University Hall of the University of Macau

12 June 2021
8pm

Solo: Xuanhan Xu (cello)
Conductor: Lu Jia
Performed by: Macao Orchestra

Programme:
Mozart: Overture to “The Marriage of Figaro”
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543

Xuanhan Xu, a rising cello performer, joined hands with the conductor Zheng Xiaoying to stage her debut at the National Centre for the Performing Arts at the age of thirteen. In 2020, at the age of 16, she won the first prize in the Pablo Casals International Award for Young Cellists, and was hailed as a genius by the circle of Chinese classical music. In this concert, under the baton of the Macao Orchestra’s music director, Lu Jia, she will present the Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, which is elegant and full of bright and brisk French flavour. Moreover, the Macao Orchestra will perform the Overture to “The Marriage of Figaro” and Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543 by W. Amadeus Mozart, bringing a wonderful and memorable night for music aficionados.

The duration of the concert is approximately one hour, with no interval

Tickets: Registration can be made through the Macao Orchestra’s official website, Facebook page (MacaoOrchestra) and WeChat official account (ID: MacaoOrchestra).
Registration period: from 12pm on 21 May 2021; distribution is on a first-come, first-served basis
Free admission with tickets
Enquiries: OM hotline (2853 0782) (during office hours)

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