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MAESTRO ASHKENAZY RETURNS TO THE PODIUM AT DEWAN FILHARMONIK PETRONAS!
The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will continue to dazzle fans of classical music when it presents a startling all-Russian musical works on Friday, 30 September 2016 and Saturday, 1 October 2016 at 8.30 p.m. at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP), KLCC. The MPO will open the concerts with Rimsky-Korsakov’s rousing Russian Easter Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme and will close the showcases with Shostakovich’s ode to the horrors of war, Symphony No.8 in C minor. It is a symphony that spoke of tragedy and the bitter sufferings that comes in its wake. The one-hour work was premiered in 1943 by the State Symphony Orchestra in Russia. Renowned Russian conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy returns to the DFP…
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EXCITING FAMILY-THEMED CONCERTS BY THE MPO AT DEWAN FILHARMONIK PETRONAS!
Join a fun-filled musical splendour when the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) presents Family Fun Day concerts on Saturday, 24 September 2016 at 3.00 pm and Sunday, 25 September 2016 at 2.30 pm and 4.30 pm at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP), KLCC. Themed Carnival of the Animals and to be led by Graham Ross, the concerts will witness animals spring majestically to life with music; from a mischievous magpie, a magical swan, a frenzied bumblebee to a graceful pooch. The showcases will open with Rossini’s The Thieving Magpie’s fun and frenetic overture, followed by Stravinsky’s Danse Infernale taken from ‘The Firebird’, a hugely successful ballet in 1910 based on a Russian…
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THE MPO COLLABORATES WITH CHOIR OF CLARE COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE AT DEWAN FILHARMONIK PETRONAS
The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) is proud to announce its debut collaboration with the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, in two showcases at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP), Kuala Lumpur City Centre. The performances are scheduled on Saturday, 17 September 2016 at 8.30 p.m. and Sunday, 18 September 2016 at 3.00 p.m. All performances will be led by Graham Ross, the choir’s Music Director since 2010, and will witness the MPO and the ensemble perform some of the most exciting works such as Dukas’ Fanfare from ‘La Peri’, Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Tchaikovsky’s Overture 1812 and Faure’s Requiem, Op.48. Since its inception in 1972, the choir…
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A Romantic Date with Rachmaninoff And Fabio Mechetti by MPO
Who loves the classics ✋🏼wanna join me for this? #MPO #rachmaninoff #orchestra #classical #romantic A photo posted by Leona Lim (@leonalimdotcom) on Aug 24, 2015 at 9:59pm PDT It was quite an honour to be invited by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra located in Dewan Philharmonic Petronas or Tower 2 KLCC for a date to watch A Romantic Rachmaninoff conducted by Fabio Mechetti. It had been ages since I last stepped into the hall so I was very excited as I love the classics and really loved the orchestra to bits. Going to review the long awaited orchestra at #Mpo #malaysianphilharmonicorchestra and this place is like filled with police right now…
