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 Events In and Around Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur Events Guide
Events
listed include Festivals, Holidays, Celebrations, Arts, Musicals, Entertainment, Concerts, Sports,
Competitions, Expos and others of interest that is upcoming and scheduled to take place
in and around Kuala Lumpur, including Putrajaya and the surrounding Selangor
areas.
The information here may allows you to plan your trip here or trip or if you are
in the city, to plan your day or take the opportunity to view or join in.
If you have an entertainment or an event that
you want us to include, please email the details to us.
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March 2009
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01 > Special Day - April Fools Day
01 > Live Concert - Julio Iglesias World Tour Live in Kuala Lumpur
01 - 04 > Drama / Comedy - David Mamet’s The Poet and the Rent
02 > Live Concert - Lionel Richie Live in Kuala Lumpur
02 > Christian Religious Day - Good Friday
02 - 04 > Sports - Petronas Malaysian F1 Grand Prix
03 & 04 > Concert - A Little Mozart Evening
04 > Christian Religious Day - Easter
08 > Hindu Festival - Panguni Uthiram
08 - 18 > Musical / Comedy - Mamak Mee-Ah!! The Musical Spoof!
09 - 11 > Musical Performance - Torch Song Massacre
10 & 11 > Concert - Tchaikovsky Spectacular |
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12 - 14 > Concert - Showstoppers
12 - 14 > Expo - MATTA Fair 2010
12 - 14 > Show - Disney On Ice - Disneyland Adventure
13 > Music / Dance - ShowTek World Tour 2010 Live in Kuala Lumpur
13 - 21 > School Holidays - 1st Mid Term Break
13 & 14 > Concert - Yi Jet Qi ‘G’ Live!
15 & 16 < Concert - Pink Martini
16 > Hindu Festival - Chaitra
17 > Concert - Occident and Orient
18 - 21 > Event - Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon Fiesta
19 > Live Concert - Tom Jones Live in KL 2010
19 > Live Concert - PLACEBO Live In KL
19 - 20 > Live Concert - Sammi Cheng Love Mi Concert 2010
19 - 21 > Fair / Expo - Indian Wedding Fair 2010
20 > Live Concert - Super Junior, “Super Show 2” Live in Malaysia 2010
20 > Live Concert - Zee Avi Live in Kuala Lumpur
20 & 21 > Concert - Eternal Love
20 & 21 > Show / Performance - Mummenschanz: 3X11
21 > Baha'i Festival - Naw-Ruz
22 > Concert - Chucho Valdés Quintet
24 > Chamber Concert - Beethoven’s Greatest Trio
25 - 28 > Comedy / Drama - Jesus Lives in South Korea
27 & 28 > Chamber Concert - Time Travellers
29 < Hindu Festival - Panguni Uthiram
Concert - Belcea Quartet
Date: 01 Mac 10
SCHUBERT: String Quartet in C Minor – “Quartettsatz” / BARTOK: String Quartet
No.1 / BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No.7 in F – “Rasumovsky
More than living up to the promise shown when they won the Gramophone Award for
Best Début Disc in 2001, the Belcea Quartet have established a fine
international reputation which now reaches Malaysia. Hear this worldclass
quartet in three of the cornerstones of the quartet repertoire.
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 08.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 220 / RM 170 / RM 120 / RM 60
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note –
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Play / Musical - Bernada Alba
Date: 01 Mac - 07 Mac 10
Bernarda Alba tells the tale of a powerful matriarch who imposes a strict rule
on her household following her second husband's funeral. Bernarda's five
daughters, however, struggle with her cold wishes. The girls' dream and desires
challenge their mother's harsh rules and the outside world begins to slowly
permeate their isolated existence.
Venue: Pentas 2, klpac (Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre), Sentul,
Kuala Lumpur
Time: 8.30 PM Daily with Extra shows at 03.00 PM on Sundays
Admission / Ticket: RM 35 (Adults & Senior Citizens) & RM 29 (Students &
Disabled)
Note – klpac box office on 03 4047 9000
Comedy -
Kit Siang
Date: 02 - 06 Mac 10
Presented by the Bolehman Comedy Theatre, a comedic parody on the life and times
of the longest opposing leader of bolehland since 1969.
Venue – The Actors Studio, Lot 10, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 08.30 PM Daily with Extra shows at 03.00 PM on Sundays
Admission / Ticket: RM 58 (Adults & Senior Citizens) & RM 38 (Students &
Disabled)
Note –
Call or walk in The Actors Studio, Lot 10 (03 2142 2009 / 2143 2009 - ticket
collection at The Actors Studio)
Live Concert - Kenny "BABYFACE' Edmonds Live in KL
Date: 05 Mac 10
A 10-time Grammy award-winning R&B star, Kenny “BABYFACE” Edmonds, will be
making Kuala Lumpur the first stop for his South East Asian tour.
Playing with a live band and going through his repertoire of classic evergreen
songs including “Nobody Knows It But Me” and “Every Time I Close My Eyes", this
is a unique opportunity to witness one of R&B's true legend live in action.
