SSO presents a vibrant finale to the year fresh after China tour

A demon wears "The Painted Skin" (畫皮) and deceives its way into the heart of a man, in the popular Chinese horror story with a truly gruesome end. This Halloween, the SSO Organ Series unveils a new take on the cautionary tale, in the form of Singaporean organist Phoon Yu’s What the Next-door Neighbour Saw, for pipe organ, pipa and narrator. Accompanied by projections and lighting effects, this hair-raising recital also features the sombre and foreboding music of Mendelssohn, Vierne and Bach.

Organ exhibition at the Stalls Foyer on Level 2: 6:30pm - 7.15pm; 8:30pm - 9pm. Learn more about the pipe organ through various exhibitions and demonstrations! Admission is free to public.

Learn about the VCH Klais organ here.

Phoon Yu, organ / Jeremy Wong, pipa / Beatrice Pung, narrator

$30, $20

Enter a world of myth and legend with Finnish conductor Pietari Inkinen and the Singapore Symphony. Sibelius’s triumphant Lemminkäinen’s Return and Finlandia feature in this two-part exploration with the Singapore Symphony Chorus and Youth Choir lending its voices to the latter’s magnificent hymn, before soprano Johanna Rusanen soothes the evening with six wistful orchestral songs such as Illale (“To Evening”) and Var det en dröm (“Was it a dream?”). In the second half, we bring to life the Nibelungenlied in Inkinen’s own suite of epic chapters from Wagner’s Götterdämmerung, culminating in the fiery sacrifice of Brünnhilde’s Immolation Scene.

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Singapore Symphony Chorus / Singapore Symphony Youth Choir / Pietari Inkinen, conductor / Johanna Rusanen, soprano / Eudenice Palaruan, choral director / Wong Lai Foon, choirmaster / Terrence Wong, surtitles

$100, $75, $55, $40, $30, $15

Come relax at this cosy recital of melodic classical music performed by musicians of your national orchestra, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and singers from the Singapore Symphony Chorus and Youth Choir.

• Admission is free but registration is required. Register here.
• Registered attendees will be admitted from 6:30pm.
• Pre-show activities for ticketholders only, featuring an Instrument Petting Zoo, will begin an hour before the show.
• For enquiries about this event, please email shufen.peng@nhghealth.com.sg.

Chan Yoong-Han, violin / Nikolai Koval, violin / Gu Bing Jie, viola / Jamshid Saydikarimov, cello / Yang Zheng Yi, double bass / Wong Yang Kai, baritone / Zachary Lim, counter tenor / Raeanne Wong, soprano / Evelyn Handrisanto, piano

Free admission. Registration is required.

We’re taking a musical trip to the movies! Travel to a galaxy far, far away with the music of Star Wars, drop in on Hogwarts with the tunes of Harry Potter, hear the global hit “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, visit magical Colombia in Encanto, and many more!

This is a relaxed environment performance where rules are eased. Audiences are allowed to freely enter and exit the concert hall when needed.

A pre-event visual guide has been created to help prepare you and your family for this concert experience. Download it here.

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Nathanaël Iselin, conductor / Alasdair Malloy, presenter

$40, $30 (Family package available)

Musicians of the Singapore Symphony are joined by acclaimed violinist Paul Huang in Schubert’s serene Octet in F major, written for an ensemble of clarinet, horn, bassoon, violins, viola, cello and double bass. Schubert’s Octet came about as a commission by Count Ferdinand Troyer, an amateur clarinettist in the court of the Archduke Rudolf of Austria, whose tender and beautiful handling of the instrument is reflected in the piece.

Paul Huang, violin / Chan Yoong-Han, violin / Gu Bing Jie, viola / Ng Pei-Sian, cello / Joan Perarnau Garriga, double bass / Li Xin, clarinet / Guo Siping, bassoon / Austin Larson, horn

$40, $30, $20

Subito con forza – Suddenly with power is renowned South Korean composer Unsuk Chin’s fiery tribute to Beethoven: five minutes of belligerence and frustration, a composer struggling with growing deafness, interspersed with glimpses of inner quiescence. It is a fitting precursor to Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, an orchestral turbine of irresistible energy with a heart of unforgettable angst. Known for his “unfailing attractive, golden, and resonant tone” (The Strad), Taiwanese-American violinist Paul Huang makes his SSO debut with Dvořák’s sunny Violin Concerto in this programme conducted by Macau-born maestro Lio Kuokman.

