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2021
30-31 December
- New Year’s Eve 2022 Gala Concert, The Philharmonic Orchestra
- Victoria Concert Hall, 7.30pm
Programme
MOZART – Overture to the Marriage of Figaro
FRANÇAIX – Serenade for Small Orchestra
RAMEAU – Entrée de Polymnie from Les Boréades
TCHAIKOVSKY – Souvenir de Florence for String Orchestra
30 January
- Carl & Teresa
- Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 12 noon
- Vanessa Tan (violin) and Andrea Hoe (piano)
Programme
- Elgar – Salut d’Amour, Op. 12
- Bach – Air on the G string
- Schumann – Träumerei, from Kinderszenen No. 7
- Vivaldi – 2nd mvt from Violin Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, “Winter” (L’inverno)
- Selection of hymns and pop songs
31 December
- New Year’s Eve Countdown Concert 2020, The Philharmonic Orchestra
- Victoria Concert Hall, 10pm
Programme
BERNSTEIN – Overture to Candide
VERDI – Nabucco Overture
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS – Ralph Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1
SMETANA – Dance of the Comedians
PONCHIELLI – Dance of the Hours
SIBELIUS – Valse Triste
SAINT-SAENS – Danse Bacchanale
13 October
- Sibelius Complete Symphonies II, The Philharmonic Orchestra
- Victoria Concert Hall, 5pm
Programme
SIBELIUS – Symphonies No. 2 and 4
5 October
- Outreach concert for Sibelius Complete Symphonies II, The Philharmonic Orchestra
- Our Tampines Hub Festive Arts Theatre, 5pm
Programme
Excerpts from SIBELIUS – Symphonies No. 2 and 4
12 August
- Bach to the Future, NUS Alumni Orchestra
- Singapore Conference Hall, 5pm
Programme
ADAMS – Short Ride in a Fast Machine
VIVALDI – The Four Seasons: Winter
Featuring Vanessa Tan (violin)
HANDEL – Water Music HWV 349: Hornpipe
BEETHOVEN – Egmont Overture
RACHMANINOV – 3rd movement from Symphony No. 2
HOLST – “Jupiter” from The Planets
GERSHWIN (arr. SAYRE) – George Gershwin in Concert
19 June
- Deloitte World Congress 2019, The Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ritz-Carlton Hotel Singapore, 5.30pm
Programme
GLINKA – Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture
DEBUSSY – Clair de Lune
MASCAGNI – Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
OFFENBACH – Orpheus in the Underworld Overture
ALBINONI – Adagio in G minor
TCHAIKOVSKY – Waltz of the Flowers
ROSSINI – William Tell Overture Finale
4 May
- Play with NAO: NUS Alumni Weekend, NAO Alumni Orchestra String Quartet
- Shaw Foundation Alumni House, 2pm
- Featuring Vanessa Tan (violin), Sirius Chi (violin), Tan Zher Min (viola), Tan Xiao Rong (cello), Sherman Soo Thoo (narrator)
Programme
HANDEL (arr. WANDA SOBIESKA) – The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
MOZART (arr. WANDA SOBIESKA) – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525, I. Allegro
ELGAR (arr. JEREMY LIU) – Salut D’amour
CARLOS GARDEL (arr. IRINA LAZARYEVA) – Por Una Cabeza
7 April
- Sibelius Complete Symphonies (I), The Philharmonic Orchestra
- Victoria Concert Hall, 5pm
Programme
SIBELIUS – Symphonies No. 1 & 3
10 March
- Apotheosis of the Dance, The Young Musicians Foundation Orchestra
- Esplanade Recital Studio, 7.30pm
Programme
BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op.92
MOZART – Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K.218
3 March
- Brahms’ Double, Penang Philharmonic Orchestra
- Dewan Sri Penang, 3pm
Programme
BRAHMS – Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
HAYDN – Symphony No. 104 in D major, “London”
BRAHMS – Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Featuring Andrew Ng (violin), James Ng (cello)
25 January
- Light to Night, NUS Alumni Orchestra String Quartet
- Victoria Concert Hall, 7pm
- Featuring Vanessa Tan (violin), Elizabeth Low (violin), Tan Zher Min (viola), Tan Xiao Rong (cello), Sherman Soo Thoo (narrator)
Programme
HANDEL (arr. WANDA SOBIESKA) – The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
MOZART (arr. WANDA SOBIESKA) – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525, I. Allegro
ELGAR (arr. JEREMY LIU) – Salut D’amour
CARLOS GARDEL (arr. IRINA LAZARYEVA) – Por Una Cabeza
31 December
- New Year’s Eve Countdown Concert 2019, The Philharmonic Orchestra
- Victoria Concert Hall, 10pm
Programme
SMETANA – The Bartered Bride Overture
STRAVINSKY – The Firebird Suite
OFFENBACH – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
