Hi I'm here to join the argument, as I found out this topic is so interesting.

@liez

I'm a university music student and I dunno much about history, but right now MPO is the only place where I can listen to proper organized orchestra music and learn more stuffs. Other than that is the MPYO, where actually has great potential with it. MPO had whole year program, together with various other program than orchestra and many famous guests were invited. I went to Igudesman & Joo's and the King's Singer with student price which is only RM30. It was awesome.

Tell me, as I being too naive for not knowing enough information, where can I listen to these great concerts if MPO and DFP is not there for us music students.

Music is an art which needs great talent and hardwork, and not everyone can get to that place. LTCL cert doesn't equal to Julliard cert. Train here at Malaysia, right now at this time, is definitely NOT the same if you were trained at Europe. Reason? Their lecturer, system, and facilities are great. We doesn't have much up to par musician (I didn't say totally don't have), good teachers are even lesser.

And if somehow a student here in Malaysia had great talent and is very hardworking, met a great teacher and his potential shined through the world, he won't be staying here at Malaysia. Why? Because having such talent but earning RM3k a month is such a joke. I will rather go to US or EU to look for more opportunity, they will be more than happy to promote you as a musician. What will our lovely country do to us? Charity, perhaps.

TL;DR ?
In short: Get rid of Malaysia politics and we will have a new light to our music industry.

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lolz dun worry I still practice my piano 4 hours a day =)

It depends on the motive for the group.

'An orchestra/ensemble consist of all Malaysian' and 'an orchestra/ensemble consist of good musicians' are different stories. The first is what I called politics while the latter one had none.