15-year-old Macau violinist, Sophia Feinga Su
The Macau Orchestra (OM) was recently in the Austrian city of Linz to participate in the annual Brucknerfest Linz Festival, representing China. The ensemble gave two concerts in the iconic concert hall, Brucknerhaus Linz.
The orchestra’s music director and principal conductor, Liu Jia, also conducted the Linz Bruckner Orchestra in the opening concert of the Austrian festival, which was attended by Austria’s president, Mr. Hans Fischer.
OM presented two concerts at the revered music festival alongside a number of young Chinese musicians – such as rising piano star Zhang Haochen, sheng (reed pipes) instrumentalist Wu Wei, and promising 15-year-old Macau violinist, Sophia Feinga Su – as an introduction to the musical achievements of contemporary China.
During this visit, OM’s delegation – the vice-president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Leong Hio Ming, maestro Liu Jia and all the musicians – was received by the Mayor of Linz, Mr. Klaus Luger, at the city hall.
OM gave a concert in the Austrian city of Erl as a part of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl, followed by performances at the Tonhalle Zürich (Switzerland) and the Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem, in Budapest (Hungary). Today, the orchestra will return to Vienna and end its tour with a concert at the MuTh – Konzertsaal der Wiener Sängerknaben.
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