Macao Orchestra 40th Anniversary Celebration Concert “Leap over to the Future”

Date:04/10/2022　 Tuesday 20:00
Venue:Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium

Conductor: Hu Yongyan
Piano: Hao Duanduan

Programme:
Beethoven:Overture to “Coriolan”, Op. 62
Beethoven:Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”
Beethoven:Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”

Maestro Hu Yongyan is an internationally acclaimed conductor. He founded an orchestra academy at the Central Conservatory of Music. In 2018, he was awarded the Yale Presidential Award as a Distinguished Visiting Professor. In this season opening, Hu Yongyan and the pianist Hao Duanduan , who is the winner of the 63rd Geneva International Music Competition in Switzerland , the 5th International Piano Competition Shanghai, in China, are directing the Macao Orchestra to open the new season with a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”, together to strike the grandeur and sweeping heroic gestures of the concerto. In the same concert Macao Orchestra will also present Overture to “Coriolan”, Op. 62 and Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral” from Beethoven, express the feelings of joy and gratitude after the Tempest.

Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including one interval

Tickets are available through the Macao Ticketing Network

Members of the public who have purchased tickets must present one of the following documents before entering the venue:
1. Proof of completion of the whole course of the COVID-19 primary vaccination series (which includes two doses of the inactivated vaccine or the mRNA vaccine) for 14 days (as shown in the Macao Health Code with the “golden frame”);
2. A negative nucleic acid test result issued within 48 hours.
All members of the public must undergo a body temperature check before entering the venue; those who have a fever or respiratory symptoms or fail to provide the aforesaid documentation are not allowed to enter the venue and tickets are not refunable.