Reformation, Saturday August 24th 2019

Aug 21, 2019 | Music

Globally-acclaimed pianist Stephen Hough is in Penang this weekend to play with the Penang Philharmonic Orchestra. Hough will be performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor. It is a dramatic, dark composition which Beethoven wrote during the period when he...

Malaysian Philharmonic Tour North Malaysia, July 2nd 2019

Jun 23, 2019 | Music

Proud Penangites rarely envy the residents of Kuala Lumpur,  with the notable exception of those who enjoy listening to live performances of classical music. Although Penang has several amateur orchestras which give regular concerts, it lacks both a professional...

A New Beginning, May 26th 2019

May 24, 2019 | Music

The inaugural concert of Penang Philharmonic Winds last December, The Joy of Christmas, got very positive feedback. The huge sound of a full wind orchestra with rows of trumpets, trombones, tubas, horns, saxophones, clarinets, flutes, bassoons, oboes, and lots of...

Brahms’ Double Concerto, March 3rd 2019

Feb 21, 2019 | Music

The Penang Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) opens its 2019 calendar with an ambitious programme of Romantic and Classical pieces by Brahms and Haydn. The concert, on March 3rd, will begin with Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture, a short but boisterous and exuberant...

Voices of Penang Philharmonic, September 8th & 9th 2018

Aug 26, 2018 | Choral, Music

Voices of Penang Philharmonic is a choir of 35 enthusiastic choristers between the ages of 16 and 30. Re-established in January 2017 under new choral leadership, the singers aim to impart youthful vibrancy and to celebrate the beauty of choral music. Coming up in...