Sunday, October 5
Opening the 22nd Macau International Music Festival is the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Leonard Slatkin. The programme features music by Leonard Bernstein (Candide Overture), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Tallis Fantasia) and Gustav Mahler (Symphony No 1 in D Major, ‘Titan’). The performance will be held in Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium at 8pm. Tickets are MOP$480, MOP$380, MOP$280, MOP$180 from macauticket.net, 2380 5083.
Monday, October 6
The choir performances of MIMF will all take place in local churches, including St. Florian Boys’ Choir conducted by Franz Farnberger singing in St. Joseph’s Seminary Church. The group has providing church music for almost one thousand years. The programme is in four parts: Songs of Heaven which includes the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah; The ‘Sound of Music’ by the Riverside of The Blue Danube; Opera Highlights; and Global Classical Music featuring folk songs from around the world like Auld Lang Syne and Sakura. For more details, see www.icm.gov.mo/fimm, tickets are free from macauticket.net, 2380 5083.
October 6-8
The 6th Macau A-Ma Cultural & Tourism Festival continues this year at A-Ma Cultural Village on Mt Coloane. A-Ma, being a significant religious figure in coastline communities for its blessing on ships, is widely worshiped in Macau. In this annual religious festival, there will be procession of an A-Ma statue, various ritual ceremonies, and cultural performances. Contact
(853) 2833 3000 for more information.
Tuesday, October 7
The international renowned Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet will be performing at the Dom Pedro V Theatre. The quintet consists of a flute, an oboe, a clarinet, a French horn and a bassoon and the programme includes music by Mozart (Andante for Clockwork Organ in F major, K616), Beethoven (Sextet in E-flat major, op. 71), Paul Hindemith (Kleine Kammermusik für Bläser), Jacques Ibert (Trois pièces brèves) and Carl Nielsen (Quintet, op. 43). Tickets are at MOP$200, MOP$150 and MOP$100 from macauticket.net, 2380 5083 details at www.icm.gov.mo/fimm.
Wednesday, October 8
Germany’s Trio Apollon, Matthias Glander (clarinet), Felix Schwartz (viola), Wolfgang Kuhnl (piano), are bringing German romantic music to the Dom Pedro V Theatre. The programme features Robert Schumann's Märchenerzählungen, op. 132, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's Konzertstück No. 2 in D minor, op. 114/ Konzertstück No. 1 in F minor, op. 113 and Johannes Brahms' Trio in E-flat major, op. 40. Tickets are MOP$200, MOP$150 and MOP$100 macauticket.net, 2380 5083 details at www.icm.gov.mo/fimm.
Thursday, October 9
Founded in 1986 Switzerland’s Kolsmicha - The World Quintet - piano, clarinet, flute, bass and drums - will be playing at Mount Fortress. The ‘fantastic five’ will create a mix of jazz improvisations, symphonic sounds and Mediterranean melodies in programme that includes Michael Heitzler’s (On the Move, Those Very Short Moments, The Cuckoo and the Mole, The Rod, Flatbush Minyon Bulgar) and Olivier Truan’s (Noah, Kiss the Frog, À Bout de Souffle, Dance in Eleven, Jerusalem, The Chase). Tickets are free from macauticket.net, 2380 5083 details at www.icm.gov.mo/fimm.
October 10-12
Adam Cheng has spent the last thirty years switching between the role of silver screen wushu master and romantic Cantopop singer. This crossover series of concerts in collaboration with the Macao Chinese Orchestra features popular hits such as Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, Chor Lau Heung and Rotation. The performance will start at 8pm in the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium. Tickets are MOP$400, MOP$300, MOP$200, MOP$100 from macauticket.net, 2380 5083 details at www.icm.gov.mo/fimm.
October 10-12
Born in ancient Greece’s open air theatre’s mime has become the most universal of theatrical genres. Theatre of Silence’s Greek mime, Seeking Oedipus is based on the myth of King Oedipus who murders a man who happens to be his father and marries the love of his life who happens to be his mother. There will be a post performance on the 11th hosted by Aspasia Kralli. Showtime is 8pm at the Macao Cultural Centre, small auditorium. Tickets are MOP$140 from macauticket.net, 2380 5083, details at www.ccm.gov.mo.
Tuesday, October 14
Canada’s third largest symphony orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, will be under the baton of celebrated British conductor Bramwell Tovey. The programme includes Jeffrey Ryan's The Linearity of Light, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35 as well as Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 in D minor, op. 47. The highlight of this performance lies not only with the music but with the Grammy winning Hilary Hahn, the violinist who was named ‘American's Best’ young classical musician by Time Magazine in 2001. The performance will take place at 8pm in Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium. Tickets are at MOP$400, MOP$300, MOP$200, MOP$100 from macauticket.net, 2380 5083.