Just announced! Bold, brilliant and back in Barrow – the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra's 2026/27 Season.

Come and Sing
Saturday 26 September
10.30am – 5pm
Town Hall

Matthew Hamilton Director of Choirs and Singing
Matthew Roughley Youth Choir Director
Eve Taylor accompanist

Local choir member? Aged 16+? Come and sing with us!

 Back by popular demand, Come and Sing returns to Barrow, bringing voices together for a fun, relaxed and friendly singing workshop. Led by two of Liverpool Philharmonic's choral directors, you’ll be working on iconic choral classics such as Mozart’s Ave Verum and extracts from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. So come along for a day filled with incredible music and community.

Tickets for under 18s are limited and subject to availability.

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Bolt’s War
Friday 30 October 7pm
Town Hall

Alan Bolt (arr. Jackson) Festival Overture (world premiere)
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Doreen Carwithen Suffolk Suite
Butterworth The Banks of Green Willow
Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin

Andrew Manze conductor
Braimah Kanneh-Mason violin

An evening of music inspired by remembrance, resilience and hope, centred on the remarkable story of local composer and music director Alan Bolt. While held as a prisoner of war during WWII, Bolt formed an orchestra in the camp and composed Festival Overture. Liberated before it could be performed, this concert finally presents the work’s world premiere alongside music by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Carwithen and Ravel.

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Beethoven in Barrow
Saturday 23 January 7pm
Furness Academy Sports Hall

Programme to include:
Beethoven Overture, Egmont
Beethoven Symphony No.7

Domingo Hindoyan conductor

Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan brings our Beethoven Celebrations to Barrow with a concert that’s bold, vibrant and buzzing with life to mark 200 years since the composer’s death. A musical ode to a 16th-century freedom fighter, the shifting moods in Beethoven’s Egmont Overture portray the grappling forces of good and evil before Symphony No.7 provides the perfect finale with its driving pulse, joyous mood and deeply moving second movement.

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Dementia Friendly Concert
An Invitation to Dance
Thursday 18 March
1.30pm & 3.30pm
Barrow Library

Claire Henry presenter

Join presenter Claire Henry and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra musicians for a concert inspired by dance.

This performance has been designed to be informal, engaging and enjoyable for people living with dementia, along with their friends, family and carers.

These concerts will last for approximately 1 hour and take place in Barrow Library, which is fully accessible.

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Under 5s Concert
Prehistoric Party
Saturday 20 March
12pm & 2pm
Barrow Library

Claire Henry presenter

We’re heading back through the musical mists of time to meet everyone’s favourite prehistoric pals… Together with presenter Claire Henry and musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, we’ll discover the dinosaurs that walked the Earth millions of years ago – and there’ll be lots of roarsome musical fun along the way!

These concerts will last for approximately 1 hour and take place in Barrow Library, which is fully accessible.

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Reinventing Britten
Sunday 16 May 4pm
Town Hall

Caroline Shaw Entr’acte
Timothy Jackson Be not Afeard
Britten A Charm of Lullabies
Caroline Shaw Is a Rose
Britten Simple Symphony

Tess Jackson conductor
Jess Dandy mezzo-soprano
Elizabeth McNulty harp

Childhood and lullabies weave through this concert, which puts the spotlight on Benjamin Britten to mark the 50^th anniversary of his death. Britten composed themes for his Simple Symphony as a child, while A Charm of Lullabies reimagines texts by Blake and Burns. Timothy Jackson presents a gentle hymn of comfort, and two works by Grammy Award-winning composer Caroline Shaw offer a psychedelic take on fairytales and nature.

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Epic Worlds in Concert
Music of Films and Video Games
Saturday 3 July 4pm
Furness Academy Sports Hall

Peter Michael Davison conductor

Programme to include music from Studio Ghibli, Star Wars, The Legend of Zelda and more!

From the silver screen to legendary gaming worlds, experience unforgettable music that's shaped generations. Hear iconic scores brought to life in a powerful performance by the Orchestra filled with adventure, emotion and nostalgia.

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Curious about classical? Well, let us introduce you…

Pops Goes Classical
Saturday 10 October
6pm & 8pm
Town Hall

James Morgan conductor
Juliette Pochin presenter
Patsy Gillam presenter

An evening of iconic pop hits transformed through the sound of the Orchestra and performed by candlelight in the stunning surroundings of the Town Hall. Featuring music by Queen, Coldplay, Adele and Celine Dion, this special concert blends soaring melodies and timeless songs in an intimate live experience presented by Cumbria’s own Patsy Gillam alongside Juliette Pochin.

Part of Barrow Music Weekender! 

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Philharmonic Tracks
Wednesday 17 March
6pm & 8pm
Barrow Library

Discover symphonic sounds up close and personal, as musicians from the Orchestra dive into orchestral blockbusters, familiar favourites, some new discoveries - plus a few special surprises!

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There is a booking fee of £1 per ticket. There is an additional fee of £1.25 per booking online.