SSO Chief Conductor Hans Graf directs violinist Bomsori Kim and world premiere of Paul von Klenau's Symphony No. 8 in live April concert

Forget your cares for an evening and let the evergreen tunes of Mozart and Grieg take you back to a time of musical cheer and nostalgia. Grieg’s suite “From Holberg’s Time” is the Norwegian master’s tribute to dances of the 18th century, an era that also gave us the unforgettable charm of Mozart’s music.

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Joshua Tan, Associate Conductor

Expect a flurry of explosive whimsicality and enigmatic wit as SSO Principal Flutist Jin Ta 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.

This concert is dedicated to all healthcare workers in Singapore, as we mark the first anniversary of the circuit breaker.

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

The sound of spring arrives with our first international guest artist since the pandemic began, South Korea’s Bomsori Kim, who will give life to the sweet glitter of Mozart’s youthful First Violin Concerto. Likewise, Schubert’s Fifth Symphony takes its inspiration very much from Mozart’s trademark elegance and aplomb.

Directed by SSO Chief Conductor Hans Graf, this not-to-be-missed concert will see the Singapore Symphony Orchestra perform the world premiere of the 1942 Eighth Symphony by Danish-born composer Paul von Klenau (1883–1946).

Plus: catch Bomsori Kim In Recital at the Victoria Concert Hall in a chamber programme of Bach, Beethoven and Waxman's Carmen Fantasie on 18 April.

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Hans Graf, Chief Conductor / Bomsori Kim, violin

One of South Korea's most sought-after violinists, Bomsori Kim arrives in Singapore as our first international guest artist since the pandemic began. Witness her “natural musicality and effortless technique” (Bachtrack) in this VCHpresents chamber recital of violin favourites, accompanied by our very own Singapore International Piano Festival Director, Lim Yan.

Bomsori also performs Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra on 17 April at the Esplanade Concert Hall.

Bomsori Kim, violin / Lim Yan, piano

The universally beloved music of Joe Hisaishi of Ghibli soundtrack fame joins in song with the most frequently performed tune in Japan: Beethoven’s musical message of fellowship, the Ode to Joy. Join us in this musical celebration of 55 years of friendship between Singapore and Japan.

Kong Xianlong, violin / , violin / Dandan Wang, viola / Jamshid Saydikarimov, cello

Antonio Vivaldi, that Italian wellspring of the Baroque, not only left us a tremendous legacy of musical riches, but also deeply influenced the work of Bach, and by dint of that, all of classical music. In this lively selection of Vivaldi’s gems for orchestra, the SSO is delighted to be joined by the prodigious young Singaporean violinist Samuel Tan.

Chan Yoong-Han, violin / Samuel Tan, violin / Cindy Lee, violin / Musicians of the SSO

Pre-event testing is required for this concert. Details can be found here.

Singapore’s preeminent period-instrument ensemble, Red Dot Baroque joins organist Isaac Lee, a familiar face at our VCHpresents Organ Series. Isaac’s solo organ programme is framed by lively sinfonias from two of J.S. Bach’s cantatas, instantly appealing works of great invention and interest, derived from his lost concertos.

Click here to find out more about Victoria Concert Hall’s Klais Organ.

Isaac Lee, organ / Red Dot Baroque