SSO Pre-Concert Talk: Stirrings of Youth

Sat, 4 Oct 08, 6.30pm – 7.00pm
Stirrings of Youth
Mona Lim, Assistant Director, NUS, Centre for the Arts
Open Stage, library@esplanade

Be inspired by the heart-thumping sound of masterpieces by Debussy, Mozart, Prokofiev and Schumann and find out how they have inspired many over the ages. Join Mona Lim as she shares interesting anecdotes on these composers’ lives and their compositions.

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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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Stirrings of Youth

Sat, 4 Oct 08
7:30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall

Featuring:
Lü Jia conductor
Vladimir Feltsman piano

Repertoire/ Programme:
DEBUSSY - Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
MOZART - Concert-Rondo in D major, K. 382
PROKOFIEV - Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major, Op. 10
SCHUMANN - Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert Duration (inclusive of 20 min intermission): Approx. 1 hr 40 min

Synopsis:
Prokofiev composed his First Concerto in 1912 whilst still a student at the Moscow Conservatory trying hard to define “the originality of my own musical style”. Schumann’s Fourth Symphony had a lukewarm reception, and underwent some ten years of revision before taking on its current form.

Pre-concert Talk: 6.30pm – Library@Esplanade

This concert is not available for birthday voucher redemption.

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