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Orchestra of the Music Makers Archive
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Die Walküre – An Interview with Christopher Cheong, Orchestra of the Music Makers
Posted on November 28, 2019 | No Comments5 Jan 2020 will see the Orchestra of the Music Makers (OMM) perform the Singapore premiere of Wagner’s epic Die Walküre at the Esplanade. Aileen Tang talks to Christopher Cheong, Chairman of OMM’s Artistic Development Committee to find out when the ‘outlandish thought’ of premiering […] -
Concert Review: Zarathustra! – Orchestra of the Music Makers, Shao-Chia Lü, 17 Aug 2019
Posted on August 19, 2019 | No CommentsZarathustra! Richard Strauss Also Sprach ZarathustraWilliam Walton Belshazzar’s Feast Peter Sidhom baritone Symphonia Choralis Orchestra of the Music Makers Lü Shao-Chia conductor Esplanade Concert Hall Review by Derek Lim What a fascinatingly programmed concert! Apart from Richard Strauss’ obvious influences on William Walton – people […] -
Interview: TFI talks to Maestro Lü Shao-Chia and Christopher Cheong of the Orchestra of the Music Makers
Posted on August 9, 2019 | No CommentsAileen Tang talks to Maestro Lü Shao-Chia, Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, and Christopher Cheong, Chairman of the Orchestra of the Music Makers’ (OMM) Artistic Development Committee, ahead of OMM’s upcoming concert of Richard Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra and William Walton’s […] -
Concert Review: Igor • Bruch and Bruckner – Orchestra of the Music Makers, Chan Tze Law, 8 June 2019
Posted on June 10, 2019 | No CommentsLee Jinjun The Red LongkangMax Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 7 Chan Tze Law conductorIgor Yuzefovich violin Orchestra of the Music Makers8 June 2019, SOTA Concert Hall Review by Derek Lim If Mahler’s time has come, it may be said that Bruckner’s […] -
Concert Preview: OMM: Igor – Bruch and Bruckner
Posted on June 3, 2019 | No CommentsThe Orchestra of the Music Makers, known for their performances of Mahler symphonies and movie music, welcome Bruckner into their repertoire this Saturday with his Symphony No. 7 in E major. Aileen Tang talks to Music Director Chan Tze Law to find out a little […]