Singapore International Festival of Music
Singapore’s first classical music festival, the inaugural Singapore International Festival of Music celebrates Singapore’s 50th jubilee and showcases young Singapore musicians. Themed War & Peace, the Festival will feature six main concerts commemorating the world’s great wars, a reminder that even hardship can bring forth great art. Similarly, moments of peace also led to fine music that built the foundations for more to come. With Singapore musicians as the pillars of the Festival, this homecoming series seeks to unite the best of Singapore’s talents.
War & Peace
26 September 2015 | 730 pm | Chamber
Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5 [29 minutes]
Stravinsky: Concerto in E-flat “Dumbarton Oaks” [12 minutes]
Britten: Sinfonietta, op.1 [15 minutes]
Vienna
2 October | 730 pm | Chamber
Haydn: String Quartet in C Major Op. 76, No. 3 “Emperor” [27 mins]
Beethoven: Twelve Variations for cello & piano in G major on Handel’s “See, the Conqu’ring Hero comes,” WoO 45 [11 mins]
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout” [38 minutes]
Paris
3 October | 330 pm | The Gallery
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet [11 mins]
Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp [18 mins]
Messiaen: Quartet for the “End of Time” [50 mins]
Singapura
7 October | 730 pm | Chamber
Phoon Yew Tien: “Separation of the Newly Wed” for Soprano, Oboe, Erhu & Pipa [12 mins]
Toru Takemitsu: “Rain Spell” for Flute, Clarinet, Harp, Vibraphone and Piano [9 mins]
Tan Chan Boon: Horn Sonata [12 mins]
Chong Kee Yong: String Quartet “Yellow Dust” [11 mins]
Leong Yoon Pin: Three Choral Works “Dragon Dance”, “Nightmare” and “Bengawan Solo” [20 mins]
Music In the Shadow of War
9 October| 730 pm | Chamber
Schumann: Fantasiestücke, op.73 for cello and piano [10 mins]
Ravel: Piano Trio [27 mins]
Holocaust
10 October | 730 pm | Chamber
Grigori Frid: The Diary of Anne Frank [60 mins]
Chamber Opera for soprano and 9 instruments