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• Four world premieres, including a new work from Grace-Evangeline Mason created
especially for soloist Sophie Bevan and conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth

• Music from all decades and genres is presented in concerts ‘Symphonic 90s’, ‘A
Night at the Musicals’, ‘The Liverpool Songbook’ and live orchestral screenings
of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ and How to Train Your Dragon

• Digital programme containing all the season events available to read here.
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2024/25 season will delve into new and
inspiring worlds, bringing a diverse programme to audiences in Liverpool and beyond. Chief
Conductor Domingo Hindoyan commences his fourth season with the Orchestra. The
season opens on Thursday 17 October with a concert encompassing Domingo’s musical
passions, from the dynamic Vigilia by Venezuelan composer Juan Bautista Plaza, and Strauss’
warm melancholic Four Last Songs with soprano Sarah Wegener, to the concluding sounds
of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1.
Domingo Hindoyan, Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra,
says: “This season is one of real joy for me as it’s now my fourth year with this wonderful
Orchestra. The way our artistic relationship has grown over this time has created a strong
creative partnership and I can’t wait to continue to work together and make more beautiful
music. I’m particularly looking forward to bringing music from South America to the Hall and
continuing our journey of Bruckner, this time with the Ninth Symphony. This season we will also
focus on repertoire surrounding my love of music for the voice.”
Soloists, Debuts and Notable Anniversaries
In a season focussing on the musical triumphs of both choral and solo singers, Liverpool
Philharmonic welcomes baritone Benjamin Appl as Artist in Residence. Benjamin will
also make his conducting debut with Handel’s Messiah alongside the Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Choir. Benjamin’s residency will feature a performance of
Widmann’s Schumannliebe and a celebration of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, which will see
Benjamin share memories and anecdotes about the iconic baritone (and his teacher)
through his own personal diaries.
Following her recent debut with the English National Opera, Liverpool-born mezzo-
soprano Jennifer Johnston returns to perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with the Orchestra
under the baton of Domingo Hindoyan. In a moving farewell, Kathryn Stott will give her
final recital performance in the city where her career began. Janáček’s Glagolitic
Mass will feature an international soloist line up including three Czech singers: soprano
Evelina Dobračeva, tenor Aleš Briscein and bass Jan Martiník, with mezzo-soprano Katarina
Karnéus and Liverpool-born and trained organist Daniel Greenway
Continuing to introduce the city to new talent, the Orchestra will welcome many rising
stars of the conducting world. Making their Liverpool conducting debuts are British
conductor Adam Hickox who leads programmes featuring works by Anna Meredith, Barber,
Rachmaninov and Walton; Joseph Young who brings the sounds of New York to Liverpool
with Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; and Erina Yashima with works by
Mathilde Wantenaar, Shostakovich and Dvořák. Fast-rising conductors Matthew Lynch and
Manchester based Ellie Slorach will be conducting Family Concerts; and Denis
Sousa and Lidiya Yankovskaya will lead the Orchestra in Beethoven’s Symphony No.
6, Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass and works by Missy Mazzoli, Brahms and Shostakovich
respectively.