Music Is: Hydeout Festival 2020 (Preview)

Hydeout Festival makes its debut this October to bring the region’s first multi- genre music festival to Gardens by the Bay. Celebrating the multi-elemental music scene and championing a free-spirited adventure, for two weekends, the festival welcomes international and regional artists to showcase a range of talent and genres as the sun goes down. On Weekend One (9th to 10th October), French DJ and producer … Continue reading Music Is: Hydeout Festival 2020 (Preview)

Music Is: SSO Pops – To Broadway, With Love by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

On Friday 3rd April something’s coming… something good. The Singapore Symphony Orchestra is celebrating the sounds of Broadway in a very special SSO Pops concert at the Esplanade Concert Hall: To Broadway, with Love. Gerard Salonga conducts music from The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, Les Mis, Sound of Music and many more Broadway musical hits. He’s joined by an all-star cast of vocalists: … Continue reading Music Is: SSO Pops – To Broadway, With Love by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

In London’s West End 2020: & Juliet Announces Special Sing-A-Long Performance at the Shaftesbury Theatre In May

LONDON – The producers of & Juliet – the West End’s joyous and fun-loving new musical – are thrilled to announce today that there will be a special sing-a-long performance of the acclaimed show at the Shaftesbury Theatre on Tuesday 12th May 2020. The musical, which has recently extended its booking period through until October 2020, contains many of the biggest and most anthemic songs of the last 30 … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020: & Juliet Announces Special Sing-A-Long Performance at the Shaftesbury Theatre In May

Esplanade’s Mosaic Music Series 2020: Six Acts To Look Out For From Now to March (Preview)

Since first started in October 2004, the Esplanade’s Mosaic Music series have brought in some of the best music from the most creative artists from all over the world. While initially having focused on jazz and world music, Mosaic has expanded to include alternative, indie and other non-mainstream music genres. No longer is it a 10-day Music Festival, but a regular presentation throughout the year, ensuring … Continue reading Esplanade’s Mosaic Music Series 2020: Six Acts To Look Out For From Now to March (Preview)

In London’s West End 2020: Hairspray at the London Coliseum (Preview)

LONDON –Baltimore, 1962. Tracy Turnblad is a big girl with big hair and big dreams. Can she make it on the local TV dance show, win the heart of teen heartthrob Link Larkin and bring everyone together – whatever their colour, size or hairdo? Well if you want a change, you’ve really got to shake things up! Produced by Adam Spiegel Productions & Fiery Angel, … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020: Hairspray at the London Coliseum (Preview)

Review: Another Journey Begins! – Debut Concert of the Concordia Quartet

★★★★☆ (Performance attended 1/2/20) New quartet on the scene leaves a splash with their debut concert.  Over the last weekend, brand new string quartet the Concordia Quartet officially launched with their debut concert. Making history as only the second full-time professional string quartet formed in Singapore, the Concordia quartet comprises musicians Edward Tan (violin lead), Kim Kyu Ri (violin 2), Matthias Östringer (viola) and Theophilus … Continue reading Review: Another Journey Begins! – Debut Concert of the Concordia Quartet

Music Is: SSO Babies’ Proms by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

Join presenter William Ledbetter and conductor Tianyi Lu for the annual SSO Babies’ Proms. Over four performances on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May (2pm & 4pm), William, Tianyi and the SSO will take the audience on a fun and fantastical journey of discovery for parents and children. The hour-long concert is aimed at children aged 6 and below and will include classical works by … Continue reading Music Is: SSO Babies’ Proms by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

Music Is: VCHpresents Baroque Festival – Orpheus of Rome by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

This April, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra celebrates a golden age of music: the Baroque era. Leader of the famous Academy of Ancient Music, Bojan Cicic, directs this year’s Baroque Festival, which takes place on 11th and 12th April. Across two concerts he and musicians of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra will perform works by familiar names like Vivaldi and Corelli alongside works by composers whose music … Continue reading Music Is: VCHpresents Baroque Festival – Orpheus of Rome by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

Music Is: Another Journey Begins! – Debut Concert of the Concordia Quartet (Preview)

Resound Collective, Singapore’s first professional chamber ensemble, has announced the launch of a new string quartet – the Concordia Quartet. Comprising four prize-winning musicians – Edward Tan, Kim Kyu Ri, Matthias Östringer and Theophilus Tan, the quartet will be making their debut on Saturday, 1st February at the new Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre @ W!ld Rice. Widely regarded as the pinnacle of Western chamber music, … Continue reading Music Is: Another Journey Begins! – Debut Concert of the Concordia Quartet (Preview)

Music Is: The Genteel Horn of Mr Han by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

On Friday 13th March, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra celebrates its Principal Horn, Han Chang Chou, who is retiring from the orchestra this season. And to mark the occasion, they’ll be playing Mozart’s sparkling Horn Concerto No. 2. This much-loved Mozart work is sandwiched between two works inspired by Molière’s 1670 satire, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme. The play tells the story of Monsieur Jourdain, a middle-class man … Continue reading Music Is: The Genteel Horn of Mr Han by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)