Singapore Symphony Orchestra 2022/23 Jan-May Season Brochure

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Goh Yew Lin (Chair)

Yong Ying-I (Deputy Chair)

Chang Chee Pey

Chng Hak-Peng

Chng Kai Fong

Prof Arnoud De Meyer

Warren Fernandez

Liew Wei Li

Sanjiv Misra

Lynette Pang

Prof Qin Li-Wei

Geoffrey Wong

Yee Chen Fah

Andrew Yeo Khirn Hin

Yasmin Zahid

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— FANFARE ON SSO

“Orchestral playing at the peak of refinement and beauty”

Welcome to the 2022/23 Season

Although the orchestra has been performing for live audiences since November 2020, there are no words to describe the feeling of welcoming back audiences to a full regular season starting in July 2022.

It gives the orchestra great pleasure to finally hold the inaugural concert for Hans Graf who takes the Music Director podium from this season onwards, after two seasons as Chief Conductor. Through the pandemic, he has stayed close to the orchestra and focused on classical period repertoire to keep the orchestra numbers safe. This season, he presents music showcasing the full range of colours of a symphony orchestra.

We mark the return of the full orchestra on stage with the presentation of our audiences favourite large orchestral works from the Romantic period, including Beethoven’s Eroica and Sibelius’s Second Symphonies. We will also present the full symphonic cycles of Brahms and Schumann.

We are proud to showcase performances by a multitude of Singaporean talents, including pianists Churen Li and Abigail Sin, violinist Loh Jun Hong, soprano Victoria Songwei Li, baritone Martin Ng, and three President’s Young Performers. Our annual National Day Concert conducted by Darrell Ang celebrates six world premieres by Singapore’s composers.

For this season, the orchestra is excited to showcase both long-time collaborators and artists that will make their debut in Singapore. We welcome back Han-Na Chang, and conductors making their debuts with the orchestra include Vasily Petrenko, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, and Ludovic Morlot.

We are also thrilled to welcome soloists making their SSO debuts such as pianists Yeol Eum Son, and Seika Ishida, violinist James Ehnes, and trumpet virtuoso Pacho Flores. We are excited to have returning soloists such as our friends Vadim Gluzman, Steven Osborne, and Krystian Zimerman.

Audiences can also look forward to the return of our SSO Pops series, which features a Broadway show for fans of musicals, and Final Fantasy. Film lovers will enjoy a screening of Psycho with live orchestra.

CHNG HAK-PENG CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SINGAPORE SYMPHONY GROUP

Message from the Music Director

HANS GRAF MUSIC DIRECTOR SINGAPORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

It is an honour and a joy for me to welcome you to my first season now as Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

After two years of disrupted performances, countless and constantly changing restrictions from the pandemic, I am very excited and happy to start this first “free” and full season, and I look forward to seeing our beautiful concert halls filled again with all the happy audience, as hungry for music as we are.

In this new season, we will present you a wide spectrum of beloved and also dearly missed works, a group of outstanding soloists and our wonderful orchestra, finally fully spreading its wings again.

We are also very proud to announce as the upcoming season’s Artist-In-Residence, an extraordinary and precious young Singaporean violinist Chloe Chua. Since her win at the Menuhin Junior Competition in 2018, her musical growth has enchanted an ever-growing international following. We are happy to present her in five concerts with the orchestra, including the continuation of our CD cycle of all Mozart works for violin and Orchestra with the SSO and myself, to be released as an album in the near future.

Another reason for joy and anticipation is my first collaboration with the Singapore Symphony Choruses in the beautiful and tender elegy “Nänie” by Johannes Brahms followed by more choral works that are exciting and majestic.

Together with the musicians of the SSO, I invite you to our 22/23 season and we look forward to offering many memorable concert experiences for you – and with you –in the coming year!

Our Story

Since its founding in 1979, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has been Singapore’s flagship orchestra, touching lives through classical music and providing the heartbeat of the cultural scene in the cosmopolitan citystate.

In addition to its subscription series concerts, the orchestra is well-loved for its outdoor and community appearances, and its significant role educating the young people of Singapore. The SSO has also earned an international reputation for its orchestral virtuosity, having garnered sterling reviews for its overseas tours and many successful recordings. In 2021, the SSO clinched third place in the prestigious Orchestra of the Year Award by Gramophone.

In July 2022, the SSO appointed renowned Austrian conductor Hans Graf as its Music Director, the third in the orchestra’s history after Lan Shui (1997–2019) and Choo Hoey (1979–1996). Prior to this, Hans Graf served as Chief Conductor from 2020, leading the SSO in keeping music alive during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The SSO makes its performing home at the 1,800-seat state-of-the-art Esplanade Concert Hall. More intimate works, as well as outreach and community performances take place at the 673-seat Victoria Concert Hall, the Home of the SSO. The orchestra performs over 60 concerts a year, and its versatile repertoire spans all-time favourites and orchestral masterpieces to exciting cutting-edge premieres. The SSO launched its digital concert hall, SSOLOUNGE, in 2021. Bridging the musical traditions of East and West, Singaporean and Asian musicians and composers are regularly showcased in the concert season.

ALLEN MEEK PRINCIPAL TROMBONE

LAU WEN RONG TRUMPET

Beyond Singapore, the SSO has performed in Europe, Asia and the United States. In May 2016 the SSO was invited to perform at the Dresden Music Festival and the Prague Spring International Music Festival. This successful five-city tour of Germany and Prague also included the SSO’s second performance at the Berlin Philharmonie. In 2014 the SSO’s debut at the 120th BBC Proms in London received critical acclaim in the major UK newspapers The Guardian and The Telegraph. The SSO has also performed in China on multiple occasions.

The SSO has released more than 50 recordings, with over 30 on the BIS label. The most recent critically acclaimed albums include a Rachmaninoff box set (2021), Richard Strauss’ “Rosenkavalier and Other Works” (2020), and three Debussy discs “La Mer”, “Jeux” and “Nocturnes”. A Four Seasons album and a complete Mozart Violin Concerto cycle with Chloe Chua and Hans Graf will be released in the near future.

The SSO has also collaborated with such great artists as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Gustavo Dudamel, Charles Dutoit, Joe Hisaishi, Neeme Järvi, Okko Kamu, Hannu Lintu, Andrew Litton, Lorin Maazel, Martha Argerich, Ray Chen, Diana Damrau, Stephen Hough, Janine Jansen, Leonidas Kavakos, Lang Lang, Yo-Yo Ma, Gil Shaham and Krystian Zimerman.

