Macao Cultural Centre

Macao Chinese Orchestra Season Opening Concert 2024-25 – “Splendor of the Strings”

Music
Organizer:Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government
Presenter:Macao Chinese Orchestra
01.09.2024    Sun 20:00 Grand Auditorium
105 min. including a 15 min. intermission
Restricted to audiences aged 6 and up
$380, $250, $180, $120
Event Completed

Early bird discount

From 10:00 am, 6 Aug 2024 to 11:59pm, 15 Aug 2024, Friends of OCHM (Macao Chinese Orchestra), Friends of OM (Macao Orchestra), BOC Credit Card holders and BOC Card holders# can enjoy a 30% discount on tickets.

Exclusive discount for BOC customers

Holders of BOC Credit Card# or BOC Card can enjoy a 30% discount on every ticket of any of the four BOC Specials that include, Macao Chinese Orchestra Season Opening Concert 2024-25  –“Splendor of the Strings”; Concert of celebration of the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland - "Fiery Trees and Silver Flowers";Chinese New Year Concert"Grassland Rhapsody";“Blossom and Flourish” - The Elite Music Showcase;Macao Chinese Orchestra 2024-25 Season Closing Concert“Auspicious Arrival”  , other than BOC Specials concerts, holders can enjoy a 20% discount.

50% discount

  • ”Any holder of a valid Macao Senior Citizens Card^ or a Disability Assessment Registration Card^ can get a 50% discount on every ticket.
  • When purchasing 10 or more tickets from any performance (Please visit the Macau Ticketing Network stores if you would like to purchase more than 10 tickets from the same performance.)
  • “Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Macao’s Return to the Motherland” Discounts

Macao residents can enjoy a 50% off discount on the tickets of Concert of Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Macao’s Return to the Motherland - “Fiery Trees and Silver Flowers”

  • “Music Director Conducting Series” Package Discounts

Purchase of any number of tickets at any price of any 2 concerts conducted by the Music Director Zhang Lie can enjoy a 50% off discount. These concerts include Macao Chinese Orchestra 2024-25 Season Opening Concert “Splendor of the Strings”, Chinese New Year Concert “Grassland Rhapsody” and Macao Chinese Orchestra 2024-25 Season Closing Concert “Auspicious Arrival”.

40% discount

  • For at least 4 different performances
  • When purchasing 6 or more tickets from any performance
  • For any holder of a valid full-time Student Card^ issued by a local school, or for any Macao resident with an overseas full-time student card^

20% discount

Any holder of a valid Macao Teacher Card^; Friend of OCHM (Macao Chinese Orchestra); Friend of OM (Macao Orchestra); Friend of Macao Cultural Centre (CCM); and Friend of Macao Museum of Art (MAM) is entitled to a 20% discount on every ticket.

 

# The offer is only applicable to BOC credit cards and BOC cards (debit cards) issued by Bank of China (Macau) Limited.

 

^ Each cardholder can only acquire one discounted ticket per concert.

 

Discounts cannot be combined.

The organiser reserves the right of final interpretation of the offers, and the right to change the programme and performers at any time.

 

All performances are for persons aged 6 or above only, unless announced otherwise.

Conductor: Zhang Lie

Violin: Lao Li

Chinese percussion: Yin Fei

Occidental Percussion:  Liu Heng

Sheng: Jia Lei

The Season Opening Concert showcasing the perfect combination of Chinese and Western instruments. Artistic Director Zhang Lei has made every effort to create a selection of music that embraces the philosophical and emotional qualities of the East, while at the same time highlighting the power and elegance of the West. The brilliant Duo Percussion Concerto “New Century of the Dragon Year - Sun” was full of grandeur, the enchanting melodies of Zhao Jiping's deeply moving Violin Concerto No. 1, Jia Lei’s “Yun Shao” with modern composition techniques and Liu Changyuan's “Symphony in Sizhu”, will bring the audiences to a poetic and elegant castle of art.

 

Programme Highlights

 

Duo Percussion Concerto  “New Century of the Dragon Year”  1st  movement - The Sun

Chinese  Percussion:Yin Fei

 Occidental Percussion:Liu Heng

Comp. Kuan Nai-chung

“Violin Concerto No. 1”                                

 Violin:Lao Li    

Comp. Zhao Jiping

Sheng and Orchestra “Yun Shao”               

Sheng:Jia Lei  

Comp. Lu Yao-bo  Orch. Kong Zhixuan

Chinese Orchestra Suite “Sizhu Symphony”, 2nd Movement “Sizhu Symphony”        

 Comp. Liu Changyuan

 

 

 Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including one interval