by jmetoh@gmail.com | Nov 19, 2025
From Dutilleux’s prismatic Mystère de l’instant to the vivacious finesse of Poulenc’s Sinfonietta, this programme encapsulates every facet of French musical art: alluring, thought-provoking, spontaneous. Hans Graf is joined by two young musical stars: violinist He... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Nov 18, 2025
A new Earth – an SSO commission written by Singaporean composer Joyce Koh – joins Holst’s orchestral spectacular The Planets, completing this famous musical portrait of our solar system. Witness our place in the universe cast in symphonic soundscapes, from the... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Jun 30, 2025
“Now at last I have learned to orchestrate,” so remarked Richard Strauss wryly of his awe-inspiring Alpine Symphony. Fielding quadruple winds, four Wagner tubas, two harps, organ, wind and thunder machines, cow bells, tam-tam and celesta on top of a standard... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Oct 31, 2024
Lyadov’s magical trio of tone poems from Slavic legends joins the glitz and nostalgia of Gershwin’s beloved Broadway classic, Porgy and Bess, in this attractive programme. Conducted for the first time by Singapore Symphony Orchestra Quantedge Music... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Aug 9, 2024
Hans Graf leads the combined forces of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Youth Choir, Symphonia Choralis and vocal soloists in Mahler’s monumental Resurrection Symphony, a transcendent contemplation of life, suffering and death, culminating in ultimate... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Aug 9, 2024
Dedicated to SSO founding patron Dr Goh Keng Swee This wildly varied programme curated by Hans Graf begins with a display of the power and versatility of brass: French fanfares, fascinating Konzertmusik, and heavenly Bach. The unforgettable allure of Bizet’s music for... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Aug 9, 2024
Rachmaninoff’s Paganini Rhapsody is one of the most bewitching essays in musical variations. Watch the phenomenal pianist Behzod Abduraimov spin its 24 ingenious variations of breathless celerity, ravishing twilight and cinematic nostalgia. The Singapore Symphony... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Aug 9, 2024
Combining consummate technique with rare sensitivity and depth, Daniil Trifonov’s performances are a perpetual source of awe. “Trifonov has everything and more. What he does with his hands is both technically and musically unbelievable. And then there is his touch —... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Aug 9, 2024
Beethoven’s spirited Piano Concerto No. 3 makes a perfect prelude to a very special performance of Mendelssohn’s music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream – not just the instrumental music that you know, but with Shakespeare’s inspired verses brought to life on stage by a... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Aug 9, 2024
One of the finest pianists of our time, the renowned Hélène Grimaud is also a multi-talented Renaissance woman whose passion goes beyond music to writing, championing wildlife conservation and human rights. She performs Ravel’s scintillating Piano Concerto in G, a...