The SSO is part of the Singapore Symphony Group, which also manages the Singapore Symphony Choruses, the Singapore National Youth Orchestra, and the VCHpresents chamber music series, the Singapore International Piano Festival and the biennial National Piano & Violin Competition.

The mission of the Group 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.

MARK SUTER ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION

Music Director HANS GRAF

Known for his wide range of repertoire and creative programming, the distinguished Austrian conductor Hans Graf is one of today’s most highly respected musicians. With Hans Graf, ‘a brave new world of music-making under inspired direction’ (The Straits Times) began at the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, where he was appointed Chief Conductor from the 2020/21 season, and Music Director from the 2022/23 season.

Graf was formerly Music Director of the Houston Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Basque National Orchestra and the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg. He has appeared with all major orchestras in North America, including the orchestras of Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Montreal, Toronto and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

In Europe, Graf has conducted the orchestras of the Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, Leipzig Gewandhaus, DSO Berlin, Dresden, Royal Concertgebouw, Rotterdam, the Oslo, Stockholm, the Hallé, London Philharmonic, London Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic, St Petersburg Philharmonic and Russian National, the Bavarian, Danish and Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestras, Budapest Festival Orchestra and many others. He is also a regular guest with the orchestras of Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Seoul, Hong Kong and Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestras.

A frequent conductor at the Salzburg Festival since 1983, Graf has also participated in the prestigious festivals of Maggio Musicale, Bregenz, Aix-en-Provence in Europe, and in the US, the Tanglewood, Blossom, Aspen, Grant Park and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festivals.

Graf has led many performances at the Vienna State Opera and the opera houses of Munich, Berlin, Paris and Rome, among others. Recent productions include Wagner’s Parsifal in Zurich and Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov in Strasbourg. In 2014 he was awarded the Österreichischer Musiktheaterpreis for Richard Strauss’s Die Feuersnot at the famed Vienna Volksoper, where he returned in 2021 to lead Rosenkavalier.

Hans Graf's extensive discography is found on the EMI, Orfeo, CBC, Erato, Capriccio and JVC labels and includes all the symphonies of Mozart and Schubert, the complete orchestral works of Henri Dutilleux (recorded under the composer’s supervision), and the world-premiere recording of Zemlinsky’s Es war einmal. Graf’s semi-staged production of Berg’s Wozzeck with the Houston Symphony won the GRAMMY and ECHO Klassik awards for best opera recording.

Born near Linz in 1949, Graf studied conducting with Franco Ferrara, Sergiu Celibidache and Arvid Jansons. He is Professor Emeritus for Orchestral Conducting at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg. For his services to music, he was awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Légion d'Honneur by the French government and the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold from the Republic of Austria.

The Orchestra

HANS GRAF Music Director

CHOO HOEY Conductor Emeritus

LAN SHUI Conductor Laureate

EUDENICE PALARUAN Choral Director

WONG LAI FOON Choirmaster (Children & Youth)

RODOLFO BARRÁEZ Associate Conductor

FIRST VIOLIN

(Position vacant) Concertmaster, GK Goh Chair

Kong Zhao Hui1

Associate Concertmaster

Chan Yoong-Han2

Fixed Chair

Cao Can*

Chen Da Wei

Duan Yu Ling

Foo Say Ming

Jin Li

Kong Xianlong

Cindy Lee

Karen Tan

William Tan

Wei Zhe

Ye Lin*

Zhang Si Jing*

SECOND VIOLIN

Tseng Chieh-An Principal

Michael Loh Associate Principal

Nikolai Koval*

Sayuri Kuru

Hai-Won Kwok

Chikako Sasaki*

Margit Saur

Shao Tao Tao

Wu Man Yun*

Xu Jueyi*

Yeo Teow Meng

Yin Shu Zhan*

Zhao Tian*

VIOLA

Manchin Zhang Principal

Guan Qi Associate Principal

Gu Bing Jie* Fixed Chair

Hyunjae Bae

Joyce Huang

Marietta Ku

Luo Biao

Julia Park

Shui Bing

Janice Tsai

Dandan Wang

Yang Shi Li

CELLO

Ng Pei-Sian Principal, The HEAD Foundation Chair

Yu Jing Associate Principal

Guo Hao Fixed Chair

Chan Wei Shing

Jamshid Saydikarimov

Song Woon Teng

Wang Yan

Wu Dai Dai

Zhao Yu Er

DOUBLE BASS

Yang Zheng Yi Associate Principal

Karen Yeo Fixed Chair

Olga Alexandrova

Jacek Mirucki

Guennadi Mouzyka

Wang Xu

FLUTE

Jin Ta Principal, Stephen Riady Chair

Evgueni Brokmiller Associate Principal

Roberto Alvarez

Miao Shanshan

PICCOLO

Roberto Alvarez Assistant Principal

OBOE

Rachel Walker Principal

Pan Yun Associate Principal

Carolyn Hollier

Elaine Yeo

COR ANGLAIS

Elaine Yeo Associate Principal

CLARINET

Ma Yue Principal

Li Xin Associate Principal

Liu Yoko

Tang Xiao Ping

BASS CLARINET

Tang Xiao Ping Assistant Principal

BASSOON

Liu Chang Associate Principal

Christoph Wichert

Zhao Ying Xue

CONTRABASSOON

Zhao Ying Xue Assistant Principal

HORN

Gao Jian Associate Principal

Jamie Hersch Associate Principal

Marc-Antoine Robillard Associate Principal

Hoang Van Hoc

TRUMPET

Jon Paul Dante Principal

David Smith Associate Principal

Lau Wen Rong

TROMBONE

Allen Meek Principal

Damian Patti Associate Principal

Samuel Armstrong

BASS TROMBONE

Wang Wei Assistant Principal

TUBA

Tomoki Natsume Principal

TIMPANI

Christian Schiøler Principal

PERCUSSION

Jonathan Fox Principal

Mark Suter Associate Principal

Mario Choo

Lim Meng Keh

HARP

Gulnara Mashurova Principal

With deep appreciation to the Rin Collection for their generous loan of string instruments. Kong Zhao Hui performs on a J.B. Guadagnini of Milan, c. 1750, donated by the National Arts Council, Singapore, with the support of Far East Organization and Lee Foundation. Chan Yoong-Han performs on a David Tecchler, Fecit Roma An. D. 1700, courtesy of Mr G K Goh. Musicians listed alphabetically by family name rotate their seats on a per programme basis.

