The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season, led by Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan. Here are the vocal performances on offer.

Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan opens his sixth season with Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection,” featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir alongside soloists soprano Lucy Crowe and mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis.

Performance Date: Oct. 1, 2026

Soprano Sarah Brady makes her debut with the Orchestra in Strauss’s “Four Last Songs,” conducted by Karel Deseure alongside Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade.”

Performance Date: Nov. 5, 2026

Liverpool Philharmonic’s 10:10 marks the 50th anniversary of Benjamin Britten’s death in a program conducted by Tess Jackson featuring mezzo-soprano Jess Dandy, alongside works by Composer in Focus Caroline Shaw, including “Entr’acte” and “Is a Rose.”

Performance Date: Nov. 11, 2026

Hindoyan’s Beethoven Festival culminates in Symphony No. 9 “Choral,” performed by the Orchestra and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir with soloists Lauren Fagan, Stephanie Maitland, Ed Lyon, and Roderick Williams. There will also be British Sign Language interpretation by Paul Whittaker.

Performance Date: Jan. 30, 2027

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, directed by Matthew Hamilton, performs Händel’s “Messiah” with soloists Hilary Cronin, Katie Bray, Stuart Jackson, and James Platt.

Performance Date: March 20, 2027

Bass-baritone Bryn Terfel joins Hindoyan in a program of Schubert songs, alongside Kareem Roustom’s Aleppo Songs.

Performance Date: April 17, 2027

Soprano Melody Louledjian performs Poulenc’s “Stabat Mater” in a program conducted by Alena Hron, alongside music by Smetana, and Kaprálová.

Performance Date: May 8, 2027

The season closes with Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” bringing together the Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, youth ensembles, and soloists Jenny Daviet, Adrian Dwyer, and Rory Musgrave, conducted by Hindoyan.

Performance Date: July 8, 2027