BFM gets acquainted with the fresh and youthful baton in the MPO to discover what his signature will be when he conducts. Ciaran McAuley shares the process of getting music from the page to the stage.

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Getting up close to Mozart, the quintessential classical musician and gaining some insights into a Clarinet Quintet, String Quartet, Oboe Quartet--pieces to played at an upcoming recital.

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Bringing art from Spain to Malaysia, the gallery takes time out to point to the characteristics of works from the country that give birth to Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Joan Miro.

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In its upcoming 2014 season-end (docutaiment) musical, the performance company offers a journey through the history of music theatre. Some on the artistic team share what it takes

to capture the story of the two greatest musical centres of the world: Broadway and West End. This production also wraps up of the company’s 20th anniversary celebrations.

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These performers point out that pure energy in their live shows differentiates them. Maybe it comes from teaching young people music and soaking up their enthusiasm when these performers are not on stage in front of an audience.

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As the first recipient of the WOLO Artist’s Residency Program, Dr Hedley Roberts shares how art captures the in-betweenness of things: the space between lovers, the space between the person taking a selfie.

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Creative industries are meant to contribute over RM33billion to Malaysia's GDP by 2020. Is the creative industry ready to step up? Or is this just a rhetorical question?

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Making traditional performing arts connect with the young. Pusaka is participating in the Yayasan Sime Darby Arts Festival and with a stage of its own. The curators share what they will do to bring young buns into seats to watch and engage with the many traditional performing arts in the country.

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The Arts--the stepchild of most economies, more so in emerging ones--is often seen as an industry standing in the corner or going door-to-door with a tin-cup seeking donations to produce visual products or performances. Some accept this as a necessary tension in the industry; others do not. Representatives from the Ministry of Finance and MyPaa tell how they are sustaining arts.

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Though quite young and relatively new to the scene, Evelyn Feroza Fernandez is a singer that serious music lovers flock to. While in love with current artists are Bruno Marz, Ed Sheeran, Pink and the late Amy Winehouse, she describes herself as an old soul, listing her favourites as Ray Charles, Etta james, Ella Fitzgerald and Shirley Bassey.

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