concert extras
Beyond the ticket: join us in our concert fringe events designed to help you enjoy the music even more.
Last updated: 2 July 2019
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.
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| Thu & Fri, 25 & 26 Jul 2019 | VCH Music Studio |
Steven Osborne Plays Mozart |
| Thu, 1 Aug 2019 | VCH Hospitality Suite |
Kerson Leong Plays Schumann |
| Fri, 2 Aug 2019 | VCH Music Studio |
Kerson Leong Plays Schumann |
| Thu, 15 Aug 2019 | library@esplanade |
Wang Jian • Flowing Sleeves |
| Fri, 30 Aug 2019 |
Moonrise And Aurora |
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| Fri, 6 Sep 2019 |
Masato Suzuki - Inspired By Leipzig |
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| Fri, 13 Sep 2019 |
Stephen Hough • Egyptian Piano Concerto |
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| Thu, 3 Oct 2019 |
Vladimir Ashkenazy & Gautier Capuçon |
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| Fri & Sat, 11 & 12 Oct 2019 | VCH Music Studio |
Follow The Leader • Richard Tognetti |
| Sat, 19 Oct 2019 | library@esplanade |
Kahchun Wong & Karl-Heinz Schütz |
| Sat, 26 Oct 2019 |
Scottish Fantasy • Rachel Barton Pine |
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| Fri, 1 Nov 2019 |
Elgar Violin Concerto & Enigma Variations |
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| Fri, 8 Nov 2019 | Chorus Of The Planets Speaker: TBC |
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| Fri & Sat, 22 & 23 Nov 2019 | VCH Music Studio | The Jussen Brothers Play Mozart Speaker: Allan Fuller (Pianist and Principle Study Teacher at LaSalle) |
| Thu & Fri, 28 & 29 Nov 2019 | VCH Dance Studio |
Akiko Suwanai Plays Mozart |
| Thu, 5 Dec 2019 | library@esplanade |
Zhang Haochen Plays Mozart |
| 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 |
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| Thu & Fri, 25 & 26 Jul 2019 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Steven Osborne, piano |
| Thu, 15 Aug 2019 | Esplanade Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Wang Jian, cello |
| Fri, 13 Sep 2019 | Esplanade Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Stephen Hough, piano |
| Sun, 27 Oct 2019 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Rachel Barton Pine, violin |
| Sun, 10 Nov 2019 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Long Long, tenor |
| Sun, 9 Feb 2020 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Wu Wei, sheng |
| Sun, 29 Mar 2020 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Zhou Zhengzhong, baritone |
| Sat & Sun, 11 & 12 Apr 2020 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Bojan Cicic, violin/conductor |
| Fri, 15 May 2020 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Miloš Karadaglić, guitar |
| Sat, 13 Jun 2020 | Victoria Concert Hall Stalls Foyer |
Tom Scott, piano and animator |
| 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 | Artiste |
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| Sat, 19 Oct 2019 | 10am - 12.30pm | Esplanade Concert Hall | |
| Sat, 11 Apr 2020 | 10am | Victoria Concert Hall | Bojan Cicic |
| Further Open Rehearsals will be added at a later date. | |||
| Date | Time | Venue | Details |
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| Sun, 8 Sep 2019 | 5:15pm – 6pm | Victoria Concert Hall |
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| Mon, 4 Nov 2019 | 1.30pm – 2.15pm |
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| Mon, 16 Dec 2019 |
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| Mon, 4 May 2020 |
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| Please check back for updates. | |||
