The Macao Orchestra, also known as the Macau Orchestra (, ), is a professional orchestra based in

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. Consisting of approximately 60 members from Asia, Europe, North America and Australia, the orchestra performs symphonic, chamber, and educational concerts around Macau. The orchestra also tours

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two to three times per year and performed in

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in 2007. In Macau, the orchestra performs at the

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, San Domingo Church,

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and

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. The orchestra is run as a division of the Macau Cultural Institute (Instituto Cultural), the arts division of the Macau government. Formed in 1983 by Father Aureo de Castro as the Macao Chamber Orchestra, the orchestra underwent a series of reviews and expansions, becoming a full-time professional ensemble in 2003. The current Musical Director and Principal conductor is Lü Jia (呂嘉), who has held this position since the beginning of the 2008–09. Lü Jia's predecessor,

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(邵恩) (2003–2008), was the first Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Macao Orchestra in its present form. Soloists who have appeared with the orchestra include

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, Yundi,

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and

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External links

Macao Orchestra Official Website
* List of Symphony Orchestras in Greater China -PRC. HKSAR. Macao SAR and Taiwan {{Authority control China orchestras Musical groups established in 1983 Macau music