Lynnette Seah
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Lynnette Seah Mei Tsing is an internationally acclaimed Singaporean
violin
ist serving as co-leader of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
(SSO) as the only musician to have performed full-time with the SSO since 1979 - a position she is holding on at the Symphony together with Alexander Souptel.
She is also a recipient of the Cultural Medallion
for Music of 2006 and performed for Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan.
and later professional violin teacher in Singapore, Alphonso Anthony. At the age of 21 she began her career as a music teacher with the Yamaha music school teaching piano and violin to children. She found little fulfillment working as a music teacher, as she was well-aware that she is more of a performer than a teacher. When the Singapore Symphony Orchestra was set up in 1979, she applied for a position with the group and came through as a full-time performer - the only full-time staff of the arts group. Two days before the inaugural concert, the Musical Director Choo Hoey
approached her to be the concertmaster of the upcoming performance, leading the first violin section and taking charge of the technical aspects of the orchestra's music making for SSO's first concert.
Seah won scholarships that included one to the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan USA when she was twelve. She was also awarded the Outstanding Young Musicians Award for being the youngest member of the World Youth Orchestra. When she was 15, Lynnette was appointed as Associate Concertmaster of the Bishop Symphony Orchestra at the International Music Camp
in Adelaide, Australia. That same year she represented Singapore in the Southeast Asian Violin Competition, and won a scholarship to study at the Hannover Hochschule for Music in Germany. Renowned violin teachers she had worked with included David Mankowitz of Toronto, Prof. Friedrich von Hausegger of Hannover, Prof. Karel Sneberger of Prague, Yfrah Neaman
of London and Dorothy DeLay
of New York.
As a soloist, Seah has performed with famous orchestras around the world. Among them are [Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra], [Gstaad Menuhin Festival Orchestra], Orebro Chamber Orchestra
, Teplice Symphony Orchestra
, Singapore Symphony Orchestra
and Zurich Symphony Orchestra
, just to name a few. Lynnette has also played in many festivals, which include the [Bergen International Festival], Singapore Arts Festival
and the [Swiss Festival]. Lynnette has worked with numerous conductors, which include Enrique Batiz
, Okko Kamu
, Lan Shui
, Heiichiro Ohyama
, Jan Schultsz
and Samuel Wong
.
Having a wide range of repertoire, Lynnette has performed almost every concerto in the standard repertoire. Other than that, she enjoys performing contemporary works like Bernard Tan
's Violin Concerto
, Chen Gang and He Zhanhao's Violin Concerto "The Butterfly Lovers
" or Alfred Schnittke
's Moz-Art à la Haydn. She is the first Singapore violinist to have a concerto specially written for her. This Violin Concerto
, composed by Singaporean composer Bernard Tan
in 2005, was premiered in 7 January 2006 at Singapore's Esplanade Concert Hall by Lynnette herself with the world-class Singapore Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the acclaimed young Chinese-American conductor Lan Shui
. The concerto received warm welcome by the Singaporean audience and is considered a great success by both the composer and the soloist.
Also an active recitalist, Lynnette has given solo recitals around the world. Lynnette Seah is also active in the chamber music scene. She is the leader and founder of the Jade String Quartet
, one of the few professional chamber music groups in Singapore.
In April 1996, Lynnette was invited to represent Singapore in the World Philharmonic Orchestra at Bangkok, Thailand, for the King's 50th Anniversary of his ascension under the baton of Maestro Myung-Whun Chung
. She was appointed as assistant concertmaster then. In June 2006, Lynnette once again represented Singapore as assistant concertmaster in the World Philharmonic Orchestra at Paris, France. Other than being concertmaster of the World Philharmonic Orchestra, Lynnette has appeared regularly as guest concertmaster with leading orchestras around Asia.
Lynnette is a founding member of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and is one of the two remaining pioneer musicians who have witnessed the growth of the orchestra since its inception in 1979. Lynnette is widely recognised by her colleagues for her professionalism and musicality. She is also looked upon as a mentor and role model.
