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Preston

A Glowing Range of Orchestral Colours from Stutzmann and RLPO

19/04/201813/04/2018 by Michael Cookson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, Dvořák, Wagner & Brahms: Thelma Handy (violin), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor), Guild Hall, City of Preston, Lancashire 11.4.2018. (MC)

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s Concerts Just Get Better and Better

21/02/201817/02/2018 by Michael Cookson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Ravel: Zhang Zuo (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Martin Yates (conductor), Guild Hall, City of Preston, Lancashire 15.2.2018. (MC)

RLPO’s cello section © RLPO

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Elevated Standard of Excellence from Kraggerud’s Violin, Conductor Jacek Kaspszyk and Liverpool Philharmonic

02/11/201728/10/2017 by Michael Cookson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mendelssohn, Sibelius & Brahms: Henning Kraggerud (violin), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor), Guild Hall, Preston, Lancashire 25.10.2017. (MC)

Jacek Kaspszyk © Juliusz Multarzynski
Jacek Kaspszyk © Juliusz Multarzynski

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Dramatic and Colourful Playing from the RLPO under Vasily Petrenko

14/10/201709/10/2017 by Michael Cookson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Korngold, Delius, Respighi, & Stravinsky: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Guild Hall, Preston, 8.10.2017. (MC)

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Vasily Petrenko (c) Mark McNulty

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Ravishing Playing in an Attractive Programme from Manze and the Liverpool Phil

02/05/201728/04/2017 by Michael Cookson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven, Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Rossini: Lawrence Power (viola), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Manze (conductor). Guild Hall, City of Preston, Lancashire, 26.4.2017. (MC)

Andrew Manze photo © Chris Christodoulou
Andrew Manze © Chris Christodoulou

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The Liverpool Philharmonic offer some fine French music in Preston

26/01/201721/01/2017 by Michael Cookson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Liszt, Mozart, Ravel & Dukas: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor), Guild Hall, Preston, 15.1.2017. (MC)

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Uninspiring Mozart, Dazzling Ravel – Mixed Results from Paul Lewis and the Liverpool Phil

22/01/201717/01/2017 by Michael Cookson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Liszt, Mozart, Saint-Saëns & Ravel: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor), Guild Hall, City of Preston, 15.1.2017 (MC)

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A Strauss Extravaganza in Preston hosted by John Suchet

03/01/201722/12/2016 by Michael Cookson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Johann Strauss II, Johann Strauss & Josef Strauss: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / James Clarke (director, violin), Guild Hall, City of Preston, 19.12.2016 (MC)

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