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE Chloe Chua

In the music circles, Chloe Chua (b. 2007) first gained international attention when she won a First Prize at the prestigious Menuhin Competition in 2018.

But what happened next was perhaps the true start of her story. Chloe’s innate musicality, astonishing virtuosity and unassuming charm, evident in her performances with the SSO, as well as on the videos of popular comedy duo TwoSet Violin, quickly captured the hearts of the public. Ironically, her formal SSO debut with Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in Oct 2020 was played to an empty hall due to the pandemic. But the video of this celebrated performance went on to garner over half a million views worldwide, winning overflowing praise from admirers all over the globe, even from those who do not listen to classical music regularly.

In the 2022/23 season, the Singapore Symphony proudly presents Chloe Chua as our Artist-In-Residence. Chloe will collaborate with the SSO and star in a number of programmes, including the release of our Four Seasons album, as well as a set of complete Mozart Violin Concertos, directed by Hans Graf.

2022 Performances

April The Four Seasons / Locatelli

July Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5

2023 Performances

Jan Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4

Mar Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1

Mar Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3

July Mozart Sinfonia Concertante, K.364

“ Chloe is not just Wunderkind, she is a great young artist with a fantastic future.”

– HANS GRAF, MUSIC DIRECTOR

Jan–Mar

FRI 7.30pm

6 JAN 2023

Esplanade Concert Hall

TRIBUTE TO BILL EVANS

It’s Feelings, Not Words

Singapore Symphony Orchestra Thomas Clausen Trio Jean Thorel conductor

In 1974 the legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans (1929 –1980) entered the Columbia studios in New York with his trio and a large orchestra to record the remarkable album Symbiosis for the German jazz label MPS. This extraordinary composition by Claus Ogerman (1930 – 2016), a heady, bewitching fusion of symphonic and jazz elements, has never been performed live in concert – until now.

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to the genius of Bill Evans, together with jazz pianist Thomas Clausen and his trio, completing the evening with the Bill Evans Suite written by composer-trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg for the Bill Evans Trio.

Tickets | $20 - $68

PALLE MIKKELBORG Bill Evans Suite Asian Premiere

CLAUS OGERMAN Symbiosis Asian Premiere

CHLOE CHUA PLAYS MOZART 4

MUSICAL DREAMS

THU & FRI 7.30pm 12 & 13 JAN 2023

Victoria Concert Hall

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Hans Graf Music Director

Chloe Chua Artist-In-Residence/violin*

Witness Chloe Chua’s new take on Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4, over five years since her prizewinning performance in 2017 at the Zhuhai Mozart Competition, when she was 10. This instalment of our Artist-In-Residence's Mozart recording cycle with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra also features Bizet’s only Symphony, written when he was a 17-year-old student at the Paris Conservatoire, and Debussy’s dreamy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun.

Tickets | $15 - $88

DEBUSSY Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune MOZART Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218* BIZET Symphony in C major

Dedicated to

Mahler’s Wunderhorn with Hans Graf and Sumi Hwang

Songs of Imagination and Poetry

FRI 7.30pm

20 JAN 2023

Esplanade Concert Hall

Singapore Symphony Orchestra Hans Graf Music Director Sumi Hwang soprano*

Poetry, angst, innocence, reflection and magnificence – hallmarks of the high Romantics – are on full display in this transcendent programme led by Singapore Symphony Music Director Hans Graf. Before the sublime grandeur of Brahms’s Third Symphony, Richard Strauss’s valedictory Tod und Verklärung – the final reflections of a great artist – makes a powerful prelude to Mahler’s famous orchestral song settings, featuring rising South Korean soprano Sumi Hwang.

Tickets | $25 - $108

R. STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24

MAHLER Selections from Das Knaben Wunderhorn and Rückert Lieder*

BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

GERSHWIN’S PIANO CONCERTO

LIFE’S A LOT LIKE JAZZ

The colourful French pianist Lise de la Salle is in the spotlight with Gershwin’s atmospheric Piano Concerto in F, originally called the New York Concerto. Infused with jazz and lit by Broadway, it’s vibrant, sultry, fun and full of life. The French connection continues with guest conductor Bertrand de Billy directing the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in Korngold’s monumental Symphony and the music of Paris-cultivated Danish composer Riisager.

SAT 7.30pm

11 FEB 2023

KNUDÅGE RIISAGER GERSHWIN KORNGOLD

Selections from Etudes

Piano Concerto in F*

Symphony in F-sharp, Op. 40 Singapore Premiere

Esplanade Concert Hall

Singapore Symphony Orchestra Bertrand de Billy conductor Lise de la Salle piano*

© STÉPHANE GALLOIS

THU & FRI 7.30pm 16 & 17

PAUL LEWIS

PLAYS

MOZART PIANO CONCERTO 25 THE WAY TO CASTLE YONDER

Marry jubilance with elegance, and you’ll get Mozart’s majestic Piano Concerto No. 25, “by common consent one of Mozart’s greatest masterpieces in the concerto genre.” Watch distinguished English pianist Paul Lewis in this concert hall favourite, then let the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and veteran American conductor Robert Spano take you up another level with Schumann’s exultant Rhenish Symphony.

This concert is dedicated to the late Dr. Goh Keng Swee, founding patron of the SSO.

Tickets | $15 - $88

KNUSSEN MOZART SCHUMANN

The Way To Castle Yonder

Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503*

Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 “Rhenish”

Victoria Concert Hall

Singapore Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano conductor Paul Lewis piano*

© JASON THRASHER

© KAUPO KIKKAS

© EBERHARD GROSSGASTEIGER

S

FRI & SAT 7.30pm

24 & 25 FEB 2023

MOZART’S STARLING

SSO-FRCS JOINT FUNDRAISING CONCERT (24 FEB)

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Xian Zhang conductor

Chiyan Wong piano*

There is a famous little tale of musical friendship and understanding about Mozart and his favourite pet bird, a starling who could sing a theme from his Piano Concerto No. 17. Join pianist Chiyan Wong as he performs this delightful gem with preeminent ChineseAmerican conductor Xian Zhang. Mozart’s stately 39th Symphony and the intriguing L'Éloignement for string orchestra by contemporary Chinese-French composer Qigang Chen complete this programme.

