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BUILDING BRIDGES / Red Dot Baroque / Review
BUILDING BRIDGESRed Dot BaroqueYong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert HallSunday (5 November 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on 7 November 2023 with the title "Red Dot Baroque brings...
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LOVE PIANO MUSIC? PRIMARILY PIANO IS THE FIX!
Goh Kai Cheng performedtwo Etudes from Op.10 by ChopinPRIMARILY PIANOYong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert HallTuesday (7 November 2023)Do you love piano music, and its seemingly limitless wealth of...
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AN ENJOYABLE EARLY AFTERNOON CONCERT AT SUTD
The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) has been running its free series of lunchtime concerts at its Campus Centre since 2016. It hit a snag because of the Covid pandemic but has now...
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MUSIC & MAKAN GOES TO SENTOSA!
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHTMusic and MakanSentosa Nature DiscoverySaturday (18 November 2023)After a hiatus caused by the Covid pandemic, Music and Makan, the unique platform that presents classical music...
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DENIS MATSUEV'S CONCERT / Denis Matsuev & Friends / Review
DENIS MATSUEV’S CONCERTCapitol TheatreTuesday (21 November 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on 23 November 2023 with the title "Pianist Denis Matsuev thrills packed hall with...
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A SUNDAY AFTERNOON WELL SPENT AT THE NATIONAL PIANO & VIOLIN COMPETITION 2023
 A SUNDAY AFTERNOON WELL-SPENT AT THE NATIONAL PIANO & VIOLIN COMPETITION 2023Victoria Concert HallSunday (26 November 2023)The Covid pandemic had wreaked havoc for Singapore's premier music...
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CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA & PAGLIACCI / Singapore Lyric Opera / Review
MASCAGNI’S CAVALLERIA RUSTICANALEONCAVALLO’S PAGLIACCISingapore Lyric OperaSchool of the Arts Concert HallFriday (24 November 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on 27 November 2023...
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CHOPIN AND BEETHOVEN / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
CHOPIN & BEETHOVENSingapore Symphony OrchestraVictoria Concert HallThursday (23 November 2023)This review was published on Bachtrack on 23 November 2023 with the title "Bruce Liu makes a spirited...
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RHAPSODIC STORIES: EXHIBITION / Samuel Phua Saxophone Recital / Review
RHAPSODIC STORIES: EXHIBITIONSAMUEL PHUA, Saxophonewith MERVYN LEE, PianoSingapore Chinese Cultural CentreWednesday (29 November 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on 2 December 2023...
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SEE NING HUI Piano Recital / Bechstein Music World / Review
ROMANCE & POETRYSEE NING HUI Piano RecitalBechstein Music WorldSaturday (2 December 2023)It is always interesting to follow the developmental paths and careers of young musicians, and pianist See...
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NATIONAL PIANO & VIOLIN COMPETITION 2023 / Piano Artist & Violin Artist...
NATIONAL PIANO & VIOLIN COMPETITION 2023:ARTIST FINALS & PRIZE WINNERS’ CONCERTVictoria Concert HallSaturday (2 December 2023)Sunday (3 December 2023)This review was published in The Straits...
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ARTS AWARDS 2023 / Photographs from the post-award get together
ARTS AWARDS 2023The Arts HouseTuesday (5 December 2023)The Arts Awards, Singapore annual celebration of artistic achievement, has come and gone. It usually takes place in October, but this year's...
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THE BARDS OF NEVERLAND / Debut at Pasir Panjang Power Station
DIFFERENTBards of NeverlandPasir Panjang Power StationFriday (8 December 2023)There is a new string quartet in town, and it's called Bards of Neverland. Formed by violinists David Loke and Yang...
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RUDOLF BUCHBINDER - BEETHOVEN / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
RUDOLF BUCHBINDER – BEETHOVENSingapore Symphony OrchestraVictoria Concert HallFriday & Saturday (8 & 9 December 2023)Sunday (10 December 2023)This review was published in The Straits Times on...
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SHEKU & ISATA KANNEH-MASON IN RECITAL / Review
SHEKU & ISATA KANNEH-MASONIN RECITALSheku Kanneh-Mason, CelloIsata Kanneh-Mason, PianoVictoria Concert HallThursday (14 December 2023), 8.15 pmThis review was published in The Straits Times on 16...
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A TRIBUTE TO JIRI HEGER, MASTER VIOLIST (1946-2023)
MEMORIES OF JIRI HEGERMaster Violist & Singapore’s Original Bohemian  We are saddened by the passing on 11 November 2023 of Czech violist JIRI HEGER, who was for 26 years the Principal Violist of...
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CHRISTMAS WITH ROS / JAZZY CHRISTMAS ONE MORE ONCE! / Review
CHRISTMAS WITH ROSResonance of SingaporeSOTA Concert HallFriday (15 December 2023)Â JAZZY CHRISTMAS ONE MORE ONCE!Jeremy Monteiro & FriendsEsplanade Concert HallSaturday (16 December 2023)Â This...
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CATS OF BANGKOK
Outdoor mural on Soi Rong Kuak,in the district of Talad Noi.CATS OF BANGKOKAfter my previous post of Cats of Georgetown, I was emboldened to do another cat photoshoot, this time in the Thai capital of...
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EVERYBODY LOVES A SOIREE! CHRISTMAS 2023 EDITION
EVERYBODY LOVES A SOIREE!CHRISTMAS 2023 EDITIONThis year has been a quiet one on the soiree front for yours truly. However, trust Culture Link's Goh Ching Lee, former director of the Singapore Arts...
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SINGAPORE'S BEST CLASSICAL CONCERTS OF 2023
The Straits Times usually posts a column of the Best and Worst of concerts at the end each year, but not this one. At any rate, of the hundred or so concerts I attended this year, there was hardly one...
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