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RLPO Brass Section Concert
Today is the first of a series of ventures coming up for the brass section of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Brass Section. Our lunchtime concert today, in collaboration with the RLPO’s Ballet Russe celebration season, we will be giving … Continue reading
The Great Alan Stringer MBE (1928-2012)
This is the great Alan Stringer. Alan was principal trumpet of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra from 1953 to 1993, apart from a year (1960-61) as Principal of the London Symphony Orchestra. One of the best trumpet players in the … Continue reading
Some More Thoughts on Trumpet practice - Ear Training... the brass player must sing like a canary!
Reblogged from Brendan Ball's Blog: It is with some trepidation that I publish this post as the subject matter is still very much a work in progress for myself and my students, but I’m now confident with the improvements and … Continue reading
Adolphe Sax
Have a click on this link to read about a man who had as great an influence on the world of brass playing as anyone… ADOLPHE SAX
The Historic Cinema Screen at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Here is a photo of the historic Walturdaw cinema screen at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, taken by RLPO photographer Mark McNulty earlier today. Said to be the last surviving, working one of it’s type in the world, Mark has captured it … Continue reading
RLPO latest release – Shostakovich 7
The new Shostakovich Symphony Number Seven, by Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, has been out on general release for a week now and so far the reviews have been amazing. Our version of ‘The Leningrad’ has been … Continue reading
John Suchet Receives His First Trombone Lesson From RLPO Principal Simon Cowen
As many regular visitors to this blog will know, Classic fm presenter John Suchet will be making his trombone debut with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra on June 15th. This will be for the RLPO annual Superorchestra day when amateur … Continue reading
