Page 291 - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Coverage Book 2023-24

28 September 2024

RLPO woodwinds to the fore in an orchestra

without violins

By Peter Connors, 28 September 2024

This Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra concert had two big differences from usual.
First the venue. It was given in the pristine Tung Auditorium in the University of Liverpool
rather than the Philharmonic Hall. And then the orchestra: no violins, no percussion. The
combination gave the audience a new aural experience to start the 2024-45 season (even if
the “official” opening concert is not for another three weeks). Plenty was unchanged,
though. The faces in the orchestra were familiar and the orchestra’s Chief
Conductor Domingo Hindoyan presided. The quality of the playing was as superb as ever.

Domingo Hindoyan
© John Millar