Tag: Music

Arts, Music, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Review: Traversing 心 · 音乐 · 汇 (2025) by Ding Yi Music Company

Bridging time and space once more with the third edition of Ding Yi’s Traversing concert to open their 2025/26 season. Now in its third edition, Ding Yi Music Company’s Traversing series has always been about connections—between cultures, eras, and musical traditions, as Singapore’s foremost Chinese Chamber music company pushes and stretches the genres with each new concert. This year, Traversing opens their 2025/26 concert season, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Traversing 心 · 音乐 · 汇 (2025) by Ding Yi Music Company

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Arts, Interview, Music, Preview, Singapore

Music Is: An Interview with Dedric Wong, Resident Conductor of Ding Yi Music Company

For nearly two decades, Ding Yi Music Company has been shaping the landscape of Chinese chamber music in Singapore. Now, at 18 years old and having firmly established their identity and purpose, the ensemble has reached a new crossroads, and are now moving towards developing a lasting legacy, not just in Singapore, but throughout the region. As they prepare to open their 2025/26 season, current … Continue reading Music Is: An Interview with Dedric Wong, Resident Conductor of Ding Yi Music Company

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Music Is: Ding Yi Music Company announces 2025/26 Season

Ding Yi Music Company proudly announces its highly anticipated 2025/26 concert season, a visionary lineup that fuses tradition with cutting-edge artistry. Committed to shaping the future of Chinese chamber music, the upcoming season celebrates Singapore’s 60th year by featuring Cultural Medallion and Young Artist Award recipients in every concert—paying tribute to the nation’s most distinguished and emerging talents. Ding Yi continues its deep dive into … Continue reading Music Is: Ding Yi Music Company announces 2025/26 Season

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Arts, musical, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: A French Kiss in Singapore by Sing’theatre

Starting off their 2025 season on a bang, Sing’theatre is set to bring back crowd-favourite A French Kiss In Singapore this April. Created by George Chan and originally staged in 2013, A French Kiss In Singapore is a musical that celebrates the artistry of four of France’s most beloved contemporary songwriters and performers—Charles Aznavour, Serge Gainsbourg, Jacques Brel, and Charles Trenet. Their timeless classics, immortalised … Continue reading Preview: A French Kiss in Singapore by Sing’theatre

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Arts, musical, Review, Reviews, Sands Theatre, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: Sunset Boulevard by Base Entertainment Asia

The sun never sets on an iconic musical. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard has always been one of the most strikingly gothic musicals in his canon, a sweeping adaptation of the original 1950 film that still resonates as an evergreen cautionary tale about Hollywood’s ruthless machinery that chews up and spits out anyone who dares to dream of making it big on the Sunset Strip. … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Sunset Boulevard by Base Entertainment Asia

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Huayi 2025: An Interview with playwright Katherine Hui-ling Chou and director Lee Yi Hsiu on Siong Leng Musical Association’s ‘The Heart of Jun – Memoirs of Zhaojun’

Renowned through Chinese history as one of the legendary Four Beauties of China, Wang Zhaojun’s importance went far beyond her looks, with diplomatic importance in her marriage that helped establish friendly ties with the Han dynasty. And while she may have long departed from this world, echoes of her existence continue to exist in our modern day, one which Nanyin music specialists Siong Leng Musical … Continue reading Huayi 2025: An Interview with playwright Katherine Hui-ling Chou and director Lee Yi Hsiu on Siong Leng Musical Association’s ‘The Heart of Jun – Memoirs of Zhaojun’

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Preview: Sunset Boulevard by Base Entertainment Asia

Get ready for an unforgettable theatrical event as international superstar and musical theatre icon Sarah Brightman leads a lavish new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard. Presented by Base Entertainment Asia, the highly anticipated revival promises to captivate audiences with its stunning visuals, unforgettable score, and a legendary performance by Brightman in the iconic role of Norma Desmond at the Sands Theatre at Marina … Continue reading Preview: Sunset Boulevard by Base Entertainment Asia

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Music Is: Singapore Symphony Orchestra Welcomes Finnish Conductor Hannu Lintu as New Music Director from 2026/27 Season

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 was appointed Chief Conductor in the 2020/21 season and later Music Director in 2022/23, and who has decided to end his … Continue reading Music Is: Singapore Symphony Orchestra Welcomes Finnish Conductor Hannu Lintu as New Music Director from 2026/27 Season

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Gigs & Sets: World famous guitarist Mateus Asato comes to Swee Lee Clarke Quay for an intimate fireside fan event

With over 1.5million followers on Instagram, Brazilian guitarist Mateus Asato is influential, to say the least, and Singapore residents will now get a chance to meet him in person, as he plays live in an intimate setting. Presented by Swee Lee (sweelee.com) and Dawsons (dawsons.co.uk), get ready for “A Conversation with Mateus Asato”, an exclusive fireside fan event offering music lovers the rare opportunity to … Continue reading Gigs & Sets: World famous guitarist Mateus Asato comes to Swee Lee Clarke Quay for an intimate fireside fan event

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Gigs & Sets: lullaboy brings charm, soul and love to final leg of 2024 Coming Home tour

It was a night for the fans, as lullaboy took to the stage for his final stop in 2024 for his hotly-anticipated Coming Home tour. Named after his latest album, the Coming Home tour has already seen sold out shows in Jakarta, Bangkok, Taipei and Kuala Lumpur, before Singapore finally gets to experience it right here at the Esplanade Annexe Studio – and boy, were … Continue reading Gigs & Sets: lullaboy brings charm, soul and love to final leg of 2024 Coming Home tour

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