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OMM RESTARTS! / FRENCH IMPRESSIONS / Review
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STRINGS OF ELEGANCE II / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
STRINGS OF ELEGANCE IISingapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallTuesday (22 June 2021)An edited version of this review was published in The Straits Times on 30 June 2021 As the nation...
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RESONANCES: RESILIENCE & LOTUS FUGUE / Bellepoque / Review
RESONANCES:RESILIENCE & LOTUS FUGUEBellepoqueEsplanade Recital StudioSaturday (10 July 2021)An edited version of this review was published by The Straits Times on 14 July 2021 with the title...
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OUR TRIBUTES TO ADRIAN TAN (1977-2021)
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MORE THAN MUSIC, MORE THAN LOVE / VCH Presents: More Than Music / Review
MORE THAN MUSIC, MORE THAN LOVELoh Jun Hong (Violin), Abigail Sin (Piano)Dandan Wang (Viola) & Ng Pei-Sian (Cello) Victoria Concert HallWednesday (21 July 2021)An edited version of this review was...
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DEBUSSY PRÉLUDES / Dennis Lee, Piano on ICSM Records / Review
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PRESIDENT'S YOUNG PERFORMERS CONCERT 2021 / Singapore Symphony Orchestra /...
PRESIDENT’S YOUNG PERFORMERS CONCERTSingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallFriday (6 August 2021)This review was published in The Straits Times on 11 August 2021 The Covid pandemic has not...
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BEETHOVEN Diabelli Variations / May Phang / CD Review
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A FEW WORDS WITH SINGAPOREAN PIANIST MAY PHANG
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ALBERT TIU PLAYS CHOPIN / Orchestra of the Music Makers / Review
ALBERT TIU PLAYS CHOPINOrchestra of the Music MakersEsplanade Concert HallSunday (22 August 2021) The Covid pandemic has altered concert life in Singapore in many ways. While audience numbers are...
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NIGHT OF THE SAXOPHONE / AZARIAH TAN & YANG SHUXIANG Recitals / Review
NIGHT OF THE SAXOPHONESingapore Symphony OrchestraVictoria Concert HallThursday (19 August 2021) AZARIAH TAN Piano RecitalEsplanade Recital StudioFriday (20 August 2021) YANG SHUXIANG Violin...
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SSO NATIONAL DAY CONCERT / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
SSO NATIONAL DAY CONCERT (ONLINE)Singapore Symphony OrchestraSistic Live, from Sunday (29 August 2021)This review was published in The Straits Times on 1 September 2021 with the title "New local...
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ROMANTIC PIANO ENCORES / KENNETH HAMILTON, Piano / Review
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SILVER AGE / Daniil Trifonov / Review
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VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS / Red Dot Baroque / Review
VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONSRed Dot BaroqueEsplanade Recital StudioThursday (9 September 2021)This review was published in The Straits Times on 15 September 2021 with the title "Red Dot Baroque evokes the...
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NO TENORS ALLOWED / Lirica Arts / Review
NO TENORS ALLOWEDLirica ArtsVictoria Concert HallSunday (19 September 2021)This review was published in The Straits Times on 22 September 2021 The cheeky title marking the debut of newly-formed opera...
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VIRTUOSO SERIES III: WINDS / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
VIRTUOSO SERIES III: WINDSSingapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallSaturday (25 September 2021)This review was published in The Straits Times on 29 September 2021 The third concert of...
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FAR, FAR, AWAY / REVERIE / Reviews
FAR, FAR, AWAYJeremy Chiew, Viola Adrian Poon, Tenor & Shane Thio, PianoEsplanade Recital StudioSunday 26 September 2021 REVERIE: NICHOLAS HO IN CONCERTNicholas Ho, PianoEsplanade Recital...
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MUSIC UNMASKED / Orchestra of the Music Makers / Review
MUSIC UNMASKEDOrchestra of the Music MakersEsplanade Concert HallFriday (1 October 2021) It was a cold, wet and drippy evening, when one rather snuggles with a good book and warm mug of cocoa at home...
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SCO 25: OUR SHARED MEMORIES / THE SCO YESTERYEAR / Review
SCO 25: OUR SHARED MEMORIESTHE SCO YESTERYEARSingapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallSaturday (2 October 2021)This review was published in The Straits Times on 6 October 2021 with the title...
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