Venue: Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
Time: 08.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 453, RM 353, RM 253, RM 153
Note – www.axcess.com.my
Event - Ex RMAF Gong Xi Fa Chai Fundraising Dinner
Date: 06 Mac 10
The dinner in conjunction with the Chinese New Year Celebrations is organised by
the Ex members of the Royal Malaysian Air Force. This fundraising effort is for
the building fund for the club premises. Open to all and especially Ex RMAF
Members, Family, friends and guests. Expect Air Force fellowship, airmen's
stories, food and beers.
Venue: Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort
Time: 07.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 50
Contact – Ibrahim (019 3847051) / Vijay (012 2556247)
Concert - Czech Landscapes
Date: 06 & 07 Mac 10
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra - Claus Peter Flor as conductor with Isabelle
Faust on violin
DVOŘÁK: The Wild Dove / MARTINU: Violin Concerto No.2 / DVOŘÁK: Symphony No.8
Come and celebrate all things Czech with a musical realisation of a popular
Czech fairy tale and one of the nine symphonies by the country’s greatest
symphonist, while Claus Peter Flor cements his fruitful relationship with
Bohuslav Martinů introducing the second of his violin concertos to the Malaysian
public.
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 06 Mac - 08.20 PM / 07 Mac - 03.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: 06 Mac - RM 95, RM 75, RM 55, RM 25 / 07 Mac - RM 85,
RM 65, RM 40, RM 20
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note – Dress Code –
Long-sleeved batik or lounge suit (06 Mac) / Smart Casual (07 Mac)
Concert - Music Concert for Meditation
Date: 07 Mac 10
His Holiness Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji hails from Mysore, India,
Himself a great Musician and a composer has been conducting Spiritual Music
Concerts for meditation and Healing in India and around the globe.
The tunes and rhythms composed consists of Ayurveda, Psychology, Gemenotheraphy
and Astrology which produces a powerful fusion of musical bliss to be
experienced!
Venue: Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
Time: 07.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 53
Note: www.axcess.com.my
Special Day - Womens Day
Date: 08 Mac 10
It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social
achievements of women. As designated by the United Nations the political and
social awareness of the struggles of women worldwide are brought out and
examined in a hopeful manner.
Chamber Concert - Czech Postlude
Date: 09 Mac 10
MPO Chamber Players - MARTINŮ: Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano / MARTINŮ: String
Trio / SMETANA: No.1 in E minor String Quartet – “From My Life”
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 06.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 10 for all seats
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note – Dress Code Smart Casual
Fair / Expo -
7th Malaysia International Gold & Jewelery Fair 2010
Date: 10 - 14 Mac 10
Exquisite jewellery - diamond, gold, silver, jade, and pearls are among others -
will be exhibited from over 15 different countries such as Italy, Germany,
Turkey, Taiwan, China, Sri Lanka and etc
Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC)
Time: 11.00 AM - 06.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 10
Play / Drama -
Rancangan Hari Jadi Terhebat Adli
Date: 10 - 13 Mac 10
A story on Adli, an aspiring playwright. After his best friend Musa decides to
marry his secret crush of many years, Adli invites his closest friends over for
his 25th birthday party retreat at a kampung far-far away, in an attempt to win
the love of Deliah and to impress his friends at the same time. Ambition turns
into blind and ruthless obsession as Adli tries desperately to get what he wants
but to no avail. Old rivalries are unearthed and deception runs wild among this
dysfunctional group of friends.
Venue: Pentas 2, klpac (Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre), Sentul,
Kuala Lumpur.
Time: 08.30 PM Daily
Admission / Ticket: RM 35 / RM 28 (sr. citizens) / RM 23 (students &
disabled)
Contact – klpac box office - 03 4047 9000
Food Tour - The Original Kampung Baru Food & Cultural Walking Tour
Date: 11 Mac 10
Roslisham Ismail aka Ise, conceptual artist, founder of Parking Project, an
artist run collective in Kuala Lumpur and self-appointed Prime Minister of the
"Republic of Pandah Indah" is one of Malaysia's most famous "cultural
ambassadors" whose hospitality is routinely enjoyed by international artists and
curators on transit in Kuala Lumpur.
Join this affable artist as he leads a tasting tour through some of the best
food places in Kampung Baru.
Venue: Instant Café Theatre Company, No. 6, Jalan 6/3 Seksyen 6 Off Jalan
Templer, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Time: 08.30 - 10.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: There is a registration fee of RM15. Payments shall
be made to Rahel Joseph on the day of the walk. Walkers/strollers - pay as you
eat.
Contact –
Register by emailing
chai@instantcafetheatre.com
Note – Places are limited to 15 participants
Concert - Showstoppers
Date: 12 - 14 Mac 10
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra - John Georgiadis as Conductor with Stephen
Rahman Hughes on Vocals
Join multi-talented actor, dancer and singer, Stephen Rahman Hughes – star of
Puteri Gunung Ledang – The Musical and Emmerdale – as he lends his vocal talents
to some of the great numbers from the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber and other
Broadway hits.
