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MINIMALISM REDUX / Margaret Leng Tan / Review
MINIMALISM REDUXMargaret Leng TanSingapore Courtyard, National GalleryWednesday (23 January 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 26 January 2019In conjunction with National Gallery’s...
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END OF AN ERA / MAESTRO LAN SHUI'S FAREWELL CONCERT
It seemed only a short while ago when Lan Shui succeeded Choo Hoey as the Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. In actual fact, that was in 1997, long before there was such a thing as...
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION 2019
SINGAPOREINTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION 2019 Several years ago, I lamented that Singaporehad held more Formula One Grand Prix events than international music competitions. To date, Singaporehas had...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, January 2019)
RUSSIAN SERENADEGamma Majoris EnsembleChamps Hill Records 138 / ****1/2Imagine a salon in turn-of-the-century Moscow or Saint Petersburg, just before the Great War. This 77-minute album showcases music...
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MASAAKI SUZUKI & J.S.BACH / Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Orchestra / Review
MASAAKI SUZUKI & J.S.BACHYong Siew Toh Conservatory OrchestraConservatory Concert HallSaturday (2 February 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 4 February 2019 with the title "An...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, February 2019)
BRAHMS LiederCarles & Sofia, Piano DuoKNS Classical A/069 / *****It might appear odd to encounter a recording of Johannes Brahms’ Lieder (German art songs) arranged for four hands on the piano. But...
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HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT 2019 / Ding Yi Music Company / Review
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT 2019Ding Yi Music CompanyChinese Cultural Centre TheatreSunday (17 February 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 19 February 2019 Its been 13 days into...
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CHRISTOPHER PARK PLAYS MOZART / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
CHRISTOPHER PARK PLAYS MOZARTSingapore Symphony OrchestraVictoria Concert HallFriday (22 February 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 25 February 2019 with the title "Buoyant,...
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PAINTED SKIN / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts /...
PAINTED SKINSingapore Chinese OrchestraHuayi Chinese Festival of ArtsEsplanade Concert HallSaturday (23 February 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 25 February 2019 with the title...
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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, February 2019)
LEONARD ROSEComplete Concerto and Sonata RecordingsSony Classical 88985490172 (14 CDs) / *****The American cellist Leonard Rose (1918-1984) is fondly remembered for his trio with violinist Isaac Stern...
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POTPOURRI: VIOLA IN DIFFERENT LIGHTS / Jeremy Chiew et al / Review
POTPOURRI: VIOLA IN DIFFERENT LIGHTSJeremy Chiew (Viola) et alEsplanade Recital StudioSaturday (23 March 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 25 March 2019 with the title "Viola takes...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, March 2019)
SALVADOR BROTONSComplete Works for Flute Vols.2 & 3ROBERTO ALVAREZ, Flute et alVol.2 Centaur 3555 / ****1/2 Vol.3 Centaur 3556 / *****The concluding two volumes of flute music by Catalan...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, March 2018)
PIANO MASTERS IN BERLINGREAT CONCERTOSDeutsche Grammophon 4835057 (8 CDs) ****1/2This edition of eight discs follows in the series of box-sets highlighting great recordings and symphonies by the Berlin...
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UNPARALLELED CHARM / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
UNPARALALLED CHARMSingapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallSaturday (30 March 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 1 April 2019 with the title "Pondering nature and...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, April 2019)
PRELUDES TO CHOPINKENNETH HAMILTON, PianoPrima Facie 084 / ****1/2Does the musical world need more recordings of Frederic Chopin’s piano music? If your answer is “No”, then think again, as the...
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INTERSECTIONS / Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Orchestra / Review
INTERSECTIONSYong Siew Toh Conservatory OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallTuesday (9 April 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 11 April 2019There are good reasons why Yong Siew Toh...
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MEMORIES OF 2055 / TO Ensemble / Review
Review: ConcertMEMORIES OF 2055TO EnsembleEsplanade Recital StudioFriday (12 April 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 16 April 2019 with the title "Rapturous sax-playing conjures...
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MAESTRO CHOO HOEY / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
Portrait of Choo Hoey (The Straits Times)MAESTRO CHOO HOEYSingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallThursday (18 April 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 20 April 2019 with...
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THREE BY THREE / re:Sound / Review
THREE BY THREEre:SoundVictoria Concert HallSunday (10 March 2019)The classical music scene in Singapore was transformed some three years ago when the re:Sound Collective (or simply re:Sound), the...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, April 2019)
BRUNEAUL’Attaque Du Moulin – SuiteBarcelona Symphony / DARRELL ANGNaxos 8.573888 / ****1/2It is likely that operatic composer Alfred Bruneau (1857-1934), a contemporary of Puccini and Elgar, is hardly...
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