SSO concerts back in full swing this May

SSO concerts back in full swing this May

SSO concerts back in full swing this May

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Tue, 12 Apr 2022

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The SSO brings you Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Sibelius’ Finlandia and Dvořák’s New World Symphony, starring German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott, British baritone Roderick Williams and more

Singapore, 12 April 2022 — To celebrate the return of a full orchestra back on stage, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has unveiled an exceptional line-up of concerts this May and June, spotlighting works by Beethoven, Schubert, Sibelius, Elgar and Dvořák.

Look out for appearances by international guests such as acclaimed German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott, Swiss conductor Mario Venzago, British baritone Roderick Williams, “Piano Battle” pianist Paul Cibis, and British soprano Keri Fuge, as well as local stars including Singaporean baritone Martin Ng, flutist Natalie Ngai and the young talents of the Singapore National Youth Orchestra (SNYO).

May

Kickstart the month on a high note with Elgar Cello Concerto and New World Symphony on 6 May, starring the SSO, German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott and guest conductor Mario Venzago as they come together to present three of the world’s favourite orchestral masterworks: Sibelius’ Finlandia, Elgar’s Cello Concerto, and Dvořák’s New World Symphony.

On 10 May, British baritone Roderick Williams together with German pianist Paul Cibis will take audience back in time as Williams vocalises the poetic yearnings of lovers, soldiers and travellers. Titled VCHpresents Chamber: Roderick Williams in Recital, the programme will feature selections from the lovelorn songbooks of Schubert and Schumann, as well as songs from the English tradition.

Accompanied by the SSO, Roderick Williams will also grace the stage with British soprano Keri Fuge and Swiss conductor Mario Venzago on 13 May to present a musical retelling of Emily Bronte’s novel, Wuthering Heights. Watch how the “Beethoven of Hollywood”, famed film music composer Bernard Herrmann, recreates scenes from the novel with an orchestra and two vocalists. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, with its universally recognised fateful opening, makes a powerful prelude to this concert, titled Beethoven’s Fifth and Wuthering Heights.

Catch Singaporean baritone Martin Ng as he joins hands with musicians of the SSO to put together VCHpresents Chamber: Remembering Schubert I – Winterreise and Rosamunde – the first of a three-part series of concerts, dedicated to showcasing the works by Austrian composer Franz Schubert. Specially curated to give listeners a glimpse of Schubert’s richly melodic music that is filled with poetry and soul of unparalleled depth, VCHpresents Chamber: Remembering Schubert II – Music for Piano and Strings will take place on the same weekend on 1 May. The series wraps up on 15 May with VCHpresents Chamber: Remembering Schubert III – Death and the Maiden, featuring the composer’s famed Death and the Maiden Quartet, one of the greatest legacies left behind by the composer.

End the month of May with the Singapore National Youth Orchestra (SNYO) Percussion Ensemble, as they present an experimental programme featuring the works of American avant-garde composer John Cage, on 27 May.

June

Witness the young talents of the Singapore National Youth Orchestra (SNYO) in action again this month as they showcase one of their own, flutist Natalie Ngai to present SNYO in Concert: Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto and Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony on 17 June. Led by SNYO Principal Conductor Joshua Tan, Ngai is set to take the audience to the mellifluous heights of Vivaldi’s trademark woodwind wizardry, before the full orchestra regales the crowd with the sumptuous melodies of Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony.

The VCHpresents series this month shines the spotlight on organists Evelyn Lim, Loraine Muthiah, Diana Kostova and Yap Wai Hoong as they come together for the family-friendly VCHpresents Organ: Whose Hill Is This? on 18 June. Follow them on a journey as they tell a story through their music about how two bears search for a home to call their own. Prior to the concert, attendees can visit the organ exhibition, located outside the concert hall, to learn more about the pipe organ.

