21 & 22 Mar 2026
Sat & Sun, 11am & 2pm
Victoria Concert Hall W i l d
m p h o n y
Pro g ra m m e
FEATURING
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Rodolfo Barráez Associate Conductor
Lian Sutton narrator
WHAT WE’RE PLAYING TODAY!
Wild Symphony Dan Brown
Duration: approximately 1 hour (no intermission)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
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!
Rodolfo Barráez Associate Conductor
Hi kids, I ’m Rodolfo!
Welcome to our concert! I come from Venezuela in South America - it’s on the opposite side of the Earth from Singapore. When I was about your age, I was taught music by the famous El Sistema music education programme in my country. I can play the violin but nowadays I conduct orchestras all over the world, from the Los Angeles
Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall to the Paris Opera to the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. In 2022, I joined the Singapore Symphony Orchestra family as Associate Conductor. You can watch me conduct the SSO at the Victoria and Esplanade Concert Halls, and also at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Let me bring you into the marvellous world of classical music!
Lian Sutton narrator
Hey kids, I’ll be your presenter today!
I'm Lian, a theatre-maker, artist and teacher in sunny Singapore! Usually, you can find me at the Dark Matter Theatrics collective and Off Root Theatrics, bringing stories to life. I graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with an honours degree in Acting and was even awarded the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2017 Life! Theatre Awards for my work in ‘Electra’. I went on to study further to get a Master’s in Arts Pedagogy and Practice. When I was your age, I trained in martial arts, and all that training helps me when I perform on stage.
TH E ORCH ES TR A
Strings
FIRST VIOLIN
Chan Yoong Han1 Acting Associate Concertmaster
William Tan
Kong Xian L.ong
Karen Tan
Zhang Si Jing
Wei Zhe
Jin Li
Bobur Eshpulatov 2
Helena Dawn Yah2
Yvonne Lee2
SECOND VIOLIN
Sayuri Kuru Associate Principal
Hai-Won Kwok
Zhao Tian
Nikolai Koval
Martin Peh
Ikuko Takahashi2
Tian Ye2
Wan Fangyuan2
VIOLA
Zhang Manchin Principal
Guan Qi Associate Principal
Janice Tsai
Julia Park
Chen Li
Luo Biao
CELLO
Ng Pei-Sian Principal
Wang Yan
Chan Wei Shing
Song Woon Teng
DOUBLE BASS
Karen Yeo Assistant Principal
Victor Lee
Fang Po-Yu
Woodwinds
FLUTE
Jin Ta Principal
Miao Shan Shan
PICCOLO
Miao Shan Shan
OBOE
Rachel Walker Principal
Elaine Yeo
COR ANGLAIS
Elaine Yeo Associate Principal
CLARINET
Li Xin Associate Principal
Liu Yoko
BASS CLARINET
Liu Yoko
BASSOON
Guo Siping Principal
Zhao Ying Xue
CONTRABASSOON
Zhao Ying Xue Assistant Principal
Brasses
HORN
Jamie Hersch Associate Principal
Hoang Van Hoc
TRUMPET
Jon Dante Principal
Lau Wen Rong
TROMBONE
Damian Patti Associate Principal
Percussion
TIMPANI
Mario Choo
PERCUSSION
Mark Suter Associate Principal
Lim Meng Keh
Derek Koh2
BASS TROMBONE
Wang Wei Assistant Principal
TUBA
Tomoki Natsume Principal
HARP
Gulnara Mashurova Principal
PIANO/CELESTA
Nicholas Loh2
* With deep appreciation to the Rin Collection for their generous loan of string instruments.
1 Chan Yoong-Han performs on a David Tecchler, Fecit Roma An. D. 1700, courtesy of Mr G K Goh.
2 Guest Musician
Musicians listed alphabetically by family name rotate their seats on a per programme basis.
MATCHING GAME
PIANO
FRENCH HORN
MARACAS
TAMBOURINE
HARP
TRIANGLE
TUBA
VIOLIN
CLARINET
FLUTE
TROMBONE
Draw a line from each name on the left to the matching instrument. Can you connect them all?
Upcoming events
SSO Open House
Sun, 31 May 2026
9am – 6pm, Victoria Concert Hall
Join us for a mix of performances, workshops and backstage tours!
Tickets from SSO.ORG.SG
SSO Organ Series: Fairy Tales & Fantasy
Sat, 6 Jun 2026
7.30pm, Victoria Concert Hall
Ma mère l’Oye: Singapore National Youth Orchestra with Singapore Ballet
Fri & Sat, 12 & 13 Jun 2026
7.30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall