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Upcoming Events
Mar5Thu6:00 pm Dialogue with Orion Chamble Ense... @ YST Steven Baxter Recital StudioDialogue with Orion Chamble Ense... @ YST Steven Baxter Recital StudioMar 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pmThe Orion Orchestra has rapidly built a reputation as one of the most dynamic orchestras on the UK’s music scene. The musicians will perform chamber works ranging from Mozart to Gershwin on 06 March 2015 at the Asian Civilisations Museum Shaw Foundation Foy. The orchestra[...]Mar6Fri12:30 pm [YST] Lunchtime Concert at ACM: ... @ Asian Civilisations Museum Shaw Foundation Foyer[YST] Lunchtime Concert at ACM: ... @ Asian Civilisations Museum Shaw Foundation FoyerMar 6 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pmThe Orion Orchestra has rapidly built a reputation as one of the most dynamic orchestras on the UK’s music scene. This afternoon the musicians will perform chamber works ranging from Mozart to Gershwin. The orchestra will perform with UK violinist Jennifer Pike on 7 March[...]7:30 pm [SSO] Sarah Chang Live @ Esplanade Concert Hall[SSO] Sarah Chang Live @ Esplanade Concert HallMar 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pmWAGNER Overture to Tannhäuser LISZT Orpheus LISZT Les Préludes DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53* Lan Shui, conductor* Wong Kah Chun, conductor Sarah Chang, violin Celebrated violinist Sarah Chang returns to join Lan Shui and the SSO for Dvorák’s richly lyrical Violin Concerto[...]Mar7Sat9:00 am [YST] Retracing the Path – Obeis... @ YST Conservatory Orchestra Hall[YST] Retracing the Path – Obeis... @ YST Conservatory Orchestra HallMar 7 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 amOver 50 musicians will congregate to pay musical homage to the great 18th century Indian composer, Thyagaraja. Entitled as ‘Obeisance to Thyagaraja’, the performances would comprise exclusively of Thyagaraja’s compositions rendered by various musicians of alapana Singapore as well as local and overseas artistes. Performances[...]5:00 pm OMMProm Presents: Jazz! @ Esplanade Concert HallOMMProm Presents: Jazz! @ Esplanade Concert HallMar 7 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pmJOHN KANDER DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH KELLY TANG GEORGE GERSHWINChicago Suite for Variety Orchestra (Selections) Montage: Concerto for Jazz Piano and Orchestra An American in Paris Chan Tze Law, conductor Jeremy Monteiro, piano Tama Goh, drums Christy Smith, bass OMM joins forces with Cultural Medallion recipient and[...] Articles by composer
CD and DVD reviews Archive
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A Feather on the Breath of God – Sequence and hymns by Abbess and St. Hildegard of Bingen
Posted on August 25, 2010 | 1 Comment- A Feather on the Breath of God - Sequences and hymns by Abbess and St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) Columba aspexit – Ave, generosa – O ignis spiritus – O Ierusalem – O Euchari – O viridissima virga – O presul vere civitas – […] -
BBC Legends: Cherkassky plays Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov
Posted on August 20, 2010 | No CommentsTchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1. Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition, Cherkassky Prelude Pathetique Rimsky Korsakov ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ BBCL41602 Shura Cherkassky, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti by Derek Lim Shura Cherkassky (1909-95) was never boring, and this BBC Legends disc is an excellent […] -
INKPOT#88 CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: J.S.BACH The Art of Fugue – An Inktroduction
Posted on August 19, 2010 | No CommentsThe Art of Fugue Die Kunst der Fugue BWV XXXXAn Inktroduction by Johann D’Souza by Johann D’Souza George Bernard Shaw among others realised the heartfelt quality of Bach‘s fugal music when he wrote in 1885 as a young music critic, “Sebastian Bach could express in […] -
INKPOT – Peter Sculthrope – Earth Cry, Memento Mori, Piano Concerto, From Oceania, Kakadu — NAXOS
Posted on August 19, 2010 | No CommentsPeter Sculthrope (b.1929) Earth Cry Memento Mori Piano Concerto From Oceania Kakadu William Barton, didgeridoo Tamara Anna Cislowska, piano New Zealand Symphony Orchestra James Judd, conductor Naxos 8.557382 Total Time [71:06] by Benjamin Chee It is surprising, given their repertoire-led imperative (i.e. theirs buyers are […] -
INKPOT : Rebecca Clarke Viola Music :: Philip Dukes, Sophia Rahman, Piano
Posted on August 19, 2010 | No CommentsMARTHA ARGERICH AND NELSON FREIRE: SALZBURG JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897) Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Op 56b SERGEI RACHMANINOV (1873-1943) Symphonic Dances, Op 45 FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Rondo in A major, D 951 “Grand Rondeau” MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937) La Valse Martha Argerich and Nelson Freire, […]