Legacy

Enjoy the legacy of timeless masterpieces as our very own Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra performs with some of the classical music world’s most distinguished artists.

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per pax (RM)
Premium 532.00 476.00
A Reserve 450.00 390.00
B Reserve 352.00 256.00
C Reserve 170.00 136.00
 
11-12 OCT 08 Sat 8.30pm, Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor
conductor
Robert Levin and Ya-Fei Chuang
pianos

BEETHOVEN Overture: Egmont
MENDELSSOHN Concerto for Two Pianos in A flat
BRAHMS Symphony No.1 in C minor (Op.68)



8-9 NOV 08 Sat 8.30pm, Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Gilbert Varga
conductor
James Ehnes
violin

HUMPERDINCK Overture: Hansel and Gretel
GLAZUNOV Violin Concerto in A minor (Op.82)
RAVEL Tzigane
RAVEL Mother Goose
RAVEL La Valse



6-7 DEC 08 Sat 8.30pm, Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä
conductor
Marc-André Hamelin
piano

NIELSEN Symphony No.2 (Op.16) - "The Four Temperaments"
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat (Op.83)



17-18 JAN 09 Sat 8.30pm, Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Lawrence Loh
conductor
Han-Na Chang
cello

BARBER Essay for Orchestra No.2 (Op.17)
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No.1 in E Flat (Op.107)
DVOŘÁK Symphony No.7 in D minor (Op.70)



21-22 MAR 09 Sat 8.30pm, Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor
conductor
Orli Shaham
piano

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.4 in G (Op.58)
BRUCKNER Symphony No.4 in E flat (Op.104) - "Romantic"



11-12 APR 09 Sat 8.30pm, Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Kees Bakels
conductor
Cédric Tiberghien
piano

HAYDN Overture: La fedeltà premiata
HAYDN Keyboard Concerto in D (HobXVIII/11)
BRUCKNER Keyboard Concerto in D (HobXVIII/11)



16-17 MAY 09 Sat 8.30pm, Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Hannu Lintu
conductor
Olli Mustonen
piano

STRAVINSKY Jeu de cartes
MARTINŮ Piano Concerto No.3
FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat



27-28 JUN 09 Sat 8.30pm, Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Xian Zhang
conductor
Chuanyun Li
violin

RESPIGHI Three Botticelli Pictures
LALO Symphonieespagnole (Op.21)
SCHUMANN Symphony No.4 in D minor (Op.120)
 
 
 
Odyssey

The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra collaborates with renowned artists to take you on a journey exploring centuries of extraordinary masterpieces.

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per pax (RM)
Premium 532.00 476.00
A Reserve 450.00 390.00
B Reserve 352.00 256.00
C Reserve 170.00 136.00
 
1-2 NOV 08 Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Maximiano Valdés
conductor
Sarah Chang Valdés
violin

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagñol (Op.34)
BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor (Op.26)
PENDERECKI Symphony No.2 - "Christmas Symphony"



15-16 NOV 08
Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar
conductor
Jon Dante
trumpet

JANÁČEK Suite: "From the House of the Dead"
ARUTIUNIAN Trumpet Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.1 in F minor (Op.10)



7-8 FEB 09
Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Kevin Field
conductor
Peter Jablonski
piano

HAYDN Symphony No.93 in D
SZYMANOWSKI Symphony No.4 (Op.60) - "Sinfonia Concertante"
LUTOSŁAWSKI Symphony No.3



28 FEB -1 MAR 09 Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky
conductor
Sergio Tiempo
piano

DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture (Op.92)
LISZT Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat
RACHMANINOV Symphony No.2 in E minor (Op.27)



25-26 APR 09
Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Kees Bakels
conductor
Julian Rachlin
violin

HAYDN Symphony No.95 in C minor
STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.12 in D minor (Op.112) - "The Year 1917"



23-24 MAY 09
Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Hannu Lintu
conductor
Viviane Hagner
violin

LINDBERG Arena
SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor (Op.77)
BORODIN Symphony No.2 in B minor



6-7 JUN 09
Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor
conductor

MAHLER Symphony No.6 in A minor - "Tragic"



11-12 JUL 09
Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Karen Kamensek
conductor
Benjamin Schmid
violin

TORKE Bright Blue Music
TORKE Purple
TORKE Green
KORNGOLD Violin Concerto in D (Op.35)
IVES Symphony No.2
 
 
 
Age of Elegance

Featuring the elaborate elegance of Baroque music, this package also includes works by the Classical masters, performed by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra in partnership with celebrated artists.

