Konsert Lentera Timur

Held on four non consecutive nights in September 2013 at Istana Budaya, this was her first concert in which the songs performed were mainly driven by traditional Malay and folk music genres.

Born and raised in a traditional music inclined-family (her grandfather Bachik Abdul Rahman was a famous local violinist[2][3] and her mother, Siti Salmah Bachik was a traditional music singer[2][3]), Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza began planning for a full traditional-themed concert beginning in 2010.

[4] The chance for such a performance came when Istana Budaya decided to collaborate with Orkestra Tradisional Malaysia (OTM)[5] to have a full concert in which the set list was composed of traditional Malay songs and folksongs.

[8] The month-long training included learning the dance steps for Mak Yong and also lines in her native Pahang dialect for Dikir Barat.

[10] For the four-day concert, Siti performed more than 30 songs originating from traditional Malay and folk music, including Asli, Ghazal, Joget, Keroncong, Masri, Samrah and few others.

[1] The orchestra consisted of various musical instruments that are commonly used by the different ethnic groups in Malaysia, including Rebab, flute, Sapeh, percussion, Gaohu, Zhonghu, Er-hu, Dizi and Sitar.

A hydraulic stage was then raised from the audience's left moving upward, revealing Siti's supporting musicians and the conductor of the concert, OTM's Mohd Yazid Zakaria.

[3] For the third song, "Nirmala", she exited a beacon-shaped cage which is located atop the stage then descended a flight of stairs while singing the tune "Kurik Kundi", accompanied by 22 dancers from Badan Seni Budaya PDRM.

During the break, her supporting musicians took the center stage and performed "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, adding a traditional Malay flavour.

[5] After performing "Cek Mek Molek" as a solo, he was revealed to be one of Siti's duet partners when the two began singing "Laksamana Raja di Laut".

[9] In addition to Dato' M. Daud Kilau, Siti also performed with a man who had collaborated with her on a number of her traditional songs and albums, Datuk Suhaimi Mohd Zain (more commonly known as Pak Ngah).

[9] Syazwan Zakariah of Astro Awani began his review by stating, "To be honest, I've run out of praise for Datuk Siti Nurhaliza.

[1] Azhariah Kamin of The Star described the show as a "spectacle" and found that Siti looked "resplendent as ever", though she was worried how a full traditional concert will sound.

Radi of Utusan Online, who indicated that a 2-hour concert of traditional songs could be demanding as it requires the utmost quality of melisma and vocal control to maintain the audience's interest.

But for a solid two-hour show, the audience who packed Panggung Sari in Istana Budaya in Kuala Lumpur were literally spellbound with the performances by Siti who was backed the Malaysian Traditional Orchestra (OTM).

Norhadiani Baharon of Harian Metro expressed her admiration of Siti being able to show her fighting spirit and bring closer the audience to the Malay music and culture, despite the singer's sore throat,[3] Syazwan Zakariah of Astro Awani commented: "No matter how hard the melismas, no matter how high the pitch, the [musical] strains still went 'smoothly', and all was done while [she's] smiling as if she bore no burdens".

Earlier, he also praised the "completeness" of the concert, with its colourful and beautiful co-ordination of the music and the dances, in addition to Siti's "angelic" voice.