Welcome 2009 with Viennese music

By : Radin Sri Ghazali

Arpiné Rahdjian.
Arpiné Rahdjian.

USHER in 2009 a la Viennese style with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (DFP) from Jan 9-11.

The concerts are held in tribute to renowned Austrian composer Johann Strauss II.

Music aficionados will be entertained by the maestro’s masterpieces including wonderful waltzes, The Blue Danube and Vienna Blood, pleasing polkas such as Annen and Fireworks Festival and sumptuous operettas, The Gypsy Baron and Die Fledermaus.

Held as part of the Light Classics series, the concerts will be conducted by Martin Sieghart, one of Viennese most versatile conductors.

The show will also see the MPO collaborating with soprano Arpiné Rahdjian.
The young Armenian was discovered in 2005 during her debut as Micaela in a Carmen production.

Her potential artistic skills, beautiful voice and extraordinary stage persona has enthralled audiences in Europe, Japan, Canada and the United States.

A graduate of the Vienna Music Conservatoire, Arpiné has also received guidance from renowned maestros in the operatic world and has performed the roles of Fiordiligi, Donna Elvira, Contessa Almaviva, Agathe and Liùand Mimi, making her one of the most successful singers of her genre.

Tickets priced at RM95, RM85, RM75, RM55, RM25 and RM20 are available at the box-office. Call 03- 2051-7007 or email dfp_boxoffice@petronas.com.my.

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