In addition to all the live concerts, fans can continue to enjoy SSO’s music in the comfort of their homes with a free digital release of Flurry of the Flute (Online) on 12 May, featuring SSO’s Principal Flutist Jin Ta performing the challenging 1934 Flute Concerto by French composer Jacques Ibert, and two masterpieces from the Germanic symphony canon: Haydn’s aristocratic Symphony No. 95 and Mendelssohn’s imposing Symphony No. 1. Led by Chief Conductor Hans Graf, the performance will be made available free on SSOLOUNGE.

Remembering Schubert I - Winterreise and Rosamunde
Season 2021/22 • VCHpresents: Chamber

Remembering Schubert I - Winterreise and Rosamunde

Foo Say Ming, violin / Cindy Lee, violin / Chikako Sasaki, violin / Xu Jueyi, violin / Gu Bing Jie, viola / Manchin Zhang, viola / Guo Hao, cello / Wang Yan, cello / Martin Ng, baritone

Sat / 30 Apr 22 / 7.30pm

Victoria Concert Hall

In line with Safe Management Measures for events exceeding 500 attendees, only fully vaccinated, recovered, medically ineligible individuals, or children aged 12 and below (minimum 7) will be admitted.
Refunds will not be granted to ticket-holders who do not meet these admission requirements.

As German Romantics go, Schubert’s music is richly melodic, but also filled with poetry and soul of unparalleled depth. Witness these in the hauntingly wistful Rosamunde Quartet, and selections from the forlorn beauty of Winterreise, sung by eminent Singaporean baritone Martin Ng, accompanied by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s string quartet.

Featuring

Foo Say Ming, violin / Cindy Lee, violin / Chikako Sasaki, violin / Xu Jueyi, violin / Gu Bing Jie, viola / Manchin Zhang, viola / Guo Hao, cello / Wang Yan, cello / Martin Ng, baritone

Programme

String Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, D. 471

Franz Schubert (Schubert)

Selections from Winterreise for Baritone and String Quartet* (arr. Piotr Skweres)

Franz Schubert (Schubert)

String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804 "Rosamunde"

Franz Schubert (Schubert)
Remembering Schubert II – Music for Piano and Strings
Season 2021/22 • VCHpresents: Chamber

Remembering Schubert II – Music for Piano and Strings

Hai-Won Kwok, violin / Ye Lin, violin / Marietta Ku, viola / Qin Li-Wei, cello / Song Woon Teng, cello / Timothy Ku, piano / Albert Tiu, piano

Sun / 01 May 22 / 4.00pm

Victoria Concert Hall

In line with Safe Management Measures for events exceeding 500 attendees, only fully vaccinated, recovered, medically ineligible individuals, or children aged 12 and below (minimum 7) will be admitted.
Refunds will not be granted to ticket-holders who do not meet these admission requirements.

It may be 40 minutes long, but Schubert’s D. 898 Piano Trio is music of such sparkling life and sunshine that you won’t notice the time at all. Or that Schubert wrote it in the last year of his tragically short life, in 1828. Only 12 years separate this piano trio from the brilliantly charming Adagio and Rondo Concertante, D. 487, written at age 19. Leave your cares aside and join the musicians of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in this scintillating programme from the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s VCHpresents Chamber series.

Featuring

Hai-Won Kwok, violin / Ye Lin, violin / Marietta Ku, viola / Qin Li-Wei, cello / Song Woon Teng, cello / Timothy Ku, piano / Albert Tiu, piano

Programme

Adagio and Rondo Concertante in F major for Piano Quartet, D. 487

Franz Schubert (Schubert)

Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, D. 898

Franz Schubert (Schubert)
Elgar Cello Concerto and New World Symphony
Season 2021/22 • Subscription Concert

Elgar Cello Concerto and New World Symphony

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Mario Venzago, conductor / Daniel Müller-Schott, cello

Fri / 06 May 22 / 7.30pm

Esplanade Concert Hall

In line with Safe Management Measures for events exceeding 500 attendees, only fully vaccinated, recovered, medically ineligible individuals, or children aged 12 and below (minimum 7) will be admitted.
Refunds will not be granted to ticket-holders who do not meet these admission requirements.

