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MASTERPIECES BY PENG XIU WEN / Ding Yi Music Company / Review
MASTERPIECES BY PENG XIU WENDing Yi Music CompanySingapore Conference HallSunday (21 April 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 24 April 2019 with the title "A memorable tribute to...
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HOMECOMING III / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
HOMECOMING IIISingapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallSaturday (27 April 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 29 April 2019 with the title "Rousing finale for SCO's...
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A Vocal Recital You Will Enjoy: FRENCH OPERAS, ECSTATIC MOMENTS
If you love operatic arias, high melodrama and Korean sopranos, you will enjoy this recital. Presented by French-Korean soprano Sérine de Labaume, the recital will include popular French opera...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, May 2019)
SCHUMANN-GRÃœTZMACHERÂ Cello TranscriptionsFrancesco Dillon, CelloEmanuele Torquati, PianoBrilliant Classics 94060 (2 CDs) / ****1/2The German Romantic composer Robert Schumann (1810-1856) wrote such a...
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MISSA SOLEMNIS. MASAAKI SUZUKI / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
MISSA SOLEMNIS / MASAAKI SUZUKISingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallFriday (10 May 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 13 May 2019The Japanese conductor Masaaki Suzuki...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, May 2019)
FOUR WORLDSMOYE CHEN, PianoDeutsche Grammophon 481 7037 / *****It is often opined, particularly by Western music critics, that Asian musicians have loads of technique but lack feeling, gravitas,...
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TOKYO'S SUNTORY HALL: AN EXCLUSIVE BACKSTAGE TOUR
The facade of Suntory Hall in Tokyo's ARK Hills,fronted by a wide plaza named after arather famous Austrian conductor.Having been to some of the world's great concert halls, like the Berlin...
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LOVE AND DESPAIR / T'ang Quartet & Friends / Review
Review: ConcertLOVE AND DESPAIRT’ang Quartet and FriendsSchool of the Arts Concert HallSaturday (25 May 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times with the title "No gimmicks, just solid and...
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SA CHEN PIANO RECITAL / 26th Singapore International Piano Festival / Review
SA CHEN Piano Recital26thSingapore International Piano FestivalVictoria Concert HallThursday 30 May 2019This review was published in The Straits Times on 3 June 2019This year marked a new chapter in...
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KIRILL GERSTEIN PIANO RECITAL / 26th Singapore International Piano Festival /...
KIRILL GERSTEIN Piano Recital26thSingapore International Piano FestivalVictoria Concert HallSaturday (1 June 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 3 June 2019 with the title "Diverse...
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LOVE LETTERS FROM HOME / RAUL SUNICO Piano Recital / Review
LOVE LETTERS FROM HOMERAUL SUNICO Piano RecitalVictoria Concert HallMonday (3 June 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 5 June 2019Hot on the heels of the Singapore International...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, June 2019)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.4CHOPIN Sonata No.2 / Ballade No.4ERIC LU, PianoHallé Orchestra / Edward GardnerWarner Classics 0190295552152 / ****1/2When 20-year-old Eric Lu was awarded 1stprize at the...
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ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER & BROOKLYN RIDER / Review
ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER& BROOKLYN RIDERVictoria Concert HallWednesday (5 June 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 7 June 2019This concert, part of the VCH Presents series, could...
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DREAMING OUT LOUD / More Than Music / Review
DREAMING OUT LOUDMore Than MusicEsplanade Recital StudioThursday (13 June 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 17 June 2019 with the title "Sweet dreams and fantasies".More Than Music...
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A Concert Not To Be Missed: PIANO EXTRAVAGANZA 2019
Lovers of the piano will not want to miss this concert:PIANO EXTRAVAGANZA 2019Saturday 22 June 2019Esplanade Concert Hall at 7.30 pmAn extension of the long-running Young Virtuoso Recital series, Piano...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, June 2019)
TEDD JOSELSON Complete RCA Album CollectionRCA Red Seal 19075903272 (6 CDs) / ****1/2Sony Classical has been systematically releasing boxed sets of pianists who recorded on the RCA Victor and Columbia...
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A Concert Not To Be Missed: ONE CHARMING NIGHT by RED DOT BAROQUE
Here is another concert not to be missed, especially if you are a lover of baroque music.Organised with the support of the embassies of the Netherlands and Belgium, Singapore's first professional...
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DIVERGENCE / ALBERT TIU and Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra / Review
DIVERGENCEALBERT TIU, Piano withBraddellHeights Symphony OrchestraSchool of the Arts Concert HallSunday (30 June 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 2 July 2019 with the title "When...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, July 2019)
RUSSIAN CELLO CONCERTOSLI-WEI QIN, CelloCzech Chamber Philharmonic / Michael HalaszNaxos 8.573860 / ****1/2This album should have been called Russian Romantic Cello Concertos, as the composers featured...
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PIANO ISLAND FESTIVAL 2019
PIANOISLAND FESTIVAL 2019PHILIPPE CASSARD Piano Recital POOM PROMMACHART Piano Recital Esplanade Recital StudioTuesday & Wednesday (2 & 3 July 2019)This review was published in The Straits...
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