

Chamber Music

Kate Royalsoprano

MalcolmMartineaupiano

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

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

Ian Buckle pianoRuth Davies oboeTom Verity clarinetTim Jackson hornHelen Peller bassoon

Lunchtime Concert

Quintets forPiano and WindThursday 17 January 1.05pm £6

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Grieg Holberg Suite Sibelius Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 ‘Pathétique’

Vasily Petrenko conductorJack Liebeck violinRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Tchaikovsky’sSixth SymphonyWednesday 16 & Thursday 17 January 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

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Wagner Overture, The Flying DutchmanBeethoven Piano Concerto No.4Brahms Symphony No.4

Vasily Petrenko conductorLeif Ove Andsnes pianoRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Post-concert DiscussionStarts 15 minutes after the concert ends (24 Jan only)Chief Conductor Vasily Petrenko and pianist LeifOve Andsnes answer your questions in the GrandFoyer Bar.

A new series of informal one-hour concerts at middayfeaturing the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.Enjoy a delightful combination of inspirationalmusic and good company served with refreshments.The Orchestra will be in casual dress and the conductorswill chat briefly about the works performed.

Brahms Symphony No.4

Vasily Petrenko conductorRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Coffee ConcertFriday 25 January 12pm £15Complimentary coffee, tea andbiscuits are served in the GrandFoyer Bar from 11am. A freeprogramme is included in theticket price


GermanRomanticsThursday 24 January 7.30pmSunday 27 January 2.30pm£13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Mozart String Quartet No.23 in F major, K590Ligeti String Quartet No.2 Dvořák String Quartet No.11 in C major, Op.61

Chamber Music

Parker QuartetTuesday 29 January 7:30pmSt George’s Hall Concert Room £25

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Including hits from: Love Never Dies, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats,Evita, Joseph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat, The Woman in White, StarlightExpress, Aspects of Love, Jesus Christ Superstar,Whistle Down the Wind, Sunset Boulevard, and Song and Dance

Martin Yates conductorLeila Benn Harris soloistJacqui Scott soloistMichael Xavier soloistScott Davies soloistRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

The Music ofAndrew LloydWebber: A 65th birthdaytribute concertSaturday 2 February 2.30pm & 7.30pm£16, £21, £28, £33, £40

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

Vasily Petrenko conductorPaul Watkins celloRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Patrons’ Thank You ConcertHenry E Rensburg Series

Petrenko’sShostakovichThursday 7 February 7.30pm£13, £18, £24, £29, £36

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Programme to include Tchaikovsky’sRomeo andJuliet Overture and excerpts from Prokofiev’sRomeoand Juliet suite

José Luis Gomez conductorRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Coffee ConcertWednesday 13 February 12pm £15Complimentary coffee, tea andbiscuits are served in the GrandFoyer Bar from 11am. A freeprogramme is included in theticket price

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

JS Bach Suite No.1 in C WF Bach Concerto in F minor for HarpsichordVivaldi The Four Seasons

Ottavio Dantone conductor/harpsichordGiuliano Carmignola violinRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Lunchtime Concert

Marcel and FriendsThursday 21 February 1.05pm£6

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

Marcel Becker, Principal Double Bass of the RoyalLiverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, presents musicfor the double bass.

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

José Luis Gomez conductorHyeyoon Park violinRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Valentine’sClassicsThursday 14 & Saturday 16 February 7.30pm£16, £21, £28, £33, £40

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Ensemble 10/10

DancesWednesday 27 February 7.30pmThe Cornerstone, Liverpool HopeUniversity Creative Campus£10

Graham Fitkin The Athlon Louis Andriessen Dances Osvaldo Golijov Last Round Stravinsky Danses Concertantes Elizabeth Kelly Addicted to Wah

Clark Rundell conductorRebecca Lea soprano

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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

Chamber Music

Arcanto QuartetSaturday 9 March 2.30pmSt George’s Hall Concert Room £25

European OperaCentre: TheBeggar’s OperaFriday 1 March 7.30pm& Sunday 3 March 2.30pmThe Epstein Theatre£25

John Gay / Britten The Beggar’s Opera

Richard Farnes conductorSingers from the European Opera Centreand the Royal Northern College of MusicRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Britten The Beggar’s Opera Insight DayCreative Campus, Liverpool Hope UniversityFriday 1 March 10.15am to 3pmFree, a ticket is required

Aimed at those with a general interest in music, Dr Philip Reed – an authority on the life and worksof Britten - joins Professor Stephen Pratt and Dr Laura Hamer from Liverpool Hope University.Together with cast members they discuss thechallenges of updating music, why this had itsattraction to twentieth century composers, andwhether Britten’s work is simply a skilful arrangementor an undervalued work in the Britten operaticcanon.