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra presents three of the world’s favourite orchestral masterworks with returning guest conductor Mario Venzago. From Sibelius’s triumphant hymn to Finland’s struggle for independence, to Elgar’s soul-searing Cello Concerto with acclaimed German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott, to the verdant soundscapes of Dvořák’s New World Symphony. Music of liberation, reflection and hope for the future.

Featuring

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Mario Venzago, conductor / Daniel Müller-Schott, cello

Programme

Finlandia

Jean Sibelius (Sibelius)

Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85*

Edward Elgar (Elgar)

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From The New World”

Antonín Dvořák (Dvořák)
Roderick Williams in Recital
Season 2021/22 • VCHpresents: Chamber

Roderick Williams in Recital

Roderick Williams, baritone / Paul Cibis, piano

Tue / 10 May 22 / 7.30pm

Victoria Concert Hall

In line with Safe Management Measures for events exceeding 500 attendees, only fully vaccinated, recovered, medically ineligible individuals, or children aged 12 and below (minimum 7) will be admitted.
Refunds will not be granted to ticket-holders who do not meet these admission requirements.

Vocalising the poetic yearnings of lovers, soldiers and travelers, acclaimed British baritone Roderick Williams presents this fascinating programme comprising selections from the lovelorn songbooks of Schubert and Schumann, as well as songs from the English tradition. Haunting tales from lives lost in the First World War weave alongside Vaughan Williams’s take on wayfarer’s nostalgia.

Featuring

Roderick Williams, baritone / Paul Cibis, piano

Programme

Selections from Die Schöne Müllerin

Franz Schubert (Schubert)

Selections from A Shropshire Lad

George Butterworth (Butterworth)

8 o'clock, Aufblick and Stimme im Dunkeln

Rebecca Clarke

Selections from Liederkreis, Op. 24

Robert Schumann (Schumann)

Selections from A Shropshire Lad

Charles Wilfred Orr

Selections from Songs of Travel

Ralph Vaughan Williams (Vaughan Williams)

Selections from Album für die Jugend, Op. 68

Robert Schumann (Schumann)

Preludes No. 10 & 23

Frédéric Chopin (Chopin)
Flurry of the Flute (Online)

Flurry of the Flute (Online)

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Hans Graf, Chief Conductor / Jin Ta, flute

Thu / 12 May 22 / 8.00pm

SSOLOUNGE

Expect a flurry of explosive whimsicality and enigmatic wit as Jin Ta, Principal Flute, Stephen Riady Chair, takes on the challenging 1934 Flute Concerto by eclectic French composer Jacques Ibert. The programme led by our Chief Conductor Hans Graf also features two masterpieces from the Germanic symphony canon: Haydn’s 95th - august and aristocratic, and Mendelssohn’s imposing First Symphony. Filmed on 10 April 2021.

Featuring

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Hans Graf, Chief Conductor / Jin Ta, flute

Programme

Symphony No. 95 in C minor, Hob.I:95

Joseph Haydn (Haydn)

Flute Concerto*

Jacques Ibert (Ibert)

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11

Felix Mendelssohn (Mendelssohn)
Beethoven’s Fifth and Wuthering Heights
Season 2021/22 • Subscription Concert

Beethoven’s Fifth and Wuthering Heights

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Mario Venzago, conductor / Keri Fuge, soprano / Roderick Williams, baritone

Fri / 13 May 22 / 7.30pm

Esplanade Concert Hall

In line with Safe Management Measures for events exceeding 500 attendees, only fully vaccinated, recovered, medically ineligible individuals, or children aged 12 and below (minimum 7) will be admitted.
Refunds will not be granted to ticket-holders who do not meet these admission requirements.

Emily Brontë, celebrated today for her one and only novel, Wuthering Heights, was an accomplished pianist herself, having even transcribed Beethoven’s symphonies for piano. It is no surprise that the emotional intensity and Byronic sensibilities of her work found parallels in Beethoven’s music, and likewise in the music of the “Beethoven of film music”, Bernard Herrmann.

