Integrated resort operator Galaxy Macau is presenting the classical music concert “Galaxy Music Gala: A Musical Journey from Monaco to Macau” on May 21, with the one-night event celebrating the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Monaco.
According to a recent statement from the company, the concert featuring the Monaco Zhangomusiq Concertmasters Orchestra will start at 8 p.m. at the Galaxy Auditorium at Galaxy International Convention Centre (GICC) in Cotai.
The orchestra, which gathers musicians from France and Monaco, is on its China tour supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Monaco and led by Zhang Zhang, the concertmaster and violinist of the upcoming concert. She founded the non-governmental organisation “Zhangomusiq” in 2007, the statement noted.
The statement said that Zhang is the first Chinese musician of the Monte Carlo Philharmonic and was invited by Prince Albert II to perform for leaders of China and Monaco during the 2019 state visit by President Xi Jinping. She is also an award-winning author and public personality, according to the statement.
Conductor and guitarist Pablo Márquez, who has performed in various venues and collaborated with renowned orchestras in over 40 countries, and Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Principal Horn Andrea Cesari, who earned the Horn Soloist title at the Audimozart! during the Mozart International Competition in 2008, are also among the featured musicians.
The statement said that the 70-minute concert programme will include Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings; Gordon Jacob’s Horn Concerto, performed by Cesari; and an Asia Premiere performance of Manuel de Falla’s Three Dances, arranged for guitar and string orchestra and featuring Márquez.
These undated handout photos recently provided by Galaxy Macau shows concertmaster and violinist Zhang Zhang (left to right), conductor and guitarist Pablo Márquez, and Andrea Cesari, principal horn of the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra.
