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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 open window into the life we know of William Youn today in his relentless devotion to Schubert. Apart from the piano, his love for porcelain made us feel an instant…

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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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Telkom University Choir to perform at Busan Choral Festival 2022. Music Press Asia.
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Indonesia’s Telkom University Choir to Perform at Busan Choral Festival & Competition

The Busan Choral Festival & Competition returns this week with exciting programs for everyone. This weekend will see Indonesia’s Telkom University Choir at the festival’s gala concert. Conducted by its university’s resident conductor Aldo Randy Ginting, the choir has performed various types of repertoire from all periods such as renaissance, romantic, contemporary, and a range of styles such as folklore,…

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Silver Screen Records release Frozen Planet II soundtrack. Music Press Asia
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Silver Screen Records Releases Frozen Planet II Soundtrack Composed by Hans Zimmer

This six-part series – narrated by Sir David Attenborough – explores the wildlife found in the world’s coldest regions: the Arctic and Antarctic, high mountains, frozen deserts, snowbound forests, and ice-cold oceans. From polar bears to penguins, and from snow monkeys to Siberian tigers, each species must overcome a unique set of challenges to endure its extreme environment. The music…

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