Page 263 - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Coverage Book 2023-24
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30 June 2024
REVIEW: Tchaikovsky’s
Souvenir de Florence
PUBLISHED ON June 30, 2024 by geegeevonb
“An amazing, slightly too bright
performance”
On Thursday evening, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
took to the stage in the new Tung Auditorium in the Yoko Ono
Lennon Centre. Lead by chief conductor, Venezuelan violinist
Domingo Hindoyan, the Orchestra performed a three part act,
consisting of Rossini’s Overture, The Barber of Seville, followed
by Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence and finally Bizet’s Symphony
in C.
The evening started with a bang, with Rossini’s comic opera The
Barber of Seville. This piece was electric, consisting of a high energy
performance that showcased the entire orchestras skill.
Following this, conductor Domingo Hindoyan introduced us to the
agenda of the evening and gave the audience some historical
context behind the artists and pieces to follow. I appreciated the
comedic aspects of his talk, as it made a night listening to classical
music seem less serious.
The Orchestra then shifted and the wind and percussion sections of
the Orchestra retreated backstage so the string section could
perform Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence. Originally meant for a
much smaller Orchestra, the piece had been adapted to include the
