The Macao Chinese Orchestra 2024-25 Concert Season will be inaugurated on September 1, with concert tickets now available.
A total of 14 concerts are set to be presented in the 2024-25 season, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday.
The concert season, the statement said, will kick off with “Splendor of the Strings” under the baton of Music Director Zhang Lie. This concert, which combines Chinese and Western instruments, will feature percussionists Yin Fei and Liu Heng to present Duo Percussion Concerto “New Century of the Dragon Year” 1st Movement – The Sun, as well as young violinist Lao Li, the statement said.
Other concerts in the season are “A Full Moon Night at the Ruins of St Paul’s 2024” and “Fiery Trees and Silver Flowers”, which are to be hosted in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).
Meanwhile, other highlights are the “Soulful Elegance” presented by contemporary guqin performer Chen Leiji; “Wind, Bowed-Strings, Plucked-Strings, and Percussion” led by “celebrated performers”; and “Unveiling the Harmonious Voices” presented by Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theatre President Zeng Xiaomin and National Class One Actor Wen Ruqing, according to the statement.
The season will close with “Auspicious Arrival” featuring jinghu* soloist Wang Caiyun, yangqin** soloist Liu Yinxuan and soprano Cui Rui.
More details can be found on www.icm.gov.mo and www.ochm-macau.org, while ticketing and the concert’s e-booklet are available on www.macauticket.com as well as by calling 2855 5555.
*The jinghu is a bowed string instrument in the huqin family primarily used in Beijing opera, according to Wikipedia. A huqin is any of a family of vertical bowed lutes used in Chinese music, according to Wiktionary.
**Wikipedia notes that the yangqin is a Chinese hammered dulcimer, which is a “percussion-stringed instrument which consists of strings typically stretched over a trapezoidal resonant sound board”. It is likely derived from the Iranian santur or the European dulcimer.
This undated handout photo provided by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) yesterday shows members of the Macao Chinese Orchestra posing for a group photo.
