The primary concert venue and administrative base of the OPRL is the Salle Philharmonique de Liège.
During the tenure of Bartholomée, the orchestra came under the rubric of the Communauté française, and was renamed the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège in 1983.
In February 2018, the OPRL announced the appointment of Gergely Madaras as its next music director, effective 1 September 2019, with an initial contract of 3 years.
In January 2024, the OPRL announced the appointment of Bringuier as its next music director, effective with the 2025-2026 season, with an initial contract of 4 years.
[4][5] The OPRL has notably recorded works of Belgian composers, such as Albert Dupuis, César Franck, Joseph Jongen, Émile Mathieu, and André Souris.