Monday, July 03, 2006

KL Music Festival

With a plethora of music genres all gathered on one stage, this concert celebrates the rich and diverse rhythms of local and international music. In this the second edition of the festival, a different genre of music will be featured on each night of the festival. You'll get a magnificent mix of everything from traditional to jazz, from erhu to violin, classic to contemporary, from the Malay zapin to world music.

The first night's performance (Mon 3 July 2006) will be a showcase of "World Fusion Music", featuring exciting rhythmic sounds of The Aseana Percussion Unit, Saharadja from Indonesia, The Chung Myung Art Troop from Korea and Kulintangan Group from Sabah.

The second night, (Tue 4 July) will see Malaysian ensembles performing, with MOHRAM, WARNA, PCCO and The Temple of Fine Arts sharing the limelight and presenting a mix of ethnic classical cross-over music.

The final night (5 July) of the festival has been dedicated to Jazz, with performances by The David Gomes Jazz Sextet, Mr. Gambus Band featuring Chie Hanawa (from Japan) on the Shamisen, Idea of North from Australia and The KLMF Jazz Selection comprising of Steve Thornton, Andy Peterson, Mac Chew and Zahid Ahmad.

Show Date
3-5 July 2006
Time 8.30pm
Venue Panggung Sari, Istana Budaya
Ticket RM10 (for students), RM20, RM30 & RM60

2. WAYANG KULIT KELANTAN (KELANTAN SHADOW PLAY) 8-9 JULY 2006

Show Date 8-9 July 2006
8 July 2006 (Bayang Gerna - Eye Hock Seng)
9 July 2006 (Dewa Kertapati - Abdul Wahab Othman)
Time 8.30pm
Venue Istana Budaya
Admission FREE

3. CLASSICAL CONCERT (10-11 JULY 2006) NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

This concert presents the compositions of Mozart in conjunction with the anniversary of his death. There will also be a workshop for local musicians for the purpose of guiding them in enhancing their skills in classical music.

Conductor: Mustafa Fuzer Nawi
Guest Soloist: Ara Malikian

Show Date 10-11 June 2006
Time 8.30pm
Venue Panggung Sari, Istana Budaya
Ticket RM20, RM30, RM50, RM70 & RM100
Early Birds 50% discount until 1st July 2006 or 20% discount after 1st July 2006 (student, children below 6 years old and above, retiree (55 years old and above) and the physically challenged).

Box Office, Istana Budaya
Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03-4026 5558
Fax : 03-4026 5552
Email : boxoffice@istanabudaya.gov.my
Ticket Booking Tel : 03-2241 9999 (Hotline)
Online Ticket Booking:
www.ticket2u.biz

4. MAKYONG DEWA INDERA, INDERA DEWA (14-15 JULY)

Tarian Mengadap Rebab
Show Date14-15 July 2006
Time 8.30pm
Venue Lambang Sari, Istana Budaya
Admission FREE

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