Neon Lights 2018: Final Acts Announced, Including Mantravine, Instigator Afrobeat Orchestra and Preetipls

Neon Lights 2018 is just about ready to rumble when it rolls back into town this week, and joining the likes of Interpol, YUNA, Caribou, Cigarettes After Sex and Peking Duk, get ready for the final lineup of artists to have officially announced their appearance, with Mantravine, Instigator Afrobeat Orchestra, Preetipls and Subhas, and OrkeStar Trio joining the stellar roster. On Friday, get ready for world electronic group Mantravine, best known for their psychedelic rock and Indian Arabic vibrations straight … Continue reading Neon Lights 2018: Final Acts Announced, Including Mantravine, Instigator Afrobeat Orchestra and Preetipls

Museum Musings: Boedi Widjaja Co-Comissioned For APT9 and Singapore Biennale 2019

Singapore-based Indonesian artist Boedi Widjaja has been co-comissioned by the Singapore Art Museum and Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) to produce a two-part architectural and sound installation, to be presented at ‘The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT9) in Brisbane, Australia and the Singapore Biennale 2019. This is the first project to be developed from a five-year partnership between the two … Continue reading Museum Musings: Boedi Widjaja Co-Comissioned For APT9 and Singapore Biennale 2019

Preview: Serenade with Soyoung Yoon by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

At the tail end of November, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) presents young South Korean violinist Soyoung Yoon in her Singapore debut. Considered enormously talented, Soyoung won the prestigious Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition at the tender age of 17 and has gone on to win at six more competitions, including the Henryk Wieniawski and David Oistrakh Violin Competitions. Conducted by Michał Nesterowicz, one of Europe’s most … Continue reading Preview: Serenade with Soyoung Yoon by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Preview: Dvořák Cello Concerto by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

This November, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) presents a masterful concert featuring cello pieces by Dvořák. Starring the SSO Principal Cello Ng Pei-Sian, get yourself ready for an evening listening to music of magisterial demeanour and melodic magnificence. Conducted by Bulgarian conductor Pavel Baleff, who is also chief conductor of the Philharmonie Baden-Baden and last conducted the SSO in their Diana Damrau gala last November, this concert will … Continue reading Preview: Dvořák Cello Concerto by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Preview: ETHNI-CITY III – Kali Yuga by SAtheCollective

Art collective SAtheCollective presents their latest offering as part of their ETHNI-CITY series this October. Bringing together Singapore’s diversity of cultures and ethnicities, ETHNI-CITY aims to unite our country using the universal language of music, bringing together artists of different backgrounds and practices, from musicians to dancers, and even calligraphers. With their third instalment, ETHNI-CITY III: Kali Yuga takes inspiration from Sanskrit scripture and the Mahabharata, and … Continue reading Preview: ETHNI-CITY III – Kali Yuga by SAtheCollective

Neon Lights 2018: Neon Sundays About to Get A Whole Lot Spicier With Peking Duk, Daphni, Silent Disco and More!

Neon Lights returns this November for a single weekend, and just when you thought it couldn’t get anymore exciting with acts like YUNA, Cigarettes After Sex, Phum Viphurit and Interpol, well, what can we say, there’s yet another surprise up their sleeves with the arrival of Peking Duk, Daphni and a silent disco on Sunday 11th November! If you’re not in the know, Peking Duk is … Continue reading Neon Lights 2018: Neon Sundays About to Get A Whole Lot Spicier With Peking Duk, Daphni, Silent Disco and More!

Preview: Familiar Favourites – Tales of Love by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

This November, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) welcomes Dutch conductor Kees Bakels as he leads the SSO and Taiwanese-American violinist Richard Lin in a special concert featuring six tales of love and loyalty. Held at the Esplanade Concert Hall for one night only, Familiar Favourites: Tales of Love presents pieces by Rossini, Korngold and Tchaikovsky, where each piece tells the tale of a familiar love story that’s … Continue reading Preview: Familiar Favourites – Tales of Love by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Preview: Happy Days – Favourite TV Themes by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Are you a couch potato? Were you glued to your TV screen growing up as a kid? Then get yourself out of the house and over to the Esplanade Concert Hall this November to listen to all your favourite TV themes played LIVE! As part of their SSO Pops series, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) presents Happy Days – Favourite TV Themes this November. Conducted by award-winning … Continue reading Preview: Happy Days – Favourite TV Themes by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Preview: Singapore Symphony Orchestra Concerts for Children (Nov-Dec)

Even kids can enjoy classical tunes as the Singapore Symphony Orchestra presents two concerts aimed at younger audiences this November and December. From 10th – 11th November, bring your young ones to Music Tells A Story at the Victoria Concert Hall and be soothed by conductor-arranger Gerard Salonga, who also happens to be the younger brother of award-winning singer Lea Salonga. Salonga will lead the SSO in this … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Symphony Orchestra Concerts for Children (Nov-Dec)

Preview: Debussy 100 – La Mer by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

This November, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra goes big as they traverse entire mountains and oceans to bring musical sagas to life at the Esplanade. With 2018 marking the 100th death anniversary of one of France’s greatest composers Claude Debussy, with SSO Music Director Lan Shui particularly fond of his pieces, it makes sense to dedicate much of the concert to Debussy himself. With critically acclaimed … Continue reading Preview: Debussy 100 – La Mer by Singapore Symphony Orchestra