LEHAR – Gold and Silver Waltzes
FAURE – Pavane Op. 50
ELGAR – Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
18 November
- Play with NAO 2018: Who killed the composer?, NUS Alumni Orchestra
- Esplanade Recital Studio, 2pm & 4.30pm
Programme
NATHANIAL STOOKEY – The Composer is Dead (with narration by Lemoney Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events)
26 August
- Third International Singapore Chinese Opera Festival, Kids’ Philharmonic@sg Orchestra
- China Cultural Centre, 3pm
7 July
- Around the World in 80 Minutes, NUS Alumni Orchestra
- Singapore Conference Hall, 7.30pm
Programme
COPLAND – Hoedown
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS – English Folk Song Suite – Seventeen Come Sunday
ROSSINI – The Barber of Seville Overture
STRAUSS SR. – Radetzky March
BORODIN – Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
LIU TIESHAN & MAO YUAN – Dance of the Yao
WANG CHENWEI – The Sisters’ Islands
23 June
- Music Marathon, organised by Kids’ Philharmonic@sg
- Our Tampines Hub, 10am-10pm
19 November
- 5th Anniversary Gala Concert, Kids’ Philharmonic@sg Orchestra
- Victoria Concert Hall, 7.30pm
Programme
TCHAIKOVSKY – The Little Nutcracker Suite
PONCHIELLI – Dance of the Hours
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV – Scheherazade
25 June
- Luminous Night 2, Kids’ Philharmonic@sg Orchestra
- Esplanade Recital Studio, 7.30pm
Programme
JENKINS – Palladio
SITT – Student Concertino No. 3, Op. 110
Featuring Ashley Foong (violin)
de BÉRIOT – Violin Concerto in A minor No. 9, Op. 104
Featuring Marcus Cua (violin)
MONTI, arr. P. MARTIN – Czardas
Featuring Adele Wee (violin)
ROSSINI – Sonata No. 1
KRISTEN ANDERSON LOPEZ and ROBERT LOPEZ, arr. ROBERT LONGFIELD – Music from Frozen
WILLIAMS, arr. STEPHEN BULLA – English Folk Song Suite
CAPONEGRO – Strings A-Struttin’
STEPHEN – Vanguard Overture
BADELT, arr. LARRY MOORE – Music from Pirates of the Caribbean
11-12 August
- SG Film Music Live!
- Esplanade Concourse, 7pm & 8pm
- Featuring works by Alex Oh
4 April
- Music for Spring, VirtueOrchestra
- St Stephen’s Church, Gloucester Road, London, 7pm
Programme
BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 62, ‘Pastoral’
IVES – The Unanswered Question
WARLOCK – Capriol Suite for Strings
4 September
- 献心音乐会《赞美颂》交响曲 Hymn of Praise, Spiritual Grace Orchestra
- Spiritual Grace Presbyterian Church, 5pm
Programme
MENDELSSOHN – Lobgesang, Op. 52
20 August
- Opera at Twilight 2016, Singapore Pocket Opera Theatre
- Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage, 6pm
- Featuring Charmaine Tan (soprano), Evelyn Ang (soprano), Felicia Teo (soprano), Leslie Tay (tenor), Jeremy Koh (tenor), Baritone Alvin Tan (baritone)
8 August
- Singapore Film Music Live!
- Esplanade Concourse 7pm & 8pm
- Featuring works by Alex Oh, Christine Sham, and August Lum
5 August
- Butterfly Lovers and the Yellow River 梁祝黄河, Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 7.30pm
Programme
PHANG KOK JUN – New Dawn*
YIN CHENG ZONG & CHU WANGHUA – Yellow River Piano Concerto
Featuring Victor Ong (piano)
HE ZHENHAO & CHEN GANG – Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto
Featuring Gabriel Ng (violin)
WANG CHENWEI – The Sisters’ Islands
KELLY TANG – Symphonic Suite
*World premiere
3 August
- Butterfly Lovers and the Yellow River 梁祝黄河, Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra
- Canossaville Children’s Home, 7pm
Programme
PHANG KOK JUN – New Dawn*
YIN CHENG ZONG & CHU WANGHUA – Yellow River Piano Concerto
Featuring Victor Ong (piano)
HE ZHENHAO & CHEN GANG – Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto
Featuring Gabriel Ng (violin)
WANG CHENWEI – The Sisters’ Islands
KELLY TANG – Symphonic Suite
*World premiere
17 June
- Enchantment of the Strings, Kids’ Philharmonic@sg Orchestra
- Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Concert Hall, 7.30pm
Programme
VIVALDI – Concerto for 4 Violins in B minor
Featuring Yeong Jun Kai (violin), Alicia Ho (violin), Adele Wee (violin), Tan Xin Jie (violin)
VIEUXTEMPS – Violin Concerto No. 5
Featuring Nehemiah Yen (violin)
WIENIAWSKI – Violin Concerto No. 2
Featuring Tan Mun Hon (violin)
SIBELIUS – Finlandia
4 June
- Opera in the Park 2016, Singapore Lyric Opera
- Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage, 6pm
Programme
VERDI – Overture from La Forza del Destino
GOUNOD – Je veux vivre from Romeo and Juliet
