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Held during the Malaysia Day festivities, AKUSTIKA is an acoustic or ‘unplugged’ concert showcasing some of the country’s most talented musicians highlighted by the superior ...

Held during the Malaysia Day festivities, AKUSTIKA is an acoustic or ‘unplugged’ concert showcasing some of the country’s most talented musicians highlighted by the superior ...

WAGNER Siegfried IdyII MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night's Dream SCHUMANN Symphony No.1 Featuring works by Richard Wagner, Robert Schumann, and Felix Mendelssohn, who all were fascinated ...

SARASATE Gypsy Airs DINICU Ciocarlia STRAUSS Burleske TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake Suite ENESCU Romanian Rhapsody No.1 in A, Op.11 From Romania comes the National Radio Orchestra ...

Good witch, bad witch - the roles vary in the original story by Frank Baum, Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland as Dorothy and the ...

WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walku?re WAGNER Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey from Götterdämmerung WAGNER Bru?nnhilde's Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung BERLIOZ Symphonic Fantastique ...

Featuring classic music from over 25 years of the FINAL FANTASY video game series, Distant Worlds returns to DEWAN FILHARMONIK PETRONAS. Experience the majesty and ...

Three seminal works of Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky are reenvisioned by Malaysian dancer and choreographer, Datuk Ramli Ibrahim. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, ...

This program features two of Rachmaninoff's most popular compositions, the haunting Vocalise and the exhilarating Second Piano Concerto, which may well be the most famous ...

Since the release of Toy Story in 1995, Pixar has revolutionized the filmmaking industry by being one of the most inventive and distinctive animation companies. ...

These two romantic favourites, Brahms's Violin Concerto and Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony, were composed just a few years apart in the late nineteenth century. Each is ...

Late in life, with memories of Allied bombs destroying his native Munich, Strauss poured his sense of loss and grief into the ineffably moving and ...

Two sensational violinists of Malaysian descent, both brothers and both major prize-winners, are the stars in this generous program of solo and double concertos. Together ...

These concerts feature screen projections of drawings by talented Malaysian school children, accompanied by the MPO playing the music of Debussy and Ravel. Debussy's Children's ...

The spirit of the dance infuses two of the three works on this program. Much of the music Khachaturian wrote as incidental music for Lermontov's ...

Music by three of the greatest German composers of the early nineteenth century make up this program: from Weber the Overture to his opera Euryanthe, ...

Juno Award winner soprano Karina Gauvin performs some of her signature repertoire with the MPO – Mozart arias. She also brings her artistry to the ...

Audiences who have experienced the fantastic Clownductor Melvin Tix, the conducting clown, in action know that great music and hysterical laughter await them when he ...

Making her Malaysia debut, the young Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra, heralded as one of the most compelling conductors of her generation, leads the ...

This concert gives us a full program of music by one of Vienna's most beloved composers: his two best-known symphonies, plus an overture. Schubert's last ...

Who is the hero of Strauss's mighty tone poem Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life)? Is it Strauss himself? Or someone else? No matter. The score ...

Making his Asia debut, the young French cellist Edgar Moreau performs the tremendously difficult First Cello concerto of Saint-Saëns along with Fauré's beautiful Élégie. Alexander ...

PAGANINI - Duetto Concertante per Violin e Fagotto BRAHMS - Sonata No.3 in D minor Op.108 SCHNITTKE - Quartet No.3...

The Beatles achieved a level of celebrity and adoration never seen before or since in modern times. They were more than a band. They symbolized ...

Bugs, insects, creepy crawlies... Whatever we call them, they're miniature marvels who live out their fascinating lives mostly hidden from sight. Combining music by Carl ...

PAGANINI - Duetto Concertante per Violin e Fagotto BRAHMS - Sonata No.3 in D minor Op.108 SCHNITTKE - Quartet No.3...

The Hungarian Béla Bartók and the Russian Dmitri Shostakovich were two of the towering figures of twentieth-century music. Both led highly stressful lives, both suffered ...

Mozart and Mahler make a perfect pair on symphony programs. Both enjoyed their greatest acclaim and financial success in Vienna, Mozart in the 1780s, Mahler ...

Vocalist Stephen Rahman Hughes returns to Kuala Lumpur and the MPO for two special Valentine's performances featuring romantic hits including Unchained Melody, My Funny Valentine, ...

A street musician is caught playing the orchestra's grand piano. Much to her surprise, the conductor does not scold her, but instead offers her the ...

For a totally different concert-going experience, come join some of the MPO musicians and their friends as they let their hair down for informal, early-evening ...

DEBUSSY Marche écossaise DEBUSSY (arr. Kocsis) Ariettes oubliées DEBUSSY (arr. Ravel) Danse (Tarantelle styrienne) DEBUSSY (arr. Kocsis) Les Ingénus, Fantoches, Rondeau, Caprice, Le Faune, Fête ...

