She attended a gala concert at the Liverpool Philharmonic, to celebrate the city's status as European Capital of Culture 2008.

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Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti won the award for top female artist, while the best male artist award went to Vasily Petrenko, the Russian conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Riverside can also boast the city s two cathedrals, the Liverpool mosque and the historic Prince s Road synagogue, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts.

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