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SINGAPORE PREMIERE OF VICTOR HERBERT'S CELLO CONCERTO NO.2: Photographs from...
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG'S PIERROT LUNAIRE / THE VIOLIN SONATA REBORN / The Sing...
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG’SPIERROT LUNAIREThe Sing Song ClubEsplanade Recital StudioTuesday (20 June 2023) THE VIOLIN SONATA REBORNPaul Huang (Violin)Helen Huang (Piano)Victoria Concert HallFriday (23 June...
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MOVEMENTS IN TIME: ARTWORKS FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY / Metropolitan Festival...
MOVEMENTS IN TIMEARTWORKS FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERYMetropolitan Festival OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallSaturday (24 June 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on 26 June 2023 with the...
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GEORGE HARLIONO, SILVER MEDALLIST OF 2023 INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY PIANO...
A concert not to be missed!British pianist of Indonesian descent GEORGE HARLIONO has just been awarded the Silver Medal (2nd Prize) at this year's International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow,...
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AN OPERA CONCERT NOT TO BE MISSED: WAGNER'S DAS RHEINGOLD BY ORCHESTRA OF THE...
An operatic concert not to be missed!Following the absolute artistic triumph that was Wagner's Die Walkure, presented by Singapore's Orchestra of the Music Makers in January 2020, the logical next big...
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AN AFTERNOON WELL-SPENT AT THE SINGAPORE INDEPENDENT MEDIA FAIR
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WAGNER'S DAS RHEINGOLD / Orchestra of the Music Makers / Review
WAGNER’S DAS RHEINGOLDOrchestra of the Music MakersEsplanade Concert HallSaturday (8 July 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on 11 July 2023 with the title "OMM pulls of triumphant...
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PHOTOGRAPHS FROM SINGAPORE LYRIC OPERA'S OPERA BALL
The Singapore Lyric Opera (SLO) held its annual opera ball on Friday (14 July 2023) at the Grand Ballroom of the Fullerton Hotel. It was a suitably glitzy affair, and post-pandemic, the right occasion...
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A FAURE FETE / AN EVENING WITH CHELSEA GUO / Review
YOUTH & SERENITY: A FAURE FETEThe Music Circle TMC Studio, Queen’s RoadSaturday (15 July 2023) AN EVENING WITH CHELSEA GUO Chelsea Guo (Piano & Voice)School of The Arts Concert HallSunday (16...
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A VISIT TO JOHOR BAHRU'S ZARITH SOPHIA OPERA HOUSE
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MAESTOSO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 3rd Evening / Review
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CHLOE CHUA & HE ZIYU / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
CHLOE CHUA & HE ZIYUSingapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallThursday (27 July 2023) This review was published in Bachtrack on 30 July 2023 with the title "Sterling showcase of Mozart...
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LEGACY / Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra & Singapore Chinese...
LEGACYSingapore National Youth Chinese OrchestraSingapore Conference HallSaturday (29 July 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on 31 July 2023 with the title "Singapore National Youth...
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KALEIDOSCOPE / Jazz Association Singapore Orchestra Enthno-Jazz Ensemble /...
KALEIDOSCOPEJASSO Ethno-Jazz EnsembleSingapore Chinese Cultural CentreSunday (30 July 2023)This review was published in The StraitsTimes on 1 August 2023 with the title "Triumph of musical...
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SEIKA ISHIDA PLAYS CHOPIN / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
SEIKA ISHIDA PLAYS CHOPINSingapore Symphony OrchestraVictoria Concert HallFriday (4 August 2023) This review was first published in Bachtrack on 6 August 2023 with the title "Hans Graf's gripping...
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RIPPLES / Mervyn Lee Piano Recital / Joey Lau Violin Recital / Review
RIPPLESMERVYN LEE, Piano RecitalJOEY LAU, Violin Recitalwith Lim Yan, PianoEsplanade Recital StudioFriday & Saturday (11 & 12 August 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on 14...
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TWO CELLO RECITALS NOT TO BE MISSED! Chen Yibai and Shi Boyang
Here are two cello recitals not to be missed!Presented by Altenburg Arts, award-winning Chinese cellist Chen Yibai (2nd Prize, Queen Elisabeth International Cello Competition 2022) with pianist Shi...
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LOVE AND HOPE / Pianoduo DUOR / Review
LOVE AND HOPEPianoduo DUORSingapore Conference HallSunday (13 August 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on 15 August 2023 with the title "Pianoduo DUOR delighted with popular...
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BEETHOVEN'S COMPLETE MUSIC FOR CELLO & PIANO / THREE CONTINENTS CELLO...
BEETHOVEN COMPLETE MUSICFOR CELLO & PIANOChen Yibai (Cello) & Shi Boyang (Piano)Victoria Concert HallWednesday (16 August 2023) THREE CONTINENTS CELLO CONCERTOJan Vogler (Cello) &Singapore...
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DVORAK'S RUSALKA / New Opera Singapore / Review
DVORAK’S RUSALKANew Opera SingaporeVictoria TheatreSunday (20 August 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on 22 August 2023New Opera Singapore (NOS) has garnered an enviable reputation...
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