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Preview: A Night at the Opera – Martin Ng (baritone)
Posted on September 22, 2020 | No CommentsItaly-trained Singaporean baritone Martin Ng is known for his extensive repertoire. Back home after reprising the role of Ping in Puccini’s Turandot with the National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts in Taiwan last month, Ng is preparing for his solo concert, A Night At The […] -
Concert Review: A Farewell for Tasmin Little (Singapore Symphony Orchestra, 13 Feb 2020)
Posted on February 19, 2020 | No CommentsA FAREWELL FOR TASMIN LITTLE PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 Gerard Schwarz, conductorTasmin Little, violin Thursday, February 13, 2020Esplanade Concert Hall Review by Jorim Sim […] -
Preview/interview with Martin Ng – artistic director of The Arts Place for Donizetti’s Don Pasquale
Posted on October 14, 2019 | No Commentsby Aileen Tang Imagine Donizetti’s Don Pasquale told in a mix of English and Singlish, and featuring characters that Singaporean audiences could very well see themselves in! The Arts Place presents a localised version of the Italian opera this month and I talked to Artistic […] -
From Singapore to Nuremberg – An Interview With Wong Kahchun
Posted on August 23, 2018 | No CommentsAn interview by Aileen Tang In the high-stakes, jet-setting world of international conducting, few have flown quite as high as Singaporean composer-conductor Kahchun Wong (b. 1986). After beating 13 other competitors to win the prestigious Gustav Mahler Competition in 2016 (its first winner was Gustavo […] -
Concert Review: Familiar Favourites: Pictures at an Exhibition (Singapore Symphony Orchestra), 20 July 2018
Posted on July 23, 2018 | No CommentsFamiliar Favourites: Pictures at an Exhibition BALAKIREV Islamey (orch. Lyapunov) MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov) BORODIN Polovtsian Dances and Chorus from Prince Igor MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) Singapore Symphony Orchestra Lan Shui, conductor Singapore Symphony Chorus […]