Other than being a soloist or a concertmaster, Lynnette is also a member of the Advisory Committee for the "Violin Loan Scheme", a scheme by the Singapore National Arts Council
. Lynnette has a great passion in music education. She has shared her experience generously with young talents by giving masterclasses in conservatories or music institutions regularly. She is a member of the Singapore's Education Ministry's Arts Education Committee, which oversees various arts institutions such as the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
, the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music and the LASALLE College of the Arts.
In 1997, the Composers and Authors Society of Singapore conferred on Lynnette the Excellence Award in recognition of her contribution to Singapore's classical music scene. In 2006, Lynnette was awarded the Cultural Medallion
for Music of 2006, which is the highiest award for arts in Singapore.
Lynnette has appeared as guest on both TV programmes and radio programmes. Singapore's Mediacorp
Channel News Asia has made a documentary on Lynnette's musical life, entitled Inspir' Asia. This documentary is regularly broadcasted on TV throughout Asia.
Lynnette plays on a Giovanni Battista Gabrielli's violin made in 1750.
Highlights of Lynnette's 06/07 season include appearance with Asian orchestras, such as the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Other than her regular concerto performance, Lynnette will be performing with her Jade String Quartet
again this season. Solo recitals and masterclasses are scheduled too.
A single mother, Lynnette has two sons, Maurice and Andre.
Lynnette Seah was informed by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
's management that they will nominate her for the Cultural Medallion
in January 2006. She didn't know then that she will be receiving this prestigious award. In June, while having lunch with her Malaysian student and his parents in Kuala Lumpur
, she received a phone call by her SSO's General Manager, Mr Chng Kai Jin, and was informed that she is the recipient of the Cultural Medallion
for Music of 2006. Then, in 20 October, she received the award from Singapore's President S R Nathan at the Istana
. She performed Bach
's Partita No.3 and Elgar's Salut d'Amour during the award ceremony.
Seah intends to apply for the Cultural Medallion Grant, which is then $80,000, to develop young talents and promote the love and art of playing classical music. "The Arts Grant is going to be very important to me because it gives me the platform to launch into the next phase of my artistic growth, which is to give back to the young," she says. She expresses that she would like to see more young talents develop in the right direction by helping them to cultivate their love for playing music. "I'd like to sponsor, give them master classes, to make sure that they have the right technique or being fed the right development from the technique as well as musicality," she adds.
"I would like the audience to have experienced the beauty of classical music - to have been soothed, enriched and relaxed by the music, that the music has brought their souls to another dimension – to heaven and back."
"On the stage, it's only music and you."
"Bringing tones of immeasurable lyricism carried through in the spirit of soulful expression particularly in the slower passages" – on Lynnette's concert with the Teplice Symphony Orchestra
, playing the Sibelius
Concerto
"Lynnette Seah's playing has melted into the human, breathing utterances on her violin. Here surely was playing that touched the soul." – the Flying Inkpot, on Seah playing the Sibelius
Concerto
with Singapore Symphony Orchestra
"Lynnette has the audience some truly exquisite violin playing." – the Flying Inkpot
"Lynnette Seah blew us all away recently with her masterful rendition of the Violin Concerto composed by Singapore's very own Bernard Tan." – on Seah playing the world premiere performance of Bernard Tan
's Violin Concerto
with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
"Wow! A true soloist!" – on Seah's gala performance with the Gstaad Menuhin Festival Orchestra
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist serving as co-leader of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra is a 96 members professional symphony orchestra. Its main performing venue is the Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore although it has also toured widely in Asia, Europe and the United States...
(SSO) as the only musician to have performed full-time with the SSO since 1979 - a position she is holding on at the Symphony together with Alexander Souptel.
She is also a recipient of the Cultural Medallion
Cultural Medallion
The Cultural Medallion is a Singapore cultural award conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography, art and film....
for Music of 2006 and performed for Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan.
