Orchestra from China's Macao performs in Myanmar

World
Europe

The Macao Orchestra from China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) has held its first ever concert in Myanmar's Yangon.

Titled "Macao Orchestra in Myanmar" and held at the Strand Hotel on Friday night, the concert was jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy and the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR.

The concert was an important cultural exchange activity between the Macao SAR and Myanmar, increasing China-Myanmar relations, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Hong Liang said in a message to the event.

Musicians perform during a concert of "Macao Orchestra in Myanmar" in Yangon, Myanmar. /Xinhua Photo

The visit by the Macao Orchestra also injects new impetus into China-Myanmar's people-to-people bonds, he added.

Alexis Tam Chon Weng, secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR government, also expressed his belief that the concert could bring the people of the two countries closer.

He hoped that Macao and Myanmar could have more cultural exchanges and cooperation in the future.

Musicians perform during a concert of "Macao Orchestra in Myanmar" in Yangon, Myanmar. /Xinhua Photo

The group of musicians led by Lu Jia, music director and principal conductor, performed well-known masterpieces of Mozart.

The Macao Orchestra is a professional orchestra formed by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR government in 1983. It has become well-known in Asia, performing Chinese and Western classics and playing a key role in the musical and cultural life of Macao residents and overseas audiences.

The orchestra has performed in at least 30 cities across China as well as in Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Portugal, Spain, the United States, among others.

3231km

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency