The Macao Orchestra (OM in Portuguese acronym) will unveil the 2022-23 season in October. The new season concerts – organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Macao and presented by the Macao Orchestra Company, Limited – take as the main theme “Leap over to the Future”, with music as the warm light leading fans to leap over the post-pandemic era and face the future together in search of new opportunities. The new season will be presented in three phases, namely the “Opening Season” from October to December 2022, the “Spring Season” from January to April 2023 and the “Summer Season” from May to July. The first phase (Opening Season) will feature more than 10 programmes including major concerts, performances in the community and outreach activities, bringing to fans an array of performances including classical symphonies, festival concerts and chamber music. Don’t miss these sensational events.
Lio Kuokman as Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Advisor
Celebrating its 40th anniversary and unveiling its first season under the management of the Macao Orchestra Company, Limited, OM has specially invited back to Macao and appointed Lio Kuokman, a Macao-born conductor and pianist who has attracted international attention, as Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Advisor. Led by him, the Macao Orchestra is poised to improve performance standards and enrich and diversify artistic themes, starting a new chapter on its development.
Launching the season with two classic masterworks by great composers
Zeng Yun, one of the youngest principal players in the history of the Staatskapelle Berlin (orchestra of the Berlin State Opera) and a gold medallist in the brass category of the International Tchaikovsky Competition, will perform with the Macao Orchestra classic masterworks by Mozart and R. Strauss and for the very first time under the baton of renowned conductor Hu Yongyan. “Macao Orchestra 2022-23 Season Opening Concert – Horn Sounds of Germany and Austria” will take place at the Concert Hall of the University of Macau at 8pm on October 9, featuring Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 1 and Richard Strauss’s Horn Concerto No. 2 as well as Brahms’s Symphony No. 2 launching the season in grand style.
Celebrated conductors and soloists set to shine onstage in Macao
Yu Lu, a Chinese conductor active on the international stage will join hands with Chen Xi, top prizewinner at the 12th International Tchaikovski Violin Competition, in the concert Music of King on November 19. Hailed by The New York Times as “thrilling, virtuosic and unabashedly personal”, Japanese jazz superstar Makoto Ozone will appear in the New Year’s Concert: Makoto Ozone Trio and the Macao Orchestra on December 31, to celebrate the New Year with fans in a musical trip blending classical with jazz. In addition, Jing Huan, currently resident conductor of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, and Lorenzo Iosco, an Italian clarinetist and conductor will give performance in Mozart: Glorious on October 21 and Tribute to Santa: The Christmas Ball on December 23, respectively. Celebrated conductors and soloists will shine onstage in Macao, opening the new season!
Tickets for the Macao Orchestra 2022-23 Season Opening Concert – Horn Sounds of Germany and Austria will be on offer for free through registration starting from 12:00 noon on 6 October, via OM’s website, wechat account and Facebook page, in limited number and on a first-come, first-served basis. The other wonderful concerts in October will also go on sale through Macaoticket.com.
For more information and latest news regarding concerts and ticket discounts, please visit the Macao Orchestra website www.om-macau.org or follow us on wechat (ID: MacaoOrchestra).