Featuring Teo Kai Xin (soprano)
DONIZETTI – Come Paride Vezzoso from L’elisir D’amore
Featuring William Lim (baritone)
DONIZETTI – Esulti pur la barbara from L’elisir D’amore
Featuring Teo Kai Xin (soprano), Jeremy Koh (tenor)
PUCCINI – Si, mi chiamano Mimi from La Bohème
Featuring Teo Kai Xin (soprano)
PUCCINI – O soave fanciulla from La Bohème
PUCCINI – Là, sui monti dell’est from Turandot
PUCCINI – Nessun Dorma from Turandot
Featuring Raymond Lee (tenor)
STRAUSS – Overture from Die Fledermaus
BERNSTEIN – Maria from West Side Story
Featuring Jeremy Koh (tenor)
BERNSTEIN – I feel pretty from West Side Story
Featuring Teo Kai Xin (soprano)
BERNSTEIN – Tonight from West Side Story
Featuring Teo Kai Xin (soprano), Jeremy Koh (tenor)
26 March
- Music for Curious Minds, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- University Cultural Centre, 8pm
Programme
BRAHMS – Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
BRUCH – Double Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, Op. 88
Featuring Kimberly Lo (violin), Lim Chun (viola)
BERLIOZ – Selections from Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14
19 April
- NAFA Concert Series: Gloria (dir: Nicholas Cleobury), NAFA Orchestra
- Victoria Concert Hall, 7.30pm
Programme
RAVEL – Ma Mere l’Oye (Mother Goose)
POULENC – Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in D minor
Featuring Lena Ching and Nicholas Ong (piano solo)
POULENC – Gloria
Featuring Isyana Sarasvati (soprano solo)
3 March
- NAFA Concert Series: Transfigured Night, NAFA Project Strings
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 7.30pm
Programme
MAHLER – Adagietto (from Symphony No. 5)
SCHOENBERG – Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4 for String Orchestra
18 February
- NAFA Concert Series, NAFA Orchestra
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 7.30pm
Programme
SCHUMANN – Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61
SHOSTAKOVICH – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (Op. 99)
Featuring Guo Xingchen (violin)
11 November
- Appalachian Spring, Kids Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
- Esplanade Recital Hall, 7.30pm
Programme
RACHMANINOV – Prelude in G minor Op. 23 No. 5
Featuring Ge Xiao Zhe (piano)
ENESCU – Concertstück for Viola and Piano
Featuring Keita Suyama (viola), Ge Xiao Zhe (piano)
WIENIAWSKI – Variations on an original theme Op. 15
Featuring Zhang Chi (violin), Ge Xiao Zhe (piano)
KOUSSEVITZKY – Double Bass Concerto in E minor
Featuring Lee Si Yuan (double bass), Ge Xiao Zhe (piano)
RAVEL – Tzigane
Featuring Luo Wei (violin), Ge Xiao Zhe (piano)
HAYDN – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major
Featuring Zhang Tong (cello)
COPLAND – Appalachian Spring
8 November
- Wild and in Love, re: mix
- Victoria Concert Hall, 7.30pm
- Featuring Foo Say Ming (violin)
Programme
FRANZ WAXMAN – Carmen Fantasy
LOUIS GUGLIELMI arr. KELLY TANG – 鸟语花香 Cherry Pink Apple Blossom White
MENENDEZ arr. KELLY TANG – Aquellos Ojos Verdes
黎錦光 arr. DEREK LIM – 夜來香
MARTOHARTONO arr. KELLY TANG – Bengawan Solo
SHIGERU UMEBAYASHI – Yumeji’s Theme
LIVINGSTON / EVANS arr. KELLY TANG – Mona Lisa
DOMINIC SARGENT – Sonata Latina*
*re: mix 2015 commission
29 October
- NAFA Concert Series, NAFA Orchestra
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 7.30pm
Programme
HE ZHANHAO and CHEN GANG – Butterfly Lovers’ Concerto for gaohu and orchestra
Featuring Sunny Wong (gaohu)
SERGEI PROKOFIEV – Excerpts from orchestral suites Nos. 1, 2, and 3
28 September
- NAFA Strings Platform, “Beethoven & more”
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 5.15pm
Programme
KRIESLER – Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven
Featuring Celine Lim (violin), Celyn Chua (piano)
BEETHOVEN – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, 4th movement
Featuring Nadine Ng (violin), Hui Man Qin (piano)
BEETHOVEN – Cello Sonata No. 4, Op. 102 No. 1, 1st movement
Featuring Ophelia Toh (cello), Hui Man Qin (piano)
SCHUBERT – Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821, 1st movement
Featuring Li Jingli (cello), Evelyn Handrisanto (piano)
BOTTESINI – Concerto No. 2, 2nd movement
Featuring Sanche Jagatheesan (double bass), Liu Shutong (piano)
BEETHOVEN – Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2, 2nd movement
Featuring Vanessa Tan (violin), Andrea Hoe (piano)
