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CD Reviews (The Straits Times / March 2016)
IVO POGORELICHComplete RecordingsDeutsche Grammophon 479 4350 (14CDs) / ****It has been 36 years since the Belgrade-born pianist Ivo Pogorelich burst onto the scene after being eliminated in the...
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XPERIENZ: IN C / Asian Contemporary Ensemble / Review
XPERIENZ: IN CAsian Contemporary EnsembleUniversity Cultural Centre Dance StudioFriday (25 March 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 28 March 2016 with the title "Unusual experience...
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AN EVENING OF FIREWORKS / NORIKO OGAWA Piano Recital / Review
AN EVENING OF FIREWORKSNORIKO OGAWA Piano RecitalVictoria Concert HallSaturday (26 March 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 28 March 2016 with the title "Piano playing that...
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A FRENCH CONNECTION / Take 5 Piano Quintet / Review
A FRENCH CONNECTIONTake 5 Piano QuintetEsplanade Recital StudioSunday (27 March 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 29 March 2016 with the title "Piano quintet has fun with...
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7TH LUCIEN WANG PIANO COMPETITION 2016 FINALS / Review
7TH LUCIEN WANG PIANO COMPETITIONLee Foundation TheatreWednesday (30 March 2016)It is to my discredit that I had missed attending the annual Lucien Wang Piano Competition for all these years, until...
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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, March 2016)
GODOWSKY WalzermaskenKONSTANTIN SCHERBAKOV, PianoMarco Polo 8.225276 / *****The Polish-American virtuoso pianist Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938) is best remembered for his outlandishly contrapuntal...
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SSO CONCERT: EROICA / Review
EROICA Singapore Symphony OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallFriday (1 April 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 4 April 2016 with the title "Strings shine in musical picture...
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HONESTLY! 3 OPERAS, 1 HOUR / L'arietta / Review
HONESTLY! 3 OPERAS, ONE HOURL'arietta10 Square, Orchard CentralSaturday (2 April 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 4 April 2016 with the title "Tapestry of life revealed in mini...
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SAMUEL TAN Violin Recital / Review
SAMUEL TAN Violin RecitalEsplanade Recital StudioSaturday (2 April 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 4 April 2016 with the title "Violin gem is only 10".A little known fact:...
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FUN WITH MUSIC! / The Philharmonic Winds / Review
FUN WITH MUSIC!The Philharmonic WindsEsplanade Concert HallSunday (3 April 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 5 April 2016 with the title "Blown away by fun tunes".Every arts group...
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LISTENING TO TAIWAN / National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra / Review
LISTENING TO TAIWANNational Taiwan Symphony OrchestraVictoria Concert HallSunday (3 April 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 5 April 2016 with the title "Dazzling musical treat ......
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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, April 2016)
RACHMANINOV & CHOPINCello SonatasALISA WEILERSTEIN, Cello INON BARNATAN, PianoDecca 478 8416 / *****Here are two cello sonatas written by composers whose main instrument was the piano, and both are...
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MOZART AND SHOSTAKOVICH / Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Orchestra / Review
MOZART AND SHOSTAKOVICHYong Siew Toh Conservatory OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallTuesday (5 April 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 7 April 2016 with the title "Irrepressible and...
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TRADITIONAL MODERNITY / NAFA Chinese Orchestra / Review
TRADITIONAL MODERNITYNanyangAcademy of Fine Arts Chinese OrchestraLee Foundation TheatreThursday (7 April 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 9 April 2016The oxymoron in the title of...
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JOSHUA BELL WITH SCO / Singapore Chinese Orchestra / Review
JOSHUA BELL WITH SCOSingapore Chinese OrchestraEsplanade Concert HallSaturday (9 April 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 11 April 2016 with the title "Brilliant musical blend".One...
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RACHMANINOFF'S SECOND CONCERTO / The Young Musicians' Foundation Orchestra /...
RACHMANINOFF'S SECOND CONCERTOThe Young Musicians' Foundation OrchestraSchool of the Arts Concert HallSunday (10 April 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 12 April 2016 with the...
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CD Reviews (The Straits Times, April 2016)
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No.2TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No.1BEATRICE RANA, PianoOrchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa CeciliaANTONIO PAPPANO, ConductorWarner Classics 0825646009091 / *****The...
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DONIZETTI'S RITA / New Opera Singapore / Review
DONIZETTI'S RITANew Opera SingaporeEsplanade Recital StudioWednesday (13 April 2016)This review was published in The Straits Times on 15 April 2016 with the title "Spousal abuse Punch and Judy...
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CHRISTIAN BLACKSHAW Piano Recital / Review
CHRISTIAN BLACKSHAW Piano RecitalVCH Chamber SeriesVictoria Concert HallFriday (15 April 2016)The British pianist Christian Blackshaw's first piano recital in Singapore consisted of works “that are...
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PIANOMANIA HITS 1 MILLIONTH READ! THANK YOU FOR VISITING!
As of this morning, PIANOMANIA has just received its 1 millionth read! To be honest, the view counter came into effect in 2010 although the blog was started in 2008, so its millionth view was probably...
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