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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, June 2018)
FOUR PIECES. FOUR PIANOSALEXANDER MELNIKOV, PianoHarmonia Mundi 902299 / ****1/2In a musical experiential experiment not often conducted, this very interesting recording has Russian pianist Alexander...
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Photographs from MARTHA ARGERICH & DARIO NTACA IN CONCERT
Heartiest congratulations are due to the Singapore International Piano Festival and its organisers the Singapore Symphony Group on the 25th Anniversary of its founding. In 1994, there was no culture of...
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THE PHILHARMONIC WINDS AND TIMOTHY REYNISH IN CONCERT / The Philharmonic...
THE PHILHARMONIC WINDSAND TIMOTHY REYNISH IN CONCERTThe Philharmonic WindsEsplanade Concert HallSunday (17 June 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 19 June 2018 with the title...
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OFFENBACH OverturesOrchestre National de LilleDARRELL ANG (Conductor)Naxos 8.573683 / ****1/2How much do we actually know about the composer Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)? For starters, he was German...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, June 2018)
NEW WORLDSBill Murray, Jan Vogler & FriendsDecca Gold 28948157914 / ****1/2American actor Bill Murray and German cellist Jan Vogler met by chance on a flight they were travelling, and quickly...
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GIL SHAHAM PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
GIL SHAHAM PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKYSingapore Symphony OrchestraYong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert HallSunday (30 June 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 2 July 2018 with the title "Shaham...
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Photographs from MINA ILANO'S CELLOBRATION!
MINA ILANO'S CELLOBRATION!The Blue Room @ The Arts HouseSunday (1 July 2018)A musician's legacy may be measured by the performances, recordings or fine reviews one has garnered over the years. More...
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GEORGE LILIVE AT THE MARIINSKYWarner Classics 9029581294 / *****George Li was the 19-year-old Chinese American pianist who caught the imagination of pianophiles when he was awarded the Silver Medal at...
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I PLAY YAMAHA CONCERT / Review
I PLAY YAMAHA CONCERTChamber @ The Arts HouseSaturday (7 July 2018)Anybody who has followed the youth classical music scene in Singapore over recent years will know of the immense body of talent that...
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STEPHEN HOUGH'S DREAM ALBUMHyperion 68176 / *****One has just about lost count of how many “Stephen Hough's Piano Albums” have been released since his very first anthology of delicious encore pieces...
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DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER & RED CLIFF / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER & RED CLIFFSingapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallFriday (13 July 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 16 July 2018 with the title "Chinese...
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SVIRIDOV Piano Trio / Piano QuintetBeethoven Trio Bonn et alCAvi-Music 8553375 / *****Georgy Sviridov (1915-1998) was a very well-regarded Soviet era composer, best known for his vocal and choral...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, July 2018)
GOYESCAS IN NEW YORKPiano Duo Carles & SofiaKNS Classical A/050 / ****1/2Piano fanciers will be familiar with Goyescas (1911), the suite of seven rather difficult solo piano pieces by Spanish...
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A PIANO RECITAL NOT TO BE MISSED: FREDDY KEMPF LIVE IN SINGAPORE
The prize-winning British pianist Freddy Kempf makes a long-awaited return to Singapore with a piano recital at Esplanade Concert Hall on Wednesday 1 August 2018. Kempf was brought to world attention...
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TWO MORE PIANO RECITALS NOT TO BE MISSED: ALLURE
Here are two more piano recitals not to be missed! Featuring young Singaporean pianist See Ning Hui and young Malaysian pianist Yap Sin Yee, these two piano recitals are part of a mini piano festival...
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FREDDY KEMPF LIVE IN SINGAPORE / Review
FREDDY KEMPF LIVE IN SINGAPOREEsplanade Concert HallWednesday (1 August 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 3 August 2018The etude or study is a short piece written to train digital...
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POULENC'S DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES / New Opera Singapore / Review
DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITESNew Opera SingaporeVictoriaTheatreFriday (3 August 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 6 August 2018New Opera Singapore (NOS) has done it again. By...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, August 2018)
POTTER Piano Concertos Nos.2&4Variations di BravuraHOWARD SHELLEY, PianoTasmanian Symphony OrchestraHyperion 68151 / ****1/2The English composer Philip Cipriani Hambley Potter (1792-1871), or known...
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SSO NATIONAL DAY CONCERT / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
SSO NATIONAL DAY CONCERTSingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallSaturday (11 August 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 14 August 2018 with the title "Something for...
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PIANO RECITALS / See Ning Hui, Yap Sin Yee & Clarisse Teo / Reviews
SOLO PIANO RECITALS bySee Ning Hui (Tuesday, 7 August 2018)Yap Sin Yee (Wednesday, 8 August 2018)Clarisse Teo (Sunday, 12 August 2018)Esplanade Recital StudioAn edited version of this review was...
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