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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, August 2015)
J.S.BACH Concertos for 2 HarpsichordsMASAAKI & MASATO SUZUKIBach Collegium JapanBIS 2051 / *****Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) left the world with just three concertos for two keyboards (all...
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PIANO++ / Robert Casteels et al / Review
PIANO++Robert Casteels et alEsplanade Concert HallThursday (20 August 2015)This review was published in The Straits Times on 22 August 2015Some thirty years ago, a duo called the Cambridge Buskers...
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UNFORGETTABLE TUNES II / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
UNFORGETTABLE TUNES IISingapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallSaturday (22 August 2015)This review was published in The Straits Times on 24 August 2015 There have been remarks that the...
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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, August 2015)
MENDELSSOHN, GRIEG& HOUGH Cello SonatasSTEVEN ISSERLIS, CelloSTEPHEN HOUGH, PianoHyperion 68079 / *****How does British pianist-composer Stephen Hough's Cello Sonata figure in this new album of...
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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, September 2015)
MAHLER Symphony No.7Simon Bolivar Symphony OrchestraGUSTAVO DUDAMELDeutsche Grammophon 479 1700 / *****Slowly but surely, Venezuelan superstar conductor Gustavo Dudamel is putting out his own cycle of...
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WINTERREISE / Matthias Goerne & Markus Hinterhäuser / Review
WINTERREISEMatthias Goerne, Baritone withMarkus Hinterhauser, PianoSingapore International Festival of Arts 2015SOTA Concert HallFriday (4 September 2015)This review was published in The Straits Times...
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STRUMMING HEARTSTRINGS / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
STRUMMING HEARTSTRINGSSingapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallSaturday (5 September 2015)This review was published in The Straits Times on 7 September 2015 with the title "From joy of...
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LAURA PEH & CATRIN FINCH / Harp Recitals / Review
SECRETS OF THE MAGIC AVIARYLAURA PEH, Harp RecitalPlay Den, The Arts HouseQUEEN OF HARPSCATRIN FINCH, Harp RecitalUniversity Cultural Centre TheatreSunday (6 September 2015)This review was published in...
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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, September 2015)
LISZT / SCRIABIN/ MEDTNERPOOM PROMMACHART, PianoChamps Hill 104 / ****1/2From the “Land of Smiles” comes this ultra-serious recital programme by young pianist Poom Prommachart. He studied in...
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MUSIC OF DARK AND LIGHT FROM THREE CONTINENTS / Fischer Duo / Review
MUSIC OF DARK AND LIGHTFROM THREE CONTINENTSFischer DuoYong Siew Toh ConservatoryWednesday (9 September 2015)This review was published in The Straits Times on 11 September 2015 with the title "Shining...
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LEONCAVALLO'S I PAGLIACCI & PUCCINI'S GIANNI SCHICCHI / Singapore Lyric Opera...
LEONCAVALLO'S PAGLIACCI &PUCCINI'S GIANNI SCHICCHISingapore Lyric OperaEsplanade TheatreFriday (11 September 2015)This review was published by The Straits Times on 14 September 2015There is a...
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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, September 2015)
NORTHERN LIGHTSChoral Works by OLA GJEILOPhoenix Chorale / Charles BruffyChandos 5100 / *****It's official: the future of choral music points strongly to a return to polyphonic tonality. Atonal choral...
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SINGAPORE SOUNDS / Review
SINGAPORE SOUNDS GALA CONCERTSingapore SoundsYong Siew Toh ConservatorySunday (20 September 2015)This review was published in The Straits Times on 22 September 2015 with the title "Fresh take on the...
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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, September 2015)
VIRTUOSITY:MUSIC IS LIKE A MIRROREuroArts 2061288 (DVD) / ****The 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, held in Fort Worth (Texas) in 2013, was the first edition of American's most...
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EVENINGS AT HARTMANN'S / Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum
Bryce Morrison's famous quote on the Husum Festivalis everywhere, including the Festival bistro.The concert has ended but the night is still young. Summer nights in Husum are mild and never chilly, but...
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CYPRIEN KATSARIS Piano Recital / Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum
RARITIES OF PIANO MUSICAT SCHLOSS VOR HUSUMCYPRIEN KATSARIS Piano RecitalFriday (28 August 2015) Big shock and wonderful surprise of the week: the Chinese pianist Wang Xiayin had cancelled on doctor's...
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JONATHAN PLOWRIGHT Piano Recital / Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor...
RARITIES OF PIANO MUSICAT SCHLOSS VOR HUSUMJONATHAN PLOWRIGHT Piano RecitalThursday (27 August 2015) British pianist Jonathan Plowright is a regular at Husum, where his breadth and depth of his...
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MARTIN JONES Piano Recital / Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum
RARITIES OF PIANO MUSICAT SCHLOSS VOR HUSUMMARTIN JONES Piano RecitalWednesday (26 August 2015) It would appear that the British pianist Martin Jones and the festival of Piano Rarities at Schloss vor...
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THE WORLD'S MOST UNIQUE PIANO FESTIVAL: RARITIES OF PIANO MUSIC AT SCHLOSS...
THE WORLD'S MOST UNIQUE PIANO FESTIVALThere are many piano festivals that exist in the world's busy calendar of music events, but they are not equal. Some boast of a month-long duration, others of the...
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CELEBRATING SG50 / Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Orchestra / Review
CELEBRATING SG50Yong Siew Toh Conservatory OrchestraConservatory Concert HallFriday (25 September 2015)This review was published in The Straits Times on 28 September 2015Within the coming week, the...
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