British soprano Keri Fuge and baritone Roderick Williams join the SSO in a suite on Herrmann’s only opera, Wuthering Heights, in this unique programme connecting these great artists together. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.

Featuring

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Mario Venzago, conductor / Keri Fuge, soprano / Roderick Williams, baritone

Programme

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Ludwig van Beethoven (Beethoven)

Suite on Wuthering Heights for soprano, baritone and orchestra*

Bernard Herrmann (Herrmann)
Remembering Schubert III – Death and the Maiden
Season 2021/22 • VCHpresents: Chamber

Remembering Schubert III – Death and the Maiden

Marietta Ku, violin / Ye Lin, violin / Zhang Si Jing, violin / Janice Tsai, viola / Manchin Zhang, viola / Jamshid Saydikarimov, cello / Yu Jing, cello / Albert Tiu, piano

Sun / 15 May 22 / 4.00pm

Victoria Concert Hall

In line with Safe Management Measures for events exceeding 500 attendees, only fully vaccinated, recovered, medically ineligible individuals, or children aged 12 and below (minimum 7) will be admitted.
Refunds will not be granted to ticket-holders who do not meet these admission requirements.

Schubert’s Death and the Maiden Quartet is one of the greatest legacies left behind by the composer, an incomparable treasure of the chamber music genre, written shortly before his untimely death. The Brahmsian piano quartet written by the 20-year-old Richard Strauss rounds off this showcase by musicians of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

Featuring

Marietta Ku, violin / Ye Lin, violin / Zhang Si Jing, violin / Janice Tsai, viola / Manchin Zhang, viola / Jamshid Saydikarimov, cello / Yu Jing, cello / Albert Tiu, piano

Programme

String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"

Franz Schubert (Schubert)

Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13

Richard Strauss (R. Strauss)
SNYO Percussion Ensemble plays John Cage
Season 2021/22 • Singapore National Youth Orchestra

SNYO Percussion Ensemble plays John Cage

Singapore National Youth Orchestra Percussion Ensemble / Lim Meng Keh, conductor / Dr Tony Makarome, presenter

Fri / 27 May 22 / 7.30pm

Victoria Concert Hall

In line with Safe Management Measures for events exceeding 500 attendees, only fully vaccinated, recovered, medically ineligible individuals, or children aged 12 and below (minimum 5) will be admitted.
Refunds will not be granted to ticket-holders who do not meet these admission.

This eye-opening percussion line-up isn’t your regular toe-tapping trip, but a thought-provoking dive into the pioneering genius of American avant-garde composer John Cage. The SNYO Percussion Ensemble invites you to put aside what you think music is and “listen” to such boundary-breaking pieces as the famous 4’33” and the household rhythms of Living Room Music.

For Schools
A 3.30pm show will be made available for school groups only. For bookings, please contact our Customer Experience team:
Email: ticketing@sso.org.sg
Phone: +65 6602 4245
Whatsapp:+65 8282 3709
The 3.30pm concert is supported by the Temasek Foundation.

Featuring

Singapore National Youth Orchestra Percussion Ensemble / Lim Meng Keh, conductor / Dr Tony Makarome, presenter

Programme

First Construction (in Metal)

John Cage

The Cage We Make

Wes Stephens

4'33"

John Cage

Living Room Music

John Cage
SNYO in Concert: Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto and Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony
Season 2021/22 • Singapore National Youth Orchestra

SNYO in Concert: Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto and Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony

Singapore National Youth Orchestra / Joshua Tan, Principal Conductor / Natalie Ngai, piccolo

Fri / 17 Jun 22 / 7.30pm

Esplanade Concert Hall

In line with Safe Management Measures for events exceeding 500 attendees, only fully vaccinated, recovered, medically ineligible individuals, or children aged 12 and below (minimum 5) will be admitted.
Refunds will not be granted to ticket-holders who do not meet these admission.

