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CD Review (The Straits Times, April 2017)
DEDICATIONSSTEVEN SPOONER, PianoA Life Of Music Records (15 CDs + 1 DVD) / ****1/2American pianist Steven Spooner, professor of piano at the University of Kansas, was largely trained in the Russian...
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SCENTS OF JOSEPHINE / Bellepoque / Review
SCENTS OF JOSEPHINEBellepoqueBlack Box @ Drama CentreThursday (27 April 2017)To do justice to a well-loved historical personality within a production of 90 minutes is a tall order. All the more if that...
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MASAAKI SUZUKI CONDUCTS MOZART / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
MASAAKI SUZUKI CONDUCTS MOZARTSingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallFriday (28 April 2017)This review was published in The Straits Times on 1 May 2017Very soon after conducting a concert of...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, May 2017)
THE GENIUS OF FILM MUSICLondon Philharmonic / John MauceriLPO 0086 (2 CDs) / ****1/2This is a live recording of a 2013 concert held at London's Royal Festival Hall of concert arrangements by American...
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HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA / Review
HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAEsplanade Concert HallMonday (1 May 2017)The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra's third visit to Singapore (the previous occasions were in 1983 and 1999) was part of its...
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ANGELA HEWITT PIANO RECITAL / Review
ANGELA HEWITT Piano RecitalVictoria Concert HallThursday (4 May 2017)This review was published in The Straits Times on 6 May 2017Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt is one of the planet's great Bach...
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DEBUSSY AND DVORAK / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
DEBUSSY AND DVORAKSingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallFriday (5 May 2017)This review was published in The Straits Times on 8 May 2017 with the title "Divine Debussy & Dvorak".The...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, May 2017)
LUCAS DEBARGUE playsSCARLATTI. CHOPIN. LISZT. RAVEL Sony Classical 88875192982 / ****1/2BACH. BEETHOVEN. MEDTNER Sony Classical 88985341762 / *****Lucas Debargue was the young French pianist at the...
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A KISS FROM MUM / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
A KISS FROM MUMSingapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Chinese Cultural CentreSaturday (13 May 2017)This review was published in The Straits Times on 15 May 2017 with the title "Tribute to Mum hits high...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, May 2017)
IVES Orchestral Works Vol.2Melbourne Symphony OrchestraSIR ANDREW DAVISChandos 5163 / *****Charles Ives (1874-1954) was a pioneer among American composers. His fiercely individual and independent...
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DONIZETTI'S L'ELISIR D'AMORE / Singapore Lyric Opera / Review
DONIZETTI'S L'ELISIR D'AMORESingapore Lyric OperaEsplanade TheatreFriday (19 May 2017)This review was published in The Straits Times on 22 May 2017 with the title "Sparkling comic opera charms".It was...
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DREAMS OF HOMELAND / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
DREAMS OF HOMELANDSingapore Chinese OrchestraVictoria Concert HallSunday (21 May 2017)This review was published in The Straits Times on 23 May 2017 with the title "Melodic dreams of home".Many...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, May 2017)
MOSZKOWSKI Piano Concerto in B minorSCHULZ-EVLER Russian RhapsodyLUDMIL ANGELOV, PianoBBC Scottish Symphony / Vladimir KiradjievHyperion 68109 / ****1/2For almost 140 years, it was thought that Polish...
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BEETHOVEN HEROIC YEARSTang Tee Khoon Grand SeriesVictoria Concert HallSunday (28 May 2017)This review was published in The Straits Times on 30 May 2017Singaporean violinist Tang Tee Khoon is a...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, May 2017)
THE CHAMBER VERSIONSCHOPIN Piano Concerto No.1 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.4SEE SIANG WONG, PianoGemeaux Quartet et alRCA Red Seal 88875061442 / ****1/2There are different ways of listening to...
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BACH SONATAS & PARTITAS / Midori, Violin / Review
BACH SONATAS & PARTITASMIDORI, ViolinYong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert HallTuesday (30 May 2017)This review was published in The Straits Times on 1 June 2017This year's Singapore Violin Festival...
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Concerts Not To Miss: BACH CONTINUUM with KAM NING & LOH JUN HONG
So you missed Midori performing J.S.Bach's Unaccompanied Violin Sonatas and Partitas? Do not fret, here is another chance to hear these magnificent works (all six of them) performed by two of...
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BEETHOVEN AT AN EXHIBITION / ADDO Chamber Orchestra / Review
BEETHOVEN AT AN EXHIBITIONADDO Chamber OrchestraEsplanade Rehearsal StudioWednesday (31 May 2017)This review was published in The Straits Times on 2 June 2017 with the title "Classical music concert...
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WONG CHIYAN Piano Recital / 24th Singapore International Piano Festival / Review
WONG CHIYAN Piano Recital24thSingapore International Piano FestivalVictoria Concert HallFriday (2 June 2017)This review was published in The Straits Times on 5 June 2017 with the title "Spine-tingling...
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STEPHEN KOVACEVICH Piano Recital / 24th Singapore International Piano...
STEPHEN KOVACEVICH Piano Recital24thSingapore International Piano FestivalVictoria Concert HallSunday (4 June 2017)This review was published in The Straits Times on 6 June 2017The theme “Fantasies and...
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