Domingo Hindoyan
The feeling with the orchestra has been fantastic; we love working together
Domingo Hindoyan has heard of Tranmere Rovers FC, and I’ll be honest, I did not see that coming. True, Hindoyan’s predecessor as chief conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, was a fan of Liverpool Football Club, and one naturally – lazily – assumes that a native of Venezuela will have his own views on the beautiful game, Merseyside-style. But to look beyond the Reds and the Toffees takes more than a superficial engagement with Scousedom. If, like me, you’re from the Wirral, you’ll know that in making that mental leap across the Mersey to Prenton Park, Hindoyan has done his homework. That’s real commitment.
‘Yes, Tranmere – I know everything!’ he laughs. He’s shrewd enough to wear his non-musical loyalties lightly, but the really surprising thing about Hindoyan and Liverpool is just how quickly his commitment has grown roots. When he was announced as Petrenko’s successor in June 2020, he’d conducted the orchestra precisely twice. It Strauss’s waltzes and Falla’s .
