Beethoven’s Ode to Joy
Brahms Double Concerto
Thu / 25 Jul 24 / 7.30pm
Fri / 26 Jul 24 / 7.30pm
Esplanade Concert Hall
$168, $138, $108, $78, $58, $38
2 hrs 15 mins (including 20 mins intermission)
Programme Brochure
Synopsis
Joy, bright spark of divinity. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is classical music’s most beloved celebration of the human spirit – a splendid ode to equality, freedom and fellowship powered by Romantic fervour and Beethoven’s triumphant struggle against the limits of mind and body. Experience it at the Singapore Symphony’s 2024/25 season opening concert with SSO Music Director Hans Graf – we open with Brahms’s Double Concerto featuring Singapore’s violin star Chloe Chua and SSO Principal Cellist Ng Pei-Sian.
Programme Brochure
Featuring
Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Singapore Symphony Chorus / Singapore Symphony Youth Choir / SBC Vox / Hans Graf, Music Director / Eudenice Palaruan, Choral Director / Chloe Chua, violin* / Ng Pei-Sian, cello/The HEAD Foundation Chair* / Johanna Falkinger, soprano / Anita Monserrat, mezzo-soprano / Seungwoo Yang, tenor / Liam James Karai, bassProgramme
| Brahms | Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102* |
|---|---|
| - Intermission - | |
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral” |
Concert Extras
Autograph session with Hans Graf, Chloe Chua and Ng Pei-Sian after the concert at the foyer, level 1, for wristband holders only.
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Tickets
Standard Tickets: $168, $138, $108, $78, $58, $38
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