2016-03-19 18:53
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2016-03-19 18:53
Late last year, a chance reading of an article about an aspiring pianist’s dreams so moved a conductor that he immediately invited her to perform his favourite piano concerto with his… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Pei-Sian Ng is one of the most easy-going musicians I have ever met. Contrary to what usually occurs in an interview, our conversation over lunch was filled with lighthearted recollections o… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
“I am a very serious composer”, Tan Chan Boon repeatedly emphasized throughout the night.I met up with the composer to talk about his recent work, The Quartet for Trio, composed… Read More
2015-01-08 16:43
2015 has arrived! We kick off the year by looking back at ten of the most memorable moments in Singapore's classical music scene last year.Best Concert: Shimmering Sounds of the SoulWhen it… Read More
2014-11-04 01:45
This will be conductor Zubin Mehta's fourth visit to Singapore, but for the first time he will bring along the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he shares an extraordinary love story… Read More
2014-10-09 18:01
What do you remember from the last concert you attended? The soloist’s brilliant cadenza? That lovely Adagietto which moved you to tears? What about that queer piece which kept you wai… Read More
2014-06-25 08:01
IntroductionThe Victoria Concert Hall, home of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, is back - just in time for Singapore’s 50th birthday next year. And what better way to celebrate than r… Read More
2014-06-23 09:24
Hwa Chong Institution Drama CenterAmateur classical musicians often find themselves in a bind: how will they serve the ideals of an art form whose rigours of practice they cannot afford? Not… Read More
2014-06-23 09:24
Esplanade Concert HallA recital by talented homegrown musicians Loh Jun Hong, Abigail Sin and Lin Juan hardly needs more going for it. Until one discovers the centrepiece of the evening - ta… Read More
2014-06-23 09:23
The Star TheatreGreat soundtracks ought to be performed to stunning visuals, and the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra demonstrated just that in its highly-anticipated presentation of The Lord… Read More
2014-06-23 09:22
Esplanade Concert HallThis all-Russian programme was one of the more anticipated concerts of the year. The Israeli conductor Yoel Levi and French violinist Renaud Capuçon are both hig… Read More
2014-06-23 09:22
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert HallLeonidas Kavakos is, without a doubt, one of the best soloists in the world, but his real passion lies in chamber music. Together with Enrico Pace, the… Read More
2014-06-23 09:22
Esplanade Recital StudioSee Ning Hui is only 17, and she already has a long list of achievements, notably her being awarded the Grand Prize Winner of Steinway Youth Piano Competition and rep… Read More
2014-06-23 09:22
Esplanade Concert HallThis all-Russian programme was one of the more anticipated concerts of the year. The Israeli conductor Yoel Levi and French violinist Renaud Capuçon are both hig… Read More
2014-06-23 09:22
13 September 2013 and 11 October 2013School of the Arts Concert HallThe Philharmonic Orchestra, Singapore (TPO) loves to perform symphonic cycles. It all started with the ambitious goal of t… Read More
2014-06-23 09:21
SOTA Orchestra Rehearsal StudioThe Orchestra of the Music Makers (OMM) is known for their immense passion in music. Their recent outreach programme – a one-week camp in collaboration w… Read More
2014-06-23 09:21
Esplanade Concert HallIt is not often that one sees the viola take the spotlight, and rarer still to see this much-maligned instrument capture the imagination of so many young musicians. But… Read More
2014-06-23 09:21
Nearly every picture I've seen of Christopher Adey shows him with a stern expression, and sure enough, it was this same unmistakable sternness that greeted me as I approached him. Not surpri… Read More
2014-06-23 09:20
Yong Siew Toh Recital StudioChay Choong: How long have you been playing the viola?Max Mandel: I started on violin when I was 6, and then I started viola when I was 17, and then I stopped pla… Read More
2014-06-23 09:20
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert HallEuphoria was still some distance away in a concert that promised to “cruise the listener to an oasis of bliss and joy”, but there was much… Read More
2014-06-23 09:20
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert HallConservatory concerts are sometimes a special occasion for appreciation, not merely of emerging talents who will become the musical stars of tomorrow b… Read More
2014-06-23 09:20
Esplanade Concert HallAfter an outstanding performance of the Overture to La Forza del destino by the Singapore Lyric Opera (SLO) Orchestra, the affable conductor Darrell Ang announced the t… Read More
2014-06-23 09:13
Esplanade Recital StudioA quick disclaimer: this is my first harp recital. Harp repertoire is an unfamiliar territory for me and Laura's programme has several relatively unknown works even f… Read More
2014-06-23 09:09
Passione, from Pirastro, was the first gut model that I tried. They are relatively new in the market (2008), but they have already impressed many reviewers. As far as I know this is the only… Read More
2014-04-05 17:28
I love photography. It’s something that I did as an extra elective when I was at school but didn’t follow through because I wanted to be with musicians. I have two Leica cameras… Read More
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