The Japanese Drama Classic “Nodame Cantabile Music Concert”, specially presented by the Macao Orchestra, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, was held successfully on 10 and 11 February, at the Macao Tower Auditorium. As the Japanese drama Nodame Cantabile has been in the 10th anniversary this year, the concert specially featured the most popular classic works of the story, allowing the audience to enjoy the excellent performance while reminiscing the love story of Nodame Cantabile and Chiaki Shinichi. The concert attracted a lot of music aficionados with companions, where they captured their romantic moments in a “Live photo, Life memory” photography activity under a warm atmosphere.
Conductor Yao-Yu Wu, who won the prestigious International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors at the age of 24, in collaboration with the second prize winner at the Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD in 2011, Claire Huang Ci, presented the quintessential piece in the drama, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, and concluded with Beethoven’s romantic Symphony No.7 in A Major. The concert lasted 90 minutes, leaving the audience enchanted and yearning for more.
In addition, the Macao Orchestra will also present the master concert “Ning Feng Plays Elgar” on 19 February, Sunday, at 8pm, at St. Dominic’s Church. Renowned violinist Ning Feng will play Elgar’s Violin Concerto, which is regarded as the greatest British romantic violin concerto. Admission is free. Tickets will be distributed at the venue one hour prior to the performance. Distribution is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to a maximum of two tickets per person. For details and programme enquiries, please visit the Macao Orchestra’s webpage at www.om-macau.org/.