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A Bailar! Let’s Dance with the MPO!
A Bailar means to dance, and the concert line up this season was certainly enough to make my feet tap and my soul dance away with every note. I am happy to share the return and reopening of The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP) this March 2022. While we await the new season, let’s review A Bailar and might I interest you to join me at the next concert. A Bailar was led by the very talented and animated MPO’s Resident Conductor Gerard Salonga who never failed to make every piece his own. We were taken on ride across Latin America with music inspired by Mexico,…
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THE MPO PRESENTS ‘RUSSIAN FAIRYTALES’ AT DEWAN FILHARMONIK PETRONAS!
The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will take you on a musical trip to Russia and present magical ‘fairytales’ in the form of classical gems on Saturday, 23 September 2017 at 8.30 pm and Sunday, 24 September 2017 at 3.00 pm at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP), KLCC. The concerts will feature substantial excerpts from two full-length ballet scores, both by Russians and both are based on beloved universal fairytales about a handsome prince in search of a beautiful girl, whom, following many difficulties, he eventually finds and marries. Prokofiev’s Suite from Cinderella and Tchaikovsky’s Suite from The Sleeping Beauty will indeed put the audience in a magical splendour. The MPO will…
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Unforgettable Musical Night with Beethoven 5th
After a first taste with the MPO (Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra), you will find yourself being drawn to go back and second time, a third and maybe more. It so happened that my eldest sis was in town when the MPO was playing Beethoven 5th featuring conductor Roberto Abbado and having heard her play Beethoven growing up in our living room while she was still learning the piano, I knew that she would be in for a treat with this show last week. We opt for the Friday night show at 8.30pm and I was pleasantly surprised that the hall was quite filled. As usual, we need to be there early…
