Effectively from Jan 1, Mr Kenneth Kwok takes over as chief executive of the Singapore Symphony Group (SSG) as Chng Hak-Peng steps down on Dec 31 to spend time with family and thereafter returning to the private sector. The 49-year-old first joined the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) as a volunteer in 2008, working pro bono on strategy and organisational change…
The Golden Hall’s full beauty shines on 1 Jan 2023 when the musicians under the baton of Franz Welser-Möst is…
Scheduled for performance on Christmas day (Sunday, 25th Dec at 3 P.M.), Tadaaki Otaka will lead Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra to…
Original press release As this winter’s ice and snow festival is around the corner, the century-old Harbin Symphony Orchestra and Harbin Ballet have produced a large number of excellent plays…
Classical Music At Centerstage In Hollywood New film Tár’s, featuring Cate Blanchett, music soundtrack is composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir. The three-and-a-half-minute work titled “Mortar” is just one of the great…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Jay Chou has found his most recent muse in the art world. Having seen him auctioned and exhibited with Hong Kong’s fine art auction house Sotheby’s, it came as no…
The trumpet, one of the oldest instruments in music dating back thousands of years, has come a long way since people first started playing animal horns. Commonly used in classical…
Wei Luo – signed to Decca Gold – is recognised as a significant pianist of her generation. Having already performed on many of the world’s leading stages in her young…
Seong Jin’s world tour is going strong with dates extending to early 2023. Japan, South Korea and Taiwan dates are secured for August and October 2022, respectively. Intense reflection and…
Mark Chia, a 9-year-old participant from Singapore has been awarded joint second prize at the 2022 Piccolo Violino Magico Competition @piccoloviolino. Giancarlo Guarino conducts the Final Round of the competition…
YUJA WANG (piano) and Kurt Masur (conductor) released music composed by Verbier Festival GOLD and Deutsche Grammaphon. The second Verbier Festival Gold release features Yuja Wang in an all-Mendelssohn album…
Deutsche Grammophon exclusive artist Seong-Jin Cho presents a solo recital at Chenery Auditorium (Kalamazoo, Michigan) as part of the 2022 Gilmore International Piano Festival, opening with two much-loved works by Ravel. The slow, stately pace of the Pavane pour une infante défunte suggests the graceful…