Three composers celebrated for the vibrant orchestral colours in their music make this an attractive showcase from the young talents of the Singapore National Youth Orchestra, led by SNYO Principal Conductor Joshua Tan. Let flutist Natalie Ngai take you to the mellifluous heights of Vivaldi's trademark woodwind wizardry, before the full orchestra regales you with the sumptuous melodies of Dvořák's Eighth Symphony.

Featuring

Singapore National Youth Orchestra / Joshua Tan, Principal Conductor / Natalie Ngai, piccolo

Programme

Overture to The Tsar’s Bride

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Rimsky-Korsakov)

Piccolo Concerto in C major, RV 443

Antonio Vivaldi (Vivaldi)

Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Antonín Dvořák (Dvořák)
Whose Hill Is This?
Season 2021/22 • VCHpresents: Organ

Whose Hill Is This?

Evelyn Lim, organ / Loraine Muthiah, organ / Diana Kostova, organ / Yap Wai Hoong, organ / Rosemarie Somaiah, storyteller / Calista Lee, writer

Sat / 18 Jun 22 / 2.00pm

Sat / 18 Jun 22 / 5.00pm

Victoria Concert Hall

In line with Safe Management Measures for events exceeding 500 attendees, only fully vaccinated, recovered, medically ineligible individuals, or children aged 12 and below (except infant-in-arms) will be admitted.
Refunds will not be granted to ticket-holders who do not meet these admission requirements.

Two bears, one fierce and one strong, go in search of a home to call their own. Follow them on a journey through the soundscapes of nature painted by our organists and storyteller to find out how the bears settle down!

You can also learn more about the pipe organ through various exhibitions and demonstrations at the VCH atrium, with the organ exhibition running from 1pm to 6pm on the same day.

Featuring

Evelyn Lim, organ / Loraine Muthiah, organ / Diana Kostova, organ / Yap Wai Hoong, organ / Rosemarie Somaiah, storyteller / Calista Lee, writer

Programme

Entrata from Partita Op. 100 in E major

KARG-ELERT

Carillon

Herbert Murrill

Summer Sketches Op. 73 “Le cuckoo”

Lemare

Mountains from Organbook III

William Albright

Humoresque “L’Organo Primitivo” (Toccatina for flute)

Pietro Yon

Pastorale

Franco Zipoli

Le Jardin Suspendu

Jehan Alain

Wedding Processional from The Sound of Music

Rodgers & Hammerstein

Sun Dance

Bob Chilcott

Sortie in E-flat

Lefebre Wely

ABOUT THE SINGAPORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Founded in 1979, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is Singapore’s flagship orchestra, touching lives through classical music and providing the heartbeat of the cultural scene. In addition to its subscription series concerts, the SSO is also known for its outdoor and community appearances. The orchestra also presents intimate chamber performances in the VCHpresents series, the annual Singapore International Piano Festival (SIPF) and the biennial National Piano and Violin Competition (NPVC) at the Victoria Concert Hall, Home of the SSO. The SSO is part of the Singapore Symphony Group, which also manages the Singapore Symphony Choruses, and the Singapore National Youth Orchestra. The Group’s vision is to be a leading arts organization that engages, inspires and reflects Singapore through musical excellence. Our mission is to create memorable shared experiences with music. Through the SSO and its affiliated performing groups, we spread the love for music, nurture talent and enrich our diverse communities.

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra was nominated and clinched third place in the prestigious Gramophone Orchestra of the Year Award 2021. In 2022, BBC Music Magazine named the SSO as one of the 21 best orchestras in the world.

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ABOUT SSOLOUNGE
Launched in September 2021, the SSO’s streaming platform SSOLOUNGE allows audiences to watch live and pre-recorded masterworks of great composers, as well as premieres of classical performances from the comfort of their own screens. From reliving the best of Mozart’s concertos to revelling in the passages of lyrical grace from Romantic works, SSO fans and concertgoers can enjoy access to a repository of digital premieres and archived concerts. SSOLOUNGE comes with two subscription options: the 12M Premium All-Access Pass offers exclusive access to archived concerts, as well as 3-month unlimited access for new releases, and the Single Access Pass which allows the user to view one concert for 3 months.

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