KOUSSEVITZKY – Concerto for Double Bass in E minor, Op. 3 2nd and 3rd movements
Featuring Lee Si Yuan (double bass), Ge Xiao Zhe (piano)
BEETHOVEN – Violin Sonata Op. 12, No. 1, 3rd movement
Featuring Tan Yi Ler (violin), Erlinda (piano)
BEETHOVEN – Cello Sonata Op. 102, No. 2, 1st movement
Featuring Eunice Koh (cello), Cindy Photina (piano)
BEETHOVEN – Violin Sonata No. 4, Op. 23, 3rd movement
Featuring Jocelyn Ng (violin), Bella Anesia (piano)
3 September
- NAFA Concert Series: Apotheosis of the Dance, NAFA Orchestra
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 7.30pm
Programme
ZECHARIAH GOH- Iridescence*
MAURICE RAVEL – Le tombeau de Couperin
A short illustrated lecture on Beethoven’s heroic style by Professor Robert Winter
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
*World premiere
30 August
- The Mazu Chronicle 妈祖航志, The Philharmonic Orchestra
- Esplanade Concert Hall, 5pm
Programme
16 August
- Singapore Saxophone Symposium 2015, Orchestra Collective
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 7.30pm
Programme
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL – Hornpipe from ‘Water Music’ Suite
Featuring the Singapore Saxophone Symposium participants
SCOTT JOPLIN arr. J. -M. LARCHÉ – Maple Leaf Rag
Featuring the Singapore Saxophone Symposium participants
ZECHARIAH GOH – Singaporean Folk Song Medley
Featuring the Featuring the Singapore Saxophone Symposium octet
SIRASETH PANTURA-UMPORN – Pulse II*
Featuring Asagi Ito (soprano saxophone), Nele Tiebout (alto saxophone), Tae Young Kim (tenor saxophone), Tak Chiu Wong (baritone saxophone)
RIKE ISHIGE – Quick Motion
Featuring Amigo Saxophone Collective, Asagi Ito (soprano saxophone), Tak Chiu Wong (soprano saxophone), Tae Young Kim (alto saxophone), Leslie Wong (alto saxophone), Nele Tiebout (tenor saxophone), Wen-Chin Wu (tenor saxophone), Phil Pierick (baritone saxophone), and Nathan Bogert (baritone saxophone)
ZHOU TIE – Impressions of Peking Opera 京韵
Featuring NAFA Saxophone Quartet
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA – Michelangelo 70
Featuring Kang Chiao Saxophone Quartet
MURAMATSU TAKASHI – Song of Life for saxophone octet
PHILIP R. BUTTALL arr. NIGEL WOOD – The Lone Ar-ranger goes Sad Mad for saxophone ensemble
Featuring Hong Kong Youth Saxophone Choir
FLORENT SCHMITT – Songe de Coppélius, Op. 30 No. 11
Featuring Vincent Daoud (tenor saxophone), Nicholas Loh (piano)
JOACHIM ANDERSEN – Etude No. 3 from 24 Etudes for Flute, Op. 15
Featuring Vincent Daoud (tenor saxophone)
WARREN BARKER – Capriccio for saxophone quartet and band
Featuring Samuel Cheah (soprano saxophone), Jonathan Peng (alto saxophone), Elias Arun (tenor saxophone), Jason Tan (baritone saxophone), Zechariah Goh (conductor), Orchestra Collective
DARIUS MILHAUD – Scaramouche
Featuring Phil Pierick (alto saxophone), Orchestra Collective Chamber Winds
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS – Fantasia for saxophone and small orchestra
Featuring Chien-Kwan Lin (soprano saxophone), Zechariah Goh (conductor), Orchestra Collective
*World Premiere
13 August
- Mediacorp GeTai challenge《歌台星力量》, MediaCorp Band
- Resorts World Sentosa Ballroom
8 August
- NTUC SG50 Celebrations, Kids’ Philharmonic@sg Orchestra
- The Promontory @ Marina Bay, 6.30pm
Programme
KRISTIN ANDERSON-LOPEZ & ROBERT LOPEZ – Let It Go
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS – English Folk Song Suite No.1, 3rd movement
MENKEN – Kingdom Dance
OFFENBACH – Can Can from “Orpheus in the Underworld”
31 July
- “华彩星韵十年情”–华星合唱协会十周年庆音乐会, Kids’ Philharmonic@sg Orchestra
- Victoria Concert Hall, 8pm
19 July
- NAFA Orchestra Day, NAFA Orchestra
- Lee Foundation Theatre
Programme
DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 9
21 June
- “蓦然回首”经典怀旧歌曲管弦乐篇 (Best Chinese Oldies), Kids’ Philharmonic@sg Orchestra
- Singapore Conference Hall, 3.30pm & 7.30pm
- Featuring Jocelyn Tang (soloist), Ge Xiao Zhe (piano), Luo Wei (violin), Cao Can (violin)
Programme
侯湘曲 – 故乡 Homeland
中国民曲 – 读书郎 The Little School Boy
佚名曲 – 牧羊女之恋 The Love of the Shepherdess
姚敏曲 – 情人的眼泪 Tears of the Lover
姚敏曲 – 诉衷情 Confidences
黎锦光曲 – 钟山春 Spring in Zhong Hill
黄友棣曲 – 杜鹃花 Azalea
姚敏曲 – 月桃花 Moon Peach Flower
王福龄曲 – 不了情 Endless Love
姚敏曲 – 蔷薇诉愿 Wishes of the Rose
黄友棣曲 – 问莺燕 Asking the Swallow
我要跟着你 I Will Follow You
罗中曲 – 泥娃娃 Clay Doll
司徒容曲 – 母亲你在何方 Mother, Where Are You?
