The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre Sinfonietta (KLPac Sinfonietta) is a symphony orchestra located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It presents performances at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac) which fosters creative excellence and develops and nurtures performing arts culture in Malaysia. When the very idea of a performing arts centre was initially put forward by Dato' Faridah Merican and Joe Hasham to YTL Corporation Managing Direc...
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The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre Sinfonietta (KLPac Sinfonietta) is a symphony orchestra located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It presents performances at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac) which fosters creative excellence and develops and nurtures performing arts culture in Malaysia. When the very idea of a performing arts centre was initially put forward by Dato' Faridah Merican and Joe Hasham to YTL Corporation Managing Director Tan Sri Dato' Francis Yeoh more than three years ago, a music conservatory was an integral part of the proposal. Eventually, cost considerations meant that a music conservatory had to be shelved, at least for the time being.
As it turned out, the orchestra found its way to KLPac, driven by the obvious need for a community orchestra to cater for the growing number of classically trained music students and amateurs. The number turning up for the first auditions were held in October 2006, from music students and music teachers to professional...
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