Siti Nurhaliza in Symphony
| Residency concert by Siti Nurhaliza | |
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| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| Venue | Petronas Philharmonic Hall |
| Associated album | Siti Nurhaliza I, Cindai , Adiwarna , Pancawarna , Sahmura , Sanggar Mustika , E.M.A.S , Prasasti Seni , Transkripsi , Lentera Timur and CTKD: Canda, Tangis, Ketawa, Duka. |
| Date(s) | 5–7 July 2013 |
| No. of shows | 3 |
| Siti Nurhaliza concert chronology | |
Siti Nurhaliza In Symphony – Live With The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (or simply Siti Nurhaliza in Symphony) was a residency show by Malaysian recording artist, Siti Nurhaliza. Held on three consecutive nights in July 2013 at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, this was her first solo concert to be backed entirely by 80-piece Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO). The concert marked her 18th year involvement Malaysian music industry with more than 20 albums, where most songs that were performed were taken from her solo albums and couple of songs as tribute to Malaysian singers and artists who have inspired her.
During the course of the three-night concert, she performed more than 20 songs with MPO which was also her second time collaborating with them since 2001, when she was only a guest artist for Tan Sri SM Salim.
She was reportedly invited to collaborate with Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) as early as July 2012. This concert marked her first collaboration with MPO as a solo artist at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (DFP). 12 years earlier, in 2001, at the very same venue, she was only a guest artist for Tan Sri SM Salim's concert which also was backed by MPO, Konsert Perjalanan Seni Tan Sri SM Salim. During the stint, she only performed two songs – Mohon Kasih as a solo and Pandang Pandang Jeling Jeling as a duet.
Prior to the concert dates, the preparation for the concert for Siti herself has taken place at least a month earlier. Preparation made by Siti included the training for her voice, breath control and stamina against a prerecorded orchestral arrangement of the chosen songs made by MPO in a compact disc, followed by a couple of morning and evening practice sessions with MPO itself for two days in a row before the concert dates, under the tutelage and guidance of Kevin Field, the conductor for the concert. Siti admitted the fact that though she has had performed at Royal Albert Hall with London Symphony Orchestra in 2005, and had been a recording artist for over 18 years, it was still a challenge for her to perform a full orchestra-backed performance. In the first night of the performance, she said, "Every time after I finished singing a song, I will feel relieved. It is not easy to make sure that we and the musicians are moving together. Alhamdullilah (Praise to God), so far I am satisfied, because I got the momentum that I wanted."
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