Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP) and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) are proud to announce their 20th Anniversary Special season. The celebration will commence with a Gala Concert on Friday, 17 August 2018 (exactly 20 years since the MPO’s inaugural performance on the same date in 1998) and Saturday, 18 August 2018 at 8.30 pm. The… Continue Reading
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Maximus Musicus Visits The MPO Orchestra
Maximus Musicus is a rather peculiar little mouse and this is the story of him getting lost in the orchestra. This is one very interesting way to introduce the instruments and the background of the orchestra to the little ones. Furthermore, Datuk Yasmin Yusoff is the story teller, how can I miss this? I practically… Continue Reading
MPO’s Heavenly Mahler Review
Together with my guest Elsa, we attended the MPO’s Heavenly Mahler last week at the Petronas Towers. The programme features the renowned piece by Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 4. The conductor was Roberto Abbado, who was awarded the prestigious Premio Abbiati by the Italian Music Critics Association. I am not a professional musician, however, I was… Continue Reading
Let’s Build A Band with Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Last week, I got to enjoy a one of a kind Family Fun Day at the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Let’s Build and Band was led by Conductor/Presenter Kevin Hathaway. From the title, I really didn’t know what to expect. How will we be building a band, I wondered. Entering the hall with my 6 year… Continue Reading