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Play with Violin Star Midori: Youth Orchestra Applications Now Open

The Orchestra Residencies Program (ORP) brings young musicians together with professional artists for rehearsals, workshops and a public performance. It is about more than playing well. It is about growing as musicians, connecting with others and bringing music into the wider community. The musical highlight? Performing Derek Bermel’s Spring Cadenzas, a contemporary work featuring Midori as soloist. Inspired by Japanese…

Baptiste Virot: Where Dogs Spin Records and Summer Finds Its Rhythm

There are many ways to describe summer. Long afternoons. Cold drinks. Vinyl records spinning lazily in the background. And, apparently,…

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Aubrey Suwito LIVE with National Symphony Orchestra at newly renovated Istana Budaya

There is something rather beautiful about watching a composer step into the light. For years, Aubrey Suwito has been the…

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TIMA 2026: The Asian Music Industry Builds its Own Global Stage

Books That Make Us Listen, Look and Think Differently

From music and performance to contemporary art and cultural identity, our Reading Room gathers books that help us understand the creative currents moving through Asia. Some books give us information.…

Books recommend Sept 2026 reading Music Press Asia

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Yuki Nakahashi Wins 36th Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award

Suntory Hall has once again placed contemporary Japanese composition at the centre of Tokyo’s classical music scene, with composer Yuki Nakahashi receiving the 36th Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music…

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September Album Feature: Global Tranquility by Putumayo

Ten artists. Ten musical perspectives. One gentle invitation to slow down. There is a particular luxury in music that does not ask you to hurry. For September, Music Press Asia…

Sept 2026 New Music Feature Music Press Asia Putumayo Global Tranquility

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Loboc Children’s Choir Opens ASEAN Film Festival 2026 in Hong Kong

If Music Is an Industry, Musicians Need Jobs

#DanceYourFolkOut: Taiwan’s Southernmost Music Festival Brings Eight Countries, Five Continents to Hengchun This October

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From Seoul to Broadway: Korea’s Musical Theatre Comes of Age

Sixty years ago, Korea was still finding its musical voice. Today, its musicals are finding their way to Broadway. There is something rather satisfying about a theatrical form born in the West travelling east, taking root in Korea, absorbing local history and culture, and eventually making the journey back to New York with a Tony-winning show in its suitcase. That…

Music Collaboration in Asia: Finding Your Sound Beyond the Stage

What happens when a musician is asked to take an idea from outside the music industry and turn it into sound? Artists and corporations have collaborated for decades. The interesting…

Music Partnerships Artist Meets Automotive KIRARA x Hyundai Music Press Asia

Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026: What Can Asia Learn?

Music competitions are often built around a deceptively simple idea: bring people together through music. For 70 years, the Eurovision Song Contest has attempted exactly that. Born in post-war Europe,…

Why Taiwan’s Taitung Is Redefining Wellness Travel in Asia

From Pacific coastlines and Indigenous communities to art, music and mindful living, the 2026 Taitung Spirit Festival invites visitors to experience Taiwan at a slower pace. In an age where…

[Held on the unique stage of Taitung’s mountainous and coastal scenery, the Taitung Spirit Festival brings experiences for the body, mind, and spirit into nature in a show of how travel in Taitung is a blend of the environment, culture, and slow living. Music Press Asia]

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Five Ways Plants Can Increase Café Revenue in Kuala Lumpur

In today’s café culture, good coffee is only part of the experience. Customers are increasingly choosing cafés that offer warmth, comfort, and spaces worth sharing with friends and on social…

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More Than an Audition: ORCA Bets on Tomorrow’s Creative Talent

Damai International, the international arm of Damai Entertainment and a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, has launched ORCA (Original Creative Artists), a new artist development and content production label designed to…

Audrey Lane Damai Entertainment New Talent Search Music Press Asia

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Music China 2026 Returns: A Glimpse Into the Future of How We Create, Learn and Experience Music

Imagine walking into a hall where a piano can teach itself, artificial intelligence helps musicians compose new works, and music technology designed for gaming, film, broadcasting and even smart vehicles…

Music China returns to Shanghai 2026 Music Press Asia

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Star Wars Day: A Gateway to Orchestral Music in Asia

Every year on May 4, Star Wars Day brings with it a wave of nostalgia, references, and familiar themes. Yet beyond its cultural footprint, the music of Star Wars offers…

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Listening to the Earth: Asia’s Living Soundscapes

Earth Day Across Asia: A Continent of Climates Earth Day in Asia does not arrive as a singular experience. It unfolds across monsoon skies, mountain air, coastal humidity, and forest…

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Music Press Asia Weekly Briefing

Six stories shaping music, culture, and the arts across Asia and beyond. This week’s developments across music, theatre, broadcasting, and digital culture reveal an industry in rapid transition. From the continued expansion of large-scale musical productions in Southeast Asia to growing anxieties surrounding artificial intelligence…

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Play with Violin Star Midori: Youth Orchestra Applications Now Open

Baptiste Virot: Where Dogs Spin Records and Summer Finds Its Rhythm

Aubrey Suwito LIVE with National Symphony Orchestra at newly renovated Istana Budaya

TIMA 2026: The Asian Music Industry Builds its Own Global Stage

Books That Make Us Listen, Look and Think Differently

Yuki Nakahashi Wins 36th Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award

September Album Feature: Global Tranquility by Putumayo

Loboc Children’s Choir Opens ASEAN Film Festival 2026 in Hong Kong

If Music Is an Industry, Musicians Need Jobs

#DanceYourFolkOut: Taiwan’s Southernmost Music Festival Brings Eight Countries, Five Continents to Hengchun This October

TIMA 2026: The Asian Music Industry Builds its Own Global Stage

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