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A Vocal Recital Not To Be Missed: ZHOU ZHENGZHONG
Here is a vocal recital you won't want to miss, by the rising Chinese baritone Zhou Zhengzhong. A prizewinner in multiple voice competitions, Zhou was last heard her singing the role of Marcello in...
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STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS / re:Sound with Pavlo Beznosiuk / Review
STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTSre:Sound with Pavlo Beznosiuk, LeaderVictoria Concert HallFriday (5 July 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 8 July 2019The history of classical...
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DRUMATIC FUSION / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
DRUMATIC FUSIONSingapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallFriday (12 July 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 15 July 2019 with the title "Drumming up high-octane...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, July 2019)
THE CAMBRIDGE BUSKERS COLLECTIONThe Cambridge BuskersDG Eloquence 482 1785 (4 CDs) / ****1/2Remember the Cambridge Buskers? Formed by Michael Copley and Dag Ingram, the duo met while they were students...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, August 2019)
ROMANCEPiano Music of Clara SchumannISATA KANNEH-MASON, PianoDecca 485 0020 / ****1/2This year marks the 200thbirth anniversary of Clara Schumann (1819-1896). Born Clara Wieck, she was the wife of the...
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THE FENG YA SONG SYMPHONY / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
THE FENG YA SONG SYMPHONYSingapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallSaturday (3 August 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 5 August 2019 with the title "Stirring earthly and...
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RARITIES OF PIANO MUSIC AT SCHLOSS WOOLLERTON ON NATIONAL DAY 2019
How did you spend National Day? Mine was in the company of good friends and music lovers. Here was the opportune moment to unveil my new musical salon at Schloss Woollerton in the company of old fellow...
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SSO NATIONAL DAY CONCERT / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
SSO NATIONAL DAY CONCERTSingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallSaturday (10 August 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 12 August 2019 with the title "Waving national flags...
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MUSICAL FRONTIERS / Ding Yi Music Company and Suc Song Moi Bamboo Ensemble /...
MUSICAL FRONTIERSDing Yi Music Companywith Suc Song Moi Bamboo EnsembleEsplanade Recital StudioSunday (11 August 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 13 August 2019 with the title "An...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, August 2019)
HANDEL GOES WILDL’Arpeggieta / CHRISTINA PLUHARErato 0190295811693 / *****The music of Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759), like his close contemporary J.S.Bach, is ripe for improvisation, as...
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YET ANOTHER HUSUM BLOG / Part 5
Saturday 25 August 2018MICHAEL SPRING MatineeThe second of two Husum matinees, was a show-and-tell by record producer Mike Spring, a name familiar to those who own Hyperion and Appian (APR) recordings....
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YET ANOTHER HUSUM BLOG 2018 / Part 4
I finally got to visitthe Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.The spire of Nikolaikirche, a remnant ofthe fire-bombing of Hamburg in 1943.Thursday 23 August 2018INGRID MARSONER Piano RecitalAre there such...
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YET ANOTHER HUSUM BLOG 2018 / Part 3
Sightseeing: The hall of classical castsat the Kunsthalle in KielTuesday 21 August 2018ETSUKO HIROSE Piano RecitalI have several of the Paris-based Japanese pianist Etsuko Hirose’s CD recordings, and...
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YET ANOTHER HUSUM BLOG 2018 / Part 2
Van Cliburn with Nikita Krushchev."Is he the best? Then give him the 1st prize!"Sunday 19 August 2018MATINEE: STUART ISACOFF Lecture-Talk (11 am)This year marks the 60th anniversary of Van Cliburn’s...
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YET ANOTHER HUSUM BLOG 2018 / Part 1
YET ANOTHER HUSUM BLOGIt took me almost a year to write this blog diary, having wracked my thought processes, beginning in Germany, later in Hong Kong, and finally back home in Singapore, with just a...
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN A Midsummer Night's Dream / New Opera Singapore / Review
BENJAMIN BRITTENA MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAMNew Opera Singapore Victoria TheatreFriday (16 August 2019)This review was published in The Straits Times on 19 August 2019 with the title "Fantasy and hilarity...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, August 2019)
ION VOICU The Decca RecordingsDecca Eloquence 480 7841 (2 CDs) / ****1/2Those who tuned in to Singapore Broadcasting Corporation’s 92.4FM stereo classical station during the 1970-1980s might remember...
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SINGAPORE CHINESE ORCHESTRA ON TOUR Berlin Concert / Review
SINGAPORE CHINESE ORCHESTRA ON TOURBerlin Konzerthaus GendarmentmarktSaturday (31 August 2019)This review was published by The Straits Times on 2 September 2019 with the title "Singapore Chinese...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, September 2019)
RARITIES OF PIANO MUSICAT SCHLOSS VOR HUSUM 2018Danacord 839 / *****There is a distinct focus on French music in last year’s selections from the world-renowned festival held in North Germany,...
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CD Review (The Straits Times, September 2019)
PIANO BOOKLANG LANG, PianoDeutsche Grammophon 479 8109 1 / ***In his latest album, Chinese piano phenom Lang Lang has gone back to basics, playing pieces he learnt as a child. There are some...
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