The concert tickets were sold out promptly, and the concert yielded a full house
The Macao Orchestra, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, collaborated with Boris Berezovsky, the distinguished Russian piano virtuoso, in the concerts The Great Pianist: Boris Berezovsky and the Macao Orchestra in Guangzhou and Macao on 11 and 12 December, respectively, which were warmly acclaimed by the audience. The Macao Orchestra once again acted as cultural ambassador of Macao providing a tempting musical experience to music lovers with its professional performance standard and team spirit. The Macao Orchestra has been collaborating with the Guangzhou Opera House in a number of magnificent music performances since 2011. On this occasion, Boris Berezovsky, a distinguished representative of the Russian School of Piano, and widely acclaimed German conductor Andreas Delfs, were invited to collaborate in the concerts The Great Pianist: Boris Berezovsky and the Macao Orchestra integrated in the Macao Orchestra Extraordinary Virtuosi series , presenting a number of classical masterpieces to the public. After arriving in Macao on 11 December (Friday) the Macao Orchestra held a rehearsal with the soloists and conductor to prepare for the evening performance. In the concert, the Macao Orchestra performed Aram Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto in D-flat Major, dedicated to Levin Oborin, winner of the 1st International Chopin Piano Competition, considered as one of the most outstanding contemporary works. In the second part of the concert OM performed the Symphony No. 6 in D major by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák,. As one of the first large-scale symphonic works of the composer to draw international attention this symphony played a crucial role in establishing Dvořák as one of the foremost composers of the time. The concert tickets were sold out promptly once they went on sale. The concert yielded a full house and received warm applause by the audience in Guangzhou. The Macao Orchestra returned to Macao on the following day, 12 December, and conducted a rehearsal for that evening’s concert. The musicians being fully devoted to the performance in that evening, the concert was completed successfully and was highly appreciated and applauded by the audience. The Macao Orchestra acts as a cultural ambassador of Macao and has become the first orchestra to tour the entire nation in 2014, demonstrating the achievements and cultural image of the city. These two concerts reflected the musicians’ professionalism and strengthened their mutual understanding and the experience between musicians, demonstrating the team spirit of the Orchestra. The concert also demonstrated the professionalism of the Macao Orchestra to music lovers, as well as its remarkable accomplishments.
