An evening of creative exploration and musical collaborations from a new generation of artists working between traditions, cultures and sound-worlds. Milap brought together musicians from @Samyo_uk, the UK’s National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music, and @taranguk, the UK’s Indian Music Collective. Conductors and mentors @kousicsen … Continue readingTung Auditorium – RE:Sound – A Showcase by Samyo and Tarang
As part of its first performance as a Tung Affiliate Ensemble, Dr Jazz and the Cheshire Cats Big Band presented a special interpretation of Fats Waller’s six-movement London Suite featuring acclaimed jazz pianist Adam Fairhall as soloist. Adam is an internationally respected jazz pianist and improviser … Continue readingTung Auditorium – Dr Jazz and the Cheshire Cats – Fats Waller’s London Suite
A thoroughly enjoyable week of final recitals by the music students of Liverpool University for their degree assessments at The Tung Auditorium Liverpool. With Singing and from Harp to Tuba, and all instruments in between I was treated to a gamut of musical genres. The wealth … Continue readingTung Auditorium – Department of Music Final Year Recitals
The Department of Music Guest Artists for 2025/2026 were joined by Department of Music students to showcase achievements of performers and composers from across the academic year. Composition students have worked with contemporary pianist Ben Powell and jazz pianist Dan Whieldon throughout this year to … Continue readingTung Auditorium – Showcase with Guest Artists
Great entertainment at the penultimate lunchtime concert of the 25/26 academic year. A celebration of the University of Liverpool Department of Music students who performed alongside musicians of the Liverpool Philharmonic. Performers were drawn from both Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses. Wonderful to see such talents … Continue readingTung Auditorium – Showcase of Music students with Musicians of the Liverpool Philharmonic
Great entertainment at the Tung Auditorium with Sophie Lukacs and friends!! Sophie Lukacs masterfully blended the Mandingue kora tradition with her modern singer-songwriter voice to give a fab concert; Seven years of study in Mali with kora legends like Toumani Diabaté will do that!! Budapest-born, … Continue readingTung Auditorium – Sophie Lukacs
Just a few photos from the 2026 showcase of Liverpool University Department of Music’s work at the Tung Auditorium
As ever a real pleasure to hear the sublime piano playing of Soraya, a @livuni graduate performing solo an all-female composed programme of music – from C. Schumann, Jaëll, Chamiande, Beach, Nikolayeva at the Tung Auditorium the other week. The programme, all the research, the entire vision … Continue readingTung Auditorium – Soraya Verjee
This show was part of the Yoko Ono Lennon Lunchtime Concert Series at the wonderful Tung Auditorium. Grace Elizabeth Harvey’s music hangs somewhere between the melancholy, the holy and the innocent. Fresh from a UK EP release tour and winning the Young Songwriter’s Competition 2025, … Continue readingTung Auditorium – Grace Elizabeth Harvey and Jessica Dives
What could be even more festive than Christmas carols played by a brass band? A concert that also involved a choir singing them! I saw some of the best student brass players, along with singers from the University’s UNIty and Chamber Choirs, as they rang … Continue readingTung Auditorium – A Merry Musical Christmas