Tickets | $15 - $88

QIGANG CHEN L'Éloignement for String Orchestra

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453*

MOZART Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

BRUCH VIOLIN CONCERTO

AND MAHLER 5

CHLOE CHUA PLAYS BRUCH

THU & FRI 7.30pm 2 & 3 MAR 2023

Esplanade Concert Hall

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Lawrence Renes conductor

Chloe Chua Artist-In-Residence/violin*

Chloe Chua enters Romantic musical territory with the Singapore Symphony this season with Bruch’s Violin

Concerto No. 1, music of impassioned melody and searing energy. Join our Artist-In-Residence as she performs this popular work with acclaimed Dutch-Maltese maestro

Lawrence Renes. Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, with the fin de siècle beauty of its famous Adagietto, makes this an unmissable programme.

Tickets | $15 - $88

BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26*

MAHLER Symphony No. 5

© MATS BÄCKER

CONCERTS FOR CHILDREN

Journey Around The World

SAT 11am & 2pm

SUN 11am

18 & 19 MAR 2023

Victoria Concert Hall

Join conductor and presenter Jessica Gethin on a Journey Around the World with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and explore the soundscapes of music from across the globe! This exciting show celebrates the beauty of cultural diversity, uniting people through the language of music.

Tickets | $25, $32 (Family Package available)

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Jessica Gethin conductor/presenter

Recommended for ages 4 and above. No admission for infants-in-arms. No admission without a ticket.

SAT 7.30pm 25 MAR 2023

KAHCHUN WONG AND DANIEL LOZAKOVICH MENDELSSOHN VIOLIN CONCERTO

The beloved Mendelssohn Violin Concerto renews its popularity with acclaimed 21-year-old Swedish virtuoso Daniel Lozakovich, “whose majestic music-making leaves both critics and audiences spellbound”. Join the Singapore Symphony with home-grown conductor Kahchun Wong, now Chief Conductor of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, to direct Brahms’s impassioned Fourth Symphony and a new work by Singaporean composer Syafiqah ‘Adha Sallehin.

Tickets | $15 - $88

SYAFIQAH ‘ADHA SALLEHIN

MENDELSSOHN

BRAHMS

(Title to be confirmed)

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64*

Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Esplanade Concert Hall

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Kahchun Wong conductor

Daniel Lozakovich violin*

© ANGIE KREMER.

© JOHAN SANDBERG

CHLOE CHUA PLAYS MOZART 3

FRI & SAT 7.30pm

31 MAR & 1 APR 2023

Victoria Concert Hall

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Hans Graf Music Director

Chloe Chua Artist-In-Residence/violin*

Sunshine and joy return as our Artist-In-Residence

Chloe Chua’s Mozart cycle continues with the immensely popular Violin Concerto No. 3, framed by the Romantic ardour of Schumann. In his Fourth Symphony, Schumann sought to write a continuous symphonic drama without any breaks – witness his heroic spirit, tender musings and ultimate triumph as shaped by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra with our Music Director Hans Graf.

Tickets | $15 - $88

SCHUMANN Manfred Overture

MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216*

MOZART Adagio in E major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261*

SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Apr–May

FRI 7.30pm 7 APR 2023

Esplanade Concert Hall

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Hans Graf Music Director

Singapore Symphony Chorus

Singapore Symphony Youth Choir

Eudenice Palaruan Choral Director

Wong Lai Foon Choirmaster

Olga Peretyatko soprano

Olesya Petrova mezzo-soprano

Boris Stepanov tenor

Christoph Seidl bass

THE KOZLOVSKY REQUIEM REVIVING A CHORAL MASTERPIECE

Amidst the repertory of rare choral treasures lies one jewel which evokes excited praise from choral enthusiasts: the 65-minute Requiem by Russian-Polish composer Osip Kozlovsky (1757 – 1831), a masterwork that has been praised alongside the revered counterparts by Mozart and Verdi.

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Choruses and a stellar cast of soloists led by Music Director Hans Graf presents this Asian premiere, preceded by Mozart’s “little G minor symphony”, made famous by the opening of the film, Amadeus.

Tickets | $15 - $88

Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183

Requiem in E-flat minor Asian Premiere

MOZART OSIP KOZLOVSKY

© BRYAN VAN DER BEEK © BDANIIL RABOVSKY © ANDREY REVENKO © ALEXEY KOVALEV © JULIA WESELY

WINDS ABOVE THE SEA – HANS GRAF AND HE ZIYU

In 1920, Stravinsky wrote the Symphonies of Wind Instruments, a contemplative essay for two dozen wind instruments from flute to tuba, as a tribute to Debussy. This fascinating programme shifts to high gear with fast-rising Chinese violinist marvel He Ziyu in Stravinsky’s fascinating Violin Concerto, before the Singapore Symphony Orchestra surfs the waves with its signature piece on record, Debussy’s evocation of the sea, La Mer.

Tickets | $15 - $88

14 APR 2023

STRAVINSKY

DEBUSSY

Symphonies of Wind Instruments

Violin Concerto in D* La Mer

Esplanade Concert Hall

Singapore Symphony Orchestra Hans Graf Music Director He Ziyu violin*

© TOBIAS HÖFINGER

Joe Hisaishi in Concert

THU & FRI 7.30pm

20 & 21 APR 2023

Esplanade Concert Hall

Singapore Symphony Orchestra Joe Hisaishi conductor

This concert is presented by Williow Arts. Ticketing details to be announced at a later date.

K ings & Queens of Opera

FRI 7.30pm

5 MAY 2023

Esplanade Concert Hall

The illustrious German soprano Diana Damrau and the magnificent French bass Nicolas Testé make a welcome return to Singapore. Attend this regal gala at the royal court of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, as we accompany these stars of the opera world in romantic arias and duets by Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi and more.

Tickets | $25 - $128

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Pavel Baleff conductor

Diana Damrau soprano

Nicolas Testé bass

“t he lea ding coloratura soprano in t he world”

FRI 7.30pm

19 MAY 2023

BY THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE OUT OF AFRICA, CINEMA PARADISO

It’s the end of our season but not before the Singapore Symphony takes you on a multi-coloured musical trip with these beloved tunes for orchestra. We’ll take you on a cinematic experience from Italian nostalgia to Out of Africa, framed by graceful Viennese waltz, genteel Spanish fantasias, Mexican dance and American Broadway. The show’s not ending, it’s just starting!

