The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra makes its Singapore debut next year with an exciting programme of Debussy and Bruckner under the baton of Daniele Gatti. Want to know more about them? Read on to find out! 1. In 129 years of orchestra history, the RCO has had only 7 chief conductors….
Three days to the show, and three questions about three operas…
1Most would cringe at the idea of sitting through a whole opera, with lengthy, complicated plots and over-the-top staging sung in a foreign language. What if you had the chance to sit through three operas in the span of only one hour? L’arietta Productions defies the notion that opera is…
Dreams and Mirages: what happens when you put a harpsichord, piano and flute together?
0Though most musicians have a preference for the genre of music they dabble in, flautist Roberto Alvarez feels equally at home playing anything from Baroque to Jazz, whether solo, in orchestras, or in chamber music groups of any size. Known for his ‘consummate artistry’ and ‘hot blooded Spanish flair’ in…
Didn’t manage to get a ticket for Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert tonight?
0Don’t fret, here’s another chance to catch members of the IPO in a free concert. Details below: This January, six prominent members from the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra will be extending their stay in Singapore after their one-night concert conducted by Maestro Zubin Mehta to stage their first performance at the…
Musings of an Artiste – a review
0Musings of an Artiste Esplanade Recital Studio 12 November 2015, 1930hrs With such a title as ‘Musings of an Artiste’ and a poster with a dark background showing the artiste deep in thought (musing, presumably), one almost expects the repertoire to be big, heavy works of the 19th-century, where artist(e)s…
An interview with composer-conductor Eric Watson
0Eric Watson can order his Kopi C Kosong in fluent Singlish, writes music for Chinese, Indian and Malay ethnic instruments, and has lived here long enough to fit into the Singaporean landscape. Plink, Plonk, Plunk catches up with him ahead of the Spectrum concert he presents at the Esplanade Recital Studio where…
War and Peace: Singapore International Festival of Music
3The inaugural Singapore International Festival of Music, brainchild of conductor Darrell Ang and violinist Loh Jun Hong, opened last Saturday with a concert themed after the festival theme ‘War and Peace’. Comprising mostly luminaries in the classical scene, musicians, composers, and patrons of the arts, the half-filled Chamber had good…
Singapore International Festival of Music – Singapore’s first classical music festival
0sheep is proud to be the festival blogger for the Singapore International Festival of Music! the inaugural Singapore International Festival of Music is what Singapore has lacked for some time: an entire festival of classical music by homegrown musicians, to celebrate how far the classical music scene has come, and…
Tell Me The Truth About Love – an evening of song by Lee Pei Xin and Wong Yun Qi
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It’s been nearly a year since their successful recital ‘Could this be death?’ last year (read review here), and this time, soprano Cheryl Lee Peixin and pianist Wong Yun Qi have something up their sleeves again, promising to be just as amazing as their recital before. Better still, it’s absolutely…
Upcoming concerts – 3 x 3, Lim Yan
0It is sometimes good to be spoilt for choice, but in the case of this thursday evening, with two concerts put up by excellent local musicians, I’m wishing that they didn’t happen at the same time so I wouldn’t have to miss either. 3 x 3: Three Musicians. Three Masterworks….