Biography
Seah began her formal music training on the piano with her mother Lau Biau Chin, when she was five. She started the violin at the age of six with Goh Soon TioeGoh Soon Tioe
Goh Soon Tioe is known in Singapore musical history as a key player in the development of classical music for the post-war Singapore. He is also the father of Singaporean violinist-conductor Vivien Goh....
and later professional violin teacher in Singapore, Alphonso Anthony. At the age of 21 she began her career as a music teacher with the Yamaha music school teaching piano and violin to children. She found little fulfillment working as a music teacher, as she was well-aware that she is more of a performer than a teacher. When the Singapore Symphony Orchestra was set up in 1979, she applied for a position with the group and came through as a full-time performer - the only full-time staff of the arts group. Two days before the inaugural concert, the Musical Director Choo Hoey
Choo Hoey
Choo Hoey is a Singaporean musician and conductor. His father, Choo Seng, was an immigrant from Chaozhou and his mother from Nanjing...
approached her to be the concertmaster of the upcoming performance, leading the first violin section and taking charge of the technical aspects of the orchestra's music making for SSO's first concert.
Seah won scholarships that included one to the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan USA when she was twelve. She was also awarded the Outstanding Young Musicians Award for being the youngest member of the World Youth Orchestra. When she was 15, Lynnette was appointed as Associate Concertmaster of the Bishop Symphony Orchestra at the International Music Camp
International Music Camp
The International Music Camp is a summer youth camp held annually at the International Peace Garden on the North Dakota-Manitoba border. The camp offers week-long and month-long intensive programs in the fine arts.-External links:*...
in Adelaide, Australia. That same year she represented Singapore in the Southeast Asian Violin Competition, and won a scholarship to study at the Hannover Hochschule for Music in Germany. Renowned violin teachers she had worked with included David Mankowitz of Toronto, Prof. Friedrich von Hausegger of Hannover, Prof. Karel Sneberger of Prague, Yfrah Neaman
Yfrah Neaman
Yfrah Neaman OBE was a violinist and an eminent pedagogue.He was born in Sidon, Lebanon to Jewish parents from Palestine. He studied in Paris with Jaques Thibaud, and then settled in London where he continued his studies with Carl Flesch and Max Rostal....
of London and Dorothy DeLay
Dorothy DeLay
Dorothy DeLay was an American violin instructor, primarily at the Juilliard School.She was born in Medicine Lodge, Kansas.-Career and education:...
of New York.
As a soloist, Seah has performed with famous orchestras around the world. Among them are [Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra], [Gstaad Menuhin Festival Orchestra], Orebro Chamber Orchestra
Örebro Chamber Orchestra
Örebro Chamber Orchestra is the string section of the Scandinavia's only full-time professional chamber orchestra, the Swedish Chamber Orchestra . The Swedish Chamber Orchestra, which was formed in 1995, is a result of merging the Örebro Chamber Orchestra and the Örebro Wind Ensemble. The home of...
, Teplice Symphony Orchestra
Teplice Symphony Orchestra
Teplice Symphony Orchestra is a professional symphony orchestra based in Teplice, Czechoslovakia.The orchestra perform regularly around Czechoslovakia and has worked with a number of world renowned artist and conductor....
, Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra is a 96 members professional symphony orchestra. Its main performing venue is the Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore although it has also toured widely in Asia, Europe and the United States...
and Zurich Symphony Orchestra
Zurich Symphony Orchestra
Symphonisches Orchester Zürich is a symphony orchestra made of up 72 professional freelance musicians, based in Zurich, Switzerland. It was founded in 1981 by its current music director, Daniel Schweizer. S-O-Z performs approximately thirty-five concerts per year, with Tonhalle as its resident...