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 12 & 13 Mac - 08.30 PM / 14 Mac - 03.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: 12 & 13 Mac - RM 95, RM 75, RM 55, RM 25 / 14 Mac -
RM 85, RM 65, RM 40 & RM 20
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note –
Dress Code Long-sleeved batik or lounge suit (12 Mac) / Smart Casual (13 & 14
Mac)
Expo - MATTA Fair 2010
Date: 12 - 14 Mac 10
Travel fair offers and deals from hundreds of exhibitors. The exhibitors will be
made of tour and travel agents, commercial airlines, hotels, state tourism
bodies, cruise liners, Tourism Malaysia and many other organizations.
Venue: Putra World Trade Center (PWTC)
Time: 10.00 AM - 09.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: Free
Note – www.mattafair.org.my
Show - Disney On Ice - Disneyland Adventure
Date: 12, 13 & 14 Mac 10
Disney On Ice presents a Disneyland Adventure. Audiences will relive their
favorite theme park memories as the Incredibles meet beloved Disney characters
and enjoy famed Disney attractions.
Audiences will swing to the beat with Baloo through the Jungle cruise, fly like
a space ranger through Space Mountain® with Buzz Lightyear and spin wildly
through the Mad Tea Party with Alice and the Mad Hatter. Comedy ensues as
Disney/Pixar's The Incredicles experience popular Disneyland attractions like
the Haunted Mansion, " It's a Small World" and Pirates of the Caribbean in a
laugh-out loud ice spectacular. And just when things get a little too crazy, the
audience helps the Incredible save the day!
Venue: Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil
Time: 12 Mac - 08.30 PM / 13 Mac - 01.00 PM, 04.30 PM & 08.30 PM / 14 Mac
- 11.00 AM / 02.00 PM / 09.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 228, RM 178, RM 128, RM 58
Note: www.axcess.com.my
Music / Dance - ShowTek World Tour 2010 Live in Kuala Lumpur
Date: 13 Mac 10
Showtek is the first Hard Dance Act ever that released a hard dance Mix CD (in
the UK) on the world famous Ministry Of Sound music label and the first ever
Hard Dance Act that received the honor to deliver an Essential Mix on BBC1 radio
for millions of listeners.
Venue: KL Live @ Life Centre, 1st Floor, 20 Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala
Lumpur
Time: 08.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM55 (Pre-Sale), RM75 (Normal Price)
Note: www.axcess.com.my
School Holidays - 1st Mid Term Break
Date: 13 - 21 Mac
School Holidays for Primary and Secondary school students throughout Malaysia.
This period would be considered as peak period with hotels and resorts at
holiday destinations being fully booked. Traffic conditions on KL roads would be
a bit better
Concert - Yi Jet Qi ‘G’ Live!
Date: 13 & 14 Mac 10
For 2 nights only, Jet will bring his audiences through different phases of his
career, performing his award winning songs as well as famous compositions of
other artistes such as Jacky Cheung, Emil Chau and Fish Leong, just to name a
few.
As an avid nature lover, Jet Qi’s concert will carry the theme of ‘Go Green’,
conveying very much the spirit of love the nature and save our environment (to
remind us of our role on earth). Expect an enchanting evening to be mesmerised
by the gifted and talented singer who has made Malaysia proud with his rendition
of chart topping hits!
Venue: The Actors Studio, Lot 10, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 13 March - 08.00 PM / 14 March - 04.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 88
Note – Call or walk in The Actors Studio, Lot 10 (03 2142 2009 / 2143
2009 - ticket collection at The Actors Studio)
Concert - Pink Martini
Date: 15 & 16 Mac 10
With a wildly diverse repertoire and a cohesive body of beautiful songs, Pink
Martini can take you from a samba parade in Rio de Janeiro at one moment, to a
French music hall of the 30s or a palazzo in Napoli the next. This unique
ensemble, described by critics as “sophisticated and cosmopolitan”, will perform
selected pieces from their various albums including their latest, Splendor in
the Grass.
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 08.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 180 / RM 150 / RM 110 / RM 60
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note –
Dress Code Smart Casual
Hindu Festival - Chaitra
Date: 16 Mac 10
The Hindu New Year's Day commences on the first day of the month called Chaitra
or Chithirai. It falls on the first day of the Tamil month of Chithirai, thus it
as also known as Tamil New Year or Chaitra Vishu.
An occasion for celebration for Tamils (and so with Tamils here in Malaysia),
greetings of “Puthandu Vazthukal”, (Happy New Year), are exchanged with fervor
on this day, which is supposedly the day when Lord Brahma (The Creator of the
world, according to Hindu mythology) started creation.
Concert - Occident and Orient
Date: 17 Mac 10
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra - Kevin Field as Conductor with Csaba Körös on
Cello
KORNGOLD: Captain Blood Overture / TAN DUN: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon /
DVORÁK: Symphony No.9 “From the New World”
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 08.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 30 for All Seats
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note –
Dress Code Smart Casual
Event -
Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon Fiesta
Date: 18 - 21 Mac 10
See 23 specially designed hot air balloons from around the world and experience
what it feels like riding in a hot air balloon.
