Joan as Policewoman photo credit: Paola Kudacki
The Tung Auditorium, Liverpool’s state-of-the-art concert hall, unveils its most ambitious season yet for Spring-Summer 2025, showcasing an eclectic mix of genres and performers.
Running from January to July, this season promises a vibrant blend of classical, chamber, contemporary, jazz, folk, and experimental music.
Highlights of The Tung’s fourth year as a world-class venue include American songwriter Joan As Police Woman, performing on Saturday 19 April as part of her European tour.
One of the leading pianists of his generation, Paul Lewis, will be returning on Sunday 16 February to play the Steinway that he selected especially for the venue, this time presenting a trilogy of Schubert’s late piano sonatas.
Residents Ensemble 10:10 will be presenting three concerts showcasing new music, conducted by Domingo Hindoyan in January, with baritone Benjamin Appl in March and celebrating Apollo Saxophone Quartet’s 40th Anniversary in April.
Ensemble 10:10 Michael Barenboim. Photo Credit Nerda Navaee
This season also sees the return of three much loved local ensembles covering an incredible range of masterpieces including Liverpool Welsh Choral who celebrate their 125th anniversary with a concert including full orchestra and new work by Keith Orrell commissioned for the occasion.
The venue are also delighted to be welcoming back Manchester Collective on Saturday 15 March, who are returning with SERENITY 2.0, a programme ranging from ethereal calm to furious amplified sound, culminating with a reimagining of Eric Prydz’s colossal house anthem Opus.
Offering modern protest songs this season, Grace Petrie crosses the brilliant boundaries of folk, punk, protest and LGBTQ+ activism on Friday 30th May. Meanwhile one of the best-loved duos on the English folk scene, Spiers and Boden, are original members of the extraordinarily successful folk big band Bellowhead and will make their Tung debut on Saturday 8 March.
Grace Petrie. Photo credit Emily Marcovecchio
More debut appearances this season come from US acapella folk quartet Windborne, (Friday 31 January) whose music spans many different continents but remains rooted in American folk singing traditions. From much closer to home in the North East – The Young’uns, will be singing life-affirming songs of social conscience in immaculate three-part harmony on Friday 18 April.
The university’s Department of Music will present a special showcase of the very best musicians, student performers will also join members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Solem Quartet will perform student composers’ work. The weekend of 3-4 May will see both the Liverpool University Music Society Ensembles and the University of Liverpool Symphony Orchestra summer concerts, who have recently received standing ovations from sold-out audiences.
The season concludes in July with the Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra’s tribute to The Beatles, blending classical and popular traditions.
Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Hartwell, Artistic Director at The Tung Auditorium said: “We’re always delighted to unveil our forthcoming programme, and this time it’s a bumper crop of shows highlighting so much of what we do best.
“There is some great partnership work to produce the season, which features some high-profile artists alongside emerging talent. Pick up a brochure or visit our website to see the full range of what’s on offer.”
Located in the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre at the University of Liverpool, The Tung Auditorium continues to connect audiences through the transformative power of live music. For tickets and more details, visit The Tung Auditorium website.