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THE WEST, WESTERN MUSIC & THE CHINESE COMMUNITY IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY...
THE WEST, WESTERN MUSIC &Â THE CHINESE COMMUNITYÂ IN EARLY 2OTH CENTURY SINGAPOREA talk by PHAN MING YENToday, we take for granted the wealth of classical music performed in Singapore by multitudes...
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GLORIA! / Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Children and Youth Choirs / Review
  GLORIASingapore Symphony Orchestra Singapore Symphony Children & Youth Choirs Victoria Concert Hall Friday (29 November 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 2 December 2024 with...
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8 AT PLAY / Philharmonic Wind Ensemble / Review
 8 AT PLAY Philharmonic Wind Ensemble Esplanade Recital Studio Sunday (1 December 2024) Harmoniemusik refers to music for wind ensemble, typically with pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons and French...
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BEETHOVEN THE COMPLETE 32 PIANO SONATAS, PART ONE / MIKKEL MYER LEE, Piano /...
 BEETHOVEN – THE COMPLETE 32 PIANO SONATAS, PART ONE MIKKEL MYER LEE, Piano School of the Arts Concert Hall Tuesday (3 December 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 5 December 2024...
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MORNING STAR: THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS / The Gesualdo Six / Review
 MORNING STAR: THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS The Gesualdo Six Esplanade Waterfront Theatre Friday (6 December 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 13 December 2024 with the title "The...
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NIGHTS IN THE GARDENS OF SPAIN / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
 NIGHTS IN THE GARDENS OF SPAINSingapore Symphony OrchestraVictoria Concert HallThursday (5 December 2024)This review was first published in Bachtrack.com on 9 December 2024 with the title "Vasily...
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BEETHOVEN'S NINTH: YOUR ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE / Musicians' Initiative / Review
 BEETHOVEN’S NINTH: YOUR CONCERT EXPERIENCE Musicians’ Initiative SOTA Concert Hall Saturday (7 December 2024) Some cultures celebrate the Christmas season with Beethoven’s Choral Symphony. Singapore...
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A CHRISTMAS RHAPSODY / International Festival Chorus / Review
 A CHRISTMAS RHAPSODY International Festival Chorus SOTA Concert Hall Sunday (8 December 2024) It all started with a concert of Christmas music in 1974, after which British music educator John Edwards,...
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DING YI CHINESE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024 / Review
 DING YI CHINESE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024 Esplanade Recital Studio Friday & Saturday (13 & 14 December 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 16 December 2024 with the title...
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MAO FUJITA Piano Recital / Review
 MAO FUJITA Piano Recital Victoria Concert Hall Sunday (15 December 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 17 December 2024 with the title "Pianist Mao Fujita makes most of short pieces...
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A TRIBUTE TO WALTER HAASS. MASTER PIANO TECHNICIAN
 A TRIBUTE TO WALTER HAASS MASTER PIANO TECHNICIAN It is with shock and sadness that we learn of the sudden passing of WALTER HAASS on Sunday (15 December 2024), the Australian-German piano technician...
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SCHUBERT 1824 / Chamber Music and Arts Singapore / Review
 SCHUBERT 1824 Chamber Music and Arts SingaporeEsplanade Recital Studio Monday & Tuesday (16 & 17 December 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 20 December 2024 with the title...
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STEVEN ISSERLIS & MARIO VENZAGO / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Review
 STEVEN ISSERLIS & MARIO VENZAGOSingapore Symphony OrchestraVictoria Concert Hall Friday (20 December 2024) This review was first published in Bachtrack.com on 23 December 2024 with the title...
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PAPAN, PERAK: THE TOWN TIME FORGOT
Main street, PapanPAPAN, PERAK:Â THE TOWN TIME FORGOTA road trip up north in Malaysia turns up some of the most interesting historical sites. The little town of Papan in Perak, a decaying remnant from...
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CATS IN MALAYSIA
It has always been an obsession of mine to take photographs of cats, and this short road trip to Malaysia over the Christmas vacation was little different. Here is a chronological survey with the...
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LAST SOIREE OF THE YEAR: MUSIC AT TEDD'S
This year has been somewhat thin on soirees, but trust American pianist Tedd Joselson to organise one on Sunday (29 December 2024) to close the year on a high. His guests were pianist Chiam Zhibin who...
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A PIANO ODYSSEY / Kennis Ang & Jonah Kwek / Review
 A PIANO ODYSSEY Kennis Ang & Jonah Kwek, Two Pianos Esplanade Recital Studio Monday (30 December 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 2 January 2025 with the title "Exciting four...
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A PHILHARMONIC NEW YEAR'S EVE 2025 GALA CONCERT / The Philharmonic Orchestra...
 A PHILHARMONIC NEW YEAR’S EVE 2025 GALA CONCERT The Philharmonic Orchestra Victoria Concert Hall Tuesday (31 December 2024)This review was published in The Straits Times on 2 January 2025 with the...
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WE REMEMBER KOREAN-AMERICAN PIANIST TONG-IL HAN (1941-2024)
We are saddened to read of the passing of eminent Korean-American pianist Tong-Il Han who left us on 29 December 2024. He was 83 and had an illustrious performing and teaching career. Long before the...
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION 2025 TAKES PLACE THIS WEEK!
 SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION 2025 Believe it or not, the first significant international piano competition in Singapore since the Rolex Piano Competition in 1989 is finally taking place....
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