Another trip to Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, KLCC on Saturday evening. My previous trip was Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony Concert. Now we are in the mood for orchestra and classical music. I am checking out MPO next month performances hehehe…
This time we attended the evening session together
with our friends Alan and Janice from Hong Kong. It’s was relaxing and enjoying
evening listening to the soothing music of the orchestra. We had dinner at
Chinoz at the Park Suria KLCC then walked over to Dewan Filharmonik Petronas. I
think is a great idea to bring oversea guest for an evening outing dinner then
followed by a MPO concert. The surrounding, environment and evening view at
KLCC just astonishing.
The evening concert was slightly grander than then afternoon
session. We watched Rare Rachmaninoff Concert conducted by Michael Francis with
Alain Lefevre on piano.
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| Michael Francis, British conductor |
Michael Francis, British conductor is much sought after for his
musicality and ability to elicit orchestral tone and shape suitable to the
style of each composer. He was appointed Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor
to Sweden’s Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra.
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| Alain Lefevre, Pianist |
Alain Lefevre, pianist was acclaimed a hero (Los Angeles Times), a
spectacular pianist (Fanfare) and a smashing performer (Washington Post).
The concert kicked off with Ravel piano concerto in G major no.4
by follows the three movements and is deeply infused with jazz idioms and
harmonies allegramente, adagio assai and presto. Then followed by Mathieu
concerto de quebec, the solo version for piano.
After the 20 minutes interval, the concert continue with Copland
symphony no.3 is interesting and unconventional in usual four movements. Molto
moderato, allegro molto, andatino quasi allegretto and fanfare (molto
deliberato) allegro risoluto all of them share the similar ABA form. Start with
slow-quicker-slow pattern while the second and fourth movements just opposite
fast-slower-fast.
The concert ticket price is RM50 onwards. My friends from Hong
Kong commented that the MPO was world class and they were surprised at how
affordable the ticket price compared to Hong Kong Philharmonic.
The concert started sharp at 830pm, so please have to be punctual
and be seated 15 minutes before the performance start and follow the the dress
code. You can check out the do’s and don’t in my previous post HERE.
The air condition in the MPO hall might be a little be chilly, if you are
afraid of cold then I suggest you bring a shawl along.
There are food and beverages
available during the 20 minutes interval.
I am looking forward to attend more future MPO performances, as
long as I can afford it. However, the ticket price is affordable and every time
is a different experience so I will never get bored.
We took a short walk at the
park enjoying the astonishing Petronas Twin Towers
view at night after the
concert.
For
more information, ticketing and upcoming performances Malaysian Philharmonic
check out the http://www.mpo.com.my or call 03-2051
7007
