Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony
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Emotion. Drama. Bring Tissues.
Who’s on stage
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and their charismatic Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan are our first guest orchestra of the season. They’ll by joined the newly-crowned winner of the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition, named at the Final the night before.
What they’re playing
Two epic symphonic favourites: Wagner’s starting Act 3 Prelude to Lohengrin and Tchaikovsky’s emotionally-charged Symphony No. 5. The piano concerto will be the competition winner’s choice so that’ll be a nice surprise.
Need to know
Price: £21 – £49
Discounts: save if you’re under 17, aged 18 – 30, a classical first timer, a group of 10 or more people. Check the details.
Running time: 1 hour 40 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.
Age: under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
What you'll hear
Richard Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 3 (3’)
To be announced with soloist Piano Concerto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 (44’)
Who's playing
Domingo Hindoyan conductor
Winner of The Leeds International Piano Competition
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
What's happening in the music?
Tchaikovksy wore his heart on his sleeve in his music, and never more so than in his Fifth Symphony. It’s one of his most emotionally extreme – a glimpse into his anguish, pain and despair that verges on the hysterical at times. If any music might cause you to shed a tear, it might be this. If this isn’t enough for one evening, there’s a chance to hear the newly crowned winner of The Leeds International Piano Competition, plus the startling Act 3 Prelude from Wagner’s opera Lohengrin – musical ecstasy right from the off.
