Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Updated: 30 October 2025 | 14:34 PM
Agreement
Agreements between Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) and the MU for employed and self-employed orchestra musicians.
Rates of pay for freelance players effective from 1 April 2025
Concert rates
| Tutti |
Sub-Principal |
Principal |
Section Leader |
| £135.11 |
£148.61 |
£162.13 |
£189.14 |
Single call (3 hours) on a day other than concert day
| Tutti |
Sub-Principal |
Principal |
Section Leader |
| £81.06 |
£89.16 |
£97.28 |
£113.48 |
Distance and travel
For concerts or rehearsals over 15 miles from the recognised central point of the musician’s normal centre of employment, where transport is not provided.
| Distance (where transport or travel fare is provided) |
| 41p per mile |
Meal allowances (where transport is provided)
| One Meal (depart after 1:30 pm) |
Two Meals (depart before 1:30 pm) |
| £16.00 |
£25.00 |
Overnight
| Basic |
M25 Supplement |
| £80.00 |
£35.00 |
Late return
| Midnight - 12:30am |
12:31 - 1:00am |
1:01 - 2:00am |
| £5.51 |
£11.03 |
£16.54 |
Contact details
Head of Orchestra Management: Carys Williams
RLPO, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BP
07753 448 356 / 0151 210 2895
Carys.Williams@liverpoolphil.com
MU Steward: David Rimbault
MU H&S Representatives: David Rimbault, Gareth Twigg, Simon Chappell and Ruth Davies