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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Shostakovich : The Complete Symphonies
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Alexander Vinogradov, Gal James, Vasily Petrenko, Huddersfield Choral Society
Classical - Released by Naxos on 2 Oct 2015
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Vaughan Williams: Job "A Masque for Dancing", Old King Cole - An Orchestral Ballet, The Running Set
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
Classical - Released by Onyx Classics on 26 May 2023
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Tchaikovsky / Higdon: Violin Concertos
Hilary Hahn, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 2010
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Rhapsody In Blue: Saint-Säens, Ravel, Gershwin
Benjamin Grosvenor, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 2012
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The Gerard Schwarz Collection
Classical - Released by Naxos on 13 Oct 2017
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Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 'Pathetique', Symphony No.4, Symphony No.3 'Polish'
Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by Onyx Classics on 13 Jan 2017
Gramophone: Recording of the Month24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Verismo
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan
Classical - Released by Onyx Classics on 27 Oct 2023
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Vaughan Williams: Orchestral works
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze, James Ehnes
Classical - Released by PM Classics Ltd. on 11 Oct 2019
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Tchaikovsky: 'Winter Dreams' Symphony No. 1, 'Little Russian' Symphony No. 2 , Symphony No. 5
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Classical - Released by Onyx Classics on 10 Jun 2016
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Concerto pour piano
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Ashley Wass, James Judd
Classical - Released by Naxos on 2 Nov 2009
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Dani Howard: Orchestral Works
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Moore, Michael Seal, Pablo Urbina
Classical - Released by Rubicon on 22 Mar 2024
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Symphonie n°10
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Classical - Released by Naxos on 10 Nov 2010
Gramophone AwardGramophone Editor's Choice24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, The Isle of the Dead & The Rock
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by Avie Records on 1 Feb 2010
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4, Opp. 37 & 58
Boris Giltburg, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Classical - Released by Naxos on 10 Feb 2023
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Shostakovich: Piano Concertos 1 & 2, String Quartet No.8
Boris Giltburg, Rhys Owens, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Classical - Released by Naxos on 13 Jan 2017
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Vaughan Williams Symphony No.5 / Symphony No.6
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
Symphonic Music - Released by Onyx Classics on 23 Mar 2018
Gramophone Editor's Choice24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Divenire
Mari Samuelsen, Hakon Samuelsen, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Clark Rundell
Classical - Released by Mercury Classics on 18 Mar 2016
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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.2 'A London Symphony' & Symphony No.8
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
Symphonic Music - Released by Onyx Classics on 29 Apr 2016
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Dimitri Chostakovitch : Symphonie n° 4
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Classical - Released by Naxos on 30 Sep 2013
Gramophone: Recording of the Month24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Trp?eski
Classical - Released by AVIE Records on 9 Mar 2010
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Shostakovich, D.: Symphonies, Vol. 2 - Symphonies Nos. 5 and 9
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Classical - Released by Naxos on 28 Sep 2009
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo