Come and be a part of musical adventures when the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) presents Family Fun Day concerts themed Let’s Tour The World! on Sunday, 2 February 2020 at 2.30 pm and 4.30 pm at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP), KLCC.
With musicians from 29 different countries, the MPO will take the audience to a voyage around the world, performing music that originated from some of the musician’s countries such as Czech Republic, The Philippines, Spain and Malaysia
The voyage will start in Malaysia. The MPO will be performing a medley of much loved folksongs such as Jong Jong Inai, Chan Mali Chan and Rasa Sayang. Next, the audience will visit The Philippines and discover Midanao Sketches, a popular music written based on the rhythm of the dances and songs of the Manobo tribe from the northern Mindanao.
After that, the MPO will travel to China and perform Li’s Spring Festival Overture, a work that depicts the celebration of the Spring Festival (also known as Chinese New Year). Continuing the journey, the audience will be transported to Czech Republic where Smetana’s Die Moldau will be played. It is one of the greatest nationalistic symphonic poems.
The MPO will also perform Spanish music entitled The Three Cornered Hat Suite, based on a ballet. The MPO’s final destination concludes in the USA with Bernstein’s On the Town: Three Dance Episode, based on a Broadway production of the same name.
Resident Conductor Gerard Salonga will lead the orchestra. The concerts are suitable for adults and children aged 4 and above.
For more information, kindly visit http://mpo.com.my/05-lets-tour-the-world/. For snippets of the rehearsal, visit the MPO Facebook page.
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