许石曲 – 台湾小调 Taiwan Folk Tune
张昊曲 – 街头月 Street Moon
黎锦光曲 – 夜来香 Ye Lai Xiang
梁乐音曲 – 合家欢 Happy Family
16 April
- NAFA Concert Series: Amazon, NAFA New Music Ensemble
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 8pm
Programme
JOAN TOWER – Amazon
Featuring Crystal Lin Feng (flute), Ashley Estrop (clarinet), Ryan Yee (violin), Eunice Koh (cello), Chia Li Ting (piano)
LIONG KIT YENG – Mosquitoes Attack
Featuring Vanessa Tan (violin), Jolene Goh (viola), Ophelia Toh (cello)
DE SILVA ALICIA JOYCE – Silhouette of Two
Featuring Doreen Yeo (clarinet), Jack Chen (violin), Sanche Jagatheesan (double bass)
DE SILVA ALICIA JOYCE – Stones, Sand and Darkness
Featuring Shao Chongchong (oboe), Samuel Chan (clarinet), Liu Zheng (violin), Hu Haiyang (cello), Audrey Chan (piano)
CHIHCHUN CHI-SUN LEE – Dance Fusion
Featuring David Tao (flute), David Kwek (clarinet), Jocelyn Ng (violin), Chiang Sit Yee (cello), Jiang Longsheng (piano)
15 April
- NAFA Concert Series: Magnificat, NAFA Orchestra
- Victoria Concert Hall, 7.30pm
Programme
JOHANN BERNHARD BACH – Overture in D major
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH – Double Concerto for Violin and Oboe in D minor, BWV 1060R
Featuring Foo Say Ming (violin), Joost Flach (oboe)
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH – Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
Featuring Isyana Sarasvati (soprano I solo), Chia Wee Kiat (soprano II solo), Jessica Chen (alto solo), Jeremy Koh (tenor solo), William Lim (bass solo), Lim Yau (chorus master)
9 April
- NAFA Concert Series: Death and the Maiden, NAFA Project Strings
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 8pm
Programme
VILLA-LOBOS – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Featuring Isyana Sarasvati (soprano)
SCHUBERT – Der Tod und das Mädchen (“Death and the Maiden”) for voice and piano
Featuring Isyana Sarasvati (soprano), Chin Kim Hung (piano)
SCHUBERT – Death and the Maiden for String Orchestra
21 March
- Celebrations 2015: Homecoming, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- University Cultural Centre, 8pm
Programme
GIUSEPPE VERDI arr. ROSS JUNGNICKEL – Overture to La forza del destino
CHEN ZHANGYI – Saving Theseus… Ariadne’s Love
Featuring Lim Chun (viola)
GEORGES BIZET arr. PABLO DE SARASATE – Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
Featuring Alan Choo (violin)
LEONG YOON PIN – Blessing the seas (过南海)
GEORGE GERSHWIN – Rhapsody in Blue (revised version)
Featuring Soh Ser Yee (piano)
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 – Festival Overture, Op. 49
8 March
- Esplanade Beautiful Sunday Series: Carnival!, Kids’ Philharmonic@sg Orchestra
- Esplanade Concert Hall, 3pm
Programme
TCHAIKOVSKY – The Nutcracker Suite
SAINT-SAËNS – Selections from Carnival of the Animals
JERRY BOCK arr. IRA HEARSHEN – Fiddler on the Roof Symphonic Dances
BIZET – Farandole, L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2
BIZET – Carillon, L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1
12 February
- NAFA Concert Series: Strauss and Dvořák, NAFA Orchestra
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 8pm
Programme
RICHARD STRAUSS – Horn Concerto No. 2, TrV 283
Featuring Alexander Oon (horn)
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8, Op. 88
8 February
- Perennial Blossoms
- Esplanade Outdoor Theatre, 7.30pm & 8.45pm
24 January
- NAFA Open House: Lunchtime Performance
- Lee Foundation Theatre Foyer
Programme
SAINT-SAËNS – L’Elephant from Carnival of the Animals
Featuring Lee Si Yuan (double bass), Vanessa Tan (piano)
31 December
- New Year’s Eve Countdown Concert, The Philharmonic Orchestra
- SOTA Concert Hall, 10pm
Programme
JOHANN STRAUSS II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
JOHANN STRAUSS II – Emperor Waltz
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – Slavonic Dance No. 8
NIKOLAY RIMSKY-KORSAKOV – Capriccio Espagnol
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY arr. DUKE ELLINGTON / BILLY STRAYHORN – Nutcracker Suite
RICHARD HAYMAN – Pops Hoedown
JOHN WILLIAMS – Schindler’s List
Featuring Siew Yi Li (violin)
OTTORINO RESPIGHI – The Appian Way from Pines of Rome
23 December
- The Nutcracker, Kids’ Philharmonic@sg Orchestra
- Victoria Concert Hall, 8pm
Programme
BIZET – Farandole, L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2
BRUCH – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY – The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
BIZET – Carillon, L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1
9 November
