On 20 May 2026, Her Excellency Ms. Lada Phumas, Ambassador of Thailand to Malaysia, was invited to attend the “Afternoon Tea with ASEAN Ambassadors in Conjunction with the ASEAN Youth Orchestra Festival Kuala Lumpur (AYOFKL) 2026”, organised by the Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP) and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) at the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, whereby Puan Siti Azlina Abd Latif, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DFP and MPO delivered a welcoming remarks, along with executives from PETRONAS Group, representatives from the public and private sectors, ASEAN Ambassadors and representatives from ASEAN Embassies in Kuala Lumpur, as well as youth musicians, with a total attendance of approximately 50 participants.

 

Ambassador Lada met with the CEO of DFP and MPO, as well as executives of PETRONAS, extending her appreciation for the inaugural organisation of the ASEAN Youth Orchestra Festival Kuala Lumpur (AYOFKL) in 2026, while noting that the initiative serves as a meaningful platform to strengthen cultural ties, foster closer people-to-people connectivity among ASEAN Member States, and present an important opportunity to promote constructive musical networking and advance regional cultural diplomacy.

 

The ASEAN Youth Orchestra Festival Kuala Lumpur (AYOFKL) 2026 is scheduled to take place from 21 – 28 June 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, bringing together 84 young musicians from 7 ASEAN Member States, including Thailand. Participants will engage in intensive rehearsals and classical music training before performing in two public orchestral concerts on 25 and 27 June 2026 at the Auditorium Bandaraya Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur and Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, respectively. Those interested may find further information at the following link (https://shorturl.at/gqSdW) to support and celebrate the talents of ASEAN’s emerging young musicians.