Tickets | $15 - $88

BERNSTEIN RODRIGO

BARRY MORRICONE DELERUE STRAUSS II

ELGAR

MONCAYO

LUMBYE

Three Dances Episodes from On The Town Fantasía para un gentilhombre*

Out of Africa

Cinema Paradiso (arr. Morley)

Thème de Camille from Le Mépris

The Blue Danube Waltz

Sospiri

Huapango

Champagne Galop

Victoria Concert Hall

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Rodolfo Barráez Associate Conductor Kevin Loh guitar*

SSO In Your Community

Come experience the beauty and thrill of classical music with the compliments of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Rodolfo Barráez Associate Conductor

SSO LUNCHTIME CONCERT

9 MAR 2023

THU 12.30pm Victoria Concert Hall

SSO IN YOUR COMMUNITY

10 MAR 2023

FRI 7.30pm

The Republic Cultural Centre Theatre, Republic Polytechnic

Venue Partner

CHIKAKO SASAKI SECOND VIOLIN

MUSIC IN THE MEADOW

12 MAR 2023

SUN 6.30pm

The Meadow, Gardens by the Bay

This concert will be streamed live on SSO Facebook

SSO MOTHER’S DAY CONCERT

14 MAY 2023

SUN 6.00pm

Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage, Singapore Botanic Gardens

This concert will be streamed live on SSO Facebook

Venue Partner

For details, please visit www.sso.org.sg

Venue Partner Presented by

With You, WE CAN BUILD The Future of Music.

In our journey of 44 years in giving meaning to music, we owe our achievements and milestones to all who have helped build the SSO since day one - our passionate audiences, talented musicians, and generous patrons who have placed your national orchestra on the world map.

How can you help?

While SSO is supported partially by funding from the Singapore government, a significant part can only be unlocked as matching grants when we receive donations from the public. If you are in a position to do so, please consider making a donation to support your orchestra – Build the future by giving in the present.

As a valued patron of the SSO, you will receive many benefits.

For donations of $100 and above

Donations of $100 and above will entitle you to priority bookings, and discounts^ on SSG Concerts.  For tax residents of Singapore, all donations may be entitled to a tax deduction of 2.5 times the value of your donation.

*Complimentary ticket benefits do not apply to Esplanade & Premier Box seats, or supporters who give through a fundraising event. ^Discounts are not applicable for purchase of Esplanade & Premier Box seats.

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 is a charity and not-for-profit organisation. To find out more, please visit www.sso.org.sg/support-us, or write to Nikki Chuang at nikki@sso.org.sg

Special Recognition

We recognise major gifts that help sustain the future of the Singapore Symphony Group. The recognition includes naming of a position in the SSO or in our affiliated performance groups such as the Singapore National Youth Orchestra and the Singapore Symphony Choruses.

SSO CONCERTMASTER, GK GOH CHAIR

In July 2017, the SSO established the GK Goh Chair for the Concertmaster. Mr Goh Geok Khim and his family have been long-time supporters of the national orchestra. We are grateful for the donations from his family and friends towards this Chair, especially Mr and Mrs Goh Yew Lin for their most generous contribution.

Mr Igor Yuzefovich was the inaugural GK Goh Concertmaster Chair from July 2017 to June 2018. The position is currently vacant.

SSO PRINCIPAL CELLO, THE HEAD FOUNDATION CHAIR

In recognition of a generous gift from The HEAD Foundation, we announced the naming of our Principal Cello, “The HEAD Foundation Chair” in November 2019. The Chair is currently held by Principal Cellist Ng Pei-Sian.

SSO PRINCIPAL FLUTE, STEPHEN RIADY CHAIR

In recognition of a generous gift from Dr Stephen Riady, we announced in May 2022 the naming of our Principal Flute, “Stephen Riady Chair”. The position is currently held by our Principal Flutist Jin Ta.

A Standing Ovation

TO OUR DONOR PATRONS

We would like to express our deepest appreciation to the following individuals and organisations who support our mission to create memorable shared experiences with music in the past year.

Without your support, it would be impossible for the SSO to continue to strive for artistic excellence and touch the hearts of audiences.

PATRON SPONSOR

Tote Board Group

(Tote Board, Singapore Pools & Singapore Turf Club)

MAESTRO CIRCLE

Mr & Mrs Goh Yew Lin

Stephen Riady Group of Foundations

Temasek Foundation

The HEAD Foundation

CONCERTMASTER CIRCLE

Ho Ching

Yong Hon Kong Foundation

SYMPHONY CIRCLE

In Memory of SH Chng

Prof Arnoud De Meyer

Dr & Mrs Antoine & Christina Firmenich

Foundation Of Rotary Clubs (Singapore) Ltd

Rod Hyland Lee Foundation

The Santosa Family

The Tanoto Family

CONCERTO CIRCLE

Dennis Au & Geraldine Choong

Bloomberg Singapore Pte Ltd

Cara & Tamara Chang

Chua Khee Chin

Jerry Chang

Embassy of France in Singapore

Far East Organization

Holywell Foundation

Devika & Sanjiv Misra

Geoffrey & Ai Ai Wong

Yong Ying-I

Dr Thomas Zuellig & Mary Zuellig

Anonymous (1)

OVERTURE PATRONS

Cavazos Tinajero Family

Prof Cham Tao Soon

Alan Chan

Prof Chan Heng Chee

Dr & Mrs Choy Khai Meng

Christopher Fussner

Dr Geh Min

Vanessa & Darren Iloste

JCCI Singapore Foundation

Lee Li-Ming

Leong Wai Leng

Lian Huat Group

Michael Lien

Mavis Lim Geck Chin

SERENADE PATRONS

Bryan Carmichael

Creative Eateries Pte Ltd

DBS

Mr & Mrs Dorian Goh

Goh Sze Wei

Ho Bee Foundation

Steven & Liwen Holmes

Katherine Kennedy-White

Leong Wah Kheong

Suzanne Lim Chin Ping

Dr Adrian Mondry

msm-productions

RHAPSODY PATRONS

Jocelyn Aw

Lito & Kim Camacho

Cham Gee Len

Bobby Chin

Evelyn Chin

Mr & Mrs Choo Chiau Beng

Adrian Chua Tsen Leong

KC Chuang

Mr & Mrs Winston Hauw

Khoo Boon Hui

Kris Foundation

Sajith Kumar

Winston & Valerie Kwek

Viktor & Sonja Leendertz

Er Stephen Leong

Charmaine Lim

Prof & Mrs Lim Seh Chun

Liu Chee Ming

Marina Bay Sands

Kai Nargolwala NSL Ltd

Dr Eddy Ooi

Pavilion Capital

Priscylla Shaw

Prof Gralf & Silvia Sieghold

Tan Meng Cheng Ivan

Tantallon Capital Advisors Pte Ltd

Wong Hong Ching

David Zemans & Catherine Poyen

Anonymous (3)

nTan Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd

PropertyGuru Group

David Ramli

Robin & Katie Rawlings

Sembcorp Energy For Good Fund

Tibor Szabady

Tan Seow Yen

Rhys Thompson & Zara Dang

United Overseas Bank Ltd

Andrew & Stephanie Vigar

Anonymous (5)