Other side activities during the fiesta. include: Tethered hot air balloon rides
(08.00 AM - 10.30am & 06.00 PM - 09.00 PM), Sphere / Waterball rides,
Inflatables / bouncing world, Autoshow, Bazaar, Petting Zoo, Helicopter rides
(08.00 AM - 12 Noon & 03.00 PM - 07.00 PM) and many more great family fun
events.
Venue: Car park area of the Monumen Alaf Baru at Presint 2, Putrajaya.
Time: 08.00 AM - 09.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 10 for all seats
Contact – 03 7981 8769 / 8712
Live Concert -
Tom Jones Live in KL 2010
Date: 19 Mac 10
A great performer, Sir Tom Jones is a living legend and an icon of the music
industry. Malaysian fans will see Sir Tom Jones performing tracks from his
latest album 24 Hours and his innumerable hits from the past 4 decades, such as
"It's not unusual", "Green green grass of home", "Delilah", "She's a lady",
"What's new pussycat","Thunderball","I'll never fall in love again", "I'm coming
home", "Baby it's cold outside", "Without love", "Sex bomb", "Kiss", "Mama told
me not to come" and more
Venue: Plenary Hall, KL Convention Centre
Time: 08.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 288, RM 248, RM 168
Contact – www.axcess.com.my
Live Concert -
PLACEBO Live In KL
Date: 19 Mac 10
Placebo are an alternative rock band formed in
London in 1994, known for hit songs such as "Nancy Boy", "Pure Morning", "Every
You Every Me", "Infra-Red", a cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill", and
"For What It's Worth".
The band's first album featured a raw sound and a fairly minimalistic
instrumental lineup, but proceeding albums have had a slower, more
melancholy,tone and they started experimenting with synthesisers and other,less
traditional, forms of sound production
Venue: KL Live @ Life Centre, 1st Floor, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala
Lumpur
Time: 08.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 158 / RM 98
Contact – www.axcess.com.my
Live Concert -
Sammi Cheng Love Mi Concert 2010
Date: 19 & 20 Mac 10
Sammi Cheng is a Hong Kong Canto pop singer and
actress who succeed in the Hong Kong music industry since 1990s. She was dubbed
as a diva and "new canto pop queen" who broke the record as being the youngest
female singer to hold more that 50 accumulated concert nights in Hong Kong. She
has brought plenty of popular songs such as "Do You Really Have Me In Your
Heart?", "Ding Dong", "Missing You", "Worth It" and much more
Venue: Arena of Stars, Genting Highlands
Time: 08.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: 19 Mac - RM 303, RM 223, RM 163, RM 103 / 20 Mac - RM
353, RM 253, RM 183, RM 113
Contact – www.axcess.com.my
Fair / Expo -
Indian Wedding Fair 2010
Date: 19 - 21 Mac 10
The event will highlight the presence of a niche group of businesses engaged
exclusively in Indian wedding (Telugu, Tamil, Sindhi, Punjabi & Oriya Wedding)
related products and services. The products & services range include Fashion and
accessories for Brides and Grooms, Beauticians, Make-Up, Mehendi, Bridal Gowns,
Bridal Hair Stylists, Bridal Sarees and Suits, Reception venues, Entertainment,
Fashion Boutiques, Florists, Caterers, Furniture, Jewellery, Honeymoon
Destinations, Hotels and Resorts, Photo & Videography Services, Restaurants,
Vastu, Wedding Cards, Wedding Planners, Astrology and many more you'll find it
all in one location.
Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC)
Time: 11.00 AM - 06.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: Free
Contact – http://www.iwf.com.my
Live Concert -
Super Junior, “Super Show 2” Live in Malaysia 2010
Date: 20 Mac 10
Super Junior, often referred to as SJ or SuJu, is
a boy band from South Korea. With a total of thirteen members, Super Junior is
the largest boy band in the world. Super Junior has earned seven music awards
from the M.net Asian Music Awards, eleven from the Golden Disk Awards, and is
the second singing group to win Favourite Artist Korea at the MTV Asia Awards
after JTL in 2008. The Concert is part of a Asia-wide live concert tour to
support their third studio album, "Sorry, Sorry".
Venue: Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 07.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 458 (RM 238 / RM 138 - SOLD OUT)
Contact –
www.axcess.com.my
Live Concert -
Zee Avi Live in Kuala Lumpur
Date: 20 Mac 10
The singer-songwriter and local sweetheart Zee
Avi performs with hits like Kantoi, Bitter Heart, Honey Bee, Is This the End,
and Is That All There Is.
