Group photo of the guests
Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 38th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) was grandly inaugurated on 2 October at the lobby of the Macao Cultural Centre. Themed “Silk Resonances”, this edition of the Festival features 10 programmes presented by world-renowned musicians and emerging young talents, one piano camp and 12 “Floating Notes Across the City” activities, offering a musical feast that promotes Chinese and Western civilisations this autumn.
The opening ceremony was officiated by the Acting Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region, Cheng Lei; the President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Leong Wai Man; the Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes; the Member of the Executive Committee of Teledifusão de Macau, S.A., Vong Vai Hong; and the Vice President of Corporate Communications and Community Affairs of Sands China, Ltd., Catherine Kong. The ceremony was held in a lively atmosphere, followed by the performance My Grand View Garden – Yue Opera by the Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe, led by first-class actress Chen Lijun, the production that kicked off this year’s Festival.
This edition of the Macao International Music Festival will present a series of magnificent musical pieces that blend the Chinese and Western civilisations. The year 2026 marks the China-Brazil Cultural Year. With the support by the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Federative Republic of Brazil,the Brazilian group Barbatuques presents the performance Brazilian Body Beats, in which it uses the bodies as instruments to present an inventive performance as well as improvisation and live interaction, on 6 October at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium.
The Macao International Music Festival is committed to providing a performance platform for local young musical talents. This year’sconcert Bravo Macao!features young Macao pianist Chan Chon Teng and musicians of the Macao Orchestra, who will present a concert dedicated to the city, to be held on 31 October at the Macao Cultural Centre Small Auditorium.
Internationally acclaimed composer and conductor Tan Dun joins hands with the China National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus to presentthe concert Tan Dun Conducts Beethoven’s Ninth and Nineon 28 November at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium, creating a dialogue across time and space between Beethoven’s classic Symphony No. 9 and Nine, a work inspired in ancient Eastern mythology.The concert Tan Dun Conducts Mozart and Beethovenwill be held on 29 November at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium, opening with Beethoven’s Overture toThe Creatures of Prometheus. Maestro Tan Dun will collaborate with two emerging local string musicians, Nina Wong and Yan Lok Hoi, to present Mozart’s Double Concerto for Violin and Viola.
Tickets for the 38th Macao International Music Festival are now on sale through the Enjoy Macao Ticketing (ticketing.enjoymacao.mo).For more information about the programmes and discounts, please visit the Festival’s webpage at www.icm.gov.mo/fimm or the respective page on Facebook (search for “Macao International Music Festival”).
