The 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…
PLAY! by More than Music – a review
0An edited version of this article was published in The Straits Times with the title ‘Classical music reaching out’. PLAY! by More than Music Loh Jun Hong and Gabriel Ng, violin, Abigail Sin, piano Esplanade Recital StudioTuesday More than Music’s approach of making classical music more accessible to public seems…
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…
More than Music Presents: In Good Company – An Advertisment
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In the 18th century, concert-going was a social affair. People would walk in and out of concert halls whenever they wanted, there might have been dogs running around, and audience chatting or playing bridge between and during pieces. Then in the 19th century, a hush fell upon the concert hall…