Respighi, after Rossini La Boutique FantasqueProkofiev Piano Concerto No.3 Stravinsky Petrushka (1911)

Vasily Petrenko conductorDenis Kozhukhin piano Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Post-concert DiscussionStarts 15 minutes after the concert ends (14 Mar only)Chief Conductor Vasily Petrenko and pianist DenisKozhukhin answer your questions about theperformance in the Grand Foyer Bar.

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

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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

Lunchtime Concert

Mozart for Fluteand StringsThursday 14 March 1.05pm £6

The Choral Societies from Birkenhead and Formbycombine once again with boys from MerchantTaylors’ School in Crosby to present a spectacularperformance of two outstanding centre-pieces of the 20th century. Pairing the dramatic and excitingexuberance of Belshazzar’s Feastwith the ever-popular,powerful and poignant The Armed Manmakes for a thrilling concert of contrast, celebrating the best of British choral music.

Birkenhead & Formby ChoralSocieties and MerchantTaylors’ School

Karl Jenkins:

The Armed ManandWilliam Walton:

Belshazzar’s FeastSaturday 16 March 7.30pm £10, £16, £20

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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’

Chamber Music

Pražák QuartetTuesday 9 April 7.30pmSt George’s Hall Concert Room £25

All-Gershwin programme:

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

John Wilson conductorArtur Pizarro* pianoRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

GorgeousGershwinFriday 5 & Saturday 6 April7.30pm £16, £21, £28, £33, £40

Mahler, completed by Cooke Symphony No.10

Vasily Petrenko conductorRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Classic Intro6.15pm (21 Mar only)Norman Lebrecht, one of the most widely-readcommentators on music, culture and politics,regular presenter on BBC Radio 3 and authorof Why Mahler? returns after his enthralling talklast year, to discuss Mahler’s 10th Symphony


Mahler’s 10thSymphonyThursday 21 & Saturday 23 March 7.30pm£16, £21, £28, £33, £40

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

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

LiverpoolPhilharmonicYouth OrchestraSunday 17 March 7.30pm£9 adults / £6 under 25s £2 Liverpool Young MusicianPass holders

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Mahler Piano Quartet in one movement Schumann Piano Quartet, Op.47

Thelma Handy violin Fiona Winning viola Jonathan Aasgaard celloIan Buckle piano

Lunchtime Concert

Piano QuartetsThursday 11 April 1.05pm £6

Ludovico Einaudi has become one of the UK’s mostpopular composers. His music draws inspirationfrom 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.

Ludovico EinaudiMonday 15 April 7.30pm£24.50, £29.50, £34.50

Beethoven Violin Concerto Rachmaninov Symphony No.1

Vasily Petrenko conductorViviane Hagner violinRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Petrenko’sRachmaninovWednesday 10 & Thursday 11 April 7.30pm £13, £18, £24, £29, £36

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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 conductorPaul Lewis pianoRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Post-concert DiscussionStarts 15 minutes after the concert ends Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth and pianist Paul Lewisanswer your questions in the Grand Foyer Bar.


Concerto forOrchestraThursday 18 April 7.30pm£13, £18, £24, £29, £36

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ChopinNocturne no.1 in B flat minor, op.9 no.1ChopinNocturne no.2 in E flat, op.9 no.2Beethoven 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.27no.2 ‘Moonlight’

Chamber Music

Yundi, piano Friday 19 April 7.30pmSt George’s Hall Concert Room £25

Chopin, orch. Stravinsky Grand Valse Brillante, Op.18Nocturne, Op.32 No.2 Mozart Concerto No.25 in C, K503 Liadov Baba YagaThe Enchanted Lake Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’

Ryan Wigglesworth conductorPaul Lewis pianoRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Paul Lewisperforms MozartSunday 21 April 2.30pm£13, £18, £24, £29, £36

Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle

Ottavio Dantone conductorLaura Giordano sopranoAnna Bonitatibusmezzo-sopranoYijie Shi tenor Riccardo Novaro bass Royal Liverpool Philharmonic ChoirRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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

World-famous violinist, Nigel Kennedy, presents a typically maverick musical programme celebratingthe music of Bach and Fats Waller. See page 08 forfull details.

