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SSO CONCERT: RACHMANINOV CONCERTO NO.3 / Review
GALA: RACHMANINOV CONCERTO NO.3Singapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallThursday (3 December 2015)This review was published in The Straits Times on 5 December 2015 with the title "Ashkenazy...
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People-Watching at the NATIONAL PIANO & VIOLIN COMPETITION 2015
Milan Stevanovic, pianists Kseniia Vokhmianina, Mary Tran and Tran Thahn Xuan with theirMontenegrin mentor Boris Kraljevic.Boris Kraljevic and Albert Tiu have consistentlymentored students who have...
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Photographs from the NATIONAL PIANO & VIOLIN COMPETITION 2015
My review of the National Piano & Violin Competition 2015 Finals will come out in The Straits Times soon, but print space did not allow me to write about the performances at the Prize Winners'...
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NATIONAL PIANO & VIOLIN COMPETITION 2015 / Review
NATIONAL PIANO & VIOLIN COMPETITION 2015Artist Category Finals & Prizewinners' ConcertSaturday & Sunday (5 &6 December 2015)Victoria Concert HallThis review was published in The Straits...
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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, December 2015)
BLOODY DAUGHTEREuroArts (2 DVDs) / *****Ever wondered what Martha Argerich's home videos were like? This beautifully-made 2012 documentary, directed by the Argentina-born piano virtuoso's third...
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SSO CHRISTMAS CONCERT / Review
SSO CHRISTMAS CONCERTSingapore Symphony OrchestraVictoria Concert HallFriday (11 December 2015)This review was published in The Straits Times on 14 December 2015 with the title "Home for Christmas with...
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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, December 2015)
ROGER-DUCASSE Complete Piano MusicMARTIN JONES, PianoNimbus Records 5927 (3 CDs) / ****1/2The French composer Jean Roger-Ducasse (1873-1954), who should not be confused with Paul Dukas (composer of The...
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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, December 2015)
TCHAIKOVSKY The NutcrackerSTEWART GOODYEAR, Piano Steinway & Sons 30040 / ****1/2 Here is an unusual version of Piotr Tchaikovsky's popular ballet The Nutcracker for the festive season. The entire...
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OF MUSIC AND DANCE / Ding Yi Music Company / Review
OF MUSIC AND DANCEDing Yi Music CompanyEsplanade Recital StudioSunday (27 December 2015)This review was published in The Straits Times on 29 December 2015 with the title "Bold experiment with Tang...
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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, December 2015)
NEW YEAR'S CONCERT 2015Vienna Philharmonic / ZUBIN MEHTASony Classical 88875035492 / ****1/2 Another year passes, and another New Year's Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic thrills its well-heeled...
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A CHANCE TO WIN A PAIR OF $450 TICKETS to ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA'S...
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) led by its Music Director for Life Zubin Mehta will be back in Singapore for a one-night only concert at Esplanade Concert Hall on Thursday 7 January 2016.This...
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NEW YEAR'S EVE COUNTDOWN GALA CONCERT 2016 / The Philharmonic Orchestra / Review
NEW YEAR'S EVECOUNTDOWN GALA CONCERT 2016The Philharmonic OrchestraSchool of the Arts Concert HallThursday (31 December 2015)This review was published in The Straits Times on 2 January 2016 with the...
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IN RETROSPECT: THE ROAD TO NEOCLASSICISM / RYAN CHOW Piano Recital / Review
IN RETROSPECT:THE ROAD TO NEOCLASSICISMRYAN CHOW, Piano Esplanade Recital StudioSaturday (2 January 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 4 January 2016 with the title "Scaling...
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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, January 2016)
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO Violin ConcertosTIANWA YANG, ViolinSWR Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.573135 / ****1/2 It seems almost inconceivable that the Second Violin Concerto by the Florence-born composer Mario...
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ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 80TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT / Review
ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA80TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERTEsplanade Concert HallThursday (7 January 2016)What a difference a year and a bit makes. When the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) under its...
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MUSIC DIARIES / LOW SHAO SUAN & LOW SHAO YING and Friends / Review
MUSIC DIARIESLow Shao Suan & Low Shao Ying and FriendsVictoria Concert HallFriday (8 January 2015)An edited version of this review was published in The Straits Times on 11 January 2016 with the...
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STRAVINSKY IN FRANCE / N.E.O.Ensemble / Review
STRAVINSKY IN FRANCEN.E.O. EnsembleEsplanade Recital StudioSunday (10 January 2015)This review was published in The Straits Times on 12 January 2016 with the title "Shining Stravinsky".The N.E.O. (New...
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AN AFTERNOON AT THE 6TH ASEAN INTERNATIONAL CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION
AN AFTERNOON AT THE 6TH ASEAN INTERNATIONAL CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITIONIt isn't always a habit of mine to go stalking piano competitions, but this one held just outside Kuala Lumpur seemed to be a...
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MASAAKI SUZUKI CONDUCTS BACH / Yong Siew Toh Conservatory / Review
MASAAKI SUZUKI CONDUCTS BACHYong Siew Toh ConservatoryConservatory Concert HallFriday (15 January 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 18 January 2016 with the title "Suzuki ushers in...
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GALA: MAHLER'S THIRD / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
GALA: MAHLER'S THIRDSingapore Symphony OrchestraSaturday (16 January 2016)Esplanade Concert HallThis review was published in The Straits Times on 18 January 2016v with the title "Journey from vulgarity...
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