Due to the impact of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, this year’s Macao International Music Festival (MIMF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym), themed “For a Special Year”, featured local music programmes and community activities, bringing music to every corner of the city. Since late August, 9 programmes were held in a total of 20 community music events, drawing 5,500 participants. With the exception of the “Street Piano Programme” which is still underway, all other activities have been concluded successfully. The Festival offered music to various communities from mid-summer to early autumn, paying tribute to Beethoven’s spirit, bringing music to the public and inspiring people with the power of music.

2020 Macao International Music Festival (MIMF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym), is themed “For a Special Year”, aiming to inspire people with music during the epidemic. The concert “A Century of Chinese Music” will be held on 4 October (Sunday), at 8pm, at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium, in commemoration of the founding of the Datong Music Society in Shanghai 100 years ago, which spearheaded the development of contemporary Chinese music. Spectators with tickets are advised to arrive punctually.

Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, this year’s Macao International Music Festival (MIMF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym), is themed “For a Special Year”, aiming to inspire people with music during the epidemic. Considering the public’s enthusiastic response, additional seats at the balcony of the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium will be open to the public for the Macao Chinese Orchestra 2020-2021 Season Opening Concert “A Century of Chinese Music”, to be held on 4 October, at 8pm. Tickets are now available at the Macau Ticketing Network.

Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) will have a different format in 2020. Themed “For a Special Year’, the MIMF presented two community concerts on 22 and 29 August, bringing music to every corner of the city. In October, three much-anticipated special concerts “A Century of Chinese Music”, “Mahler Symphony No. 1” and “Bravo Macao!” will be held to inspire people with music during the epidemic. Tickets will be on sale at the Macau Ticketing Network from 13 September with early bird and various discounts available.

Themed “For a Special Year”, this year's Macao International Music Festival aims to relieve the public's anxiety through music during the pandemic. Two community concerts were already successfully held in August, bringing music to the community and allowing the public to experience the diversity of culture and music. The Festival will continue to host a wide range of community activities in September, in order to enhance the public's interest in music through the participation in these initiatives, as well as joy and satisfaction. All residents are welcome to participate.

Due to the impact of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, the Macao International Music Festival will have a different format this year. Themed “For a Special Year”, the Festival will present various community concerts and activities for free. The first community concert “Chinese Music Camp”, will be held in the afternoon on 22 August, at the Iao Hon Market Park, featuring Chinese music performances by local music performing groups. Admission is free. A fantastic show not to be missed.

Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the Macao International Music Festival, originally scheduled for October this year, will have a different format. Themed ‘For a Special Year’, this year’s music festival will present 9 programmes in a total of 20 performances by local music groups from 22 August, including concerts, and other activities such as ‘Enjoy Music in Cinema: Screening of Musical Movies’, ‘Street Piano Programme’ and the eco-friendly ‘Musical Instruments DIY Workshop’, etc. The programme aims to take music to each and every corner of the city, satisfying residents’ needs for cultural diversity, as well as other places plagued by the pandemic. This year's Festival presents free of charge concerts and activities. Registration for the workshops and activities should be made through the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym) website from 17 August.