SSO presents May and June live concerts

Singapore, 21 April 2021 — Venue restrictions; prohibition of live bands and performances; proliferation of music streaming services — the list goes on as many might have forgotten what it feels like to partake in a live music experience. Though the indescribable bliss of partaking in a live concert seems like a distant past, Singapore Symphony Orchestra presents the opportunity to relive the joys of live music experience with its upcoming May and June programmes featuring the SSO debut of conducting sensation Gábor Káli and pianist Dénes Várjon, SSO’s first outdoor performance since March 2020, and the Brass Ensemble of the SSO third ever concert.

MAY 2021

Remaining true to SSO’s mission in creating memorable shared experiences with music, SSO welcomes artistes across the spectrum, working with industry icons as well as up and coming artistes who are making strides in the classical music world. On Friday, 7 May, SSO will be hosting one of the world’s most promising young conductors, Hungary’s highly acclaimed Gábor Káli for Mozart in Minor. His exceptional conductorship has won him multiple prestigious awards such as the Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award in 2018, as well as first prize at the inaugural Hong Kong International Conducting Competition.

Mozart in Minor will also have Hungarian pianist Dénes Várjon, winner of Hungary’s most prestigious cultural accolade, the Kossuth Prize, making his highly anticipated SSO debut three years after his appearance at the Singapore International Piano Festival . The virtuosic duo will bring the audience on Mozart’s fascinating exploration of the depths of feeling and symphonic power with the revered Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491, Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183, and Symphony, K. 16a “Odense” (attr. Mozart).

The musical journey of Mozart continues as the Hungarian maestros come together again on Friday, 14 May and Saturday, 15 May for Mozart in Major to present an exuberant evening of all Mozart and all major-key programme from Cassation in B-flat major, K. 99 to Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, K. 414, and Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338.

Come this Mother’s Day on Sunday, 9 May, the popular SSO Mother’s Day Concert returns to the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Friends and families can partake in musical delight performed by the SSO String Quartet at Botanic Gardens’ Bandstand, where an audience of 100 is allowed due to the prevailing safe management measures. For this special one-day concert, the public will be treated to performances of works by Mozart, Borodin, Haydn, Monti, Delibes, and the ever-popular “The Moon Represents My Heart” by Weng Ching-Hsi. Admission is free but registration is required.

JUNE 2021

The following month will see A 20th Century Fanfare taking place on Friday, 4 June. Conducted by SSO’s Chief Conductor Hans Graf and featuring the Brass Ensemble of the SSO in their third ever concert appearance, the audience will be treated to an intriguing exploration of brass music by four 20th century masters — Dukas, Hindemith, Takemitsu, and Janáček.