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Premium 357.00
A Reserve 292.50
B Reserve 192.00
C Reserve 102.00
 
22-23 NOV 08 Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar
conductor
Cyprien Katsaris
piano

HAYDN Symphony No.102 in B flat
MOZART Piano Concerto No.21 in C (K467)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.2 in D (Op.36)



13-14 DEC 08
Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Goodwin
conductor
Hristo Dobrinov
flute

RAMEAU Suite: Les Boréades
CPE BACH Flute Concerto in D minor (Wq22)
GLUCK Suite: La Semiramide Imprévue
HAYDN Symphony No.99 in E flat



28-29 MAR 09
Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor
conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic
horn

HAYDN Symphony No.97 in C
MOZART Horn Concerto No.2 in E flat (K417)
MOZART Horn Concerto No.3 in E flat (K447)
HAYDN Symphony No.101 in D - "The Clock"



18-19 APR 09 Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Kees Bakels
conductor

TIPPETT Divertimento on Sellinger's Round
HAYDN Symphony No.98 in B flat
HAYDN Symphony No.103 in E flat - "Drum Roll"



30-31 MAY 09 Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor
conductor
Steven Osborne piano

HAYDN Symphony No.94 in G - "The Surprise"
MOZART Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat (K595)
HAYDN Symphony No.96 in D - "The Miracle"



4-5 JUL 09 Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Labadie
conductor
Emma Bell soprano

HANDEL Water Music: Suite No.2 in D (HWV349)
HANDEL Rinaldo: "Lascio, ch’io pianga" and "Ah! Crudel"
HANDEL The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
HANDEL Radamisto: "Sommi Dei" and "Barbaro! Partirò"
MOZART Così fan tutte: "Come scoglio" and "Per pietà"
HAYDN Symphony No.104 in D - " London "

 
 
 
Light Classics

Feel the pleasure of listening to some of the world’s most beloved classical music and melodies of stage and screen performed ‘live’ by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.

Category SAT EVENINGS
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SUN MATINÉES
per pax (RM)
Premium 266.00 238.00
A Reserve 225.00 195.00
B Reserve 176.00 128.00
C Reserve 85.00 68.00
 
9-11 JAN 09 Fri & Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Günter Neuhold
conductor
Arpiné Rahdjian
soprano

A Viennese New Year
What better way to mark the 110th anniversary year of the death of Johann Strauss II than to start 2009 with a wonderful party of the delightfully tuneful and foot-tapping music which made the name of Strauss synonymous with elegance and opulence.


20-22 FEB 09
Fri & Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Ola Rudner
conductor

Marvellous Military Manoeuvres
Visiting London in 1794, Haydn pandered to the military background of some of his audience with one of his trademark musical gimmicks in his eighth “ London ” symphony. Half a century earlier Handel had wowed the London audience with his stirring orchestral music.


13-15 MAR 09
Fri & Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Kaufman
conductor

Symphonic Oscars
From Max Steiner’s score for the 1939 classic, Gone with the Wind , to Ennio Morricone’s music for the 1987 movie The Untouchables , hear again some of the classic Oscar-nominated movie scores of the last 70 years.


8-10 MAY 09
Fri & Sat 8.30pm , Sun 3.00pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl Davis
conductor
Sir Willard White
bass baritone
The KL Children’s Choir

Some Enchanted Evening
Spend an evening enchanted by the rich, resonant tones of Jamaican Bass-Baritone, Sir Willard White. His is a familiar voice in the opera houses of the world, but for the DFP stage he offers something more relaxed and informal with some of the best-loved songs from the best Broadway musicals with a sprinkling of traditional songs thrown in for good measure.

 
 
 
Family Fun Days
A delightful mixture of music appreciation, 'live' action story-telling, humour and overall enjoyment or the whole family - by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and guest artists.

Category SUN 2.30PM/4.30PM
per pax (RM)
Premium 252.00
A Reserve 225.00
B Reserve 144.00
C Reserve 76.50
 
26 OCT 08 Sun 2.30pm & 4.30pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Darrell Davison
conductor
Michael Copley & Ian Moore
buskers

The Classic Buskers
The Oxford English Dictionary defines Busking as “to play music or entertain in the streets”, and this English duo comprising woodwind virtuoso Michael Copley and keyboard/vocalist Ian Moore, bring their unique brand of musical entertainment from the streets into DFP. They guarantee a show full of wit, humour and dazzling virtuosity.


15 FEB 09
Sun 2.30pm & 4.30pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Kevin Field
conductor

Moving Pictures
Mussorgsky wrote his famous Pictures at an Exhibition after having walked around an art gallery and seen the work of a single artist. Now you can see Mussorgsky’s work come to life with new, improved images, not from a professional artist but from the primary school children of Malaysia .


8 MAR 09
Sun 2.30pm & 4.30pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Kaufman
conductor

Symphonic Fantasies
Pirates, Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Gingerbread Men, Extra Terrestrials, Spiderman, Sleeping Beauty; almost every childhood fantasy you can think of is brought to musical life in this colourful and magical concert.


5 APR 09
Sun 2.30pm & 4.30pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Melvyn Tix
clownductor

A Clown’s Guide to the Orchestra
Roll up, roll up, the Circus is in town! Join in all the fun and antics as gifted Scandinavian horn-player turned musical clown sprinkles sawdust over the DFP stage and stardust into your eyes. See the MPO transform themselves into weird and wonderful animals while the conductor becomes a Clown!


3 MAY 09
Sun 2.30pm & 4.30pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl Davis
conductor

Lat’s Window to the World
Charismatic conductor Carl Davis reveals another of his magical orchestral scores as we see village life and the world beyond through the eyes of the popular kampung boy in three specially-commissioned short animated films.


21 JUN 09
Sun 2.30pm & 4.30pm
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Kevin Field
conductor
Dan Kamin
mime artist

The Classical Clown
Mime-artist extraordinaire Dan Kamin clowns his way through some spectacular musical characters. He frolics, gallops, waltzes and walks his way through music ranging from Beethoven and Britten to Satie and Stravinsky.