The Macao Orchestra (OM, from the Portuguese acronym), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, presents the concert “Flourishing Arts”, part of the Music for All Concert Series, on Saturday, 15 November, at 8pm, at St. Dominic’s Church. Under the baton of Assistant Conductor Francis Kan, the Orchestra is joined on stage by winners of the 32nd Macao Young Musicians Competition, junior local musicians and the winner of the 4th Hong Kong International Violin Competition, all specially invited for this occasion. Admission is made with free ticket. Tickets will be distributed at the concert venue one hour before the performance on a first come, first served basis, and are limited to two tickets per person.
The “Flourishing Arts” Concert is part of OM’s art education concert series. The Orchestra annually invites talented winners of local music competitions to join the ensemble and other young musicians in concert. This concert will feature the winner of the 32nd Macao Young Musicians Competition in the categories of String Concerto – Advanced Level and Viola Solo – Advanced Level, Tseng Tik Yan, and the winner of the Vocal Solo category – Advanced Level, of the same competition, Wong Keng Chi, both of whom saw their exceptional performance techniques and musical talent recognised. These musicians will perform Franz Anton Hoffmeister’s Viola Concerto in D major, and Mozart’s “Dalla sua pace la mia dipende” from Don Giovanni, K. 527, respectively. Also taking to the stage will be OM’s Assistant Concertmaster, Melody Wang, and violist Ho Ieong Cheng, currently attending the prestigious Juilliard School in New York, who will perform the 1st movement of Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 364 (320d). In the second half of the concert, 14-year-old music prodigy and violinist Lin Ruifeng, winner of the 4th Hong Kong International Violin Competition, will perform Henryk Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22.
The venue for OM’s concert “Triple Concerto”, to be held on 14 December, has changed and the concert will now be performed at the Macao Tower Auditorium. Ticket holders can exchange or return their tickets from today until 14 December at all Macau Ticketing Network outlets. Tickets for this concert are available in limited numbers and interested patrons should purchase their tickets as soon as possible. For more information, please contact OM through tel. no. 2853 0782, or the Macau Ticketing Network on tel. no. 2855 5555. For detailed information and the programme of these concerts, please visit OM’s website: www.icm.gov.mo/om.
