From Broadway To Disney: Lea Salonga Took The MPO Stage — Her Brother Held The Baton
Filipino Broadway legend Lea Salonga performed three nights with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP), in a concert conducted by her younger brother Gerard — spanning Miss Saigon, Disney princesses, Sondheim and the Bee Gees.
Lea Salonga stood on the stage of Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP) last weekend and sang the songs that two generations of audiences grew up with — and the man raising the baton in front of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) was her younger brother.
The three-night concert, From Broadway to Disney: Lea Salonga with the MPO , ran from 24 to 27 September, with her brother Gerard Salonga serving as conductor and arranger for a programme that moved from Rodgers and Hammerstein to the Bee Gees to Stephen Sondheim without apology.
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- Sep 29, 2026
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