Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Name: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Start: 2027-02-17T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Royal Concert Hall

Wed 17 Feb 2027 at 7:30PM

Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

Main Auditorium

From Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 10:00AM

Wed 17 Feb 2027

7:30PM

From Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 10:00AM

Show times are subject to change and published where available.

Booking Dates:
Subscribers: 10am Tue 26 May
Multibuy: 10am Mon 1 June
General on sale: 10am Mon 8 June

Tickets £13 - £44.50

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Manze Conductor
Braimah Kanneh-Mason Violin

Holst A Fugal Overture
Butterworth The Banks of Green Willow
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Walton Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Elgar Enigma Variations (with spoken introduction)

The rapturous opening fanfare of Holst's 1922 A Fugal Overture, intensely driven forward with canonic momentum, begins this programme of British halcyon. Butterworth's The Banks of Green Willow paints a rural idyll, entwining ancestral folk songs with pastoral Edwardian paradise to tell the tale of long-lost love. Equally as evocative, Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending is a setting of George Meredith’s enchanting poem which beautifully illustrates the lone lark in flight above rolling meadows. Fittingly celebrated as one of the greatest pieces of British music, Nottingham’s own violin virtuoso, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, is the soloist realising this bucolic bliss.

Chronicling two key scenes from the wartime drama The First of the Few, Walton's Spitfire Prelude and Fugue is as patriotic as his coronation anthem, Crown Imperial. The gallant Prelude acts as an overture to the film's opening titles; the Fugue accompanies a montage of the aeroplane's construction. Elgar's introspective masterpiece, his Enigma Variations, personifies fourteen of his closest compatriots, each a variation on his original theme. Most renowned is the ninth, Nimrod, unparalleled in its ability to reflect national spirit. With each variation's distinct character, it’s an intrinsically moving emotional rollercoaster, from the melancholy of Nimrod to its exultant end.

Free pre-concert talk, 6.20pm in the auditorium: Dr Joanne Cormac introduces the programme.

Part of

Nottingham Classics

Age Guidance: 7+

Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+

Running time: Doors: 6.00pm. Running time – 1st Half: 7.30pm - 8.05pm, 20 minute interval, 2nd Half: 8.25pm – 9.15pm

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Under 26s and full-time students
Under 26s and students in full time education can book seats for £5 each. Just select the Under 26 price from the drop-down list when selecting a seat. Please note: you may be asked to show proof of age or student status when you enter the auditorium.

Bargain Seats
These are only available from 12pm on the day of the concert at £10, online, by phone, or at the box office counter. Please note that these seats are usually situated in the Choir Stalls, and are subject to availability.