{"id":757140,"date":"2026-02-11T12:14:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/757140\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T12:14:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:14:18","slug":"liverpool-philharmonic-orchestra-to-perform-candlelit-pop-favourites-at-liverpool-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/757140\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to perform candlelit pop favourites at Liverpool Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool Cathedral is set to host the magnificent Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for Pop Goes Classical this April, performing hits from Oasis, David Bowie, Queen &amp; more.<\/p>\n<p>Pop Goes Classical\u00a0shows that a great melody transcends time and genre. Get ready for an unforgettable musical experience where the world\u2019s best loved songs are reimagined by the iconic\u00a0Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, orchestrated by Morgan &amp; Pochin, producers of the hit\u00a0Classic FM albums\u00a0Pop Goes Classical\u00a0and\u00a0Songs Without Words, as well as Cilla Black\u2019s posthumous symphonic album with the RLPO, along with collaborations with Rebecca Ferguson and with Lana Del Ray for the iconic song \u2018You\u2019ll Never Walk Alone\u2019 for the Liverpool FC documentary \u2018The End of the Storm.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-id=\"224597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LivCath_Tower_instagram-1-e1755618317474.jpg\" alt=\"Liverpool Cathedral Views - Tower Tours\" class=\"wp-image-224597\"\/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1444\" data-id=\"233971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2025-10-27-at-14.53.16-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233971\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Set in the beauty and splendour of\u00a0Liverpool Cathedral but with the intimacy of candlelight, this world-famous orchestra will take you from the heartfelt ballads of\u00a0Ed Sheeran\u00a0and\u00a0John Legend\u00a0to the anthemic sounds of\u00a0Coldplay,\u00a0U2, and\u00a0Oasis, transforming well-loved songs such as\u00a0Hallelujah and\u00a0Fix You\u00a0into sweeping symphonic masterpieces \u2013 as heard on\u00a0Classic FM.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a lifelong pop fan, a classical music enthusiast, or somewhere in between, this celebration of uplifting and emotional music is not to be missed.<\/p>\n<p>Programme includes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hallelujah\u00a0\u2013 Leonard Cohen<\/li>\n<li>Fix You\u00a0\u2013 Coldplay<\/li>\n<li>Fields of Gold \u2013 Sting<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t Look Back in Anger\u00a0\u2013 Oasis<\/li>\n<li>All of Me\u00a0\u2013 John Legend<\/li>\n<li>Hello\u00a0\u2013 Adele<\/li>\n<li>Thinking Out Loud\u00a0\u2013 Ed Sheeran<\/li>\n<li>I Will Always Love You\u00a0\u2013 Dolly Parton<\/li>\n<li>Queen Medley<\/li>\n<li>Unchained Melody\u00a0\u2013 Righteous Brothers<\/li>\n<li>Life on Mars\u00a0\u2013 David Bowie<\/li>\n<li>Back for Good\u00a0\u2013 Take That<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Royal-Liverpool-Philharmonic-Orchestra_Gareth-Jones-scaled-e1747195691403.jpg\" alt=\"Liverpool Philharmonic\" class=\"wp-image-219939\"\/>Credit: Gareth Jones<\/p>\n<p>The award-winning Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is the UK\u2019s oldest continuing professional symphony orchestra. The origins of the Orchestra\u2019s concert series date back to the formation of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic by a group of Liverpool music lovers in 1840.<\/p>\n<p>The Orchestra is central to Liverpool\u2019s cultural offering, being the largest music organisation and one of the largest artistic organisations in the city. The Orchestra gives over sixty concerts each season in its home, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, as well as concerts in venues across the region. Liverpool Philharmonic premieres and commissions more music than any other UK orchestra, with over 150 works premiered and commissioned in the last 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for Pop Goes Classical are available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/the-royal-liverpool-philharmonic-pop-goes-classical-by-candlelight-tickets-1964052247142\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nFind more events in Liverpool <a href=\"https:\/\/theguideliverpool.com\/upcoming_events\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out what\u2019s good up North on our new platform, The Northern Guide.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From the best hotels, beauty spots, days out, food and more up North \u2013 visit<a href=\"https:\/\/thenorthernguide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u00a0thenorthernguide.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow The Northern Guide on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thenorthernguideuk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool Cathedral is set to host the magnificent Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for Pop Goes Classical this April, performing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":757141,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,156308,2766,393,920,4884,179,269,16,15],"class_list":["post-757140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-liverpool","tag-britain","tag-cathedral","tag-culture","tag-england","tag-events","tag-great-britain","tag-liverpool","tag-music","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116051946314666378","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=757140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/757141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=757140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=757140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=757140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}