SSO is excited to present Andrew Litton’s first concert as Principal Guest Conductor on September 8 at the Esplande Concert Hall, with Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, a work full of restless drama and energy. French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s recordings of the Bartók concertos have earned rave reviews, and he returns to the Singapore stage with the intriguing First Concerto.

Recently named Principal Guest Conductor of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton is also Music Director of the New York City Ballet, Artistic Director of Minnesota Orchestra’s Sommerfest, Principal Guest Conductor of the Colorado Symphony, Conductor Laureate of Britain’s Bournemouth Symphony and Music Director Laureate of Norway’s Bergen Philharmonic.

Award-winning pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet enjoys a prolific recording and international concert career and regularly works with orchestras such as The Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, NHK Symphony and collaborates with conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vladimir Jurowski, Gianandrea Noseda, François-Xavier Roth, Charles Dutoit, Gábor Takács-Nagy and Sir Andrew Davis amongst others.

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SSO: LITTON • BAVOUZET #

DATE & TIME #

08 September 2017 (Friday), 7.30pm

Pre-concert Talk: 6.30pm at library@esplanade

VENUE #

Esplanade Concert Hall

PERFORMERS #

Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano

Please contact the Media Officer for photographs and interviews.

PROGRAMME #

SHOSTAKOVICH
October, Op. 131

BARTÓK
Piano Concerto No. 1

TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

TICKET PRICES* #

$88, $68, $48, $28, $15

*before booking fees: $1 for tickets $20 and below, $3 for tickets $20.01 to $40, $4 for tickets above $40

CONCESSION DISCOUNTS #

Students, Senior Citizens & NSF: 30% discount (Cat 4-5)

Tickets are available from SISTIC hotline: 6348 5555, website: www.sistic.com.sg, SISTIC counters island-wide and Esplanade Box Office.