Temasek Foundation × SSO Concerts for Children
22 & 23 Mar 2025
Sat & Sun, 11am & 2pm
Victoria Concert Hall
Presented By
SINGAPORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Hello!
We’re the Singapore Symphony Orchestra – you can call us the SSO! An orchestra is made up of many musicians playing different instruments like violins, cellos, flutes, trumpets, horns and percussion - all together. Did you know that the word “symphony” means “sounding together”?
That’s what the SSO does, playing music by great composers such as Mozart and Beethoven. We usually play in a concert hall, like the beautiful Victoria Concert Hall, our home. Our big concerts are held at the Esplanade Concert Hall which can seat 1,800 people. We want to show everyone how enjoyable classical music is, so sometimes we have concerts near your home, or at the Singapore Botanic Gardens - you can enjoy fresh air and nature while listening to beautiful music!
RODOLFO BARRÁEZ Associate Conductor
REALLY INVENTIVE STUFF
Hi kids, I'm Rodolfo!
Welcome to our concert! I come from Venezuela in South America – it's on the opposite side of the Earth from Singapore. When I was about your age, I was taught music by the famous El Sistema music education programme in my country. I can play the violin but nowadays I conduct orchestras all over the world, from the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall to the Paris Opera to the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. In 2022, I joined the Singapore Symphony Orchestra family as Associate Conductor. You can watch me conduct the SSO at the Victoria and Esplanade Concert Halls, and also at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Let me bring you into the marvellous world of classical music!
Hello boys and girls!
We’re Sara Valentine and Michael Boudewyns of Really Inventive Stuff! We made our Singapore Symphony Orchestra debut in 2014 and are delighted to return as part of Really Inventive Stuff’s 20th Anniversary Tour! Since 2005, Really Inventive Stuff has created and presented playful, theatrical programmes for orchestra concerts for young audiences, including our vaudevilleinspired signature performance of Peter and the Wolf. For 2025, our anniversary tour also includes a debut with Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra ( Toy Symphony, Three Fun Fables, Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra). In the US, the 2025 season includes a return to The Philadelphia Orchestra (Peter and the Wolf ), and debuts with the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra (Peter and the Wolf ), Dubuque Symphony Orchestra (Peter and the Wolf, Toy Symphony), Omaha Symphony ( Tubby the Tuba, Toy Symphony), Winston-Salem Symphony (Peter and the Wolf, Toy Symphony), and the Colorado College Music Festival (Green Eggs and Ham). Learn more about our orchestra adventures: ReallyInventiveStuff.com
Programme
Featuring Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Rodolfo Barráez Associate Conductor
Really Inventive Stuff
Sara Valentine actor
Michael Boudewyns actor
What We're Playing Today!
Toy Symphony Leopold Mozart
The Tortoise and the Hare Daniel Dorff
Peter and the Wolf Sergei Prokofiev
Duration: approximately 1 hour (no intermission)
Post-show Meet-and-Greet
Come meet Associate Conductor Rodolfo Barráez and Really Inventive Stuff at the foyer after the concert!
Post-concert survey (Held on 22 March for audiences attending the 11am show)
Your feedback helps us improve your concert experience. Be the first 80 to show proof of survey completion at the atrium, level 1, to receive a gift.
THE ORCHESTRA Strings
FIRST VIOLIN
Kong Zhao Hui Associate Concertmaster
William Tan
Ye Lin*
Duan Yu Ling
Kong Xianlong
Cao Can*
Zhang Si Jing
Jin Li
Yvonne Lee1
Bobur Eshpulatov1
SECOND VIOLIN
Zhao Tian
Nikolai Koval*
Hai-Won Kwok
Yin Shu Zhan*
Martin Peh^
Ikuko Takahashi1
Tian Ye1
Wan Fangyuan1
Woodwinds
FLUTE
Jin Ta Principal, Stephen Riady Chair
OBOE
Pan Yun Associate Principal
CLARINET
Li Xin Associate Principal
VIOLA
Manchin Zhang Principal, Tan Jiew Cheng Chair
Janice Tsai
Luo Biao
Julia Park
Yang Shi Li
Yeo Jan Wea1
CELLO
Ng Pei-Sian Principal, The HEAD Foundation Chair
Christopher Mui
Song Woon Teng
Jamshid Saydikarimov
DOUBLE BASS
Karen Yeo Assistant Principal
Wang Xu
Olga Alexandrova1
BASSOON
Liu Chang Associate Principal
CONTRABASSOON
Zhao Ying Xue Assistant Principal
Brass
HORN
Austin Larson Principal
Gao Jian Associate Principal
Bryan Chong^
TRUMPET
David Smith Associate Principal
BASS TROMBONE
Wang Wei Assistant Principal
Percussion
TIMPANI
Mario Choo
PERCUSSION
Mark Suter Associate Principal
Sng Yiang Shan1
HARP
Gulnara Mashurova Principal
* With deep appreciation to the Rin Collection for their generous loan of string instruments.
^ Musician on annual contract
1 Guest Musician
Each character in Peter and the Wolf is portrayed by a different instrument in the orchestra. Have a go and see if you can match the character to their instrument!
Character
Instrument
Percussion (Timpani, Bass Drum)
Answers: Peter and Violn, Bird and Flute, Cat and Clarinet, Duck and Oboe, Peter’s Grandfather and Bassoon, Wolf and Horns, Hunters and Percussion.
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