Jakarta Simfonia Orchestra, founded in 2009 by Rev. Stephen Tong, started as to revive classical music which once dominated SE Asia. With over 15 performances annually, JSO is considered as the prominent symphony orchestra in Indonesia. For the past 2 years, the orchestra has been touring and performed in 14 cities, attracting 35,000 audiences. Within 2 weeks, its 2018 performance in Singapore was fully sold out.