The Flying Inkpot

23/01/2025

Derek Lim joins the Orchestra of the Music Makers for a night of Disney magic.

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15/01/2025

Singapore Symphony Orchestra announces Maestro Hannu Lintu as new Music Director from 2026-27 season.

Welcome, Maestro Hannu Lintu!

Thanks for the memories, Maestro Hans Graf!

Singapore, 15 January 2025 – The Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is excited to announce the appointment of Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu as its new Music Director with effect from the 2026/27 season. He will be appointed for an initial three-year term, and takes over from Maestro Hans Graf who ...

09/09/2024

"The coda was as exciting and sparkling as one could hope for, with a controlled but thrilling orchestral tutti paving the way to Huang’s final violinistic fireworks."

Derek Lim reviews Paul Huang, Violinist's Tchaikovsky violin concerto with the Orchestra of the Music Makers, last Saturday.

Chan Tze Law, the OMM and Paul Huang | Photo Credit : Chan Chen Paul Huang Plays Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto WAGNER Overture to The Flying DutchmanTCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D Major featuring Paul HuangTCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Overture-...

07/09/2024

Bravo,Paul Huang!

24/08/2024

"It is true that I have been living in New York for more than half of my life now, but Taiwan remains a place that’s unspeakably close to my heart."

Aileen Tang speaks to Paul Huang, Violinist to find out what inspires him, different beds, and more.

Taiwan is where my roots are, and I am very proud to give back to a place which has given me so much in my formative years.

12/08/2024

"To that end, Augmented Harmony is our endeavour to do something that has never been done before: to allow audiences to experience classical music in a different dimension, with immersive visual storytelling, using the AR technology derived from gaming experiences like Pokémon-Go."

Aileen Tang speaks to Churen Li to find out more about AI, visual arts and her very own brand of music-making.

17 & 18 August 20243pm and 8pmThe Arts HouseChuren Li, PianistLayla Wei, Visual Artist Churen Li Recently featured in The Straits Times as one of the incredible musicians celebrated in Singapore's music scene, Churen Li has been lauded for her “...

10/08/2024

Congratulations to Maximilian Maeder on winning the bronze medal in kitefoiling in Paris Olympic Games 2024!a

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06/08/2024

Flying the Singapore Flag High - Aileen Tang interviews Abner Wong (Trumpet), Jeremy Ng (Percussion), Samuel Phua (Saxophone), Lee Yan Liang (French Horn) ahead of their upcoming concert with the Asian Youth Orchestra.

Asian Youth Orchestra - Asian Concert Tour 2024Wed 14 August, 7:30pmEsplanade Concert HallJoseph Bastian, ConductorAlban Gerhardt, Cello*Tickets can be purchased from Sistic: https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/youth0824 Based in Hong Kong, the Asian Youth...

22/07/2024

Aileen Tang gives us an exclusive behind the scenes look at what it was like for NJC String Orchestra to perform at the Summa Cum Laude Youth Music Festival 2024.

The National Junior College String Orchestra recently won 3rd place at the 16th Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival in Vienna. Their teacher-advisor Aileen Tang takes us behind the scenes.It has been a good year for Singapore’s young...

20/07/2024

Aileen Tang interviews the Concordia Quartet fresh off their Malaysian tour and ahead of their concert of Schubert, Dvorak and Mendelssohn on 27 Jul 2024.

Concordia Quartet at Christ Church, Melaka ROMANTIC TRAVELOGUES: Concordia Quartet’s Malaysia Tour Homecoming Concert plays on Saturday 27 July 20024, 7.30pm at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert HallTickets can be purchased from https://sg.bookmyshow....

15/07/2024

Derek Lim reviews the Orchestra of the Music Makers's performance of Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and Mahler's Sixth Symphony under conductor Lü Shao-Chia

Boy soprano Joel Cheong Hsin Ern with Voices of Singapore, Orchestra of the Music Makers and conductor Lü Shao-Chia Bernstein – Chichester Psalms *Mahler – Symphony No. 6 in A minorI. Allegro energico, ma non troppo. Heftig, aber markig.II. Scherzo:...

27/06/2024

‘The Sixth Symphony is unique in that it has a hopelessly destructive ending. Its overall tragic characteristics, especially the Finale’s huge dimensions and apocalyptic contents, far exceed the extent of musical aesthetics of Mahler’s time.'

Derek Lim speaks to conductor Lü Shao-chia ahead of his upcoming concert of Mahler's Sixth Symphony and Bernstein's Chichester Psalms with the Orchestra of the Music Makers.

Sometimes nicknamed the ‘Tragic’ symphony, Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 will receive a rare performance on 13 July 2024 with the Orchestra of the Music Makers and Taiwanese maestro Lü Shao-chia, music director of the National Symphony Orchestra of...

29/04/2024

See Singapore Symphony Orchestra's exciting July 2024 - 2025 line-up here!

The new season opens with Beethoven’s triumphant Choral Symphony, followed by an exciting series of concerts featuring world-class artists including Maxim…

16/04/2024

Hungry for a fun time out at the theatre?

Sing'theatre's production of Little Shop of Horrors with Andrew Marko and Vanessa Kee might just be the key to satiating your appetite.

Derek Lim reviews

The cast of Sing'Theatre's Little Shop of Horrors Andrew Marko as SeymourVanessa Kee as AudreyTJ Taylor as Mr MushnikBenjamin Koh as Orin / EnsembleAJ Alingalan as CrystalNurulhuda Hassan as RonnetteMarissa Vojodi as ChiffonHoney Gluttony (AKA Tony Tong)...

28/03/2024

If you ever run out of horse hair, just try this!

in case we ever run out of horse hair...Thank you to Paul S.J. Goh for helping us make this happen! _______________________________________JOIN OUR MAILING L...

24/03/2024

RIP, Maurizio Pollini

Maurizio Pollini, piano.Christian Thielemann, conductor. Staatskapelle Dresden.

22/03/2024

We joined Resound Collective’s chamber orchestra, re:Sound, and four hugely talented Singaporean violinists - Jacob Cheng, Sophia Fang, Yuto Lim and Mark Chia, in Vivaldi's evergreen 'The Four Seasons’

From left to right - Jacob Cheng, Sophia Fang, Yuto Lim, Mark Chia. | Photo: /Resound Collective PRODIGIOUS: The Trout & Four SeasonsSchubert: Trout QuintetEdward Tan (violin)Martin Peh (viola)Lin Juan (cello)Julian Li (double bass)Shaun...

29/02/2024

Resound Collective bring four of Singapore's most promising violin talents together for Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

Aileen Tang speaks to Jacob Cheng, Sophia Fang, Mark Chia and Yuto Lim on this exciting concert.

Fresh from the Singapore Chamber Music Festival jointly organised with Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, re:Sound Collective presents an evening of two delightful works for piano quintet and chamber orchestra: Schumann’s Trout Quintet and Vivaldi’s...