STA R RY NIGHT
SARAH CHANG & THE MPO ( FEBRUARY 28, 8.30PM & MARCH 1, 3PM) Once a child prodigy, Sarah Chang is a gifted violinist. At the tender age of five, she was accepted into the prestigious Juilliard School. She returns to Kuala Lumpur to awe us with Dvorák’s Violin Concerto. DANNY ELFMAN’S MUSIC FROM THE FILMS OF TIM BURTON (MARCH 6 & 7, 8.30PM) The collaborations between composer Danny Elfman and director Tim Burton culminate in a night of epic film scores performed by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra with John Mauceri as conductor. VIENNA IN HOLLYWOOD (MARCH 13 & 14, 8.30PM) Grammy, Tony, and Olivier Award-winner, John Mauceri is undeniably a conductor extraordinaire. This month, he will delight music lovers with a programme of seven works by five composers who spent their lives in Hollywood and in Vienna – or both. Did you know that more than a few legendary Hollywood scores were composed by talents from Vienna? www.dfp.com.my