Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra launches new season with new chief conductor

Highlights of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s 2021/22 season range from core symphonic repertoire to music from Latin America, reflecting the musical heritage of music director Domingo Hindoyan.

Hindoyan launches his first RLPO season with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, together with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir. Other repertoire includes Bruckner’s

Symphony No 8, Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle, and new works by Roberto Sierra and Edmund Finnis. Soloists this season including Hindoyan’s wife, the acclaimed Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva, Venezuelan trumpeter Pacho Flores, and the young Spanish violinist Maria Dueñas.

Baritone Roderick Williams continues as the RLPO’s Artist in Residence. Meanwhile, the orchestra’s Young Artist in Residence, pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, performs Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto.

The season is particularly strong in its focus on works by female composers. The programme features 20 works by women, including eight new works.  Meanwhile, the season includes appearances by nine female conductors: Marta Gardolińska, Elena Schwarz, Re­­­­becca Tong, Sarah Hicks, Diana Tischenko, Ellie Slorach, Jeannette Sorrell, Nil Venditti and Gemma New.

Announcing the new season, Michael Eakin, chief executive of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra said: ‘The past 18 months have been a reminder that music, more than ever, has the power to connect us all and so I am delighted to be able to share our plans for the new season. It’s an extremely exciting time for the Orchestra as we welcome our new Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan for his first season with us. It’s a programme with an amazing diversity of music and artists. It also reflects our strong commitment to present new work, with a 50/50 gender balance of composers across all new works for the Orchestra and ensembles.'