National Day Concert 2026

A nation is defined in many ways, but its inner soul is made of music. The SSO National Day Concert brings together the works of Singapore composers past and present in our continuing journey to make music Singaporeans can recognise as our own. This year’s NDC features compositions from veteran composers Kelly Tang and Tsao Chieh, as well as young composers Sulwyn Lok and Germaine Goh, concluding with the winning compositions of the NDC 2026 Call for Compositions.

The SSO is raising funds to support the expansion of Singapore’s living library of musical works as we commission, perform and preserve music written by composers who live amongst us, reflecting our shared heritage and experiences. To support the campaign, please visit this link to make a donation.

This concert will be streamed live on the Singapore Symphony YouTube channel and mewatch.

Featuring

Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Musicians of the SNYO
Lien Boon Hua, conductor
Kevin Loh, guitar¹
Jonathan Ngeow, zhongruan¹
Linying, artist²
Lily Goh, deaf artist-performer
Kim Anne Tan, host

Programme

A Singapore Suite* (Winning work of NDC 2026 Call for Compositions; Made possible by the People of Singapore)
Low Peng Guan

Double Concerto for Guitar & Zhongruan: Three Dancers¹*
Sulwyn Lok

The Plains: Echoes* (Winning work of NDC 2026 Call for Compositions; Supported by BinjaiTree)
Wong Cheow Cai

Three Symphonic Movements* (With the support of the National Arts Council’s Cultural Medallion Fund)
Kelly Tang

Five Beginnings²* (Supported by NSL Ltd)
Germaine Goh

Finale (The Republic) from Singapore – Symphonic Suite for Large Orchestra (Dedicated to our Living Legacy Donors)
Tsao Chieh