Yahoo! News really needs to get the facts straight. It’s currently saying that the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing the first professional concert in Second Life. Hmm, that’s funny. This Google search shows that Duran Duran and Suzanne Vega have already performed in-game. Seems like a bunch of crap, unless you don’t consider Duran Duran “professional music”.
As for the Liverpool Philharmonic, they’ll be performing September 14th. Expect to hear some Rachmaninov (I actually love Rach’s compositions!), John McCabe, and Ken Hesketh. The concert will be conducted by Vasily Petrenko.
British orchestra to play first concert in Second Life [Yahoo! News]
Not only that, but the Liverpool Phil will not even be the first ORCHESTRA to perform live in Second Life – the Leeds Symphony and Red (an orchestra) from Cleveland have already done so. Clearly a case of Liverpool trying to get attention for itself.