| Fresh from celebrating the 10th Anniversary Festival last month and after a tour to China last year, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will now spread its wings to audiences in Taiwan on 4 October 2007 (at National Chiang Kai-Shek Concert Hall, Taipei) and 6 October 2007 (at Taichung Chung-Hsin Concert Hall, Taichung City).
This time around, the MPO tour will be jointly presented by the National Chiang Kai-Shek Cultural Centre and National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. The concerts will be conducted by the MPO's Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Matthias Bamert.
For its debut performance in Taiwan, the MPO will present Roman Carnaval Overture composed by Berlioz, Carmen Suite (by Bizet) and Daphnis et Chloe Suite No.2 (by Ravel). In addition to this, the MPO will collaborate with renowned pianist Alain Lefèvre, performing Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor (Op.11).
Winner of Classical Internet Award 2004 and a recipient of the Felix Award for Best Classical Album of the Year 2004, Alain is a highly acclaimed pianist with a string of collaborations with prominent orchestras and artists such as Charles Dutoit, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Long Yu and Christoph Eschenbach. He has also been described in the past, as a 'hero' by the Los Angeles Times and 'a smashing artist' by the Washington Post.
For ticket purchases, kindly contact the National Chiang Kai-Shek Cultural Centre at (8862)33939888, Taichung Chung-Hsin Concert Hall at (8864)23391141 or visit www.artsticket.com.tw. |
