Les Toréadors, Introduction to Act I of Carmen Bizet Waltz of the Flowers Tchaikovsky
In the Hall of the Mountain King Grieg Castle in the Sky from Laputa
Cheerful Cha-Cha
Theme from Jaws
Star Wars Imperial March
Liberty Bell March
Joe Hisaishi (arr. Fujita)
Jill Townsend
John Williams
John Williams
John Philip Sousa
William Tell Overture Rossini
Can-Can Offenbach
Hungarian Dance No. 5 Brahms
Move along as you hear each piece!
Duration: approximately 1 hour (no intermission)
Post-show Meet-and-Greet
Come meet conductor, Leonard Tan and William Ledbetter (Uncle Bill) at the foyer after the concert!
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!
Leonard Tan conductor
Hi, my name is Leonard Tan,
and I am absolutely thrilled to be your conductor for today’s SSO concert! I have been conducting for more than 20 years, and few things bring me greater joy than sharing my joy and love of music with both the orchestra and audience! I truly believe in the transformative power of great orchestral music: its ability to inspire, comfort, heal, and most importantly, bring people together.
This is my fifteenth appearance with the SSO as a conductor, and I can’t thank the orchestra enough for all the wonderful music making! Thank you for supporting the SSO, both today, and the many more to come. May the joy of music surround you always!
William Ledbetter (Uncle Bill) presenter
Hello boys and girls!
My name is Uncle Bill and I’ve always loved music – even when I was a little boy, I would listen to it on a record player (we didn’t have computers and handphones back then!).
I’m so glad you have come today to join me as we listen to and play with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. This is a very special concert. Usually, we must sit still and just listen. But this concert is for kids like us! So we can hop, sway, and even sing along sometimes with the music. However it makes you feel!
So, open your ears and get ready for a lot of musical fun. TOGETHER!
THE ORCHESTRA Strings
FIRST VIOLIN
(Position vacant) Concertmaster, GK Goh Chair
David Coucheron Co-Principal Guest Concertmaster
Kevin Lin Co-Principal Guest Concertmaster
Kong Zhao Hui1 Associate Concertmaster
Chan Yoong-Han2 Assistant Principal
Cao Can*
Duan Yu Ling
Foo Say Ming
Jin Li
Kong Xianlong
Cindy Lee
Karen Tan
William Tan
Wei Zhe
Ye Lin*
Zhang Si Jing
Wilford Goh 3
SECOND VIOLIN
Sayuri Kuru Associate Principal
Nikolai Koval*
Hai-Won Kwok
Renyu Martin Peh^
Margit Saur
Shao Tao Tao
Wu Man Yun*
Xu Jueyi*
Yin Shu Zhan*
Zhao Tian
Yvonne Lee 3
Woodwinds
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
VIOLA
Manchin Zhang Principal, Tan Jiew Cheng Chair
Guan Qi Associate Principal
Gu Bing Jie* Assistant Principal
Marietta Ku
Luo Biao
Julia Park
Shui Bing
Janice Tsai
Dandan Wang
Yang Shi Li
Ho Qian Hui3
Patcharaphan Khumprakob 3
CELLO
Ng Pei-Sian Principal, The HEAD Foundation Chair
Yu Jing Associate Principal
Guo Hao Assistant Principal
Chan Wei Shing
Christopher Mui
Jamshid Saydikarimov
Song Woon Teng
Wang Yan
Wu Dai Dai
Zhao Yu Er
DOUBLE BASS
Yang Zheng Yi Acting Principal
Karen Yeo Assistant Principal
Po-Yu Fang
Victor Lee
Jacek Mirucki
Wang Xu
CLARINET
Ma Yue Principal
Li Xin Associate Principal
Liu Yoko
Tang Xiao Ping
BASS CLARINET
Tang Xiao Ping Assistant Principal
BASSOON
Guo Siping Principal
Liu Chang Associate Principal
Christoph Wichert
Zhao Ying Xue
CONTRABASSOON
Zhao Ying Xue Assistant Principal
Brasses
HORN
Austin Larson Principal
Gao Jian Associate Principal
Jamie Hersch Associate Principal
Marc-Antoine Robillard Associate Principal
Bryan Chong
Hoang Van Hoc
TRUMPET
Jon Paul Dante Principal
David Smith Associate Principal
Lau Wen Rong
Nuttakamon Supattranont
Percussion
TIMPANI
Christian Schiøler Principal
Mario Choo
PERCUSSION
Jonathan Fox Principal
Mark Suter Associate Principal
Mario Choo
Lim Meng Keh
TROMBONE
Allen Meek Principal
Damian Patti Associate Principal
Samuel Armstrong
BASS TROMBONE
Wang Wei Assistant Principal Lee Minhwan3
TUBA
Tomoki Natsume Principal
HARP
Gulnara Mashurova Principal Charmaine Teo 3
* With deep appreciation to the Rin Collection for their generous loan of string instruments.
^ Musician on annual contract
1 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.
2 Chan Yoong-Han performs on a David Tecchler, Fecit Roma An. D. 1700, courtesy of Mr G K Goh.
3 Guest Musician
Musicians listed alphabetically by family name rotate their seats on a per programme basis.
Draw a line to match the picture to the music piece
LES TOR EADORS FROM CARMEN CAN-CAN
THEME FROM JAWS
STAR WARS IMPERIAL MARCH
WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS
CASTLE IN THE SKY
LIBERTY BELL MARCH
UPCOMING FAMILY CONCERTS
Temasek Foundation × SSO Halloween
Spooktacular!
1 & 2 Nov 2025 Sat, 11am & 2pm l Sun, 11am Victoria Concert Hall
Put on your spookiest costume this Halloween and join us in this fun-filled, musical Halloween Spooktacular of wily witches, grinning ghouls and stumbling skeletons!
Wild Symphony
21 & 22 Mar 2026 Sat, 11am & 2pm l Sun, 11am Victoria Concert Hall
Embark on a journey of discovery and friendship with Wild Symphony, an interactive picture book and live concert experience composed by Dan Brown fusing family-friendly sounds and pithy poetry with a positive message.
