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Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music to host 2022 Violin Competition. Music Press Asia
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Medici TV To Livestream Singapore International Violin Competition

Original Press Release medici.tv, the world’s leading classical music channel, is proud and delighted to be partnering with the Singapore International Violin Competition. Starting December 1st, 2022, medici.tv will broadcast the competition’s third edition in full, and livestream all performances on its dedicated website (find the link at the bottom of the article). First begun in 2015 and hosted by the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, the triennial Singapore International Violin Competition is a landmark cultural initiative for Singapore and beyond, promoting the continuing strength of classical music today.…

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Adam Sandler Tours USA 2022. Music Press Asia
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Adam Sandler Standup Tour: A Musical & Comical Fanfare

Adam Sandler is back with a rare tour of casinos and arenas to remind live audiences, young and old – that standup comedy and silly ditties are what he does best. Ever since the release of 50 First Dates, it is hard to discern that beloved comedian-actor Adam Sandler could do anything less than wonderful. He is balancing a seemingly…

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William Youn release new Schubert Piano Sonata album.Credit Irène-Zandel. Music Press Asia
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William Youn Reaches New Heights with Schubert’s Piano Sonatas

Korean classical music pianist William Youn releases his third Schubert album today via Sony Classical. These wonderous piano sonatas are some of Youn’s finest works on the piano. Comprising three CDs, this third release completes William Youn’s acclaimed Schubert cycle and features a total of ten sonatas. In this brief video interview with William Youn, we are invited through an…

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Midori 40th debut anniversary at Suntory Hall. Music Press Asia
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Midori’s Debut Anniversary at Suntory Hall a Homage to Isaac Stern

Starting tonight and until Saturday, the Suntory Hall Special Stage will present a performance by Japanese classical violinist Midori. Midori will commemorate the belated anniversary of the legendary violinist and arts advocate Isaac Stern and dedicate her performances between Tuesday and Saturday at Suntory Hall in Tokyo to her mentor. With Jean-Yves Thibaudet on the piano, Midori will play Beethoven’s…

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Backstreet Boys to tour DNA album in Asia 2023. Music Press Asia
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Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour

Millennials, take note: Backstreet Boys are bringing their highly anticipated DNA World Tour 2023 to Asia. If you’ve spent much of your youth belting As Long As You Love Me and Quit Playing Games in front of the mirror, you’re probably still a Backstreet Boys fan, whether you want to admit it or not. Their candied ballads have the profound…

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Ng Chong Lim piano recital features Bach Brahms Schumann cover. Music Press Asia
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A Night For The Children

Ludwig van Beethoven once said that ‘music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy’. While orchestral music provides elements of a more heterogeneous perspective, solo works can be contemplative and restorative. Here is a piano recital we believe could do just that. Ng Chong Lim is no stranger to the classical music world here in Malaysia. In aid…

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Pentatonix release Christmas album featuring Lea Salonga and Lang Lang. Music Press Asia
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Lea Salonga Sings Jose Mari Chan Classic in Pentatonix’s Christmas Album

Filipino singer Lea Salonga confirmed that she is featured in the latest Christmas album of Pentatonix. Salonga and Pentatonix will sing Jose Mari Chan’s Christmas classic, ‘Christmas in our Hearts’, as part of the acapella group’s new Christmas album, Holidays around the World. “Yes, folks! This is happening! Had the most wonderful time recording this classic Filipino Christmas song with…

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Jiu YiYi collaborates with Jay Chou release new song. Music Press Asia
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Jay Chou & Nine One One Released New Song via Rock Music Publishing

The Taiwanese band “Jiu Yi Yi” and Jay Chou celebrated their first-ever collaboration with the release of the song AMIGO. A song produced and composed by Jay Chou with lyrics by Jiu Yi Yi. The song cites song titles, movies and interests of Chou’s through the repeated chorus lyrics Song of Songs – directly echoing the synchornised brotherhood between its…

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A new show of Jules Verne by Giorgio Battistelli is performed by Ars Ludi. Music Press Asia
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Biennale Musica 2022: A Taste of Italy

The 66th International Festival of Contemporary Music Out of Stage was held last month from September 14th to 25th. Directed by Lucia Ronchetti who described the music section of the Biennale: “delineate a wide perspective of contemporary music theatre and the role of new technologies, of multimedia, that includes the programming of virtual and augmented reality applied to sound, in…

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West Eastern Divan Ensemble international tour Europe in 2022.
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West-Eastern Divan Ensemble Tours Europe

The second tour of the West-Eastern Divan Ensemble will take place between the months of October and November 2022 in Europe. After its initial debut tour in the United States in winter 2020, the ensemble led by Michael Barenboim will perform chamber music works by Franz Schubert, Pierre Boulez, Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn, as well as a new piece by…

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