[Coverage] DENNIS LAU &
FRIENDS: THE CHOSEN 2019 CONCERT
Kuala Lumpur, July 2019 – Last weekend was a blast!
Apart from Kpop Concert 2019 GFRIEND ASIA
TOUR “GO GO GFRIEND!” LIVE IN KUALA LUMPUR (Check out our article: https://www.wljack.com/2019/07/coverage-2019-gfriend-asia-tour-go-go.html
), Dennis Lau & Friends: The Chosen
2019 Concert has also taken place at Mega
Star Arena!
Multiracial Artistes! Great Rendition of
Music!
THE CHOSEN featured multiracial blend of artistes
including Dennis Lau himself alongside
his friends that consisted of Dewi
Seriestha, Namewee 黃明志,
Aisyah Aziz, Lee Elaine, Fara Dolhadi, Sobhi Shaker, Jimmy Sax, Jeryl Lee, NAMA
and etc. It
was not just an epic concert, but was also a gathering of friends whereby the bunch
of talented people get to express themselves as freely as they could in music!
Besides,
the concert also promotes “Give Back” movement
which introduces the four young talents from Teach For Malaysia (TFM) schools. These four youngsters with the
names of Stacy Jean Toolseram (17),
Nursyasya Batrisyia Binti Zulkiflee (15), Dania Hidayah Binti Mohd Ridzuan (17)
and Razin Aiman bin Mazhan (18) were
given once-in-a-lifetime experience of a six-month Masterclass & Mentorship
programme with Dennis Lau and Fara Dolhadi. They were even given a chance
to collaborate with great artistes in the song “Esok”, a song which promotes limitless opportunities, love, peace
and equality.
“The
past six months has been very fulfilling for me personally as I journeyed with
the four students and witnessed their transformation and growth. They have so
much potentials in them and I am so proud to have been a part of this programme
to ‘Give Back’. I look forward to continue the journey of Masterclass with them
and to see where this adventure will bring them in their careers,” shared Dennis.
Kick Off with Magic Show!
The
event which was held at Mega Star Arena
@ Viva began with spectacular magic show by Asia’s Got Talent Finalist, Sobhi Shaker. It was then followed by the
performances of Jimmy Sax, Fara Dolhadi,
Namewee and Dewi Seriestha alongside
Dennis Lau who played the Viper
Violin!
Next, Jeryl Lee, Lee Elaine, Fara and NAMA performed ‘A Kind of Sorrow’ together on stage. It was a very nice cover by great voices!
During
the concert, we also get the see the ultimate LIVE Version of Namewee’s “飘向北方” featuring melodic voice of Fara and jaw-dropping violin play by Dennis Lau! This was by far the best
LIVE version of that song that I have ever heard!
Dennis
Lau made a change of outfit and instrument of choice during the final slot. He
has performed ‘the Journey’ with his
Phoenix violin solo. One of the highlight of the evening was when all the artistes
(Dennis Lau & Friends) performed ‘Esok’
together with the children from TFM.
Aisyah
Aziz then took the stage next with ‘Abadi
Kita’ followed by the finale – a Bruno Mars Medley. Last but not least, the
concert came to an end with an encore performance by Dewi titled “Mahkota’
For
this extraordinary concert, Dennis Lau had a new violin specially commissioned
from renowned luthier Alistair Hay. The
same designer also custom made two of Dennis Lau’s violins previously – the Phoenix and the Dragon violins.
Several years back, Dennis Lau was besotted when he saw superstar Wang Lee Hom
playing a dragon-shaped guitar. He
learned that the guitar was the handicraft of Alistair, a custom designer at
Emerald Guitars at Cavanacaw, Ireland and proceeded to commission him for the
Phoenix violin, followed by the Dragon violin.
‘My
violins are tools that I use to express myself as a musician. They allow me to best channel my soul and
energy into it and are tools to help reach my goals of showcasing the energy,
hopes and dreams of every song I play for the audience,” shared Dennis.
Overall,
it was quite a memorable concert with great music! It’s also worth highlighting
that a portion of the concert ticket proceeds will go to Teach for Malaysia to
support its mission to end education inequity. Great job, Dennis and friends!
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