Venue: KL Live @ Life Centre, 1st Floor, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala
Lumpur
Time: 08.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 55 - RM 205
Contact – www.ticketspeople.com
Concert - Eternal Love
Date: 20 & 21 Mac 10
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra - Kevin Field as Conductor with Shu-Cheen Yu on
Soprano
YU: Lotus Moon / BERLIOZ: Romeo and Juliet
Love as seen through the eyes of Chinese traditional songs arranged by Julian
Yu, and through Shakespeare’s ill-fated lovers as interpreted by the greatest
French romantic composer
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 20 Mac - 08.30 PM / 21 Mac - 03.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: 20 Mac - RM 95, RM 75, RM 55, RM 25 / 21 Mac - RM 85,
RM 65, RM 40 & RM 20
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note – Dress Code Long-sleeved batik or lounge suit (20
Mac) / Smart Casual (21 Mac)
Show / Performance - Mummenschanz: 3X11
Date: 20 & 21 Mac 10
Imagination brought to life with pure visual magic. Mummenschanz (meaning
masquerade) has thrilled audiences around the world with a spectacular and
revolutionary non-verbal theatrical style. They turn everyday objects and
materials into abstract forms, simple costumes and expressive masks, and engage
the audience with a wordless dialogue The show is a retrospective of the
company's greatest and most iconic works. Inanimate objects come to life, each
with a personality and eccentricity of humans. In turn, humanoid characters take
on the appearance of inanimate objects. The resulting role reversals create the
most marvellous theatrical experiences with hilarious and ingenious outcomes.
Venue: Pentas 1, klpac (Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre), Sentul,
Kuala Lumpur
Time: 20 Mac - 08.30 PM / 21 Mac – 03.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 35 / RM 25
Note – klpac box office - 03 4047 9000.
Baha'i Festival - Naw-Ruz
Date: 21 Mac 10
Naw-Ruz is one of the nine Baha'i holy days on which work is to be suspended. It
is generally observed with a meeting for prayer and celebration. Often combined
with a dinner since Naw-Ruz ends the last day of the Baha'i fast. Many Baha'is
use Naw-Ruz as a day of gift-giving
Concert - Chucho Valdés Quintet
Date: 22 Mac 10
Five-time Grammy Award winner, Chucho Valdés Quintet is among the top five
acclaimed jazz pianists. He has performed at some of the world’s most famous
venues and played with exceptional musicians like Carlos Santana, Herbie
Hancock, Chick Corea, George Benson and David Sanchez. Together with three
musicians and vocalist, the Chucho Valdés Band performs for one night only.
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 08.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 180 / RM 150 / RM 110 / RM 60
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note – Dress Code Smart Casual
Chamber Concert - Beethoven’s Greatest Trio
Date: 24 Mac 10
MPO Chamber Players - LOEFFLER: Two Rhapsodies: The Pond and The Bagpipe /
BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio No.7 in B flat – “Archduke”
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 06.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 10 for all seats
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note – Dress Code Smart Casual
Comedy / Drama - Jesus Lives in South Korea
Date: 25 - 28 Mac 10
A story on Adli, an aspiring playwright. After his best friend Musa decides to
marry his secret crush of many years, Adli invites his closest friends over for
his 25th birthday party retreat at a kampung far-far away, in an attempt to win
the love of Deliah and to impress his friends at the same time. Ambition turns
into blind and ruthless obsession as Adli tries desperately to get what he wants
but to no avail. Old rivalries are unearthed and deception runs wild among this
dysfunctional group of friends.
Venue: Pentas 2, klpac (Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre), Sentul,
Kuala Lumpur
Time: 25, 26 Mac - 08.30 PM Daily / 27 Mac - 08.30 PM & 03.00 PM / 28 Mac
- 03.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM35 / RM28 (sr. citizens) / RM23 (students &
disabled)
Note – klpac box office - 03 4047 9000.
Chamber Concert - Time Travellers
Date: 27 & 28 Mac 10
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra - Kevin Field as Conductor with Alasdair Malloy
as Presenter
Our travelling Time-Lord Alasdair Malloy is on hand with his sonic screwdriver
to get us back to the present day as we whisk through the centuries in the
company of Respighi, Britten and Dvořák as well as music from the period of the
Incas, the Egyptians and the dinosaurs!
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 27 Mac - 03.00 PM / 28 Mac - 02.30 PM & 04.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 60 / RM 50 / RM 30 / RM 15
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note – Dress Code Smart Casual
Hindu Festival - Panguni Uthiram
Date: 29 Mac 10
The Panguni Uthiram festival falls in the month 'Panguni' (March-April). This
month is special because of the star 'Uthiram' and 'Pournami' occurring
together. The ancients chose Uthiram to convey to humans that it is for
underlining the glory of Grahasta Dharma (married life) and.is the day when most
divine weddings had taken place.
On Panguni Uthiram, in all places where Lord Subramanian has a temple, his
devotees carry in a Kavadi the requisites of Puja for him, in fulfillment of
vows.
