VCH Presents 2017/18 Guide

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The VCH Presents Series showcases some of the finest musicians of our time through diverse programmes which transcend boundaries. For light-hearted musical encounters, the VCH Presents Lite! series will introduce chamber music in a fun way.

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30 JULY 2017 SUN | 4PM

JIN TA & FRIENDS

8 JULY 2017 SAT | 7.30PM

GIL SHAHAM & ADELE ANTHONY Begin your journey on the other side of the world, dancing to the rustic folk tunes of Eastern Europe, and arrive at post-World War I America in the Jazz Age. Virtuoso couple Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony brings to life the intimate dialogues between two violins, presenting a refreshing repertoire for violin duo including selections from Béla Bartók’s 44 Duos for 2 Violins and an arrangement of jazz favourite Sweet Georgia Brown. Technical fireworks are abound as they tackle a selection of Wieniawski’s demanding EtudesCaprices, Op. 18.

Gil Shaham, violin Adele Anthony, violin Tickets: $58, $38, $20 | Concessions: $15 20% off for ticketholders of SSO’s 7 July concert

No composer evokes more fun than Astor Piazzolla.

Even with music written as technical exercises, he can get you grooving, and when you add percussion to it, you will find yourself dancing like an experienced Tango Bailarin. You would think it doesn’t get any better than that, but with Henry Mancini, who brought you the famous Pink Panther theme and Moon River, it is guaranteed to be a concert buzzing with excitement. After all, what better way to end a Sunday afternoon than by dancing into the evening with Mike Mower’s Sonata Latino, a work which incorporates Salsa, Bossa Nova, Rumba and other Latin American musical styles.

Jin Ta, flute Liu Jia, piano Guennadi Mouzyka, double bass Mark Suter, percussion Tickets: $38, $20 | Concessions: $15

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21 SEPTEMBER 2017 THU | 7.30PM

15 OCTOBER 2017 SUN | 7.30PM

LONDON HAYDN QUARTET

THE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA PRESENTS BEETHOVEN’S SYMPHONIES NO. 1 & 9

“A story, a song, a dance and a party”, each a fitting metaphor for life. Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 64 No. 5 nicknamed “The Lark” encapsulates the essence of each tale in four exquisite movements, an optimistic wave at freedom as he left the Esterhazy court for London. Considered the father of string quartets, Haydn’s virtuosity is revealed in the dazzling String Quartet Op. 54 No. 3.

The programme also features one of Mozart’s greatest chamber works, the Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581, its radiance a façade for his misery during one of his most difficult times.

This charming programme is brought to you by one of the world’s leading period instrument string quartets, the London Haydn Quartet.

Beethoven had a foot in each of two centuries when he wrote his first symphony. Born a classicist whose mischief led to a "wrong key" start, his first symphony exhibited all the traits one would associate with the composer – brash, impassioned, uncompromising. In this unique pairing of symphonies, watch how Beethoven stumbled across Romanticism. His deafness and genius culminated in the creation of his last symphony, giving us a work so well-known and so relevant – for the Ninth continues to be a representation of the unending possibilities of the symphonic form and a message of renewal and hope.

Catherine Manson, violin Michael Gurevich, violin John Crockatt, viola Jonathan Manson, cello Eric Hoeprich, clarinet

Lim Yau, conductor The Philharmonic Orchestra The Philharmonic Chamber Choir NAFA Chamber Choir

Tickets: $38, $20 | Concessions: $15

Tickets: $58, $38, $20 | Concessions: $15

22 OCTOBER 2017 SUN | 4PM

CELLISSO They say the cello is the instrument that most closely imitates the human voice.

The sublime collaboration of the 10 cellists of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra conjures an opera that explores the depths of imagination with Carl Vine’s Inner World, to the capacity of simplicity in Arvo Pärt’s Fratres, a work that exemplifies the composer’s own tintinnabuli style. The diverse set of works that displays the cello’s versatility also includes Giovanni Sollima’s charged Violoncelles, vibrez!, while dynamic soprano Jeong Ae Ree joins the ensemble in Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos’ adventurous Bachianas Brasileiras.

Jeong Ae Ree, soprano Ng Pei-Sian, cello Yu Jing, cello Guo Hao, cello

Chan Wei Shing, cello Song Woon Teng, cello Wang Yan, cello Wang Zihao, cello

Tickets: $38, $20 | Concessions: $15

Peter Wilson, cello Wu Dai Dai, cello Zhao Yu Er, cello

23 FEBRUARY 2018 | FRI | 7.30PM

GOLD 50: THE KING’S SINGERS 24 FEBRUARY 2018 | SAT | 7.30PM

THE KING’S SINGERS WITH THE SINGAPORE SYMPHONY CHILDREN’S CHOIR In 1968, the original six King’s Singers came together through their shared love of singing and quickly became renowned for their mesmerising performances and the unique diversity of their music. From the rich polyphony of sacred renaissance music to familiar tunes you hum to, GOLD charts a journey through the music that’s defined their career over the last 50 years, and moves on to exciting and unexplored musical worlds. An alchemy of ancient and modern, serious and light-hearted, expected and unexpected. GOLD crowns half a century of dedication to music, and looks ahead with unbridled energy to the next 50 years and beyond.

The second day of their Singapore visit also presents a very special collaboration with the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir. The marriage of charming virtuosity and youthful energy promises a memorable evening of delights.

Patrick Dunachie, countertenor Timothy Wayne-Wright, countertenor Julian Gregory, tenor Christopher Bruerton, baritone

Christopher Gabbitas, baritone Jonathan Howard, bass Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir Wong Lai Foon, choirmaster

Tickets: $88, $68, $48, $20 | Concessions: $35, $15

12 & 13 MAY 2018 SAT | 7.30PM SUN | 4PM

LA VOIX HUMAINE Fear of rejection and painful loss of love, breaking up is hard to do.

La Voix Humaine, Francis Poulenc’s tragédie lyrique of Jean Cocteau’s monologue is an intimate, powerful and moving solo opera work.

Directed by Ivan Heng, join soprano Jennifer Lien, pianist Shane Thio and multimedia artist Brian Gothong Tan as they bring to life a conversation between a woman on the edge and her soon to be ex-lover.

Jennifer Lien, soprano Shane Thio, piano Ivan Heng, director & set design Brian Gothong Tan, multimedia artist & set design Tickets: $98, $78, $48, $28 | Concessions: $35, $15

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Special Discounts 2-Concert Package: 20% off (Cat 1-2) Friends of the SSO: 10% off Esplanade&Me, Gallery Insider & Kinokuniya Privilege Card: 10% off (Cat 1-3)

School Bookings Please call (65) 6602 4245 or email ticketing@sso.org.sg for assistance.

Concessions Senior citizens (55 years and above), fulltime NSF men and full-time students enjoy concession discounts on production of identification. Venue ushers may request to view a valid concession pass. Concession tickets are strictly non-transferable.

No admission for children below 6 years of age unless otherwise indicated.