Get closer to the SSO and make the most out of your concert experience. Come join us for our series of fringe events designed to help you enjoy the music even more! PRE-CONCERT TALKS Discover more about what you're about to hear. Our Pre-Concert Talks bring you new insight into aspects of the music to be performed at SSO concerts. Let our speakers enrich your foray into the world of music. Date Time Venue Details Thu, 17 Jul 6.30-7.00pm Library@Esplanade Prize Premieres Ng Tian Hui, local composer Guest appearance by composer Zhou Long Internationally recognized for creating a unique body of music that brings together the aesthetic concepts and musical elements of East and West, Zhou Long is a pioneer in transferring the idiomatic sounds and techniques of ancient Chinese musical traditions to modern Western instruments and ensembles. Join local composer Ng Tian Hui as he leads you on an exciting dialogue in an attempt to discover more about Zhou Long and his much anticipated Flute Concerto which will have its world premiere by the SSO in this concert. Tue, 19 Aug 6.30-7.00pm  Library@Esplanade  Keppel Corporation's 40th Anniversary Concert: Symphonic Spectacular Speaker to be announced Fri, 12 Sep 6.30-7.00pm  Library@Esplanade Birds of Paradise Speaker to be announced Sat, 04 Oct 6.30-7.00pm  Library@Esplanade Stirrings of Youth Speaker to be announced Fri, 07 Nov 6.30-7.00pm  Library@Esplanade Swan Song Speaker to be announced POST-CONCERT SYMPHONY CHAT Join Maestro Lan Shui and his guests at the Symphony Chat, where they will share their thoughts, views and ideas on music. If you have a question about what you've just heard, this is also the perfect opportunity for you to get them answered. Date Venue Details Sat, 30 Aug Esplanade Concert Hall Inextinguishable Lan Shui  conductor   Lu Wei  violin   Zhao Jing  cello