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April 2010
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01 > Special Day - April Fools Day
01 > Live Concert - Julio Iglesias World Tour Live in Kuala Lumpur
01 - 04 > Drama / Comedy - David Mamet’s The Poet and the Rent
02 > Live Concert - Lionel Richie Live in Kuala Lumpur
02 > Christian Religious Day - Good Friday
02 - 04 > Sports - Petronas Malaysian F1 Grand Prix
03 & 04 > Concert - A Little Mozart Evening
04 > Christian Religious Day - Easter
08 - 18 > Musical / Comedy - Mamak Mee-Ah!! The Musical Spoof!
09 - 11 > Musical Performance - Torch Song Massacre
10 & 11 > Concert - Tchaikovsky Spectacular!
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14 > Concert - MPO Happy Hour
14 Sikh Religious Day - Vaisakhi
17 & 18 > Concert - Finnish Legends
20 > Concert - Russian Quartets
22 > Special Day - Earth Day
24 > Live Concert - Manhand Concert 2010
24 & 25 > Concert - The Viennese Piano
25 > Live Concert - Kelly Clarkson Live in Malaysia 2010
25 > Special Day - Secretary’s Day
27 > Concert - Rachel Guerzo
30 > Concert - From Britain to America
Special Day - April Fools Day
Date: 01 Apr 10
April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day, although not a holiday in its own right, is
a notable day celebrated in many countries on April 1. The day is marked by the
commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on
friends, family members, enemies, and neighbors, or sending them on fool's
errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible.
Traditionally, in some countries, the jokes only last until noon: someone who
plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool". Elsewhere, such as in
Ireland or France, the jokes last all day.
Live Concert - Julio Iglesias World Tour Live in Kuala Lumpur
Date: 01 Apr 10
In his 2010 World Tour, ‘A Starry Night with Julio Iglesias’, this impeccable
singer, backed by his live band and dancers, will entertain his Malaysian fans
with 90 minutes of his greatest hits including To All the Girls I’ve Loved
Before, All of You and Crazy, in a night where love and music is celebrated with
a touch of salsa.
Venue: Plenary Hall, KL Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 08.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 803, RM 553, RM 353, RM 253, RM 153
Contact –
www.axcess.com.my
Drama / Comedy -
David Mamet’s The Poet and the Rent
Date: 01 - 04 Apr 10
David is a young poet who improvises poems for money in the park – being behind
in his rent, he becomes a nightwatchman and is robbed by thieves who talk him
into joining them. Later getting into trouble and ending up in jail, an ad
executive (who's heard of David's poems) offers him a job writing promotional
material for a (noxious) car sanitizer. Faced with the dilemma of writing what
he loves or writing for what he needs, David must make his choice – will he
forgo the poet in him forever?
An energetic, farcical adventure with colourful, larger-than-life characters and
plenty of pie-throwing, The Poet and the Rent is Mamet's hilarious treat for
children, teens and adults alike.
Venue – Pentas 1, klpac (Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre), Sentul,
Kuala Lumpur
Time: 8.30pm (01 – 03 Apr) / (01.00 PM & 04.00 PM (03 & 04 Apr)
Admission / Ticket: RM 23 (Students & the Disabled) / RM 28 (Senior
Citizens) / RM 35 (Adults) / Buy 10 tickets and get 1 free!
Note –
klpac box office 03 4047 9000
Live Concert - Lionel Richie Live in Kuala Lumpur
Date: 02 Apr 10
He is an international superstar, an Oscar, multi-Grammy and Golden Globe
winner, a musical legend whose recorded legacy includes timeless classic hits
and multi-platinum best-selling albums.
The co-founder of The Commodores, one of the most popular U.S. funk bands that
gave such hits as "Machine Gun" and "Brick House" before creating a slew of
future slow jam Richie-penned classics with "Easy," "Three Times a Lady" and
"Sail On."
With over almost three decades of solo music-making (following a hit-filled
decade with The Commodores), Lionel Richie is noted for his dynamic, energetic
performances that have endeared him to audiences for over three decades.
Venue: Plenary Hall, KL Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 8.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 888, RM 688, RM 438, RM 338, RM 238
Note –
www.axcess.com.my
Christian Religious Day - Good Friday
Date: 02 Apr 10
Good Friday, also called Holy Friday, Great Friday or Black Friday, is the
Friday preceding Easter Sunday ("Pascha").
Good Friday is the Friday of Holy Week, when all Christians commemorate the
crucifixion of Jesus Christ in mass services and prayer. Good Friday is a fast
day in the Catholic Church
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 08.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 60 / RM 50 / RM 30 / RM 15
Contact – 03- 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Sports - Petronas Malaysian F1 Grand Prix
Date: 02 - 04 Apr 10
Catch the F1 action live in Malaysia! Witness the blazing action at one of the
most high-tech circuits in the world. With the extreme hot and wet conditions at
the Sepang International Circuit, the skills of the world’s finest drivers will
be tested to the limit
02 Apr - Practice 1 > 10:00 - 11:30 / Practice 2 > 14:00 - 15:30
03 Apr - Practice 3 > 13:00 - 14:00 / Qualifying > 16:00
04 Apr - Race > 16:00
Venue: Sepang International Circuit, Selangor
Time: As Above
Admission / Ticket:
http://www.malaysiangp.com.my/eticket/f1/
Contact –
03 8778-2300
Note – http://www.formula1.com/
Concert - A Little Mozart Evening
Date: 03 & 04 Apr 10
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra with Christian Arming as Conductor and Barnabás
Kelemen on violin
MOZART: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik / Violin Concerto No.3 / Symphony No.40 in G
minor
Sit back and revel in music by the most beloved composer of them all, Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. Listen to the famous “Little Night Music” and the glorious G
minor Symphony, and discover the talent of Hungarian most promising violinist
Barnabás Kelemen.
