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NOT TO BE MISSED: MAHLER 2 BY OMM 18 August 2018
Here's a concert not to be missed:MAHLER'S SYMPHONY NO.2 "RESURRECTION"Orchestra of the Music MakersChan Tze Law, ConductorSiobhan Stagg, SopranoCaitlin Hulcup, Mezzo-sopranoCombined Chorus Toh Ban...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, August 2018)
FROM VIENNALondon Conchord EnsembleChamps Hill Records 115 (2 CDs) / *****This double-disc album is an illuminating two-and-half-hour musical tour of Vienna from the classical era of Mozart to the...
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DÉNES VARJON Piano Recital / 25th Singapore International Piano Festival /...
DÉNES VARJON Piano Recital25th Singapore International Piano FestivalVictoria Concert HallFriday (8 June 2018)An edited version of this review was published in The Straits Times on 11 June 2018 with...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, August 2018)
FROM VIENNALondon Conchord EnsembleChamps Hill Records 115 (2 CDs) / *****This double-disc album is an illuminating two-and-half-hour musical tour of Vienna from the classical era of Mozart to the...
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TWO GLORIOUS DAYS AT THE PETWORTH FESTIVAL / Part II
SATURDAY 21 JULY 2018Waking to the sound of sheep has to be the best part of living in the country. For the first time in goodness only knows, a late wakening seems no longer a guilty pleasure but...
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TWO GLORIOUS DAYS AT THE PETWORTH FESTIVAL / Part I
TWO GLORIOUS DAYS AT THE PETWORTH FESTIVALPreambleIt all began with my longtime piano-playing, chorus-singing and fellow Lyric Opera board-member Neil Franks retired and headed back to the home...
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BUTTERFLY LOVERS / Joshua Bell and Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
BUTTERFLY LOVERSJoshua Bell and Singapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallFriday (31 August 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 3 September 2018 with the title "A flight of...
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INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT 2018 / Association of Composers (Singapore) / Review
INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT 2018Association of Composers (Singapore)Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Recital HallSaturday (8 September 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 10 September 2018...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, August 2018)
HERRMANN. GERSHWINWAXMAN. COPLANDThe Nash EnsembleHyperion 68094 / ****1/2This anthology by crack British chamber group The Nash Ensemble features Jewish American composers who also happened to write...
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FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE / Yuri Bashmet & Youth Symphony Orchestra of Russia /...
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVEYuri Bashmet &Youth Symphony Orchestra of RussiaUniversity Cultural Centre Concert HallWednesday (12 September 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 14...
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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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FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE / Yuri Bashmet & Youth Symphony Orchestra of Russia /...
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVEYuri Bashmet &Youth Symphony Orchestra of RussiaUniversity Cultural Centre Concert HallWednesday (12 September 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 17...
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TOY TOY TOY! / re:Sound with Margaret Leng Tan / Review
Review: ConcertTOY TOY TOY!re:Sound with Margaret Leng TanYong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert HallFriday (14 September 2018)This review was published by The Straits Times on 17 September 2018 with the...
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THE STORY OF SINGAPORE / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
THE STORY OF SINGAPORESingapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallSaturday (15 September 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 17 September 2018 with the title "Music that...
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GEOFFREY SABA Piano Recital @ The Tanglin Club
GEOFFREY SABA Piano RecitalChurchill Room @ Tanglin ClubSaturday (1 September 2018)The Tanglin Club off Scotts Road was an unusual place to hold a piano recital, but it was good to have some culture at...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, September 2018)
RARITIES OF PIANO MUSICAT SCHLOSS VOR HUSUM 2017Danacord 799 / *****The annual festival of piano rarities at the northern German seaside town of Husumgrows from strength to strength in its 31st year....
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CD Review (The Straits Times, October 2018)
GRAND RUSSIANALBERT TIU, PianoCentaur 3661 / *****In his latest recording, Singapore-based Filipino pianist Albert Tiu eschews the miniatures of past albums and goes for the big picture. This appears...
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A SINGAPORE TRILOGY / L'arietta / Review
A SINGAPORE TRILOGYL’ariettaThe Arts HouseFriday (12 October 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 15 October 2018 with the title "Realising the dream of Singaporean opera".In opera...
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BORODIN QUARTET - ELEGY & EPILOGUE / Review
BORODIN QUARTET – ELEGYBORODIN QUARTET – EPILOGUEVictoria Concert HallSaturday & Sunday (13 & 14 October 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 16 October 2018 with the title...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, October 2018)
CLAIR DE LUNEMENAHEM PRESSLER, PianoDeutsche Grammophon 479 8756 / **1/2The Germany-born Menahem Pressler (born 1923) is the “grand old man” of the piano. He was a founding member of the world-renowned...
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