Chopin spree: Pianist Melody Quah returns to KL for homecoming performance


‘When playing one of Chopin’s works, the job of the pianist is often to try to make the piano sing as expressively as possible, like a singer,’ says Quah. – AZMAN GHANI/The Star

Malaysian classical pianist and academic Melody Quah, based in the United States, makes her long-awaited return to Dewan Filharmonik Petronas this weekend for the Chopin Festival, performing with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.

The two-part festival opens on Aug 16 under MPO music director Junichi Hirokami.

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