An edited version of this article will be published in The Straits Times on 28 July 2014. Alternate Worlds Tze n Looking Glass Orchestra Esplanade Recital Studio Saturday 26 July 2014 Looking through the programme booklet, one gets a sense that largely self-taught composer and jazz pianist Tze Toh was…
Concerti I Solisti III – A Review
0An edited version of this was published in The Straits Times with the heading ‘Budding talents shine with orchestra’ on 21 July 2014. Concerti I Solisti III OMM/ Seow Yibin, conductor, Rebecca Lee, clarinet, Joshua Evan Lee, Lin Xiangning, piano SOTA Concert Hall 19 July 2014 Saturday With the increasing…
21st Singapore International Piano Festival Day 4: Piotr Anderszewski – A Review
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An edited version of this review was published in The Straits Times on 1 July 2014 with the heading ‘Quirky Surprises at Every Corner’. 21st Singapore International Piano Festival Piotr Anderszewski SOTA Concert Hall 29 June 2014 When it comes to interpreting Bach’s keyboard music, there are the purists who insist…
21st Singapore International Piano Festival Day 2: Behzod Abduraimov – A review
021st Singapore International Piano Festival Behzod Abduraimov SOTA Concert Hall 27 June 2014 Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit stands undisputed as one of the most technically demanding pieces in the standard repertoire for pianists, and it has always been a hot favourite for young, competition-winning pianists to include in their…
21st Singapore International Piano Festival Day 1: Kun-Woo Paik – A review
021st Singapore International Piano Festival Kun-Woo Paik SOTA Concert Hall 26 June 2014 If Schubert wrote a song cycle for the piano, tonight’s programme would have been exactly it. Korean pianist Kun-Woo Paik’s recital comprised entirely of selected pieces from Schubert’s later piano works – the 6 Moments Musicaux D780,…
Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers presented by the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra – A Review
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I attended this concert with a friend, whom I encouraged to contribute a review as a guest writer as well. Her review is shown below mine. Sheep is excited to attend his first movie screening with live orchestra! He was also hoping to see sheep in the movie because it…
In Good Company – A Review
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An edited version of this article appeared in The Straits Times on 26 May 2014 with the heading ‘Musicians’ Good Company’. IN GOOD COMPANYLoh Jun Hong, Violin, Abigail Sin, Piano, Lin Juan, CelloEsplanade Recital Studio/ Saturday 24 May 2014 Salon-style concerts harken back to the 17th-century, where music was played…
Bach Ahead by re:mix – A Review
0An edited version of this article appeared in the Straits Times on 20 May 2014 with the heading ‘Playful, spirited Bach’. BACH AHEADre:mix, Foo Say Ming, director/violin, Lim Yan, pianoEsplanade Recital Studio/Sunday 18 May 2014 For a group that is known for their rather adventurous and eclectic concert programmes, re:mix’s…
Back to Bach – A Review
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An edited version of this article appeared in the Straits Times on 21 April 2014 with the heading ‘Powerful Performance Back to Bach’. Back to BachKenneth Hamilton, pianoEsplanade Recital Studio/Sunday Natalie Ng Because he played a programme full of lesser-known composer Alkan’s works at his recital last year, Scottish virtuoso…
Piano and Bassoon Recital – A Review
0An edited version of this review was published in The Straits Times on 23 January 2014 with the title ‘Bassoon and Piano in Passion Play‘. PIANO AND BASSOON RECITAL Aw Yong Tian, bassoon; Chenna Lu, piano Esplanade Recital Studio Tuesday Although there have been a growing number of woodwind musicians…