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STRINGS FANTASY / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
STRINGS FANTASYSingapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallSaturday (24 September 2022)This review was published in The Straits Times on 28 September 2022Â The sound of strings is one of the...
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KALEIDOSCOPIC / INSPIRED BY LISZT / Benjamin Grosvenor & Hyeyoon Park / Review
KALEIDOSCOPICHyeyoon Park, ViolinBenjamin Grosvenor, PianoVictoria Concert HallSunday (25 September 2022)Â INSPIRED BY LISZTBenjamin Grosvenor, PianoVictoria Concert HallTuesday (27 September 2022) This...
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THE CZECH AFFAIR / T'ang Quartet / Review
THE CZECH AFFAIRT’ang QuartetVictoria Concert HallTuesday (4 October 2022) For the final concert of its 30th anniversary season, T’ang Quartet went back to its Bohemian roots. Formed in 1992, the...
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VARIATIONS: RE:SOUND WITH PAVLO BEZNOSIUK / Review
VARIATIONS:RE:SOUND WITH PAVLO BEZNOSIUKVictoria Concert HallThursday (6 October 2022)Â The chamber orchestra re:Sound has been known for innovative programming, but little did one expect this peach of...
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PROJECT RE-IMAGINING / Yong Siew Toh Orchestral Institute / Review
PROJECT RE-IMAGININGYong Siew Toh Orchestral InstituteConservatory Concert HallSaturday (8 October 2022)This review was published in The Straits Times on 12 October 2022 with the title "Overdue...
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FRENCH PIANO SERIES / Piano Island Festival / Review
FRENCH PIANO SERIESPiano Island FestivalVictoria Concert HallSunday to Wednesday (9-12 October 2022)This review was published in The Straits Times on 19 October 2022 The Piano Island Festival is an...
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ROMANTIC AIRS: HANS GRAF AND JAMES EHNES / JAMES EHNES IN RECITAL / Review
ROMANTIC AIRS –HANS GRAF AND JAMES EHNESJAMES EHNES IN RECITALSingapore Symphony OrchestraVictoria Concert HallFriday & Sunday (21 & 23 October 2022)This review was published in The Straits...
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RHAPSODIC STORIES / Samuel Phua (Saxophone) & Friends / Review
RHAPSODIC STORIESSamuel Phua & FriendsEsplanade Recital StudioSaturday (22 October 2022)Â When it comes to the classical saxophone in Singapore, one name stands out: Samuel Phua. The young...
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IN PRAISE OF KHOR AI MING
ä¿¡Â XINKHOR AI MING & FRIENDSEsplanade Recital StudioSaturday (29 October 2022)Â I have known Khor Ai Ming since 1992, when she was a fresh-faced 21-year-old girl-next-door singing student and soprano...
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HALLOWEEN AT VICTORIA CONCERT HALL
HALLOWEEN NIGHTLORAINE MUTHIAH, OrganVictoria Concert HallSunday (30 October 2022)Â It was a sold-out concert on Sunday afternoon, and there was a crush to get into Victoria Concert Hall. The long queue...
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CAPRICCIO - STRAVINSKY'S PIANO CONCERTOS / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
CAPRICCIOÂ STRAVINSKY'S PIANO CONCERTOSSingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallFriday (28 October 2022)This review first appeared on Bachtrack on 31 October 2022 with the title "An unusual...
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PIANO TRIOS / Qian Zhou, Qin Li-Wei & Albert Tiu / Review
PIANO TRIOSQian Zhou (Violin),Qin Li-Wei (Cello)Â & Albert Tiu (Piano)Conservatory Concert HallThursday (27 October 2022)This review was published in The Straits Times on 2 November 2022 with the...
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MARTHA ARGERICH AND FRIENDS: LIVE IN SINGAPORE / Three Concerts Not To Be Missed
MARTHA ARGERICH AND FRIENDS:Â LIVE IN SINGAPORE7-9 November 2022Esplanade Concert HallThe ageless wonder Martha Argerich returns to Singapore after a four hiatus. This time, she is joined by family,...
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PORTRAIT OF THE BIBIK / Solo Exhibition by MAY OON
PORTRAIT OF THE BIBIKSolo Exhibition by MAY OONDesign Orchard Retail ShowcaseExhibition runs till 9 NovemberYou have seen them Bibiks before, and I don't mean in that serial soap The Little Nyonya....
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TWO PIANO RECITAL / Brian Hsu & Nellie Seng / Review
TWO PIANO RECITALBrian Hsu & Nellie Seng, 2 PianosLee Foundation Theatre, NAFAThursday (3 November 2022)Â You know that the pandemic is over when there are concerts to catch every day of the week....
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ILLUMINATIONS / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
ILLUMINATIONSSingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallSaturday (5 November 2022)This review was published in The Straits Times on 9 November 2022 with the title "Symphonic celebration...
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KUN WOO PAIK & YUNCHAN LIM PIANO RECITALS / Review
KUN WOO PAIK Piano RecitalYUNCHAN LIM Piano RecitalVictoria Concert HallFriday & Sunday (4 & 6 November 2022)This review was published in The Straits Times on 9 November 2022 with the title...
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THE SALON OF PRINCESSE DE POLIGNAC / Chamber Music & Arts Singapore / Review
THE SALON OF PRINCESSE DE POLIGNACChamber Music & Arts SingaporeEsplanade Recital StudioSaturday (12 November 2022) Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943), the Princess de Polignac, was one amazing women....
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MARTHA ARGERICH & FRIENDS: LIVE IN SINGAPORE / Review
MARTHA ARGERICH & FRIENDSLIVE IN SINGAPOREEsplanade Concert HallMonday to Wednesday (7-9 November 2022)This review was published in The Straits Times on 16 November 2022 with the title "Martha...
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TSUNG YEH 20 / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
TSUNG YEH 20Singapore Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallSaturday (19 November 2022)Â This review was published in The Straits Times on 23 November 2022 with the title "Yeh Tsung leads superbly...
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