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EVERYBODY LOVES A SOIREE: THE CELEBRITY EDITION!
EVERYBODY LOVES A SOIREE:THE CELEBRITY EDITION!If truth be told, a musical soiree is always better whenever I am an observer. No way should I be a part of it other than being a fly on a wall, or to use...
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A VOCAL RECITAL NOT TO MISS: AN ENCHANTING EVENING WITH YING HUANG on 7 July...
Here is a vocal recital not to miss!Soprano YING HUANG is one of the most prominent Chinese singers to illuminate the world's opera scene. She came to fame with her famous portrayal of Cio Cio San in...
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YUNCHAN LIM IN RECITAL / HAYATO SUMINO "CATEEN" IN SINGAPORE / Review
YUNCHAN LIM IN RECITAL Esplanade Concert Hall Friday (28 June 2024)HAYATO SUMINO “CATEEN” IN SINGAPORE Esplanade Concert Hall Saturday (29 June 2024) This review was published in The Straits Times on...
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SINGAPOREAN MUSICIANS IN THE NEWS
Singaporean musicians have gotten in the news again. And it's all good news. In the June 2024 edition of BBC Music Magazine, there have been two marvelous reviews of Singaporean musicians at work....
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ILYA RASHKOVSKIY Piano Recital / Review
ILYA RASHKOVSKIY Piano Recital Victoria Concert Hall Friday (5 July 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 8 June 2024 with the title "Pianist Ilya Rashkovskiy plays with facility and...
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CONFLUENCE / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
CONFLUENCE Singapore Chinese Orchestra Singapore Conference Hall Saturday (6 July 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 8 July 2024 with the title "SCO's China tour programme...
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A PIANO RECITAL NOT TO MISS: PIANO EXTRAVAGANZA 2024 on 13 July 2024
If you enjoy the sheer diversity of piano music, and do not care so much for Mahler, here is a multi-piano piano recital you should not miss!PIANO EXTRAVAGANZA 2024 is the latest edition of the annual...
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AN ENCHANTING EVENING WITH SOPRANO YING HUANG / Review
AN ENCHANTING EVENING WITH SOPRANO YING HUANG Esplanade Concert Hall Tuesday (9 July 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 11 July 2024 with the title "Ying Huang in top form for...
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A MAHLER CONCERT NOT TO MISS: MAHLER 6 BY OMM on 13 July 2024
If you love the symphonies of Gustav Mahler, and do not care so much about piano music, here is a concert not to miss! Singapore's Mahler symphony specialist, the Orchestra of the Music Makers (OMM)...
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PIANO EXTRAVAGANZA 2024 Photographs
PIANO EXTRAVAGANZA 2024 has come and gone! The showcase for young Singaporean pianistic talent took place on Saturday (13 July 2024) at the School of the Arts Concert Hall, on an evening when there...
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SINGAPORE'S YOUNGEST MUSIC CRITIC AMELIE SEE (11 years old) reviews PIANO...
A MUSICAL REVELATION:PIANO EXTRAVAGANZA 2024Review by AMELIE SEE (11 years old)Amelie See is a cellist and pianist,seen here with Mischa Maisky & Han-Na ChangVery few concerts unveil a World...
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PIANOMANIA HAS JUST HIT ITS 2 MILLIONTH HIT! LOTS OF THANKS!
Photo of Victoria Concert Hall'sSteinway Grand taken at theSingapore International Piano Festival 2008.PIANOMANIA (Pianofortephilia.blogspot) has just received its 2 millionth read. Thank you for your...
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SEAMLESS / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
SEAMLESS Singapore Chinese Orchestra Singapore Conference Hall Saturday (20 July 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 22 July with the title "SCO's season opener nothing short of...
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MUSICAL SOUVENIRS / Koh Jia Hwei & re:Mix / Review
MUSICAL SOUVENIRS Koh Jia Hwei (Organ) & re:Mix Victoria Concert Hall Sunday (21 July 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 23 July 2024 with the title "Koh Jia Hwei and re:Mix...
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A CHAMBER CONCERT NOT TO MISS: CONCORDIA QUARTET'S ROMANTIC TRAVELOGUES on...
Here is a chamber concert not to miss! The Concordia Quartet, part of the re:Sound Collective family, returns to Singapore after a concert tour to Malaysia with a lovely programme of Romantic quartet...
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PHOTOGRAPHS FROM MAVERICK PIANIST VICTOR KHOR'S BIRTHDAY CONCERT
MAVERICK PIANIST VICTOR KHOR'S BIRTHDAY CONCERTFriday (26 July 2024)Christopher GuyThere aren't that many pianists who belong to Singapore's Majulah Generation (born 1960-1970), and they may in fact be...
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BEETHOVEN'S ODE TO JOY / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
BEETHOVEN’S ODE TO JOY Singapore Symphony Orchestra Esplanade Concert Hall Thursday (25 July 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 27 July 2024 with the title "Standing ovation for...
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ROMANTIC TRAVELOGUES / Concordia Quartet / Review
ROMANTIC TRAVELOGUES Concordia Quartet Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert Hall Saturday (27 July 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 29 July 2024 with the title "Concordia Quartet...
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL BAND FESTIVAL 2024 GALA CONCERT / SAF Central Band /...
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL BAND FESTIVAL 2024 GALA CONCERT Singapore Armed Forces Central Band Esplanade Concert Hall Sunday (28 July 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 30 July 2024...
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL 2024: GRAND PRIX & AWARD CEREMONY /...
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL 2024 GRAND PRIX & AWARD CEREMONY Esplanade Concert Hall Wednesday (31 July 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 2 August 2024 with the...
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