Nigel Kennedy presents Bach plus Fats Waller

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


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FilmRising out of the stage, accompanied by resident organist Dave Nicholas,the only working Walturdaw Cinemascreen in the world.

Film tickets can be purchased in advance.Image Life Of PiPage 32

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

Daniel Craig is Bond for the third time for the 50thanniversary in what is already the most successfuland critically acclaimed 007 film of them all. Bond’sloyalty to M is tested as her past comes back tohaunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 musttrack down and destroy the threat, no matter howpersonal the cost.

Skyfall Wednesday 9 January 7.30pm£6, £7

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

Contains moderate action violence and one use of strong language

12A

Director: Mike Newell 2012 129 minsStarring: Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane,David Walliams

Based on the classic Charles Dickens novel, a humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentlemanwith the help of an unknown benefactor. BAFTAaward winning Mike Newell directs a high calibreensemble cast including Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham, Ralph Fiennes as the convictMagwitch, Robbie Coltrane as Jaggers andnewcomer Jeremy Irvine as Pip.

GreatExpectationsWednesday 23 January 7:30pm£6, £7

Contains moderate violence and occasional gory moments

12A

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Life Of PiWednesday 13 February 7:30pm£6, £7


Contains mild language and threat

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

A magical adventure story based on the best-sellingnovel. A zoo-keeper family in Pondicherry, Indiadecide to move to Canada, hitching a ride on a hugefreighter. After a shipwreck, the son, Pi, finds himselfadrift in a lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orang-utanand a Bengal tiger, all fighting for survival.

PG

The Hobbit:An UnexpectedJourneyTuesday 12 March 7:30pm£6, £7


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

Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim thelost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsomedragon Smaug. Joining a company of thirteen dwarvesled by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield,his journey takes them through treacherous landsswarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers.

TBC

Director: Dustin Hoffman 2012 99 minsStarring: Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins

Cecily, Reggie and Wilfred are in a home for retiredopera singers. Every year, on October 10, there is a concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday and they takepart. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrivesat the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She stillacts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the showmust go on... and it does.

QuartetTuesday 26 March 7:30pm£6, £7

Contains strong language

12A

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Director: Sacha Gervasi 2013 99 minsStarring: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Toni Collette

Lurking behind Alfred Hitchcock, cinema’s ‘masterof suspense’, was a hidden side: his creatively explosiveromance with his steadfast wife and filmmakingcollaborator, Alma Reville. This captivating andcomplex love story is told through the sly, shadowylens of their most daring filmmaking adventure: the making of the spine-tingling 1960 thriller, Psycho.

12AHitchcockWednesday 17 April 7:30pm£6, £7

Contains moderate horror, threat and sex references

LesMiserablesTuesday 9 April 7:30pm£6, £7


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

A star-studded adaptation of the phenomenal stagemusical based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a prisoner namedJean Valjean creates a new life for himself whileevading the grip of the persistent Inspector Javert.

TBC

The Merseybeat music revolution didn’t begin or end,with the Beatles! Liverpool went on to produce moreartists and chart hits than any other city in the world– earning the title World City of Pop. Now, this newfeature documentary packed with rare archive, photosand exclusive interviews, charts 60 years of musicheritage, from skiffle to Merseybeat, the Casbah, the Cavern, the Beatles, to Eric’s, Cream, Echo & TheBunnymen, OMD and many more. Join the cast,crew, artists and VIPs for this double event; thepremier screening at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall,followed by the concert party at Camp & Furnace.

The City ThatRocked TheWorld Liverpool VIP Premiere & Concert

Wednesday 3 April 7:30pm£12 premier screening only £20 premier & concert (includescoach between venues)

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A brand new show, brand new jokes, same oldJimmy. Carr packs his gig with one-liners, storiesand jokes - some clever, some rude and a few totallyunacceptable. Everybody’s welcome. Just leave yourconscience, sense of common decency and moralcompass at home. Jimmy Carr has sold over a millionDVDs and hosted countless TV shows but live comedyis what he does best.

Jimmy Carr Gagging OrderSaturday 13 April 8pm£25, £31

This show is not suitable for under 16s

An East End boy done good, Micky Flanagan hasrisen to the very top of the stand up world in the past year. With his show stealing performance atThe Royal Variety, for which he was nominated for the Best Breakthrough act at the British ComedyAwards, to unforgettable appearances on MichaelMcIntrye’s Comedy Roadshow and Live At TheApollo adding to his hilarious outings on panelshows, Flanagan has built his reputation as one of the best comics in the UK.