Dr Darren Lim

Junko & Stuart Liventals

Prof Tamas Makany & Julie Schiller

Joshua Margolis & Chong Eun Baik

Meng

Esmé Parish & Martin Edwards

Ian & Freda Rickword

Charles Robertson

Ron & Janet Stride

Gillian & Daniel Tan

Aileen Tang

Anthony Tay

Jinny Wong

Wicky Wong

Anonymous (8)

PRELUDE PATRONS

Marcelo Viccario Achoa

Aloha Dental Pte Ltd

Ang Jian Zhong

Ang Seow Long

Kaiyan Asplund & Family

Dr Taige Cao

Chan Ah Khim

Vivian P J Chandran

Chang Chee Pey

Yuna Chang

Jeanie Cheah

Cynthia Chee

Dr Jonathan Chee

Cheng Eng Aun

Cheng Wei

Peter Chew

Dr Faith Chia

Anthony Chng

Pamela Chong

Tiffany Choong & Shang Thong Kai

Chor Siew Chun

Lenny Christina

Jonathan A Chu

Clarence Chua

Jennie Chua

Sally Chy

Pierre Colignon

DCP

Dong Yingqiu

Jeremy Ee

Fergus Evans

Jamie Lloyd Evans

Elizabeth Fong

John & Pauline Foo

Paul Foo

Gan Yit Koon

Goh Chiu Gak

Cynthia Goh

Goh Geok Ling

Mrs Goh Keng Hoong

Michael Goh

Goh Shin Ping Chiraporn

Vivien Goh

Guo Zhenru

Jerry Gwee

Richard Hartung

Dr Guy J P Hentsch

Ichiro Hirao

Ho Jin Yong

Mr & Mrs Simon Ip

The Kauffman-Yeoh Family

Ernest Khoo

Khor Cheng Kian

Belinda Koh Yuh Ling

Helen Koh

Terri Koh

In Memory of Timothy Kok Tse En

Colin Lang

Mr & Mrs Winson Lay

Joshen Lee

Kristen Lee

Lee Mun Ping

Dr Norman Lee

Dr Lee Suan Yew

Douglas Leong

Wendy Leong Marnyi

Li Danqi

Dr Bettina Lieske

Liew Wei Li

Edith & Sean Lim

Candice Ling

Firenze Loh

Low Boon Hon

Low Hong Kuan

Alwyn Loy

Benjamin Ma

Andre Maniam

Megan, Raeanne & Gwyneth

Francoise Mei

Ng Wan Ching & Wong Meng Leong

Ngiam Shih Chun

Joy Ochiai

Monique Ong

Audrey Phua

Preetha Pillai

Robert Khan & Co Pte Ltd

Danai Sae-Han

Yuri Sayawaki

Bumke Scheer Family

Thierry Schrimpf

Peter Seah

Omar Slim

Soh Leng Wan

Casey Tan Khai Hee

Celine Tan

Tan Cheng Guan

Dr Tan Chin Nam

Dr Giles Ming Yee Tan

Gordon HL Tan

Joanne Tan

Tan Lian Yok

Tan Pei Jie

Prof Tan Ser Kiat

Tan Yee Deng

Tang See Chim

Tee Linda

David Teng

Jessie Thng

Mario Van der Meulen

Manju & Arudra Vangal

Amanda Walujo

Nicole Wang Remes

Wong Yan Lei Grace

Jennifer S Wu

Wu Peihui

Valerie Wu Peichan

Ivan Yeo

Yong Seow Kin

The Sohn Yong Family

Yasmin Zahid

Zhang Zheng Anonymous (35)

This list reflects donations that were made from 1 Oct 2021 to 30 Sep 2022. We would like to express our sincere thanks to donors whose names were inadvertently left out at print time.

The Singapore Symphony Group is a charity and a not-for-profit organisation.

Singapore tax-payers may qualify for 250% tax deduction for donations made. You can support us by donating at www.sso.org.sg/donate or www.giving.sg/sso.

CORPORATE PATRONAGE

Form a special relationship with Singapore’s national orchestra and increase your brand recognition among an influential and growing audience.

SPONSORSHIP

We provide our Corporate Patrons with impressive entertainment and significant branding opportunities. Through our tailored sponsorship packages, corporates may benefit from:

• Publicity and hospitality opportunities at an SSO concert or your private event,

• Acknowledgement and mentions in SSO’s key publicity channels,

• National Arts Council (NAC) Patron of the Arts nominations

• Tax benefits.

Sponsorship packages start at $10,000 and can be tailored to your company’s branding needs.

PARTNERSHIP

We partner with various corporates through tailored in-kind sponsorship and exchange of services. Current and recent partnerships include Official Hotel, Official Airline, and we offer other exciting titles.

ADVERTISING

Our corporate advertising packages start at $2,500, with platforms such as the Corporate E-newsletter Bravissimo, SSO’s website and concert booklets.

For more details, please write to Chelsea Zhao at chelsea.zhao@sso.org.sg.

HEARTFELT THANKS TO OUR CORPORATE PATRONS

Temasek Foundation

The HEAD Foundation

Stephen Riady Group of Foundations

Yong Hon Kong Foundation

Lee Foundation

Foundation of Rotary Clubs (Singapore) Ltd

IN-KIND SPONSORS

SMRT Corporation

Singapore Airlines Symphony 924

Your support makes it possible for us to host world-renowned artists, including the Singapore debut of piano legend Martha Argerich in 2018.

