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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Barrow

Friday 11 October 2024 7pm

Friday 29 November 2024 7pm

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Jasdeep Singh Degun

Mozart’s Oboe Concerto

The Forum

Prokofiev Classical Symphony Jasdeep Singh Degun Arya, Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra Harrison (arr. Jackson) Within You Without You* Jasdeep Singh Degun (arr. Gupta) Lament Mozart Symphony No.36, ‘Linz’

Mendelssohn Symphony No.4, ‘Italian’ Mozart Oboe Concerto Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte Poulenc Sinfonietta

Chloe Rooke conductor Jasdeep Singh Degun sitar Harkiret Bahra tabla Children from Barrow primary schools*

Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society's 2024 Instrumentalist of the Year Award, Jasdeep Singh Degun was born in Leeds, but his music evokes whole worlds, and his sitar playing… well, let’s just say that it has to be heard to be believed. Tonight at The Forum he joins the Orchestra and tabla virtuoso Harkiret Bahra to perform his own Sitar Concerto Arya – a lyrical, brilliantly imaginative tale of different musical cultures, united by a willingness to explore, and (above all) by the spirit of song. Carrying this spirit, children from Barrow primary schools also join with the Orchestra for a special performance of George Harrison’s Within You Without You.

Domingo Hindoyan Chief Conductor

Part of Barrow Music Week

Friday 31 January 2025 12.30pm & 2.30pm

Dementia-Friendly Concert: By The Fireside

Karel Deseure conductor Helena Mackie oboe

Barrow Library Programme to feature works by De Falla, Handel and Vaughan Williams. Claire Henry presenter

November’s drawing in but here at The Forum it’s summer all over again! Mendelssohn’s heart turned somersaults when he arrived in the sunshine of Italy, but today his Italian symphony is just the starting point. Karel Deseure conducts Ravel’s dreamy Spanish fantasy, Poulenc’s witty Sinfonietta, and Mozart’s ebullient Oboe Concerto – with the Orchestra’s very own Helena Mackie in the spotlight. It’s music that practically dances for joy.

Members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra perform a concert of popular classics. This programme has been designed to be an informal, engaging and enjoyable concert for people living with dementia, along with their friends, family and carers. The concert takes place in Barrow Library, which is fully accessible. The performance space will be made as comfortable as possible for the audience.

Tickets £25 Concessions £23 Under-25s £9

The concert will last for approximately 1 hour. Tickets £5

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Barrow From ﬁlling The Forum with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony to pop-up performances all across town, we’ve had an incredible and inspiring ﬁrst year in Barrow-in-Furness.

Now, we’re doing it all again! We’re so excited to present the programme for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s second year in Barrow, where once more we’ll be collaborating with local organisations and partners to bring something for everyone. The Orchestra, together with sitar player Jasdeep Singh Degun, will be kicking things off this year with a concert that explores major musical influences from Jasdeep’s concerto for sitar and orchestra, to the Beatles. Then, the Orchestra’s own Helena Mackie takes on Mozart’s Oboe Concerto. Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan returns in March to lead another epic work by Beethoven and a very special conducting challenge…

Of course, we’ll also have more musical extravaganzas for Under-5s, another series of pop-up performances and dementia-friendly concerts too. Our Learning Team will be working with teachers across Barrow, organising exciting live performances and educational workshops in schools. Over the last year, we’ve been overwhelmed by the support that Barrow audiences and organisations have shown Liverpool Philharmonic, and we were thrilled to see so many of our events sell out. But that means tickets for this year’s concerts won’t hang around long, so make sure you book now to avoid disappointment!