The National Symphony Orchestra’s celestial program for the second concert of the 2023 classical music esroes bore the stamp of Nasran Nawi, who took over as acting Music Director in 2020 and has been expanding its repertoire in new directions. As the Saturday evening sun began to set in the distance, I drove past the Titiwangsa Lake just before arriving…
Tonight, Malaysia’s TUTAN Entertainment will present a live conversation featuring Steinway pianist Dr. Poom Prommachart and conductor Kevin Field with…
Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP) is Malaysia’s first concert hall dedicated to classical music. Designed by Cesar Pelli, the hall takes…
Rising Singaporean star violinist Chloe Chua makes her recording debut with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO), featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Locatelli’s Harmonic Labyrinth. The album begins Chloe’s international recording…
Asia’s premier piano festival returns for its 29th edition from 3 to 11 June with a selection of live and digital recitals, masterclasses and a talk. Led by Artistic Director…
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…
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…
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…
On translating a classical instrument for the appreciation of the modern audience, Hey String – a gayageum trio from South Korea – answers Taiwan Beats questions on topics of popularization…
Original press release The 2022-2023 season marks the 40th Anniversary of Midori’s professional debut, which took place on New Year’s Eve in 1982 with the New York Philharmonic and Zubin…
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…
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…
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 and jazz ensembles, this brass instrument is constructed of brass tubing bent twice into a…