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 03 Apr - 08.30 PM / 04 Apr - 03.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: 15 & 16 Jan - RM 95, RM 75, RM 55, RM 25 / 17 Jan -
RM 85, RM 65, RM 40, RM 20
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note: Dress Code – Smart Casual
Christian Religious Day - Easter
Date: 04 Apr10
A key doctrine in Christian theology is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter
Sunday is observed as the day Christ was resurrected. Prior to Easter,
Christians observe what is known as ‘The Holy Week’.
The Holy Week commences with the service of Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday literally
means a Sunday Service where everybody is given a blessed palm leaf or a cross
of palm leaves. The continuance of the Holy Week is observed on Thursday evening
known as Maundy Thursday. Maundy Thursday is when Jesus ate his last supper with
his disciples before he was betrayed.
Musical / Comedy - Mamak Mee-Ah!! The Musical Spoof!
Date: 08 - 18 Apr 10
It is a song and dance musical in the traditional Western Musical Theatre sense,
incorporating familiar tunes but where the lyrics have been spoofed to showcase
and celebrate Malaysian culture, characters and icons in a fun and light hearted
fashion way. It is the observations of Malaysian life and living and distilled
into lyrical form by a Mat Salleh who has lived in KL for twenty years
Venue: The Actors Studio @ Lot 10, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 -08.30 PM / April 11 and 18 - 03.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 50 & RM 40 - Adults / RM 30 - students, senior
citizens, disabled / Family Package: RM 120 for family of four (two adults, two
students) for Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Note – 03 2142 2009 / 2143 2009
Musical Performance - Torch Song Massacre
Date: 09 - 11 Apr 10
Three nights of tragic love songs as performed by some of KL's best music and
stage talents. From Billie Holiday to Madonna to P Ramlee, self-piteous tragic
love songs are proof that not even the wisest among us have figured out that
love comes with no warranty.
They have given cold comfort to countless lonely, miserable fools who are
carrying their torches for their lost loves, keeping their flames alive in vain.
Where would we be without these gloomy tunes to soundtrack our pitiful moments
of rejection and despair?
Venue: The Annexe Gallery, Central Market Annexe, Jalan Hang Kasturi,
Kuala Lumpur
Time: 11.00 AM - 06.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 35
Note – 03 2070 1137
Concert - Tchaikovsky Spectacular!
Date: 10 & 11 Apr 10
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra with Eiji Oue as Conductor and Alice Sara Ott
on Piano
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Symphony No.4
Two of the most dramatic openings in all Romantic music; the descending four
notes answered by crashing piano chords marking the start of Tchaikovsky’s
wonderful concerto, and the battering fanfare signifying “Fate” which starts
Tchaikovsky’s most powerful symphony.
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 10 Apr - 08.30 PM / 11 Apr - 03.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: 10 Apr - RM 95, RM 79, RM 55, RM 25 / 11 Apr - RM 85,
RM 65, RM 40, RM 20
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note: Dress Code Long-sleeved batik or lounge suit (10 Apr) / Smart
Casual (11 Apr)
Fair / Expo - Healthcare Tourism Congress 2010
Date: 12 & 13 Apr 10
This congress will eventuate over a duration of 2 days comprising of conference
and exhibition. Conference sessions will be divided into plenary sessions as
well as various streams
The conference contains 4 plenary sessions and 2 con-current streams each day;
with 3 sessions each stream.
Leading medical industry figures and experts representing leading organizations
will share invaluable experience and insights within the healthcare industry.
Selected sessions will also incorporate case studies to further add value to the
sessions.
Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC)
Time: 11.00 AM - 06.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: Free
Note:
http://www.htcongress.com
Concert - MPO Happy Hour
Date: 14 Apr 10
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra with Julie Dessureault on Cello
Incorporating modernly-arranged songs from the Malay and Sundanese traditional
repertoire, the musicians from Rhythm In Bronze and the MPO will take you on a
journey to discover each distinctive instrument and its role in the gamelan
orchestra
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 06.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 10 for all seats
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note: Dress Code; Smart Casual
Sikh Religious Day - Vaisakhi
Date: 14 Apr 10
Vaisakhi is one of the most significant holidays in Sikh calendar, commemorating
the establishment of the Khalsa in 1699.
