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CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY WITH THE MPO AT DEWAN FILHARMONIK PETRONAS!
Love is in the air when the MPO celebrates Valentine’s Day by presenting much loved works and Broadway masterpieces. This amorous concert is themed A Valentine’s Serenade and is scheduled on Saturday, 17 February 2024 at 8.30 pm at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP), KLCC. The MPO, under the helm of its Resident Conductor Gerard Salonga, is set to spellbind audience with an amorous selection of songs celebrating love with a touch of orchestral magic, such as Love Story (Where Do I Begin), Last Night, (They Long To Be) Close To You, Somewhere Out There, Love Changes Everything, If We Were In Love, Cinema Paradiso and Love Me Tender, sprinkled with…
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DFP PRESENTS ‘THE MUSIC OF STEVIE WONDER’ BY THE MPO JAZZ BAND & FRIENDS
Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP) continues its 25th anniversary celebration with a jazz concert themed The Music of Stevie Wonder to be presented by the MPO Jazz Band & Friends on Saturday, 9 September 2023 at 8.30 pm. Stretching its versatility beyond classical music, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) jazz ensemble has previously presented many jazz-themed concerts over the years such as the All That Jazz concert (2013) and the MPO Happy Hour series, and collaborated with local and international artists including Elvira Arul, Atilia, Ruth Sahanaya, Laura Fygi and Harry Connick Jr. This has further affirmed the MPO’s calibre as a versatile orchestra to be reckoned with. In this tribute…
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THE MPO PRESENTS MOZART’S JOYFUL HORN CONCERTOS AT DEWAN FILHARMONIK PETRONAS!  Â
The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will present a concert full of wonderful melodies, elegant lyricism and pastoral loveliness on Saturday, 12 August 2023 at 8.30 pm at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP), KLCC. The concert will be conducted by MPO Resident Conductor Naohisa Furusawa. The centerpieces of this programme are Mozart’s two horn concertos. Not only did Mozart write more concert works for the horn, all the concertos rank at the pinnacle of the solo horn repertory. Horn Concertos No. 1 and No. 2 were composed during the last 10 years of Mozart’s life; the works feature light-hearted fun, joy and playfulness tunes that will put smiles on your face. Serenading…
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MPO’s Symphonic Anime at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas
Last weekend, the MPO was back to perform not one, but four anime concerts! It was proven that anime fans are not just lovers of the art and story of anime, but are equally lovers of the music of anime. The Symphonic Anime was originally planned for 1 night concert but due to popular demand, it turned into four sold out concerts from 26 Aug to 28 Aug with a full capacity of over 3,600 people (920 people per concerts). Helmed by Resident Conductor Naohisa Furusawa, the MPO performed a series of favourite anime songs over the two hour concert. Born in Tokyo in 1973, Furusawa added to the background…