, just to name a few. Lynnette has also played in many festivals, which include the [Bergen International Festival], Singapore Arts Festival
Singapore Arts Festival
The Singapore Arts Festival is an annual arts festival held in Singapore. Organised by the National Arts Council, it is one of the most significant events in the regional arts scene. The festival, usually held in mid-year for a stretch of one month, incorporates theatre arts, dance, music and...
and the [Swiss Festival]. Lynnette has worked with numerous conductors, which include Enrique Batiz
Enrique Batiz
Enrique Bátiz Campbell is a Mexican conductor and pianist.-Education:Batiz began piano studies at the age of eight with Francisco Agea, continuing 10 years later with György Sándor. After two years at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, he became a student of Adele Marcus at the Juilliard...
, Okko Kamu
Okko Kamu
Okko Kamu is a Finnish orchestral conductor.Kamu was born into a family of musicians. His father played double bass in the Helsinki Philharmonic. He began violin studies at age two and entered the Sibelius Academy at age six. He formed his own string quartet, the Suhonen, in 1964 where he played...
, Lan Shui
Lan Shui
Lan Shui is a Chinese-American conductor and currently holds the post as Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Principal Conductor of Copenhagen Philharmonic and Principal Guest Conductor of Denmark's Aalborg Symphony.-Early life and career:...
, Heiichiro Ohyama
Heiichiro Ohyama
is a Japanese conductor and violist.He has a long-established reputation as a remarkable conductor and one of the nation’s most renowned violists. In addition to his post as Music Director and Conductor of the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, he is also the Principal Chief Conductor of Kyushu...
, Jan Schultsz
Jan Schultsz
Jan Schultsz was born in Amsterdam, where he first took piano lessons at the age of 4 and commenced horn lessons at the age of 10. Emphasis was laid on both these instruments during his student years under Jan Wijn and Adriaan van Woudenberg at the Sweelinck Conservatoire in Amsterdam...
and Samuel Wong
Samuel Wong
Samuel Wong is a Hong Kong-born Canadian conductor and ophthalmologist .Trained at Harvard and Columbia, Dr. Wong is an eye surgeon practicing in Manhattan, Brooklyn and upstate New York....
.
Having a wide range of repertoire, Lynnette has performed almost every concerto in the standard repertoire. Other than that, she enjoys performing contemporary works like Bernard Tan
Bernard Tan
Bernard Tan Tiong Gie was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, the University of Singapore and Oxford University...
's Violin Concerto
Violin Concerto (Bernard Tan)
Bernard Tan's Violin Concerto was premiered on 7 January 2006 by acclaimed Singaporean violinist Lynnette Seah, with conductor Lan Shui and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. The soloist received the score only two months before the premiere....
, Chen Gang and He Zhanhao's Violin Concerto "The Butterfly Lovers
Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto
The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto is one of the most famous works of Chinese music and certainly one of the most famous outside of China. It is an orchestral adaptation of an ancient legend, the Butterfly Lovers...
" or Alfred Schnittke
Alfred Schnittke
Alfred Schnittke ; November 24, 1934 – August 3, 1998) was a Russian and Soviet composer. Schnittke's early music shows the strong influence of Dmitri Shostakovich. He developed a polystylistic technique in works such as the epic First Symphony and First Concerto Grosso...
's Moz-Art à la Haydn. She is the first Singapore violinist to have a concerto specially written for her. This Violin Concerto
Violin Concerto (Bernard Tan)
Bernard Tan's Violin Concerto was premiered on 7 January 2006 by acclaimed Singaporean violinist Lynnette Seah, with conductor Lan Shui and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. The soloist received the score only two months before the premiere....
, composed by Singaporean composer Bernard Tan
Bernard Tan
Bernard Tan Tiong Gie was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, the University of Singapore and Oxford University...
in 2005, was premiered in 7 January 2006 at Singapore's Esplanade Concert Hall by Lynnette herself with the world-class Singapore Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the acclaimed young Chinese-American conductor Lan Shui
Lan Shui
Lan Shui is a Chinese-American conductor and currently holds the post as Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Principal Conductor of Copenhagen Philharmonic and Principal Guest Conductor of Denmark's Aalborg Symphony.-Early life and career:...