To mark the celebrations, devotees, irrespective of their religion, throng at
gurdwaras, the Sikh place of worship. The celebrations start early as devotees,
with flowers and offerings in their hands, proceed towards the gurdwaras and
temples before dawn. Processions through towns are also common. Vaisakhi is the
day on which the Khalsa (The Pure Ones) was born and Sikhs were given a clear
identity and a code of conduct to live by.
This day is also observed as the beginning of the new year celebrated by Hindus
in Tamilnadu. Since the majority of Indians in Malaysia have their roots in
Tamilnadu this is also an occasion celebrated by them
Concert - Finnish Legends
Date:
17 & 18 Apr 10
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra with Hannu Lintu as Conductor and Vilde Frang
on Violin
SIBELIUS: The Swan of Tuonela / Six Humoresques / Lemminkaïnen’s Return
RAUTAVAARA: Symphony No.7 – “Angel of Light”
Finland’s greatest composer found a great source of inspiration in the epic
Kalevala legends, and two of those help evoke images of forests and lakes in
this magical concert which also includes music by a composer whom Sibelius
himself named as his natural successor.
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 17 Apr - 08.30 PM / 18 Apr - 03.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: 17 Apr - RM 95, RM 79, RM 55, RM 25 / 18 Apr - RM 85,
RM 65, RM 40, RM 20
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note: Dress Code Long-sleeved batik or lounge suit (17 Apr) / Smart
Casual (18 Apr)
Concert - Russian Quartets
Date:
20 Apr 10
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra - SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No.12 in D flat
major / PROKOFIEV: String Quartet No.2 in F major
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 06.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 10 for all seats
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note: Dress Code; Smart Casual
Special Day - Earth Day
Date: 22 Apr 10
Intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth's environment,
it’s a special day to learn about our planet and how to take care of it!
Be aware and be against the deterioration of the environment and be involved in
the ongoing fight against oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, raw
sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, freeways, the loss of wilderness, and the
extinction of wildlife.
Live Concert - Manhand Concert 2010
Date:
24 Apr 10
Manhand, a Malaysian breed of energetic local Cantonese Hip-Hop and Rap artist
group.
There is total of 5 members in ManHanD. Everyone has a very significant
character and attitude. They are: MC Bee, Von, Daeren, MC Toy and DJ Point
Venue: KL Live @ Life Centre, 1st Floor, 20 Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala
Lumpur
Time: 08.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 203, RM 123, RM 73
Note:
www.axcess.com.my
Concert - The Viennese Piano
Date: 24 & 25 Apr 10
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra with Rudolf Buchbinder on Piano / Director
HAYDN: Keyboard Concerto in D / MOZART: Piano Concerto No.22 in E flat /
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.1 in C”
Austrian pianist and Classical specialist, Rudolf Buchbinder, directs the MPO
from the keyboard in this celebration of the three masters of the first Viennese
School and the three men who helped shape the piano concerto genre; Haydn,
Mozart and Beethoven.
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 24 Apr - 08.30 PM / 25 Apr - 03.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 85, RM 65, RM 40, RM 20
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note: Dress Code; Long-sleeved batik or lounge suit (24 Apr) / Smart
Casual (25 Apr)
Live Concert - Kelly Clarkson Live in Malaysia 2010
Date:
25 Apr 10
Clarkson won the first season of American Idol on 2002, has the distinction of
having the highest-selling American Idol album in the United States. She has
released four studio albums that spawned hits like Miss Independent, Breakaway
and My Life Would Suck Without You, sold 25 million copies worldwide and
garnered her two Grammy awards.
Venue: National Stadium (Outdoor), Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 08.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 338, RM 288, RM 238, RM 188, RM1 38, RM 98
Note:
www.axcess.com.my
Special Day - Secretary’s Day
Date: 25 Apr 10
Secretary's Day also known as Administrative Professionals Day is an unofficial
secular holiday observed on the Wednesday of the last full week of April to
recognize the work of secretaries, administrative assistants, receptionists, and
other administrative support professionals.
Concert - Rachel Guerzo
Date: 27 Apr 10
Concluding the DFP Spotlight: Jazz series, Rachel Guerzo presents an exquisite
jazz experience infusing the elegance of the traditional with the dynamism of
the new. Malay classics, bossa nova, swing and standards provide the timeless
music for an engaging and lyrical journey brought to life by an outstanding
young artist.
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 09.00 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 40 for all seats
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note: Dress Code; Smart Casual
Concert - From Britain to America
Date: 30 Apr 10
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra with Anthony Inglis as Conductor
Images of Britain ranging from Eric Coates’ depiction of London, Vivian Ellis’s
imitation of a famous train, and Malcolm Arnold’s boisterous views of both
England and Scotland, precede a journey down one of the great natural wonders of
America
Venue: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Level 2, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin
Towers, KLCC, K. Lumpur.
Time: 08.30 PM
Admission / Ticket: RM 95, RM 75, RM 55, RM 25
Contact – 03 2051 7007 (DFP Box Office)
Note: Dress Code; Long-sleeved batik or lounge suit
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