Preview: Deck the Halls with the SSO Christmas Concert at the Esplanade
Celebrate the festive season with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s annual Christmas Concert!
For the first time, the orchestra will be holding this cracker of a concert at the Esplanade Concert Hall. But keeping with tradition, much like in previous years, the orchestra will be performing a mix of much-loved Christmas music alongside modern classics. And, of course, it will finish with the traditional Christmas carol sing-along.
Joshua Tan conducts a programme which includes excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, John Williams’ score for Home Alone, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker as well as music by John Rutter, Prokofiev and much more.
Come join the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s Christmas Concert as they bring good tidings once again, and bring to you one of the most popular concerts of the orchestra’s season.
SSO Christmas Concert at the Esplanade plays from 12th to 13th December 2019 at the Esplanade Concert Hall. Tickets available from SISTIC
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