Concert Review: ECOncert 《声态不息》 by Ding Yi Music Company

A collaborative, multi-genre invitation to forest bathe in the Esplanade Recital Studio, and co-exist with nature all around us. Now in its third edition, Ding Yi Music Company’s ECOncert has come to embrace an identity unmistakably its own, one rooted in environmental consciousness, an attentiveness to the natural textures of sound, and a desire to re-enchant the everyday landscapes around us. This year, the team … Continue reading Concert Review: ECOncert 《声态不息》 by Ding Yi Music Company

Music: Pianist Sir Stephen Hough and organist Isaac Lee speak about Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony and Hough’s ‘The World of Yesterday’ with the SSO

This week, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra brings together two musicians from different generations and traditions: British pianist-composer Sir Stephen Hough and Singaporean organist Isaac Lee, for an evening of reflection, colour, and grandeur. Their works share the stage in a programme that bridges centuries, from Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony to Hough’s own The World of Yesterday, which receives its Asian premiere at this Friday’s concert, all … Continue reading Music: Pianist Sir Stephen Hough and organist Isaac Lee speak about Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony and Hough’s ‘The World of Yesterday’ with the SSO

★★★☆☆ Concert Review: Battle Scores by Ding Yi Music Company

Music meets martial arts as Ding Yi mixes genres in their newest experimental concert. In troubled times, heroes emerge, and in Battle Scores, Ding Yi Music Company reminds us that collaboration remains one of art’s greatest strengths. Co-presented with the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, this imaginative concert fuses Chinese chamber music with theatrical storytelling, creating a world where music and martial arts collide. Conducted by … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Concert Review: Battle Scores by Ding Yi Music Company

Music Is: Singapore and Shanghai Symphonies announce 2026 artistic partnership

The Singapore and Shanghai Symphony Orchestras have signed an agreement for artistic partnership and will present each other in reciprocal performances in March and October 2026. Meanwhile,with the launch of SG Culture Pass, most Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) concerts are now available for redemption, including Hannu Lintu’s first concert as SSO Music Director-designate. To promote mutual cultural understanding and creative collaboration, the two orchestras have committed to … Continue reading Music Is: Singapore and Shanghai Symphonies announce 2026 artistic partnership

★★★★☆ Concert Review: The River Remembers by Ding Yi Music Company

Ding Yi Music Company’s SG60 tribute pays tribute to the Singapore River, with Sharon Au at the fore. A quiet, gentle river, yet her lifeblood runs deep and wide. That is the portrayal of the Singapore River in Ding Yi Music Company’s The River Remembers, an SG60-themed concert focusing on the river’s history and significance. From the very first notes, the concert traces a reflective … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Concert Review: The River Remembers by Ding Yi Music Company

Concert Review: National Day Concert 2025 by Temasek Foundation X Singapore Symphony Orchestra

8th edition of SSO’s annual concert presents a symphony of resilience, memory, and dreams to mark nation’s 60th birthday. The Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s National Day Concert, supported by Temasek Foundation, is always a celebratory affair. But on the occasion of Singapore’s 60th anniversary, it strives to become a portrait of our country, establishing us as a nation of many languages, many rhythms, many stories. From … Continue reading Concert Review: National Day Concert 2025 by Temasek Foundation X Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Review: An Alpine Symphony In Images + Korngold Violin Concerto by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Opening the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s new season, as the lights dimmed in the Esplanade Concert Hall, a hush of anticipation blankets the audience. As SSO CEO Kenneth Kwok delivered his opening address, we were promised a season launch that would go beyond music, and bring with it a sense of reflection, resilience, and renewal, as he reminded us of music’s enduring ability to nourish and … Continue reading Review: An Alpine Symphony In Images + Korngold Violin Concerto by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Music Is: Symphony Ball Raises $1.4m for SSO

A record $1.4 million was raised for the Singapore Symphony at the SSO Symphony Ball on Saturday, 26 April 2025. Presented by DBS, the gala event was held at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, and welcomed over 380 guests, with Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat gracing the occasion as Guest-of-Honour. This year’s Ball, themed Straits Serenade, paid tribute to Singapore’s 60th birthday. Led by Committee Chair Ms Paige Parker, the evening featured Singaporean influences woven … Continue reading Music Is: Symphony Ball Raises $1.4m for SSO

Music Is: Ding Yi Music Company premieres new chamber works around folklore, mythology and nature with ‘Earth: Unheard’

Ding Yi Music Company invites you to experience a mythical journey of Chinese chamber music at Earth: Unheard, featuring works inspired by folklore, mythology, and native traditions, each note resonating with human emotions and the vastness of nature, sparking imagination and reflection. Led by Artistic Advisor Hu Yu, renowned banhu virtuoso and professor at the Central Conservatory of Music, and curated by Ding Yi concertmaster, … Continue reading Music Is: Ding Yi Music Company premieres new chamber works around folklore, mythology and nature with ‘Earth: Unheard’

★★★★☆ 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