. The concerto received warm welcome by the Singaporean audience and is considered a great success by both the composer and the soloist.
Also an active recitalist, Lynnette has given solo recitals around the world. Lynnette Seah is also active in the chamber music scene. She is the leader and founder of the Jade String Quartet
Jade String Quartet
Jade String Quartet is a Singapore-based professional string quartet.The leader and founder of the Jade String Quartet is renowned Singaporean violinist Lynnette Seah...
, one of the few professional chamber music groups in Singapore.
In April 1996, Lynnette was invited to represent Singapore in the World Philharmonic Orchestra at Bangkok, Thailand, for the King's 50th Anniversary of his ascension under the baton of Maestro Myung-Whun Chung
Myung-Whun Chung
Myung-whun Chung is a South Korean pianist and conductor.His sisters, violinist Kyung-wha Chung, and cellist Myung-wha Chung, and he at one time performed together as the Chung Trio. He was a joined second-prize winner in the 1974 International Tchaikovsky Competition. Chung studied conducting at...
. She was appointed as assistant concertmaster then. In June 2006, Lynnette once again represented Singapore as assistant concertmaster in the World Philharmonic Orchestra at Paris, France. Other than being concertmaster of the World Philharmonic Orchestra, Lynnette has appeared regularly as guest concertmaster with leading orchestras around Asia.
Lynnette is a founding member of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and is one of the two remaining pioneer musicians who have witnessed the growth of the orchestra since its inception in 1979. Lynnette is widely recognised by her colleagues for her professionalism and musicality. She is also looked upon as a mentor and role model.
Other than being a soloist or a concertmaster, Lynnette is also a member of the Advisory Committee for the "Violin Loan Scheme", a scheme by the Singapore National Arts Council
National Arts Council Singapore
The National Arts Council of Singapore was established in September 1991 "to nurture the arts and make it an integral part of life in Singapore.-History :...
. Lynnette has a great passion in music education. She has shared her experience generously with young talents by giving masterclasses in conservatories or music institutions regularly. She is a member of the Singapore's Education Ministry's Arts Education Committee, which oversees various arts institutions such as the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts is one of the oldest and most established tertiary arts institution in Singapore....
, the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music and the LASALLE College of the Arts.
In 1997, the Composers and Authors Society of Singapore conferred on Lynnette the Excellence Award in recognition of her contribution to Singapore's classical music scene. In 2006, Lynnette was awarded the Cultural Medallion
Cultural Medallion
The Cultural Medallion is a Singapore cultural award conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography, art and film....
for Music of 2006, which is the highiest award for arts in Singapore.
Lynnette has appeared as guest on both TV programmes and radio programmes. Singapore's Mediacorp
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
Channel News Asia has made a documentary on Lynnette's musical life, entitled Inspir' Asia. This documentary is regularly broadcasted on TV throughout Asia.
Lynnette plays on a Giovanni Battista Gabrielli's violin made in 1750.
Highlights of Lynnette's 06/07 season include appearance with Asian orchestras, such as the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Other than her regular concerto performance, Lynnette will be performing with her Jade String Quartet
Jade String Quartet
Jade String Quartet is a Singapore-based professional string quartet.The leader and founder of the Jade String Quartet is renowned Singaporean violinist Lynnette Seah...
again this season. Solo recitals and masterclasses are scheduled too.
A single mother, Lynnette has two sons, Maurice and Andre.
The Cultural Medallion
"This is a big milestone for classical musicians like myself, who've actually been training and dedicating and sacrificing my entire life, since childhood, towards this classical art form. I hope with this award, there'll be more awareness of classical music." —Lynnette SeahLynnette Seah was informed by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra is a 96 members professional symphony orchestra. Its main performing venue is the Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore although it has also toured widely in Asia, Europe and the United States...
