Perfect Pitch: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to perform at Birkenhead School for 150th anniversary

Feb 2 2011 by Matt Hurst, Birkenhead News

Conductor brings Philharmonic Orchestra to play on cricket pitch as fabulous gala of music and fireworks clebrates school’s 150th

VASILY Petrenko will bring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) to Wirral for the first time to mark Birkenhead School’s 150th anniversary with a huge open air concert.

Originally from St Petersburg, Russia, Vasily has lived in Birkenhead since becoming chief conductor at the RLPO in 2006.

He says he is excited about the prospect of performing on his adopted home turf and hopes it could be “a first step towards a Wirral orchestral life”.

Vasily exclusively told Wirral News: “Many things excite me, first of all I think it is very important to do concerts in schools for a young audience, and I think it’s great to have this opportunity.

“Secondly, I really love to do the concerts near Liverpool, but not in Liverpool, and its a beautiful site here – it’s always special to perform when you can see some nature.

“And thirdly, I can walk to the concert and from the concert!”