Beyond the ticket: join us in our concert fringe events designed to help you enjoy the music even more.
Last updated: 20 Jan 2020
Discover new insights into the music you are about to hear in the concert hall. Let our specialist speakers enrich your experience in the world of classical music. Pre-Concert Talks are held from 6.30pm to 7pm.
Note: Concert titles listed below may not reflect the actual topic of the talk.
| Date | Venue | Details |
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| Thu, 13 Feb 2020 | library@esplanade |
A Farewell for Tasmin Little |
| Sat, 29 Feb 2020 | library@esplanade |
Martin Grubinger - The Tears of Nature |
| Thu, 5 Mar 2020 | library@esplanade |
Philippe Quint • The Red Violin |
| Fri, 13 Mar 2020 | VCH Music Studio |
The Genteel Horn of Mr Han |
| Fri & Sat, 27 & 28 Mar 2020 | VCH Music Studio |
Fauré: Cantique et Requiem |
| Thu, 23 Apr 2020 | library@esplanade |
Cello Escapades |
| Fri, 1 May 2020 | Esplanade Stalls Foyer |
Nadia Sirota•Nico Muhly Viola Concerto |
| Fri, 8 May 2020 | library@esplanade |
Red Balloon: Penderecki Conducts Penderecki |
| Wed & Thu, 20 & 21 May 2020 | VCH Music Studio |
SSO Gala: Seong-Jin Cho |
| Further talks will be added at a later date. | ||
Autograph sessions offer the rare opportunity to meet the stars of the show. All autograph sessions are held during intermission unless otherwise indicated. Where applicable, priority in the queue is given to attendees with artiste merchandise.
| Date | Venue | Artiste |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, 9 Feb 2020 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Wu Wei, sheng VCHpresents Chamber: Endless Sound 无限的笙 (post-concert) |
| Thu, 13 Feb 2020 | Esplanade Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Tasmin Little, violin (post-concert) |
| Thu, 5 Mar 2020 | Esplanade Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Philippe Quint, violin |
| Fri, 13 Mar 2020 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Han Chang Chou, horn (post-concert) |
| Sun, 29 Mar 2020 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Zhou Zhengzhong, baritone VCHpresents Chamber: Songs of Nostalgia (post-concert) |
| Sat & Sun, 11 & 12 Apr 2020 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Bojan Cicic, violin/conductor (post-concert) |
| Thu, 23 Apr 2020 | Esplanade Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Wu Man, pipa, (intermission) Qin Li-Wei , cello (post-concert) |
| Fri, 1 May 2020 | Esplanade Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Nadia Sirota , viola |
| Fri, 8 May 2020 | Esplanade Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Radovan Vlatković, horn |
| Fri, 15 May 2020 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Miloš Karadaglić, guitar VCHpresents Excite!: Miloš Karadaglić - Here Comes The Sun (post-concert) |
| Wed & Thu, 20 & 21 May 2020 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Seong-Jin Cho, piano (post-concert) |
| Sat, 13 Jun 2020 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Tom Scott, piano and animator VCHpresents Organ: The Composer and the Mouse (post-concert) |
| More autograph sessions will be added at a later date. | ||
| Date | Time | Venue | Details |
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| Fri, 17 Apr 2020 | Victoria Concert Hall |
The Stradivari Quartet Plays Mahler |
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| Sun, 19 Apr 2020 | Victoria Concert Hall |
The Stradivari Quartet Plays Beethoven Speakers: Xiaoming Wang (Violin) Sebastian Bohren (Violin) Lech Antonio Uszynski (Viola) Maja Weber (Cello) |
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Every concert is the result of collaborative hard work. Open rehearsals offer a behind-the-scenes perspective of how the conductor shapes every note and phrase with the orchestra, and how the individual sections come together as a harmonious whole. (Open to public)
| Date | Time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 29 Feb 2020 | 10am-12.30pm | Esplanade Concert Hall | Martin Grubinger - The Tears of Nature |
| Thu, 26 Mar 2020 | 7.30pm-10.15pm | Victoria Concert Hall | Fauré: Cantique et Requiem |
| Sat, 11 Apr 2020 | 10am-12pm | Victoria Concert Hall | Baroque Festival - Genius of Rome |
| Further Open Rehearsals will be added at a later date. | |||
| Date | Time | Venue |
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| Mon, 24 Feb 2020 | 1.30pm - 2.15pm |
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| Mon, 4 May 2020 |
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| Please check back for updates. | ||