Macao Orchestra presents various wonderful performances in December
celebrating the festive season with the public

With Christmas around the corner, the Macao Orchestra (OM, from the Portuguese acronym), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, will present a number of wonderful concerts in December, celebrating the festive season with music aficionados in a delightful musical feast.

The “ Starry Vienna – New Year Concert” will be held on 31 December 2020, at 8pm, at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium. Due to the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, and to the fact that overseas performers will not be able to visit Macao, the concert will be conducted by Zhang Jiemin, in collaboration with soprano Li Xintong and the Macao Orchestra. Zhang Jiemin, one of the most vibrant female conductors in China and the first female conductor to ever conduct operas at the Teatro La Fenice and the Teatro di San Carlo, has been Resident Conductor of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra since 2010. The concert will feature a number of magnificent works, including Johann Strauss II’s On the Beautiful, Blue Danube, Op. 314 and Wo die Zitronen blühen Op. 364 and excerpts from Charles-François Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, welcoming the New Year with top enchanting music. Tickets for the New Year Concert are available through the Macau Ticketing Network at www.macauticket.com or outlets from 5 December and are priced at MOP400, MOP350, MOP250 and MOP150, with various discount packages available. Ticketing hotline: 2855 5555.

The “Christmas Concert – Christmas Delight” will be held on 18 and 19 December, at 7pm, at The Spectacle, MGM COTAI. Under the baton of OM’s assistant conductor Francis Kan, this spectacular Christmas concert will feature Saint-Saëns’ Aquarium, from The Carnival of the Animals, Coleridge-Taylor’s Christmas Overture as well as Tchaikovsky’s excerpts from Nutcracker Suite. The duration is approximately 1 hour and the admission is free (no registration required). The Cultural Affairs Bureau thanks to MGM, Macao Orchestra’s special art partner.

The “Tap Seac Gallery Concert” will be held on 11 December, at 6:30pm, at the Tap Seac Gallery, presenting Mendelssohn’s 4 Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81 and Tchaikovsky’s String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op.11, allowing the audience to enjoy a pleasant afternoon. Admission to the concert will be made with free tickets. Limited tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis from 4 December for registration through the Macao Orchestra’s website at www.icm.gov.mo/om or the official WeChat account “MacaoOrchestra”.

The Macao Orchestra sincerely thanks music aficionados for their support, strictly follow the relevant guidelines of the Health Bureau, implement appropriate measures for all performances and activities and continue to present high-quality classical music performances. For more information and updates on the concerts, please visit the Macao Orchestra website and its official WeChat account. For enquiries, please contact the Macao Orchestra’s hotline through tel. no. 2853 0782 during office hours.

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