PAGANINI - Duetto Concertante per Violin e Fagotto BRAHMS - Sonata No.3 in D minor Op.108 SCHNITTKE - Quartet No.3...

Viennese froth, French bon-bons and the best of Broadway come together on this program of excerpts from European operettas and Broadway musicals. The easy, rosy ...

BRAHMS Tragic Overture MAHLER Kindertotenlieder SCHUMANN Symphony No.2 Gustav Mahler's grief-laden Kindertotenlieder song cycle features contralto Sara Mingardo. Mahler was fascinated, almost obsessed, with details ...

PAGANINI - Duetto Concertante per Violin e Fagotto BRAHMS - Sonata No.3 in D minor Op.108 SCHNITTKE - Quartet No.3...

Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang returns to the MPO to perform Korngold's superb Violin Concerto. Korngold was also a Hollywood film music composer, and like many ...

Like their name ('HUJAN' means 'rain' in English), HUJAN's music alternates between light, heavy and torrential storms, a reflection of the many stories, moods and ...

One of the most beloved of Charles Chaplin's films (and Chaplin's personal favourite), The Gold Rush is set in the icy wastes of the Alaskan ...

MEZZOFORTE is considered one of Europe's most important fusion bands. From Iceland, the band's origin helps you understand its special, immediately recognizable sound. Somewhat separated ...

Young Chinese violinist Tianwa Yang makes her MPO debut playing Lalo's Symphonie espagnole. (Although titled a "Spanish Symphony", it is really a violin concerto, with ...

Grammy Award nominee Ottmar Liebert is one of the most successful instrumental artists of the past decade, thrilling audiences throughout the world and releasing a ...

Toyota Classics presents the North Czech Philharmonic Teplice, a renowned orchestra that has made a significant impact on European culture over the last century....

BRITTEN Frank Bridge Variations MOZART Violin Concerto No.5 K.219 BEETHOVEN Romance No.1 in G MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.1, Op.11 German violinist and conductor Kolja Blacher wears ...

No group of child musicians has won more renown than the incomparable Vienna Boys Choir, founded by Emperor Maximilian I in 1498. Six centuries later, ...

Mahler's Fifth Symphony is made up of a fascinating, ever-changing, kaleidoscopic of orchestral detail. Virtuosity is demanded from every player. Raging outbursts, heaven-storming triumphs, uncontrollable ...

Mendelssohn's Fourth and Dvo?ák's Ninth are the most famous symphonies by these composers. One is from the Old World – Mendelssohn's "Italian" symphony, inspired by ...

From his early years with the Jackson 5 to his mega-hit album Thriller and beyond, Michael Jackson stormed the music industry with hit after hit. ...

"Whimsical and fantastic … magical and gorgeous," wrote one critic about Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2. In the Totentanz, the pianist pours forth streams of ...

Presenter Alasdair Malloy has been dedicating his time devising exciting and innovative programmes that he presents to audiences of all ages with orchestras around the ...

Makyung is a traditional form of dance-drama from the east coast of Malaysia, particularly the state of Kelantan. In 2005 UNESCO declared Makyung a "Masterpiece ...

SPECTRUM is a multidisciplinary initiative integrating ideas from the combination of two or more arts. SPECTRUM will combine dancers and choreogaphers from a variety of ...

Expect the unexpected from Spectrum. This innovative venture probes into the relationship between music and the other performing arts, resulting in something exciting, stimulating and ...

DFP Seni Fest celebrates Malaysia Day with the soothing melodies of Melayu Asli songs resonating in Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS. Listen to the music while being ...

Here is a rare opportunity to hear a countertenor in Malaysia. A countertenor is a male singer whose range is that of the female alto ...

Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of its inaugural concert on 17 August 1998, the MPO premiers a new work from Malaysian prodigy Tengku Ahmad Irfan. Irfan ...

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra with Dato' Siti Nurhaliza on vocals. Let the unmistakable voice of Siti Nurhaliza inspire you, as she joins the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra ...

Expect the unexpected from Spectrum. This innovative venture probes into the relationship between music and the other performing arts, resulting in something exciting, stimulating and ...

In its grandeur, elemental power, cosmic scope and affirmation of the human spirit, Beethoven's Ninth embraces a world of emotional expression ranging from deep pathos ...

ZELENKA - Trio Sonata No.4 in G minor LUTOSLAWSKY – Bukoliki for Viola and Cello TURINA - Cicculo Op.91 BERNSTEIN - Sonata for Clarinet & ...

At the invitation of the conductor, Sahara Bob (an adventurer of questionable character) brings his collection of exotic musical instruments to the concert. Little does ...

