The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic - the UK’s oldest professional symphony orchestra - has been at the heart of the city’s cultural life since 1840, each season performing around 70 concerts at venues across Liverpool, including its two cathedrals.

The orchestra’s visit to the Potteries early this month sees them performing under the baton of Erina Yashima, presenting a programme of music that features Humperdinck’s Prelude to Hansel & Gretel and Dvorak’s New World Symphony. Sandwiched between the two, soloist Anna Tsybuleva plays Grieg’s famous Piano Concerto.

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