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OLLI MUSTONEN. PROKOFIEV PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 / Singapore Symphony Orchestra /...
OLLI MUSTONEN. PROKOFIEV PIANO CONCERTO NO.2Singapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallFriday (26 October 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 29 October 2018 with the title...
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RAVEL TONIGHT! / The Philharmonic Orchestra / Review
RAVEL TONIGHT!The Philharmonic OrchestraVictoria Concert HallSunday (28 October 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 1 November 2018 with the title "Ravel showcase of exquisite...
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DEBUSSY 100: LA MER / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
Review: ConcertDEBUSSY 100: LA MERSingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallSaturday (3 November 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 6 November 2018 with the title "Masterful...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, November 2018)
ADAGIETTOMISCHA MAISKY (Cello)LILY MAISKY (Piano) et alDeutsche Grammophon 483 5561 / ****1/2This appears to be merely a compilation album of slow encore pieces, but it comes from the great Latvia-born...
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A PEARL CELEBRATION FOR SOPRANO NANCY YUEN / Singapore Lyric Opera / Review
A PEARLCELEBRATIONFOR SOPRANO NANCY YUENSingapore Lyric OperaEsplanade Concert HallFriday (9 November 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 13 November 2018Who has been the dominant...
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UPBEAT / Igudesman & Joo / Review
UPBEATIgudesman & Joo with theYong Siew Toh Conservatory OrchestraConservatory Concert HallSaturday (17 November 2018)This review was published by The Straits Times on 19 November 2018 with the...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, November 2018)
SMETANA Festive SymphonyThe Bartered Bride: Overture & DancesBerlin Radio Symphony / DARRELL ANGNaxos 8.573672 / ****1/2At the rate he is going, Darrell Ang could well become the most recorded...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, December 2018)
FIRE & WATERJI LIU, PianoClassic FM D56 / ****1/2Take a seat, Lang Lang and Li Yundi, as the latest Chinese piano sensation is Liu Ji, or Ji Liu as he is known in Londonwhere he is based. His...
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CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2018 / Ensemble de la Belle Musique / Review
CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2018Ensemble de la Belle MusiqueEsplanade Recital StudioMonday (17 December 2018)This review was published in The Straits Times on 19 December 2018 with the title "Joyous premieres of...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, December 2018)
MYTHESJiyoon Lee (Violin)Henry Kramer (Piano)Champs Hill Records 141 / ****1/2As solo calling cards go, this solo album by young Korean violinist Jiyoon Lee, winner of the 2013 David Ostrakh and 2016...
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BEST CLASSICAL CONCERTS & ALBUMS OF 2018
In December every year, The Straits Times publishes a list of the Best and Worst in the arts scene in Singapore, a fixture I have been contributing faithfully over the years. As the number of concert...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, January 2019)
PROKOFIEV FOR TWOMARTHA ARGERICH & SERGEI BABAYAN, Two PianosDeutsche Grammophon 479 9854 / *****Although she may be 77 years old, Argentine piano legend Martha Argerich continues to perform and...
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THE SEASONS OF LOVE / Red Dot Baroque / Review
THE SEASONS OF LOVERed Dot BaroqueCHIJMES HallSunday (6 January 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 8 January 2019Red Dot Baroque, Singapore’s first professional baroque ensemble,...
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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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THE SEASONS OF LOVE / Red Dot Baroque / Review
THE SEASONS OF LOVERed Dot BaroqueCHIJMES HallSunday (6 January 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 9 January 2019 with the title "Baroque showcase with never a dull moment".Red Dot...
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AN ITALIAN EXTRAVAGANZA / re:Sound / Review
AN ITALIAN EXTRAVAGANZAre:Sound with Enrico Onofri Victoria Concert HallSunday (13 January 2019)This review was published by The Straits Times on 15 January 2019 with the title "Sparkling evening of...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, January 2019)
BACH TriosYo-Yo Ma, Cello Chris Thile, MandolinEdgar Meyer, BassNonesuch 7559-79392-0 / *****The trio of cellist Yo-Yo Ma, mandolinist Chris Thile and bassist Edgar Meyer make no pretensions about the...
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NANYANG PIANO ACADEMY Opening Gala Concert / Review
NANYANGPIANOACADEMYOpening Gala ConcertLee Foundation Theatre, NanyangAcademyof Fine ArtsThursday (17 January 2019)The first ever edition of the 3-day long Nanyang Piano Academy opened with a gala...
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SSO 40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA / Review
SSO 40TH ANNIVERSARY GALASingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallFriday (18 January 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 21 January 2019 with the title "A fitting...
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RHAPSODIES OF SPRING 2019 / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
RHAPSODIES OF SPRING 2019Singapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallSaturday (19 January 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 21 January 2019 with the title "High jinks and...
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