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Lio Kuokman, conductor / Paul Huang, violin

$100, $75, $55, $40, $30, $15

Hypermelody. John Adams’s word to describe his “implacably melodic” 1993 Violin Concerto. Let Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma take you on a mesmerising ride accompanied by an orchestra augmented by electronic synthesisers. A startling contrast to the celebrated dances of Appalachian Spring by 20th century contemporary Aaron Copland. These American portraits of nostalgia and discovery are followed by Schumann’s Fourth Symphony, a symphony composed twice – written in 1841 after No. 1 and revised in 1851 after his middle symphonies. The Singapore Symphony Orchestra performs these remarkable works under the baton of our Music Director Hannu Lintu.

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Hannu Lintu, conductor / Simone Lamsma, violin

$100, $75, $55, $40, $30, $15

The Singapore National Youth Orchestra presents a compelling programme of 19th-century Romantic classics. Conducted by Music Director Joshua Tan, the SNYO opens with two of Mendelssohn's most beloved works: the melancholy seascapes of The Hebrides and his passionate Violin Concerto, featuring award-winning violinist Cathy Chen Xi. The concert concludes with Brahms' Symphony No. 3, celebrated for its soaring melodies and dramatic contrasts.

Supported by Hao Glory Family Foundation.

Singapore National Youth Orchestra / Joshua Tan, conductor / Cathy Chen Xi, violin

$30, $25, $20

This programme curated by Music Director Hannu Lintu begins fittingly with Schubert’s most famous symphony, the “Unfinished,” a work whose lyrical immediacy and structural boldness would echo far beyond his own time. Schubert’s legacy is taken up directly in Berio’s Rendering, the 20th-century Italian composer’s imaginative mosaic of the D. 936A Symphony Schubert sketched in the final weeks of his short life in 1828. In Rendering, Schubert’s symphonic poise dissolves into curious veils of celesta and then re-emerges, transformed, revealing the kintsugi-like artistry with which Berio restores and reimagines the fragments.

Schubert was also a profound inspiration to his younger contemporary Schumann, whose Cello Concerto completes the arc of the evening. Its poetic introspection and restless lyricism find a compelling advocate in British cellist Steven Isserlis, the soloist for tonight’s performance.

This concert is dedicated to the late Maestro Choo Hoey, the founding Music Director of the SSO.

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Hannu Lintu, conductor / Steven Isserlis, cello

$100, $75, $55, $40, $30, $15

The snowy fairy tale of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker joins John Rutter’s jubilant Gloria in the Singapore Symphony’s annual Christmas Concerts. It’s a joyous and colourful evening of celebration with our traditional Christmas medley singalongs, featuring the Singapore Symphony Choruses, conducted by our Associate Conductor Nathanaël Iselin.

The Singapore Symphony is joined by Mediacorp personalities Denise Tan, who narrates The Nutcracker, alongside Gao Mei Gui and Joey Tay (Yu Rong) as guest choristers with the Singapore Symphony Choruses.

This concert will be streamed live on the Singapore Symphony YouTube channel and Mediacorp’s meWatch.

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Singapore Symphony Chorus / Singapore Symphony Youth Choir / Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir / Nathanaël Iselin, conductor / Eudenice Palaruan, choral director / Wong Lai Foon, choirmaster / Denise Tan, narrator / Adrian Chiang, rehearsal conductor for Denise Tan / Evelyn Handrisanto, rehearsal pianist for Denise Tan / Theophilus Kwek, narration scriptwriter / Gabriel Chan, lighting designer / Lynette Yeo, surtitles

$228, $168, $108, $88, $68, $48

Songstress Nathania Ong’s rise from Singapore to the shining spotlights of London’s West End is a tale cast with determination and passion, and a voice of inspiration. Accompanied by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and joined by fellow Singaporean vocalists Preston Lim and Vanessa Kee, Nathania leads this spectacular evening of music from the very best of musical theatre, Broadway and Disney, including songs from Les Misérables, Frozen and Wicked.

Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Joshua Tan, conductor / Nathania Ong, vocals / Preston Lim, vocals / Vanessa Kee, vocals / Alberta Wileo, lighting designer

$148, $118, $88, $68, $48, $28