's management that they will nominate her for the Cultural Medallion
Cultural Medallion
The Cultural Medallion is a Singapore cultural award conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography, art and film....
in January 2006. She didn't know then that she will be receiving this prestigious award. In June, while having lunch with her Malaysian student and his parents in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, she received a phone call by her SSO's General Manager, Mr Chng Kai Jin, and was informed that she is the recipient of the Cultural Medallion
Cultural Medallion
The Cultural Medallion is a Singapore cultural award conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography, art and film....
for Music of 2006. Then, in 20 October, she received the award from Singapore's President S R Nathan at the Istana
Istana Singapore
The Istana is the official residence and office of the President of Singapore. Meaning "palace" in Malay, it is where the president receives and entertains state guests. The Istana is also the working office of the Prime Minister of Singapore...
. She performed Bach
Bạch
Bạch is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Bai in Chinese and Baek, in Korean.Bach is the anglicized variation of the surname Bạch.-Notable people with the surname Bạch:* Bạch Liêu...
's Partita No.3 and Elgar's Salut d'Amour during the award ceremony.
Seah intends to apply for the Cultural Medallion Grant, which is then $80,000, to develop young talents and promote the love and art of playing classical music. "The Arts Grant is going to be very important to me because it gives me the platform to launch into the next phase of my artistic growth, which is to give back to the young," she says. She expresses that she would like to see more young talents develop in the right direction by helping them to cultivate their love for playing music. "I'd like to sponsor, give them master classes, to make sure that they have the right technique or being fed the right development from the technique as well as musicality," she adds.
Quotes
"Music is my life, my passion and without it, my life would be empty and void of meaning. I feel truly blessed to have music in my life.""I would like the audience to have experienced the beauty of classical music - to have been soothed, enriched and relaxed by the music, that the music has brought their souls to another dimension – to heaven and back."
"On the stage, it's only music and you."
Reviews
"Virtuosity and full rich tone" – Zurich Zeitung"Bringing tones of immeasurable lyricism carried through in the spirit of soulful expression particularly in the slower passages" – on Lynnette's concert with the Teplice Symphony Orchestra
Teplice Symphony Orchestra
Teplice Symphony Orchestra is a professional symphony orchestra based in Teplice, Czechoslovakia.The orchestra perform regularly around Czechoslovakia and has worked with a number of world renowned artist and conductor....
, playing the Sibelius
Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...
Concerto
Violin Concerto (Sibelius)
The Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, was written by Jean Sibelius in 1904.-History:Sibelius originally dedicated the concerto to the noted violinist Willy Burmester, who promised to play the concerto in Berlin...
"Lynnette Seah's playing has melted into the human, breathing utterances on her violin. Here surely was playing that touched the soul." – the Flying Inkpot, on Seah playing the Sibelius
Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...
Concerto
Violin Concerto (Sibelius)
The Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, was written by Jean Sibelius in 1904.-History:Sibelius originally dedicated the concerto to the noted violinist Willy Burmester, who promised to play the concerto in Berlin...
with Singapore Symphony Orchestra
"Lynnette has the audience some truly exquisite violin playing." – the Flying Inkpot
"Lynnette Seah blew us all away recently with her masterful rendition of the Violin Concerto composed by Singapore's very own Bernard Tan." – on Seah playing the world premiere performance of Bernard Tan
Bernard Tan
Bernard Tan Tiong Gie was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, the University of Singapore and Oxford University...
's Violin Concerto
Violin Concerto (Bernard Tan)
Bernard Tan's Violin Concerto was premiered on 7 January 2006 by acclaimed Singaporean violinist Lynnette Seah, with conductor Lan Shui and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. The soloist received the score only two months before the premiere....
with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
"Wow! A true soloist!" – on Seah's gala performance with the Gstaad Menuhin Festival Orchestra
External links
- Lynnette Seah - Biography
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra - Official Website