The Macao Orchestra (OM) will conclude its 2024-25 concert season with a special performance featuring South Korean pianist Kun-Woo Paik, according to a recent statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).
The concert, titled “Lio Kuokman and Kun-Woo Paik”, will be held on Sunday, July 27, at 8 p.m. in the Grand Auditorium of Macao Cultural Centre (CCM). The statement noted that Music Director and Principal Conductor Lio Kuokman will lead the orchestra as they accompany Paik’s performance of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor.
The statement highlighted Paik’s career, noting that the pianist made his orchestral debut at age 10 and has since performed with leading orchestras worldwide. In 2000, he was awarded the French title “Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” (“Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters”) for his contributions to music.
The programme will also include Debussy’s* Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Tchaikovsky’s celebrated Symphony No. 5 in E minor.
Tickets, priced from 180 patacas to 400 patacas, are available via www.macauticket.com, or their 24-hour ticketing hotline: 2855 5555. The concert duration is approximately 90 minutes including interval.
The event is co-organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and Macao Orchestra Company, Limited, with support from BOC Macau and local sponsors.
*Claude Debussy (1862–1918) was a French composer renowned for his innovative contributions to music, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Often associated with Impressionism, his work broke away from traditional harmonic and structural norms, focusing instead on atmosphere and mood. - Poe
This undated handout photo recently provided by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) shows South Korean pianist Kun-Woo Paik.
