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Excellent 4 hands duet of Piazzolla’s Libertango, one of my favourite pieces. This arrangement was composed by the 2 pianists in the video. It must have taken them a lot of hardwork and coordination. Beautifully in sync and I love the way the express the passion in this piece. Piano genius indeed! -Sarah

Food for thought. Why are some people considered child prodigies while others aren’t? -Sarah

Will the arts and culture of Singapore continue to thrive or collapse completely in the next 50 years? Is there a future for Singapore’s arts and culture? After interviewing a few people in the arts scene like the winner of the National Arts Council Young Artist Award in 2006, Pianist Lim Yan and the General Manager of [...]

This reporter confesses that she has been too busy to update due to the multitude of tests even though this concert took place on the 15th March at the Lee Foundation Theatre in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. First and foremost, I would like to thank Lim Yan (One of Singapore’s most outstanding Pianists) for [...]

Cellissimo was held at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Hall on Tuesday the 9th of March 7.30pm. I know it was 5 days ago and I sincerrely apologise for the late review due to my everest of homework. I watched the concert partly because my Cellist sister wanted someone to watch it with her and [...]

Jeong Ae Ree You would have seen her picture slapped across the front page of The Straits Times if you have read the paper last Wednesday. Mdm Jeong Ae Ree a korean-born Soprano and one of Singapore’s most established vocal teacher, was a witness at the Coroner’s inquiry of the death of Mr Tong Kok Wai. She was [...]

The ABRSM Exam season is here once again. It’s the time of the year when everyone gets very stressed out with some not being able to withstand the pressure. ABRSM stands for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music which includes schools like the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of [...]

Korean-American superstar Sarah Chang, one of classical music’s most gifted young violinists, makes a return performance with the SSO to play Bruch’s Concerto No. 1.Nielsen’s Fifth Symphony is dominated by a sense of conflict, where a tense opening breaks out into a battle between a solo side drum and the orchestra, depicting a fight between [...]

Puccini’s La Boheme, staged by the Singapore Lyric Opera from 29 January to 3rd February was extremely well received with a full house attendance on 3 of the 5 days and a nearly full attendance on the other 2 days. I found the casting for this Opera rather interesting with a mix of locals and [...]