Micky Flanagan Back In The GameWednesday 1 May 8pm£22.50, £28.50

The Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner withhis most outrageous show yet, ‘What if I’m one of theguys who never has a baby? Why is this not a ‘malesubject’? I plan to give birth, live on stage, then raiseit - in front of you. Come along’A regular on both radioand TV panel shows, the multi-talented writer andperformer won two of comedy’s most prestigiousawards in 2011, establishing himself as one the bestcomics in the UK today.

Russell KanePosturingDeliveryFriday 3 May 8pm£17.50, £23.50

‘A seriously good comedian.’ The Times

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New Year’s Day PromGary BarlowRLPO: MessiahOne Night In ViennaFilm: SkyfallRLPO: La ValseDiscover the Classics: Tchaikovsky’s 6th…Kate Royal, Malcolm MartineauRLPO: Tchaikovsky’s Sixth SymphonyLunchtime Learning: Lunchtime ConcertLunchtime Concert: Quintets for piano…RLPO: Tchaikovsky’s Sixth SymphonyBuddy Holly A Legend RebornLeague of Welldoers Benefit ConcertAnton & Erin Go To HollywoodFilm: Great ExpectationsRLPO: German Romantics RLPO: Coffee ConcertThe Classic Rock ShowRLPO: German Romantics Guinness World RecordsParker Quartet (St George’s Hall)Angie McCartney’s Beatles CelebrationAngie McCartney’s Beatles Celebration

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FebruaryHeritage Blues OrchestraRLPO: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber

After 8: Robert Vincent & BruntnellGrimethorpe Colliery BandRLPO: Petrenko’s ShostakovichLunchtime Learning: Rehearsal visitPaul CarrackAfter 8: Amelia Curran & Anna CorcoranFilm: Life Of PiRLPO: Coffee ConcertRLPO: Valentine’s ClassicsRumours Of Fleetwood MacAfter 8: Miles Hunt & Erica NockallsRLPO: Valentine’s ClassicsBellowheadRLPO: The Four SeasonsWorkshop for Children: Baby VoicesWorkshop for Children: Toddler TunesLunchtime Concert: Marcel and FriendsWorkshop for Children: Little NotesWorkshop for Children: Music MakersRLPO: The Four SeasonsWorkshop for Children: Baby VoicesWorkshop for Children: Toddler TunesWorkshop for Children: Mini MaestrosWorkshop for Children: Music MakersWOW A Celebration of the music…Brendan Cole Licence to ThrillFamily Concert: SheherazadeGinger Baker’s Jazz ConfusionRichard HawleyEnsemble 10/10: Dances

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MarchEuropean Opera Centre: The Beggar’s…Richard ThompsonSing Live: Songs from the ShowsEuropean Opera Centre: The Beggar’s…After 8: Paul Lamb & Chad StrentzArcanto Quartet (St George’s Hall)ClannadGretchen Peters (St George’s Hall)Lunchtime Learning: Rehearsal visit Film: The Hobbit: An Unexpected…RLPO: PetrushkaLunchtime Concert: Mozart for Flute…RLPO: PetrushkaSt Mary’s College Festival of MusicDiscover the Classics: Apple Pie for…Birkenhead & Formby Choral SocietiesLiverpool Philharmonic Youth OrchestraRLPO: Mahler’s 10th SymphonySam Lee (The Epstein Theatre) In Harmony LiverpoolRLPO: Mahler’s 10th SymphonyFilm: QuartetDennis LocorriereAfter 8: Amy Wadge Pete Riley Duo

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AprilFilm: The City That Rocked The WorldRLPO: Gorgeous GershwinAfter 8: Coope Boyes & SimpsonRLPO: Gorgeous GershwinJoe BrownFilm: Les MiserablesPrazak Quartet (St George’s Hall)RLPO: Petrenko’s RachmaninovLunchtime Concert: Piano QuartetsRLPO: Petrenko’s RachmaninovAfter 8: NasherDiscover the Classics: 25 out of 27Comedy: Jimmy CarrFamily Concert: Teddy Bear’s PicnicLudovico EinaudiLunchtime Learning: Rehearsal visitFilm: HitchcockRLPO: Concerto for OrchestraBilly OceanYundi, piano (St George’s Hall)Lau (St George’s Hall)Edwyn CollinsRLPO: Paul Lewis performs MozartThe Solid Silver 60s ShowAfter 8: O’Hooley & TidowRLPO: Rossini’s MassNigel Kennedy

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