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Rebecca Tong, winner of La Maestra competition, makes Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra debut

Monday 5 October 2020

Conductor Rebecca Tong, recent winner of the La Maestra Conducting Competition in September, makes her Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra debut on Thursday 8 October and Sunday 11 October.

She’ll conduct a programme of works by Sibelius, Beethoven, and Schubert, replacing Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Manze who has had to withdraw from these concerts owing to current travel restrictions.

 

This concert will also appear as part of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra On Demand series, available from 21 October.

 

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Rebecca Tong Biography

Rebecca Tong has been awarded First Prize at the La Maestra conducting competition, the finals of which were held at the Philharmonie de Paris in September 2020 and the final stages were streamed live worldwide. Rebecca also received the Arte Prize and French Concert Halls and Orchestras Prize, impressing a jury headed by Ewa Bogusz-Moore and including conductors Marin Alsop and Lionel Bringuier. A native Indonesian of Chinese decent, Rebecca is a former Junior Fellow in Conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music where she assisted with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, and The Hallé. She is currently Resident Conductor of Jakarta Simfonia Orchestra and founder of the Jakarta Christian Youth Orchestra.

 

Growing up in a musical family, Rebecca’s musical experiences stemmed from a very young age, and she is continually fascinated by connecting communities through music. In the 2020/21 season Rebecca will also be working with the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Company.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Rebecca Tong conductor

Thursday 8 October 7.30pm

Sunday 11 October 11am and 2.30pm

Sibelius Suite, Mignonne

Beethoven Grosse Fuge

Schubert Symphony No.5

Available On Demand from 21 October at 7pm

 

Programme as follows

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