The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is said become the first to perform a professional music concert in Second Life. The concert is to take place in an exact replica of the hall, which in RL is based in north-west England. During the live performance, avatars will be able to listen and watch the orchestra play in the 3D replica of the space.

The concert will feature works from Rachmaninov, Ravel and contemporary Liverpool composers John McCabe and Kenneth Hesketh, and will be conducted by its principal conductor Vasily Petrenko, as reported by The Sunday Morning Herald.

[Chronos Performing]

The organizers of the event said the audience will be able to interact with each other, purchase refreshments, and at the end of the concert will have the opportunity to chat to the orchestra’s conductor Vasily Petrenko [well, his avatar] and performers in the virtual bar.

This is a fairly big initiative for music in Second Life, as the organizers have said, where they hope to attract a global audience while giving greater access to classical music.