Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Featuring Elias Moncado and the PPO Strings
By Katie Coolbaugh, Dato' Danny Goon
December 2024 FEATURE
THE ATMOSPHERE WAS buzzing with anticipation as the Penang Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) featured acclaimed musicians from Germany and the UK to perform Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons in August 2024. The PPO must have a certain reputation to attract such talented musicians to its stage. Here, we want to capture the event from both the audience’s and the musicians’ perspectives.From The Audience by Danny GoonThe best known of Antonio Vivaldi’s works, Le Quattro Stagioni or The Four Seasons, is a group of...
Katie Coolbaugh
lived on a sailboat for more than 20 years, with no
room on board for a cello. She resumed playing after arriving in Penang, and now serves as principal of the PPO cello section.
Dato' Danny Goon
is a Board Member of the PPO. He is a practicing
retiree. Having more available time, he has opinions on this and that, and gladly shares them with all and sundry.