Winner of the recent Anugerah Juara Lagu and Astro Mania, Hafiz rose to stardom virtually overnight after winning a massive 46% of over 4.2 million ...

The MPO's Beethoven symphony cycle continues with the Fourth, a work of broad lyricism and surprising drama, and the Seventh, often called "the apotheosis of ...

The monumental symphonies of Anton Bruckner, some of them lasting well over an hour, are often compared to cathedrals in sound for their sense of ...

Horns and hunts are the theme of this programme. It is led by Barry Tuckwell, who for several decades was the world's leading horn virtuoso, ...

For the story of Harry Potter, a narrative of mystery and magic, dreams and fantasy, composer John Williams has concocted his unique brand of magic ...

Rachmaninoff's fourth and final piano concerto is rarely heard in its original, full-length form. That is what Canadian pianist Alain Lefèvre gives us, alongside Aaron ...

Lush romanticism, memorable themes, dazzling orchestration and the workings of fate are all represented in Tchaikovsky's superpopular Fifth Symphony, conducted at these concerts by the ...

Music by three of the greatest German composers of the early nineteenth century make up this program: from Weber the Overture to his opera Euryanthe, ...

This "Age of Elegance" programme is built around a Mozart concerto and a Mozart symphony. Music by two Italians, Marcello and Rossini, and by an ...

Conductor Bramwell Tovey is also an inspector. On this programme the Inspector takes kids on a musical journey through the concept of rhythm and uncovers ...

Exactly one hundred years ago in Paris, the most famous musical scandal of the century took place, caused by The Rite of Spring – a ...

Handel's glorious orchestral works, Telemann's stately Overture, Vivaldi's fascinating concerto featuring several soloists and Geminiani's reworking of a famous piece by Corelli make up this ...

Cervantes' magnificent novel Don Quixote has been translated into dozens of languages and has served as a point of departure for dozens of musical compositions, ...

Be prepared to be wowed with Paganini's First Violin Concerto, a showstopper if there ever was one. Extravagant technical feats including flying leaps, glittery scales, ...

For a totally different concert-going experience, come join some of the MPO musicians and their friends as they let their hair down for informal, early-evening ...

Enter the theatre of your imagination as the MPO plays music from some of the most popular and famous films ever made, from The Magnificent ...

This absolutely thrilling programme culminates in a ten-song retrospective tracing the story of the hugely popular Swedish pop group ABBA. Formed in 1972, it became ...

Works by the Romanian Georges Enescu, the Hungarian Miklós Rózsa and the Viennese Erich Wolfgang Korngold come together in a programme that reverberates with the ...

PAGANINI - Duetto Concertante per Violin e Fagotto BRAHMS - Sonata No.3 in D minor Op.108 SCHNITTKE - Quartet No.3...

Experience the incredible dynamism, elemental power and visceral energy of the Yamato Drums from Japan, an ensemble that has thrilled audiences around the world. The ...

Beethoven's Fifth, the most famous symphony in the world, is back, and once again it wields its influence over us in ways unique to music. ...

One of today's leading concert pianists, Hélène Grimaud, brings all her interpretive talents to bear on Brahms' Second Piano Concerto, a work of surpassing power, ...

Six of England's finest 20th century composers form the line-up for this programme. Prepare to be surprised at the elemental power evoked by the imposing ...

PAGANINI - Duetto Concertante per Violin e Fagotto BRAHMS - Sonata No.3 in D minor Op.108 SCHNITTKE - Quartet No.3...

Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake may well be the most famous romantic ballet ever written. Hauntingly beautiful music, swans gliding on a moonlit lake, a handsome prince, ...

The Nutcracker is one of Tchaikovsky's most popular compositions, bringing life to the timeless ballet. Travel back in time to an enchanted Christmas Eve and ...

Waltzes, elegant ballrooms, glittering chandeliers, splendid historic buildings and infectious gaiety are the images conjured up by Viennese music of the Strauss family and their ...

Eleven works for the stage by five preeminent French composers make for a true musical feast. Purely instrumental numbers are interspersed with a cornucopia of ...

Malaysia and Japan collaborate in a celebration of music by welcoming Vienna's leading chamber orchestra for a visit. The Vienna Chamber Orchestra, one of the ...

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra with Timothy Myers as Conductor with Harith Iskander as Narrator With just days remaining before Halloween, a programme devoted to scary music ...

MPO Chamber Players VILLA LOBOS: Chorus No.4 HOFFMAN: Three Oranges MILHAUD: Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Piano RAVEL: Piano Trio in A minor...

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Claus Peter Flor conductor Olivier Latry organ BACH: Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) LISZT: Fantasia and Fugue SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony ...