The picture shows Liao Guomin (right) and pianist "Niu Niu" performing Brahms' works on the spot at the press conference. It is reported that the 2024-25 season of the Macau Orchestra will kick off on August 31, with the theme of "Creating Unlimited". The new season features many highlights and is full of new ideas. The Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Macau Orchestra, Liao Guomin, will lead the orchestra to perform timeless masterpieces of different styles and eras, leading fans to appreciate the timeless classics in the colorful music world, taste contemporary works that shake their hearts, and feel various unique and beautiful melodies. It is reported that the new music season will feature a performance of Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by a Macau band, accompanied by actress Zhang Aijia as the narrator for the fourteen roles, opening the season with a romantic and humorous atmosphere. The Macao Orchestra has launched the "Salute to Brahms Series" this year, featuring violin soloists Alexandra Konunova and Joseph Shubajack, cello soloist Pablo Ferrand, pianist Alexei Frodin and "Niu Niu" Zhang Shengliang, as well as renowned Austrian musician Christian Armin, who will take turns presenting the most important symphonic and chamber music works of German Romantic composer Brahms' life. The new music season will also highlight cross-border cooperation, sparking exciting collaborations with artists in fields such as dance, drama, and visual arts. The orchestra will collaborate with the Hong Kong Ballet to create a new ballet called "Uncle Leung and Zhu Yingtai"; Collaborated with the BBC program 'Seven Worlds, One Planet' to perform live music accompanied by sound navigation, leading the audience on a journey across seven continents; Collaborating with pop jazz crossover trumpet king Chris Bertie, this is the first large-scale outdoor concert "Starlight, Grassland, Symphony" to showcase the diverse atmosphere of Macau's "capital of performing arts". In addition, every festival, the orchestra will launch themed performances such as the New Year's Eve Music Festival, Easter Concert, Valentine's Day Romantic Music, Children's Day Animation Symphony Concert, and more. The "Collection of Chinese Works" series will perform the concert "Echoes of Tang Poetry", combining ancient artistic conception with modern music to reinterpret famous Tang poems and masterpieces. (New Society)