- Divas of Old Shanghai
- Esplanade Theatre, 5pm
30 October
- NAFA Concert Series: The Viennese Schools, NAFA Orchestra
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 8pm
Programme
ANTON WEBERN – Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART – Requiem, K. 626 as completed by Robert Levin
Featuring Su Yiwen (soprano), Jessica Chen (mezzo-soprano), Jeremy Koh (tenor), Huang Ronghai (bass-baritone)
26 October
- Debussy Tonight!, The Philharmonic Orchestra
- Victoria Concert Hall, 5pm
Programme
DEBUSSY – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
DEBUSSY – Trois Chansons
DEBUSSY – La Mer
9 October
- NAFA Concert Series: English String Music, NAFA Project Strings
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 8pm
Programme
PURCELL – Chacony in G minor, Z. 730
ARNOLD – Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra, Op. 77
Featuring Itzhak Rashkovsky (violin), Ani Schnarch (violin)
ELGAR – Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet and String Orchestra, Op. 47
Featuring Kwok Hai Won (violin), Matthias Oestringer (violin), Janice Tsai (viola), Lin Juan (cello)
5 October
- The 1st Singapore International Chinese Opera Festival, closing ceremony, Kids’ Philharmonic@sg Orchestra
- Singapore Conference Hall, 8pm
Programme
无产者
黄连苦胆味难分
党代表是矿工生在安源
乱云飞
杜鹃山举义旗三起三落
家住安源
志坚心齐
朝也思来薯也盼
27 September
- Screen Gems: An Evening of Best Loved Classical Works, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- VivoCity Amphitheatre, 5pm
Programme
JOHANN STRAUSS II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
JOSEPH HAYDN – Symphony No. 94 in G major, 2nd movement
GEORGES BIZET – Carmen Suite No. 1
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY – Swan Lake (Suite), Op. 20a, 1st and 2nd movements
FELIX MENDELSSOHN – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61, Wedding March
KLAUS BADELT arr. TED RICKETTS – Pirates of the Caribbean
23 September
- NAFA Strings Platform “Joy Of… Miniatures!”
- NAFA Recital Hall, 7pm
Programme
BACH – Sarabande and Gigue from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
4 September
- NAFA Concert Series, NAFA Orchestra
- Lee Foundation Theatre
12 August
- My Singapore 2014: Moments of Love Charity Concert part of the President’s Challenge 2014, NAFA Project Strings
- The Star Theatre, 7.30pm
Programme
VIVALDI – The Four Seasons: Summer, 3rd movement
Count on me Singapore
The Prayer
We are Singapore 2014
Quando Quando
L.O.V.E
20 June
- Suria Recording ‘Sinar Lebaran 2014’, MediaCorp Band
- MediaCorp Broadcasting Centre
15 June
- Esplanade Beautiful Sunday Series: Afternoon at the Opera, Kids’ Philharmonic@sg Orchestra
- Esplanade Concert Hall, 3pm
Programme
GEORGES BIZET – Carmen Suite No. 1
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER – Selections from The Phantom of the Opera
CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG – Selections from Les Misérables
PIETRO MASCAGNI – Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
JULES MASSENET – Méditation from Thaïs
12 June
- Violin Gala, Kids’ Philharmonic@sg Orchestra
- Esplanade Recital Studio, 8pm
Programme
VIVALDI – Concerto for 4 Violins in B minor, Op. 3 No. 10, 1st movement
Featuring Colin Toh (violin), Tan Mun Hon (violin), Nehemiah Yen (violin), Jaclyn Low (violin)
VIVALDI – Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531, 1st movement
Featuring Paul Teoh (cello), Jasmine Sim (cello)
ELGAR – Salut d’Amour, Op. 12
Featuring Colin Toh (violin)
KREISLER – Preludium and Allegro
Featuring Soh Yi Han (violin)
SARASATE – Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
Featuring Fu Xuan Cindy (violin)
SAINT-SAËNS – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
Featuring Foo Ru Xun (violin)
MOZART – Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218, 1st movement
Featuring Shi Xiao Xuan (violin)
MASSENET – Meditation de Thais
Featuring Joanne Chan (violin)
PAGANINI – Perpetual Motion in C, Op. 11
Featuring Tan Mun Hon (violin)
MENDELSSOHN – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, 1st movement
Featuring Li Ruo Yao (violin)
SAINT-SAËNS – Danse Macabre, Op. 40
18 May
- Vasantham Live! At Esplanade 2014, MediaCorp band
- Esplanade Concert Hall, 7.30pm
26 April
- The Sacred Singers’ Pipe Organ Education Concert, The Sacred Singers
- Orchard Road Presbyterian Church, 6pm
- Featuring Esther Chiang (soprano), Ray Chan (counter-tenor), Jonathan Ngai (tenor), Andy So (bass), Cathy Tan (narrator)
Programme
BACH – Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548
