Happy 10th Birthday Dewan Filharmonik!
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday Dewan Filharmonik,
Happy birthday to you!
Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (DFP) and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will celebrate their 10th anniversary with a four-week-long celebration. The bash will kick off with Symphonic Broadway on Aug 17 and 18 at 8.30pm, and Aug 19 at 3pm.
The MPO, led by associate conductor Kevin Field, will present Bernstein’s Candide, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Weill’s Song Book 1 & 2, Rodgers’ Oklahoma! and Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun. Tickets are priced between RM20 and RM80.
The celebration will continue with another two concerts, themed MPO Birthday Bash, on Aug 21 and 22 at 6.30pm. Under the baton of George Ellis, works which will be presented are Ellis’ Overture: Celebration, Bizet’s Habanera from Carmen Suite, Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King and Shostakovich’s Polka and Gallop. Tickets for this are priced at RM30.
If you are into fusion music, check out MPO’s unique collaboration with Kumpulan Wayang Kulit Anak Seri Baju Merah, which sees how western style orchestra interacts with wayang kulit. Show dates are Aug 31 and Sept 1 at 8.30pm and Sept 2 at 3pm. MPO principal conductor Matthias Bamert will lead the works.
MPO will also bring audiences the infectious music of Latin America through its collaboration with conductor Jacomo Bairos and flautist Nestor Torres in a concert themed Latin Jazz Fiesta on Sept 5 at 8.30pm. The festival will culminate with a concert on Sept 9 at 3pm, featuring renowned soprano diva Sumi Jo performing operatic works with a distinctly French flavour, comprising works of Debussy, Gounod, Bellini, Verdi and Ravel.
Information about Dewan Filharmonik Petronas Concert Hall:
This 864-seat concert hall sits between and links the two 88-story Petronas Towers, a magnificent new landmark dominating the center of Kuala Lumpur. The acoustic volume of the hall can be changed by a unique reflective ceiling which can be moved to accommodate a varied range of musical activities. The hall also contains state-of-the-art audio-visual and broadcast systems. It is a world-class venue for music, Malaysian cultural performances, public meetings and conferences. The hall opened in 1998.
Theatre Projects Consultants: Concert hall design concept, performance equipment systems and audio-visual systems design and specification.
Theatre Type: Concert Halls
Theatre Form: Music Room
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Completion: 1998
Seat Count: 864
Project Type: New Construction
Architect: Cesar Pelli & Associates, New Haven, CT (Design). Adamson Associates, Toronto, ON (Associate Design)
Acoustician: Kirkegaard & Associates
For more information, call the Box Office (03-20517007 or e-mail dfp_boxoffice@petronas.com.my).
source : Mass Media
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