Gig review - Liverpool Philharmonic, Karel Deseure, Labèque sisters, Philharmonic Hall Liverpool, 8 June 2023
A gig review from June, in Liverpool... yes it's 2 months late, but it made such an impression on me I figured I'd finish it for my own satisfaction! Programme: John Adams - The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra Nico Muhly - ‘In Certain Circles’: Concerto for Two Pianos - interval - Prokofiev - Symphony No.3 Prokofiev's 3rd Symphony has been one of my favourite pieces of music since some time in the mid-90s when I borrowed this CD box-set of symphonies from my local library (CDs... remember them?!). I've waited literally decades for someone to programme a live performance of the Third that I could get to, so there was no way I was missing out on this concert, whoever was playing and whatever else was on the programme. Fortunately, the first half looked like it would be to my taste too, though: something from John Adams and a new piece from Nico Muhly. It was a lovely bonus that Katia & Marielle Labèque were playing the 2 pianos in the Muhly piece either -...