Orchestra – Raymond Ong

Shostakovich Fifth

Music by Dmitri Shostakovich opens and closes this concert by the Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. The composer’s Fifth Symphony is the featured work. It is not only the most popular of Shostakovich’s fifteen symphonies but one of the most popular symphonies of the entire twentieth century. The same composer’s impressive Festive Overture opens the concert, followed by a lovely musical landscape of the Bohemian countryside, Smetana’s Moldau.

SUN 19 MAR 2017 3:00PM

Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra – MPYO
Naohisa Furusawa, conductor

Programme

SHOSTAKOVICH – Festive Overture – 7 mins

SMETANA – The Moldau – 12 mins

SHOSTAKOVICH – Symphony No. 5 in D minor – 48 mins

19 Mar 201721 Mar 2017 by RaymondOng.co | Effye.com

THE BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS II & IV

THE BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS II & IV

The final Brandenburg Concerto programme is in the hands of Swiss conductor Maurice Steger, a dynamic musician whose talents are regularly in demand on four continents. Steger is also a virtuoso recorder player, in which capacity he stars in two of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos (Nos. 2 and 4). Steger fills out his programme with a suite from a Handel opera (Almira, “music overflowing with genius and invention,” as one critic noted) and other intriguing works.

FRI 17 MAR 2017 8:30pm
SAT 18 MAR 2017 8:30pm

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Maurice Steger, conductor & recorder

Programme

HANDEL
Almira, Queen of Castile Suite

BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major – 12 mins
– Ryan Beach, trumpet
– Ruth Bull, oboe
– Peter Danis, violin

SAMMARTINI
Recorder (Flute) Concerto
Concerto for Soprano Recorder in F major – 14 mins

BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major – 17 mins

Bach 巴哈 and Handel 韩德尔都是1685年出生的。。
Effye Ang 。。刚刚好跟你差距300年。。
他们在16世纪的85年。。你在19世纪的85年。。300年。。。
他们太强了。。。两百多年前做的工作果效到今天都还有人纪念。。。人们每一年都还要演奏他们的音乐。。。影响深远啊！！！

今天认识个新朋友。。。
Shannon ……
我们聊了聊。。音乐历史。。说说感受。。与音乐的发展与影响。。

18 Mar 201720 Mar 2017 by RaymondOng.co | Effye.com

Serenade

The MPYO presents two of the world’s most beloved serenades; one for winds and one for strings. Dvořák’s Serenade is one of his sunniest, most enjoyable compositions. Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings is his tribute to Mozart, a thoroughly delightful work in which Tchaikovsky at times imitates the style of his favourite composer. A bold and brassy fanfare by Dukas opens the programme.

SUN 12 FEB 2017 3:00PM

Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Naohisa Furusawa, conductor

Programme

DUKAS
Fanfare to La Péri – 4 mins

DVOŘÁK
Serenade in D minor, Op. 44 – 24 mins

TOURNIER
Prelude for Harp Duet Nos. 1 and 2, Op.16 – 4 mins

TCHAIKOVSKY
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 – 28 mins

12 Feb 201721 Mar 2017 by RaymondOng.co | Effye.com

Italian Symphony

Roberto Abbado’s programme opens with Berlioz’s dazzling portrayal of Roman festivities and closes with Mendelssohn’s beloved Italian Symphony. In between, we hear a violin concerto by one of Italy’s best known composers, Nicolò Paganini, whose music for violin is known for its technical wizardry and virtuosic flair. Luigi Boccherini too was Italian but spent much of his career in Spain, where he received inspiration for his Night Music of the Streets of Madrid.

SAT 4 FEB 2017 8:30PM
SUN 5 FEB 2017 3:00PM

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Roberto Abbado, conductor
Sergej Krylov, violin

Programme

BERLIOZ
Roman Carnival Overture, Op.9 – 8 mins

PAGANINI
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor – 40 mins

BERIO/BOCCHERINI
Four Original Versions of ‘Ritirata notturna di Madrid’ – 8 mins

MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op.90 – ‘Italian’ – 27mins

4 Feb 201721 Mar 2017 by RaymondOng.co | Effye.com

Mozart’s The Magic Flute

这是我们在音乐厅欣赏的第一个歌剧。。
在我们面前呈现出一幅‘交响乐河流’。
This is our first opera experience in a concert hall.
An Ochestra in front of us just like a ‘singing river’

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Guillaume Tourniaire, conductor.
Steve Davislim, director.

Cast in order of vocal appearance:
Steve Davislim, Tamino.
Ang Mei Foonf, First Lady.
Yeoh Ker Ker, Second Lady.
YiLing Chaing, Third Lady.
Daniel Carison, Papageno.
Anna Siminska, Queen of the Night.
Solomin Chong, Monostatos.
Lauren Snouffer, Pamina.
Chi Hoe Mak, Speaker of the Temple.
Dimitry Ivashchenko, Sarastro.
Chi Mei Ho, Papagena.
Yap Jin Hin, Priest & Armoured Man.
Seow Chee Chuan, Priest & Armoured Man.
Kuala Lumour City Opera Chorus.

Programme
MOZART – The Magic Flute

Malaysia Premiere
Libretto in German by Emanuel Schikaneder with English dialogue by Steve Davislim.
The performance will last approximately 150 minutes with a 20-minute interval.