BACH – Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 657
BOËLLMANN – Toccata from Suite Gothique, Op. 25
FRAHMA – Day in the Meadow
THALBEN-BALL – Excerpt from Variations on a Theme by Paganini
MOZART – Sanctus and Benedictus from Missa Brevis in C, KV 259
BRITTEN – Jubilate Deo (O be joyful in the Lord)
MENDELSSOHN – O for the Wings of a Dove
STANFORD – Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem
17 April
- NAFA Concert Series: The Early Romantics, NAFA Orchestra
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 8pm
Programme
BERLIOZ – Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14, 1st movement
MENDELSSOHN – Op. 59 No. 3 Abschied vom Walde (Departure from the Forest)
BERLIOZ – Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14, 2nd movement
MENDELSSOHN – Op. 59 No. 4 Die Nachtigall (The Nightingale)
BERLIOZ – Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14, 3rd movement
MENDELSSOHN – Op. 59 No. 6 Jagdlied (Hunting Song)
BERLIOZ – Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14, 4th and 5th movements
31 March
- Souvenirs, NAFA Project Strings
- Esplanade Recital Studio, 7.30pm
Programme
KAM KEE YONG – Malaysian Suite for String Orchestra*
FELIX MENDELSSOHN – Concerto in D minor for Violin and strings
Featuring Kam Ning (violin)
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY – Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
*World premiere
9 March
- Reverence, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- University Cultural Centre, 7.30pm
Programme
MENDELSSOHN – Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90
SAINT-SAËNS – Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Featuring Li Churen (piano)
SMETANA – Má vlast: Vltava
20 February
- NAFA Concert Series, NAFA Orchestra
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 8pm
Programme
MENDELSSOHN – Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (1821)
Featuring Evelyn Handrisanto (piano)
STRAVINSKY – Pulcinella (1920)
Featuring Jessica Chen (mezzo-soprano), Reuben Lai (tenor), William Lim (baritone)
1 December
- Etude Series Music Workshop Performance, Kids’ Philharmonic@sg Orchestra
- Singapore Conference Hall, 4pm
1 November
- NAFA 75th Anniversary Fundraising Gala Dinner and Concert, NAFA Orchestra
- Resorts World Sentosa, West Central Ballroom
29 October
- NAFA Concert Series: An All Mozart Programme, NAFA Orchestra
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 8pm
- Featuring Tang Xiao Ping (clarinet/basset horn), Jessica Chen (mezzo-soprano),
- Robert Winter (speaker)
Programme
MOZART – Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622
MOZART – Ecco il punto, o Vitellia… Non più di fiori from La clemenza di Tito
MOZART – Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major K. 543
20 October
- Esplanade Beautiful Sunday Series: Shall we Dance?, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- Esplanade Concert Hall, 3pm
Programme
SHOSTAKOVICH – Gadfly Suite (Overture and Galop)
TCHAIKOVSKY – Sleeping Beauty, Valse
STRAUSS – Elijen a Magyar
BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 7, 4th movement
GOUNOD – Faust Ballet Suite 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th movements
DATO JOHARI SALLEH – Cempakasari
LIU TIE SHAN / MA YUEN – Dance of the Yao people
21 September
- Konsert Ulang Tahun Ke-20 UTHM at Convocation Hall, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 9.10pm
Programme
SHOSTAKOVICH – Gadfly Suite (Overture and Galop)
BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 7, 2nd movement
TCHAIKOVSKY – Sleeping Beauty, Valse
STRAUSS – Elijen a Magyar
LIU TIE SHAN / MA YUEN – Dance of the Yao people
DATO JOHARI SALLEH – Cempakasari
5 September
- NAFA Concert Series: Poulenc Celebration, NAFA Orchestra
- Lee Foundation Theatre, 8pm
Programme
POULENC – Le Bal Masqué (The Masked Ball)
Featuring William Lim (baritone)
POULENC – Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra
Featuring Vanessa Latarche (piano), Rena Phua (piano)
POULENC – Les Biches
23 August
- CFA Welcome Back to Campus “Here!”, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- University Cultural Centre, 6pm
11 August
- Garden Series presents Schools Celebrating National Day Month, Nanyang Polytechnic Symphony Orchestra
- Gardens by the Bay
8 July
- Summa Cum Laude Festival Additional Performance #2, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- CVS Bad Tatzmannsdorf Festival Hall, Vienna, 7.30pm
Programme
SHAO SUAN LOW & SHAO YING LOW – Danses Joyeuses