We look forward to seeing you in the air again

An elevated experience awaits on board the world’s most awarded airline

As a broad-based grantmaking organisation, Tote Board works closely with stakeholders and partners to support broad and diverse worthy projects in the sectors of Arts & Culture, Community Development, Education, Health, Social Service and Sports. Through these projects, Tote Board helps to uplift the community by giving hope to vulnerable groups and improving the lives of all in Singapore.

s goal is to help build a positive change and contribute towards building an inclusive, resilient and vibrant community, while fostering a caring and compassionate nation.

The Singapore National Youth Orchestra demonstrates the extraordinary capability of our inspired youth.

Formally established in 1980, we have welcomed generations of youths to the life-changing experience of playing orchestra music, performing locally as well as representing Singapore at prestigious concert halls and music festivals overseas. Over the years, the SNYO has performed in concert venues and music festivals across Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia and the United Kingdom. Today we are 180 youths aged 10 to 21, from more than 60 schools across Singapore. The SNYO family consists of a main orchestra and a junior orchestra, where they are guided by professional musicians in rehearsals, sectionals and masterclasses.

SEOW YIBIN Associate Conductor

JOSHUA TAN Principal Conductor

PETER STARK Principal Guest Conductor

The SNYO remains a warm and inviting community for youth who love playing music together, where meaningful friendships are made for life. Our programme is accessible to talented youth musicians with selected individual lesson subsidy and travel grants for tours as well as participation in exchange programmes.

Since 2018, Joshua Tan assumed the position of Principal Conductor for the SNYO and Peter Stark was appointed as its first-ever Principal Guest Conductor. We are recognised by the Ministry of Education as a National Project of Excellence, and part of the Singapore Symphony Group — the arts charity that also manages the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

www.snyo.org.sg

Singapore National Youth Orchestra

Vision

To inspire a lifelong love for music and a dedication to exceptional orchestral performance

Mission

Through the playing of orchestral classical music, we nurture future generations of musicians and build a vibrant music community for Singapore

Singapore Symphony Choruses

The Singapore Symphony Choruses is a premier choral body comprising the Singapore Symphony Chorus, Singapore Symphony Youth Choir and Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir.

Since 1980, the Choruses have seen membership from diverse ages, backgrounds and nationalities. Regularly sharing the stage with the SSO, the Choruses record and tour with the orchestra, as well as give their own performances in Singapore and abroad. Through holistic training that nurtures artistic growth and personal development, the Choruses aim to articulate an ecosystem of choral excellence. Repertoire for the respective choruses straddle musical worlds and styles, ranging from orchestral masterpieces to a cappella favourites, and spanning the Renaissance to contemporary 21st-century music.

In the first year of the pandemic, the Choruses released a music video, “We Will Get There” to rally the nation. In 2021, the Choruses challenged the boundaries of remote collaborations in music-making, and presented a one-of-itskind joint choral production “Longing”, entirely enabled by technology.

www.sso.org.sg/choruses

Celebrating Choral Excellence

Singing is a joyful experience, and singing together is a celebration. The Singapore Symphony Chorus offers talented and passionate choristers a platform to come together to perform great symphonic works at the highest standards. In coming together in their shared love for music, the Chorus is a warm community of like-minded choristers, that represents the pinnacle of choral excellence in Singapore.

Since its first performance on 13 June 1980, the Chorus has established itself as one of the finest symphony choruses in the region. The Chorus has performed with renowned conductors including Okko Kamu, Lan Shui, Lim Yau, Masaaki Suzuki and Sofi Jeannin – amassing a wide repertoire such as Rachmaninov’s The Bells, Arvo Pärt’s Te Deum, Britten’s War Requiem, and Bach’s St John Passion, amongst others.

SSC EVENT

The Kozlovsky Requiem

7 Apr, Esplanade Concert Hall

EUDENICE PALARUAN CHORAL DIRECTOR SHANE THIO REHEARSAL PIANIST

SSYC EVENT

The Kozlovsky Requiem

7 Apr, Esplanade Concert Hall

Inspiring Choral Passion

Comprised of Singapore’s finest young choristers aged 17 to 28, the Singapore Symphony Youth Choir is an energetic ensemble inaugurated in 2016 to complement the SSO with a chorus of vibrant voices.

Exploring the best of different musical worlds and styles, the Youth Choir has performed Scriabin’s Prometheus, Puccini’s La bohème, as well as recorded Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. Within the last seasons, the Youth Choir has had opportunities to perform with world renowned conductors and tour with the SSC and SSO, to present at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas in Kuala Lumpur. In 2021, at the height of the pandemic, the Youth Choir continually challenged and overcame performing limitations to produce a digital production of its own, “Where I Belong”.

WONG LAI FOON CHOIRMASTER EVELYN HANDRISANTO REHEARSAL PIANIST

Nurturing Choral Brilliance

Formed in 2006, the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir has established itself as the leading children’s choir in Singapore. With over 200 members aged 9 to 18, the choir enriches young singers through holistic choral training that nurtures artistic growth and personal development.

The Children's Choir has performed great choral masterpieces with the SSO and with distinguished conductors such as Lim Yau, Claus Peter Flor, Sofi Jeannin, François-Xavier Roth and Julie Desbordes. It has toured and performed at the Philharmonie de Paris in collaboration with Maîtrise de Radio France, as well as at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas in Kuala Lumpur with the Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra in concert.

In Singapore, the Children's Choir has an active performing calendar. It has sung at the Istana, shared the stage with critically acclaimed The King’s Singers, and presented at the 33rd ASEAN Summit. The choir actively commissions and performs works by Darius Lim, Zechariah Goh, and Cultural Medallion winner Kelly Tang, amongst many others.

