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by jmetoh@gmail.com | Oct 22, 2025
“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard / Are sweeter.” — John Keats, from Ode on a Grecian Urn In the Romantic era, the ode emerged as a form of poetic tribute — a heartfelt, often exalted contemplation on beauty, nature, and the sublime. An Ode to Love draws... 
by jmetoh@gmail.com | Aug 9, 2024
Popular Taiwanese violinist Yu-Chien Benny Tseng makes a welcome return to Singapore to play the crown jewel of violin concertos, the Mendelssohn. Beethoven’s mighty Eroica Symphony forms the second half of this Romantic programme led by Canadian maestro Julian... 
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...