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 1, 4th movement
JOHANNES BRAHMS – Hungarian Dance No. 1
LIU TIESHAN & MAO YUAN – Dance of the Yao People
JOHANN STRAUSS II – Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of spring)
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 9, 4th movement
7 July
- Summa Cum Laude Festival Additional Performance #1, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- Konzertsaal der Wiener Sängerknaben, Vienna, 5pm
Programme
SHAO SUAN LOW & SHAO YING LOW – Danses Joyeuses
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 1, 4th movement
JOHANNES BRAHMS – Hungarian Dance No. 1
LIU TIESHAN & MAO YUAN – Dance of the Yao People
JOHANN STRAUSS II – Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of spring)
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 9, 4th movement
7 July
- Summa Cum Laude (SCL) International Youth Music Festival Competition, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- Wiener Musikverein, Großer Musikvereinssaal (Golden Hall), Vienna, 12nn
Programme
SHAO SUAN LOW & SHAO YING LOW – Danses Joyeuses
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 1, 4th movement
JOHANNES BRAHMS – Hungarian Dance No. 1
LIU TIESHAN & MAO YUAN – Dance of the Yao People
30 June
- Journey to Vienna Pre-tour concert, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- Stephen Riady Centre, NUS, 8pm
Programme
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 1, 4th movement
SHAO SUAN LOW & SHAO YING LOW – Danses Joyeuses
JOHANNES BRAHMS – Hungarian Dance No. 1
JOHANN STRAUSS II – Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of spring)
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 9, 4th movement
LIU TIESHAN & MAO YUAN – Dance of the Yao People
19 June
- Slavonic Romance, Kids’ Philharmonic@sg Orchestra
- Esplanade Recital Studio, 7.30pm
Programme
RACHMANINOFF – Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
CHOPIN – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
Featuring Abigail Sin (piano)
MUSSORGSKY – Dawn on the Moskva River
DVOŘÁK – Czech Suite
10 March
- Into the New World, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- University Cultural Centre, 8pm
Programme
ZOLTÁN KODÁLY – Háry János Suite
Featuring Qu Jian Qing (yangqin)
HE ZHANHAO & CHEN GANG – Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
Featuring Foo Say Ming (violin)
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95
16 January
- Miniatures “Conversations”, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- University Cultural Centre Theatre, 8pm
SCHUMANN – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47, 1st movement
Featuring Lum Jian Yang (violin), Karis Ong (viola), Tan Xiao Rong (cello), Yong Wen Yi (piano)
DVOŘÁK – String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97, B. 180, 1st movement
Featuring Vanessa Tan (violin), Sherman Soo Thoo (violin), Toh Xue Qian (viola), Anita Chan (viola), Tang Ya Yun (cello)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS – Romance for Viola and Piano
Featuring Jonathan Lee (viola), Ang Dun Jie (piano)
PIAZZOLLA – ‘Café 1930’ from Histoire du Tango
Featuring Ernest Lin (flute), Lin Yijun (harp)
TCHAIKOVSKY – March from The Nutcracker
Featuring Ernest Lin (flute), Georgina Ng (oboe), Mervin Law (clarinet), Tan Sin Chin (horn), Koh Swee Jin (bassoon)
PATTILLO – Three Beats
Featuring Jermain Cho (flute)
10 November
- David & Michelle
- Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace
29 September
- Scenes from Yesteryear, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- National Library Singapore, 6pm
Programme
STRAUSS II – Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of spring)
SAINT-SAËNS – Danse Macabre
DVOŘÁK – Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 8
BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, 1st and 4th movements
ROSSINI – William Tell Overture
15 August
- CFA House Party, NUS Symphony Orchestra
- University Cultural Centre, 7.45pm
Programme
BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, 1st movement
22 June
- The Fourth Performers’ Festival organized by The Singapore Music Teachers Association (2012)
- Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, 9am
Programme
VITALI – Chaconne in G minor
5 May
- Jenson & Amanda
- Church of the Holy Cross, 9.30am
Programme
Bridal Procession – Love Story
Entrance hymn – Here I am Lord
Offertory Hymn – You are my all in all
Communion hymn – Table of Plenty
Thanksgiving hymn – As The Deer
Consecration to Mary / Signing of the register – Ave Maria