Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Awarded the Royal title in 1957, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra presents its schedule of concerts under the aegis of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society, which offered its first event on March 12, 1840. It is the U.K.'s oldest continuing professional symphony orchestra.
Vasily Petrenko was appointed principal conductor of the orchestra in September 2006 and in September 2009 became chief conductor. Petrenko joins a distinguished line of musicians who have led the orchestra during its illustrious history, including Max Bruch, Sir Charles Hallé, Sir Henry Wood, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Sir John Pritchard, and Sir Charles Groves, among many other notable names. The orchestra gives over 60 concerts each season, and in recent seasons has given world premiere performances of major works by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Sir John Tavener, James Horner, and Sir James MacMillan, among others, alongside works by Liverpool-born composers and others based in North West England. Alone among Britain's orchestral societies, the RLPS owns its own concert hall, a 1939 art deco structure designed by Herbert J. Rowse. Collaborations with international artists from rock and pop include those with Liverpool's own Sir Paul McCartney (the Liverpool Oratorio), Elvis Costello, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and Echo & the Bunnymen.
In the 2010s, additions to the orchestra's critically acclaimed catalog of recordings include Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony and Pastoral Symphony with Andrew Manze. Manze's Vaughan Williams cycle was the orchestra's second to receive wide acclaim; an earlier set under Vernon Handley was recorded in the mid-80s. With Petrenko, recordings include Rachmaninov's complete piano concertos and three symphonies, and the complete symphonies of Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, and Elgar. The recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 was the Gramophone Awards' Orchestral Recording of the Year in 2011. Tchaikovsky's Symphonies 1, 2 and 5 won Orchestral Recording of the Year and Recording of the Year at the BBC Magazine Awards in 2017. The orchestra has been extremely prolific on recordings in the late 2010s, issuing nine recordings during the year 2019 alone. The orchestra has often recorded for Onyx Classics and Naxos but has also been heard on many other labels, including Warner Classics, Toccata Classics, and Champs Hill Records. By 2020, the orchestra's catalog numbered more than 100 albums. That year, the orchestra released albums of music by Elgar, Edward Cowie, and Stravinsky.
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Prokofiev : Piano Concertos 1 & 3
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, Simon Trpčeski
Concertos - Released by PM Classics Ltd. on May 26, 2017
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Beethoven: Works for Piano
Boris Giltburg, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Classical - Released by Naxos on Oct 11, 2019
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Shostakovich : Symphonies 1 & 3
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Vasily Petrenko
Classical - Released by Naxos on Mar 1, 2011
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Liverpool Oratorio
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Classical - Released by Paul McCartney Catalog on Jan 1, 1991
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Jon Lord: To Notice Such Things, Evening Song, et al.
Jon Lord, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Cormac Henry
Classical - Released by Avie Records on Mar 29, 2010
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Elgar : Symphony No.1 & Cockaigne Overture
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Classical - Released by Onyx Classics on Feb 23, 2015
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13
Alexander Vinogradov, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Classical - Released by Naxos on Oct 7, 2014
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Concerto pour piano
John Lenehan, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson
Classical - Released by Naxos on Oct 2, 2011
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Symphonie n°11
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Classical - Released by Naxos on Mar 2, 2009
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Musique Orchestrale
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Rachel Pankhurst, David Lloyd-Jones, Philip Dukes
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jul 29, 2008
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Dmitry Shostakovich : Symphony No. 14
Alexander Vinogradov, Gal James, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Classical - Released by Naxos on Mar 31, 2014
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Elgar & Finzi: Violin Concertos
Ning Feng, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto
Classical - Released by Channel Classics on Nov 1, 2018
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Concerto pour violon
Lorraine McAslan, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones
Classical - Released by Naxos on Mar 24, 2011
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Symphonies n°6 et n°12
Classical - Released by Naxos on Sep 26, 2011
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Edward Elgar
Jacqueline du Pré, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by Altair on Jun 28, 2023
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A Love Letter to Liverpool
Classical - Released by RUBICON on Sep 27, 2019
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Willow-Wood / The Sons of Light / Toward the Unknown Region
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Roderick Williams, Ian Tracey, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by Naxos on Nov 15, 2005
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Visionary Choral & Orchestral Masterpieces
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jan 1, 2007
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My Playlist for Baking
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on Sep 14, 2018
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Concerti Grossi n°2 et n°3
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones
Classical - Released by Naxos on Aug 2, 2011
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The Malcolm Arnold Edition, Vol.1 - The Eleven Symphonies
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Vernon Handley, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on Jan 1, 2006
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