RondoFest 2024 Closing Gala

RondoFest Festival Orchestra

RondoFest Festival Chorus

Tengku Irfan, conductor

Susanna Saw, chorus master

Tan Sin Sim, soprano

Chaing Yiling, alto

Tan Chee Shen, tenor

Nazrin Alymann, bass

Malcolm Arnold
Festival Fanfare (Southeast Asian premiere)

Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
with choral finale by Sir Malcolm Sargent (Southeast Asian premiere)

Georges Bizet
Selections from Carmen Suites 
I. Prelude
II. Habanera
III. Intermezzo 
IV. Les toréadors

Louis Andriessen
Un beau baiser (Southeast Asian premiere)

Tan Zhi Yong
Welcome to Malaysia for SATB (World premiere)
Commissioned by Rondo Production & supported by ABRSM

Lawrence Chiu
Baskets for Orchestra (World premiere)
Commissioned by Rondo Production & supported by ABRSM

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral”
IV. Finale

Join us for a grand evening of music that is the Closing Gala, a crowning moment that marks the culmination of RondoFest. Now in its fifth year, the 2024 edition is organised in partnership with the Young Choral Academy.

Get ready to be floored by the resplendent finale that will not only feature our handpicked festival orchestra, but it is also set to star a choir who will be sharing the stage to deliver a dazzling performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 "Choral" under the leadership of Tengku Irfan and Susanna Saw. Works from Brahms, Bizet, Andriessen and more, along with RondoFest commissioned compositions and choral pieces, are part of our versatile programme.