Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) is a Malaysian orchestra
, resident at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas
(Petronas Philharmonic Hall) in Kuala Lumpur
. The orchestra gives concerts throughout Malaysia and also in Singapore
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Founded in 1997 under the direction of its first music director, Kees Bakels
, the MPO gave its first concert on 17 August 1998 under the direction of Bakels. Bakels served as the MPO's music director until 2005, and currently holds the title of conductor laureate. Bakels initially had intended to step down from the post earlier, after James Judd had been named the MPO's next music director in September 2003. However, in April 2004, the MPO terminated the agreement with Judd without public explanation, and Judd never took up the post of the MPO's music director. Subsequently, Matthias Bamert
was named the MPO's music director in November 2004, and served in the post from 2005 to 2008. Claus Peter Flor
became the MPO's music director starting with the 2008-2009 season, with an initial contract of 3 years.
The MPO has recorded for the BIS label, including music of Edouard Lalo
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Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
, resident at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas
Dewan Filharmonik Petronas
Dewan Filharmonik Petronas is Malaysia's first purpose built concert hall for classical music by Malaysia's oil company, Petronas. It is the home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Since then, this hall has hosted many of the world's leading artists and orchestras...
(Petronas Philharmonic Hall) in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
. The orchestra gives concerts throughout Malaysia and also in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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Founded in 1997 under the direction of its first music director, Kees Bakels
Kees Bakels
Kees Bakels is a Dutch conductor.Bakels began his musical career as a violinist, and later studied conducting at the Amsterdam Conservatory and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy...
, the MPO gave its first concert on 17 August 1998 under the direction of Bakels. Bakels served as the MPO's music director until 2005, and currently holds the title of conductor laureate. Bakels initially had intended to step down from the post earlier, after James Judd had been named the MPO's next music director in September 2003. However, in April 2004, the MPO terminated the agreement with Judd without public explanation, and Judd never took up the post of the MPO's music director. Subsequently, Matthias Bamert
Matthias Bamert
Matthias Bamert is a Swiss composer and conductor.Matthias Bamert studied music in his native Switzerland as well as in Paris and Darmstadt, falling in with the likes of Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen; these associations can be detected in his own compositions from the 1970's...
was named the MPO's music director in November 2004, and served in the post from 2005 to 2008. Claus Peter Flor
Claus Peter Flor
Claus Peter Flor is a German conductor. He played the violin as a youth, and later was a conducting student with Rolf Reuter....
became the MPO's music director starting with the 2008-2009 season, with an initial contract of 3 years.
The MPO has recorded for the BIS label, including music of Edouard Lalo
Édouard Lalo
Édouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo was a French composer.-Biography:Lalo was born in Lille , in northernmost France. He attended that city's music conservatory in his youth. Then, beginning at age 16, Lalo studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Berlioz's old enemy François Antoine Habeneck...
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Music Directors
- Kees BakelsKees BakelsKees Bakels is a Dutch conductor.Bakels began his musical career as a violinist, and later studied conducting at the Amsterdam Conservatory and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy...
(1998–2005) - Matthias BamertMatthias BamertMatthias Bamert is a Swiss composer and conductor.Matthias Bamert studied music in his native Switzerland as well as in Paris and Darmstadt, falling in with the likes of Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen; these associations can be detected in his own compositions from the 1970's...
(2005–2008) - Claus Peter FlorClaus Peter FlorClaus Peter Flor is a German conductor. He played the violin as a youth, and later was a conducting student with Rolf Reuter....
(2008–present)