Vietnamese music aficionados are eagerly anticipating Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra’s (MPO) Vietnam tour from October 29 to November 3. Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra The Malaysian orchestra boasts more than 80 outstanding artists from 25 countries around the world, including 15-year-old prodigy Tengku Ahmad Irfan. They will bring their programme entitled “From The New World” to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The MPO’s first HCM City performance on October 29 will be staged at Collet Secondary School on Ho Xuan Huong Street. Their HCM City Opera House performance is scheduled for October 31. Other performance venues include To Hoang Secondary School on Dai Co Viet Street on November 2, an early November 3 concert at Birla Children Village on Doan Ke Thien Street, and an evening Hanoi Opera House performance on the same day. The MPO debuted at Kuala Lumpur’s Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS in August 1998. Many of the prestigious international guests to have played with the MPO over its history have praised its vitality and technical accomplishment. Touring is essential to raising the MPO’s international profile. The Orchestra regularly visits Malaysia’s major cities. It has also performed across Singapore, Australia, China, Taiwan, and Japan. VOV