WONG LAI FOON CHOIRMASTER GABRIEL HOE REHEARSAL PIANIST

COMMITTEES

NOMINATING AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Goh Yew Lin (Chair)

Prof Arnoud De Meyer (Treasurer)

Geoffrey Wong

Yong Ying-I

HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE

Yong Ying-I (Chair)

Chng Kai Fong

Prof Arnoud De Meyer

Heinrich Grafe

Doris Sohmen-Pao

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

Geoffrey Wong (Chair)

Sanjiv Misra

David Goh

Alex Lee

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Yee Chen Fah (Chair)

Warren Fernandez

Lim Mei

Jovi Seet

SNYO COMMITTEE

Liew Wei Li (Chair)

Prof Qin Li-Wei

Benjamin Goh

Vivien Goh

Dr Kee Kirk Chin

Clara Lim-Tan

SSO COUNCIL

Alan Chan (Chair)

Odile Benjamin

Prof Chan Heng Chee

Choo Chiau Beng

Dr Geh Min

Heinrich Grafe

Khoo Boon Hui

Prof Tommy Koh

Lim Mei

JY Pillay

Dr Stephen Riady

Priscylla Shaw

Prof Gralf Sieghold

Andreas Sohmen-Pao

Prof Bernard Tan

Dr Tan Chin Nam

Tan Choo Leng

Tan Soo Nan

Wee Ee Cheong

SSO MUSICIANS’ COMMITTEE

Mario Choo

Guo Hao

David Smith

Wang Xu

Christoph Wichert

Elaine Yeo

Zhao Tian

SINGAPORE SYMPHONY GROUP MANAGEMENT

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Chng Hak-Peng

Kenneth Kwok (CEO-designate)

ARTISTIC PLANNING

Hans Sørensen (Head)

Artistic Administration

Teo Chew Yen

Jodie Chiang

Lynnette Chng

OPERATIONS

Ernest Khoo (Head)

Library

Lim Lip Hua (Head)

Avik Chari

Wong Yi Wen

Orchestra Management

Chia Jit Min (Head)

Peck Xin Hui

Production Management

Noraihan Bte Nordin (Head)

Fenella Ng

Giovanni Harris

Ramayah Elango

Khairi Edzhairee

Jan Soh (Digital Producer)

COMMUNITY IMPACT

Kok Tse Wei (Head)

Community Engagement

Kua Li Leng (Head)

Erin Tan

Samantha Lim

Terrence Wong

Choral Programmes

Kua Li Leng (Head)

Regina Lee

Whitney Tan

Mimi Syaahira Bte Ruslaine

Singapore National Youth Orchestra

Pang Siu Yuin (Head)

Tang Ya Yun

Tan Sing Yee

ABRSM

Patricia Yee

Lai Li-Yng

Joong Siow Chong

Freddie Loh

May Looi

William Teo

CEO OFFICE

Shirin Foo

Musriah Bte Md Salleh

PATRONS

Development

Chelsea Zhao (Head)

Anderlin Yeo

Nikki Chuang

Charmaine Fong

Elliot Lim

Jessica Lee

Marketing Communications

Cindy Lim (Head)

Chia Han-Leon (Content Lead)

Calista Lee (Digital Projects)

Sean Tan

Myrtle Lee

Hong Shu Hui

Jana Loh

Sherilyn Lim

Elizabeth Low

Customer Experience

Randy Teo

Dacia Cheang

Joy Tagore

CORPORATE SERVICES

Finance, IT & Facilities

Rick Ong (Head)

Alan Ong

Goh Hoey Fen

Loh Chin Huat

Md Zailani Bin Md Said

Human Resources and Legal

Valeria Tan (Head)

Janice Yeo

Fionn Tan

Evelyn Siew

Edward Loh

Organisation Development

Lillian Yin

TICKET PRICES

SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS

Esplanade Concert Hall Victoria Concert Hall

GALA CONCERTS

Gala: Mahler’s Wunderhorn with Hans Graf and Sumi Hwang (20 Jan 2023)

Gala: Kings & Queens of Opera (5 May 2023)

SSO POPS

Tribute to Bill Evans (6 Jan 2023)

FAMILY CONCERTS

Concerts for Children: Journey Around The World (18 & 19 Mar 2023)

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

GU BING JIE FIXED CHAIR VIOLA

ZHAO YING XUE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL CONTRABASSOON

WANG WEI ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL BASS TROMBONE

AFFORDABLE TICKETS FOR SCHOOLS

Young Symphony Explorers

Our Young Symphony Explorers initiative lets children and students enjoy world-class performances by SSO at the Esplanade Concert Hall and Victoria Concert Hall. School groups can apply for ticket prices as low as $10, and charity groups can apply for free tickets.

CONCERTS

Schools are able to use the Tote Board Arts Grant to subsidise up to 50% (excluding GST) of the final ticket price. Prices before booking fee.

Tickets in Cat 3-6 are kept affordable with the support of Temasek Foundation.

Contact our Customer Experience team at (65) 6602 4245 or ticketing@sso.org.sg

For charity organisations, write to us at corporate@sso.org.sg.

SUPPORT THE YOUNG SYMPHONY EXPLORERS

Going to a concert for the first time can be an unforgettable experience for a young person.

We believe that every child should get to enjoy music, regardless of their financial situation. That is why we have set up the Young Symphony Explorers initiative. Through this programme we provide complimentary or discounted tickets to students and other children who may not have the means to attend our concerts.

To find out more and support with a donation please write to Nikki Chuang at nikki@sso.org.sg.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS

HOW TO BOOK

Online at www.sso.org.sg

Call SISTIC at (65) 6348 5555

Visit the SSO box office at the Victoria Concert Hall, or any SISTIC authorized agent near you.

ADMISSION GUIDELINES

SSO Subscription and Gala Concerts

Admission age: 7 years old

SSO Pops: Tribute to Bill Evans

Admission age: 5 years old

Concerts for Children

Recommended for ages 4 and above. No admission for infants-in-arms.

Tickets are required for every child.

CORPORATE BOOKINGS

Please contact our Customer Experience Team at (65) 6602 4245, WhatsApp (65) 8282 3709 or email ticketing@sso.org.sg for assistance.

CONCESSIONS

Students, senior citizens (55 years and above), full-time NSF men and persons with disabilities (PWDs) enjoy concession discounts on production of identification. Venue ushers may request to view a valid concession pass. Concession tickets are strictly non-transferable.

*information valid at time of print

WHEN TO BOOK

SSO Donors & SSO Friends Season Pass:

Priority sale: 18 Oct 2022

Public:

On sale: 25 Oct 2022

CHAN YOONG-HAN FIXED CHAIR FIRST VIOLIN

M

MAJOR

Mr & Mrs

Goh Yew Lin

SEASON P A R TNER S

Official Radio St ation

Official Community Par tner

Official Outdoor Media Par tner

Official Air line

SEASON P A T R O N S

The mission of the Singapore Symphony Group is to create memorable shared experiences with music. Through the SSO and its affiliated per forming groups, we spread the love for music, nur ture talent and enrich our diverse communities. The Singapore Symphony Orchestra is a charity and not-for-profit organisation. You can suppor t us by donating at www.sso.org.sg/donate.

Stephen Riady Group of Foundations