21st 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,…
Albert Lin: Reflections on our local classical music scene
0Fellow Straits Times music critic, blogger, pianist and friend Albert Lin has penned a highly thought-provoking piece on the music scene in Singapore which deserves a re-post, so I’m posting it here. The original article can be found here. — BY ALBERT LIN Despite vast investments by the government into…
Beethoven/Katsaris Concerto no. 5, ‘Emperor’ – CD Review
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Sometimes, in a concerto, the orchestra gets all the good parts – and the role of the soloist is to accompany the orchestra by playing arpeggios and other embellishments while the other instruments belt out the heart-on-your-sleeve melody. One case in point is the second movement of Brahms’ violin concerto…
The Philharmonic Orchestra presents… I hear the water dreaming – An Advertisment
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Unlike music of other countries or states and as distinct as it is, it is practically impossible to generalise Asian music in a single word. The diversity in styles stem from the culture, religion and beliefs of the composers. To highlight the range of styles of Asian music, The Philharmonic…
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…
Flights of Fantasy by Anderson and Roe – An Advertisement
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Some classically-trained musicians have dared to venture away from the world of classical music. Sometimes the results aren’t always the best (cue cheesy Bond quartet music), but at other times, some collaborations produce the most remarkable and sometimes even fun results. I have always liked Jacques Loussier for jazzing up…
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…
On Stones, Sand and Light… Questions with Quinnuance, Composers’ edition 2014
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Last friday, this resident kaypoh caught up with the composers of Quinnuance over brunch to find out about their upcoming concert which happens on the 30th of May. Hello guys! The last time we spoke was this time last year when you had your concert ‘looking deep into our roots’….