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CHOPIN'S ETUDES & PRELUDES BY LOUIS LORTIE / CONCORDIA QUARTET WITH MELVYN...
CHOPIN’S ETUDES & PRELUDESLOUIS LORTIE Piano RecitalVictoria Concert HallFriday (10 March 2023) CONCORDIA QUARTETWITH MELVYN TANVictoria Concert HallSaturday (11 March 2023)This review was...
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A ROSYTH SCHOOL MINI-REUNION: CLASS OF 6A (SCHOOL 1) FROM 1977
 The year 1977 seems like such a long time ago that it might as well be part of pre-history. That was the year I took my PSLE exams at Rosyth School. What? Where? Why? I spent my primary six year at a...
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A PIANO RECITAL NOT TO MISS: KENNETH HAMILTON ROMANTIC FANTASIES & FUGUES
Here is a piano recital not to be missed! Scottish super-virtuoso KENNETH HAMILTON returns to perform a recital of piano works you will be unlikely to encounter outside of usual concert venues. A...
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FRIENDSHIP / Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra / Review
FRIENDSHIPSingapore National Youth Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallSaturday (18 March 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on 20 March 2023 with the title "Friendship,...
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PHOTOS FROM MUSIC SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL PIANO & VIOLIN COMPETITION /...
 Every once in a while, I get invited to attend finals and prize-giving ceremonies of music festivals and competitions. These are usually long-drawn and boring affairs with multitudes of well-groomed...
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10TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT / More Than Music & Friends / Review
10TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERTMore Than Music & FriendsEsplanade Recital StudioSunday (19 March 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on 23 March 2023Â About ten years ago, a violin and...
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YOUNG VIRTUOSI 2023 / Musicians Initiative / Review
 YOUNG VIRTUOSI 2023Musicians InitiativeEsplanade Recital StudioTuesday (21 March 2023) Ever wondered how the likes of violinist Chloe Chua or pianist Toby Tan came about? Musical child prodigies are...
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NACHTMUSIK / KOTARO FUKUMA Piano Recital / Review
NACHTMUSIKKOTARO FUKUMA Piano RecitalVictoria Concert HallFriday (24 March 2023)Â It seems odd that Japanese pianist Kotaro Fukuma, 1st prizewinner of the 2003 Cleveland International Piano Competition,...
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KAHCHUN WONG AND DANIEL LOVAKOVICH / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
KAHCHUN WONG ANDÂ DANIEL LOZAKOVICHSingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallSaturday (25 March 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on 27 March 2023 with the title "Kahchun Wong,...
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MIRO QUARTET / YST Visiting Artists Concert / Review
MIRO QUARTETYong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert HallFriday (31 March 2023)Â On the same evening Chloe Chua performed with the Singapore Symphony at Victoria Concert Hall, the Miro Quartet from USA did...
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ANOTHER PIANO RECITAL NOT TO MISS: LILYA ZILBERSTEIN'S SINGAPORE DEBUT on 6...
Here is another piano recital not to miss. Russia-born German pianist LILYA ZILBERSTEIN makes her Singapore debut in a very interesting yet virtuosic programme, which combines the familiar with...
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KENNETH HAMILTON / LILYA ZILBERSTEIN / Piano Recitals / Review
 KENNETH HAMILTON Piano RecitalEsplanade Recital StudioWednesday (5 April 2023), 7.30 pm LILYA ZILBERSTEIN Piano RecitalVictoria Concert HallThursday (6 April 2023), 7.30 pmThis review was published in...
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THE KOZLOVSKY REQUIEM / A GALA FOR CREATION / Reviews
 THE KOZLOVSKY REQUIEMSingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallFriday (7 April 2023) A GALA FOR CREATIONYong Siew Toh ConservatoryConservatory Concert HallSaturday (8 April 2023)This review...
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LISZT'S TRANSCENDENTAL ETUDES / Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Piano Studio of...
TRACING THE ROOTS OFLISZT’S TRANSCENDENTAL ETUDESYong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert HallThursday (13 April 2023) Franz Liszt’s Twelve Transcendental Etudes are the pinnacle of piano virtuosity,...
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THE ART OF WAR / Calista Liaw and Friends / Review
THE ART OF WARCalista Liaw & FriendsEsplanade Recital StudioWednesday (12 April 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on 17 April 2023 with the title "Sun Tzu's Art of War re-imagined...
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WINDS ABOVE THE SEA - HANS GRAF & HE ZIYU / Singapore Symphony Orchestra /...
WINDS ABOVE THE SEA- HANS GRAF AND HE ZIYUSingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallFriday (14 April 2023), 7.30 pmThis review was published in The Straits Times on 17 April 2023 with the title...
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PIANO EXTRAVAGANZA 2023: A SPECIAL PIANO RECITAL NOT TO BE MISSED!
PIANO EXTRAVAGANZA 2023 returns after a hiatus of four years. It remains Singapore's foremost showcase of the best young local pianistic talents. This year, the spotlight is shorn on pianists Donald...
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A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO DENNIS LEE (1946-2023)
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Photographs from RED DOT BAROQUE'S OUT OF THE DEPTHS
OUT OF THE DEPTHSRed Dot BaroqueThe Arts House Blue RoomSunday (23 April 2023) As Singapore’s premiere early music and period instrument group, Red Dot Baroque continues to surprise and delight by its...
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IN MEMORIAM: DENNIS LEE (1946-2023) A Tribute by Phan Ming Yen
DENNIS LEE: IN MEMORIAMBY PHAN MING YENÂ For a whole generation of us who grew up in the Malaysia of the 1980s loving music and the piano and who had dreams of a career in piano playing, Dennis Lee...
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