SSO Pre-Concert Talk: Prize Premieres

Thursday, 17 Jul 08
6.30pm – 7.00pm
Prize Premieres
Open Stage, library@esplanade

Speaker: Ng Tian Hui, local composer
Guest appearance by composer, Zhou Long

Internationally recognized for creating a unique body of music that brings together the aesthetic concepts and musical elements of East and West, Zhou Long is a pioneer in transferring the idiomatic sounds and techniques of ancient Chinese musical traditions to modern Western instruments and ensembles. Join local composer Ng Tian Hui as he leads you on an exciting dialogue in an attempt to discover more about Zhou Long and his much anticipated Flute Concerto which will have its world premiere by the SSO in this concert.

SSO Pre-Concert Talks

Want to know interesting facts about the music and composers to be performed by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra?

Join our speakers one hour prior to selected concerts as they pour their passion and energy into bringing music alive for the novice and the experienced music lover alike. Our talks are informal, informative and interactive. Get the most out of your concert-going experience by attending the concert after each pre-concert talk!

Admission to all Pre-Concert Talks is free.

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Prize Premieres

Thu, 17 Jul 08
7:30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall

Featuring:
Lan Shui conductor
Sharon Bezaly flute

Repertoire/ Programme:
ZHOU LONG – Flute Concerto WORLD PREMIERE
RACHMANINOV – Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Synopsis:
Sharon Bezaly joins the SSO in the much-anticipated world premiere of Zhou Long’s Flute Concerto. The failure of his First Symphony caused Rachmaninov to approach his Second with much trepidation, but it would turn out to be an expansive work filled with inspired and memorable melodies which won the Glinka prize the year it was premiered.

For ticketing and other information, please visit the SSO website, here.